Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-10


the North or South with their property. The
abolItionists Of the North, failing to accom-
plish their vile pueHbses by law, resolved to
eject il in opposition TO law. They organized
their aid societies, raised money and men, had
5000 preachers and their abolition orators |
drumming up their forces, who were whistled |
on the cars and whistled off again at Kansas
City and other places, some CT whom had
Kansas and Liberty on their hats-I saw it |
with my own eyes These men came with
the avowed purpose of driving or expelling
you from the territory. What did advise
YOU to do Why, meet them at their own
game. Hrhen the. first elUctjon came off I told
you TO 90 oUer and pote. You did SO enda. heat Z
them. We our party in KaRpsssaiss..- nominated
Gen. Whitfield.
Wenr what next WHY. an election for
members 9t~fhe legislature to organize the
terrllossy must be held. What did 1 advise
you to do then Why, meet them or their
own ground and beat them at their own
game again; and cold and Indictment as the
weather was, went over with company Of
men. Well, we beat them"
He then goes on to review the course of the
people of Kanzas in assuming to meet by their
own delegates, and framing State Consttu-
ton, and " swears" that if Congress takes it
into the Union as a Free State, 'PH resist it,"
He says he "never did. and never intends to
| go into that territory, without being prepared
with bowie knife and revolver, for such kind
| of cattle" as he calls the Kanzas people
Atehison then proceeds to advise the rufiians,
| in view of the fact that the time Tor the going
into operation of the State Constitution franz
| ed at Topeka, was near approaching, the Of
fcers under which were to be inaugurated on
the 4th of March, to arm themselves well,
and be prepared TO go over there again on that
day, aud put down that movement. He
says -
They have held an election and elected Of
fceis on the 18th of last month, and say they
intend to put their machinery in operation on
the 4th of March. Remember that on the
4b of March. If they cannot do it legally,
they say they will do it by force of arms
They have sent their messengers to the North
and East, who are raising men, money, arms,
&c., for that purpose. Now, what will | adj
wise you to do You are entitled to my ad-
vice, and you shall have it, and not only that
but my arm [holding it up fercely, very high
for value your interests and good feeling
next to my hopes of Heaven. l say, prepare
yourselyes-get ready. Go orer there-sead
yo,v yoasg men, and if they attempt to drive
you out, then, damn them, drive them out
Fifty of you with your shot guns are equal to
two hundred and fifty of them with their
| Sharpes rifles. Get ready-arm yourselves
for if they aboltionize Kanzas, Missouri is
no longer a slave State. and you lose $780,
600 of your property
Stringfellow followed his coadjutor with
conclusive argument, showing that the only
| hope for the subjugation of Kanzas to the
| slaveholding rule, was through the aid Of and
by supporting the Democratic party, saying
to the border rufians, g that IS the only partg
true to you. The Democrats are true to you,
| both North and SOUTH What do our North
ern Democrats say to this, being claimed as
the true supporters of the border ruffian pol
icy, by the head rufian himself. Stringfellow
said -
Throw to the winds all parties, ties, names,
&c., and unite under one name. 1t is the
name of Democrat. do not know by what
WInf W Toa 10 Of fa 10y ieSa spf tot
| this reason; tbeH tire other parties have be-
trayed you. There is no other national par
ty. well knew that the Know Nothing
!
| Know NothiDgs of the North are abolitonsts
and those of the South arc so divided by
! side issues, and SO on, that their strength is
lost But the great Democratic party are
national party. They are TRUE TO YOU,
both North and South-have always STOOD BY
YOU, HAVE YOUR INTERESTS AT HEART, and it
! is only by uniting with them that our inter-
ests are secure. If we send Wings there,
though they may vote right still they cannot
expect the assistance and support of the Dem
ocrats. You send good and true men, upon
whom you can unite your strength, who will
serve you faithfully, and who, if they go as
Democrats, will have the sympathy and sup
| port of all Democrats, both North and South;
therefore, L say, unite with the Democrats,
and then we shall save our interests and tile
Union.
You would laugh at me if 1 were to make
speech on the tariff, or any other of the sub.
| jects that have divided the people into parties
| You have but ONE INTEREST at stake And
again, say, the Democrats are the only party
who will stand by you. No compromise with
the Yankees. No compromise with the North.
We have never made any compromise with
them, but that they have cheated us, and to
compromise with them is to sacrifice our
selves"