New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-27
KANSAS AND SLAVERY
q Of he ". Y. Tribune.

Ceu.gopdeoes Of The N. T. Tribune.
LAFArETrE Co., No., Jan. l6, 1855.
Having seen some extracts from your paper in Tie
We,kly ST. LOUIS Republicans, on ihe subject of Kan
sss am induced TO believe taat there is wrong
impression in the East as respects the sediments OF
the present population of thar Territory in 1gard to
its stimstely becoming q Slave State. have con-
versed with number Of emigrants on their way TO
Kansas and four out OF five VI those With whom
have convened are decidedly in favor OF making
il Free State. bsve thought it probable that the
great opposition which is manifested in these border
Counties might induce those in the Est VINO conte n
plate making il their future homes TO abandon the
idea in col quence Of the taripgue that the friends
of Slavery ore making here Ga thar subject, IRON
my kr owledge Ct the facts in the case, | tnox csn
say With proprety, that those emigrstiog from this
State TO Kansas are generally poor families, ths. ara
seeking home, that have no slsves, and srs slmost
universally opposed to making that Territory sesve
State. At the recent election for Deeg,s ~ Con-
eress from Kapsos the s-ve population Of the STATE
". nj come ity miles on the cay of election in order
to vote against the free candldsfe; probably two
tbircs Of the votes that were given IN were persons
from Missouri The 10 of Lexngtou and It's yiciaity
sent on au immense number Of It's cluzsns Tor tue
purpose Of controlling the election; as also all tue
b0rcer counties There has been some OF the most
Ubiquitous mar agemeni by the slaveh Jders % MAKE
Kansas slave State whether the people will or not,
thar could be imagined. Ioe friends oil free sac AZ
slsveift III Il fair state Of the could not be oo-
tail ed by the votes cast. In recent DEBATE IN Con-
press Mr.. Washbdrn and Mr. Mac chsBed our
member Mr. Oliver that there had been uni rrness
In the election-ns, persons from Missouri hsd gone
TO Kansas snd voted for Whitfield for Congress. ~no
w.r.uot then nor did they expect 10 be that
Territory which be Oliver triad to deny bd. at the
same time believe, be knew better, and tnlnk ne
aoviseo that course. Am well ss'ished that the emit
grants from the East vent to Kansas for the purpose
of making il their future home notwithstanding they
may have been assisted by the Emigration So
cety 10 come 10 Kansas; but they dii not 60 ne
with the view attributed 70 them by the sldveites.
believe that if the citizens Of The State OF hssodrl
could be rterrogated on that subject, without being
l.ciured by the savites there would at the time, DO
an ov.rw helmipg majority in favor OF making tnis
free State. have been living nearly twenty ye.rs
in this State, and have converted freely and fire.
queLty on the subject with non slIvsn0ders snd
some Shareholders, and / fnd great macy, aud
come men of influence. who would 20 for mikl1y
Kansas free State. There is more than one htth
of the inhabitants and probably less tbad th 81 nun
Der who con- own or have any Interest ln>ltvery
and they will emost universally go for free State.
Those in Missouri who wish to make hanss free
State had better look nearer hone for | believe
tbet in less n an ten years the gu ect o: emtncpa
ton will be sgtsted here in this State. an living
in a community Of savttes, and II they knew what
have ssid in this core pondencs, they would MOB
NE or DO my family or property some serious
injury that has 80 little morality a. to AXE
the labor Of fellow-uan without paying him Tor os
services would bs capable of committing WICKED
act-coutequenuy l hope my name may be Kept
priyate.