The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-02-28

nor very remote. NO, no, not at ali
our locality is more central, as to the
travelling, than any place east or south
of us, and then, the two great roads
referred to make the place easy Of acI
cess from any quarter. No one need
to fear that he cannot find the place.
| if he makes the effort; or that he can
not find the way back when once he is
here. All is plain and will not be
easily mistaken.
What is i2 Well, as relates toma-
terials, it is made up of land, mostly
prairie land, of the very best quality,
and of every desirable variety of high
and low first and second bottoms,
and high rolling prairie. with here and
there mounds and bluffs. A plenty of
lime and sand stone, and stone-coal
are found within our borders. The
land is drained by the three creeks, or
streams, above referred to, which form
junction at this point, and numerous
ravines which empty into them. These
creeks, and several of the ravines, are
lined with timber, of nearly every va
riety found in any part of the Terri.
tory; much of which is first rate for
lumber, and fence, and all of which is
good for fuel.
In this connection ought to refer
to the wild fruit which is quite plenty
and of an excellent quality. The
strawberry, the mulberry, and the cher
ry, are all spontaneous products here
and I might add the paw-paw. and
variety of nuts and last, though not
least, but more abundant than all 9TH
ers, is the plum, nearly equal in size
to small hens egg, and not inferior
in flavor to most of the domestic plulas.
These grow in great abundance all
around us, and in their season maybe
gathered in cart loads.
AS regards what Brownville is. in
relation to the number and character
of its inhabitants, and its advantages,
have not space to write at length
The number of people within four or
FIVE miles of the center is respectable
and constantly increasing. In char
acter, it is believed they would not
suffer in comparison with other COM
munities in most parts of the Terrific
Try, in respect to intellectual and moral
worth, in habits of industry, energy
and economy. Intemperance and the
sale of the drunkard's drink, is frown-
ed upon by all the better part of tho
people. Some attempts have been
made to curse the place, by dealing out
liquid fire." but thus far they have
been frowned down, and it is deyoutly
hoped that all such Infamous attempts
will receive nothing but their deserved
contempt. and speedy stop.
/ There is preaching in Brownville
more than half the time, by the Bap-
fists and Methodists. During the
warm season We have both Sabbath
school and weekday school. We
have both saw mill and a grist mill,
both horse power.
A town site is now laid off, and,
, while / write this, the first building is
going up on it. The town plot has
not yet been put on paper, and of
course the town lots have not yet been
brought into market. But all this can
and no doubt soon will be done. This
J will put us On par with many noted
places in the Territory. When the
interests in town are put into market,
and their real value duly appreciated,
there can be no doubt but that they
will sell quick and to good advantage.
In country like this, it is the farm
ing interest mainly that must build mp
the town, or city.
All around Brownville there is land
of the most productive type, much of
which is already claimed and i'm
proved and being brought under i'm
provement very rapidly. The past
year the industrious farmers have rails
ed quite a surplus of corn, a good
3 quantity of wheat, potatoes and other
. vegetables. Soon the residue Of land
will be taken, we hope by men of the
: right stamp, and when all the land
around the town is settled, and i'm
. proved by energetic economical farm
ers, the town viii grow mp without
fail.
But in all probability there will be
other advantages to help in building it
up. This is the spot, marked out by
the laws of nature, and we hope will
be soon, by the laws of the coming
State, for the County seat. Don't say
: that it cannot be, If it is already
fixed at Tecumseh. How fixed there,
and why? By an illegal band of men
, whom we scorn to recognize as the
Legislature of Kansas and all of
whose acts we repudiate. But the
! day of their retribution is at hand.
They are repeating some of their
Draeo laws; but they cannot redeem
: themselves. They have dug their
own political graves, like the chief
, magistrate of the nation, and the
, time comes rapidly, when he and they
will tumble into those graves, and
wiser, better men-.men OF honor and
fdelity-will Eli the seats which they
have so deeply disgraced. Then will
be the time when the people of this
county will say that the present loca-
ton of the Courts and of the Conrt
House is anything but the right one;
and they will rise IN their might and
in accordance with their yiakt, and
put them where they should be-not
in an extreme corner OF the county.
but in some central place, as Brown
vile.
/ To crown the whole, among the ad-
vantages of Brownyilie, we confdest-
| " hope the time is not distant Wkea
here We shall have first-rste Acade-
my to invite and urgs the coming IN
Of those who wish to educate tAeir
ichildren and enjoy sli the blessings
and pleasures of rural scenery. an m
ltslligent. moral and religious commu-
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