New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-15
SLAIERY IN KANSiS.
MEETING AT INDEPENDENCE. Mo
= l.nopdanee Of The Cinelnnati Ga1ette.

Correspondence Of The Cincinnati Gazette.
ST. LOUIS Wednesday July 5 1854.
Large handbls posted about the notified the peO-
pie n at Kansas meeting would be held a the Court
House in the afternoon of the day. From lis tone
cuded the gathering to be pro Slavery and
anxious to hear what could be said in favor
carving Slavery where il did exist determined to
attend. Whom arrived the courtroom filed though
hoi crowded and the meeting was organized series Of
pro.Savery resolves adopted Ht q meeting in Wesp0s.
the week previous read As that Convention had
appointed the Independence meeting, il proper that
the people should know what done that aston.
Tie meeting proposed 10 organize association
the purpose Of assisting in the Introduction of slaves
in.o Kansas. and for the purpose of diusng light the
advantages it offers Tor slave labor among the sayehold
cTs Of Kentucky, Tennessee, Nirg mia, &c. plan Of
operations by means Of an association agreed upon
ard resolution passed asking the people in all the
counties of Missouri to organize after similar
plan accomplish this end. OF cOuse there the
usual mixture of re-eating and bTayado. The Abo-
"tonists as they denoiainate every one who IS not
prOSayory Of their stripe denounced and the
vital importance 10 the interests OF Missouri of making
Kansas slave State, duly and strongly set forth
After these proceedings at Westport read Com
mtee wa. appointed TO report resolutions. When this
Committee retired, call was made upon several gentle
mcs TO address the meeting. After effort stout,
mdGle.aged substantial looking man, Col Hall, lawyer
Of Independence, was brough. TO his feet propose TO
give readers the substance Of bis remarks, and thai
OF tie other speakers who took active part in that pro-
Slavery County Convention. do 1t that the people OF
Clio NAV see aud undcIs and the state Of feeling
II appears 20 exist in Missouri and doubt not in the slave
STATES of the South without scarcely single exception
people Of Missouri in the question under consideration
but franknes and justice 10 himself compelled him to say
tai he could not sanction and ndorse the line OF PoAcy
arked cut by the Nestport meeting. He thought oil
tl loud talk and this passing of hre-eGng resolutions
no avail lie satisfied that Slavery could not be per-
maneny established in Kansas aud he would state the
reasons for this opinion He then produced copy Of the
Kansas and Nebraska bill aud read that portion Of It
which deprived Congress OF all supervision and control OF
the making power Of the territories the subject OF
Slavery He contended that by tsexpress the very
first legislature elected by the people could pass law
prohibiting the introduction of slaves into the territory,
and could also pass law declaring Slavery Illegal thus
giving the slaves already introduced their freedom.
The truth was, he said the South bad been gued and
cheated by cunning and shrewd Yankee of the North.
Ibey had been lead believe that the passage Of this
bi ould give them Slavery Kansas but such prOyis
ions had been Incorporated would entirely hwart any
attempt Congress longer held veto power over
the acts OF the Territorial Legislature, and the bill mas
passed in such shape that Foreigners can vote and have
Just much influence in settling this question a. the peo
PIE of Missouri. What were the facts and probabilities
Who would be the pioneers into the Territories IL
notorious that five grated from the free 20 one from
the Save States. The fore IN em grafton to the IerTIto
ries almost entirely from Germany and II was noeri-
ous that this population, almost without exception, wasop-
posed to Slavery. What could any sane man hope for
under such circumstances Would not the emigration
the States and from Europe vastly exceed any
thing that could be got in from the slave States !
From the nature Of the case slnvehoders moved slower
tban,th other class If the Vrgnian desired to enigrae
be would 20 Arkansas Texas, where there bet
ter field for slave labor and where there risk run
about losing his slaves. The prudent would syod
the danger Of losing their property BY declining 10 emi
crate 10 Kansas He esid these considerations
elusive TO his mind. If be thought any good would
Of it he would cheeully join in carrying oG the PROPOSE
ton of the WestpOrt meeting but be thought far gone
conclusion that tie North would prevail in the Territorial
Legislature and that Slavery would be prohibited. All
his talk about resistance and protecting our property
there sc. would amount 10 nothing IL might make
troable create hard feeling toward u.s. and seriously in
ur the business relations between the people Of the Ter
rtory and independence but he thought no good would
come Of it. He had thus stated his views anu ne
time wonld demonstrate that they correct. He
therefore opposed the proposed resolutions and orsanlza
ton and hoped others would do the same
evident during the delivery of this speech that
C Hall wa. mot uttering the sentiments Of the Conven'
top On inquiry found be was lawyer from PeInsyl-
vania. a Democrat, and decided Benton man HIS re-
s,ts nroduced considerable excitement and he was oc-
onaIIx n,errupted by questions &C. Several gentle
men followed some speaking Of the proposed measures
but the most OF them Po9neing upon Col HAL NJ.
,orr;e,r ,f simiar action L, Independence. Nr Reed
- ,ni;e frrinu. ara occasionay stepped berOnd the