Kansas weekly herald., 1855-01-26
Population Of Kansas Ter
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A. II. REEDER.

We have not the slightest doubt but that
the future population OF Kansas Territory
will be composed of southerners, and irlenos
| of slavery. The north has, so far, sent out,
under the auspices of the Emigrant Ald
Society, very formidable number, but
those who compose this emigration are i0r
the mos: part, the floating population OF the
| free States, who are not accustomedto Yves
tern life, and i'll fitted for pioneers. They
are the loose population who have no per-
manent abode-no determination of purpose
no settled character men without
means, who are brought up by the Emi-
grant Aid Society, for the double purpose
of Abolitionism and land specnlutlon-
They are selected with view OF their anti
slavery principles, it is true, yet land spec
ulation is the basis of the fraud. These
men have no purpose Of their own, and hnd,
ing their situation (after the novelty shall
have worn away to be anything but pleas
depend upon their masters Tor means
of substance, and having no choice, slnce
they were purchased, marked shipped,
landed, and stored at such places and upon
such claims as this Society deem most pro-
fitable, soon become dissatisfied.
r The beautiful country of Kansas, Its fer
tile soil, with all the allurements it posses
ses, inviting the husbandman to settle,
promising rich reward to the tilleF OF the
soil; and unheeded by most of those who
are sent as mere hirelings, and tools; hence
we say that scarcely a boat passes down
that does not carry from % to 500 persons
to their Northern homes, like pigs disgust
ed with parlor, seeking their sty as moro
conoenial with their nature. Here is an
extract from an exchange, showing how
''straws show which way the wind blows:
GA young milk street clerk, who went
out with the September party from boston,
writes to his friends most dolelul account
of his suffierings. He says tEat after reach
ing Kansas city, he and others OF has par
ty started on foot, gun in hand. for their
new location. On their way he says they
were obliged to sleep in the hay gathered
up in the fields, purchasing quart OF milk
from an indian sIuaw for twenty-five cents,
TO moisten their hard food; that upon reach
ing their destination, they found the accom-
modation to be few over crowded tents,
and they were obliged to campin the open
air. The land now unclaimed IS some dis
tance from the river, and IS bare OF wood.
In addition he says 1t is necessary to keep
a vigilant eye upon their effects, Tor lear OF
their disappearance. He declares that OF
the party of one hundred. and sixty who
left with him, at least ninety are on their
way back to the Eastward, well satisfied
that they are not fitted to settle new and
unbroken country, and quite disposed to pro-
nounce the whole Kansas scheme a grand
humbug."
No doubt the fellow would gladly view
his former haunts; and for the good of the
Territory, we hope he and all such may have
that qualification at an early day. But, In
evidence ofthe fact that Kansas will be pop
ulated by southerne1s, we hear encouraging
reports from this and other slayeholding
States, of large parties who intend soon to
enter the Territory. We have conversed
with gentleman who, during the past fall,
has been travelling through the States OF
Kentucky and Tennessee, and from him
we gather the gratifying information that
he has seen hundreds of old farmers, who.
as soon as they dispose of the farm and eff
fects, will make Kansas their home.
OF such. we hope and honestly believe
the population viii be composed.-lI Inde-
pendence Dispatch.
Two Hausra RuIIr FROM orr TnEE-