The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-04-07
KANSAS EMIGRATION.

KANSAS EMIGRATION.
On Tuesday, April 10, there is to be a
meeting at Montpelier, Of people dc>irou>
oi cm; grating to Kansas. and Cor the purpose
O: forming company. provided a sufficient
rumLc: are disposed to go. AT recent meet
Ing III Waterbury, sixteen residents of that
town. put down their name to make up a
company.
y ar," n""!'cr Of people from all quarters
Of the fee States are on their way to Kansas,
and many moro are preparing to set ont Blu,
short lime since. company Of 1000, let
Pennsylvania for this new E!loral,.
1t is desirable that his rev territory should
b. :'f:ie'l Ivy men and women from the free
states. with opinions a':vcr<" to ;hc ''pccu!:ar
institution" tbs is ,ic Only hope for Kan
a.. IN 20 o'h'r way will freedom prevail.
there. The rost desperate cxprdientS are
rrs'l'r,i TO " he fr:cn'i. IF slavery. 10 plant
;:.c sys.c,n :'lrc, and We confess that the
prospect Of their drira.. is daily hccolmin.
more uncertain. The s!avchoi,!crs OF Mis-
soHri ,,ert i'll there in vast numbers, an,l<1nuf-
lild, that "a, Y mclt vote in tie choice Of
r."n.'crs OF Tie Legislature. on TIE 3oth Of
March. For some days before Tie exc, ::on,
they were a''',l:r" in temporary .c1,:S wi;hin
The n"ic!.bnrhooi Of every voting precinct,
an'! We sha,l he disappointed if we Go net
'i""r .; ;h"ic :,hiH.: possession oc the ballot:
ioxr>. aal Y brute force Eca'inc of al SIS
r"rtc's 81 .aN"ln- freedom. Ills kind OF
'-Gnattr: ,ovcrv; .nt." carried the ,l,.,r",'r
election. That an att.np. was made on Che
@o:ii to carry TIE Lc.i>ltnrc Tor slavery in
the same manner, We a. not doubt. Oar
hope is tbat. inrcwarnct.. The residents OF the
territory were found .orcarm"l Hu. PROV
bed hey were :J~rarnc,l we can readily see
that the contest could not 10 otherwise than
unequal The residents Of IL" territory mo
have zone there. from ,'c free Sta'c>, - be-
come ar.usl settlers. are no. ike The lu,,i,>
who are there for the OCCASION TO dot h' wo.k
o! III" Shareholders The citizens are peace
tai men, sober and unused to brolS. and rios
and doing business with bowie knives and re-.
v"lvrr>. These they viii find in the hands
" Che m"n sent II there TO oppose them ani
10 maze kinS..> 4 Save State.
l. vii! be only By treat sacrifices tia. nan
sa> can be sa'c,! at a.. 20 Freedom II can
lot bat &c a sacrifice, 70 90 there. even now
willie 50 many are rrcs>iu. IN The f, H.
IS ;or preparing lra!i'a,icns are a,o.c,hcr
ca,c ruatc 10 supply TIE demand The few
mills .hn: WI! te in operation tbs Sra>o..
cannot Ell, IT,: necessary amount of lumber
20 shelter TIE teas Of t!o">,,'.> who are cx
;,rciinr to winter there Food. too. mu>t be-
scarce and dear. Th,>c Who wintcrr,i there
The past winter, aliowi,... that their crop
proves :..r one. will hard, rai>.; suicrn;
io: ill The present residents 1t cy do.
;ncy viii 20 better than settlers of a ..w
'oun'ry are apt 10 do the first season. View
'hc prospect thcn in whatever liyht We
NAY. 'hc conclusion cannot hc resisted tim,
= 'n,:.< ran only be saved by sro,; >acri.i r>
by nuca yr.o,ai >u:I,.rrG and discomfort.
!'n' saved. we 'i.rvcn'iv hope she m.sr -,
J. $ TIE telegraph reports tie sue
Of 'hc Pro->'averv parry IN kan>a.. ThT
counties REPORTED. give la..,,c mniori:irs thar
WY larger t'an We expected with a.! ,acxi
frai,iu!rnt voting. a.