The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-05-29
For the Advertiser.
Kansas Letter.

oSLNat IN. A-f 10y -
s s. DANIELS, ESQ: Dear Sir-After
our very mild winter, we had the promise
of very early spring, but for month
past the weather has been unfavorable-
cold and wet-and farmers are not as
forward with their work as they usually
are at this season of the year. Corn is
not generally planted.
The times are hard, stock is low, COM
pared with former prices. There is
good deal of emigration, but nothing
compared with last year. 1t is said but
few bring a CREST deal of money. Pota-
toes can hardly be sold. Corn is worth
from As to 30 cents per bushel Mules
have been high in consequence of the
numbers bought BY government. Horses
do no. sell readily for cash. 1t is said
government cannot obtain a supply OF
beef cattle Cheap working cattle have
sold readily for government trains.
The President has ordered the public
land sales to take place in July. 1t will
distress many poor men to pay for their
claims. The government officers say to
US that if we will vote for Lecomptcn
the land sales shall be postponed.
In order that you may know how this
offer of 5000, 900 acres of land will at
feet us, it is proper to observe that thu
body of the lands that arc advertised Il
be brought into market this summer, are
by far the most valuable lands in Kansas
and will readily sell for from from s. tt
| So per acre. This is the land that W
shall get if we accept Lecompton; but
we reject Lecompton, and wait until vi
have $4,000 inhabitants, we may proba
bly, have to accep. the poor thin lands il
the western part of Kansas. My opinion
j.. there would be from Eve to ten mill
ions of dollars difference in the lands vi
should get now, and then The PROPOSE
ton then comes to us-"All this viii
give the if thou wilt fall down aud wor
ship me-" VIII the people accept the
not brtbe, but otfer2 My opinion is, tn
president has brought his pigs to tn
wrong market. But we shall see wha
we shall see.
Robert s. Kelly, formerly one Of til
editors of the .Sqaa.ter Sovereign, an
the ring-leader in many acts OF violenc
and rufianism, has had his house burn
dowl at the town of Doniphan, and ha
been driven out Of the county. 1T
were disposed to desire revenge for wha
have suffered, ! have it in the fate tina
is coming on the men that mobbed me-
Atchison Co, which has been the mos
intensely pro-siavery of any Of the cour
ties in the territory, has gone Free STATE
by heavy majority.
The population Of this part of kans'
is rapidly changing, and predict that "
shall vet have here community TIL
would not dishonor any portion of tn
Union.
Persons wishing to invest in Kans;
lands, will find the present summer
most favorable time, provided the Pres
dent does not postpone the land sales.
Whether this offer of Congress was i
tended as bribe, or whether the wor
will SO regard it, certain it is the Peep
| of Kansas seem like to regard it as SO i
tended. And it produces the same effe
8 it would if some ne;ghbor had propos
that they should do some infamous q
. for money.
My opinion is that government v
exhaust its supply Of first rate lands
i the course Of five years, and that aft
wards it can only sell seeond-rate lane
Then a man who has good farm in II
I nois, Iowa, Missouri, or eastern Kansi
;. had better hold on to it,
n rejoice in all this, because il civ
d promise of very dense and wealthy pc
v ulation, which will be able to susts
Il schools, churches, and all good enterp
n ses in manner we have never yet be
d able to do.
Hoping the population of Cedar COT
rs ty will be as good and honorable as its .
y is rich and fertile, / remain,
p Very truly, your friend,
re PARDEE BUTLER.