The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27

whole ground thus attempting-and
would. if fhey had the legal r;ght-.o rob
as of $500. and all the while talking
about equity. '.Shama On such con-
duct, - is the natural response of all who
understand these circumstances. ssMil-
lions for defense, but not cent for trib-
ute," is my motto. Perhaps am too
fist--that it would be better TO have peace
with all. / certainly, for one, should
prefer some arrangement, some compro-
mise, if you please, by which we could
be united, and our interests become as
one, if it can be accomplished without
dishonor, even at the sacrifice of few
cents; and | believe, in this, speak the
sentiments of every member of the Law
renee Association.
As to the Emigrant Aid Company, !
am satisfied from them we have nothing
to fear. That they have no disposition to
monopolize business, | am certain and
that all their profits will be used in build
ing up Kansas, / am equally certain.
But should they even make it profitable
business, as well as benevolent one, why
should we complain? Have they not
brought US here for less than usual fare ?
Are they not, instead of monopolizing
and selling lumber for double the usual
price-which they could easily have done
put it down to one half of what il
could be had for at any individual mill,
or even in our neighbor State, Missouri
1t is also fact known at least to some,
that after the Emigrant Aid Company
had purchased this mill, $4,000 was Of
fered for their bargain by fire-eating Mis-
sourians, in order to crush out the Yam
KEGS, and drive them home. But no
money was not their god and instead OF
accepting the bribe, they spurned it; aud
have, instead Of making, lost money in
the operation. But, SAYS one, they will
make an enormous sum from their lots
For one, l hope they will. 1t will en-
courage them to go on to build up the
city, to make your property and my prop
erty valuable What is it that to-day
makes Lawrence the most important
place in the Territory? that makes lots
double in value there of any other place
that is making you and me, as it were,
rich ?" answer, it is this organized Yam
kee enterprise. Encourage it. 1t gives
work to the laborer, money to the needy,
assists us to lumber, builds our public
buildings, our churches, colleges, and
school-houses. Encourage it. Their as
surances populate our towns and people
our country. Why does not Douglas,
Tecumseh, Franklin, Whitfield, Leaven-
worth, Kickapoo, Atchison, and dozens
of other places, improve as does Law
renee? The answer is plain: they arc
benefited by no Aid Company. Why
does not the country around those places
fill up as it does around us? Because
say the people, 1.-The Yankees are a
Lawrence" Take away the Emigran
Aid Company, and what becomes o
Lawrence? Enough; l will picture nc
dark side, and will change the theme.
Many complaints are also made in ref
erence to cutting timber; "and thereby
hangs a tale" 1t, too, is a subject hav
ing two sides. 1t has been boasted, time
and again, by the Missourians, that they
had all the timber, and the Yankeescou
not live but hundreds of timber claim
have been found and taken that were un
occupied. Yankees have, perhaps, tres
passed upon Missourians, and Missouri
ans upon Yankees.
But if Missourian jumps Yanke'
claim, with them it is all right; but let
Yankee trespass upon even the supposed
rights of Missourian, and you hav'
stirred the whole hive, from Senator At
Gibson down. or up, to the veriest vaga
bond who stoops TO do him homage
They seem to act upon the principle tha
their rights are "inalienable," that al
Kansas belongs to them, and that we cal
only settle where they dictate. For one
| would scout this idea-teach them tina
we are their co-equals; and that willis
we are ready, if needs be, to defend ou
own rights to the death, we will respec
those of others. But | have already
made this article too long, and will con
Iclude. Yours, YANKEE.