The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-12-09

The WRsTERn BoRpRRER.--.Tb,

Tue LohuoH lines, gives TIE tVioHiuH
graphic sketch OF the Western Border.
err:
H is impossible, however, rightly to
comprehend life in Kansas without Ia
king into consideration the natural
characteristics of The Western border
er. Take him at his best, and the pio-
nrer of The New World possesses no
bic character There he stands, in his
rougl, wnodlpn shirt of yellow or red,
his big boots forming a large ercum-
ference around his leaihern hose, y
buffalo skin upon his back at once
his covering hy day and his bed. sheet
and blanket, all couhined, by night
his coon skin cap or sloucbed felt hat q,
covering face which hot suns and
keep frosis have made brown as an In
dams. his rifle across bis shoulder, his
belt stuck full IF twiue aud knives. and
haicl'efs and ammunition, aud all the
minor uecpesarios Of bis lift-the pro
dnce of his last shot perhaps upon his
shoulder, his yisage the firrcrr for nm
combed hair and thick, tris'lv beard
there he stands; ready for the widest
river. Oh the tickest forest, or the
broadest prairie, or the widest Indian.
or the most savage beast that it may
be bis lot to light On, ready to do or
die.
That tire is a charm in all this, at
least to "lhoss whose heart. are fresh
and simple, and who are sick Of thu
luxury Of display, the hallow pretence
and nnnan|y retinements of the Eas.
tern ci'i' $, will be understood by every
one. There is romance about the IN.
needed petils and unthought Of hard
ships, there is attraction in The manly
generosity Of these brave pioneers of
civilization They are the men to con
quer The wild woods and stern nature
that is before them and they do il -
Step by step. not gradually but rapidly,
they have carried forward the outp,>ts
of civilized life /; the red man has re-
reded before them The waste wilder
ness has been transformed into fruit.
ful field; hundreds, thousands of miles
have submitted to the steady march Of
their conquest population has follow
ed to ell up from behind the lands
they have cleared, and hating, as
t. crowded up like u city the place
where they can see III the distance the
stnoke of another mans log hut, or
cross another mau's claim, they ever
move on, osipg only the act of con
quest, and the pride of giving to the
world new lands for its el,joymtns.
open-hear'ed hospitalle, manly,
anie'prisin, reckless off danger, care
ess of comfort. full Of cool courage
md determination as the Western
pathfinder il, it may readily be sup
,osed BE- holds in most hearty con
empt The delicately raised Yankee,
hat is, inhalitant of th,' Northeastern,
States. To bin the Yankee appears
he embodiment of all that is stiff and
odd, calculating and selfish. lie woul1
not exchange the rough and ready
Welcome to one of his own Western
og-hut for all the gorgeous saloons
and costly display ofihe most brilliant
in the Eastern cities And
veil it is. that in some iarts of The
Union, the manly strength Of its first
ounders is thus perpetuated With all
'is faults there is life aud vigor in the
Western horderer. and although capa.
lie Of being transformed into the worst
# ruflians, because the most reckless
nd determined, yet there are elements
# character, A. it has beer my object
o show, in this rough population of
Missouri aud other border lands,
Which are noble in themselves, and If
he higheS value to the Interests of the
states.
BAcKBlr1NG--The longer | live,
he more feel the importance of I'D !
erInp to the following rules. which 7