White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-02-04

a writer in the Nebraska City News,
advocates the annexation Of that portion
Of Nebraska lying south Of the Plsee
river, to Kansas. He says:
tx ansas is about to be admitted into
the United States, and were we attached
to that Territory. would diately be
under q State Government. While we
remain as we an. part Of Nebraska. we
will in all possibility lbe = ebraskA e Ter
ritory" for be uezt ten yeArs. Then If
there is any advantage in being under a
State goversmenf let ns By sll means be
made a part and pared of Is ansas.
by being received into the Stats Of
Kansas, we not only get into q State
sooner, but into State which will ere
loa<-bs-eae-ef -lhegaestsst- Statss-ia the
Union; and am sure that every sensible
man in south Nebraska would rather live
in q large and Hourishing State. and have
hand in the selection. Of our rulers, than
to- i've "a d one horse Territory and have
such miserable appointed rulers as this
Territory has ever been blessed with.
.rIhe Platte river forms a natural
boundry for State-and should be the
northern boundary Of Kansas-from the
fac. that at different seasons Of the year
&c Is impossible to cross il. and at great
Zeal Of trodble do we cross It at all; thus
rendering it almost impossible to reach
our present territorial Capital; and
should we ever be made State. the same
will he the case. 's'al.s Bio .-eeoii
The mouth of the Platte is in latitude
Al degrees. one degree farther north than
tho present boundary Of Kansas. The
addition ofthis Territory to Kansas would
make our future State aboat 275 miles
wide, and Kansas river the almost exact
centre between its northern and southern
boundary. By cutting OF the eastern
portion ofit-Ssy 200 miles-would give
Us IN area Of So. 900 square miles, 8 triAe
less than that embraced in the State Of
Illinois, and little larger than New
York. Manhattan would become tho
almost exact centre Of the Territory. and
wonld be the point which nature would
indicate a. suitable for It's capitol.
We are not sure but an energetic move
ment, in the right direction, might be
made which would bring about such an
annexation as that suggested. 1t was the
policy of those concerned in carving out
the Territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
to hide the former behind Missouri, max
ing it sort of appendage to that State,
and shutting it out from all connection
with the Free States. The times have
changed, and now it is not improbable
that Justice could be done to us. We
should have no objections to the proposed
annexation; on the contrary. think it
possible it might be made advantageous
to all concerned. -..- ..... .-.-- Ts...
With this addition. half Of the eastern
boundary Of Kansas would be swept by
the Missouri, while its whole northern
boundary would be watered by the Platte.
Through its centre TO the east would flow
the Kansas to swell the Missouri; while
the DK Blue, coming down from the
north, would cut the northern half into
two equal parts. The southern portion,
watered by the Usage, Neosho. Verdigris,
and the Arkansas, would make it the
best watered State in the Union, after
leaving the seaboard.
Who will move in this matter Of max
ing Kansas all she should be in geograph-
ical position, as she is in climate and
fertility? We are. ready to lend our
hand. as far as we have the ability
Herald of Freedom.