The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-08-25
Overland Route to Kansas.

A gentleman writing from New York
to the Boston Traveller, on the goth ult.,
proposes the overland route from Bur
lington, Iowa, to Kansas, He says large
parties are now preparing to enter Kan
sas by this route. We make the foIloE-
ing extract:
From Chicago, companies or single
emigrants could proceed either 10 Bur-
lington or Rock Island, and from the lat.
ter place by packet to Muscatine, and soon
by either route to the interior of the
State by continuous railroad. J. E Hem
ry, Esq, the gentlenanly superintendent
of the Rock Island road, residing at Day.
enport, or Mr. Tracy, az Chicago, or C.
G. Hammond. Esq, of the Burlington
road, viii grant every facility. By the
well equipped line of stages under tie
agency of Mr.. f. S. Alyord and O..
c. Toilen, of Burlington, Iowa, with
good carriages, sure footed horses and
careful drivers, choice may be made OF
several routes. The passage may be
made through to Council Bluffs, or it
may be terminated in the interior, where
cattle and supplies can be purchased at
| the most reasonable prices, aud where the
freeman is sure of being treated as cit
izen, with respect and courtesy. One
/ liue terminates It's route at Bloomfield.
sixty miles from Burlington, another az
Charlton, ia miles, and a third goes
through, from Davenport, Burlington,
and Museatine /; thus the journey may
continue by stage or be terminated at
some nearer point. In October, onerail-
road will be open to Iowa City, crossing
the Mississippi river by a bridge at Rock
Island. If preferred, teams can be hired
at any of the river cities to take baggage
and supplies to tie interior, or through
at So per day. The men may so forward
and supply themselves with teams of their
own, and the women and children pro-
ceed at once to Council Bluffs, or accom-
pany their husbands by the more south
ern routes to Glenwood or Sidney, and
thence proceed by land into the Terrific
ry, entering it from the north. All the
necessary supplies with which the emil
grant should enter into new country can
be procured-oxen, horses, cows, grain
for seed, or food, bacon, pork, butter,
eggs, owls,-exen at from $50 to 500
tie yoke cows from SIS to S25; corn
35 cents; bacon 6 eggs 6; butter do
and other articles in proportion.
"The distance by this route will be less
though the time may be extended, but
what is a few days spent on a journey
compared with the many Inconvenience
experienced by the old route. The in
! creased expense of overland travel by
stage will be more than coun.erbaIanced
by the cheapness of supplies. And in
regard to safety, accommodations, cour-
teous treatment, the two routes can bear
no comparison.
"The inhabitants Of Iowa are friends
of freedom, and deeply interested in Sc
curing the freedom OF Kansas and Ne
braSka. They stand ready to lend a
helping hand either in forwarding emil
gration or succoring the settlers in any
time of emergency.
"To every true hearted man who goes
to Kansas the friendship and favor OF
Iowa is desirable, and in his passage
through her Eolders he may be sure oi
every kindness and attention.
at can be demonstrated that slavery
can never be established in Kansas bui
at the point of the bayonet, aud in such a
crisis the alliance OF neighbors is the frsl
thing 10 be sought; in the meantime
those more distant can rally to the rescue
But America and the 10Th century is
neither tl.e time or the place for such a
measure to succeed. The attempt if per-
severed in, will oYerwhelm the institu-
ton OF slavery in ruin, not only in Mis-
souri, but through the whole south. The
free States viii make common cause and
with 3,000;0 200 of allies in the south, tie
result. cannot long be doubtful But may
God grant deiiVerence from such an alter
native, and may He check that reckless
daring which would precipitate the ca
taStrophe of civil war