The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-29

But our commerce is not necessarily
limited to Chicago and Alton, in case. we
remove our trade from ST. Louis. 5Uaz.
einnati is situated on the Ohio rizssseis
q city, which. in 1853. had a population
of 100, 1856 inhabitants, a population
more than so. 900 greaterstha st. Iouis;
She is ready to bold out any and eyerT
inducement, in her power. to our .hnsi.
ness men, to indaee them to open upda
trade at that point. Her maHuiaetoffes
are of the most magnificent character
and, in connection with Pittsburgh, she
is able to supply all thityast region with
their productions. Our impertations of
glass, iron. castings, and nachinery, wilt
naturally come from that direction. By.
buying there. and freightins by steam
ess from that point direct to tse mouths
of the Kansas river, and pointsabove-
both on the Kansas and Missouririvers,
&
we shall save the charges of il.serme-
diate agents, the costs of transhipnents,
storage, commissions, clerks hire, prsft,
&c, no inconsiderable amount ili> he
aggregate. Freights from Cincinnati 10
st. Louis range from twenty to'sex:
enty FIVE cents the hundred pounds
Steamers can be chartered at Cincinnati
to bring full carsoes through to Lawrence,
in a high stage of water. such as We
have at present, for one dollar the hunds
red pounds. Indeed, contracts. hare
been made in Pittsburgh, 40 miles b.
yond Cincinnati, at that price /; but sse
low state of the water, heretofore, hs-
prevented compliance with the termPf
their agreement. Such will not be be
difficulty for some time in the future, as
the present and still rising eonditionbfs
our river gives ample security that DE
banks will be fall until late in the sessos;;
st. Louis is conscious of the extensise
trade which is now: growing upeih this
region: and is tremblingly, alive to e2eb
movement which indicates the wrestling
from her grasp of our comm erce. The
st. Louis EUe"ing .News has an, artieb
upon the subject, in which itsays; sc Ia
.sMany in st. Louis are too prone TO,
imagine that the produce of the West
and Northwest is bound to 90 down the
river. This is-its natural tendency; but
railroads are carrying no small share Of
this produce across The country in spite
of its proclivity to fdlew the streams to
the South. In Iowa, railroads 90 west.
ward nearly as fast IS the population
does, and in two or thee years, by the
time belt of territory across that State
shall have been thickly settled, there will
be railroad completed frtm the Missis-
sippi to the Missouri. 1t 5 contempla-
tied to push this road through Nebraska
10 the Platte, and defect it into Kansas,
SO as to attract tho trade and travel af
both Territories through Iowa, to the
avoidance of ST. Louis and Missouri"
To counteract the disposition of !he
people of Kansas to trade with other
cities, the Neaos says it is the duty of the
merchants in st. Louis to use all means
to coneilliate them and break down, their
repugnance to intercourse with that Snte
and city. 1t adds:
"There cannot be less than sirty
thousand persons in Kansas and Nebns-
ka, the supply of-whose wants will great
ly increase the trade of our city. Cur
business men should spare no efforts to
monopolize the whole of this territorial
business, by frequent and friendly inter
course with the people and by The use Of
all those means which tend to harmonic
the interests of buyer and seller
The psople of Kansas have been Ia
boring for two years past to build up a
friendly business connexion: with St
Louis. Our Merchants have formed ac-
quaintances there, and began to feel a
deep interest in the growth and prosperi.
ty of that city. They felt that there was
an identity of interest between them,
and saw no reason why they should moi
labor. hand in hand, to increase each
others prosperity; but they have learn.
ed that the oppressive influences of slav.
cry are there, and that it is overriding
every relation of life with the view o
getting the aseendency. The result is, 4
determination to break away from such
destructive influences, and to build up
new relations-those which shall not be
severed by differencssin political opinion
In another column we give the proceed
ings of public meeting held in this
place on Friday last, which speaks the
voice of Kansas on this subject. Busi-
ness men everywhere will do aeH to
give this subject thought. as TIE direct
consequences which will follow this
movement are more momentous than any
which has agitated the commercial and
business world for many years.
:. What is in the Wind?
Mr. RICE states that Mr.. SAiTEas,
claiming to be q deputy sheriff Of
Douglas county, served a process on