White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-12-16
Annexation Of "sOuth Platte !" =.
braska, to Kansas "e

0AooAos W KANSAS.
For two years Past-in fact nearlv.
since the organization of Nebra,L, ssst ,
Kansas, there has beea considerable sui
in Congress and out of it as to the n.. a
Iical operations and beneficial result, ma'.
likely to arise by annsxing South PI,s,s o y
Nsbraska. TO Kansas. Aa a ioprn.s.
and private citizen. together with. We ~
satisfied. q great msjority Of III. eit;,.S
of Nebraska. residing South of the PI.sA
river. we have opposed such propo,;,;"s
for the single reason that we wOnla ,I'
become mixed up in the kansas jifSr"I
ties" These difficulties being now :.
moved. OF settled. we are forced to .sns
that there are many and weighty r.ason.
in favor Of the movement. We N
hastily give few arguments that ure,.~,
themselves to our mind.
In the first place, the Platte Rive, :.
natural boundary line; has been :.
and always will Be. an almost insena,,u'
barrier, dividing the two sections Of N.
brasks. known as North Platte" ,0a
"South Platte" Full one-half the se,,o a
It is utterly impossible. 1t capno, /,
bridged except at enormous expense. al
should this be done, owing to III. tre,cS
erous embankments and bed of the rive
nine chances to one, tho FIRST freshet ah.'
its completion, would sweep it aWay
Again. there has grown up a btu,
sectional or local feeling between tbO..
two portions Of the country, entering into
almost every question that may be SO;,,.
tel which always has, and alwsy, I'M
prevent harmonious effort, ard retarI n.
progress and development Of the T.rr;o.
ry. In short, there are no Interests !,
common at stake.
And, still again, while we remain =,
we are, we cannot reasonably expect 10
be admitted into the great sisterbooJ A.
States short OF ten years TO come. Va
have not the population to gain sImi,.
lance. We have not the financial abili,v
to sustain ourselves as an inlepep.l.n,
State Government.
In the second place, the line as il pow
exists between Kansas and Nebraska !.
really only imaginary-on papsr-in pss.
sing from one to the other it cannot b.
found. Not even q stone or stake denotes
the separating line. except, perhaps, some
private mark of the surveyor known only
to himself. The natural interests Of the
two sections spoken Of are ons and the
same /; nature has SO arranged, anil item
not be otherwise.
BY annexation. we assist to swell
population sufficiently large to gain i'm.
mediate admission into the Union, anil
thus take our place in the rank as a SOW.
ereign State. with voice, votes, and in
huence in our National Council. We
become identified with portion Of the
country possessing a worlI. wide notorie.
ty. And however much we may deploro
the manner Of obtaining. and the cost Of
that notoriety. yet we must admit KanIH
has an advertisement unprecedented; at.
tention has been drawn to her from, We
might say, almost every portion Of the
known world. We become attached to,
and gain population and wealth sec
tion of country susceptible of agrieultu-
raj advancement and internal improve.
ments, proportionats with our own. We
become joint participants in the extensive
land donations which usually follow the
admission Of new States. and will there
by be enabled to adopt an, carry out
system Of internal Improvements. and
consequent development. which will ina
surprisingly short time. make State Of
unsurpassing wealth. prosperity and great
ness. We become possessed OF the power
to regulate and govern our own affairs;
we pass from minority into majority, BE-
come men Of full stature breathe free,
act free, feel free. and ars free.
We have briefly given few Of our in
dividual ideas in relation to this matter.
in this iskue Of our paper. We shall re-
fer to it again perhaps frequently; and
in the meantime would be pleased to hear
from others who may feel disposed to
present their ideas through the columns Of
the Advertiser, either for or against.
We have conversed with number Of
prominent citizens Of Nemaha, johnson.
and Clay Counties within few days past.
anil find very general opinion in favor
Of annexation. We trust. however. that
no action will be asked OF. OF taken BY
Congress. until an expression by petition
or otherwise, of the citizens inierested,
can be had.-BroacRrll 4AdrrtiSer.