New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11
FROM NORTHERN KANSAS.

cOneuosdenee Of The N. Y. Tribune
EIwooD, Kansss, Dec. 9, 1858.
Tlis Kansas is getting to be so well known that
strars hardly has the TO express his surprise
at the fst sight Of it. We al believe in K,nsas, have
voted for it, read all the documents relating to it, mafe
speeches for it, perLapswe come and see it add its
growth and busr ess importance astonish us. We are
silent because ashamed 70 confess how ignorant We
were. Augustus found Rome brick and lef, il marble;
where these freemen on tie American border, ie Y
years a. o. & uni the buffalo ard red man they have
already placed Free Schools ana Churches. When we
these things want 10 thank Pierce, Buchanan,
Douglas and all the Evil Powers for the benefit they
have corlerr.d on civilization. Ore has only to 90 TO
Alabama or Southern Missouri 10 see what poor
affair Slive Kansas woud have beento realize what
an achievement Free Kansas is
"DOFn Esst' in our conversation here s usually
coupled with a smile, but " Down East in our ins'i-
tutons believe il pretty generslly iooked upon as
good thing. There is smack of " Down East abol 1t
this the principal town in Northern s. shown 10
lie enterprise, is independence, its prosperity, vey
pleasant 70 see. For example, The powers that be
didn fit TO set apart Thanksgiving Day for this
poor Territory; whsrsupon the citizens Of III wood,
like true soveregns Issued Proclamation of their
own, and had their regular Thanksgiving. When
the future historian looks over the files OF TIE
TRIBUNE to find the material for his work he will be
GLAD to see end copy toast read on that occasion.
Here it is:
Handspring D1y-An instit tion OF the people, Of
tng elected by Federal stepatner exercise cur
sovereign privilege and revive BY oar voice thi. no
fes being OF god cheer, ana believing tai. day
sh such candle BY Gods grace shall be put out oy
Executive csreessness ne sleet."
"A towp," says the historian, " of which much may
be hoped"
Those Of US who have never seen towns made, and
have rarely seen them grow, Ne amazed when We see
the prominence already reached by come hafiozen
towns in Kansas, With freedom, or even with the
hope Of having it, al labor il easy, and cities are
founded in few year.. The rapid growth of Elvood
is due to its position the Missouri River, directly
opposite ST. Joseph the second city in Missouri
begen this point has been an important one. The
largest Overland in migration 10 Kansas has been aud
continues to be through St. Joseph and Ewood. Tie
Government trains and the Salt Lake mail have made
tie roads good from here the country and
eral companies of Pixies Peak gold hunters have a.
ready ouited here for the land Of promise. There is
10 longer any doubt about the existence Of gold that
locality ana thousands Of people vii rasn in here for
Cherry Creek ard the South Platte as sson as Spring
opens. Tie Hannibal and S'. Joseph R.ilroa1, al
ready nearly completed, places us within 81 hours Of
ST. Louis and Quincy III.
IL has pleased liz to hesr once more through the
columns o: your sagaciou and iar-sghtel cotempora
~, The ~ Y. Tines, that the Free State party has
suddenly disappeared. This is the second time that
that astute sheet has, with easy dash Of the Pea
killed oil that highly "a ulchral body OF voters. In
Juae, 1884, when Tie I.mes was " ruaning for Gov
Walker and the Hon. l.. O. Perrinc IA man who hives
wherever Offices bestowed on tha' style OF men, il
pronouLced Funeral Grafton No. on the Free-Ssate
party only called il dead, but added the Insult Of
" az GTticElo rg0rtgs from de ad language. The last
kalsas election took p.ee ia October II resulted
as everybody bat TIE Times knows, in the perfect
rout Oi The Slavery EXtentiOnists