Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-05-02

n by our sheriff. TO iWnom IL was sent. We
y cheerfully comply with the request:
j oFrTcE LAFAYETTE KAssAs
EMIeRAT1oN SocIErY.
Lafayette County, No.,
Marck 90. 1856.
To THE PEePhE. OF THE SOUTHERN STATEss
.E-0n the undersigned, managers of the
Lafayette Emigration Society" has de-
1yolyeds the important duty OF calling the
attention of the people OF the slaye-bold-
ling States, TO absolute necessity of imme-
action on their part, in relation TO the set
i tlement of the Kansas Territory. phe
Ecfisis is at hand. Prompt and decisive
measures must be adopted, or farewell 10
ibSoutherni rights and Independence.
III The western counties OF Missouri have,
itfcr tue last two years, been heavily tax
ed both in money and time, in fighting
the fbattl oil the South. Lafayette coun-
y alone has expended moro than $780,
coo in money, and I'M uch more in Time.
aIlUp TO this time, the, border counties of
J. Missouri. have upheld and maintained
lrishts, aud Interests, of she South, in this
struggle. unassisied, and not unsuecessS
,Ifnlly. But the Abolilonists, slaking
their all upon the Kansas Issue. and
'EhesitatiGg at no means. fair or fOtils are
moving heaven and earth to render that
beautiful Territory NOS only az Free
tState," so called, but a den OF negro
dthieves and higher Ia@s ipcsndlalies..
Il Missouri has done her duty, and will
still be found ready and willing 10 do all
1ishe can. fairly aud honSrablY for the
But the lime has come When She can no
- S,s.sAsa9 atAss. NIL
cllampio of tile South, akainst the inaSr =
midonas oflthe entifa North. IisI REQUIRES,
no great foresight to perceive that II the
higher laS'' men succeed in This cru.
Esade. Il ttii 90 bas Ole coaitseaesusss 'bfSa
,0dr agcn ne 'iIsstit,ss6as of tie .Slstt, .oiseh
,UilL contiaae una stIrerJ shall cease To- s1-'
solped. '''ii 49, IS 't2 'fp'' 7aaiFl
How, then, shall these iateaaed evils
be avoided? The answer is obvious.
FROM THE souTn, The population OF the
Territory at this time; is s So equal as
pra9ny .PrFroP;;sIaaysry setslsne6ts as ASbSlI-
uonists but the fanatics have emissatiss
lin all the Free. States---in almost every
village by MISREPRESENTATION aud
.I.falsehood are engaged in collecting mo
Ipey and eniisting men to tytaniSe over
Iithe South. Is it in the nature OF Southern
men to submit Without resistance, to look
TO tho North fov their laws aud iustitu.
t6ns? We do not believe il ls'9 Ii. then,
the South is Influenced by b spirit Of svlf-
respect and independence, LET soc1ErtEs
BE FORMED TO ASSIST EMI6RAETs, Those
who cannot emigrate, can contribute mo-
ney to assist those who can. We have
such societies in Missouri and We can in-
duce more people to etnigrate than we
are able to support. If the South would
adopt This system, we would succeed
Kansas wonld be q Slave State, and the
slavery agitation would cease. five
permit the North TO make an Abolition
State OF Kansas, the Whole South must
submit TO be governed by the Nor th.
| VIII The South help US A's
The great struggle viii come off at the
next election, in October, 1856, and un-
less the South can, at that time. maintain
her ground, all will be lost. We repeat
liz, the crisis has arrived. The time has
come for ac,ion-BoLD DETERMtEED ACTION
words will no logger do any goodbye
must have men in Kansas, and that, too.
by tens Of thousands. A few will notan-
swer. II we should need thousand.
and lack one Of that number, al will
count nothing. Let all, who can come,
do so at once. Those who cannot come,
must give their money TO help others 10
come. There are hundreds of thousands
OF broad acres Of rich land, worth from
SIS to $50 per acre., open to settlement
and presumption, at rs per acre. Let
then, the farmer come. and bring bis
slaves with him. There are now. one
4 thousand slaves in Kansas, whose presence
there strengthens our cause. Shall we
allow these rich lands and this beauti
full country to be over run By our
Abolition enemies2 We know OF
surety that they have emissaries and spies
in almost every town, village and city in
the South, watching our movements and
tamperipg with our slaves. Let Us, then.
be vigilant and active ia the .cause We
must maintain our ground. The loss Of
Kansas to the South VIII be the death
knell OF our dear Union. -
Missouri, has done nobty thus far in
overcoming thetbousands Who have been
sent out by Abolition Aid Societies we
cannot hold out much longer, unless the
whole South come 10 the rescue. We
need men |; we need money send Us
both and that quickly. Do not delay;
come as individuals, come in COMPANIES.
come by thousands. ~. -
Our hearts have been made glad by
the arrival OF large companies from South
Carolina and Alabama. They have re-
sponded hobly to our call for help. The
noble BUPoRo Is already endeared TO our
hearts; we love him We win 6ght for