The Ripley advertiser., 1855-11-29

tnan uOnDle tniS nuinDcY. OuL OF It's
eighty odd thousand slaves, the CEN
sus showed that $1,000 of them We're
in the western border counties of the
State, Immediately adjacent to Kan
sus. Hemp, Tobacco, Wheat and
Corn are the principal products of
Missouri. The soil of Kansas has
been foundequally as well adapted to
their growth. Their cultivation was
by far more profitable than cotton;
the history Of slave labor in Virginia,
Kentucky and Missouri. had proven
it to be SO.
Mr.. Toombs having, concluded,
Capt. Lomax being loudly called for
responded in a few brief and spirited
remarks.
Kansas was the keystone Of the
arch of tho Union. 1t was Of vital
importance not only to Missouri,
but to each of the slaveholding States
that it should come into the Union as
slave State. The admission of
California had deprived us of the bal
ance of power in the Senate. Now
was the time, and this the occasion to
restore it. The hour for action had
arrivcd-united and vigorous action.
Missouri led on by her gallant Atchi-
son, had done nobly. 1t was a strug-
gle of life with her; it bchoovcd the
South to rush at once to her rescue.
Shall she appeal in vain to Southern
hearts and Southern patriotisln?-
Hcrcause was the cause Of the South.
He concluded by calling upon all
present to unite with the society in its
patriotic efforts, to open their purses
and give material aid to those stout
hearts and strong arms who were
now ready to emigrate to Kansas and
battle for Southern rights.
Hon. Alfred Iverson,.then arose and
addressed few remarks to the Socie,
ty.
The policy of the North, said he
was to surround the South with cor.
don of free States, and, by confining
slavery to a limited area, to crush il
out. In this point Of view, the main.
tenance of slavery in Kansas was 9
matter of vital interest to the South
If slavery gives way in Kansas, Mis-
souri, will be surrounded on three
sides by non-slaveholding States, and
the institution must give way there
it will also be in peril in the fndiar
Territory lying Sonth of Kansas; il
will then only remain for the aboli
tionists to extend their influence to
Western Texas, ard the great object
of their ambition will be attained
The South will then be reduced to ,
hopeless minority in the Union; hel
institutions will be confined to the
narrow limits they at present occupy
and their overthrow will ouly be q
question of time.
On the other hand, he contendct
that if slavery were maintained in
Kansas, it would be also maintained
in Missouri; it might possibly be cx
tended to Utah, New Mexico ant
Southern California; it would certain
ly be protected in the Indian Terrific
ry and Texas; and when the Northern
prvinces of Mexico are annexed tc
the United States, as they certainl,
will be in the course Of time, thu
field of the extension for Southern
institutions will be indefinitely enlarg
ed.
Upon a proposition of John A
Jones, Esq, to be one of ten to sub
scribe $3.50 each to arm and equip a
company Of emigrants to Kansas, a
short discussion arose, participated
in by NJ. Jones, Judge Crawford
and others--as to the best and mos
expedicnt method of raising funds TO
the use of the society. Judge Craw
ford suggested that every man should
subscribe one dollar for each slav'
he possessed; that if every slavehol
der in the State would do 90, fun
of not less than four hundred thous
and dollars could be raised, whicl
could be increased at least to hal
a million of dollars by the subscrip
tons of others. II the other slave
holding States would unite with US il
this undertaking, and the subsc rip
tons be in accordance with this pc
capita system or some similar meth
cd, we might, in the fifteen slavehold
ing States, raise fund equal to tha
which may be raised by the Emigran
Aid Societies Of the New Englan'
States. Give Southern emigrants fou
millions Of dollars, in addition to tn
inducements to, and the bright pros
poets of slave labor in Kansas, ant
ere long she will be seeking admis
sion into the Union as slave State.