New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-15
AGEORGLANS EXPERIENCE INKANSAS.

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Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
ST. LOUIS, Friday, May ., 1856.
Having just had an interview with sharp-featured,
bilious looking Georgian, direct from being Disguised
with a sight of the elephant in Kansas, and now at
tempting to make his way toward home, without ary
dime" have TRANSCRIBED his own unvarnshed state
mert of facts, which may as an offset to the
statements we frequently in the Pierceand-Doug-
las sheets respecting the dsafected Yankees who are
said to be returning in crowds and begging their way
home. Our Georgia friend whom VIII call MI 4.
W. is highly indignant at the usage he has received
but requests that his full name may not be published,
as he is well aware Of the bitter hatred full report
of the facts would earn him, from men in bis own
State who would scruple at nothing in the shape OF
revenge upon seeing themselves shown up IN hmd s
have the good fortune TO reach his own viulge 10
Georgia he viii seek hearing through the press OF his
parish and fully expose the false representations ana
tauds by which himself and about hundred Others
were induced to Join the company of one Jones' for
crusade into Kansas TO use his own words and " help
"to make Slave State, for and IN consideration OF
a rife, six months provisions, and bonus OF one
hundred and sixty acres OF land
Under the solemn assurance that their private tunds
would be returned to them Immediately on their arrival
in Kansas they spent their own money freely paying
their own passage and generously supplying eac ca
other in true Georgia style with whatever their friends
stood in need of to make them comfoitable-n tact,
using what means they had for the common good as
long as /! held OUT but upon their arrva! IN Kansas
funds az air. like Mississippi bonds, entirely repudi
ated Our Georgia friend thinks he can see an evil
dent design among the leaders to reduce the crowd 70
state Of abect dependencenthe better TO contiO,
their movements ard effectualy cut OIL oil possiDiy
of dsaffccted ones making their escape.
What kind of employment during times OF peace
was intended these who landed in Localities where
timber scarce, informant was not advised, Dut
"a theirs happened to be timber region, they soon
found that their ak months's provisions had to be
earned they received it at what was to them the
beyond doubt, could be made available for fencing In
the claims of their Georgia Captain. Unaccustomed
10 that kind Of employment, and feeling themselves
most grossly imposed upon, they cast about to calculate
their resources, when it was found that out of com
pany of eighty their entire cash capital amounted
TO less than five dollars. They had gone out to kansa,
to fair y" and found no ONE d,pGssd
They marshaled in Kansas fully intending to
stand up for the rights and dignity of Old Georgia to
the last but they the last men to claim Tor them
selves rights and privileges which they denied to
others; and they saw no reason why emigrants rom
Penney vania and Ohio should not feel themselves IN
spired with State pride just as legitimate, 40 that
whatever might be their affection Tor the SOUTH tnsr
honest of justice would never permit them TO ds
grace the Revolutionary fame OF their native state Dy
taking sides against the right OF free ana Tue
liberty of the press, particularly IN the Territories OF
the United States where all could meet upon common
ground Even these Georgians were by no means In
sensible to the arrogance and injustice OF the exraor
binary attempts now making to force Slavery into
climate 20 uncOngeaia as compared with their own
Indeed our friend gives il as bis deliberate opinion
that the whole course Of things must have the counter
effect upon Joness party, and cause them a ID fo'e
against Siarery TO man.
Whether from patriotism or the haro realty Vi inc
prospect before them, our Georgian, together WITH
some twenty of his companions, essayed to ind their
way back to this city, and being mechanic 70 far
succeeded in making himself useful to the engineer Oh
O steamboat as to obtain his passage down. is com
panions however, not Fortunate tor when heir
pockets were found unfinished they were set ashore
at the different towns and wool-yards all the way
down. Upon arriving in this city our hero appled 70
me for employ frankly stating hi, ana
necessities the latter apparent enough at single gace'
Unable TO comply with his request, Ito allow hun 10
4" tote anything we had to tote about the works,
owing to full supply of labor Just then, We were
happy, however, in extending to him such hospitality
and aid as our limited means would permit.
Having formerly had much intercourse as journey
man among the free white laboren and mechanics OF
the Southern States do not hesitate to say tAa TOR
native honesty and good solid horse sense, a. wei
as for individual thrift and enterprise, do not think
our friend will suffer in the least as compared with the
average OF Georgia mechanics. In truth, nave
never seen iaboring man at the South VINO would
rot denounce Negro Slavery a. curse 70 the VINE
race as well as 10 the States that fotered 1t; and
though ready to denounce Abotionists who seek
70 -'A'fsre With slaves property In the severai
Statos thew are eaus,v ready 10 deno,Hce N'''"e.n
Yankees who come South and 'hsT tune o. neg
drivers Honest as are the mass of the aborng men
of Georgia. they will admit in this Kansas contest no
principle that will not do equal justice to the North a.
wei as the South; end already they begin to hnd
the Northern emierants grossly minepresented at the
South. They begin to learn that instead Of the East
ern men trying to drive away the Southern they are
perfectly willing 10 leave this question Of Slavery or
Freedom to the actual settlers.
The fact that Slavery degrades his own race appees
TO tie honest convictions of the Georgian with double
the force that it can to the New England mecHsnic.
The frgbtful ignorance that surrounds the nee wm.s
aborer on all sides IN the South-made more aPpeienSs
from 90 often seeing his social position compsS
upfavorsbly with tie slaves themselves, VINO IT, ed
show Of pride in the owners, said 70 Gs rsns an.
and better clothed. All this our Georges m. an3
peared 10 know without the need or argu nd,,. m,
AZ be came the next day to thank uf, ID SoTever
hand we Impressed him with the fact tes, Of hi.
III d;.nosed be wa TO disrespect the DsL.a .,, .nJ
49, =, I,.ts II he would be true to bis own ,g:, e.o
-, ~. own blood and Kindred be coud no. 49, ~
s,terd that which dsgraces the one ana 'n'
o'Ie' Ird;ro allow Us to urge al Kansas emigrahs
II ~. We-tsrn Middle and New Engan states not
~ ~ d.besrtened by the clustering OF southern pon
q. ..o1s The native good sense Of the masses VIII
h.. N, in the shade az the cypress does the sern
~ ;ustice and right will triumph at last.