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Letter to Editor
July 10, 1857
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
D.R. Atchison writes from Plattsburg on June 12 to acknowledge $201 received from J.D. Treafwell for the pro-slavery cause in Kansas. He notes Southern apathy and superior Northern funding, suggesting no more money be raised in South Carolina, yet remains hopeful.
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Letter from Mr. Atchison,
"PLATTSBURG June 12.—Hon. J. D. Treafwell—Sir: Your letter of May 20th, together with the enclosed draft for $201, has been received, and will be forwarded to Mr. W. H. Russell, our treasurer at Leavenworth City, K. T., and will be appropriated to our cause.
I cannot tell what will be the result in Kansas; our friends in the southern States are very apathetic, and some of our friends, who have heretofore strained every nerve, spent their money and their time, are BEGINNING TO DESPAIR, and others are turning their attention to speculation and money-making—
I therefore would suggest that no more money be raised in South Carolina; the people that State have been liberal above all others of the southern States. Yet I fear that the North has, and will raise and expend in Kansas, to effect their unholy purposes, ten dollars where we can raise one.
"Yet I do not despair.
"Your obedient servant,
"D. R. ATCHISON.
Hon. Howell Cobb,
"PLATTSBURG June 12.—Hon. J. D. Treafwell—Sir: Your letter of May 20th, together with the enclosed draft for $201, has been received, and will be forwarded to Mr. W. H. Russell, our treasurer at Leavenworth City, K. T., and will be appropriated to our cause.
I cannot tell what will be the result in Kansas; our friends in the southern States are very apathetic, and some of our friends, who have heretofore strained every nerve, spent their money and their time, are BEGINNING TO DESPAIR, and others are turning their attention to speculation and money-making—
I therefore would suggest that no more money be raised in South Carolina; the people that State have been liberal above all others of the southern States. Yet I fear that the North has, and will raise and expend in Kansas, to effect their unholy purposes, ten dollars where we can raise one.
"Yet I do not despair.
"Your obedient servant,
"D. R. ATCHISON.
Hon. Howell Cobb,
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Persuasive
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Slavery Abolition
What keywords are associated?
Kansas Cause
Pro Slavery Funding
Southern Apathy
Northern Opposition
South Carolina Contributions
What entities or persons were involved?
D. R. Atchison
Hon. J. D. Treafwell
Letter to Editor Details
Author
D. R. Atchison
Recipient
Hon. J. D. Treafwell
Main Argument
acknowledges receipt of funds for the kansas cause but suggests ceasing further fundraising in south carolina due to southern apathy and northern financial superiority, while expressing continued hope.
Notable Details
Southern Friends Beginning To Despair
North Expending Ten Dollars For Every One Raised By The South
Unholy Purposes Of The North