The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-10-27

Our first object is to aid emigrants on
their journey This we do, not by pay
ing for their passage. but by purchasing
tickets at wholesale and furnishing them
to individuals at the actual cost; by COM
bining our parties so that friends and
neighbors can travel together by ap-
pointing for each party conductor ac-
quainted with the route ; and by making
it for the interests of rival railroads to
carry them comfortably. safely, and
cheaply. We thus reduce for the set
tier the cost of his journey, guard him
against frauds, and bring him to Kansas
with the utmost expedition.
On his arrival in a new country the
chief difficulty of a settler, is the want
of capital. This want is particularly
felt in Kansas. One of the resolutions
of the Lexington Convention expresses
regret that the settlement Of Kansas
was not left to lonely pioneers like those
who settled Ohio and Indiana. We re-
fer you to the letter of General B. L.
S.ringiellow TO Messrs. Clingman, Brooks
and others. for the opinion on this point
of one who knows that country.
Gen. Stringfellow assures those gen.
tlcmen that such settlement is impos-
sible that such pioneers as have hither-
to levelled the forests and broken up the
"plains of the West" cannot do the same
work in Kansas. His letter shows that
such labors need the resources of CAPT
tai, and that capital may well be embark
cd in assisting them, to the mutual BEN
eft of all concerned.
So soon as it was evident that the
westward emf grants from New England
intended to move in large numbers to
Kansas, it became clear to US that their
most urgent need would be for those
Improvements which capital and that
only can supply. They must have first
OF all, comfortable houses, school-houses,
and churches. To supply sawed lum-
Der for these they must have saw-mills
and other conyeniences, to secure which
their own capital was necessarily made
quate. We at once, therefore, Connect
ed with our undertakings for he assist
ance of emigrants on the VI, such in
vestment CT capital in Kansas, as would
relieve some of these. frst wants of the
new settlements. Our intelligence from
the Territory, bows us that we judged
rightly. aa5s&ith the daily increase of
our capital We continue our investments
I'D tbs way. They are expenditures of
a4van age to every settler. whether lie
goes, from US or from you.
You will see at once, from these State
ments, that it is directly for our interest
that the emigranis TO Kansas should be
actual settlers. We advise none others
TO 20 there, and we encourage all to stay.
We try to make their condition there a.
comfortable as we can. When home
sick boy comes back to say that tic
land is barren and worthless, it is quite
as mu,h a matter of regret to us as it
can possibly be to YOU. We join you
heart anl hand in the wish that Kansas
may never see any settlers but bona fde
settlers. We lave done much to induce
all who 20 to remain. With our increas-
eI facili les for promoting their comfort,
we shall be able 10 do more.
You will observe that our plan in
wolves no control, Whatever, of men who
60 to Kansas with passage tickets OBJ
ttined by our intervention. We ask nc
questions OF those who buy. They are
pied ssed to no party. If they are "fanat-
lcs. B" it is no fault OF ours. Ii they are
spies upon our transactions. il is matter
OF indifference to us. All We know is
that they want to go to Kansas, and we
all them by all the means in our power
We are perfectly willing. however,
what you must already be aware of, tI.a
wien we organized ourselves to extend
such facilities 10 the emf grants from the
East, We knew that they you'll be mel
who meant to live in Free State. They
are men who live by hard work, as We
all do; and they would not go anywhere
where they thought the permanent in
stitutions OF the State would make hard
work disgraceful. They knew that By
the principles of the Kansas-NebraSks
Act, the actual settler must control the
institutions of Kansas and Nebra>ka.-
They were willing to take the chances 0
an appealio this principle.
We have never thought of marching
men into Kansas for an election, anC
then bring them home again. We have
never seized upon Indian lands agains
law and right. live cared to recrimi
nate, we might say that certain assoeia
tons have committed these outrages
but all the world knows that it was no
the New England Emigtant Aid Compa
my. We have replied, and the settle
relies on the principle of"squatter sover
eighty" winch leaves the actual settle
unmoleSted in his hard earned home
We were almost as confident when W,
began as we are certain now, that unde
this principle the actual settlers in Kan
sas will make its laws such as shall pro
hibit slavery in tina. Territory. But tn
action of these settlers will be on thei
own soil in Kansas. They have enOugI
to do there, and have neither wish no
thought to interfere with you. The,
have interfered with no mans rights
nor viii they long allow any man to in
terfere with heirs.
We trust that this simple Statement
viii satisfy all good citizens of Missouri
that they have been deceived in resar
to tie plan and purposes of our Compa
ny. We have done nothing that friend
ly brothers of the same great nalio
should not do. We claim no rights i
Kansas. Blu. what are given US by til
Constitu ion and the laws. We clair
none which we are not ready to conced
to every living man. The misrepresen
tationS which have been made of on
Company, do not iljure Us. II is oni
to defend the character OF our friends /
Kansas, that we have fell called upo
to notice them at all, and we write thi
friendly address to You, and claim You
candid attention to it. that you may b
no LONGER misled as TO the peaceful an