The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-22
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SoMERswoRrn, n. II. Sept. 5, 55
ED. HERALD Yesterday morning /
met one of oui villagers who said ''Dext
Monday start to the West-Iowa, |
think, ," and as he supposed was some
what posted up in western matters, he
wanted some information. took map
and he run his finger along the southern
border of Iowa. told him government
land was all taken up there he said he
did not want TO go into the Northern part
of the State, but desired to purchase a
farm with some Improvements for him
self, and he also wanted the land cheap
in the neighborhood, as his children
would go with him, as he wanted them
to settle near him told him he could
buy land much cheaper across the line,
in Missouri, than iii Iowa he made no
reply, but running Ifs finger along near
the line wanted toknow if the laad was
all taken up along the southern border
of Iowa to its western line, | toll him /
thought it was but that he could buy
what he wanted in Missouri cheaper; he
shook his head What made him shake
his head ? Slavery was there. In the
afternoon | was surprised to hear one OF
our best citizens, man sixty-four years
ofage, accosted witil-"Well uncle B,
when are You of? My furniture has
gone "Gone where" said L? "Gone
to Wisconsin was the reply. His son.
in-law had gone West and made a
purchase, and written back that all
things were ready, and now the whole
family are off. | sail to the oil gentle
man, ''you would have purchased land
much cheaper in Missouri" .tI don't
want to so into slavery" was his reply.
Some of your readers may think that am
a sort of runner for Missouri, but not
so name tha, State to hear what people
have to say. Ii we except ST. Louis you
could not persuade one of our people to
60 into Missouri, unless he was a rum
seller or blackIeg; even our topers
want better society.
Last Friday came across one of our
house carpenters, young man who had
by diligence and economy laid up about
$4,000. He was packing up for the
West 1t happened that business called
him West last winter, aud he was so well
pleased with the country that he came
home, sold beautiful house which he
had just built for his own residence,
and with four more of his friends, from a
back town, went to Illinois and purchas-
ed near Quincy. All settled in one
neiShborlood and leaving one of their
number TO look after the property, the
other four returned for their families.-
One of them was blacksmith he said
he was offered FIVE dollars day TO go
down to Arkansas and work at his trade;
but it was 10 90 with him. l said, eff
you had crossed the Mississippi into
Missouri, you could have bought land
much cheaper" The blacksmith re-
piled, 81 don't want 70 go into slave
State, want to live where | can vote as
please, without having the pistol and
bowie knife fourishcd in my face. We
want to get back rs soon as possible; We
intend TO build school house this fall.
| If We can-but if not this fall, then next
summer. We intend to have q school
house, and then We can hold meetings
I'll we are able b build meeting
| house"
There, Mr.. Editor, you see New Eng
land character. The meeting house and
the school house-tbat which has made
New England what she is. Our fore
fathers when they landed on Plymouth
rock, brought with them the meeting
house and the school house. They came
not 10 this rock-bounI shore cast
their lot in a waste, howIiBg wilderness,
inhabited only by sayagcs, for the love
of money. They loved something bet
ter tlian money-better than life; else,
when half of their number had died
within the first three months after their
arrival, they would have returned to
their native land. They werea little intol-
ferant a: frst-although they themselves
had fed from persecution; but they be-
came more liberal in their views, and
they have left seed that are mighty ON
earth-not mighty with the pistol aud
bowie knife-but mighty in all which
constitutes the true man. What a pity
that small colony of our New England
people will not settle in Missouri, and
thus form anculceus around which might
grow up yirtuous community. But
every other interest must be troi-
den under foot 50 that a few shareholders
may rule that State. How much longer
is one Of the most fertile States in .he
Union, with population Of near mill
ion of inhabitants, 70 be ruled and rum
ed By less tlian twenty thousand slave
holders! JOHN B. WOOD.