Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-12-14


chanics be found, Ihcis could get no
employment.
Any who may como, directed TO Thorn
as Johnson, Shawnee Mission; any OF
your friends at Westport. myself at
Weston; i. II. Abel, or my broth
or, Doctor John H. Strngfellow, Of
Atehlson, will at once receive every
attention and be forwarded In their wish
e.. No healthy, Industrious man will
need any help TO support him after he
reaches here. Twenty-Five dollars would
be more than enough 10 cover contn-
gent expenses while making location.
will say, further, that TO any man
who will come aud secure preemptlon,
the money n ecessary 10 onter into IL
will be advanced on the security OF the
claim at reasonable interest. In 90
cases in 100 his claim will, when enter
ed, bring $780, Claims can now be
mad whlc h will bring on entry $40 per
acre, with only a cabin.
But YOU should not conline yourselves
to scnd,ng poor mcn--ot all sections OF
tho Union, Kansas is he most desirable to
men Of means especially 10 those ,oho
haze siaves II must ba one OF the hcal.
thiest portions Of our country--our ne.
groes are as healthy as In Virginia.
They hire for better prices than IN any
other State ia The Union. This is con-
elusive as TO the value Of theh labor
There Is as little danger OF their escape.
even less than from eny Free S atc,
have no facilities for getting away, and
our people are more on the alert than
elsewhere.
They have now laws more efficient
to protect slave property than any 9th {.
or State IN the Union; these laws have
just taken effect, and have silenced aboli-
tlonists, for In despite of their hitherto
boasting. they know they will be en-
forcedto the very letter, and with the
utmost r'gor. Not only is il profitable
for Shareholders TO go to Kansas, bat Poiit-
icaiiy it Is ali-importaat.
Every slave taken there will gain five
votes from anti.slavery men. Though
in feeling opposed TO slavery those who
have moved--not been sent--to Kansas
from the Notwithstanding States, soon
become attache d TO Sou hern men, aud
are unwilling 10 drive them away, or TO
strip them Of their property, and thus
practically become Pro-slavery.
But in addition, the necessity for Ia
bjr demands that slavery be broug ht
here, else the people may be driven to
seek white labor, not being able to get
negroes, and from necessity be forced to
exclude negro slavery, that white slaves
be induced to come. This is our only
real danger, where patriotism andproiit
combine TO call Southern men 10 come.
] hope they will respond--that they
will not be frightened at the idle threats
of abolitonists in New York or Bos-
ton.
They ought TO know that all their
outcry Is in The hope that thus Southern
men, on the principle--a stupid one, by
the way--that slavery is timid,' will,
SO long as there is seeming contest,
be deferred from coming with their
slaves, and that thus, after q time. they
may ouinumber us. Our friends in
Kansas have given evidence that should
satisfy the most Incl edulous. They
have carried every election-have enact
cd the most efficient iaws-are prepared
and determined TO enforce them.
Icare not hoio this has been done-if,
as dbot'tionists sag, Missoarians hare
done az, MissouriaRs can do 10 agaial-
As you kRolo zoe can, ifdripen 10 Il. fro
THIS county alone, send more men 10 Kan
sas than all Nio- England has been enabled
10 pat there. II we are forced in sell-de-
fence, we will show that we can do
far more than Greeley in his rawlings has
charged Us with doing. But we do not
wish, and il ia not right that we should
be compelled to depopulate our country
Ia defence OF Southern rights. Others
should be not less patriotic, when, too.
they. would be 50 much grcater gamers
than we, by removal. The South has
been heretofore recreant, and am glad
To find she is now being aroused 10 the
necessity Of action. You are in the in.
terror, remote from danger. We are on
the outposts, lighting your battles. We
will hold the post while we have n man
lelt--and il you will give us little help,
we will not only gain victory but pla ce
you and your friends all "out of dan
ger" in the future.
Excuse the length of this. Yo1 know
how deeply feel in this matter,--
When started hardly know when to
"stop," but | know | cannot say too
much even TO one as deeply enlisted as
you. Truly, your friend,
b. L. STRING FELLOW.