The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-12-13
sTRINGFELLow ON FORCING SLAVERY INTO
KANSAS
From the Montgomery (Ala) Advertiser.

From the Montgomery (Ala) Advertiser.
| We publish the following letter from General
| Stringfellow to gentleman of this State. 1t
gives an interesting, and, doubtless, correct
view of matters in Kansas:
WESTON, Oct 6, 1855.
| Ny DEAR SIR: was much gratifed by the
receipt of yours Of, and take pleasure in
replying to your inquiries. 1 have deferred
writing until l could give you the result 81 the
election of delegate to Congress, which wse held
on last Monday. / thought it barely pc ssible
that the result of that election might affect my
answer. From the threats of the Aboltionists
in the East, and the secret movements Of their
emissaries in Kansas it was impossible to
foresee what would occur at the election. 1t
seemed as if they desired conflict, and l re-
garded it as a mere possibility that at some
precincts they might bring it about. But am
glad to find that, as usual, they are mere boast
| ers, and very careful to keep out of the way
when true men are at hand. They did not at
tend the election; suffered it to 60 by default.
| The result is Whtfeld's reelection, though not
half the Pro-Slavery vote was given. There
being no contest the settlers, being busy gather
| ing their crops and preparing for winter, did
not turn out. The Abolitionists hare evidenNy
! abandoned the contest in Kansas, and determine
ed to transfer 1t to Congress. On next Tues
day they hold an election On their own respon-
sibilty; will elect Reeder by as many nominal
votes as they choose to certify, and will Aely on
the House, with its Abolition majority, ,'giving
him the seat. You may think / am .esting,
| as it is hard to realize such folly but I am IN
| earnest, and am satisfied they act under advice
and instructions from leading Aboitio,iists in
! and out of the House. / am prepared to see
any outrage perpetrated by them. Shoall the
House give Reeder this seat, and eject Whitfield,
what will Southern members do? l hope no
one of them will so far forget himself as to open
his lips In opposition to such movement. We
should throw the whole responsibility OH the
North; force them to the issue, and make shem
decide it.
Imay seem to be wandering from the matters
about which you desire information, bit am
not. If Reeder be admitted to a seat. Ar anv
other action be taken by Congress to deprive
the people of Kansas of their right to determine
their future condition, zoe shall need the men at
once. need hardly say to you that Abolition
cannot be forced upon Kansas, unless the South
prove traitors-and not Them ,cithout more and
better fighting men than can easily be found IN
all 4botitiondOm. The Pro-Slavery party have
been Indifferent to abuse-to the vilest ISLANDERS:
they have submitted to and availed themselves
OF Abolition law; have quietly, by voting, sue
ceeded in protecting themselves. If resort is
to be had to other means-to force-they will
be found equally ready, and, doubt net, equal
ly prepared.
would advise you to send those of littla means
in the spring. They can, by reaching Kansas
by the middle OF March, or even first { { April,
secure to themselves presumption by ,recting
cabin, and then find ample employ nent by
farmers at good wages during the sum DER and
fall. In this way, each can save enoue to paw
expenses during the winter, and have lat time
for fencing and improving his own cla.n.
There will be no election until next october.
Men who have means can come in The fall,
during the winter fence their land, so as to be
prepared for breaking their grounds early in
the Spring. Our crops are abundant, and pro-
visions will be very cheap this winter. The
land is being rapidly surveyed, and by spring
all north OF Kansas river, and good deal on
the south, will be surveyed, and no difficulty
will attend settlements. Every mechanic can
find more work at high wages than he can do.
1t Is thus that the Abolitionists get all their
strength-their mechanics alone can live in
Kansas and could Southern mechanics be
found, theirs could get no employment,
Any who may come, directed to Thomas
johnson, Shawnee Mission; any of vote friends
at Westport; myself at Weston P. 8. Abell
or my brother, DIR. John II. Strings low, at
Atchison, will at once receive every !ttenton
and be forwarded in their wishes No. healthy
industrious man will need any help to support
him after he reaches here. Twenty-Five dollars
would be more than enough to cover CT ntingent
expenses while making location.
will say, further, to any man who will come
and secure presumption, the money necessary
to enter 1t will be advanced on the security of
the claim. at reasonable interest. In 90 cases
IN 100, his claim will, when entered, bring
5000. Claims can now be had which will bring
on entry $40 per acre, with only a cabin.
But you should not confne yourselves to
sending poor men; of all sections of the Union,
Kansas is the most desirable to men az means,
especially to those aohO hare stdres. IL must be
one OF the healthest portions of our 6l.untry--
our negroes are as healthy as in Virginia
They hire for better prices than in s'ny other
State IN the Union This is conclu i've as to
the value of their labor. There is as little
danger of their escape, even less, 7 an from
any free State; they have no fac titles for
getting away, and our people are me e on the
alert than elsewhere.
They have now laws more efficient protect
slave property than any State in u Union.
These laws have just taken effect, .}nd have
already silenced Abolitionists for, /. spite of
their heretofore boasting, they know they will
be enforced to the very letter. and with the
utmost rigor. Not only is ii profitable for
shareholders to 90 to Kansas, but POI NtGGlly it
is dU-important
Every slave taken there will gain i've votes
from Anti Slavery men. Though in leling op-
posed to Slavery, those who have m ived-not
been sent-to Kansas, from the non ,lavehold-
ing States, soon become attached tcsSouthern
men, and are unwilling to drive the; away or
to strip them of their property, and us practi
cally become Pro-Slavery.
But, in addition, the necessity fol labor de-
mands that Slavery be brought herr else the
people may be driven to seek white labor, not
being able to get negroes, and from necessity
be forced to exclude negro Slavery, that white
slaves may be induced to come. II shis our
only real danger, where patriotism and profit
combine to call Southern men to coIae5 hope
they will respona-that they will not he Brighten
ed by the idle threats of Abolitionists in New
York or Boston.
They ought to know that all their cutlery is
in the hope that thus Southern menS on the
principle stupid one, by the way-~tfat "Sla-
very is timid, will, so long as there is seem
ing contest, be deferred from coming With their
slaves and that thus, after a time, they may
outnumber US. Our friends in KSn4as have
given evidence that should satisfy tAe most in
credulous. They have carried evety election
have enacted the most efficient laws are pre-
pared and determined to enforce them.
IcGre not holo this has been done-lif,as Aboli-
tionists say, MSsourians haze done 4, Missouri
ans can do 1t again! As you knob soe can, If
driUen to ii, from this county aLonS< send more
men TO Kansas than all Neto EngldSld has been
enabled to put there. If we are fooced in self
defence, we will show that we can 10 far more
tbop Graalav IN he ror;xo, H..