Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-03-12

For the Advertiser.
Kansas Meeting,
According to adjournment, there was meeting
in the Court House on the 10Th INST, Tor the en-
couragemcnt aud support of the Pro-sla'ery party
in kunaas-G. A. ADDISON in the Chair: H. ;"
ADDISON, Secretary.
There was considerable interest manifested in the
matter, and some necessary business dispatched.
Mr.. C. ". STYLES, Esq, from the COMMITTEE o'
Twenty -one, reported progress; and made very
earnest appeal for mid in men and money.
Tn. Committee appointed 10 devise plan TOR re-
ceiync, sending on. and delraying The expenses OF
Volunteers. beg leave to submit the fpllowing-
REPORT
Tbcy recommend that n Committee Of arrange
mcnts, consisting Of five, be appointed in the central
part Of the District, to receive and dsburse all CON-
tribu,ions from the Committee Of Twenty-one, lr"u
Sub Committees, ana all other sourees-to enroi
the names uf all volunteers or cmgrants for Kansas,
and to nav for each emigrant the SUN Of - dol
lars if SO much be deemed necessary to pay his e1'
penses to the Tcrrilory--to support him there one
year
They further recommend, that when Il sufficient
number shall be enrolled, two or three prudent
men shall be elected as Superintendent, Director
and Treasurer of the Company, to convey them to
Kansas-to exercise a due control over their actions
and to sec that the ohjccts Of this enterprise arr
properly carried out. That This election shall be
- DIuit Tar
of arrangements and the volunteers.
We furth n recommend that the volunteers, ell.
rolling. shall subscribe To such in obligation as shall
be drawn up by the Committee Of arrangements
Respectfully suhmillerl
JOSEPH ABNEY, Chairman.
The persons appointed to constitute the Commit.
tee Of arrangements consisting Of five, were JAMES
SHEPARD, SIMEON CMnIsTlE, ARTHUR SiMXISs
| LEWIS JONES and DR.. JAMES ADAMS. To this
Committee Of five referred the l'l!owin. rcso-
lu,ous (ohcred BY Mr.. EDWIN SElDLEs) to report
at The next mecting:- -
Resoired, That it is cxpclicnt that jnint Stock
| Company should be formed for the purl"sc ct max
inc Investments in Kansas lands such lands to ht
leased for 4 term Of years free Of charge to bon;
Gde pro-slavcry cniinrants and settlers IN that Ter
ritory. That in fur,hcrancc Of this scheme. the
Chairman Of this meeting appuint suitable persons
| in each Regiment 10 open books Tor subscription Il
said Company n, such times and places as I" then
may seen, lit. That they report twice month th'
amounts subscribed.
Resolred2 =. That no subscription be received fol
less than S, which said amount To entItIe The sub
scrlbcr 10 one share in sal Company
| k,t .Si3tt1 n
! .ani dollars be subscribed the Chairman of this meet
ing call meeting of the Subscribers, Stock holders
who shall proceed To 81, such Officers is may be no.
cesSary to diSbursc the funds in such nsnneras tl,t
Constitution aud articles Of agreement shall direct
| Resolred4. That the Chairman also aPpInt Z
committee of three, who are hereby instructed Ia
draw up Constitution and articles OF agreement ioI
! the government OF said Company in such manner
rs will carry out the true intent and meaning Of The
foregoing resolutions aud report The same 10 the
stockholders ut their first mcctln.
Mn. ABNEy made ,nle frritpus remarks, which
were listened to with marked attention, and moved
that the following agreement be annexed To the re-
por, Of the Committee appointed to devise plan for
! facilitating emigration to Kansas.
We agree to go to Kansas Territory, and locate
there until il be determined whether it shall be a
pro- Slavery or anii-Slavery State-nnl we further
agree to support when there, the pro-slavery purity
This motion was carried, with the following Of
frrcd BY Mr.. STYLES:
Resolped That this meeting recommend to eve
ry Shareholder in the District to contribute one dol
lar for each slave he shall own, in aid Of the pro-
slavery inter est in Kansas and further, that our
H., ,Ir tod In npu
forward at once and subscribe us liberaly as they
may proper.
On motion the meeting adjourned to sae-day next
GA. ADDISON, Chairman.
II. W. ADDISON, sec'ry.
For the Advertiser.
Ma. EDIroR,-Dear Sir: In February Eumbcr
Of your paper | observe over the signature OF
"PisEY WOODS" statement If what five negr"es
did-sour Of them women and boys. and one man
60 years of age-makinq net profit Of $ooO ~
per hand, on piney woods lands.
Now, Sir, am in the habit Of hiring out MY able
bodied fellows at the rate Of one hundred and nifty
to one hundred and eighty dollars per annum, and
thiuk am doing wel-athuugh have good piece
of onkey woods land. Yet, You see. according to
8 PIxEY " GODS, account, am sustaining great
luss.
do not understand the making Of these large
orops of Corn and Cotton, and will give " flSEY
Woons' gopd piece Of oakley woods land, twelve
horses end mules twenty negroes, half women ana
bows and half fellow.--for some OF whom pad
81 4oO-and will throw in the overseer have hired
Rr this year. rs good measure, and will only ask
$3.50, net profit on each negro, for ono year
Now. Il can be seen what large profit pney
woods man can make on an Oakley woods man.
AS have been trying for The iast twenty-five
wears TO make those large crops and have not yet
succeeded. therefore shall require sufficient bond
for the performance Of the above wolkl ana when
done. and money paid l will make t" him hand
come present. E ooA' Non'
Mt. Vintage. March 10, 1856.
N.B-An immediate answer is required.
ON the night of Tuesday, the goth ult. George
w. Kimbrell. residing near Fort Mill in this Dis
trirt, committed suicide by cutting his throat
,ss,;,t , r,,o. Tho nrt was commit, ed in lit OF