Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-05-03
Office Lafay cite Kansas Emigration SC
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LAFAYETTE Co., Mo-, March %. 1856.

LAFAYETTE Co., Mo-, March %. 1856.
To lhe People Of Southern States :
On the undersigned. managers of the
Lafayette Emigration society,"" has de-
voIyed the impoI tant duty of calling the
attention Of the people ofthe Slaveholdinr
States to the absolute necessitv of immedi.
ate action on their part IN relation to the
settlement Of Kansas Territory. The eu.
els is at hand. Prompt aud Deceive meas
ufes must be adopted or farewell to South
ern rights and independence.
The western counties of Missouri, have
tor the last two years been heavily taxed
both in money aud time. in fighting the BAT.
tiles OF the South. Lafayette county alone.
has expended more in time. Up TO th,s
time the border counties of Missouri hay.
upheld and maintained the rights and in.
terests 81 the South in This struggle unas-
sisted, and not nhsuecessfully But the
Aboiitionlsts, stalking. their all upon the
Kansas issue, and hesitatIng at no ueans
talr or foul, are moving heaven and earth
to rendered that beautiful Territory "a free
State"
Missouri, we feel confident, has dane
her duty, and viii still be found adv and
willing to do all she can, fairly and homo.
tably, for the naintanabce os the Sontb
But the Time has come when she can nd.
longer stand up, single handed, the lone
ch'mPlon OF the South against the myrm,-
dons OF the entire north. 1t requires no
great foresight TO perceive that if The
"higler law" men succeed IN this crusade.
It will be but the commencement of a war
upon the Institutions of the South wh,cH
7" III continue Until slavery shall cease TO
exist IN any OF the States, or the Union is
d s .olved.
How. then, she'll these impending evil.
De avoided: The answer is obvious
Settle the Territory with emigrants from
he South. The population OF the Terri.
tory at this time is about equal, as many
pfo-slavery settlers as Aboitionis.s: but the
fanatics have emissaries in ali The Free
States engaged in collecting money and.
snllsting men. Is It IN the nature of Sonr,.
etn men to submit without resistance p
We do not believe it. If, then, the South
IS influenced BY spirit of self-respect and
independence, let socienes be formed TO
assis: emigrants. Those who cannot emf
crate can contribute money to assist tbos..
who can. We have such societies i, Mis-.
souri, and we can induce more people to
enngrate than we are able TO support. IL
the whole South would adopt this system
We would succeed. Kansas would be a
slave State and the slavery agitation would
cease.
The great struggle will come off at the
next election, in October, 1856, andiunle.ss
the South can at that time maintain he
ground, all will be lost. We repeat II
the crisis has arrived. The time has come
Tor act'on--bold, determined action
" oIds VIII no longer do any good; we
must have men in Kansas. and that by tens
oil thousasds. A few will no, answer
II we should need ten and lack one of that
umoer, all VIII count nothing; Let all.
then, who can come, do so at once. Tbosa
VINO cannot come must give their money
10 heip Others to come. There are hum
dreds oil thousands of broad acres Of rich
land, worth from So to $50 per acre. and,
open to settlement and presumption at 81 IS
per acre. Shall we allow these rich lands
Ahd tins beautiful country TO be overrun by
our Abolition enemies' We tell YOU now
and tell sou frankly, that unless YOU com.
quickly, and come by thousands. we arc
gone. The elections once lost are lost for.
ever. W. II. Russell.
MARTIN SLAUGHTER,
o. ANDERSON,
g. W. BAKER
EDWARD WINSOR.
NATHAN CORDER,
VIM. SHIELDS.