The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-22

dangerous man IN America. And why
To exhaust the South of fmet and money
and with our blood and our treasure t
acquire Canada as free sell territory; ant
then with free soil power thus augment
ed, to reduce the South to provincial de
pendence. And this war would be pop
ular. The West is always ready fo
war They fa:ten upon it. and are out o
danger. War enhances the value of al
their products-grain, bacon, horses AMI
beef. Their women asd children are 81
far in the interior as to be at all times Sc
cured. and their young men are warlik'
by nature. Nor would its advocates be
few even in the South. Atlantic States
which would be bedeYastated sE the enemy
Popular orators might BE hsasd at-eseFy
Court House in our State raising the cry
"to arms r. who NOPE about now, asi
they never had heard of Kansas MAY
they not hear of it when it is too late !
If our State had imposed tax of one
dollar per head on each negro in the State
and applied the amount to the transpor.
tation of armed emigrants to Kansas, the
people would have sustained the Dele.
gates, and tie funds would have wrought
more good towards Strengthening our in
stitutions, if thus applied, than if the
harbor Of Charleston were crowded with
steamships, and every village in our State
had its armory, with cupola on the top
The election of Mr.. Banks as Speaker
of our House viii precipitate the Kansas
issue. The abolitionists are emboldened
here and everywhere.
1 venture this prediction-that in thir-
ty days there viii be Proclamation by
the President relative to Kansas and
that in sixty days afterwards there viii
be Proclamation pertaining to the same
matter. by the Governor of South Caro-.
lima.
tell you that the battle Of the Consti
tution against Fanoticism is to be .fough
on the soil Of Kansas.
Let our young men awake from theil
lethargy. Let them organize in compa.
MES in every District. A regiment OF 8
thousand men, under the command O
Maxy Gregg, if now in Kansas, would
bear triumphant the flag of State equali.
ty, and of constitutional liberty.
If our institutions obtain in Kansas
the slavery question is settled, and the
rights of the South are safe. Ii fanati
cism prevail. We may put our house in
order to die by inches.
Let our people but understand the
Kansas issue, and they will meet it with
alacrity. Let them but -sos-tilat every
dollar expended in Kansas, and every
blow there struck, is in defence of theil
homes and firesides, and they will come
up to the mark like men. They have
been confused by the thrusts made at the
Kansas Nebraska bill, indiscreetly made
in our own State, and the taunts of squat
ter sovereignty The bill is not as
would have had it in every respect, but il
is a good bill for the South for under il
we can go with our property where be
fore We could not go. Letthe theorizers
forget their theories, and practice what
is practicable. Every, dollar expended
in this cause by our people. is as '.bread
cast upon the waters" Those of you
who do see the points of the case, should
at once put the ball in motion. If you
cannot act with much concert at first, GO
to work individually. Present sub
scription list to every man you meet who
owns single slave. Letz5thers do like.
wise. A long step will be thus taker
towards performing our part in Kansas.
Col. J. D. Wilson, of our State, arriv.
ed this morning, and tells me that the
people in his region are becoming alive
to the issue. He has pledged himself tc
arm and transport five determined young
fellows to 60 to Kansas at his own ex
pense. The example is worthy of imi
tation, and the sentiment which produced
it patriotic.
The route to Kansas is via Nashville,
from which point it is but six days jour
ney to the promised land.
l am. with warmest personal regard
and lively sympathy, with you in .Bor-
der Ruffianism." Truly yours,
p. S. BROOKS.