New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-10
NEW LINE or STEMERS FOR KANSAS.

The following letter. which will be found interesting
"a. suisrsn has been handed TO us for publication:
Gro. WALTERS. esq New York City, N. Y.
DEAR SIR: As the prominent Agent Of the Kansas
Emigrant Aid Society, permit to call your attention
to the action Of the people OF Kansas in reference to
certain difficulties which they desire to avoid, rs well
10 their plans for the future in the desirable object
OF making that Territory, once solemny dedicated to
Freedom free State. Ii is doubtless well known 20
you that umerous outages have been committed upon
the persons and goods of the Free.Stat Of aud
Free State emgrsnts 10 Kansas DO ats and at ports
on tho Missouri River. The people OF Kansas ad
dressed respectful memorial to the Chamber of Com.
merce at st. Louis asking that rs they could con-
troll the steamboat lines, they would use their inhu-
epeo 10 revent these villanOus entertainments upon
their constitutional rights. The memorial was pre-
sented by member Of the Chamber OF Com nerce,
and they refused to receive 1t on the ground that acton
upou il w0uld divert Southern trade nom that city.
The people of Kansas, in meeting assembled,
after carefully considering this action of the St. Louis
business refusing TO speak against unconstitu-
tonal search and seizure Of goods purchased Of taem
came to the conclusion thet it was necessary to their
present safety and future prosperity, that they should
open trade with cities in the Free Safes, appointed
and sent out Committee OF hve, consisting OF r. +;
Lowery, G.. W. Brown, -. Hutchinson, =. Blood, and
Ephfam Hute, jr, 10 visit Alton, Cincinnati, Pitts
burgb Chicago and Eastern Cities to make proposals
for trade, and aso to make arrangements for running
boats from Alton, at tho mouth OF the Missouri, to
Kansas concentrating the emigration at Alton, thus
saving A. miles u unnecessary travel Us ST. Louis
ia % miles below the mouth OF the Missouri River.
That Committee visited our CITY, Their object was set
forth AID our people, 10 massmeeting, demonstrated
ost satisfactorily to that Committee that they ear
nesty sympathzed with the FreeStste men of Kansas
in their efioIts TO redeem Kansas from the to
which demagogues had attempted to doom it. The
action of our people will be by the published pro-
eeedings in papers accompanying this letter. BY
virtue of tue power confenet upon US oy thai meet
fDg. address you and denre to urge upon your
.tt.u ~. faaa md N
proposed.
II ia evidont that Free.State sentiment in Miss )ur
including ST. Louis is held in allegiance, and the COM
MERGE Of Kansas passing through that city, must con-
time to wear the CALLING cham
Emigrants bound to Kansas come through to
This point from Boston or New.York, for about sl2
EACH by the Chicago, Alton, and 81. Louis Railroad,
or by tie Il. IRE Haute and Alton Railroad by the
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad it costs els. Boats
from St. Louis to Kansas willing to touch at Alton
on their way up, and will carry passengers aud freight
at the from ST. Louis 50 that to start this GU
tsfprse expense Is necessary ana at least % Tor
each eInigrant is saved. If this trade should be
prospesous oDe the Cincinnati boatmep would open
hines Kansas. stopping at Alton for emgrants COM
ing In by the railroads. This idea should be eocour,
aged at Cincinnati. st. Louis boatmen have c0nspred
TO retain all the Missouri River pilots whether employed
or not, to prevent their acting tor Cincinnati boatmen
thus keeping competition from Free States and
enabling them to charge such rates OF freight and
massage as they see fit tn extort. Pilots now be
procured. There two running on the Missouri
whose families reside in this city, aud their sympathies
are with our friends in Kansas ana they will embark
in this enterprise.
We are informed by the officers on the Terre Haute
Road that they will contract to bring emgrants TO
Alton in less time and cheaper than any other Com
nany. Theirs is the most direct routebeing from fty
10 one hundred miles shorter than tie Ohio and MS
ssippi or Chicago, Alton and st. Louis Roads. The
Kansas Committee fully determined that the pur-
nose Cor which they were appointed shall be accom-
pished and we first as citizens of Free State, and
secondly as DESTROYS to the commercial advan
tapes OF ansas of our city, AID OF cities III the
Free States. pledge them, behalf of our people,
hearty cooperation ,,,
Will Of deep sympathy with you in the noble
object In which yCu are engaged. We are
YouIs most respectfully,
a w BROWN in behalf Of the Kansas Committee.
p. S.-We should be happy to hear from you on
this subject and to hear such suggestions OF plans as
NAV seem to ysu calculated to encourage the friends
of Freedom in Kansas.
Afton M April -, 1856