The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-02-27
Westminster Review.
Cullllulnlratiulls.
(For Ne Lo!gcr.
Kansas Meeting.


a public meeting viii be held in The Court
!l"uSr, on Monday next, (Snlcs-1ay,) for the
purpose of making an effort To False monry
TO aid in sending men TO Kansss. 10 ass;i
I IN carrying out the laws, and makinr Kan.
sas Slave State. All who feel mn in,cres,
, in slavery, and in the South, and consequent.
! y, corresponding interest in the Territory
oi Kansas, are earnestly requested TO attend
! prepared TO subscribe IibcraIiy TO the cause.
February 25th, 1856. ~.
Mr.. EDITOR In presenting the above call
for Il" Kansas Meeting" to your numerous
and intelligent readers, feel that il will not
be amiss 10 accompany it with few remarks
on the Importance Of immediate and liberal
action, and :hy bemefts 10 se gained there.
by.
IL is important tha; there SHOULD be i'm
mediate and Eb,rai action from the fact, tl.nt
the Hyrda-hsaded Aho'ilionis,s are doirg
their utnios. Ia make free State of Kansas
that they are at work day and night, to
affect their nclirious ends aud, unless n
corresponding activity is shown BY the South
they will undoubtedly succeed. Another
consideration is, that other portions of the
South, and also Of our own State, have
already acted in the matter, and unless We
are "in hurry, We will be left ghind. The
Aboli,ionis'S arGscnGirg armed men. well
provided with money, into Kansas, Tor the
purpose OF putting down the laws Of tha,
Territory, and shall We sit ,upincly 10y our
hre~sides, and see them succccd--sce Kan
sas made free Statc-see the slave proper
ty of Missouri ruincd-,ee slavery in IA.
South crippled, sud finally killed, and no,
make one Effort to stop their progress |.
it possible that lie spirit Of 20 has departed
from the bosoms Of the noble sons OF the
Palmetto State! Shall il be said, tha,
,l't blood OF Gadsden, EIaync and Moultrie
was transmitted 10 us, without their viz
tncs !" am satisfied that such is no, Ia,
case; and, If have not mistaken the senti.
ments of our pc ople, feel sure they will
respond TO the above call, by such a subscrip-
ton ns will show, that this portion Of IN,
State, at least, cherish the memory of their
sires
notice in the South Caro!;Ridh, of the
10th ult, letter from Mr. W. w. HeLbert,
ia which he states that he is endca, orinp 10
raise company 10 take to Kansas, which he
wishes 10 start about the 10Th or 18th Of
March next. lie has already collected twcn.
! ty men in the District of Fairfield. and wishes
to raise fifteen from ,he District Of RichIand,
and az many more from other Districts, as
hc can. Cannot Lancaster District raise and
equip the same number! feel certain shs
can and ,oiH. He says
| have, heretofore, confined myself 10 on.
listing mcn from my own District but, ss
tEe tax to raise and equip company would
iaD t)o heavily on one District. have cons
cludcd to accept of volunteers from any 9th
CT District, providad the District from whence
the emigrants hail will subscribe at the rate
| 81 two hundred dollars To tho man, which
amount 10 Is thought will be necessary for
the payment Of each emigrant's expenses TO
Kansas, and his maintenance for twelve
months after his arrival there. The ncces.
sary equipment with arms, will cost at least
siSty.hVe dollars Every man shoum bo
armed with Sharp's rifle an6.a pair Of i've
shooters The rifles can be obniaed in
Mobile, a: cos, oftwenty-fve dollars apiece.
The Colts fve.shooters may be had in Mo-
bile or New Orleans, at forty dollars pair.
iio further says, and very truly, too. that
tho grea, question Of Southern rights is soon
to DC settled, and it bchooyes every South
ron to aid in this great enterprise. see the
accounts OF the raising Of Abolition aid com.
pnnies, in every paper; and II becomes the
South TO be up and doing" 1t is better for
those going TO Kansas, TO be there 10 time
for those so disposed, 50 make crop hence
the Importance of starting sooL. Those
wishing to join Mr. Hebbcrts company, cao
either address him letter Mt Stroller Poa,
Office, Fairfield Di-tnct, or meet him at Co.
lumbia, on the 10th Of March.
Lei us make the effort, and five canno,
raise money enough 10 equip and send iif
teen meo, we can certainly raise enough tc
send zen, or Eve, and ! am confident ther,
are young men enough in our District, who
will he willing TO go and IL needs be lay dows
their lives, in defence Of our cherished insti
tuition.
, Many o;her reasons might be added, VI,
, we should take immediate action Ia shi
matter, bal TIE above il sufficient To- s4iisfj
the mind Of any one. Of its Importance,
I Twill now, as l,ricsly Nv possible, ststc