Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-20

Boone, Stringfellow, &c. Now, every in
telligent man who uses such weapons as a
liar, and is conscious Of being so when he
circulates or publishes such charge; and
try him in any emergency, when the South
shall stand in need of all her sons, and he
will prove himself coward or traitor, or
both.
see that not even thunder and lightning
will arouse the South. I doubt whether an
earthquake-a moral and political earthquake
shaking the institution of slavery to the
earth, and bringing ruin upon the whole
South-would arouse her to action. In a
word, my only hopes now for Kansas are in
the border counties of Missouri and, blythe
by, any one of ten counties could mention
have expended more money than any one
State of the whole South in this cause. The
Executive Committee for Kansas Territory
will have meeting on the 18th of this
month, for consultation, when you shall hear
from US.
If the South would do but half her duty,
Kansas would be slave State and I hope
we will be able to effect that object, notwith-
standing the apathy of the slave States and
the energy of the free States, and all the
open or secret efforts of the officers of the
Federal Government Yours, truly,
D. R. ATCHISON.
In letter to Col. Bakeron the Goth July,
disheartened by the indifference of the South
to their appeals for assistance, and more
deeply wounded by unjust charges against
some of the best and truest of her friends
in Kansas, who have ruined themselves in
her service, he says, despondingly:
At times I have almost come to the con-
clusion to curse Kansas and quit the cause
of the South. 1t is hard for man to devote
all his time and energies and money to a
cause, and receive nothing but abuse and
slander in return, from those who should sus-
tain and cooperate with him and to be the
object of suspicion even to good men, is
worse than all. Yet, in defiance of all this,
I will not abandon our cause so long as there
is the shadow of chance for success, and
this is the determination OF most of our
friends in Kansas and Missouri. Our cause
is not hopeless one. We alwayshave had,
up to the 1st of March last, a majority Of
friends in Kansas, and believe we still
have. will give you my reasons for still
thinking so: The registered voters amount
to near ten thousand, and this registry was
made last winter and spring, and at least
nine.tenths of those voters are pro-slavery
men, for the Abolitionists refused, as gen.
eral thing to register their names, and the
reason for their refusal was, in my opinion,
that they knew they we're in small miDori-
ty. 1t was not to preserve their consistency,
for Abolitionists are consistent in nothing ex-
cept in villainy. Now, if our delegates to
the Convention shall refer the Constitution
to the registered voters for ratification or re-
lection, then we will ratify the Constitution.
If it is to be referred, as Gov. Walker says,
to all the people who shall be in the Terri
tory on the day of voting, when we must
and will have majority at the polls on that
day. If the South would but make one
speedy and united effort, all would be safe.
If Walkers plan, however. prevails, it will
give us infinite trouble, but it will also give
the Abolitionists more. Walkerhas done us
and our cause more injury than Hale, Chase,
or any other Aboltionist could have done !;
yet, repeat, do not despair. One more
effort 1t is the last We can make, and We
will succeed.
I am happy to find that Walker is fully
understood at the South. A great many
Southern men have gone to Kansas this sum
mer, and many more will go from this region
We do not give it up. 1 regret that I can
not devote my whole time to our Kansas at
fairs in this crisis. Now is the time for the
South to act. Yours, truly
D. r. ATCHISON.