Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-04-23
From the Charleston Standard
FROM RANsAs.-LETTER FR0MA CHARLEsTQ:

I From the Charleston Standard.
FROM KANsAszLETTEETsRN TTsN NFRoMA cHARIEsTe'
We have been favored with the following ex
tracts of letter written by Mr.. Jos. p. Carr
formerly of Charleston, to the Chairman of TIT
Kansas Executive COMMITTEE in this ciLyi
PLATTE Cry, No. March 10, 1856.
Dear Sir: Your favor of the 9th ult. reach
ed me on Saturday evening last, and hasten to
furnish you such Information as have been able
to gather In so. new country as Kansas
much of what you desire to know is merely
matter Of opinion, and, impressed with the im
porlanCs of giving you nothing but what has
been well digested, and Is believed to be rorrect
deemed it advisable to confer wltI--on the
subject. He is more conversant with everything
relating to the political condition Of the terrific
ry than anv one in this upper country, and has
devoted much attention 10 the scheme Of popu.
lating Kansas with pro-slavery emigrants. The
result of our conference will embody in ans.
wers to your questions in the order in which
you have put them, Should my replies not be
as full as you would wish them, you must attri
butte it TO your request that | should write
Immediately" andto The Importance of giving
The information desired at the earliest monent
]. Cun you give US accurate information as
to The relative strength among the bona .fde set
tiers In kansas of the two parties!
cannot tell with any precision the strength
of the two parties at.this time. There has been
no reliable test of The vote of either party since
last spring. The returns of the elections OF
Whitfield and Reeder cannot be taken as any
criterion of the true vote of the respective par.
ties There being no opposition TO Whitfield
the vote cast at his election by our friends was
very light; while.at Reeder's, there being no
legal restraints, the vote was such as the aboli.
lionists chose 10 make it.
From the most reliable information can get
think thereis certainly majority of pro-sayery
men in the Territory, and, as they are not like
the abolitionists, concentrated upon one or two
points, in an election for members of the Legis.
lalure they would, without aid from the Boz
der Ruffians," be ubEe to carry decided nlajori-
ty of representatives We have the assurance,
however, that the aboltionists will again make
the most strenuous efforts to send out emigrants,
and rs Missouri has already contributed so many
Settlers it is all impdrtant that the other South
ern States should fG" come to our assistance.
2. As to the possibility of h0stile collision
Immediately.
think there is none, or indeed do believe II
very likely there will be one at all. The knowl.
edge that Government troops will be used
against them will keep the aboliionists in check,
and prevent them again breaking out in insur-
rection; and unless Whitefied's election be set
aside and new election ordered, there cannot
well arise any occasion for a collision-at le4st,
until next fall, when lhe election for members OF
the Legislature will 5s held.
g. The possibility ;I strengthening eftectua!'y
the hands OF tbs prSssfaves party by the next
full elections. And
4. What number of emigrants from the South
will be necessary 10 secure in political contest
at the ballot box The minority to the pra.slayery
party.
The election for members Of The Legislature
will be held on the first Monday in October next
If the slavcholding States will send us two
thousand cmigrants-that is, two thousand yo.
ters-during the present year, our friends believe
the condition of Kansas will be definitely settled
This is, however, mere matter Of conjecture,
for, of course, we cannot tell how large the enl.
igralion from the North will be.
From The most reliable information we are
led to believe that we shall receive the number
suggested and more There will also be from
Missouri large emigration in addition to those
already in the territory.
K X
S. The parties who arrive by the first of June,
ought to make by their labor enough to pay for
their subsistence. Employment for all kinds of
aborers Gun be obtained at high rate. Mere
farm.hands will bring from fifteen to twenty
dollars per month, with board furnished them,
and mechanics of all kinds are in great demand
All Gun certainly procure employment until the
FIRST of December, and am assured IN ordinary
winters can labor conveniently out doors almost
the entire season.
In addition TO The matters suggested by your
inquiries, would state that the territory lying
between the Kansas and Missouri rivers is now
occupied by decidedly pro-siavery population.
On the South side of the Kansas river, and es-
pecially along that river, the Abolitousts have
made their chief settlements. II has occurred
To our friends that it would be better, as n mat
ter of policy, and rs being more Southern. more
agreeable 70 the Southern emigrants, that good
portion of them should settle South of Kansas
river. By this means we will secure the South
ern half of the territory before it is filed by
Abolilionisls the Northern half will be saved
by Missourians. The representatives have al.
ready been apporlioned to the different counties
and adding to our numbers North of the Kansas
river, will not increase our strength, for we have
majority there now; but if the Southern men
are distributed among the counties South of the
river, their votes will tell.
The emigrants would still come up the Mis-
souri, river, and land at Kansas City or Atchison
as they might determine on going TO the Eastern
'ur Western portion of the Territory. Atchisen
is nearer to Lecompton, The Capitol anG think
the better portion Of the Southern part of the
Territory now open for settlement, can be
reached from that point most conveniently
These are, however, matters for future consde.
ration.
would suggest that you should seek, as fal
as possible, to induce all who have small mum
ber of saves to come out To such this is {
peculiarly desirable country, and they need have
no fear of their slaves escaping. The actua
presence of good number OF slaves would Al
once settle this question.
If can be useful 10 you in any way in carry
ing out The objects of your sociey, my service:
are ut your command.
Very respectfully,
Your obedisnt servant,
]. P. CARR.
VIM. WhaIey, Esq Chairman of Executive
Committee of "a Society for the aid of ths
Slave settlement of Kansas" Charleston, s. C
The Christian Inder, copies the following
from one Of lis exchange papers:
1--WE learn from New York correspondent
that Dr.. Msclay has resigned the Presidency o
the Bible Onion, and discaims any more connec
lion with it. The reason assigned, is, The heret
| irnl eynrpssions that are creepinr into the new