Freeman's champion., 1857-09-03

he I2I cent land as the other. but
understand thatit lies mostly in the
S, E. part of the State, (St. Louis
listrict) One man ! talked with
aid it lncluled as good land as any
IN the State, but that II was generally
too uneven to suit him. (He didn'
Ike Kanzas tor the same reason. =
That Is inst the reason wSy,l woul{
prefer it, unless it is too broken. II
would be better Than a level country
for several reasons-better Tor fruit
better scenery, better water and more
healthy, | would rather have it /
little mountainous tlian not. Besides
the other reasons, it would give g6ot
southern exposures for grapes ant
other NUT, ..l
q. L4nd ut l21 cents is certainly pre-.
feratle, (other. things being equal,
to that at Is cents, But l would mo-
sacrifice anything worth while fol
such a consideration. With a rapid
influx of immigration making a
ready mnke, ior all that could be
raised, a man ought to make enough
OF his land in q single ses on to pay
for a good home ats cents. Some
who have means 10 do so, might prefer
to buy improved farms. These, as
learned from Mr.. s., can be had far
cheaper than farms similarly situa-
ted farther North OF, East, He stated
that farms with first rate improve
ments could be at from IS 10 1926
per acre. gs,r ,gy. I
The fact is, slaveholding in Mis-
souri, is getting TO be q precarious
business, and Shareholders are anx-
ious to leave and 20 where their prop
erty will be more saIe, Slavery will
probably continue to exist in Arkan-
sas, south, and the Indian Territory,
southwest, and it would be advisable
to locate far enough from either TO he
on OF it's atm oSphere-30 to 80 miles
| would consider a salc distance. 1t
would also be desirable to locate on a
stream large enough to furnish plenty
Of power Tor machinery, AMI perhaps
also water Tor irrigation, etc.
Now, what Lam coming at, is this
There are several Reiolm-rs in thi,
myself in luded, who
talk Of going to Missouri and start
ing a reform neigh&orhood. | am
acquainted with several in Ither parts
who will also he likely to 80. We
want to- getas many iwhole-Sou'ed, !,
practical retomers rs we can who
like the i,lea to 60 with us. Wewan
if possible, to 20 in suifi ;ient num-
hers to control popular sentiment, es-
tabish Union Store, Library Asso.
cia ion, and such olher measures OF
0 euonomy and progress as may b.,
thought best. i would not propose
any special rules for future action,
but leave it to circumstances to de-
velop such measures aS may lie need
el. Some may form Associations,
and others cooperate in certain di-
rections as q matter of economy. 1T
would be desirable to have none along
but those who are practical in theil
Reform, and who dispense with TO-
bacco, pork, drugs, andhspirituouS
liquors. n&sI iAgeH .alaii10 sgJa
A8We do not expect entirely toes
caps the privations incident. tothe
settlement ofanew countrySbut there
will be much Less than in Iowa or
Kanzas, dor thereasonsthato Missouri
has been partially settled for good
many years, and The hecessaries and
conveaen,ies OF lille are lar IN, 10
plsasythan in newer and moro ndmh-
ern NJateS. Il think the advantages
10 be gained will iarNoverbAlance The
privations.ii and those who cannon
endure a litletemporarys inconven-
ienye lor the sake III the benefits to be
,a,ned, are not worth having q
Whateverib done, shold be done
without unnecessary delay. ~ would
propose that sotne one or more suit.
able PERSONS who can do so, start on
an exploring expedition MS soon as
possible; hnaga "a s,,itable locatit n
{ where tnere is considerable vacant
land in u body 4; make start fol
themselves ana 9prv.enIpt tor Others
who could iollowi1po as fast as they
got really. y(pre- -einptioh fees are
1ne dollar. salaoam go'4oor 1eWog
. Let ous have as much concert aof
action Hs circumstances willtallow.d /
W Any person podS6ssing iartherin-
Fofmation respecyin dS6uthein Mis-
soun, would confer o flvofby pub
fishing IL. TnbSS wiShihg toj joni the.
movement, may address the writer,
enclosing u stamp ii an nsanswtrois
leshsd,) Wsexpect TO report Prog
ress Though the Social R,volu'iop-l
q o." 'vansqald, probably 'both's--