The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-13
LAWRENCE CITY, KANSAS TERRITORY SATURDAY, JANUARY 49, 1856

years OLD, has grown TO be the third, L
not the second State in the Union, num-
bering two millions of souls. l may be
a pioneer; but If so, it tcas in Ohio, NOT
IN Kansas. For here already we are
surrounded with nearly all the comforts
of life, not among roots and stumps, but
farms ready cleared; though must ad-
NIT, unfortunately not fenced. Yet God
has furnished us with rocks enough not
only for our buildings, but to fence the
whole Territory: besides, we are in a
climate where the Usage orange will
flourish, producing the best of hedge in
from 8 to years. We are not 20 miles
from market, but on the banks of beau
tiful navigable river, flowing through the
very center of our Territory. Besides,
the Pacific railroad, already in contem-
plation, must pass up the Kansas valley
and again, another railroad is already in
contemplation north to some point on
the Mississippi, connecting US directly
with Chicago and the East. In two
years we shall be within 48 hours of New
York and Boston. Besides, the whole
California and Salt Lake emigration, for
years to come, will fit out here, which,
together with the Santa Fe trade, will
make US the best market in the world
at home. A steam saw and grist-mill
are already on the ground, ready to be
raised in two or three weeks. One will
be turning out lumber by the thousand
for our houses Talk of pioneer life ),
Next summer we shall be living in fine
houses of wood, stone, and brick, with
fields of wheat, corn, oats, rye, and bar
ley all around US. Our soil will produce
almost everything, except white beans
1t is too rich for them they all ran to
pines : We shall have to import them
from Ohio and New England. Gentle
men, as we see Ohio to-day, Ne shall
see Kansas ten years hence; for here,
with eastern ingenuity and shrewdness,
we have combined western enterprise
and industry. With these bright pros
poets, is it too much to say that Kansas
will stand uniivalled as the State born in
a day? Born but yesterday, to-day is
budding into womanhood, will, as il
were, tomorrow take the marriage vows,
and enter the sisterhood of States.
give as my sentiment-''Agriculture the
basis of wealth and prosperity
Mr.. LINCOLN responded to the above
in happy style. @
MIR. LINCOLN gave as a sentiment =
missouri, our border State" ;" which
was responded to by the Rev. Mr.. Fer.
RIL, as follows:
Fellow CITIZENS: Being Missouriar
by birth and education, l truly thank you
for the sentiment just expressed. L
shows at once that sectional animositie:
are to be unknown among us; and that
coming together as we do from all parts
of the world, We are to unite, heart and
hand, making the interest of Kansas, and
cheerful homes for ourselves, our great
est objects; forgetting that we are from
Massachusetts,, Ohio, Missouri, or any
other State, and remembering only that
we are citizens of Kansas.
The Marshal of Kansas being called
for, and being temporarily absent from
the table, Gov. REEDER responded to the
sentiment, gave to all present his most
cordial congratulations -complimcnted
the pioneer ladies who SO cheerfully un-
dergo so many trials, and prove them
selves sufficient for any emergency, and
finally expressed the hope that the pleas
ant scenes and sentiments of this occa-
sion might only be precursor of those
even more congenial and happy for all
time to come.
The company then began to disperse.
Cheers upon cheers were uttered for
the Governor, long, loud, and continu-
ous!l
General PoMERoY and others accompa-
MED the Governor and friends up to
Capitol Hill," where they took fine
view of all the country. To the south
lies the valley of the Wakarusa, skirtcd
with trees as far as the eye can reach.
At the east there is prospect of unsur
passed beauty and grandeur. As you
look upon it, in the near view lies slop-
ing, variegated, beautiful prairie, and
then you see "a belt of large and splendid
forest trees, just concealing the point
where the Kansas 1.-THE mother) receives
the Wakarusa 1.-THE daughter to its low
ing embrace ; in the distance lies a high
prairie, and those noble looking mounds,
which, to appearance, dame Nature pat
ted up as playthings in her school-days.
To the north you have view of the
Kansas river coming joyfully towards
you with her full bosom open, smooth,
and beautiful. At the west, swell after
swell of rolling prairie rises one above
another, till the view is lost, and "earth
and heaven seem blent" All eyes We're
feasted with the scene. But the time
was short. 1t became necessary for the
Governor and suite to leave. The kind
est adieus we're interehanged, and with
one crack of the whip they were all gone.
Yet not wholly gone; for the light hopes
and joys of this joyful reception still lin
ger here. And far distant be the day,
when the brightness of our sunny sky
shall be o'ercast with clouds. Yours. cor
dially, S. +. TAPPAN, JR.
Kansas.
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