Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-11-08
SOUTHERN VIEW OF KANSAS
AFFAIRS.

Tho editor of the New York Evening Post
vouches for she authenticity of the following letter
from a Southern e~migrant to Kansas:
LEcoMrroN, X. T., October II,
Ny DEAR FRIEND-Iu pursuance Of my promise
| drop you a brief account of my trip to this ter
ritory, and Of affairs, present and past, Of which,
ere now, you must have heard 50 many conflicting
accounts.
At our meeting in the Old Dominion (God bless
her) | related all that | had learned of Alabama,
during the several years Of my residence there
and shall now only proceed to add my own know
ledge of some of the startling events of the times,
20 your previously made up opinions, without in
tending or expecting to make IA change in your
political preferences, The relation given by the
respective parties Of affairs in the territory, are as
different as your political principles and mine, and
l shall give you only such IL detail Of occurrences
as came within my own knowledge, for the truth
of which l pledge my word us u gentleman.
Unwillingly, but unavoidably, / passed through
three free States, Ohio, Indiana aud Illinois, in
which, it gave me pain to read from a speech oil
the Hon. j. G. Breckenridge, these words ave
are charged with being II pIo-slavery party, it Is
not true, our party does not desire the extension
slavery" Here, | can only say, That if the orator
was sincere, he was only stating bis own, and not
his party's opinions; for, as a people free to do as
we please, we lave the power and constitutional
right TO extend slavery, and there are but lew
southern members of our party, if any, who, under
any circumstances, would come under any obliga-
ton to un abolition community not to do so.
Upon reaching St. Louis, threw myself astride
of Il horse, passing through the city Of St. Charles,
the towns OF Fulton, Rockport, and other places,
reached the patriotic and intellectual city IF Glas.
gov, where, being much iatigued, exchanged
with q steamboat passenger, and, fortunately, fell
il with the troops from Boone and Howard, and
Governor Gearg on their way TO Kansas, to drive
froai those fertile plains the invaders Of tho soil,
already dedicated to elaveEy.
In Il steamboat, cabin passengers mingie freely
and being as all others were, auxioas to learn the
peculiar views Of His Exccllency, | listened with
great attention to a conversation going on between
him and Colonel Hughes, in relation TO affairs in
Kansas and the present political parties. lie
seems to have been an early adventurer in Caliior'
furuia, where he was a competitor Of Col. Fremont
for the United States senatOrship, charging his
defeat 20 the abolitionists.
At Weston, ! resumed my mode Of travelling
IN horseback, and separating from the company
50 well enjoyed, we entered the territory at differ
ent points, the Governor proceeded to Fort Lcaveh
worth, the troops to Bull Creek and | to Lecomp
ton, Nhore | was greeted with q hearty welcome
The present settlers from the South are not a good
specimen Of Southern society, and have only beer
sent in for n purpose they faithfully accomplish, o
holding the country until it shall be convenien
for southern gentlemen to move in with theil
slaves. We have from Judge L~ecompte the mos
positive assurance that Governor Geary, and al
the Federal officers in the territory are with us
though many Of them are front free States bu
ioI my own part am suspicious of all 'NortbcrI
men with Southern principles and although thi:
Celtic Governor tor he boasts of his Irish ances
try has acted clearly on our side, it may be onl,
for the purpose Of delivering us alternately owe
fully TO our enemies and .hus give full force t
the greatest absurdity of the age, ''squdtter SOY
ereignty." AT the land sales no sharp-nose'
Yankee will:undcr any circumstances be allowet
to hid, or purchase, unless vouched for by som
Southern gentleman known to be true to Southern
interests ; and for them to remain in a countr.
without houses, deprived Of the right Of suffrage
will be out of the question thus we will soon b
in the exclusive and quiet possession Of this ter
ritory.
Much is said in the free States about the settle
ment of this question at the polls by the people o
the territory. Does any Southern ge~ntlemanvL e
liove that the people of the slave States vii
mingle and vote upon equality with those denyin;
that slavery is established in Kansas? By ever,
Southern man | am answered, Mol
The Governor stateS that on his way here h
had spent two days with Mr. Buchanan-assure
us that there is no difference between MIR, Pierre
aud MIR. Buchanan in relation to the affairs o
Kansas, and as Alr. Buchanan is soon to be electe,
we shall see.
2 The sincerity Of Gen Cass, Judge Douglass an
Wills lA'l'NAiS Gun w NbN Abhc HtNNNibi =
/ the people Ct Kansas must DC questioned, or thei
knowledge of the Southern people denied; for tn
: army Of the United States. with all the disposabl
D forces Of England and France, could not brin
Southern ger tlemen to the polls to vote with sue
/ rs oppose here or elsewher the institution c
t Slavery. We, like the aholi tionists, bring on
d principles with us, and we could no more harmon
8 ize here than we could in Alabama or South Can
/ Dina. The right to establish Slavery in any o
: ali the territory Of the United States is clear unde
I the Constitution, and having availed ourselves c
the right, have placed the question beyond con
0 troversy by tho passage Of an act establishing noy
e and forever slavery in Kansas.
Reared together from boyhood, | have the fond
est recoIlections Of our early and ncver-to-be.re
called days,Any ~a.pcrity in this letter is intender
for every true one in tins wide world, entertaining
. the principles you do. but yourself, and nothin.
would give me greater pleasure than to hear o
) your speedy return to the principles Of the goor
old State that gave us birth. We have determines
on holding n Convention to form a Constitution
preparatory to admission into the Uoion as a slay,
! State, and should Gov. Geary continue to depoi
; himself as he has begun, he and Gen. Atchisol
will be our next Senators in Congress.
With my best wishes for your prosperity, I am
r ever yours, -.