The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1856-01-26
Political.
!. Kansas Question--senator Browns
Proposition.

|. Kansas ouestion-senator Browns
Proposition.
Hon. Albert G. Brown, one OF the
ssissippi Senators, has written a letter
4 the question, "How to make Kansas a
Ave State 2" After alluding to the
sckwardness which shareholders exhib-
In responding to the proposition. to
z.e money by individual subscriptions
aid of pro-slavery emigration, the
znstor breaches the following plan
! Every Shareholder has direct interest
the question, and every one should
auibute in proportion to his interest.
Is, am satisfied, all, or nearly all,
bud willingly do. If proper guarantees
Esre given that the money so contributed
IS 10 be judiciously applied.
q Toensure this, and dt the same time to
tain speedy and decisive action, will it
4 !! be Wei for the Legislature to take the
sttsr in hand A tax of one dollar per
I ,sd on slaves would raise at once three
lndred and twenty-five thousand dol
8. In such an emergency the people
Ould not grumble. it it was assessed in
areh and collected in May. This sum,
s {diciously laid out, would buy at least
|lree hundred slaves, and leave sur
Jus sufficient to pay the expenses OF
zree hundred emigrants to Kansas.
Ny plan would be thus For the State
! purchase the slaves in her own name
1 d send in charge of reliable persons
20 the Territory, 10 be held there as the
Ioperty of the State, and used for the
zene6l of the persons having them in
barge. Mississippi is certainly part
EEner of the Territory. and the power
at could rightfully contiscate or expel
sr property IRON the Territory,-I think
Ereater than those of an individual. The
|oint gained by this movement would,
think, .be 10 plant slavery in the Ter
! tory, backed by the sovereignty of the
bate, and thus place it on the most solid
3ad certain basis.
The persons going out in charge of the
aves could be chosen by commissioners
be appointed for each county by the
5sYernor, and these commissioners
|puld also purchase the slaves.
A young Mississippian. thus made the
sster OF slave by his State. and sent,
% of charge to such Territory as
Zansas, would do the necessary voting,
ID, if needs be, the fighting also, re-
::lired to sustain the acts of his State in
e Territory.
! In short, my proposition is for the
Eate to colonlze three hundred slaves,
ID appoint three hundred of her young
[[sn TO defend them with ballots, and, ii
.sessary with bullets. To do this will
+ Dst one dollar a head on every slave ia
L State, and no more. Ii all the slave
ates will follow the example. in twelve
;Onths we would have slave colony in
!ansss that all the abolitionists in the
] MON could mol expel.
Ii You think well OF this proposition,
Iut il in such a form as will arrest the
tention of the Legislature.
1t will not do to rely on individual en-
Erprise. The interest involved is too
rsat to be left to such uncertain defences
!he persons interested are too numerous
|ld too widely scattered. even, to act in
Efficient concert To procure the best and
beediess results. 4. G. BROWN.
That proposition of Mr.. Brown meets
'ar idea of the true plan of managing
be matter to a I. Let US figure: Tel
|aye States, each doing the thing as lib
'ally as Mississippi, would give III
1000 resident pro-slavery voters, ano
1000 slaves. While these 5000 south.
'a gentlemen, with their 5000 chattel'
ech possessing the right and power o
ssMsOtion. we're coming to Kansas pre-
|ard to do the "voting and lighting.
! is bot unreasonable to suppose that 10,
poo fnemen of the North would enteI
sAe Territory in the same time. Thi'
'sould make an addition of $4,000 la.
=orers. aid 5000 hired slave-drivers te
Pc Territry. and with the women and
children wNuld increase the population
.Oper cen, in single year. and we
A0uld boastof one hundred thousand
faais in Kans.s ia TWO years from the
ne of its frt settlement. But these
ave drivers, ater the 4th of July next
eauld find thei, occupation gone, and
asir .chattels Suddenly converted into
fsn BY virtue of .ur Free State Consti-
atOn. Wonder ,ow they viii like the
Engagement? Th free State men will
glad to meet then in any reasonable
.ay which may be suggested. provided
a neighbors will inticate their desire.
G people are extremity kind to the un-
stuaa:e. and would hive no objection
giving the slave driers employment
. reasonable compensation. What
saslness will they prefer Let sn open
Rg be made for them.