Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-12-13
sTRINGFELLOw ON FORCING SLAVERY
INTO KANSAS.

The time is passed when the purpose of the
Nebraska bill is discussed. Its object is now
acknowledged to be to force slavery into Kansas.
But merely as curiosity of the times we pub
lish some extracts from the Letter of B. +. String
fellow to gentleman ID Alabnms, which gives
in detail his views Of converting that territory
to slavery. The letter is dated at Weston, Oct.
6, and after glorying over the election of Whit
field to Congress, and saying that undoubtedly
the contest WAS transferred to the House Of
Representatives, adds -
''If Reeder be admitted to q seat or any 9th
or action be taken by Congress to deprive the
people of Kansas of their right to determine
their future condition, ace shall need The men al
once. | need hardly say to you that Aasolition
cannot be forced npon Kansas unless sse South
prove traitors-and not then ,cithout more and
better fighting men than can easily be found in
all Abohtiondom. The Pro-Slavery party have
been indifferent to abuse--to the vilest ISLANDERS;
they have submitted to and awaited themselves of
Abolition law have quietly, by voting, sue
eeeded in protecting themselves If resort is to
be had to other meaus-to force-they will be
found equally ready, and, doubt not, equally
prepared"
After some statements respecting the climate
and soil of Kansas, and advising to send poor
Southern men there, he says
But you should not conffne yourselves to
sending poor men of all sections of the Union,
Kansas is the most desirable TO the men of means
especially 10 those ioho hare slares. 1t must
t)e one Of the healthiest portions Of our coun-
try-our negroes are us healthy as in Virginia
} They hire for better prices than in any other
State in The Union. This is conclusive as to the
value Of their labor There is us little danger
of their escape even less, than from any Frs
; State they have no facilities for getting away
and our people are more on the alert than else
Q where.
They have now laws more efficient to protect
slave property than any other State in the Union
the laws have just taken effect, and have ALREADY
ssnced Aboliti0nists, for in spite of their here
!. toforc boasting they know they will be forcet
4 to the very letter and with the utmost rigor.--
Not only is 1t profitable for Shareholders to go Il
Y Kansas, but politically it is all important
He then proceeds to say that negro slave
n should be introduced at once, to prevent the in
PRODUCTION of ,ohite slaves, and concludes -
IL "They ought to know that all their cutlery
in the hope that thus Sou thern men, on the prin
v ciple-a stupid one, by the way-that " SLAYER
# is timid,' will, 80 long as there is a seemin
contest, be deferred from coming with thei
, slaves, and that thus, after u time, they ma
outnumber US. Our friends in Kansas hay
!. given evidence that should satisfy the most in
|. crsdulous. They have carried every election
=, have enacted the most efficient laws; are pr.
Ia pared and determined to enforce them.
Icare not hoD this has been done-,f, as Ado
itionists say, Missourians haue done Il, Msso,
rians can do it again, As you kno,c ,oe can.
- driuen to it, from this country alone send mo,
be men TO Kansas than all New England has bee
eli enabled to put there. If we are forced. in sel
= defense, we will show them that we can do ia
:" more than Greedy in his rawlings has charged !
ls- with doing. But we do not WISH and it il n,
as right that we should be compelled to demon,
he late our country in defense of Sout them RIGHT
!. Others should not be less patriotic, when to-
80 they would be much greater gamers than we /
us removal. The South has not heretofore bse
HI. recreant, and am glad to find she is now heir
|u- aroused to the necessity for action. You are
Ia tho interior, remote from danger We are 9
''u the out posts, fighting your battles. We wi
hold the post while we have man left and if yc
will give US little help we will not only gain
!. victory, but place you and your friends :. out
hg danger in tho future
on Here Is the light which the ally of Atchis,
,ed and Douglas and Pierce throws upon the pu
n poses Of that infamous bill which repealed 4
Missouri Compromise. Let Northern men re,
ION it and ponder.