The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-24
Emigration.

yond Buffalo the price is not fixed to st.
Louis, but it is never so much as this.
On the boats to Kansas city the rate is
one cent a pound. Baggage may be sent,
however. as freight to st. Louis, for SO
SO hundred from Boston. If you wish
to send thus, address it, care of Benja-
min Slater, S.. Louis. The company
does not undertake to render any assist
anee to the emigrant beyond the arrange
ment by which his passage is reduced to
S25. It sends, however, An agent with
every train, who viii see to all the busi-
ness arrangemcntso of the party, and, in case
women or children are to emigrate alone,
they can be placed under his protection.
At Kansas city and at Lawrence the
company own boarding houses, which
are in the possession of tenants, in which
emigrants can be accommodated with
such convenienees as new western towns
can give, at reasonable rates. Its, how
ever, impossible to furnish lodging to the
large number of persons hourly arriving
hence every one should provide himself
with blanket and buffalo robe as a sub
stitute for beds. The large tents erected
by the company will furnish shelter from
the storm.
Kansas city is on the west line of Mis-
souri,, forty or fifty miles from Lawrence,
and is the place where travellers leave the
Missouri river steamboats,. Gen. Pome-
roy is the financial agent Of the company
at Kansas city, and DR.. Robinson at Law
renee. Confidence may be placed in the
integrity and ability of these gentlemen.
Lawrence is the prominent settlement of
the company, though other points have
recently been established.
From the address of the Worcester
County League we copy the following
suggestions, interesting to persons who
intend to emigrate:
"We caution you, or any Of your
friends who propose emigrating. not to
pay money to any Emigrant Leagues, ex-
cept for the purchase of passage tickets,
unless you have perfect confidence in the
officers. Some small Leagues have
been formed, which have raised money
by assessment, with the supposition that
the members thus procured particular
advantages in Kansas; and these funds
were then all wasted You win need all
the money you can get, in Kansas, after
you have arrived.
.'The Emigrant Aid Company does
not attempt to furnish land to settlers un-
less, in special instances, man needs to
purchase some small lot for particular
purposes from the company.
EVERY emigrant, On the other hand.
can select for himself from government
16O acres. He will not have to pay for
this until the government has completed
its surveys, which viii commence about
the first of April. He will then pay one
dollar and twenty-five cents per acre.
Emigrants should be very cautious, be-
fore they arrive on the spot, how they
attempt to buy on better terms than these,
which are certainly very favorable.
eve constantly receive letters asking
what sort of men are wanted in Kansas.
"In answer, we have to say, that all
sorts Of men and women who can do any
thing are wanted here, and none others.
Of course it is impossible for us to give
advice adapted to the circumstances of
each settler.
"But we know the soil to be rich and
the climate healthy. Land can be OBJ
tanned at very low rates, and very plcnti-
full returns had, with much less labor
than is demanded on our New England
farms. For some time to come the stream
of emigration thither, and to States west
of Kansas, will keep up the market for
agricultural produce, and make good
demand for the labor of mechanics of
different trades. We have adyices from
there to the end of last year, which state
that the cold weather was passed, and
that it had not been SO severe but that
men had worked in building, &c, in the
open air, with very little interruption.
There is every sort Of timber here except
evergreen timber; coal. it is believed,
will be found abundant for use as fuel;
iron ore in rich specimens is found in
different parts of the Territory.
General Stringfellow in his recent
letter says that farms In Missouri, without
buildings, in the immediate vicinity of
the Kansas valley, sell readily at prices
from S95 to $50 anacre. All settlers in
Kansas will buy from the government at
81 25 an acre.
"The settlements which have thus far
been made have proved to be In very
healthy situations.
"The Indians in the vicinity of the
settlers have been under the instruction
of the missionaries and others for many
years, and have thus far proved good
neighbors. They carry on considerable
farming operations.
ssIn answer to the constant question
whether Kansas is in any danger of be-
coming slave State we only answer: ::
that the election of Delegate to Con-
gress showed that large majority of
those residing there wished it 70 be free
State. Almost every voter of those who
voted for General Whitfield, the pro-sla-
very candidate, passed into the Territory
from Missouri, for the day, and returned
after he had voted. Those persons who
saw the trains of wagons from Westport
containing those Illegal voters, and the boat
loads who crossed the Missouri with the
same purpose, were surprised that the
vote they gave for their candidate was
not even larger than itproved to be-
"In our opinion there is no danger
whatever for Kansas, if FIVE thoasand en-
igrants from New England, New York,
and the northwestern States move thith-
er in March, April May, and June
From the number Of names already re-
corded of those who propose to go, we
are certain, that with proper effort to
keep the subject before the people, and 70
assist the emigration by the means pro-
posed by the Emigrant Aid Company, a
much larger number than this viii 90
forward. ,,
~ A large party of emigrants ar
rived on Wednesday.