Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-04-25
Kansas and Missouri.

The following appeal Of the Missouri Kansas
Association" will be understood and appreciated by
the Southern people. If it oversates the dan
ger OF failure in the settlement of Kansas, il does
not a. all exaggerate the disastrous consequences of
hat failure if relax hold upon this Ter
ritory. If we lose Kansas, we lay bare Missouri on
three sides to the depredations of Abolition. She
cannot endure this overwhelming hostility, and the
result must be- at distant day, the loss of that
State to the South. Hence the vital importance of
working while there is good promise that our exer-
tions will bear fruits-w really control events af-
fecting the permanent we'll being of country:
OFFICE LAFAYETTE KANSAS EMIGRATION Society,
Lafayette county, Mo, March 25, 1856. !
To the People of the Southern States:
On the undersigned, managers of the =" Lafayette
Emigration Society,"" has devoved the important du-
~ of calling the attention of the people of the Slave
holding States to the absolute necessity of immediate
action their part in relation to the settlement of
Kansas Territory. The crisis is at hand Prompt
and decisive measures must be adopted, or farewell
to Southern rights and independence.
The western counties of Missouri have for the last
two years been heavily taxed, both in money and
time, in fighting the battles of the South. Lafayette
county alone has expended more than 100000 in
money, and as much in time Up to This
time the border counties of Missouri have upheld
and aintaned the rights and interests of the South
in this struggle unassisted, and not unsuccessfully
But the AbolItlonists, stlklng their all upon the
Kansas issue, and hesitating at no means fair or
beautiful Territory Free State.'
Missouri, feel confident, has done her duty,
and will still be found ready and willing TO do all
she fairly and honorably, for the maintenance
of the integrity of the South. But the time has
come when she can no longer stand up, single hand
ed the lone champion of the South, against the
myrmidons of the entire North 1t requires no great
foresight to perceive that if the higher law men
succeed IN this crusade it will be but the
ment of upon the institutions of tie South,
which WI mill Sla hall IN
lst in any of the States, the Union is dissolved.
How, then, shall these impending evils be avoided?
The answer is obvious. Settle the territory with
emgrants from the South The population of the
Territory at this time is about equal-as many pro-
slavery settlers abotonists; but the fanatics have
emssaries in all the Free States engaged in collect
ing money and enlistng Is it in the nature of
Southern men to submit without resistance =? We
10 not believe it. IT, then, the South is influenced
ny spirit OF sef-respect and independence let soce
ties be formed 10 assist emigrants. Those who can
not emgrate contribute money to assist those who
can We havo such societies in Missori, and we can
induce more people 10 emigrate than we support
If the whole South would adept this system we
would succeed. Kansas would be slave State and
the slavery agitation would cease
he great struggle vii come off at the next elec.
ton, in October, 1856, and unless the South can al
that time maintain her ground all will be lost We
repeat it, the crisis has arrived. The time has
for actlon-bold. determined action. Words will nc
longer 90 any good we must nave men IN Kansas
and that by tens of thousands few will not an
swer. If we should need ten thousand and lack ont
OF that number all will count nothing Let all then
who come, do 50 at once. Those who cannot
come must give their money TO help others to come
There are hundreds Of thousands of broad acres O
rich land worth from SIS TO $40 per acre. and open tc
settlement and pre-empIon at 81 25 per acre. Shal
we allow these rich lands and this beautiful country
to be by our Abolition enemies We tel
you now, and tell you frankly. that unles you come
quickly, and come by thousands, we are gone. Tn,
elections once lost are lost forever.
W. H. RUSSELL,
MARTIN SLAUGHTER,
o. ANDERSON,
G. w. BAKER,
EDWARD WINSOR,
NATHAN CORDER,
VIM. SHIELDS.