Eastern times., 1855-09-06
Gasttrn Gimfs.
Kansas Correspondence.
PARKvILLE, Mo-, Jul,

parallels of 81 and 40 degs. N. latitude, and
extends west of the Rocky Mountains. 1t is
watered by the Kansas river and its trlbuta-
ries, (from which the territory derives its
name,) in the north, and by the upper Arkan-
sas and Oswego rivers in the south and east.
The valley of the Kansas, for fertility of soil
and beauty Of scenery, is not surpassed by any
country in the world. It's fresh running wat
ers, beautiful groves and abrupt conical bluffs
present at every step scenes of surprising love-
illness, beauty and grandeur. These added to
fertility of the soil and genial and invigorating
climate, render this a country to be coveted
above any other l have ever seen. 1t is des-
tined at no distant day, to become great and
wealthy and powerful State; and if its re
sources are developed by free labor, to be one
Oft the first States in the Union. The amount
of stone for building and fences, never saw
surpassed, and it is so situated as to be con-
venient 10 almost every farm without interfer-
ing with the culture of the soil. The stone
is found only on abrupt bluffs, where it crops
out in layers, and can be taken in any quanti-
ties. The layers are from three to eighteen
inches in thickness, and easily worked to any
form that may be desirable. There are scat
tered over the country coal quarries of fine
quality, and sufficient for all necessary pur-
poses. In the country west of Fort Riley,
there are quarries of slate, immense beds of
gypsum, and on the Sabine fork of the Kansas
river, salt can be procured in quantities suf1i-
cient to supply the domestic demand. The
country is rapidly filling up with settlers from
all portions of the country; generally, with
hardy and Industrious men who know how to
settle new country.
In regard to politics, there is much excite
ment and bitterness of feeling. l have no
doubt that great majority of the settlers are
democratic, and are determined to uphold the
Constitution and the Union. Coming as they
do from all sections of the country, without
acquaintance with one another, it is not sur
prising that there should be no concert of ac-
tion among them at first. The pressure of
the slave interest in Missouri, and the total
disregard of all law, and even decency, have
bad very deleterious effect upon the organi-
zation of parties in the territory. There is
just cause for complaint against Atchison and
his followers. Their violent, ruthless and
proscriptive policy can find no Justification in
the circumstances, if indeed, any crcumstanc-
es can justify Illegal and unconstitutional con-
duct. Instead of submitting the decision of
the Questions of domestic policy to the deter
mination of the bona fde settlers of the terri
tory. they have, in violation of the principles
of the Kansas Nebraska bill, attempted TO per-
petrate fraud upon the people OF the United
States, and to make the institutions of that
territory depend upon the will of the border
counties of Missouri. Now | take it that it
is quite as just and constitutional for Congress
to legisaie for the territories, as it is for the
people of few counties in Missouri and if
the South expect the Democracy of the North
to sustain the principle of popular sovereignty
as embodied in the organized law of the terri
tories, they owe it TO themselves and to the
country, to disavow these usurpations and dis
own the fraud attempted to be played off in
the late election. What in reality, is the
opinion of a majority OF the settlers of the ter
ritory upon the slavery question, it is impos-
ole TO tell. | am of opinion that they are near
ly equally divided. The vote of what was
called the free State party in the late election,
is no indication of the strength of that party.
The radical abolitionists assumed to them
selves the charge of that question, and nomi-
mated the candidates for members of the leg
islature. The independent voters were not to
be drawn into the support of the notification
doctrines of these morbid fanatics by any
such ruse, but went over by hundreds TO the
pro-slavery party, believing that the most ef-
fectua way TO kill off the leaders of the fanati-
cal crew of Thayer & Co. They have accom-
pIished their object, and when the time comes
TO form State Constitution, you will find
them in favor of making Kansas the ,chite
mans State. The excitement attendant upon
the state of things existing in the territory,
has been greatly aggravated by the radical
doctrines of many of the New England emf
grants. If Massachusetts wishes to colonize
her negro stealers, she had better send them
to some other region. They will be esteemed
in this country on a par with horse thieves,
and receive (as they deserve) about the same
kind of treatment Their sanctimonious SEEM
ing will not save them here. If the North
wish to do anything to make Kansas free
State, they should send out conservative, ma
tional men-men who will regard the obliga-
tions of the Constitution, and not like perjured
viRians, attempt to violate its provisions on
one subject, while claiming its prohibitions on
every other. What beautiful piece of con-
sistency the legislature of Massachusetts ex-
hibited in demanding the protection of the gov
eminent for her Kansas emigrants, while she
was nullifying the law of Congress for the
surrender of fugitive slaves. How consistent
How patriotic If that State wishes to have
the rights of her emigrants respected, let her
set an example of obedience to the Constitu-
ton, If she wishes to have her rights re-
spected, she must respect the rights of her sis
ter States Perhaps experience may teach
the able Bay State lesson Of prudence and