The follwoing article appeared in the Laurensville [S.C.] Herald, 9 May 1856, p. 2, c. 4:

KANSAS MEETING

On Monday last, an adjourned meeting of the Kansas Association of Laurens District was held in the Court House.

The President called the meeting to order, and requested the Committee appointed at the last meeting, to select the emigrants be sent under the auspices of the Association, to make their report.

The Committee having received additional names to the list of volunteers since their last meeting, asked a little time for consultation, which was granted.

The President called upon Maj. W. D. Simpson to address the Association, who arose, and in a truthful and eloquent manner, portrayed the insidious encroachments of abolitionism upon the South, from the admission of Missouri into the Union to the present time, and closed with a patriotic and effective appeal to the assembly to come forward and aid in the great cause for which the Association was formed. He was listened to with almost breathless silence to the end, and it was evident he had touched the secret spring which held the purse on almost every man in the room.

The Committee then made the following report:

The Committee appointed at the last meeting of the Association to select from the many patriotic gentlemen who had volunteered to emigrate to Kansas under the auspices of this Association, beg respectfully to

REPORT.

That 35 names have been presented to them, and they have selected therefrom 30, which they would commend worthy the confidence of the Association.

Three, being strangers to them, cannot be reported; one has been rejected.

The remaining gentleman, Mr. Rice, of Anderson, proposes to become one of the Company, but will defray his own expenses. The Committee would state that Mr. Rice is a gentleman of much talent, and of high respectability, and gladly welcome him as a most acceptable addition to our company.

They have selected Gen. A. C. Jones, Treasurer of the company, and Robert B. Ligon, Assistant Treasurer.

J. A. Eichelberger, Chm'n.

The report was received and adopted unanimously.

Col. B. W. Ball [Beaufort Watts Ball, a local lawyer, an 1854 graduate of South Carolina College, and later during the War, Adjutant of the Hampton Legion, then of Gary's Cavalry Brigade] was then called on, who rose and addressed the Association in a few appropriate and well timed remarks, which were received with great applause.

Col. J. H. Irby was then called on, who urged upon the citizens with great force and truthfulness the necessity of prompt action on the part of the South in the cause of Kansas, and concluded by assuring the Association that not a man that went from Laurens should want a dollar while in Kansas, if he would only apprize him of his necessity.

Mr. Fred. Nance made a proposition to make one of ten to raise two thousand dolalrs, which was accepted by Col. Irby, and the proposition was ordered to be left open until the company started.

The President annjounced that Gen. Jones would be ready and would start from this place [Laurens Court House] on Tuesday morning, 20th inst.

Subscriptions were then called for, which was repsonded ot in the most liberal manner. On motion it was ordered that every member of the Society use his utmost endeavor among his friends and neighbors to induce them to become members of the Associaiton by subscribing.

On motion, the Association adjourn to meet again at the same place on Monday the 19th.

J. H. Irby, President

R. M. Stokes, Sec'y"

The ranks are apparently militia ranks.