Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-04-09
From the New York Herald.

Speculation and Regeneration Combined,
Sc.
From the New York Herald.
WORCESTER, Mass, March IL, 1867.
Ma. BENrErr-D Sir: l thank you
for your lucid and able analysis Of the plans
and purposes Of the North American Home
stead Company, as given in the Herald Of
February % and OF March 10.
You have shown true conception of The
project, and it seems TO me an accurate APP
preciation Of its powers and its probable re-
suits.
assure you that il i. our purpose to be
strictly a business organization.
We shall adhere with wonderful tenacity
TO the Constitution of the Union.
We shall purchase large tracts Of land at
slave State prices; shall give away to actual
settlers about one-fourth; shall sell about
one-fourlh at cost, and the remainder at
free State prices thus probably doubling
cur money on each operation.
There is no chance for such speculation
except in Slave States, and even in them
only in proportion TO the extent Of slavery.
For example; There will be no Involvement
for us to buy land in Hancock, Brooke,
Morshall or Ohio counties, In Western Vir-
ginia, for in those counties it is worth from
$20to 1877 per acre. Those counties, and
the bulk Of the others in Western Virginiu
are essentially free. Oar chances would
DO much better in Dinwiddie, Southampton,
Accomac, and other exhausted eastern coun-
ties, where we can obtain land for from So
TO SIS per acre-such being the average
price in those localities where the slaves
are. q majority of the population. Now
these lands are more desirable than those Of
the counties first named, and by planting on
them free white colonies we can make them
more valuable. II is too much, therefore,
for our Virginia ueighbors 10 expect Of hui
man nature--and especially Of Yankee hui
man nsture--thut we should forgo any such
chance as this Of securing sure and ample
dividends, especially when this can be done
in manner perfectly legal and constitutional.
4 But very many OF the people of Virginia
actually desire the proposed friendly inva.
sion Of the Old Dominion by this renovating
army Of free white labor. l can show you
that even Shareholders are on our side, and
that, too, in large numbers.
Some have already offered to take stock
to the extent Of their ability in the proposed
company. Kentucky and Maryland are al
ready looking with envy on the sublime des-
tiny Of Virginia, and are inviting the same
invigorating agency Of free labor to their
own borders.
Missouri, also, has sent delegation for
the purpose of securing colony of one hun.
bred Yankees to build town upon good
landing on the Missouri river. These ap.
plications, together with the tone of large
portion Of the Southern press, make it man.
fost that the proposed movement will bt
admirably sustained, and cur colonies treat.
cd with kindness and respect. But if, or
the contrary, portion Of the people Of Vir
GINA, in defence Of their own ilHcrests anC
Of our rights, should SO far stulify themselves
as to follow the lead Of ultra disunionists ant
secession 6re-eatsrs in committing outrage,
against the lives and property Of peaceful
settlers, then they must be met by the con
stitution and the laws; and should these fai
to give profession, popular sovereignty mus
be invoked for the Old Dominion, as it ha
been for Kansas; We shall not be intimi
dated. We are not that kind Of peopl
when good dividends are at stake. In def
ance oil danger we send our whaleshlps Il
the Northern Ocean for money. We sen,
1ur missionaries among cannibals for prin
eiples. We have deied all perils, even il
sending the Gospel to the heather wlthou
,ae Indictment Of pecuniary gain; but will
that induooment the Gospel Of Freedom "wil
have free course, will run and be glori
fed"
We have been charged with participating
in the slave trade, contrary TO law, for "fil
Thy lucre." If this be SO, we should proba
bly participate in making slave States FIRE,
for the "same filthy lucre,"
There is not kidnupper in the countr,
who will not quit his business of catching
negroes in Africa for the Cuba marS ct
when it shall have been demonstrated tina
he can make 10 per cent. more in making
Virginia free State.
These men are no such bigots in thei
profession as 10 adhere to il when lucra
i've business, protected by law, can be hac
in exchange for hazardous, illegal, anc
less profitable traffic.
There is no use, then, in talking abou
hanging or shooting our colonists, or III,
members Of our company. II half Of III
were hung or shot, the rest would press OIL
towards the shining dollars, even ,hougl
they should rush
Into the jaws Of death,
Into the mouth of hell,
g. Lie the ''six hundred.p
Evidence Of approaching success in thi
enterprise is every day accommodating. !
Is seen in the letters Of sympathy from tn
slave States, and in the numerous applica
tons Of colonists from the free, and, NOR
than all, in the readiness Of capitalists to in
vest in the stock Of the ompany. Thi.
however, is not unaccountable. Million
Of acres Of Virginia land, owned by th
merchants and brokers of New York an
Philadelphia, will be made available, at
profit to the present owners, who hay
heretofore despaired Of selling it at an
price. Our company will therefore pro,
very valuable medium between these lanc
holders and the hardy pioneers, who CO
thus DO furnished with homesteads on ca.
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