The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-02-07
KANSAS and Slavery.

warded to us a pamphlet containing u
letter from General STRINGFELLow, n
citizen of Missouri. directed to Mr..
BRoUxs and other members of Con
gress. 1t is All answer to enquiries
made by them in relation to the pros.
poets for slavery in that territory
lie gives some plausible reasons for
the opilriom that Kansas will clude the
grasp Of rhc aboltionists. One is the
nature ofthc country. 1t is composed
Of prairics. Wood is TO be found
only along the streams, and therefore
small farms, from the increased
amount of fencing they require, are
impracticable. The labor of breaking
up the soil is great difficulty in the
way of a poor man. lie says that it
requires two hands, and at least six
yoke Of oxen. These must be owned
by the settler, because every man will
need his own force. Ilc asserts that
the people Of Missouri are awake to
the danger Of having an abolition
State in their rear. and that, to secure
the establishment Of slavery in Kan
sns, they will, if need be, make their
homes there. He gives the late vote
for delegate to Congress, which
stood thus-for WHITFIELD 225S; for
WAKEFIELD 21S; and for FLENNEKEN
3O5. The question was slavery or no
slavery ; and the pro slavery candi.
date received more than four Gnhs OF
the whole vote.
We have given but mcagrc sketch
Of this letter. Thus far. in spite of
the dcludcd fanatics of the North,
Kansas seems to be safe. With slave.
ry rs territorial institution, and
Shareholders the first citizens, and the
moulders ofpublic sentiment; secluded
by position from direct anti-slavcry
influences and offering no inducem cnts
to poor settlers, it may, if its soil be
as rich and productive as it is repre-
sentcd, invite pro slavery immigration
to an extent sufficient to secure it to
Southern interests. But if this be the
result, it will be long in accomplish.
mcnt. Millions Of acres spread
themselves out, invitingly, in the
South and West, where the institution
is established and the rights Of tic
o"na' are secure, where the climate
is more genial, the soil as rich, the
productions more remuncrativc and
the expenses Of living less. 1t is but
reasonable to expect that thithcr will
tend tic grca: stream OF ini:;ration.--
Kansas cannot grow up to maturity
as slaveholding State with the rapid.
ity which has characterized the free
States. Those opposed to slavery, in
view Of the difficulties presented there
to free labor, may stay away; but
on the other hand, shareholders in
view of more desirable localities, will
pass by it. We arc not much i'm.
pressed with the advantangc to South
ern interests of General SrRISGFEL.
Lows dcrner resort. Missouri has
but few slaves in comparison with the
Southern States, and if Kansas can be
made slave State only by Missouri
ans going over in sufficient numbers to
control it, the institution there NAV
be left without defenders, and Missou
ri, under Bentonian lead, 60 over to
the Abolition North.
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lHE observation-disclosures seems
to be tired waiting on steam. Every
thing but Lightning is too slow for this
age ;,and. leaving for a while the Pm.
ciiic Rail Road, the construction of
which would require years, and trans
portation over which when built would
require days, Congress is nos for
starting the. Lightning Express first,
there being time enough after that to
make arrangements for that SLOW
coach, steam. We hail the move mont
We chate at the delays in the Europe
an mails. We Of this continent are a
fortnight behind the times. Sebasto.
pol may two weeks ago have been in
ruins, or the allied forces in scam
per, all Europe reused up for the fight
or the five Powers shaking hands
pleasantly with each other, and we
yet in ignorance of it. Tclcgraphc
communication with Europe would