New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-19
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the South Carolina Inst tute, tie largest 10 the city,
was filed, and the proceedings marked BY great g.
On motion of Gen W. E. Martin. the meeting W.
organized by calling 10 the char james Rose cse~
the President Of the Kansas Society and the following
gentlemen were named as Nice-Pres,dents and Secc
taJies:
Vice- Pr,,ident,-The Hon. j. Harleston Resd, Chss
ID. Cam the Hon. w. Porsher Miles, the Hen. Ed
ward Frost, William Middleton. ESQ., Elias yssi@-
borst, esq., the Hon. I. L. Hutchinson Charles y.
pp@:n pa1s ss Ii. ls Hon. mGP Ti.m.. n !. cfs E;
Andrews Chas. Kerison, esq., the Hon. Jas. SmoAs
I. Far Capen, esq, Gel John Z. Carew WIN. Edl
ings, ESQ., Jas. Legare, esq:, Jas Mssh esq. VIM H
Sceretaries-C. Richardson Miles, Thomas Psox,
W: ID. H. kukwood, esq., Frederick Fraser, eco.
Gen. Martin then explained the object Of she meet
Kansas Society during its brief career and alluded
with effect to the departure Of the rst bsnd Of oss
emgrants for the "debatable ground" They have
wsy 10 ST. Louis. In conclusion, Gen. Martin read
the following letter from his Honor the Mayor wh>
was detained from attendance by an extra meeting e
"CBARLrsros, Thursday, March 10, 1888.
"MY DEAR SIRE II will not be possible for me 10 e.
dress the meeting tomorrow evening; Ny time hss
been, and s entirely absorbed by the dutes OF my
Office and my thoughts completely engaged IN them
that feel totally unprepsred 70 make speech on .
great and important question. feel well assured
moreover, that my place can he better supplied; sn4
that, if even it be not supplied at all, there will be
sufficient number of speakers for the occasion. II ~
sure unnecessary for me to say here, that mos
heartily and cordially approve Of the objects of the o.
ganzatiou 30 far as I have understood them. We
6aye simple, practical issue presented. We have
no election. We must meet it five do not, we chow
ourselves short-sighted politicians and recreant South
erners. Let us arouse public sentiment among our
people, Let shake of our habitual Incidence sn1
address ourselves seriously to the task which lies before
us. We do not want counsel 80 much as action We
do not want words, but men. We do not want rhet-
orc but money Let VA not stand balancing nice cai
culatons of what should be the real inducements AMI
natural provocatves to colonization. Our adversareo
have closed the doors to such discussion. They have
undertaken to force a certain policy upon ksnsas n
advance of her own requsition. II that policy be e.
tablished, it weakens political power in the Union
and our moral power IN the world Let u nng tnees
in trumpet tones, upon the slumbering ears OF We
South
Awake Arise. or be forever fallen !"
with my regrets that it will not be in my power to
ioin in the public demonstration tomorrow, and my
thanks for the honor which done me in requesting
';Eiiiz yis; TSssa;s sssit;f' SIcss
Gen. wM Z. MARTIN"
Col. John Cunningham on behalf Of the COMMITTEES
appointed TO prepare an address for the occasion Of
fred the following report and resolutions wnioh vefo
unanimously adopted;
The Special Committee appointed to prepare ana
present an Address and Resolutions on behalf OF tho
Kansas Association TO the people Of Charleston DE-
| trict, respectfully submit the following
ADDRESS.
Felor Citizens The Kansas Association has In.
vited your consideration of the political condition o.
Kansas, and the policy Of promoting southern ooloui.
zation Of that Territory.
| The Association has been organized upon the base
Of hearty cooperation among all parties here how
ever they may upon many other subjects entertain con-
fictng opinions. And in thus copcurrng upon this II
harmony object and interest, has emphatiosly r-
cognzed the ssue of the struggle in Kansas to be s
paramount political question Of the day.
In seeking to attain the object of opening for the
South and ourselves in that Territory equal political
and industrial privileges there has been neither dis
position nor effort to violate in letter the organic laws
OF this State or Of Kansas Of the United States,
but rather in our proceedings, to conform to their
spirit and TO consult the rights Of all citizens under
from and to every portion of the Confederscy, Of
openly carrying for either practice pleasure,
sefdefcnce and Of individual contribution Of funds 70
legitimate objects, private or public, is found tho
assurance Of the legal propiety Of our proposed
| action. But when that action has become ennobed
by the pressing necessity of maintaining the rights
which have been guaranteed by our confederate sys.
| tenn and developed under our State Sovereignty and
been rendered Of urgent Importance by the aggreesions
upon them Of factious ard sectional treason to the
organization and harmony Of the Federal Republic.
il appeals TO the highest impulses and duties which can
animate manhood, arouse the sense of constituted
| liberty, and enlist regard for law.
The report then proceeds to give statement Of
the passage Of the Kansas Nebraska blu and OF the
proceeding since in Kansas in which only few grains
Of truth are ntermngled with few grains Of fase-
hood but which sufficiently accords with the accounts
| selves and Of their Free-State competitors.
| Next follows an argument that with the aid OF the
Federal executive and of the Federaloops the Free
State men may be easily put down, the fact being
that what the South wants in Kansas B rather voters
! than armed men-more being abundantly supplied by
the United States and the Border Rufans. Ed Irs6.
After the reading Of the report the meeting was ad-
r In the course Of his remarks Mr.. Taber read ths
| following stirring letter from Gen. Atchison:
"PLArTE CITY, Tuesday, Jan. %, 1856.
"DEAR SIR: Your son - and his friend are nov
under the same roof with me, and claim them as my
boys they have proved themselves will take care
Of them have no children, but have six nephewv
little boys; all Of them shoot, but none Of then
AZ well as their uncle. When they drive tho naa
on the head three times out Of five, at one hundred
yards, then they can DO what their uncle has oites
| done. When they ride wild, unbroken hone,
without bride or saddle then they fit for sesvice:
Your son and his friend have proved Themselves good
Border Rufisnsj" but, my dear Sir, we DO nos ae.
serve this appeation. Those Of who called tho
"Border Rufsns," are men Of property, of edncatioo
the best kind of men. We are the men who VIE
submit TO no wrong. We know when TO resent an In
sult, and perhaps too ready 10 do it. But what
wanted 10 say TO you is this that your son, and all tho
cons of South Carolina, mine; and VIII have On
eye for them, and will care for them as wo.d csrs
for my gallant young nephews. Although not an ota
man, bave come character. l am known somewhaf,
for good or evil throughout this broad Union; bvf
mostly for evil, If the Abolition Press TO be believed.
But Il opa word If the friendship Of the chief Of tho
Border Rufians will be Of any benent 70 your ;cos
| be has IT, Your obedt servant, ID. X. ATcHrsos.
And also the following, from young Chsrestonaa
Wnst of the conversation now is Of politics. and Of
the most ultra kind and even yGul s;s sI .c WIZ.
Ar Deinoeras or indeed of any party, are divided neo
two casees oniy-Noth and South, or slavery and NO
slavery We are prepared TO meet them a. far e We
are able but we cannot hold out and fight the battles
of the South unless she helps Why don't our peo
oe wake up and open their eyes 10 their interests