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The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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Rapid settlement of Missouri by mountaineers after Osage treaty was disrupted by Civil War over slavery; many migrated westward, while stayers endured war's costs, shaping resilient character. (From Ainslee's Magazine.)
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There are many ways of settling a
state, according to Ainslee's Magazine.
Here's the story of Missouri:
"The
mountaineers took ad-
vantage of the more level lands of Mis-
souri in all that state in an incredibly
short space of time after the treaty
with the Osages, and in the state's rich
and abundant soil and water they
might have made one of the largest
and greatest of the American common-
wealths had not the vicinity been so
tempting to the Confederacy and so
important to the north. In the terrific
contest that waged over the freeing of
the slaves the young men and the ad-
venturous of the community found it
easier to migrate than to remain at
home, scarce or even at the cost of facing
the unexplored regions of Kansas, New
Mexico and Arizona. The enduring
ones tarried, suffered the emotions of
war, paid the sacrifice of $40,000,000
to be free from serfdom and stamped up-
on Missouri the characteristics of com-
bative endurance."
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After The Treaty With The Osages, During The Contest Over The Freeing Of The Slaves
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Mountaineers settled Missouri's level lands quickly after the Osage treaty, potentially making it a great state, but its strategic position in the Civil War over slavery led young men to migrate to Kansas, New Mexico, and Arizona rather than stay; the enduring paid $40,000,000 sacrifice for freedom from serfdom, stamping combative endurance on Missourians.