New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-29
sLAvEBREEDING ATTEMPTS ON KANSAS.
Orespondenee Of The N. y. Tribune.

Correspondence of The N Y. Tribune
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. p, 1856.
The South is really waking up to the import
apce Of colonizing Kansas with Pro-Slavery voters
Great efforts are now being made in their Legis-
latures TO vote money, in come way, for this
purpose.
One plan is to lay tax of one dollar on every
negro, buy certain number with part OF the
money, and let the rest be devoted to pay the ex-
penses Of white men-each of whom shall take a
negro in charge, and go on there and settle. But
there are too many difficulties connected with this
plan for il to succeed. Another plan, about which
they are busily at work in this city, is something
like the following: A company advance the
money, and enlist one hundred white men, who
are so poor and shfiless, of such bad habits, that
they never have been able TO become the owners
Of the soil in this state-or OF any property.
These men are taken to Kansas, their expenses
paid there, and supported for six months-each en-
tering upon his portion fland, viz 100 acres. The
company pays for the land when the time comes,
and gives to this poor white man-this agent IN
squatting-a good title to 40 acres. The other
100 Of the 100 acres revert to the company. Or
If the settler chooses 20 support himself for the
first six months after his arrival they will deed TO
him one half oft, viz: 80 acres. Ths evidently
n most magnificent scheme to enrich the com
pany if they can cary il out. No doubt they will
soon be able TO purchase for mere tribe the land
decided to their poor, improvident, squattIng
agents, who would soon be ahoat in the cOmmu-
nifty, poorer if possible, than ever. One of their
newly enlisted recruits said To me: "D0 you
"really think there will be any fighting there
''For ii there is to be do not care about going"
/ could but think that ten Yankee mea, armed
with Sharp's rifles, with such blood in their veins
az was shed so freely at Lexington and Bunker
Hill could chase one hundred of such scum and
foth of society as of these planters are try
ing to enlist for the support of Slavery.
The South are just beginning to see that they
have been caught in a trap of their setting, in
the repeal of the Compromise; that there is great
danger lest the war may be carried into Africa,
and the Slave States all along the border be over
spread with Free princpes-be filled up with
Free men--and then free themselves from that
terrible incubus which has so long retarded their
prosperity.
An persons horeabout seem 10 understand, as well
as at the North and East, that Kansas is to be the
battle-ground where the question of Freedom or
Slavery fur this nation is 10 be decided fOrevery
And there is, perceive, feeling OF discourage
Dent eyerywhere-a fear thai the superior skill
and energy and quickness Of action on the part of
the men of the Free States have already decided
this question ia favor of Freedom.
The efforts the South are now putting forth are
only excited by the earnest appeals of Atehson
and his colaborers Tor help and are Like the spas
modic shudder Of drowning man. The Free
States have only to continue their ls6ors with more
energy and perseverance than ever, and Slavery
will have received ia death-blow aud Freedoms
victory be won.
lt should be a great encouragement TO those Ia
boring in behalf Of Freedom that there are 50
many, even among stockholders who wish the in
stitution were dead. ! find those everywhere
who say: II would emancpate my own if others
would do the same" Intelligent men see that
the institution is curse to them They often tell
me: Eve ore at least seyenty-6ve or hundred
"yesrs behind the Free States in the intelligence
"and enterprise of the people, and ia respect to
4" the arts and sciences" and every one well &C.