The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-05-21
For the Herald Of Freedom.
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~ For the Herald Of Freedom.
GROVE, K, 7. May 9th, 1859.
4 ED. HERALD OF FREEDoM-DEAR SIR
AS it has become very fashionable now
iadays, to scribble something for the pub
lic eye to scan, and as my pen has lain
idle so long, have concluded to resume
the old task and commence hostilities,
hit or miss.
This place, Council Grove) is, at pres
ent, alive with business of every descrip-
tion. The great emigration to the mod
ern "Ophir" pixies Peak, has increased
business here to an unparalleled extent
Our merchantsshere, are scarcely able to
procure means OF freighting goods here,
adequate to the demand. As this place
is well known to every one crossing the
Plains, great many persons do not COM
| Iplete their outfit for .he mines until they
Earrive here, in consequence of which bu-
Isiness is far better than any one dared to
anticipate.
At present, the Neosho Valley, as far up
and down as the eye can discern, is whiten-
ed with wagons and tents, and surrounded
by enterprising men from every direction,
of every age and size, bound for the
newly discovered fields of abounding
| wealth. And we sincerely hope that the
day of retribution for their undertaking
is not buried very deeply in the bosom of
1.-THE future. But from the last reliable
information gained upon the subject, we
Iare induced to believe that their compen-
sation will be commensurate to their toll
and privation.
Il Our town shows every sign of rapid
Improvement, and bids fair, ere long, to
become one of the great fourishiDg cities
lof the "Far West" The enterprising
spirit Of its citizens and those of the sur.
bounding county, which seems to pas;
/. irom one to another like an electric
spark, cannot be mistaken for idle fan
lies. But in after years, when their no
!. bic hearts have ceased to beat, and thei
spirits have "winged away" the move
ments of industry will stand firm annie
THE wasting scenes Of time. Two shor
, Lyears ago, these fower-decked valley
} swere, in measure, unmarried by the hant
of civilization. The savage and tn
, Iwolf alike, roamed at large. But sine
then, the scene has changed. On ever,
IIquarter section Of land the "hum Of bus,
life is heard" The "wigwams" ar
/ falling and well constructed cottage:
+ with their thousand comforts and pleas
Q ures, usurp their places.
When we pause, amid the stir, we ar
o led to mediate upon the onward spiri
e Of this Western World. The enterpris
4 that is lavished upon this Territory wi
9 never stoop to know the word, fail; bu
Q its wings will be plumed for higher an
nObler fight. Though the past histor
s Of Kansas has been darkened with wrong
and outrages, yet there is brighter de
: tiny in store for her. And when b.
1 name is enrolled upon the Banner
Ie the Free" and her star is gleamir
Il brightly above the horizon, her siste
, that have stood so long, with wide e,
p tended arms. to take her in their embrac
le viii grow dim beneath her splendor.
a. Freedom viii yet boast of her
" . staunch spoke in her chariot wheel
be The great cause. Of "human rights W
proclaim her name from her rocky elf
and pause to drink the music of yoit
from afar--peace to her name forev
Respectfully yours, A.R.J.