Freeman's champion., 1857-09-03
Nov Social Movement.
IS PUBLISHED Livery TIT RsDAY AT
PRAIRIE CITY, X A n z AS

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R,fo mers as u class, are generally
poor, AN | tho high price Of land IN
most OF the proposed localities iorso'
clal effort, has preven ed and will
coatinue to prevent many t, ON doing
Anything practice IN the direct ii oi
social reorgAniz ,tion, They very
naturally want to owA the land they
occupy rom tho start, and where a
man hat next to nothing to begin
with, and land costs from $25 to $lOO
pst acre, this is not easily donc. -
Now, il land can be got at cheap
rate with nearly all the desired adj
.vantages. and an opportunity to de-
volop the rest, this difficulty will be
avoided.
In many parts of Missouri are
quantities of land which can be had
at from twelve and half cents to
Seventy.fve cents or one dollar an
acre, (by actual settlers AlterJune
next, all thu government land in
Southern Missouri can be had on
these conditions, at not over seventy
five cents an acre. The State is last
being settled by Free State men, so
that the o. ction against settling in a
Slave state is Of no consequences
The Anti-slavery feeling is last gain
ing a preRonderance, and those who
arc diSpooedto attend to their own af-
fairs an not NEEDLE with those OF
other people, can live without moles-
tatlon in any part OF the State
| have recently seen man, (Mr.
Sumpcr, who has travelled consider
ably in The State and purchased land
in tbs South Western Dlsuict, de
Observed closely the condition OF
things, and from him and ohcr reli-
able sources, g tther this following
informal. on: ..s. o..l g.s
The soil is generally good, some
variety, but mostly II clayoanl, inclu-
dug sometimes, too, muck; we'll
adapted to wng fruit, which to-.
gather with sweet and Irish potatoes,
melons, and in fact everything that
thrivrs we'll in good, loose warm
soil, grows luxurlon ly Grapes OF
COOL ) re and fine favor, grow wild,
There is every variety OF scenery,
from rich low lands to mountains ami
valleys. Pairies Abound 10 some
ex cut, though not so much as in,
some her States of the WeSt.----
B iokly running streams OF goo wa
ter ab )uni in many localities, and.
also springs Of g9od water more or
loss pure, Plenty Of fish and game
forLhoe who want them. The SUM
m n season 10 aJo 1t a month lopgT
At eacl cal tn VI in the latitu 10 Of
Central OAo; aud melons, Indian
corn an IN my oher thcngS come o
a, pjteit not sttainaolJ in more
Nor,h1 IL ia ilulsS.
Ias W,nie,s s are mild AMI short,
anil Stock requires but little care
Mr. s. said that cattle were good bsef
whm he lott, (a3ont June 18th, J
thoush tn SpnnS WAS about q mon,h
later lnan usual. BY the way cat
growing would eradlucralive
business Tor those who are disposed
to 20 mo i.) Fruit is u pretty sure
crop, Last Winter was unusually
Cold. The grouh I iroze under the
leaves, and the lnuabiiautswere afraid
their timber would all be killed =
The cold season being shorter and 10, 8
severe, many expenses would DO
greatly diminished, as clothing, fuel,
ets, PeopIewould not neeLto make
slaves lof themselves 70 maintain q
mero existence, but could afford q
little leisure for rest, and 10 cultivate
their higher NATURES, A situation
wall to the South would be desirable
for this reason, as well as that il would
q, better for fruit. '''"'
tile land otfiJes have been. late.
ly CIosod,ao keep out Speculators,dit
hsgpposcd ;bltprs-empt, on, which
hol'i the lAnl for i yeaf, can De had
at any time. One mAn might prc-
,smpt for othovs Mr.. ). did 40 tor
several friends. The amount Of land
ono man may buy with tho benefit oil
The graduation law, h 32O aeros---
enough for q reasonable man, 4 should
lL.ul.