Kansas weekly herald., 1855-04-06

<A3A4 In sNOAEAs ASs \ E8H4ToRFs.fs
ss s4ss February 9Th. 1856, a
b. Dear Col.-N gives me pleasure "
write TO YOU iron my new home, especially |
from the fact that Ibelieve that a letter
even from one sozAatnble as myself, weuid /
not be entirely suninteresting to- you. I
have been in Leayenwprth CITY about four
weeks only, and yet 1 already feel as III / /
was at home, ana can greet the honest, !
sturdy pioneer with as much Familiarity as
iflacquainfed for years. 1 have asrl vet |
travelled but little oyer the Territory, and
consequently cannot write to-, you : of the I
country from personal knowledge and OBJ |
seryatlon, but have the representation OF |
others which are perfectly correct AMI true. |
4o1haYe seen highly colored descriptions |
OF the country, aud no doubt what you con-
sidered extravagant praises and notices but
l can assure yea that you have seen no
description which M ght he called exagge-
rated or; extrayagant or too highly wrought,
for hell you it Is beautiful and lovely In the
extreme, and it combines all the elements
of great and growing country, and will
ere tue lapse OF many be one OF the bright-
est and mos glorious Of our CORRELATION of
States. The soil In nearly every port on
is rich and fertile and will amply compen-
safe the toll and labor of the farmer. For
the most part the face of the country is ve-
| ry beautiful, and rs rather rolling and undu-
lating. Nature has uadeubtly done its part
both IN the quality Of the soil and the beau
ty and loveliness of appearance. Coal has
been found in different parts Of the Territo-
ry ingreat abundance and will supply any
Inconvenience resulting from the apparent
scarcity of timber. In fact Kansas has
many advantages and very few disadvanta-
ges; It holds out greater. inducements and
offers fewer obstacles to. the laborlng man
the tiller ofthe soil, than most any other.
part efour country. The soil being deep
and productive and the climate mild, saiu-l
brious and healthy, it doubly inspires the
farmer with the certainty of full granary
and long life and good heal h. It is the
tcountry for the poor man of energy and en-
| terfrise-for here he can become master
OF his own house, and be elevated, to the
condition and dignity of an owner OF the
tsoil-here also, the man of wealth can find
an opening for the sale and profitable in
yestnent OF his money, and be tully.reward-
ed for the labor of his negro slaves which
he may bring with him. With the march
OF progress and improvement we al.o re-
quire mechanics OF all kinds, who viii here
Ind constant employment, and as this Ter
rltory is filing up with rapidity unparal-
lleled in the settlement of any ether, the
people will require Pfofessisaetfse4dI men, for
wherever we mud men we also find Law
lyers and Physicians. TO each and every
one of these classes, I therefore say, come
to Kansas, and you will End employment
.l-you will accumulate wealth, and your
prosperity will only te equaled by that of
Kansas itself.
! LeayenW orth City is the largest town in
the Territory, and 1 think always will be.
1t is beautifully situated On tie Missouri
River about two miles below Fort Leaven-
worth. 1t has fine and good landing and
commands beautiful view oil the river for
la long distance both up and down. The
site OF the town is excellent and beautiful,
land it is generally conceded that it. is the
most splei.dld locations on the Missouri riy-
er. 1t is improving rapidly and already )
numbers about fifty houses and a popula-
tlcn of about three hundred. Ills destined
to be a large and populous place, and that
In a comparatively short time. There is
also Kickapoo, Atchinson, and Doaiphan,
all very pretty towns. and no doubt will
flourish and prosper. In the interior OF
the Territory there are Pa1p1iee, Marys-
vile, Whitfield, Osawkee, Lecompton,
4 Rock City. Reeder. Alexandra, Summer
vile, and probably others, some of which
: will and probably all Will make towns oil
size and importance.
Kansas Is sure to be slave State. II
lis adapted to slave labor and a large ma
iority of the settlers are favorable to slave
State. A violent efJrt will be made By
abolitionists to. carry the coming elections
through the agency of Northern aid Socie-
ties, but the true heafled squatters OF Kan
sas are wide awake and determined to
make Kansas a slave State, and taff1e the
pretensions of abolitionism. If the South
wills it Kansas must of necessity have sla-
tFery-but In the meantime i say 8 to the
8 Southern people, emigrate to Kansas, come
and settle szer broad pi aries and aid Your
friends in the good work-you need have
no fears, for if you work dihg emily and per-
i severingly-if you come as you should do,
Kansas will be an adjunct of the slave
), States. We have a majority in favor ti
negro slavery now, and all We have to DO
) is to remain & majority by sending out en-
igrants % off set the votes of the Aid Soci-
eties Then, Col. .,1as friend ofthe South
q land of heri ihstiti,tions i ask you to arouse
your friends; and encourage the noble sons
of Kentucky to aid In making Kansas a
slave State.
I Col. Ihope you viii give my regards tc
II my friends in around and Richmond.
H. ~ Iremain your friend truly, &c..
Il :. JAS. NJ LYLE
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