Squatter sovereign., 1857-09-05
WALKER AND ATCETsoy:

WALKER AND ATCHIS0E.
II has been affirmed that Gov. Walkers
course in Kansas. has met the full sane
tion OF Gen. Atchison. In the Charles
ton Mercury Of Tuesday last. Col. Aipheus
Baker. cuInmunicatea tile following, ad.
| dressed 10 him by Gen. Alcbison, which
places the matter in very different light :.
CLINTON Co., July 10, 1857.
Chi. 4. Baker.
DEkR SIR. A week q two snce r..
ceived letter from you. also have read
a letter ffom you to Coloneis Buford and
Boone. You have nobly discharged the
tf.ist we have repossd in you. You have
aboriousiy, eloquently and euergicalIy
done your duty 10 the South all this YOU
have done, and every true and honest
Southern man must, sooner or Ia,er ac-
knowiedge Il and thank you in his heart
Tor 1t. Your mission was difficult ONE.
and you have been nIisconstrued By some
and wantonfy slandered by others. Yet.
IL II is any consolation TO you, you mus,
Know that IN this you stand not aIon.. In
decd. every man who has taken al. OPEN
and manly part IN defense of Southern
rights. has encountered the abuse OF ih.
North. and, what is still worse, the sueers
and dctraction of Southern men. Tb.
most ready weapon which comes 70 the
hands Of mean man IN the SoufA. is N. 4
the end we have in view in no, the rieb,.
ana Interests OF the Slave State. but or
own. They lnslnuate that the money raisI
ed in the South IS not to be expended 10,
her cause. but to be appropriated to the
use OF Atchison, Buford, Russell, Boone.
etrlngiel.ow. Sc Now. every intelligent
man who uses such weapons Is liar.
ana IS conscious of being so when he cir.
cuiates or publishes such charge; and
Try h.m IN any emergency, when the South
shall stand IN need ef all her sons, and he
VIII prove himself coward or traitor. or
both.
see that mot even thunder and fJpbt--
ming will sf0ttse the South. donb,
whether an earthquakes moral and no.
lticai earthquake, shaking the institution
d slavery TO the earth, and bringing ruin
lPon the whole South, would arouse her,o
,ct'on. In a words my only hopes now Ter
Kansas are in the border counties of Mis-
ourl and, by the fye, any one of ten
ounties corid IDrnlion have expended
more money than any one State of the
whole South in this cause. The Exec,,-
I've Committee for Kansas Territory will
ave meeting on the 1Sth of this month.
or cor sultatiou, when you shall hear fromus.
Ii the South would but do half her duty.
Kansas would be Slave State and do.
ope we will be able to effect that object.
o;wi,hstanding the apathy of the Slave
'tate and the energy of the FREE STATES.
nd oil the open or secret efforts of ths
fhcers OF the Federal Governments.
Yours. truly,
lSigned) D. r. ATCHISON.'
In a letter TO me of the 2Oth Julv. dis
eartened by the Indifference of the South
their Appeals Tor assistance. and more
eeply wounded by unjust charges again,,
'ne OF the best and ist;est 81 her friends
Kansas. w have ruined themselves in
er serrice. he says despondingly:
Al times / have almost come TO the
inclusion TO curse Kansas and quit the
'uss OF the South. II Is hard for man
devo'e all his time, energies and money
cause, and receive nothing but abuse
ID SANDER in return, from those who
lonld 'ustain ani cooperate with him :;
n to'be the object Of suspicion even to good
en-. IS worse than all. Yet. in defiance
all this, will not abandon our cause so
hg as there is the shadow of chance for
ecess. and this is the. determination of
ost OF our friends in Kansas and Mis-
uri. Our cause is not a hopeless one
Ie always have had, up TO tie LIST of
arch last. a majority Oh Ii.snds in Kan.
9. and i believe we still have. / will
re you my reasons f + still thinking So.
ne registered voters amount to near ten
ousand, and this registry was made last
inter and spring, and a least niae-seafhs
those roters are pro- -stacery ussa, for the
DolitIon s's refused, as . general, thing.
register their names. and the reason for
; refusal was. in my opinion. that they
ew they were in a small minority. Ii
g ssot TO pTeseTrs their constituency. for
'olItionists are consistent in nothing ex-
u in viliainy. Now. If our Delegates
lhe Convention shall refer tie Constifu-
q to the registered voters for ratification
rejection. then we will ratify the Con-
ition. II it is to be referred, as Gov
aikeT says, TO all the people who shall
IN the Territory on the day of voting
n we must and scig have q majority =,
polls on that day. If the South would
make one speedy and .nifsR effort, all
nld be safe. II Walkers plan. how
=. prevails. 1t win give us infinite
ibie. but i will also give The Aboiition-z
more. Walker has dene ~ asd our
Sc more injury tlia1 Hale. EEsase. or
other Abositionists coaid have done
repeat. do not despair One more
Ft! IL is she last we can make. and
can make, and we will succeed.