Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-03-13
miscellaneous.
For the Waterman and Journal.

WEST RANDOLPH, March 2, 1857
Mn. EDITOR AS the season approaches
when there is a general inquiry relative to
what is being done to facilitate emigration to
Kansas in the spring | will state few facts
touching these points, that will apply to the
latitude of Vermont.
Prof. +. Daniels has just prepared circu-
lar, containing authentic answers to the usual
inquiries. that will soon be in the hands OF
all the Kansas Committees and agents for dis
tribution therefore, for the present purpose
l will only pen a few brief items.
The emigration TO Kansae has already com
menced. and those who intend to pre-empt
claims cannot 20 too soon. There is as good
land now open TO settlers ms any that has
been taken and it is desirable to organize a
Vermont Colony and locate upon some favor
able river site, where all the requisites to a
hourishing town can be secured.
The first regular party from Vermont will
meet at Albany, on the oath Of March, and
b. b. Newton will 20 out with them as agent.
Another party will meet at Rutland during
the first week in April--tho day cannot now
be stated-and probably c. c. Hutchinson,
who is now locturing in Vermont to encour-
age emigration, will 90 out with this party;
and other parties will leave as often as a sufi-
will go by way of the Fall River line from
Boston to New York, the n. Y. and Erie
line, the Lake Shore, the Cleaveland and Gin
cinnat Terre Haute and Alton, Toledo, Chi
cago. and st. Louis lines then from st.
Louis. by railroad or steamer, to Jefferson
City, and thence by steamers to Quindaro or
Wyandottc, near the mouth Of the Kansas
river then up the Kansas, by smaller boats
TO Lawrence and Topeka. Through tickets
can be purchased at the principal Railroad
Stations on each Of these lines at % per cent.
discount from usual prices. BY this arrange
ment, tickets, including board on the Mis-
souri, river and first class fare throughout,
will be about S33 from New York or Albany
TO Lawrence.
All kinds of farming implements (ercpt
arms can be purchased in Kansas at reason
able rates. II will pay TO carry a small guam
titv of good furniture, crockery, garden seeds,
bedding, clothing, &c. but most heavy art
ticlcs can be purchased better there. Freight
from Boston, by Railroad, TO st. Louis is a
bout 50 per 100 lbs. from ST. Louis to Wy
andotte or Quindaro so cts. per 100 lbs, and
all packages should be marked to the above
places. No danger is apprehendod upon the
Missouri river the next season, and that
route is far preferable to any other.
All New England Bank bills that are cur
rent pass we'll in Kansas, and they are much
easier carried than gold. Checks and certf-
Gates of deposit are negotiable there at par.
No Committees viii pay any portion Of the
expense Of getting omgrants to Kansas, and
none are invited who cannot provide their
own means. 1t is especially the wealthy
classes who are most needed now, and they
are already being attracted there by our nat
ural advantages aud facilities for investments.
Tho emigration to Kansas this spring is
more promising than ever before, and if moth
ing unusual intervenes, the next four months
will add more TO their population and wealth
than all there is in Kansas to-day. We were
never more Jealous in our determination to
make Kansas free, or more hopeful of success.
Any communications relating to emigration
can be addressed to me. at West Randolph
until the first Of April next.
VIM. HUTCHINSON.