New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-10
THE SOUTHERN IMMIGRATION.
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wrs1poRr, (3fi souri, Tuesday, April 20, 1855.
Huuah for Georgia Hurrah for Alabama Hurrsh
for South Carolina ard Tennessee Any why hurrAh
for tbem' Because they are doing Their duty Now
there in this vciLity, Lately landed from bosis'
over 500, perhaps more, emipanfs from these four
Ststes. There never was such crowded country;
every hotel IL than running over. There are
not baf enough public houses to entertain them, aud
the citizens Of this place have TUNED out TO get the
emigrants comfortable places for lodging Al the
vacant houses and tenantles rooms Of every descrP
Ss b nI Of Ii. COMPANY tho. a. hi. time m.i
the crowd. Add to all this, that to-day the p A.
Aubry arrived with large number more Of South
erner, and that they are hkewise landing in great
numbers at Leavenworh and Atchison, and you can
what the South is doing II these things continue
long there will be struggle at sl for the South 70
several hundred ahead Of the North in regard to
this Spring emigration, while at the same time the
Suth l. ncre asisg every day and the Mort falling of
To day, the Yankee hotel ct kansas City looked
somewhat like banquet hall deserted; none Of the
that to be taking place in the North, stopping,
To Q certain extent the food Of AbolItionsn that
threatened to OverTun kansas-
Major Bufords company will outfit here, AID 10 .
few days set out for the Territory. They fne
looking ST Of young men, and II they make a. good
I'll, they doubtless good fighters, ksnsS ~
be greatly indebted to the ongnstor OF the expedi-
ton. Three weeks ago, when the principal travel to
the Territory appeared 10 be from the wrong source,
the Free-SOilers, 40 soon a. they got into kansas'
would be insoent and insulting IS to make 1t very
they getting very quiet.
Ii is now thought that sheriff Jones canno. live. He
suffers Inner pain, and splitting blood gu his or
cans are completely parayIed. His groans are heart.
rendng and from the fact that he has to be turned
over in the bed every few moments in the day and
night YOU guoss what hey ar for and the nursng
he requires.
We have much rain. The wet and mud are almost
intolerable. B.c.P.
COnespotderee ofThe CHICAGO pemcenti. Press
FoRI LLAvESwoRTH, n. T., May l, 1856.
The famou. party Of Southern immigrants, under the
command Of Col. Buford. have Just arrived. ws 10
Eapiss CITY when they landed from the boat. ] am
able 10 state tier number definitely, and perhaps
NY readers will have more authentic Information on
this subject than can lay my hands on at present.
The company do not number less than three hundred,
and am afraid that four hundred would not be too
high an estimate. They appeared more Like regi-
uent Of armed invaders than party OF peaceful mml-
granite The gallant Colonel, at the bead of his band,
seems avery Napoleon of chief His men under
strict martial discipline.
Soon after the party landed :. hsn ,s city dis
q somewhat uproanous style gave the Southerners
welcome, in behalf Of the Border Ruffisns Grea
speeches were madc-grest in their wagon both
.ide-. The Rufians bsde them Godspe.d in their
noble and Godke enterprise OF assisting in the es-
"tabhshment If Southern principles in ksnsas rs
with them and expressed the strongest conviction,
that the Yankees would soon find themselves " licked
ont Of the Tenitor - They did not fail To make
CAPITAL Of the assault upon Jones. " one OF the
nobest men on Gods iootstool, and declared tia
lie blood must and should be avenged. Like the
blood OF Abel, it had voice, AMI - cried to them
=. from the ground. This and much more equally
sensible equally truthful, equally eloquent, came from
the lips Of the Knights Of WesPort to the ears of their
brethren from Georgia and Alabama.
The immigrants on their part, responded in similar
strain. Col. BufUrd made a glowing speech. 1t i.
difficult to say whether his chivary bis patriotism, h.
philanthropy bis piety was the most prominent in
tis bauangue On the whole, 1t was the general i'm
preston that his piety made the most show. 1t took
The form Of q huge horn, aud thought 1t seemed
rather uncomfortable to him. His motto and tbs. of
bis brave bsrd--o be ASSURED us with voice full of
emotion-wss Bibles, not niles. IL Is not bad
motto, is it But under the crcumsiance-snd Ask
the Coloners pardon twenty times over-I couldn't
augLipg-eo extIsvagsnty that had 10 hide my face
in the crowd in order TO be respectful, as desired 70
be, to the speaker.
To make his words more impressive while utterog
them he took from bis pocket yeritable Bible, and
held it up proudly before bis auditors. His speech
produced great sensation. The Border Rufhan. gave
ree cheers for the Bible, three cheers for tho Coionel
and bic party, three groans for the Abotonists and
then all hands dispersed 10 liquor. An incalculabe
amount Of whisky drank on the occasion, and not
a few Of these Bible-oving pilgrims 60, most over
wleluingly drunk
grst majority Of this company are young men,
IL would seem that most OF them reckless adyen-
turerr, ripe for ANYTHING with excitement and danger
in it-men who were moved TO jon the expedition by
the sane arguments and fof the that nfu.
epce v.rdant youths all the world 10 yield TO the
soA persussions Of a recruiting sergeant Many of
these young men, before they reached the Territory
bad spent their last dime. One II the company-a
father with apparently good principles-was mourning
that bis son before be could interfere To save him.
had ost all bis money at the the csrd-isbe. I. Wa
cad 10 see low deprsyed some OF these youths lust
entering on the tht sho'd Of active hfe bad become
Seppifg into the bar room of the hotel for fe~
moments q friend Of mine heard several of them
whoee purses had been exhausted begging the bar
k,eper Tor LIQUOR and, failing 10 obtain the article by
that they tried hard TO operate on the sympa
THE. of their Missouri friends and plead with them,
" for Gods sake, TO give them money enough for Ose
dram
The whole town was in q state OF disgracefu uproar
curing the few hours these SJutheruen rema ned.
Some of these vcurtcers expressed Themselves A.
gre sy dissatisfied with the whole scheme Of Col Bu-
ford They W, re soiiy they had enlisted pretty clearly
insip ustc that tey rad been taken in, and wished
Themselves Wen out Of the scrape. One Of them de-
dared be would give 81 90 willingly # be Lad never
jcintd the party.
II requires very little shrewtness to predict thu:
thtse not the Of to settle down in Kan
sa<, make substantial homes IN It, and exercise per
aneLt control its ins,n utions They wi tyo-t
Of a., m, be- weighed IN the balances ami found
wanting. IL IL doubtful Il IN ten effects perIna-
n nj settlement in the Territory. Tie keen winds Of
lanusry vii not blow lorg over those bleak pTAr.s
before much OF the chivalry VITA which they ,h
Georgia and Alabama vii be waited c.caa over - tue
RoCky Mountains ard mos. of thee men VIII tLea
happen 10 have tie requisite funds vii return home.
Indeed this obiy .lTy-Wtich, Il Il uOtc ssOle fact,
il urous ia ra,it. sometimes risn- aad faAng, g.
cordirc 10 crruut'ances k the mcrclry in the tier.
received sad cooling oil on the very night
after they LANDED Tie whole COMPANY encamped
nile from Kansas City, 90 the road TO Wcs:Polt. Tney
had prty good tenis-so Il was ttouzlt-a ln1ny
young man ambitious TO tast- TIA met crops Of
the rtCtsr a. life 10 = settler camp. The afternoon
va beautiful The air was mid snd bamy Stag