The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-06-18
Greeley,s Letter.

Greeley's Letter.
Horace Greeley wrote letter from
Leavenworth to the Tribune, on the a9th
Of May-after he returned from 0sawato-
ME. We give two extracts-the frst
about politicians and spectators. de
says:
"The twin curses of Kansas, now that
the Border Ruffians have stopped ravaging
her, are Land Spectators whereof the
manufacture of paper cities and bogus
corner-lots, though more amusingly Alb
surd, is not half so mischievous as the
srasping Of whole townships by means OF
fraudulent prescriptions and other devil
ces familiar to the craft,) and One Horse
Politicians. Many Of these latter were
driven into the Free State movement by
the enormity of the Border Ruffian out
RACES, by their own terror of indignation,
and by the overwhelming fierce Of public
sentiment; but, being essentially dema-
gogues, they gravitate irresistibIy toward
tho Sham Democracy, in whose embrace
the whole tribe will bring up sooner or
later"
The second embraces all he says about
that city:
"Leayenworth is, of course, much the
largest place in Kansas, containing Il
iudee) 1000 houses and 10000 inhabit-
ants. The Fort, three miles up the Mis-
souri,. ia not included in this estimate;
though that is city ITSELF with extensive
barracks, capacious store-houses, several
companies Of soldiers, many fine houses
for officers, suffers, &c., and farm OF
| 1000 acres, which Uncle Sam cultlvates'
| | presume, to much the same pront with
other gentlemen who have fancy farms
and do not oversee them very closely
II is a nice place, that Fort, with many
excellent people about it; but l can't help
asking what it costs, and who pays, and
whether that little bill might not be some
what docked without prejudice to the
public interest. believe it could
Whenever our people shall have grown
wise enough to maintain no = stand
ing army whatever but the barest sKeie-
ton of one, to be clothed with flesh when
ever needed by calling out volunteers, the
Annual Expenditures may be reduced at
least one fourth, and we may build
Railroad to the Pacific with the savings OF
three or four years.
But Russell & Waddel's Transports
ton establishment, between the Fort and
the city, is the great feature OF Leaven-
worth. Such acres of wagons! such pyra-
mids of extra axletrees! such herds OF
oxen! such regiments of drivers and other
EMPLOYEES. No one who does not see,
can realize how vast business this is,
nor how immense are its OUTLAWS as well
as its income. | presume this great nrm
has at this hour Two Millions Of Dollars
invested in stock, mainly oxen, mules
and wagons. (They last year employed
900 teamsters, and worked 4b, OOo oxen.)
OF course they are capital fellows--so
are those at the Fort-but protest against
the doctrine that either Army OH
GERS or Army Contractors, or both togeth-
err. NAV have power to fasten slavery on
newly. organized Territory Gas has just
been done in New Mexico) under the
guise of letting the people Of such Terrific
ries govern themselves. Yet this is just
, what "Sauatter Sovereignty" unmodified
by fiery Anti Slavery agitation IN the
Free. States, will in practice amount 70.
Whether the three great cities OF Amer,
: lea are to be New York, st. Louis and
:, Leavenworth, as one set of friends seem
I to think, or New York, St. Louis and
Atchison, as another set assured me, DC
I not pretend to decide. If Atchison had
: the start that Leavenworth now has,
d think she would probably keep it. But
Z not having it, you see, alters the case ma
: terially. The Fort is here as liked fact
the United States goods are landed at IN:
o Fort; so the trains are made up there; anc
so Leavenworth is Lesvenworth, anc
}, Atchison (for the presently only Atchi
y son.
n saw q great mule train started IRON
y the Fort to. day. and another will start soon
K filled with 100 soldiers wives and babies
. on their way to Join their husbands II
J, Utah. from whom they have been sepa
:, rated nearly two years. / argue IRON
% this fact that Uncle Sam expects TO hav
= use for his army in Utah for some tim
. yet.
II the sun is bright and hot; the prairie win
d from the west is a gale; the streams ar
'e down-ail but "Big Muddy" which doe
> not give an inch, but rushes by Leaven
D, worth almost cank- full and turbid as eve
The roads which SO lately were mud, az
s. now blowing dust in clouds; aud there
= fair prospect Of settled summer weasne
IS, l turn my face westward tomorrow