Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-04-12
Southern Kansas Emigrants.


A stirring scene took place in Mont
gomery, Ala, on the It'll inst. The Kan
Sas colonists collected under the auspices
of Maj JEFF BUFoRD, amounting to be-
tween 400 and 500, left that city on that
day for Kansas, ria Mobile and New Or
leans. Previous to departing they assem-
bled at the Baptist church, where Rev. Mr.
TIcHENoR addressed them, and Maj Bu-
ford made brief response. A Bible was
presented to them This is quite differ
ent scene to that which was enacted in the
church at New Haven, Conn, where, in
stead of the Bible and peaceful counsels,
Sharp's rifles and war-lkc words were the
order of the day.
After leaving the church. the colonists
proceeded to the wharf where large crowd
assembled, and with a cotton bale for a
platform, Mr. HMLIARD, one of the Ameri-
can candidates for elector, addressed them
The Mail gives the following brief notice
of his remarks:
Mr.. H. proceeded to make one of the most
graceful and eloquent addresses we have ever
heard from him. 1t WAS short-just the right
length-and from beginning to end was a per-
feet gem. lie set out, by saying that this
concourse was not assembled TO vindcate "a
theoretc principle, or TO discuss speculative
politics; il was there to give emphasis 10 a
practical assertion of the principle that the
people Of the South had right TO go into and
settle the territories NTH their property" He
| went on 10 state, that the Kansas act left the
subject of slavery to be determined by the
people who should settle the territory. Con-
gress bad not assumed TO say what WAS pro-
perty or what was not. The Constitution
even did not constitute slaves property; it
found them such. il did not make or unmake;
nor was there any power which could do so,
except that which might be asserted by tie
people Of a territory met to form their
organic law On this rock the South
planted; that the STAKEHOLDER of right might
enter the territories with his property aud
demand the protection of the hagof the Repub-
lie. Mr. H. declared himself "in a high sense"
national man" and he declared that he be-
Heyed there were national men yet remaining
in the North, who would symapathize with US
in this movement for the practical assertion of
our constitutional rights
Mr. billiard contrasied, with great felicity.
the manner of sending forth the New England
colonists-with Shapes rifles-and the peace
ful colonization by the South. He spoke with
severity of the conduct of Prof. Siliman in in
citing the classes Of Yale College To supply rifles;
and denounced Henry Ward Beecher who had
desecrated his eloqGence and his clerical
office, by similar incendiarIsin. He urged our
colonists to be peaoeable, orderly, law-abiding
to sustain the reputation of the South, by
carrying with them respect 10 the Constitution
and laws of the cOuntry--to avoid collision n
possible aud seek To establish our Institutions
at the baot-box. Ii these failed, and their
arms must be raised In defence of themselves
aud the South, he did net doubt but that
Sharpss rifles could be met oith SHARPER
Before cone udng Mr. billiard alluded TO
the platform from which he spoke-d bate Of
cotton. THAT, be said, Was the foundation prin-
ople from which this movement sprang-it
symbolzed the Supremacy eftAe Waite Race u
was the White Man standing on the products
of Slave Labor Providence might change
our relations to the inferior race, but the prin.
eple was eternal-the Supremacy ofthe White
Race. 10 conclusion, Mr.. billiard told the
colonists 10 follow aud stand hrm by their
leader, whom he had known long and well and
whom be honored for he virtues and bis
enthusiasm. "Foilow AiEa,n said Mr.. HlllsSdi
s'and you win pursue the line Of honor-siand
by him and you win be At the post Of duty y
The Maj thinks that when Major Baford
leaves New Orleans. his companions viii
number one thousand.