The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-04-24
" Congress has resolved to adjourn
on the LIST Monday of June.
A Suggestion

The Tecumseh Settler has some sug-
gestions in regard to the coming land sale
which probably can be turned to practical
account without much difficulty. We
extract
We are aware that large proportion
Of the settlers of Kansas are unprepared,
at present, to pay for their lands. They
have been compelled to submit to SO
many troubles, plunderiEgs and outrages,
that they are mostly reduced to compare.
tive poverty, and yet their industry, en-
terprise and obstinacy do not desert them.
The lands advertised for sale in July are
very valuable and mostly occupied by pre-
emptors or surrounded by improved claims.
Eastern capitalists can now make safe and
profitable investments, by loaning to set
tiers at comparatively moderate rates. A
few hundred thousand dollars would be
a great help to our people at present, if
loaned at Is to 20 per cent. per annum.
This our people can afford to pay and will
pay willingly. If those who were so
anxious to assist bleeding Kansas" a
year or two ago, will now loan their funds
to the settlers, they can do more good
than was ever effected by "Sharp's rifles"
The ruling rates now are 4 and per cent.
month. We have no expectation that
the sales will be postponed. The whole
matter was considered fully in the Cabi-
net and the policy will be carried out
The right course for the people of Kansas
to pursue Is to secure as much COMPETE
ton as possible, by urging their friends
and Eastern capitalists to send hither as
much money or as many Land Warrants
as possible for investment and location
Fear not-the darkest hour is just before
day!
1.-THE question naturally arises, what
Is to be done by those who can get neither
money or land warrants, wherewith to
pre-empt? OF course there are thousands
OF vacant quarter sections which can and
will be sold to the highest bidder, with.
out any opposition or objection on the par.
of the settlers. These will afford to CAPT
talists all the opportunity they can desire
for Investment and speculation. But il
will be necessary for the settlers to unite
for their own protection and form organi-
cations in the several Townships, either
municipal or surveyed, to secure theil
lands.
As will be seen by the above notice
all re-emptors must pay up before the
day of sale or they forfeit their right
The land will then be put up at auction
Ii bid in By the General Government
(no speculator or outsider bidding or be
ing permitted to bid on such land) TIL
occupant can Immediately file notice of hi
presumption anel0, build neU shaRty ant
date lss presumption from the time of sneJ
ming. He WILL THEN BE ENTITLED tt
TWELVE MONTHS WITHIN WHICH TO PAY
FOR HIS LAND,-such being the law il
relation to prescriptions upon lands sub
Jet to private entry. In order to provid,
Tor this contingency, we suppose, the pro
ciamation Of the President prohibits any
private entries of lands offered at the frs
sale. between July 9TH and 18th, and o
lands offered at the second sale between
July 18th and August I'd. But this vii
not preclude actual settlers and resident,
trom filing their notices anew and claim
Ing their presumption rights. No NAL
must be permitted to lose his claim 70
want OF means to pay for it Immediately
we are requested to give notice that
pubic meeting of the settlers of Shaw
nee county, viii be held at the Cour
house in Tecumseh, on Saturday, Apr
zsth, at II O'Clock noon, to effect count,
organization for the protection of pre-
emptors, and transact such other bushes
as may be necessary. Let there be ful
attendance from all parts of the country.