The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1855-12-29
lawrence, Saturday, Dee. y. 1855.
A Road to Leavenworth.

A Road TO Leavenworth.
The importance of road from this
point to Leayenworth is growing more
apparent daily. Actual measurement
shows it to be less than two-thirds the
distance that Kansas City is from US ;
and all who have travelled over the route
unite in saying that the country will ad-
NIT of very level and straight road be-
tween the two points, whilst to Kansas
City the route is eircuitous, and quite
billy.
Another good argument, which we
have mentioned before, why our business
on the Missouri river should be done at
Leavenworth, instead of Kansas City, is
the fact that the former is in Kansas Ter
ritory, and in building up that place we
are building up ourselves, and making
our own Territory more wealthy and pop
ulous. Territorial pride, as we'll as in
terest, then, unite in directing us to make
Leayenworth the. point of our connection
with the Missouri river. But there is
another argument still, one which will
have powerful influence with every
Free State man in Kansas, is above dol
lars and cents, and which will be conclu-
sive to urge US to leave place sur
rounded with such influences as Kan
sas City. By an item clipped from
the Leavenworth Herald. which appears
as Geographic dispatch from Kansas
City. it appears that the people of the
latter place took so deep an interest in en-
Shaving US, that she delegated her mayor
20 go to Liberty, Mo-, where he raised
200 men. and 81, 900 to aid in our sub
jugation.
The people of Kansas Territory have
paid thousands upon thousands of dol
lars into the Golfers of the business men
of Kansas Gig. The almost entire east
ern emigration to the Territory has made
that place their stopping point, and in
that vicinity have purchased their out
fits for commencing new settlements
here. We presume that more than
100000 either directly or indirectly
have been paid out at that point and Vi
entity during the last year and half by
Free State men. Every department of
business there has reaped advantages
from their extended commercial transact
tons, and in consequence they have put
on important airs, and through the col
umns of its journal has really assumed
an important position among the pro-
iected cities of the West. But in view
of their interference with our matters
can we consent to do business with them
any longer? We think not, and so the
business men of the Territory think ;
hence hey have resolved if Leavenworth
viii do as she should, and extend suita-
bic encouragements to us we will take
stampede from the former place, and let
the people. her mayor, and her interior
ing spirit take care of themselves. We
are not so much the slaves as to remuner-
ate those who do our voting. our law
making, and the enforcing of our laws,
by extending to them our patronage and
encouragement.
1t only remains for the people of Leav-
enworth to place themselves in proper
position, and we pledge to them in behalf
of the $4,000 settlers in Kansas, and the
thousands who are ready to take up the
line of march to this Territory on the
first opening of navigation. their almost
entire business, provided we understand
their position as we think we do.
Our neighbors will conceive this the
voice of but one individual, and hence
of little importance, but they will find it
is the almost unanimous determination of
the population of Kansas Territory.
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