The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-01-23
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sIayerySiiisIkansas

The letter issn answer to one addressed
him by Messrs. Brooks anGe Once sS06e
]. Carolina, r.. l. 7 CIingman of y Nortlf earolmas
4 and William Smith-ot Virginia. srneiilbsfs
of Congress, who lave favored stlieif coastiti:s
ents with the publication the same be-
letter will be read with interest ]: 81 s;S
GENTLEMEN .ItSgivcs me pleasure 70 COM
ply with your request, and. State in writing itesa
| information | have beer, enabled to give :yoI;z
touching the settlement of Kalsas gIerritoTySssS
and its adaptedness to slave fab0r;Sa TO- Presss
sent the considerations whichjidnce tofsayfg
without hesitation, itwill ftbe a. slayellotd
State. I do this with lnore4pl becausess
find gross errors commonly pre- gailins in reSSss
latlon to the Territory, circulated, too usome9;
instances Q would hope, through Smisconee
ton) by Southern men, who ought; to be-, bet.S
ter informed. s: = : -
I am eratified to learn. from you, that thereisss
so general desire among the peoples OF thss.sS
South to know the truth, ,andI shai Ebe SmovN
than repaid, if can be a means of enlghten
inc them. For the sake Of convenience, e,I willis
reply to inquiries separately. 49, ,ss IS
l: Viii Kansas be a SlaUetoLding Stqtcs
answer without hesitation it vii Though 81
citizen of Missouri, yetresidins on the bofs;ssj s
der of Kansas, Ihave necessarilyfelta deep lrss;s
terest in the decision of this question, and haFe
watched anxious!y the progressof thesstrugg giesSs
which has been going on in that Ferritorysss IS
residence of nearly seventeen years in MissoIs S.
ri had, believed, enabled me to; forms a relta.ss
BILE opinion as to the class Of population which,
would naturally and permanently occupy \ on. g
sas. admit however, was somewhat So
alarmed, when ] saw our Southern friends
seemingly ready to surrender it, gdeterred, Sbys
the declaration Of those onswhom they were g
accustomed to, rely, that it was not adapted q
to slave labor" while,at theSsame time Abols
tionists were organizing their companies, WITH
millions of capital, to colonize that Territory.
Yet never despared i Iistill declared thatsss i
though sent out, they could not remains; they 81
could not live in. the prairies!5 | scanSnoW ress'
fer you to the result of the late election for 4
delegate, as evidence conclusive of the asorsS''
rectness Of my opinions :E asS;sss s. s.
The question of slavery was not properly E'
| involved in this election, and, Genc Whitfield
accordingly, in announcing himself as.candis B
date. presented as the issue thes principles
the Douglas BILL But the real issue was sn0ts
left to him; the friends of his opponents bes
fore he was fairly announced, made the issue:
distinctly and directly on the question Of slasss
very-induced to do so. without doubt, nndeEssl
the false impression that a large number 9fs2s
those sent out by the abolition societies .Weress
still in the territory. That issue was AT once
accepted by the friends of Whitfield, ,and {.
the action of the abolitionstS, became the oniysS1
issue in the contest it absorbed lIothers and.l
on it the election turned. =
| Whitfield received the pro-savery vote The 3
anti-slavery was divided betweea.sE Elenneken.
and Wakefield The former wasS favored zbysss
the Governor, and, as contra.dstinguished fronss
the abolitionist, was called by the softer terms
freesoier Hereceived the vote of those whtsS7
denied that they were abolitionists, but claimed
only to be opposed to slavery, withsucirsof
the abolitonsts as could be influenced byslthess;
Governor. Wakefield was the propera abolitions
candidate, and received, with fewexceptions;
the votes of those sent out by the. SEmgrantfs
Aid Societies This last VOTE. you nSs8il s.see,
was nearly all given in one district: That. dig.
trict included the town Of Lawrence, TO which 9
those sent by the abolition socIeties$Were' for.s
warded. Thosesocieties show, by ,thelrs res
ports, that they have transported !to rs ansass
| 5000 during the past summer, aud inclne5tel
the belief that the pumberis not &overstate
| Of that number, you will see, there were feltSS
on the day of the election but 24Si = Ofsthese g
| am credibly informed $50 lefto the-day fols
lowing the election, having complied with their
contract in voting! Others have since leftssss
and can safely say, that Of the. whole. .batchss.
there will not by March be fifty left tinsthes ter.ss
ritory They were not such men as scouldss S
settle prairie country. .s$t ~
am aware that is charged by olition.z
lists that Missouri sent thousands they hadats
four thonsand) to Kansas, merely to vote u
and thus elected Whitfield fought inotsp
haps to deny the charge, as Missouri has cerzsss
taiuly an equal right Massach1settsato to or:S:
ganize cmigrant aid societies !SY4
If the charge were true, do not see thatsitas
can afford much consolation to abolitionists tos3
find that Missouri can, alone. and .unaided, so 4
easily dcfeatstheir boasted schemess On ,thess;
contrary, it might well encourageeour Southerfr.s
friends, to learn, that though they be;aSleep orsl
afraid Missouri. is not only awake, bnts able
and determined to protect sthe srisshtssof thess
South $50: ~ -
/ . For answer 5toahis charge, however, fsneedSs
only refer you to the vote--you wilt see sttat. !
Whitfield receved.a majority I'm every precinct
but three,:in tw O. ojts which small yotes
was given. and in the other sitdatst tlsss
stownssof Laarefce Yoass viii sec tlatsy
! there.was but ashaindf Tito the;
whole territory Their whole vote hen lssss
about 500: Io 5 say then that egaF ystes
EfrodrsSIissouri carrie ction tis
THAT people dn thssts srftofs 4lts &