The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-02-24
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the eastern Esates at tie present time as
that Of going to Kansas. It is signif-
icant, and embodies the cherished pur-
pose of thousands. and involves within
itself the realization OF = home for the
family upon Esuas where plenty shall
reward the toll OF the laborer. 1t also
embodies the hope of many to assist in
the foundation of a glorious, free, and
independent State, here in the fertile and
beautiful Kansas valley, populated with
an industrious and intelligent people, de-
sirous of establishing institutions of lit-
erature, science, and religion, and to Sc
cure to their children all the blessings o
liberty. Kansas is considered the grea
battle-ground of freedom and all true
hearted men are desirous of being on tht
spot to assist in preventing the further
encroachments of slavery. ~
The supposition that going to Kmsa.
is but another word for accomplishing
without labor or anxiety, selfish purposes
of personal aggrandizement, and the
qualification of ambition, is certainly q
mistaken one. For these purposes thert
cannot be worse place in the country
than Kansas. What this Territory of.
fers is grand and attracti, e field for IN
dustry, enterprise, energy, and intelli-
gsnce. Attorneys without a client, and
doctors without a patient, are apt to i'm.
agine that going into newly-settled
country would insure them large mum,
Der of customers, and increase theil
wealth at rapid rate. Lazy and thrift
less mechanicsand slatternly farmers, have
thought going West would in some way
obviate the necessity of labor on theil
part, to secure the possession ofa fortune
and, above all, "broken-down politica
hacks" of every party, creed, and kind
fancy the new Territories SO destitute Of
intelligent and able men that their adven!
among the settlers would be hailed with
iubilant strains of welcome, 'and office,
honor, and emolument would testify the
gratitude of a benighted people. -
To all such dreamefs about Kansas We
can only express our opinion, that theiI
dreams will never be realized. Skill and
talent are as necessary to success here as
in older communities but with these the
promised success is more certain and
abundant here than elsewhere. To the
farmers, the chief inducement is that land
is cheap; and if they come on early, and
take claim of 100 acres, they will get
it when it comes into market at the gov
ernment price of 81 95 per acre. If the
homestead bill, now before Congress,
passes, the settler will get his land at the
nominal sum of twenty-five cents per
acre, or the cost of surveying. So that,
if his means are limited, and his health
good, by the investment of small capi-
tai, submitting for little while to in
convenience, subjoined with industry, a
few years will place him in the possession
of such competence as could not be
purchased in New England without thous-
ands of dollars. To all such Kansas is a
land of promise. With soil unsurpass-
ed in fertility, healthy atmosphere, its
central position, and its facilities for the
construction of railroads, combined with
the enterprise and intelligence of its pop
ulation, this Territory is destined to be-
come the garden of the world. Let all
hasten to come and secure farm in this
fruitful, glowing, glorious country, and
they viii never repent of having taken
such step. ng
Labor is in demand, and the mechanic
will find employment on his arrival
Farmers with money must have fences to
build and buildings to erect, and the me-
chanic must be on hand to do it. Hun
dreds of buildings are in process Of erec-
ton in the different towns in Kansas, and
for years to come there will be great
demand for laborers. In addition to
their daily wages, they can secure quar-
ter section of land, and pre-empt it for
farm. There is every inducement held
out to mechanics to settle in new coun-
try; and it is better for them, if they
conclude to emigrate to Kansas, to bring
a full set of tools along with them. If
they do not, they will find on their arri-
val that mechanics tools are extremely
hard to get in this Territory. The diff
ferent professions are well represented in
this part of the world.
The ladies viii, on coming into this
new country, suffer for short time In
conveniences perhaps not known in their
homes in the States. But everything is
progressing here. Kansas is fast filling
ap-more rapidly than any other Terri
tory, excepting California, that has been
opened to settlement; and in few years
it win be knocking for admission into the
Union as State The contest between
freedom and slavery wiz doubtless be a
hard one; and the more people emigrate
with determination to prevent the es-
adjustment of slavery among us, thebet-
'er it win be for the country. If the
question is decided at first, it viii be
much easier than to wait until it has Sc
cured fooshold here, and then to rally
or its destruction. An effort will doubt
ess be made in the first Legislature to
egaiize the holding of slaves in Kansas.
rs that is dome Stockholders will fael