The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-10-27
Lawrencs and Lsaveaworth.

4 week or two ago we noticed an ar
tcle in the Territorial Register, published
a. Laasenworth. proposing the building
Of road between that city and Law
renee. The road communication be-
t~s.n these two places at the present
,ime--as indeed with other places-ex
It's only in name. The correspondent of
the Register notices this fact, and siren
uOusly calls on his fellow citizens Of
Leavenworth to take the initiatory steps
towards remedying the evil. This We
are glad to see. We are gratiGed to find
tba! not only do the people of Leaven-
worth possess an earnest desire to build
up their rising city, by securing every
Improvement necessary for comfort and
attraction within their limits, but that
they also are imbued with that liberal;ly
Of public sentiment. which in this
Young America" age claims the whole
"boundless continent" as theater for
cultivation and improvement.
This correspondent calls for a public
meeting of the citizens of Leavenworth
in relation to the matter. Ought they
to be alone in this movement? Such an
improvement will benefit our people as
much as the people of Leavenwort.l !;
and if it will benefit US as much as it
will them. We surely should not permit
them to move in the matter alone.
Leayenwnrth is nearer Lawrence than
is Kansas City-nearer, We believe than
any other town on the Missouri; and As
the facilities for communication, by land,
with Leayenworth, are far superior to
those afforded by the route from Kansas
City. our duty demands of US some
action in relation to it. If Leavenworth
is nearer-if it offers an easier. and con-
sequently a cheaper access to the Nilsson
ri river than any other point-and such
is said to be the case by those who ought
to knOw-then every consideration of
self-in crest should arouse US to joint ae-
ton with them in the work.
Kansas City is now our "Port of En-
tree" Knowing men" say it can be
shown that Leavenworlh is, by its sifua-
ton much better adapted in that regard
to suit our convenience than is Kansas
City Leayenworth is in this Territory,
Kansas City is in Missouri. Admitting
the former place possesses every afvan,
tase which belongs to the latter and If
possesses greater, it seems,>io us that
STATE pride. a desire to>build I'D and
beautify, and improve our own lands and
homes, should weigh in favor of Leav-
enworth.
line merchants of Kansas City have
the reputation of being accommodating
ana iibeFFal; and well they may be, con-
Ndef.h5 that "itpays" to do so; but we can
not help thinking that it is their duty to
SLOW. in every possible way. the moral
1hdigna ion of their community in regard
40 the outrages the citizens of Missouri
have inflicted and are endeayoring to in
fict upon us. For ourselves, we would
ask, is it not bad enough to be enslaved,
without giving sustenance either direct
]! or indirectly, to the power which en-
slaves us? We ask the citizens of Law
renee 10 consider these things, and i
deemed practicable. Immediately call :
public meeting for the purpose of extend
ing to the citizens of Leavenworth tho
right hand of fellowship in the matter
Do not permit any persons to marcf
ahead of US in the way of public i'm
provements.