The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-02-02
Tone of the Border Press.

Southern Side" this week, we cannot
refrain from publishing the following
choice morceau from the "Westport
Border Times," paper which supplants
the "Frontier News" lately published at
the same place also, in the same con-
nection a notice of the formation of a
Military Company at that point, the OBJ
ject of which is undoubtedly to show
the people of Kansas "sights" in good
time.
Southern Emigrants for Kansas--Ala-
bamians Coming---Mai. Buford, &c.
We learn from the Montgomery, Ala,
Advertiser and Gazette, of the 99th ult,
that Major Jeff. Buford, of Eufala, Ala,
will leave that place about the 18th of
February next, with company of be-
tween two and three hundred southern
emigrants, bound for Kansas Territory.
The company will be in charge of Major
Buford, who is highly spoken of as a
wealthy, intelligent and energetic gen.
tleman, and one well calculated to carry
out a scheme of this kind. 1t is an in
dividual enterprise, and if a,few thou
sand more of our wealthy southerners
would initiate his example, Kansas would
soon be beyond the reach of abolition
ism. AS Major B. passes through a
wealthy section of country on his route,
we trust he will meet with the encour-
agement due him, and that men and
means will be furnished to carry out the
scheme in proper manner. The spirit
of the South is rising-we are happy 10
see it-long has the fires been burning
on the Borderer's altar, sometimes dimly,
always steadfastly, and now that signals
of recognition and aid are looming up in
the South, the warm flow of life-blood
goes cheerily through our veins, and We
bid defiance to the hordes of Northern
Goths and Vandals, whose only aim
seems to be the bringing of discord, ruin
and desolation to the teeming soil of Kan
sas Territory: where, without them, all
would be peace and prosperity. They
had better beware the ''Ides of March" >"
for atthatt time, thousands of southerners
will have made Kansas their home, hun
dreds of whom are staying in the border
counties of Missouri during the winter,
from the fact of having been unable to
put up comfortable winter quarters after
having made their claims in the Terrific
~. They are that class which the pious
| O. and refined (?) northern press de-
nominates as Border Ruf6ans-and more,
they are class of men who know their
rights and vii. maintain them.
We copy portion of Maj. Buford's
address, and recommend it to the atten-
ton of our readers:
'1s there indeed no public spirit. no
enthusiasm left us? If foreign enemy
was approaching our borders merely to
take our property. OF to establish a differ
ent form of government, and one under
which our civilization and social position
would not materially retrogade, still ev-
cry one would Ay to arms, and give his
last dollar and last drop of Flood to repel
the invader; and yet We could regain
property, or reform bad government /;
but a social degradation can neyer be re-
deemed. And this degradation aboli-
tionism is threatening Us with; for it
eaasOt stop short Of universal freedom.
equality and fraternity, and. when il
emancipates. it must protect It's 6enefe;a-
ries by giving them the right to bear
arms, to vote. to testify. to make Iaws,-
may. By sending the federal ar1ay to de-
fend them, and TO fight their battles. Il
is, therefore. no more property question