The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-04-03
A Letter from KANSAS.

We make the following extract froiti
letter of a young Caroiinian in Kansas +
his uncle. After giving history of tn
low trickcry of the Frcvspil party, heade,
10y REEbER, the writer intakes the tolowin.
truthful remarks upon the duty of tn
South, to tnove in aid of their brethren i,
Kansas:
"Well, now, what are the duties of tn
South, and what her Obligations to he
Kansas brethren! Will she remain mae
tive and dormant--a silent spectator of til,
c"ntest--or will she wake up from he
lethargy, put her shoulders to the wheel
and lend us aid and assistance? 1t is tru,
that we are in good spirits-wc have prout
hopes and strong faitl, IN the triumph o
our principles. We intend to conquer il
the fight whatever may be the sacrifice
rs we have succeeded heretofore, so we in
tend TO do hereafter. This is the language
of determination, the stern resolution o
the brave aud unilincl,ng suua,ters who
are so nohly stemning the torrent upon
which has hccn borne The continuous hor.lcs
"f Northern l'aupers and hrclinrS, sent
here under the auspices Of Ahn;tionSm-
and who will resist ut all hazards Yankee
dclation. We know that tie South is
justly entitled to Kansas-tl,at her broad
prairics are adapted to slave labor, and that
her contiguity with Missouri imperati: civ
demands the establishment. of sl;lvcrv.-
We know that uu,lcr the Kansas aud Ne
traSka Bill we can make it slave Territory
10y a fair expression Of the public sentiment
Of the Territory, and this we will ,lo if not
prevented by the fana,icism OF the present
Congress.
"Yct, because we have confidence in our
strength and prospects, it should he no rca-
son why the South should remain dormant
AMI Inactive. We rely upon her gene
rosity and sympathy. We look with hope
for her aid aud :,ssstance-wc expect soon
to sec general inpouring of her gallant
aud chiva!rous l,cplc from Maryland to
Texas. TO the South VIC louE for succor-
We look to her us The dependant infant to
its parent. The South then should prepare
for the conflict-lct her people awaken to
real sense Of the magnitude of this con-
test in Kansas. Let them consider that
their own most vital interest is the only
issue. The prosperity Of the South de-
pends in great degree upon the decision
of the atfirs of Kansas, her equality and
position i'll the Union depends upon it, and
l verify believe that the existence Of the
nation hinges upon the question us 10
whether slavery shall or shall not exist in
Kansas. 1t is question simply will, your
selves, if you desire slavery in Kansas you
have only to worll-action and not empty
talk is what is required to make Kansas
slave State.
"Shouh! Congress innct any outrage
upon our rights, if our wishes shall be dis
regarded, we will plant ourselves upon the
remedies which belong to All insu.tcd pco-
pie; our rig hts are the common rights Of
the South our interests are the same, and
every slave State of this Union should he
az prompt to hurl back the shaft of inius-
tice aud wrong, when ancl 1T Kansas, as
when pointed at her own sovereignty; then
why the surnencss aud inactivity Of the
South heretofore? II cannot he disguised
that the South has lrrn somewhat dcrcict
III her duty to her Kansas brethren. She
has stood back only as a silent spectator Of
the scene. Missouri, gallant Missouri, has
fought this battle almost singlc handed and
alone. Ter noble and hightoned sans
A'N'S ouuSC'I tilC waves 81 INOGtnCIu Itua-
ticisn. knowing the monentous issues in
vo|ved, and duly approaching the results
dependent upon those issues, they have
displayed an in.olnit,Llc perseverance and
energy which should he responded to 10y
every true Southern heart Nctwthstand-
ing the reproachcs and condemnation heap
ell upon them by the almost entire North,
notwithstanding the cpithet so freely ap-
Piled of t. Border Rufiians," they have stood
hy their friends in Kansas in every cmcr.
gency, in their hour Of need. Now it he
hooves the more Southern States tc rally
to the support Of their border sister, not
simply to applaud and toast her conduct,
but send material aid-scnd your men
send you shareholders to occu;y our fertile
plains. We want to Sue the " NEGRO" here.
nothing is SO cffectuaI in frightening Abo-
Iitionism m-cmulats the condcct and exam
Flo of Missouri. Kmde the fires Of ell
thus'asm along yoar shores your valleys,
and over your llii-t"ps--infnrm your peo-
pie through the press and from the stump.
Our aivcrSarics are active, and why should
We not be? Massachusetts and New York,
and other Northern States are sending their
hired cmissarics here by hundreds, through
their Internal agencies, the Emigrant Aid
Societies, and why should not the South
encourage the emigration of some of her
industrious and honest yeomanry to coun-
teract them :? Abolilionism has quartered
her hirelings and panpe,s in every part Of
our fair Territory, aud why should we not
have some Of our Southern brethren here to
hold them in check, and by their moral
20. Il, 81.
We have true mcn-wchave States Rights
men-we have rs loyal men to the institu-
tlons OF the South as can he found; in shot,
We have now, as we have always had, a ma
jority Of the people witt, u.s. yet we appeal to
the South for succor and substantial assis-
tance. We arc contending not only against
eenemy here, but we are struggling against
stupendous outside pressure from the
North. Aboitionism is in the minority,
it is true, but yet strong enough to create
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