Squatter sovereign., 1856-08-26
Letter of Advice.
Town OF CHESTER, S. C.. ]
AnrIist 1th 1855

KEW. j. M. MCCRAw-SIR: You
are On your way to Kansas. II spared to
get there, please permit me TO exhort you
10 exert your best abilities to spread the
doctrines of the everlasting Gospel, and
teach the young emigrants to abstain from
vice of every kind; to love and rever their
creator in the days of their youth and fol-
low his precepts in all things-and teach
them to cultivate virtue, charity, brotherly
love and true Carolina chivalry, and sus-
tain Southern rights and principles at any
and every hazard. Il. n. EAFES.
He then handed to Capt. Murray the
following roll and pledge of the emigrants:
ave who have here enrolled our name as
migrants to go to Kansas, being sensbly
alive TO the Importance of strengthening
the institutions of the South by establish
ing her principles in that Territory, do
hereby pledge ourselves our lives and sa-
cred honors, to emigrate to Kansas and
there sustain Southern Rights and her in
stitutions at any and every peril"
Capt r. W. Murray, Rev. J. NJ. Nc
Craw, b. B. Wright. Z. C. Wright, John
E. Letson, Ferdinand Estes. J.J. CASTOR.
sJ. L. McClntock, VIM. Wilkinson, T..
w. Hindman, Isom Mayfeld, A. ]. Hou-
ser, Wm. F. Nail, NJ. III. S. Mccall, j.
B. Hulnphries, w. II. Traylor, Gordey
Adams, *Rev. ] Join Newlan, c. j. Pal
mer.
A Bible was given to each emigrant by
John L. Carroll for the Chester Bible So
ciety, and each man Of them received the
donation with a reverence and earnestness
of manner that indicated its due appreci-
alton.
The emigrants were then conducted in
line to the R. r. Depot, under Capt.
Murray, when they took the cars en- route
for Kansas amidst the cheering and ap-
plause Of several hundred assembled per-
sons.
These young men are fine substantial
emigrants, who may be relied on both as
to voting and fighting, and we doubt not
the people Of Chester shall yet hear good
accounts of them. Some of them have
been tried in Mexico, and, we believe
Florida, and have been found to be brave
and gallant soldiers, and we may rest as-
sured they will do credit to themselves
wherever they may be called to serve.
They left Columbia for their destination
by way of Memphis, on Tuesday morning
last, under charge OF Maj. Warren L
Wilkes, all hale and lively. The follow
ing other emigrants also left with them, a:
the Carolinian informs us; Is from Stump
ter, 3 from Anderson, from Abbevile,
from Lexington, / from Lancaster and
from Richland.
The friends of Southern institutions il
Kansas, owe large debt of gratitude t,
Maj. N. r. Eaves, A. Q. Dunovant
Thos M. Boulware, Maj. John Wilkes
Maj. J ohm Sanders, Francis P. Ingram
Thos. DeGraf'enride, Adam T. Walker
w. D. C. Triplett, c. T. Scaife, and va i
Gus other persons, for their services and ait
in raising and equipping this gallant littl
company. A full list Of the contributor
with amount given by each will be giveI
Lin our next.
I We perceive that several persons hav
subscribed who have had no chance Of pay
J. ing, all such can account to Major Eaves
who will see 10 it, III a. the money shall b
properly and faithfully applied in promotin
J Southern interests in the disputed territory
The amount contributed thus far and b.
Maj. Eaves paid over to Mr.. Wilkes, il
. personal checks In favor of each emigran'
is eighteen hundred and sixty dollars an
r fifty cents.
, sRev. J. Newlan. and c. ]. Paine
joined the company in Columbia, wher
t Mr.. Newian gave Maj. Eaves the follow
ing certificate:
a ''This may certify that have on ham
$40 Of Kansas funds. john NEwLAN.
August 9th, 1856.
II An UNCOMMON occuRRENcE.-Th