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there is scarcely the sign of a well cultivated farm you will think this very strange that people should pass such fine land so near a market, and go and locate in such out of the way places, as Kansas and Nebraska, but the reason is simple it is becausb it is a slave stat. If northern man cannot go there and take a farm because they are averse to holding slaves and if he works his farm himself he is looked upon with scorn by his neighbor who works his farm by slaves he is constantly taunted with being from white trash and it annoys him so that he leaves in disgust and moves to some country where honest labor is not looked upon as a disgrace by the nabobs of the South. This is the only reason why this beautiful and fertile state is only settled along the river shores slavery is not a paying institution there consequently there is no danger of its spreading north as many of our northern people are afraid of, nature has erected barriers against slavery more potent than any that could be enacted by Congress, as soon as slavery is abolished in Missouri then will she take her stand along with her sister states the richest and proudest of all. One days ride on the railroad brought us clear across the state of Missouri into the city of St Joe the furthest northwestern city of the United States, it is situated on the banks of the river partly on the bottoms and partly on the bluffs. One would be surprised at finding such a large fine looking city away so far from civilization it has a compact well built and substantial appearence many of its buildings would compare favorably with the finest of our own great city, the Paytee House is as large at the Fremont House it is situated on the outskirts of the city on slightly elevated ground commanding a beautiful view of the Missouri river, from this house the Pony Express starts for California. I saw the arrival and departure of the first express that ever passed between St Joseph and St Francisco they made a great display on starting the express first the dispatches all made up and laid on the counter then the horse is brough