The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-01-26
REASONS FOR BELIEVING KANSAS
WILL BECOME A SLAVE STATE.

WILL BECOME A SLAVE STATE.
Messrs. Brooks and McQuren, Of South
Carolina. Clingman, of North Carolina, and
Saith, of Virginia, have addressed letter to
Gen. StringfeIow, requesting such informa-
ton rs TO the state of affairs in Kansas terri
tory as might be of interest to those prOpOs-
ing to emgrate and settle there. General S.
resides in Missouri, on the very border Of
Kansas, and this, with his high reputation in
his own State, will invest his views and state
ments with degree Of practical interest
which they would not otherwise possess. He
writes very ;engthy reply TO these inquiries,
of which the Charleston Standard furnishes
to our hand the annexed abstract:
To the question whether Kansas will be a
slave-hOlding State, he answers without hest
tation, that 1T will" He was somewhat
fearful at the period when Abolition societies,
for the business of emigration, were in full
blast, and when Southern men seemed almost
dead to the interests of the sare-holding
States. But he did not despair for he knew
emlgTants from the North could not live in
the prairies. lie finds in the recent election
source Of hope for the South. Gen. Whit
field, just chosen delegate 10 Congress, made
issue in the outset simply upon the principles
of the Douglas bill, but was Immediately
compelled by his opponents TO take his stand
directly upon the question of slavery. He
received the entire pro slavery vote, while the
small opposition was divided between Elem
neken, who received the support of Governor
Reedcr, and was distinguished by the softer
name of Freesoiler, and Wakefield, who was
the candidate of those who avowed them.
selves Abolitioniss proper. He believes that
the reports of The emigration societies which
show that three thousand persons were trans
ported to Kansas during the past summer, do
not overstate the number. or these only 24S
were leit On the day of election, and $50 left
the day after it, lie has no doubt that by
March, there will not be fifty left in the Ter
rtory..
To the charge that men were sent from
Missouri to vote, he appeals to the election
returns, and asks how it happened that Whit
field received majority in every precinct but
three, in two of which very small vote sas
given, and the other being the town of Law
renee, the stronghold of the Abolition emf
grants. The whole Abolition vote too, was
only about five hundred; so, to assert that
illegal votes carried the election is 10 assert
that there were no men in the Territory. The
judges Of the election, moreover, were APP
pointed by the Gorernor-an active friend of
Flcnnekcn-and they received what votes
they pleased, with only one objection, which
was afterwards Withdrawn. There are large
number of Missourians holding claims in
Kansas who were not there at the last elcc-
ton, but who will be there in the spring, to
remain there and continue TO vote. There
are men who, feeling the great interests at
stake, will sacrifice comfort and money, ami
become citizens of the Territory for the pur-
pose of defeating the aro,oed design Of the
Abolitonis,s, which is to make Kansas, as n
free State, the lever whcrewith to abolish
slavery in the neighboring States of Arkansas
and Texas. There is now a majority Of four
to one in favor of sIayc-holding State, which
majority will be increased il emigration be
not forced; if it be forced, why Missouri is
nearer to Kansas than Boston. HFtt