The Empire County argus., 1855-01-13
NUMBER g.

ry; 1t needs no act of any legislation to establish
it, requires act of competent authority to pro-
hibh 1t. The territorial legislature rs not competent
to abolish or exclude it. This is deemed by the best
lawyers matter of certainty. 1t cannot be exclus
ded until the people of the territory form their
stitution for State government BY that time the
true value of the territory will be appreciated IL
is without doubt the best fitted for poor settlers Of
any territory ever opened--it is well adapted to men
of wealth. The absence Of timber requires for the
making of a farm more means than the abolitonists
possess The houses must be framed, or of brick.
Cabins cannot be built. Fencing must be of plank,
or the rails hauled generally to great distance.
This requires the fields to be large the expenses
is proportionately too great To break prairie re-
quires a team of not less than six yoke of oxen.
There is timber land for cultivation; every foot
is required to support the demand for fuel and tim
ber
Already the poor settlers from the free States
who had taken their families, returning. For
men of means it is very desirable agricultural
country-well adapted to grains, peculiarly fitted
for the culture of hemp, for raising of stock. Toa
man with capital it is far easier to make farm on
praries than in the timber. 1t is finely watered;
and with great abundance of fine building stone
Necessity will compel it to become a home for the
rich--for those who can command money and
labor. The poor who has neither, but relies
on his own single arms is fool to go there.
1t is next to impossible to procure white aborers
in the West; the only labor which can be hired is
slave. The low price of land, the feelings and
habits of the people, all conduce to make every man
a landholder--to have farm of his own. This is
easy wherever timbered land be had there
with his axe and one plough, man without help
can build his cabin, belt his trees, and make his
farm. Such land cannot be found in Kansas. In
those portions where timber is most abundant it is
all needed for the prairies; not an acre can be
wasted. But to the man who has the ability to
purchase the timber, to build his houses, and can
command the labor to fence and break prairie, the
prairie affords incalculable advantages. A farm Is
complete in year there neither stumps nor
grubs; all fresh, ready for the plough. The sod
nearly sufficient to pay the expense of its cultiva-
ton. The late breaking will yield crop of wheat
equal to the best old land Though it requires cap
tal to make it. prairie farm will pay for itself ten
times over before the stumps can be removed from
timbered land.
Many emgrants are going to Kansas from Ken
lucky and other SLAVE States; Missouri will leave
no stone unturned even to the least temporary en-;
igration of half her population, to save it from
aboltionists; and, if the people of the other slave
States do justice to themselves we will secure 1t tor
the South. .
Slave labor is worth, at this time, more with us
than in almost any part of the Union. Negro men
hire readily at from $3.50 to 5000 per annumj
women at from $50 to $l20. Men sell at from
81 200 to $500 women from 81 ,OOO to 81, 100.
Our country is as healthy as any fertile land can
be; Kansas will probably be even healthier; me-
groes particularly enjoy almost an exemption from
disease.
The Vice President resides at county seat
and is the most devoted southern in the Union.
We give him the credit of the repeal of the Mis-
souri, Compromise, he having taken that stand al
most alone. His whole influence is, of course, in
favor of slavery in Kansas.
You will perceive that have answered your
latter questions without reference to their order,
as the answers necessarily run into one another
AS to the price at which lands in Kansas will
rate, in say ten years. it is of course but a mero
opinion Lands in this country rate very high,
from SIS to $50 per acre. but of course it must be
some years before the lands in Kansas can gener-
ally command those prices So soon as improved
we suppose the lands the river will bring pri-
ces nearly quite equal to the lands on this side.
Lands remote from the river WILL IN this State,
rate for much less.
My letter is too long, but have aimed to be
full and you may rest assured that have been fair
and candid have not written word that do
not honestly believe. | have not attempted by
false coloring to msead my friends, but have sta
ted the truth that they may know that Kansas is
peculiarly fitted for sldUe labo'-w intended fora
saue State, and acH be unless the South sleeps on
its rights and negleots its duty.
Your affectionate brother,
| ED. M. DoDsoN.