The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-02-17
Mansas and Minnesota.

Our Territory, Ill the coming Spring emigration has
but cne rval-Kansas. Nebraska is out Of the q,les.
ton the Of Dakota is more desolae with great
wateress treeless praries than was Illinois with
her fertility, and Wisconsin and Iowa have assumed the
position of old settled States. The emigrant will hesi
tate between Minnesota and Kansas The choice should
not long be matter Of doubt Political and section.
al feelings have given Kansas Importance and sdc
that do not naturally belong to her. The battle
field between the hosts of freedom and slavery the noise
of the has attracted crowds settle her borders
and take part in the contest Leaving this accident
al advantage she the land natural for settlement
by Northern emigrants. She is below that great line
south of which enterprise and great mental activity do
not 60 She is back Of Missouri and Arkansas and is
subject to those climate influences which depete men
aud nations She on the border Of the great
Pains-she is part of the great Plainsthose wastes
Of untiGbered, unwatered land whose future is yetos
problem, and whose surface, however much they may
be adapted for pastoral population, utterly unified
to enter into competition with great agricultural %
munities. i a a, t- - s,e4 -s.s lg.rrarrf i9ys
She moreover greatly cursed in the worst Of all n
s. We have lately seen private letter from Topeka
say ing empbatically that nearly al Lecompton, Law.
renee Topeka and Kansaa down with bilious
and intermittent fevers have also priyatee
ters from Ohio, stating that large emigration from that
were preparing to start for Minnesota with the opening
The AmsnSsl people may besearred away by excite
ment for atime, but they cannot be permanently blind
ed own interests. Kansas will, undoubtedlys
asi9e from all political influences increase in population
az Importance in common with the whole great West
Whout the emigrant aid societies, and the political in
terest which sent Northern people there it. would pro-
badly have been peoped BY class similar to the occu
pants Of lower Missouri and Arkansas, men who don't
recognize fever and ague - disease but take their
shake as regularly they take their brandy and water
men who regard the bowieknife and revolver more
sential Ingredients in American institutions than the
school house and church Governor Walker just before
leaving Kansas denounced the Southern wing Of the
Democracy, represented IN that Territory such people
as sots rufians and assassns The terms are rather
atrong but we doubt e4uatly descriptive. .1.'7"
A'fhe better class of emigrants Of intelligence
and information, when free from excitement, and view
ing things calmly, will seek more northern latitude,
and iu Minnesota they will find rich SOIL health Civ
ing climate and at least eight millions Of acres Of
pre.empted land lying ready for them. Our pure air
is tonic to mint and boiy and instead Of sinking
debilitacd under the fell Influences Of bios disorders
citizens all go forth to their daily tasks with vigor
and clesness Of mind that cannot but insure our sue
| sess a people and cosnuunity -@'-~-& - ~@.