The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-07-16
Coz KANSAS MEETING.

in our report as secretary OF She Kansas
meeting held in our village on Sale.day
last, ip giving expression to what we con-
ceivcd were the sentiments of The speakers
on that occasion, if We did unfortunately
misconstrue them, the columns of the LED.
GER arc at the service of any one disposed
to put themselves right before the people.
The psevi9us course of The LEpG Err in
regard TO the affairs of Kansas, has been TO
urge its importance to The South as slave
State, and to suggest those means which we
sonseired would in effect, secure i as such.
Our position may be wrong, but it is an hon
est one and we prefer to retain it. We
maintain that the loss Of Kansas to the
South would be defeat more disastrous
and humiliating, than any that she has ever
yet sustained in legislative contest with
the North. 1t would entirely overbalance
all the advantages that the South is suppos-
ed to have gained laitcrly, by the passage of
the Kansas Nebraska Bill and the Fugitive
Slave law, and would give an INCENTIVE TO
Northern fanatcsm and aggression, that the
South, dispirited and groaping under a sense
of ignoble defeat, may meyer be enabled TO
check. There is no question in our minds
as to its Importance, then how is it to be
secured to us! The only available means
that has suggested itself to our minds, is
that which we have alread; advocated, viz:
that Southern cmigrants may be encourag-
I'd to people The Territory, so that when the
great day arrives that is to decide the fate Of
Kansas, our party and our most vital inter
ests may not be defeated at the ballot.box,
by the otfscourings Of the earth-the detest-
able horde that Is sent and schooled to law.
Iessness by the Aboli,ien Aid Societies.
We are in favor of peaccable emigration
we would meet them in fair and
honorable contest at the ballot-box,
but mt the same time prudence would
suggest that we bc prepared for any
emergency. The government having taken
the matter in hnld, We do not apprchend
that any further hostile eJilision between
the Southern and Northern parties will take
place but in view OF that which has already
taken place, and knowing the trcachcry that
characterizcs these lawlcss lands of North
crn fanatics, it would be well that cmgrants
should be prepared with the implements Of
hushaadry in the one hand, and the means
Of self defence in the other.
We would not urge any one to go; that
is u matter that should Lc left entirely with
the party concerned, but if there are men
among us who are dcsirous Of trying their
fortunes in Kansas, We contend that il is the
duty of the district TO provide for them the
means and the way. Again, We would have
men who can be relied upon-mcn who
would feel the responsibility of their posi- |
lioa, and with integrity aud tirmncss that
would secure their cooperation and support
in all cases where the interests and honor
of the South is concerned. We do not
quarrel with any one who honestly differs
from us in these matters ; our views are cX.
pressed in nj candour, ins,iga;cd by con-
ncrn for u great cause in which we are all |
US Sou,hcrners vitality interested, and wh"th-
er the district sustains them or not they arc |
still the same.