The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-05-14
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KANSAS MEETING AT Anasv,,,.
r"r"''nnt to rrcviuu, notice, mcc,,n,, ,t N.
citizens "r our Village nil i,s vicinity wn. h.ii
IN tho Court House, on Monday niuh,, Tho I'M
instant.
On motion Of Mnj. II. A. Jones, TVhos. Thoo,,.
son. Es'l. wns called to The chair, nn,l ,n ,n,I.
Of the Hon. T. Z. Perrin, l.. II. Lonnx. r.d".
was appointed To act us secretary.
The chairman, after a, few uppropr,.t. ~. =
marks' introduced Alpheus Baker, Eeq., formerly !,
oi our village, but now citizen of Euf,u,,. .A,.:
'"'n"' to the audience whcrcupon ise respondea
10 'he introduction In an enthusiaat;c Aloo,.,.
""u niished speech Of two hours, In Behalf Of III.
c""ee oil kunsns. Notwithstanding its length.
YET Ills zea' and f'rvor, his physical energy anil
i"'P"ss'ohcd eloqnence failed him not, but see,n.
Gu TO receive additional strength and ;mns,,:
from the storm of applause which preo,.d I'll
ever anu anon, during its delivery. IIe hall j..
''"'' us IL wero oy encl'antment, youth, ma,roh
anu grey headed man, painting in the most plea.
s'ns' inviting and enticing colors, the bripbt and
'''ss'u' country of Kansas, and in the mnat all:
c'h defamation, the baleful effects Tint 1v;l, -.
su't 10 the South if she permits IL n beco,ro !
non-savery State. His descriptive no,v.r sSs,,,,s
utmost ,nexaustiblc his imagry florid and exit:
oerant' though cffectivelyshadcd. Ills ;u,or,ld,.
ana injection pleasingly variant and freuuent:
~ ieei'ngy pathetic. lie lis young gentleman
o' the hnest talents, and his great success ~ d
speaker, stamps him an orator of nature. mn,orsst
by art. We had designed, originally ,;v;n,, !.
synopsis of his speech, but ITS length md ~.
''',S subjects upon which he touched, forbid
such "n Undertaking. Such too, was our anxi.
ETY. to i'ste" attc"ively to the speech, tlut even
we were accustomed to reporting, almost lite.
rally The language of public speakers uttere,,
OH such occasions, We would be unable to do ina.
.'ce OIL paper to this oration. We hope, there.
lore, that those who read this report will he ant.
.sne'i with the concurrent testimony of all who
heard 1t, that it WAS worthy of the reDutat;o, of
the 'ha''-ti'at he has, in trsah all the power and
brlll'ancy for which f,mc has given him ered;t
anu that his effort on this OCCASION marks hin, NO
one of the first young men SoutI, Carolina hoo
given to the mighty West l heartily wish
eo"i" a'P'ct Ill exact colors of truth, what he
sad on the occasion, especially his remarks on
Nalsas proper. lie is satisfied, beyond all SIM
dow OF doubt, that she will be slaveholdinp
State; answered, convincngly, the argument that
Is urged against her rs not being adapted to slave
labor by reference to thc fact, that Virpinia tb,
largest slaveholding State in the Uiion that
kentucky and Missouri, all savehoIding States.
were on the same parallel of latitude with
ha""ss. He spoke in the most extravagant terms
OF the fertility Of the soil, and snlubritv of be-
climate represented large portion of it as being
tho finest body of land upon the face of the globe.
In truth, whcn Tecal to my mind the glowing
terms III which he spoke Of the undeveloped re-
sources this sleeping empire of fertility" her
climate, her sky, her soil, her rivers, her lakes
her rich valleys, her mighty forests tesmnp
with the widest fertility and the rankest most
inNur'ant vegetation; her boundless prairies
sweeping o"t, or more appropriately circline out
srandly to your view her splcndidy waving
ristling fields of srain-feds that were not onlv
rc'i"'cnt with bloom and green aud black and
succulcnt and lovely and delightful for the eve
TO dwell upon, but which, without exactinc toll
from the husbandnan, or very little of II. viii
yield one hundred fold to the acre-I sov whom
recall These things to my mind, am almost
persuaded to give up acquaintance, friends, rela-
lions, family and my own loved Carolina and
P''e" my eHL upon The OracklSh waters of thosa
lar distant prairies- lend helping hand to fell
those vast forests, through which the moose and
deer have roamed unscared since th. dawn Of
time
Upon the conclusion of the speech, Maj. H. "A,
Jones moved that committee Of three be ap.,
pointed by the Chair to take up a subscription in
the village. Whereupon, Maj II. A. Jones, Dr..
"nrdlaw and the lion. ]. F. Marshall. wore at,-
pointed. Hon. ]. F. Marshall moved TINT *
committee of two be appointed for each battalion
This committee was TO be appointed at the leis.
ure OF the Chairman. They have no, yet been
appointed, when they arc, duo notice will be-
given through your paper. The amount sub.
scribcd by the citizens 4of the village, we have
not yet been able to learn We presume, how
ever, it will be liberal some we know went as
high as fifty, others rs twenty. five dollars
Maj. II. A. Jones then moved that tho thanks
of this meeting be returned to Mr.. Baker for his
able and eloquent address this most important
Of all questions. 1t was unanimously adopted-
The same gentleman then moved that we ad-
journ. Carried. All OF. which is. respectfully
reported.
THOMAS THOMSON, CAai,ms,s (,
l.. II. LoMAx, Secretary. +,.E'EF
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