The remainder of the article in the Charleston Dialy Courier, 25 Jun 1856, p. 2, c. 3, 4:

"The Northern boundary of Kansas lies along the 40th parallel of North latitude, and I believe that no Southerner ever thought of attempting to carry slavery into any territory north of that line. But while the South has voluntarily surrendered Nebraska, Oregon and Washingotn Territories, she did not feel disposed to surrender Kansas to free-soilism. She saw that its climate, soil and products, fitted it for slave labor, and hence has made and is still making an effort to appropriate it. The North, however, with a vindictiveness and avarice quite characteristic, is moving heaven and earth to oust her. Not content with that large poriton of our country guaranteed her by the laws of geography, climatology and political economy, she seeks to deprive the South of Kansas, guaranteed to slavery by the same unchangeable laws. Enraged by the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, which opened that Territory to settlement by the South, the North is attempting to determine its political character and domestic institutions by means of aid societies. States remote form that territory, and in no way concerned in the character of the institutions, are attempting to impose upon it a political character ruinous to States adjoining. This is all done to paralyze the quiet action of the Kansas bill, and annul the simple act of justice done the South by that act.

These aid societies have, in attempting to compass their end, flooded the territory with a low and depraved population. The cities of the North have been ransacked for whiskey drinkers and street bullies, to settle it with; and from what I could see and learn, they went with no purpose other than to fight and vote. This seems to be their only avocation, and all the recent strife and bloodshed in the territory is justly attributable to them.

Our emigrants went there with no expectation of fighting -- it was their purpose to settle down, go to work, improve the country and their condition, and at the October elections decide the question of slavery at the ballot box. But this they were not permitted to do -- the attempted assassination of S. J. Jones, the Sheriff of Douglas county, in the town of Lawrence, while executing the duties of his office in the presence of A. H. Reeder and Charles Robinson, and during the session of the Congressional Committee; the resolutions of an abolition meeting held at Osawatomie -- the insult offered Judge Cato at the same place, and the dispersion of his Court by an armed band -- their refusal to pay taxes, and the indendiary speeches of Robinson and Reeder, all warned the pro-slavery party that the laws were to be set at defiance, and a conflict of arms invited. And such was the result. Reeder and Robinson contended that there was no legally constituted Legislature -- that the members of the Legislature of last fall were elected by votes form Missouri, which made them irresponsible agents for the people, and that all laws passed by them were unconstitutional, and not binding. They instructed their followers that there were no territorial laws enacted by a competent Legislature -- that the first Legislature, elected and convened by Governor Reeder himself, had no right to legislate for them; and that they should resist to "a bloody issue" all attempts to enforce its laws. Hence followed all the outrages enumerated above. We endeavored to avoid a conflict by appealing to Gov. Shannon. Among others I waited upon him, as a committee form the pro-slavery aprty, and called upon him to call out the U. S. troops or the Kansas militia to repress these outrages, and force obedience to the laws. He did not conceive that he had such power, under the instructions of the President, and he did not do it. Soon after, indictments for high treason were issued against Reeder, Robinson, asnd others, and the officer was resisted in attemping to arrest the parties indicted. On the 12th of May, J. B. Donaldson, U. S. Marshal, issued a proclamation, summoning all law-abiding citizens to9 aid him in making arrests. We did so, and also carried out the judgment of the Court in destroying certain incendiary presses and free State property. Since then, a fierce civil war has raged, and is likely to rage, until one or the other of the parties is exterminated. As a consequence all business has been suspended, agricultrual operations stopped, and I may safely assert that not a half crop will be raised in the Territory this year. Hence our emigrants must receive material aid to support them, or they will be forced to leave the Territory. Some of them were preparing to merchandise, others were surveying, and a large portion of them were about settling on the Big Blue, and erecting a Palmetto city when they were summoned to arms. The Government furnished no ammunition and but a half supply of provisions for the campaign, and hence our emigrants from the South had to contribute money to purchase them. This, together with the cost of subsistence, before and after the campaign, has well nigh exhausted their purses. They now appeal to the South for money to sustain them until the contest is decided by arms or at the ballot box. I may safely affirm that Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Ohio are sending a reinforcement of men and a supply of money to the abolition party in the Territory; and unless a speedy assistance is rendered the pro-slavery party, in the way of men and money, it will be vanquished upon the field and at the polls.

The importance of securing Kansas for the South may be briefly set forth in a positive and negative form:

First. By consent of parties the present ocntest in Kansas, is made the turning point in the destinies of Slavery and Abolitionism. If the South tirumphs, Abolitionism will be defeated; and shorn of its power for all time. If she is degeated, Abolitionism will grow more insolent and aggressive, until the utter ruin of the outh is consummated.

Second. If the South secures Kansas, she will extend slavery into all Territory South of the 40 deg. of North Latitude to the Rio Grande, and this of course will secure for her pent up insitutions of Slavery an ample outlet, and restore her power in Congress. If the North secures Kansas, the power of the South in Congress will be gradually diminished; -- the States of Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee. Arkansas and Texas, together with the adjacent Territories[,] will gradually become abolitionized, and the slave population confined to the States East of the Mississippi, will become valueless. All depend upon the action of the present moment.

Excuse this brief report; owing to a press of engagements since my arrival in the State, I have been unable to arrange a logical statement of facts with regard to the affaris of Kansas; hence this report is disconnected and incomplete. The substantial facts, however, are contained in it. If you deem a Public Meeting necessary, I will attend it upon notice.

I desgin returning to Kansas the last of July, and will convey thither any funds committed to my charge.

Respectfully,

WARREN D. WILKES

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Executive Committee Kansas Association
Charleston, June 24, 1856

NOTICE -- The Executive Committee will call on the inhabitants of Charleston, commencing with Ward No. 1, for contributions for Kansas, on and after Thursday, the 26th inst.
[The names of the Executive Committee, being Charleston residents, arte omitted here. They are included in the copy of the Article being sent to the Kansas Historical Society.]