The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-04-10
Gen. SAM'L MCGowAN.
KANSAS MEETING.
b. u. IIERNDON.

In pursuance to notice previously given,
Kansas meeting was held in the Court
House Oh SaIe-day. On motion of J. X.
VANCE, Col. J. +. MARSHALL was called to
the chair, who, in Il few brief remarks, sta
ted the object of the meeting, ar urged
with great force the duty of every citizen
to contribute his mite TO support our friends
i'll Kansas, and aid those young men who
are willing to go under the banner of the
South.
The Committee on subscriptions were
then called on to report. The members
composing the Committee then reported
the amounts they had collected, which
amounted to about 800.
Gen. MCGOWAN, one of the speakers ap-
pointed to address the meeting, from inds-
position was unable to do so, and merely
stated that Mr.. II. a. JoSEs. Esq, had
kindly consented to address the meeting in
his place. Mr.. JONES arose and spoke at
some length upon the great importanc. of
winning Kansas to slavery-cnumeratcd
tho foul schemes devised by the Free State
party i'll Kansas to subvcrt the organic law
OF that Territory-thc great effort OF Mass
achusctts by the reasonable action of her
Legislature to aboltionizc it, and drive the
Sou'icrncr from its soil by hords of armed
r'upers-alludcd to the unjust system of
measures which bought California into the
union Il free State, and concluded with IN
earnest appeal TO the patriotism of every
one present to assist in accordance with his
means to equip those gallant young men
who have expressed willingness to be the
standar'l-bcarcrs of AbbcvilIc in this struu-
gle for the rights AMI honor Of the South.
Hon. a. BrKr next addressed the
mcet'nS-iIIs remarks were truly sensible,
patriotic, and rcplctc with clouucucc. We
could but fancy that they were but the
echo OF the sentiments of every man pres
eni. lie thought that there woul,! be- no
danger OF civil war in Kansas while the
present executive WAS in office, but that if
there was to be murder and boo,slicl, that
1t WAS our right and duty to send out men
to defend and uphold the laws of the Ter
rtory-kansas would soon call "a Convcn
ton to frame Constitution and apply for
admission. In view of these facts it was
important that We should have AS many
Soutiicrncrs thurc us possible before the
Convention was callcl. lie thought there
WAS responsibility resting upon us
which every Southcrncr must feel He
thought that cowar,licc most dcspicabIc
which would shuttle the responsibility of de-
tcn'ling a right upon those who arc to come
after us.
When Mr.. Bunr CONCLUDED his remarks
all those present were promiscuo,,sly called
upon to subscribe, and the gross amount of
$1,000 was raised in addition to Sl,4OO
previously raised 10y the Committee.
"A proposition was made 10y Col. J. +.
MARSHALL to be one Of ten to give one
hundred dollars, and the following gentle
me" acccded to the pr"posi'on-II. y.
JONES, Esq, Capt. WILLIAM SMITH, Mr.. a.
III. MoRrEN, +. NOBLE, Esq, and DIR. $.
MARSHALL.
1t has been asccrtaincd by the Commit
tee that they would not have funds
sufficient to send all who had offered to 90.
They have elected the following gentle
men ont of the number proposed Dr. J.
NJ. PELoT, j. II. CoNHoK, G. w. CoSxoR,
f. y. HODGES, w. A. GnAYDoS, J. 7.
McNErH, ALEXANDER McNErLL, w. w.
DoDsoN, CHARLES r. McMoKRIs, JAMES
W. ANDERSON, WARnES S. WILKES, and
IDzAN j. RICE.
". G. DAVIS, Secretary.