The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-02-06

outposts nave aireaur succumbed to the
invader. Do We fear to send one man,
least the North may send twol then we
have ingsoriously surrendered without a
struggle.
Is not Kansas now in our hands! and il
We only encourage the Missourans, will
they not retain iti Did not the South
send to Mexico doulls ,he volunteers sent
by the North! and when was it discovered
that they were more patriotic or en,lIusi
as,ic in defending their country and their
Institutions than We? The way to quell the
| fury of,he fanatic and wild beast, is not to
crouch and flee, but to turn and look him
in the eye, for else he will spring upon you
and rend you in pieces; and depend on it
when once the North catches the steady
firm gaze of Southern Reason, her com.
mercial and conservative instinct will AVA.
ken and save us, our institutions, and the
Union, from her madmen.
And who is periling the Union, but the
impious intermeddlcrs. who fain would
make us accountable to them rather than
God, for the trust which he has commit
ted to our keepingi And is not slavery
trust given us ofProvdcnce for the benefit
of both races! Can republican equily,as yet
DE perPetuated without sugar. cotton and
cheap clothing, can civilization maintain
its progress? and can these be supplied 10
the world without slavery Nay! slavery is
the only school in which the debased son
Of Ham, by attrition with superior race,
can be elevated. Slavery is not Of chance
nor Of man, but Of God, and has not get
worked out its mission: and will not Lave
done so till the two races are fit for self
government Dare we, before God, COW.
srdly sneak off, and like improbable scr.
wants basely surrender this guardianship,
because vain, self righteous intermed-
dlers, have made it troublesome to main
tain? What good, what valuable thing.
was ever brought forth without labor and
travail and VIII It ever preserved without
toll and dangerl
Are we prepared to become the scrfs Of
foreign meddlcrs and mastcr>l Are we
prepared to sink TO the level of the Ethio.
plan, and clasp him in the fond embrace
Of political and social equality aud frater.
nifty! For to this Abolition unstayed must
come. Fanaticism must defend its bene6.
Charles: first, by sending the federal army
to protect them, and ultimately by giving
them the right TO bear arms, to vote, tes.
tify, make and administer laws to eat
out your substance, to pull you down to
their level, to taint the blood Of your pos
terity, and bring it to degradation from
which millions of ages cannot redeem it,
This is question Of races. Am mad
for perrilling my estate in The attempt
call 1t hopeless attempt--to transmit con.
servatire institutions TO my children! b ut
rather are not you mad who eagerly gath
er wealth, not for your posteri,y, but tha,
free negro drones may have boarded il =
Are not you mad who construct railroads
hot for travel and commerce, but that the
rank forests may choke them up-you
who build cities and palaces, not for high
civilization, but ths, grass may grow in
The streets, and foxes look out Of the win.
dows!
Let every one awake to the terrible is
sues now upon us. Let US cease fiddlinr
| and dancin. while Rome is burning let
every one man the engines, let aii con.
tribute according to his means. Let us
awaken tho prayers Of the church, the en- :
thusiasm Of our beautiful daughters ; let
them hold fairs and put in use their many
pretty devices to raise material aid.
Look not to the slow inadequate action
OF political leaders; .paralyzed by the
shackles OF party, We fear they can only
slnuse you with vain scruples and ",triies
of Words" or only "cry peace! peace. when
there is no peace" And yo', what poli,i
clan so demcnted, that lie would renew
old strifes to dissuads State action and
organized defence. under the vain hone
that disconnected individual effort could
meet the emergency And yet for this let
not individuals despair, but rather let them
increase their contributions and redouble
ihelr energies. Let chivalrous and hone
fnl seakers Of fair cliIncs come on and iuiu
our expedition. have Lefors told you
what Judge Cato Judge Of the Territory
says OF that fertile region. In his letter OF
November last lie says, "corn is plenty at
twenty-five cents per busl,el. This is as
fine country as any on earth, the profits
on lis production far exceed that in the
cotton regions. All grain, gra,s, clover,
and hemp give large return,--at least
from thirty to forty dollars per acre annu
ally. l have seen no poor land; it all
seems 2icler than TIC best Chnttsloochee
bottom, and most OFT is just like adjoin.
ing Missouri lands that now sell at TWEEN
ty TO fifty dollars per acre. The estimated
average Of the corn is one hundred bush.
e'f Per acre, ssd six tons hemp ner band.
worth $40 per ton. can give no idea
of ths beauty and fertilii, Of rhe ioiI and
country; good wells can be obtaired any
where, aud running streams are frequent"
DIR. Walker, long resident Of i,s Dor
der. and of high character and intelligence
says. ~. far as health, climate and prof,
Of labor is concerned Kansas is better than
any part OF the Union. There is no coun.
Try where q man can he moro indepep.
dent, and make his bread and meat with
less capital than here; ten or twelve fur.
rows will make ten barrels Of corn per
acre. Ono thousand pounds hemp per
acre in n cOmmon crap TI,o.o a.. -. ..