The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-04-16

Pro.Slayery Meeting in Kickapoo Ci-
= ty, Kansas Territory.

.ty, Kansas Territory.
Five handred pro slavery squatter SOW
ereisns of Leayenworth and Atchison
counties, met at the Office of J. ii. Sahier,
in Kickapoo city, X. r., on Monday, March
10, 1855.
His Honor, w. II. Elliott, Mayor, was
called 10 the Chair, and John Ii. Sahler
was made Secretary.
! Col. a. 3. Hazard was requested to
state the object of the meeting, which he
I1did in lucid and eloquent speech. and
read to the meeting some movements oi
abolition and would,be pro slarery towns
in The Territory to secure the trade OF and
invite emigration to land and make their
place their general depot.
On motion of DIR. Ii. b. g. Harris, the
chair appointed a Committee Of Five to
draft resolutions and report to the meet
ing. Committce-H. b. G. Harris, John
W.. Martin, a. b. Hazard, ID. A. n.
Grover, L. 5. White.
The Committee, through d. A. n. Gro
yer, Esq, reported the following pream bic
and resolutions, which wsre unanimously
adopted:
Whereas it isa fact already well known
that the citizens Of -eavenworth city are
making energetic movements to secure the
trade Of Lawrence, Topeco, Lecompton,
and otiitr towns located on the Kansas
river, and thereby bring to bear inonop-
oily in favor of themselves and their city,
and have selected large number Ct per.
sons 10 negotiate with said towns for tue
purpose aforesaid. Therefore,
!. Resolved, That we are opposed to
all monopolies, although they should
grow out of an union with those Of our
own sort.
2. That the city Of Kickapoo, together
with the adjacent country, is purely pro.
slavery, and will form no treaty Of com
merce and trade with any toWh whose ci,i.
GERS are rot aT right on the Goose.
3. That the city Of KicEapoo has
grown up entirely on lis own merit, and
no. by the outside pressure of foreign cap.
itaists, backed up by the emigranl AID
societies of the Nor,a.
4. That we desire an interchange OF
trade with all pros!avery towns through
out the Territory.
5. That Kickapoo city has better and
more permanent landing, and is more
easy of access to Osawkee, Lcconpton.
Tccumsch, ana other pro slavery towns
on Kansas river, than any other town on
the Missouri river.
G. That the access to Kickapoo for
such towns as Lawrence and Topcca is ex
cecdingly diliic, 1t, and growing more SO
avery day.
Z. That we expect large majority OF
the emigrants from the South TO land at
our place, and us such We invite them
here, md We ask a share in the trade Of
the pro slavery party in Kansas generally.
s. That Col. J. Butord, Of Alabama,
and his colony of rosavery cmigrants,
are especially invited to land at :nis place
and partake Of the hos,i,alities Of our citi.
ZcnS.
Comm 'ucc-D. \. y. Grover. J. w.
Martin, II. =. c. Harris, r. S. White,
a. b. IIazzard, 49,
On motion, we have 5000 copies oitl.e
proceedings of this meeting printed in cir
cular form, and to he sent to our friends
throughout the Union. Adopted.
On motion, the proceedings be publish
ed in the Kansas Pioneer, with request Of
all papers in ard out Of the Territory "a.
vorable to the cause to publish the same.
Adopted.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
WIN. III. ELLIOTT, Ch Urn.
JonS II. SAILER, Sec'rv.