Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-10-22
From Kansas

y From Kansas.
T. The following is from a private lette
received By a citizen Of this place iron
a young man recently of Warren, nov
in Kansas. II needs no comments:
CRY Oh LEAvESwoRrH,
Oct. 4ih, 1856.
e DEAR SIR: II was my good fortune
t to arrive in safety at this city, via st
: Louis, on the 95:h ult., since which
time the country around the city anC
Fort has been visited by me, and appear
f very much to my liking. The country
, is high and rolling, Astounding in streams,
| whose courses are marked by thick
growths Ofoak. walnutand hickory;rich in
mineral wealth, and Of surpassing fertility
of soil. A gentle breeze fans by day
and night, and is seldom wanting. =
/ have never seen any spot in Ohio
more inviting than this place, and 1 am
certain that Lawrence and Topeka are
pleassnter town sites aver than this.
When Fremont is elected, The Territory
of Kansas will be more inviting than it
now is, for there will be more hope that
it may yet become a Free State, and a.
place where good men and human socie-
ty will have ample room, the one for
development, the other for security and
refinement.
There is no security for life and prop.
erty in Kansas this day. The only safe
ty is in avoiding connection with men
of unknown character, answering every
person promptly. and being brave. au-
dacious. = Matters have the qp-
pe0ronce of peace now. though some
were ordered TO leave this city only last
Saturday. This is now a hot pro slavery
place; Missouri is so hear that assis.
lance to drive away citizens can be got
by hundreds in three hours time, II
Business in this city, and all the mechan
ic arts have been suspended by the late
wars and expulsions. and business men
feel the effects. Trade formerly done
at ST. Louis has gone to Chicago and the
Eastern Cities. Real estate has sunk
twenty per cent in this city. The best
citizens were driven off at the point of
the bayonet, and compelled to leave
their houses and shops. l have been
among them and talked with them and
I knOw they are good and true men and
wrcnged no one, but they were so Grim
inal as to think Kansas should not be-
come a slave State, and were therefore
dangerous.
Let me assure you that Kansas is a
Country to make which free, any man
ought to be willing to die. do believe
the time for its delivery is at hand;
and that delivery is certain some time
hereafter if it is not secured now. Even
should Mr.. Buchanan be elected it can
not prevent the Free State party from
fighting and working until Kansas is res
cued from the black power and a govern
ment secured which shall nurture all
The interests of man. = =
notwithstanding all this gloom and dark
hess, it does ones heart good to get right
among men whose wounds are still raw |
and bleeding from the scenes at Titus
Hickory Point, Ossawatomie and !
Lawrence. 1t makes one hope well for
MS country's future when he knows that s
here are still men left who look down
With perfect composure upon death if it |
comes in defending their " rights, and =
n securing to posterity a priceless boon. {
r = = = J
The noted p~ro-slavery Congressman a
Whitfield made a speech here last Tues
lay night. The poor man does not seem :
o think that, ever though he does get 1
it can amount to nothing; for il
the same House whsch declar- !
d the Legislature and laws of the Ruff 4
ians of Missouri null will also have sense =
to declare that any election un- z
Ier those laws must also be a nullity. a
Gov. Robinson is now here on his way h
prison to the East where he intends y
Jumping. f
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