The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1857-06-06

Westward.
It is estimsted by competent judges
that the ilnmigration from the old States
to the new States and Territories, during
the present year, Will not fall short of one
million souls. The greater porsionof this
number viii be made up Of hard working,
earnest, go-ahead freemen, who weuld be
q blessing to any land. Il requires no
prophetic vision to read the flture of the
West-ths near future. Cities are spring
ing into existence III day, and the will
derness which was but YESTERDAY the home
of the red man and the feeding ground of
the bison. is now the cultivated Eeld
where the broad leafed grain waves in the
passing breeze, where the merry laugh of
childhood is heard. &
: "Westwarsi the course of empire takes
| its way,n and plenty follows in its wake.
Wherever the foot of the American emf
grant has trodden are the evidences of
industry and enterprise. The great West
will be to the East what the land of
Egypt was to the children of Jacob
| Hitler can they come to our exhaustless
graineries and procure full supplies, and
the interchange of treasures win knit our
Union firmly, inseparably together.
| This active, enterprising emigration is
favorable to the growth of freedom.-
Most of those who come to the West, il
from no pure principle, find it their inter
est to establish free instead of slave labor;
and the foreign emigration, made up OF
those who have left an old world of OPP
preston to live in the new world of lib
erty, are naturally opposed to all tyranny.
The very air of our prairie land, which
is redolent with the fragrance of broad
green fields, carries with it the spirit OF
| freedom. He who can stand upon oul
bluffs and look out over the wide and
beautiful expanse, with its streams and
woodland and rich fields, must be bereft
of every principle of manhood and hui
mainly, to wish to doom it to the curse OF
slavery. 1t cannot be. We know tina,
there are now, as of old, those who love
tyranny rather than freedom, but they
will soon find that twill be rowing against
the current, to oppose their scores with the
thousands of freedoms champions. Kan
sas will be free-no power on earth can
prevent it. Her noble adopted sons, COM
posed of the bone and sinew of our
Union, purified and tried by fire and
blood, will oppose to the last any en-
croachment on their rights. Already
much has been expended in defence OF
human rights; our citizens have been
robbed and driven from their homes, and
the hand of the assassin and ineendiary
has been busy with the knife and the
torch. Helpless women and children
have fed from burning dwellings, and
our land may well be called "the dark
and bloody ground" But increased
strength, and increased confidence in
our great cause, which we ever knew
was right, prompts us now to say that oul
hearth affairs, and our home treasures, and
our freemen's rights will be defended to
the last, let the consequence be what il
may.
We trust there will be no more diff
culty-that bloody strife has ceased; foi
we believe that Kansas will be admitted
as Free State, under our present gov
eminent. No sane observer can doubt
that if we have fair and impartial cleo
ton, FREE LABOR will be placed on oul
statutes by an overwhelming majority.
Let the swelling tide of emigration in
crease lift is made up of men who are not
afraid of the troubles and privations OF
| pioneer life. There is plenty of room fol
freemen, but not foot for the slave-mas-
ter. Let no one hesitate-there cannot
be any doubt; for the black and hateful
curse of slavery shall not be fastened on
our fair land