The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-02-14

lice, for SiavehOlding influence and votes, as
will the Democratic party. The inevitable ten
dency of the organization is to that result-that
position. In this we hope to be mistaken-but
see no good reason why our hope will be chang
ed to fruition."
EMIGRATION TO KANSAS FROM THE SOUTH.
Mr.. Atchison's appeals to the South for aid
are awakening some attention there, but the
responses are as yet rather feeble. Mr.. Blu
ford, of Alabama, advertises that his enterprise
is postponed till April next. He now expects
to raise four hundred able bodied men for Kan
sas-will take no females, no slaves, no minors
under eighteen - the men must go first and
prepare the way.
He invokes Southern men TO the rescue.
Kansas lost to Slavery, and all is lost west of
that Territory, and east, too, he thinks. Kan
sas is now ours" and all that is necessary is
to aid the Missourians in keeping possession.
"Let every one, wishing to go, urge his
neighbOrs to hold meetings to appoint agents
to solicit every mans contribution, either in
money or note payable after the emigrants are
taken out. Contributions must not be to indi-
vidual MEMBERS but for the common benefit.
men, if the contributions reached say ten dol
lars per head--for that would enable me to fur
nish all with their military and agricultural
outfit. / am asked, What military and other
service do L require?" None, except that
when he gets to Kansas, the emigrant shall be-
gin some honest employment for a living--if it
be working Oh his claim-that will give him
credit to buy bread on. On his way there, he
is expected to be orderly and temperate, to at
tend the reading of the Scripture and prayer
night and morning, learn to fear God, to be
charitable to our enemies, gentle with females
and those in our power, merciful to slaves and
beasts, and just to all men,
The pious tone of the Major reminds one of
the old Crusaders. These missionaries of Sla-
very are to be Bible reading, od-fearng
race
In South Carolina, too, they are getting up
a little band of Crusaders. Captain Bell, of
Edgefeld, proposes to raise company by
April next, and Mr.. Brooks, a member of the
House of Representatives from South Carolina,
thus encourages the enterprise:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
December 81, 1855
DEAR SIR In reply to your letter of the
pledge was to give an hundred dollars to each
company of one hundred men that might 90
to Kansas, under pledge to remain two wears.
Whenever you organize a company of hun
dred men, and start for Kansas, | will nav tn
your treasurer the amount pledged If nv col.
leagues are not called upon to contribute to
companies which may be raised i'm their own
districts, they authorize me to say that each
will contribute handsomely to the aid of your
company.
Your intention of appealing through the
press, to the spirit and patriotism Of the people
of the State, is admirable. There are men
scattered all over the State, also, who are will
ing to go, but not in sufficient numbers to form
separate company in each district. Come out
with your publication, and when YOU get one
hundred men, solemnly pledged to 90 to Kan.
sas, feel authorized to pledge the South Car.
DINA delegation for two hundred and fifty dol.
lars.
You will certainly have the hundred dollars
from me, whenever you are ready to move with
hundred men, or, should you fail in getting
the full number of an hundred men. then YOU
may call on me on the day that you start for as
many dollars us you have men under pledge to
go and to remain two years in Kansas.
Yours, truly, p S. BRooEs.
Captain E. B. Bell.
The New York Eceping Post is greatly ex-
ercised lest the separation of these men from
their wives and children for two years. and the
hard struggles they must go through, should
wean them from the habits of civilized life. and
work deplorably on their morals and manners.
1t begs the gentlemen concerned in the move.
ment to consider whether it would not be well
to avail themselves of the privileges held out by
the Emigrant Aid Association of New York.
Its plan seems very simple;
9 Let the emigrants from the South be sent
with their wives and children to New York,
which can be done at a moderate expense.
Here the Emigrauts' Aid Society will take the
charge ofthem, will make arrangements for con-
| veylng them to their destination on mucb more
| favorable terms than they could otherwise OBJ
tam, and Will send with them an experienced
gulde, 10 see that they are provided with COM
| Portable accommodations at a moderate cost.
On tLeir arrival in the Territory. they will be
met by the agents of the Society, who will fur
nish them with the fullest and most certain in
formation respecting the best places of settle
ment; Will see them planted in their new home,
supplied with steam mills to grind their grain,
and with hotels for the accommodation of all
| who afterwards arrive at their COLONY or mass
through it. They will be able, in conformity
with the plan of the Society, to take out with
them teachers for their children; mechanics,
seeking occupation, will be glad to join them
and they will scarcely miss any advantage OF
civilized life which they possessed in the coun.
try they lett. From emigrants thus planted in
the new Territory, it will be entirely unnecessa
ry to exact the pledge of remaining in the coun
by tFo years; they are settled there for life
With regard to the negroes whom they leave be
hind, IT will be early enough to send for them
when Kansas is admitted into the Onion as q
- slave State. la the mean time, we can ASSURE