Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-04-09
JAMES SHEPPARD,
SIMEON CHRISTIE,
JAMES F. ADAMS,
LEWIS JONES,
4. SIMKINS,
4. SIMKlNS,

IHE CENTRAL COMMlTTEEy
Recommend that all those in favnr Of sending emf
grants to Kansas do forthwith contribute, according
to their means for that purpose or if they have mol
The money on hand, that they give their snhscrp.
lions to be paid by The fret of May next
g That two hundred Dollars, in addition 10 the
necessary expenses of the emgrants in travelling 10
the Territory be given for The support Of each voun
teer-the money to be paid by the first Monday in
May next, to director TO be elected from the rOnn'
teers by those who subscribe or in their default BY
the Central Committee.
3. That the sub Committees continue their exerons
to raise money until the Grst Monday in May by which
time they will report 10 the Central COMMITTEES again
H. That those tlesirons of emgrating 10 Kansas will
enrol their names With the Chairman Of the Central
Committee on or by the first Monday in May next, al
which time the directors will be elected and the vol
unlrers will he expected to prepare for their mmedi'
ate departure.
The names of the persons composingi ihe Committee
are JOSEPH ABNEY, JAMES SHEPPARD. Jas. TkLsERT,
NJ. w. CLARY, DR.. Jos. JENNINGS, WILSON AnNEY.
d. j. WALKER. D. HoLLINGswoRTH, TILLMAN
WATSON, I.oD HILL, CD. MIMs, z. W. CAnwILE,
JOEL CURRY, Dr.. J. ". STOKES, j. c. ,SSyLEY%D
DENNY, NJ FRAZIER, JAMES ToMrKINs, JAMES
BLACKWELL and EDWIN SEDLEs.
C. w. STYLES, Char
+ Col. F. W. PrcKENs wns called upon and offered
the following resolutions which We're unanimously
adoplet-supporled by most ablc eloquent, and pa
tru,ic speech.
Whereas, The President Of The United States hav.
ing senI special Message Congress the subject
Of Kansas aiIars aud The ISSUES involved are deep.
y identified with the equal rights anu privileges OF the
citizens ul the Slave holding States. Therefore,
Resolved, That ii The House uf Representatives, by
deliberate vote, reject lie delegate from Kansas reg.
ular!y elected under the due forms OF law, and receive
MIR. REEDER, who ynied for without aulhnrily,
after the regular election, aud by unknown and unau.
lhnrised assemblies Of men fatally beut faction and
cuisiun and then in that case The Government in fact
is changed and revululin is sanctioned by cO-nril-
nate and vital branch Of the Gus ernment, which hulds
exclusive puwer the revenue and ii il be main.
tniued, then il is nohing nur less than an appeal
to fnrce, and we will be bound 10 meet it with force
TO force
Resolved, That as matters now stand the President
has d"le hs duty. and is pledged tn put duwn nspr
rerun III the Territory; hui il one branch of Congress
diff frum him, and deliberately by vote, sanction
the Revolutionary movements, already commenced,
then il will became lite duty Of the GuverIors OF the
Southern Saies, l0 call their Legislatures tgelller,
aud iG we ure determined to MAINTAIN our Chartered
Liberties, tn arm fur The events that mus, occur.
Resolved, That We do not lonk to CongIess or the
Federal Government, in The last resort TO prutect our
lnra rights and domestic institutions; aud ie States
cnnceriled have no, the 2nwer to protect themselves,
then indeed is the original compact of the Federal
Union ALREADY at an end and destiny is under The
irresponsible control OF those who assume to be our
superiUrs.