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Glasgow Weekly Times
Glasgow, Howard County, Missouri
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A letter from a former Ohio resident in Leavenworth, Kansas, dated May 27, laments the imposition of slavery in the territory after the Missouri Compromise repeal, details the slave trade's operations, urges Congress against statehood with a slave clause, and critiques the land's poor quality due to scarce timber and water.
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A letter written in Leavenworth city in Kansas of date May 27, by a former resident of Ohio, and one who—as is vouched for by the Columbus Journal—is a "man of character," and whose "statement" of facts may be implicitly relied upon as true says:
"Kansas is doomed to Slavery. They are bought and sold. They run away and are apprehended and brought back. If they resist they are shot down. This ungodly traffic flourishes the same as in a Slave State. Who has done this? Who brought this unholy thing among us? Those who repealed the Missouri Compromise. Can anything be done by Congress in this matter? I do hope they never will admit Kansas into the Union as a State, with a slave clause in her Constitution,
The country that I have seen is far from being first rate. No portion of this Territory that I have seen or heard of, is anything like as good as Franklin or Licking. The soil is good, but timber and water are scarce. What I have seen is quite a rough country—as much so as any portion of Licking.
But then, the highest hills are covered with prairie grass, and the soil is equal to the best of the Scotia bottoms. But what of all this, when there is no timber or water."
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Leavenworth City In Kansas
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May 27
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A credible former Ohio resident writes from Kansas decrying slavery's flourishing there like in a slave state, blaming the Missouri Compromise repeal, hoping Congress blocks statehood with a slave constitution, and noting the territory's soil is good but timber and water scarce, making it inferior to Ohio lands.