Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-05-17
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! FRIEND ToM:--l promised you and your
readers, that would, if you deemed my let
ters worth publishing. TO continue the CORES
ronlcncc, and should have done SO long ago
but have been sick and will now try TO write
You something that may be Of service 10 tlos c
"ho may be DESTROYS Of removing TO this
state.
fmy memory serves me correctly, Iprom-
ised to give you short history OF this state
, and country, and to begin will pass over the
time when Missouri was first settled, and
passed through various national hands and
commence with the year A. d. 1897, when in
! that year she became the 9th State OF the
Union, and the discussion gro wing ont Of the
famous and historical Missouri Compromise
between the North and South as to the extern
sion Of slavery, resulted in yielding this new
found and prosperous state TO tn. degrading
enervating influence Of slavery, ana for the
sake o: avoidng and passing over to the next
generation task that they. the wise sagcs
and statesmen of that period certainly fore
saw and giving to US all the dire Influences
ofslavery AMI its concom;tant evils for forty
years. and for the period of forty years this
power held full and free scope to do its best
, and prove its right 10 contr | the lcstinles Of
, Missouri Nor was there faircr prospect or
better opportunity to tcsttl temper and quail
! iiy Of southern civilization against northern
| thrift and enterprise than Missouri presented,
I ~,
Geographical position, climate, Soil, prcduc-
tons and morals in her favor how little was
accomplished in Missouri when compared to
illinois. In 1920 Missouri had ten thousand
! more inhabitants than Illinois. In 1850.
Illinois had fifteen thousand more than Mis-
souri,, and from 1850 to 1860 Missouri in.
creased 265 per cent in real valuation and
Illinois i65 per cent, and Illinois has to lay
100000 inhabitants, while We have
perhaps one half that number. These
unwelcome facts of the census disclose what
we have accomplished by slavery and what
Illinois has done with the influence CT free
dom In 1860 Missouri had but one railroad
complete, the Hannibal & st. Jo and but two
others under contract. Illinois was ut that
time perfect net work Of railroads. Mis-
souri, in 1860 had but few schools ana col
!cgcs while lllnoi. hal her free schaol sys.
tenn and her many thousand school houses
and colleges. During al! this period Illinois
had no natural advantage bur what Missouri
had one as great. and many that Illinois did
no: possess How then in these few lines is
= Tie history Of Missouri for forty years.
froa 1870 to lsSe. The slave power cnerya-
ted and denoializel our people, while j,
repulsed thrift AMI enterprise and laugh,
emigration 10 avoid Missouri for industry
WAS without homer and enterprise was secuted
rs ianasieism. In the year A. d. 1887 the
county Of Livingston Nas organized and the
county seat was located in a little log cabin
where the city Of Chillicothc now stands. The
county had been settled some years before
and considerable Of the best portion Of the
farming lands taken up ~ slave owners
from Virginia, Kentucky, aud other slave
states in large tracts varying from 800 TO
10000 acres, owing to the wealth Of the set
e'S'1 Nua 1soHt iAlut tlulc W UDOUJ 1000 The
county did not increase in wealth or popula
ton TO any extent, but about that time new
corners from the northern states attracted by
the fertility Of the soil, abnndanc Of timber
coal, stone, an other minerals, began to set
tic here, and from that time to 1864 tile break
ing out Of the rebellion, they gradually
increased in number and wealth, although
there was continual turmoil and strife
between them and tho old slave power. and
many time wien was boy have | seen
the new conner from the north notified to leave
the place and il they refused to do SO they
were threatened with tar and feathers. and in
the village methodist minister was ridden
on a rail because lie did not belong to the sla ye
Aristocracy, but that day is now gone forever,
men are safe to say and do what they please
here If they violate no law and don't talk
treason. l have now skc:cl,ed the main fca-
lures Of this state and country down to the
year A. D. 1860, and in my next will try to
carry it down to the present time.
Yours, with respect,
JAMES NJ. DAVIS.
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