The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-04-26


That city has started monopoly of the
Missouri river trade by kind of conspi-
racy, having employed all the pilots who
knew the channel of that river, and keep
ing them under pay when unemployed,
to prevent their engaging in the service
of steamboatmen from Pittsburg or Cin-
cinnati. And yet, when the business
men of Kansas appeal for guarantee of
safe transit of their friends or their
goods, no promises can be made, because
it may divert other trade of which they
cannot secure monopoly as much as to
say to the North and the East, we have
certain monopoly of your trade. We
have concentrated the internal improve
ments of Illinois at our city without any
cost to US, and We are disposed to humor
that trade only which we cannot monop-
olize, and which is most capricious.
After years of silent struggling against
unjust monopoly on the part of st. Lou
is, the horns with which we have been
so cruelty gored are about to be laid bare,
and We may make an appeal for aid with
some expectation that the appeal will be
kindly entertained. We would call the
attention of the Free States now interest
ed in the Western Territories which are
approached by the Missouri river, to our
geographical position, and ask them if
justice to their friends who have gone to
those Territories, or contemplate going,
does not require that the nearest route of
travel already opened for them shall be
pursued? As they have organized their
emigration for the sake of economy,
does not the same motive urge the adop-
ton of this route and does not the fact
that their emigration is organized give
then the ability at once to concentrate at
the most direcs and cheapest thorough
fare ?
LINE OF KANSAS STEAMERS TO ALTON.
According to previous notice, meet
ing of the citizens of the city of Alton
en- mosse was held at Library Room, Fri
day evening, the 11th of April, when
Hon: j. d. Baker was called 10 the chair,
and H. G. McPike was elected Secretary.
The Chair laid before meeting the fact
that committee, consisting of Messrs.
G. p. Lowry, G. w. Brown, G. w.
Hutchinson, James Blood and Ephraim
Mute, jr., representing the business men
of Kansas, had arrived in our city to
make arrangements in regard to the es-
tablishing OF line of steamers, direct
from the city of Alton, ILL.,, to K ansas,
for the purpose of transporting goods
and passengers direct through, without
being subjected to violence, ,maltreatment
or unlawful search, asking the co opera
ton of our citizens in behalf of the above
enterprise. The feasibility and import
anee of the subject was set forth in lu-
cid and forcible manner by the Chair.
E. keating, Esq, presented and read
the. following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted, to wit f:
RESOLVED, by the citizens of Alton in
public meeting assembled, 1st, That we
will support. and aid in defending from
violation or perversion, the Constitution
of the United States, with the amend
ments TO the same, including articles two
L ~ and feur "a of said amendments,
which are in the words following Art.
z. GA well-regulated militia being ne
eessary to the security of Free State,
the right of the people TO keep and bear
arms Shall not be infringed."
CART. 4. The right of the people
to be secure in their persons, houses, pa
pers and effects, against unreasonable
searches and seizures, shall not be viola
ted and no warrants shall issue but
upon probable cause supported by oath
or affirmation, ,and particularly describing
the place to be searched and the persons
or things to be seized"
Resolged, That the illegal search and
seizure of persons and goods in transit
on the Missouri river, is in violation oI
the rights of the citizens of the United
States under the Federal constitution
and that such violations demand that the
authority of the Federal Government bt
exercised to prevent them.
Resolved, That we will extend to EN-
igrants, bound to Kansas from any part o
the United States, that encouragement
and hospitality which is extended Il
travellers bound elsewhere, on business
or pleasure.
Resol0ed, That We will extend to emf
grants to Kansas or any other Territory
or State in the Union or elsewhere, sLcl
proper accommodations as they may de
sire, while in our city, at the most rea
sonable rates we can afford, making al
proper allowance for associated patron
age; and that we will be governed by
like liberal policy in furnishing them witt
outfits, storing their goods, and in sup
plying all such demands as they maj
have occasion to make upon US as a com
mercial town.
/ Resoived, That we will do ali in ou
power to encourage and sustain the lin
! of steamers proposed to be establishet
) betweenth this city and Kansas.
E. Keating, Esq, entertained the meet
ing in advocacy of the resolutions, a
some length, in mastery manner.
/ The above resolutions were discusse
by number of our citizens, and the mos
! enthusiastic feeling prevailed.
G. W. Brown, Esq, editor ofthe Her
5 aid of Freedom, was called out and CAV
clear statement of the condition {
things in Kansas. showing that the bus
{ mess men of Kansas Territory had bee
! subjected to system of illegal and OF
: fpressive surveillance of their goods. an
t stated that they had been abused an
!. maltreated on their passage up the Mi,