The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-06-27
Slave EmigratiOn.


There have. been meetings held at Indepen.
dence and Westport, Missouri, TO counteract
tie emigration from the free, States into the
new territories, by slave emigration. The st.
Louis Republican publishes the resOlutions.-
Those of the Westport meeting are eh> t"ll"w':
"Ilaving recently received intelligence Of
the passage of bill by Congress for the organ.
ization of the Territories OF Kansas and Ne
braska, repeating the Missouri restriction, and
opening said Territories for settlement equally
to all the people of the Union; and feeling
deep and lively interest, esl ecially in the spec.
dy occupation of our border Territory Of Kan.
sas, and the organization of a government in it,
and the passage Of laws which shall protect
emigrants from every portion Of the country in
the possession and enjoyment Of their proper
ty, Of whatever character; and having heard,
through the public papers, that organizations
are now on foot in some ofthe Northern Suites,
having for their object the colonization Of the
newlIerritories exclusively with eastern and
tforeign paupers, with view directly to exclude
and. deter from the said Territories emigration
from the Southern States, and more. particular.
ly slave emigration from Missouri and Arkan'
sas; and having also heard of recent attempt
of gang of Freesoiers. who he I'D meeting
within this Territory, and audaciously resolved
that no slsve property should be brought into
the same; and being ourselves many Of US, de-
termined to seek in Kansas our future homes,
and to carry with us our property of every de-
scription which we think proper; and being de-,
termined to hold and enjoy the same inspeace
or by force, we hereby organize ourselves into
a society OF Missourians, for mutual protection,
and
81. Resolved, That we invite all well dispos.
ed citizens, from wherever they may come, but
more especially our fellow citizens of the slave
holding States, to unite with US. *
81 Resolued, That we will afford to each
other mutual protection in claiming and hold
ing lands in Kansas Territory; that We will not
encroach upon the claims or rights CT each 9TH
er, nor will we allow any intruders to do the
same; that until the country is surveyed no
claim shall be made nearer to any other than
half mile, securing to each settler quarter
section of land, aud that We will protect and
defend the claim Of each and every individual
of this organization, which may be staked off
and designated by the claimant in good faith
and with view to actual settlement.
'3 Resolved, That we will carry with us in.
to the new Territory Of Kansas every species
OF property, including slaves, and that we will
hold and enjoy the same; that We will do so
peacefully, and deprecate any necessity for re.
sorting to violence in support Of our just and
lawful rights; yet in no spirit Of bravado and
with the strongest wish for peace) apprehen.
sive of interference with our private and do.
n,estic concerns by certain organized bands
who are to be precipitated upon US, we notify
all such that our purpose is firm, to enjoy all
our rights, and 10 meet with the last argument
all who shall in any way infringe upon them.
a. Resolved, That we recommend to our
fellow citizens Of Missouri and Arkansas, more
especially Of the border couuties, to organize
with these. ends in view; and to each and every
man who feels an interest in the destiny of the
future State of Kansas, to be on the alert that
we may avail ourselves of the great advantages
which the contguity of the new Territory at
once gives to us, and entities US, in moulding
the government and institutions of the future
State in accordance with those of our own, and
thus guaranty for the future good neighbor
and firm friend, united to US by the bond of
interest .,
rs. Resolued, That the thanks of this meet
ing are due. and are hereby most heartily ten.
dered to all those Senators and Representatives
in Congress, who, in the arduous struggle
which has so triumphantIy closed by the pas.
sage of the Kansas and Nebraska bill, so faith.
fully and gallantly adhered to The great princi-
pie Unpopular sovereignty in the Territories
and States, and who, BY their affirmative votes
upon the passage Of the bill, sustained the only
true constitutional doctrine, against the inter.
ference of Congress in moulding or altering the
institutions of States; and who, by their instrr.
mentality in this triumph of popular sovereign
ty, will forever endear them to the country, as
having removed the last pretext for abolition
agitation in Congress"