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G. AR I'd.
Goods, EeOots & She's. Hats

T would announce to my friends and the public
1 that have just returned from the city with a
large and carefully selected stock of
Goods, EsOGts & Shoes, Hats
and CAPS. READY MADE CLOTHING. Hard
ware. Quecnsware, Groceries and an assortment of
Goods generally kept in country Store. all of
which will sell low. Thankful for the very lher-
Al patronage bestowed upon me. [ would solicit II
continuance of the same and cordially invite all 9th
cr to examine my stock will be pleased to show
you through them JACOB Il. ASH.
Main S. nearly opposite the Fountain Inn.
October 1th 81. Exon. MI.
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NEW GOODS, SEPT. .s5A.
Gss VyEsAT BARGAINS!

A RE to be had at ASKS, nearly opposite the
"A Fountain Inn, Main street, EIkton, Md.
You Farmers who are getting high prices for
grain go With the crowd there, to lay IN fall stock
of Clothing. Cloths, Satinetts, flannel. MEsns:
Boots, Shoes Has Caps and Groceries. all would
o well to call and see them Oct. Z, Oh
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TGIEE zs ON THE WING,
and VARIETY STORE,

A ND il is important that every family should
IA be able to measure its fight, and to sb-
serve the vibrations of the Pendulum how it
makes up the hours, days, weeks, months and
years. There was a time when this could not
be done by all, but the Improvement Of time
has brought about the time when every man
can avail himself o. the means OF marking the
moments as they fly, by calling al the
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-02-10

TINS remedy has won for itself such notoricty
from It's of every variety Of pulmonary disease,
that il is entirely unnecessary to recount the evil
denccs Of its virtues in any community where it
has been employed. So wide is the field OF its use
fulness. and so numerous the cases of its cures,
that almost every section Of the country abounds
IN persons publicly known, who have been restored
from alarming and even desperate diseases OF the
lungs by its use. When once tried its superiority
over every other medicine of its kind is too appa-
rent to escape observation, and where its virtues
known, the public no longer hesitate what antidote
to employ for the distressing and dangerous attec-
tons Of the pulmonary organs which are incident
to our climate. And not only i'll formidable at
tacks upon the lungs but for the niller varieties
of COINS, COUGuS, lIoARaENEss, &c; and for
CHILDREN it is the pleasante,t and safest medicine
that can be obtained.
As it has long bccn in constant use throughout
this section, we need not do more than assure the
people its quality is kept up to The best that IT ever
has been, and that the genuine article is sold by
AGHNTS-Dr. j. WALLACE and pr. H. IL.
MITCnELI,. Elkrcn; Il. H. THOMAS, Nor East j :
WILSON, Port Deposit Jan - SIN
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27
A Much Needed Change Effected.

We are glad to learn that Gen. PoNE-
ROY, on his arrival in Kansas City, saw
fit to remove the late tenant of the UNION
HOTEL, the property of the Emigrant
Aid Company, and substitute another
firm, who, it is believed, will make the
house all It's owners desire it to be-
They purpose repairing and refting it
prior to the opening of spring emigration,
so as to accommodate the thousands who
are on their way to Kansas with tempo
rary homes while resting there. We
learn that Mr.. P. bought another lot,
adjoining the present structure, on which
it IS designed TO erect large addition to
the already spacious building for the ae-
commodation of the travelling public.
The public should be made acquainted
with the fact tha. the Aid Company are
not, and from the very nature of things
should not be held. responsible for the
manner house or other property oftheirs
is conducted, while in the hands of others,
under lease. The best they can do is
to be more careful TO whom they rent
their property in future. From their
past experience m renting Hotelproperty,
We shall look for extraordinary care in
all their future leases.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27
Books for tha Atheasum.

Several books have been received from
Mr. ANos 4. LAwRzNcE and Mrs. MARY
WEBB, of Boston, for the Lawrence .Ath-
eneurn, and large addition to those al
ready received viii be sent on to this city
early in the spring, when navigation
opens.
Our Ath@neam. though young and in
It's infancy, starts with fair prospects Of
becoming enc of the first Literary Inssi-
tutions in the country. May it prosper.
and shed its benign influences over the
minds of all the inhabitants of Kansas,
is no doubt she ardent wish of its pioneer
founders.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27

condemning the course pursued by ces-
tain Missourians. who came into the Ter
ritory on the day of the election. voted,
and. after they had deposited their votes.
returned to Missouri. 1t was presented
/ by Mr.. Stafford, who has since been 80
icited TO consent that the resolution be
not published in the report of the meet
ing. Mr.. S. refused. and they withdrew
it on their own responsibility. Here is
the wolfagain. These enmussnotoffend
the people of Missouri; and to retain
their friendship. they must don thesheep's
clothing. and make peace with their mas
ters, the Missouri fire-eaters.
It is reported that one of them has
said that in Missouri. among the 6re-eat-
ers. he was a wolf IN sleeps clothing:
but the prevalent opinion here is, that he
wears the sleeps coat while among our
people.
The following is the resolution which
was rejected on making the report:
Resolped, As true, intelligent citizens
of Kansas Territory, capable of exercis-
ing the right of seifgovernment, guar
anteed US by our Federal Constitution,
we regard the late illegal voting By cit
izens of the State of Missouri, at our
first congressional election, as a cowardly
invasion of our most sacred rights a con-
temptible, mean, menacing tyranny ofthe
many over the few, and an eternal blot
upon their integrity. honor, snd man
hood.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27
INDEPENDENT 1amp Newspaper 6umu M
Further information.

a gentleman writes Us from Scales
Mound. Jo Dasiess county, Illinois, sta
ting that party of young men from that
vicinity purpose locating in Kansas. at an
early day as possible in the spring. He
desires to be made acquainted with the
best facilities for getting here with fami-,
lies; the cheapest route; what place IS
considered the head of steamboat naviga-
ton ON the Kansas river; also such 9TH
er Information as may be deemed of par
tieular interest.
We are acquainted with no cheaper or
better route than that by way of St Lou
is, taking steamer up the Missouri to
Kansas City, or Parkyllle, No., and from
there by private land conveyance to any
part of the Territory. We understand
that couple of steamers will be put up
on the Kansas as soon as the river rises,
which usually is about the first of June ;
but it will probably be quite too late for
the spring emigration.
The ordinary cost of cabin passage.
including board, from St. Louis to Kan
sas City. ii SIC. Parties applying to B.
SLATER, 24 Leyee, St. Louis, will receive
passage on the bestof boats for $40.
Families in the western States having
teams, if they are not anxious to be here
in season to put in early spring crops. will
find their own conveyance much the
cheapest, provided they camp out on the
route. Their teams win be in better con-
dition, and qualified for doing more work
at the outset than if brought by water.
There were quite a number of horses
brought out by the Pennsylvania Compa-
ny last fall. Two span came all the way
by land, bringing with them from ten to
twelve hundred pounds each. Eleven
came by railroad to Cincinnati, and from
there by water to st. Louis. Those which
came by land arrived nearly as soon as
the others. and appeared but little more
jaded with the journey. One of those
coming by the rivera valuable horse
worth S2oo-broke its leg on the levee
in st. Louis, by the stepping carelessly on
stone, showing that its long rest had
even impaired its bones.
Eastern people. coming by land con-
veyance through Missouri, would do well
to not let their destination be known, as
they viii find it extremely difficult, if not
impossible, to procure supplies if suspect
ed of entertaining anti-slavery views.
Fort Riley is at the head of steamboat
navigation on the Kansas river. The soil
in that section of the Territory is thinner
than in the eastern part, and less attract
i've to the pioneer.
Any further information desired will
be found in past, or future numbers of the
HERALD OF FREEDOM.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27
fret nreli


The Office of DR.. RoBrNsos, In this
city, took fire about noon of Monday
last, and in short time was entirely con-
sumed. His papers. books. DC. were
mostly saved. The rear portion of the
building was occupied by Mr.. FrrcH. in
which he was teaching free school. The
seats and books in that department were
saved. The Dr has taken room tenn
porarily with Mr.. SIMPSON, at his Land
Agency Office. where he can be seen
during business hours. We do not know
what arrangements have been made about
another school-room but from the goa
headativeness of our people, we are conf
dent the suspension of the school will be
very brief
Hardly had we completedtheforegoing
notice when the cry of "6re" was again
heard in our streets, and the Pioneer
clearinghouse of Messrs. LrrcHFrELn d
BURLErGH was discovered in flames. The
roof was covered with tarred cloth, and
the confagration spread almost instantly
over the entire building. Hundreds were
on the spot in few moments; but. not
withstanding all the efforts to the contra
ry, the roof and portion of the interior
was consumed. The cook house was
demolished, which prevented the flames
from extending to that portion of the
structure used as dining saloon. Mr.
LIrcHFIELD. wife, and son, also daugh-
ter of Mr.. BURLEIoH's, were lying in the
house quite sick at the time, and were got
out with some difficulty. It's feared the
latter cannot survive.
The loss falls severely on our friends,
as it breaks up their business at time
when they are suffering with disease. and
poorly qualified to contend with adversely
in other forms. We observe from our
window that they are busy in putting
things in shape, and presume they will
be prepared to receive their boarders
again in few days.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27
Steamers on the Kansas.

|. We are informed By Gen. PoaKRoY
that the steamer Bee is advertised to leave
st. Louis early next March with the first
party from the East, and bring them up
the river to this city. The Bee viii be
on the river as long as it can bo nayiga-
ted. plying between Kansas, No.. and
Fort Riley. which is enc hundred and
twenty miles above this point. He also
informs us that two other small steamers
viii be put upon the Kansas river next
spring. Think of this. all those who
would have Us believe, by their indigna-
ton meetings, that Lawrence VIII never
be a city of any note in the Territory. and
that it viii prove, eventually, . great hum
bug. If they believe it themselves, they
win 6nd tia very difficult matter 10 make
others think the same; Tor this city Is
destined to be great place, and the prin-
cipal city in Kansas; aud few are those
who doubt It.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27
Chart of Lawrence.

Gen. s. c. PoMERoY, who has recently
arrived from Massachusetts,, brought
with him several beautiful and well-exe-
cuted charts of Lawrence, as surveyed
by Mr.. A. D. SEARL, Of this city, in DC.
tober last. 1t was Autographed by L. D.
BRADFORD d Co., of Boston, on a scale
of $50 feet to the inch. Every lot is
numbered on the different streets in reg
ular order. 1t is an elegant piece OF
workmanship, and speaks well for the art
lists who were engaged upon it. The
streets, thirty-two in number, running
north and south, are named after the
several States of the Union. Thirteen
of the streets in the eastern part of the
city are named after the thirteen original
States. The balance of the streets west
of Massachusetts, street are named after
the remaining nineteen States, in the or
der in which they were admitted into the
onion California street being at the
extreme western limits of the city
What has of late been called Main street
is now named after the Old Bay State
The streets running east and west are
named in honor of distinguished men,
who have done something in the sacred
cause of liberty. Ten Parks are laid out
within the city,. Dread Mount is set
apart for schools and churches Capitol
Hill for colleges, county buildings, dc.
Five of these Parks have been named
respectively in honor of Roger Williams,
Washington, La Fayette, Hamilton, and
Franklin.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27
List Of Baggage

Found by General s. c. PoMERoY at
different places along the route from St.
Louis to Boston, and was forwarded to
the care of Mr. SLATER, st. Louis. whers
twill remain until navigation opens in
the SPRING.. A Colman. ] box, bbl. !:
g. w. Brown, 80 bdls. paper; II. B.
Burgess, box; w. H. Weymouth,
box; ]. W. Russell, box; N. P. Chase,
4 pkgs.; j. Cracklin, 2 boxes ]. Doy,
2 boxes Benton d Ackley. box; G.
N. Low, 5 boxes. chest, bureau; J.
Armstrong, j box; A. Stone, 2 boxes,
2 bbls.; II. Hall, box: ]. Williams.
chest, ! bag, bbl.; s. Laning, box !;
w. Cobben, chest; w. Scales, pkgs. :;
NJ. R. Clough, 4pkgs.; c. Teft, 2 pkgs. !;
]. E. Stewart, 3pkgs.; L. Knapp. pkg. /;
Geo. Gilbert, 3 pkgs.; r. Kennedy, I
box; n. A. Halsey, box.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27
Burned.

We learn that DR.. MEgRrAx sustained
quite q heavy loss by the burning of a
portion of his Dental instruments, which
were in the Office of DR.. RoBrssos at the
time of the ERE there last Monday. We
regret this. as he had very superior as
sortment, the best. no doubt in the Ter
ritory. We are pleased to know that he
has sufficient number uninjured to era
bic him topursue his profession.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27
Arrival of Gen. Pomeroy.


On Saturday last Gen. S G. PoxEaoz
reached our city from his recent tour in
the East, where, as we have learned from
the papers, he has been speaking to large
and earnest audiences in behalf of Kan
sas emigration. Gen. P. looked fresh
and healthy as ever, and his appearance
indicated that the good living and cool
breezes of New England Lad agreed with
him. Our people turned out to see him
in a body, and to hear his story of their
eastern homes. He speaks of the snow
drifts and cold of New England in a
strain that perfectly surprises the citizens
here. who have been enjoying an "In
dian summer" up to that time; indeed,
no one here can realize that they have
been spending winter.
Gen. PoMEKoY speaks, of what we had
before learned, of the great depression of
the financial matters of the East, result
ing in vast number of young men be-
ing thrown out of employment, and, as
consequence, viii look for home in
the West. 1t has been said to be an i'll
wind that blows no good - SO we may
expect, as the consequence, large emil
grafton in the spring. Tradesmen and
mechanics, who have been supporting
themselves by hands or wits, now seem
determined to avoid so uncertain a sup
port, and obtain an interest in the soil, to
fall back upon when other supports fail
them. From the city of Providence
alone we learn that more than FIVE hum
dred young men are already enrolled for
some of the first parties in the spring.
The same general state of things, Gen.
P. says, exists in Boston, New Bedford,
Salem, Lowell, Concord, Portland, Ban
gor, and many other places where ne vis-
| tied and lectured. We are convinced
that the emigration to Kansas this spring
will exceed all our previous anticipations.
Our greatest fear is that CAPITAL will not
be as abundant as MEN. What we want
| is an abundance of both. And this leads
us to hope that the Emigrant Aid Com
pany will be in the field with an abund-
ance of capital so that where individual
enterprise fails to be sufficient, the COM
pany viii be able to erect mills and ma
chinery sufficient for any emergency, and
thus greatly facilitate the development of
the resources of our Territory, which are
deep and vast.
| If we could reach the ear of all the
freemen of our land who are looking
westward for a home, we would say to
them, come to Kansas. By SO doing you
will not only enlarge your pocket, but
enlarge the heart and the soul by engag-
ing in an enterprise of the broadest phi
lanthropy, making Kansas the model
State of the Union.
/ We are glad to learn from Gen. P. that
he has made arrangements for number
of steam mills to be sent from st. Louis
by the first boat-the first one to be on
hand by the first day of March. 1t is a
fine mill, double geared, two circular
saws, one above the other, the under saw
fity-two inches in diameter, and the en-
gine of thirty-horse power. The mill is
warranted to saw one thousand feet of
soft lumber per hour! What We hope is.
that this mill viii be set up at Lawrence.
We shall want at least three mills to sup
ply lumber for the next season. Give us
the mills, and Lawrence shall be ahead
of any city in Kansas!
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27
Preaching.

Rev. wx. W. HALL, a Baptist Home
Missionary. viii preach at the house of
Kannady & Fry, on Sabbath next, the
28sh inst. at q O'Clock, P. X. and in the
evening. Mr. H. win also preach, at the
same place, next Sabbath, every two
weeks. at the same hours of the afternoon
and evening.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27
Hoi For KansasI

Navigation on the Missouri river viii
open soon this year at the moment of
writing this it looks as If the river would
not freeze up at all. Already are prepar-
atoms making for the early spring busi-
ness-and there are two steamers at St.
Louis up for the Kansas river, on The first
chance to navigate They are the Bee
No. 2, and the Emma Hermann. - Park
riHs LaBsinary.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27
Election of Legislature.

| It is rumored here that there will be
an election of Territorial Legislature fol
Kansas, early in February. For the
truth of this, We do not vouch. But il
true, it should be generally known. A
more important Legislature will never be
chosen. The weighty responsibility Of
COMMENCING line of policy, and of Civ
ing character to institutions, cannot be too
deeply felt. We hope that in the choice Of
members to that body no short-sighted,
narrow minded, sectional policy will be
pursued; but that men of the largest
capacity, and ofthe broadest philanthro-
pv, will be chosen-men whose views
extend beyond the present moment, who,
upon the eminence to-day. can survey
all the past. and gather up their richest
lessons there-men ofprudenee, courage,
and integrity-men of learning, science,
and intelligence-men of heart and soul,
who love humanity, and know her rights,
and knowing, dare maintain ~
Though We are not of those who sup
pose that one statute law cannot be re-
pealed by another, We know nothing
about the "finality of human legislation. !"
Men may legislate with the light of to-
day, and vet repeal it under the wisdom
ofto-morrow men may frame iniquity
by law" but they cannot eternize it,
The gift of Immortality is not theirs to
bestow: and whenever the friends of
truth and right are defeated, they may
repose themselves in the promise of a
good time coming and "learn to labor
and TO watt
We are not of those who are discour-
aged BY temporary defeat. nor elated
with ignoble victories. No legislation can
be permanent, that is not based upon
truth and justice; and no party success
can be valuable, where there is not sue
cess of the RIGHT and no victory can be
called a triumph, that is not in harmony
with the highest sentiments of mankind,
which is the law of the Eternal.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27
DELAY.


In consequence of our inability TO la
Dor, portion of our mail last week was
not made up until it was two or three
days behind time. As soon as we get
thoroughly organized, and every branch
ofour enterprise fully under way. we
trust no delays win occur, By which the
reaier will fail in receiving his paper at
the moment it is due.
We have experienced much inconyen-
fence for the want ofa regular mail. being
at present entirely dependent uponchance
conveyance of our heavy mail matter to
Westport-our nearest connection with
Uncle Sans postal arrangements. When
the roads get bad in the spring. we are
apprehensise, if the government does not
come to our relief soon, that we shall ex-
perience stiil greater difficulties IN this
direction. Our readers will bear patiently
wish all these yexations, as they cannot
be more hafrassing to others than to US.
- So
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27
Lawrence. Saturday, January u, IS,

~H. A. BuLIxss, Esq.,. Is our authorized
Gsaerd Ageat for the Herald Il FTeeans. and
All his contracts pertaining to the paper viii be
hin ling on the firm. Letters addressed to us ai
Rufalo. n Y. viii be promptly attended to by
hin. Enligrating parties and individuals, er
rou.e for Kansas, passing through Buffalo ar
requested to give him call at his Office, No. q
Niagara Temperance House.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27
N The Secretary of the lafe India

~ The Secretary Of the late Indig-
nation Meeting failed to furnish us a
copy of the proceedings until too late for
our last edition. We therefore publish
them this week. contrary 10 cur usual
rule in such cases. merely for the pur-
pose Of furnishing our readers with q
specimen of western eioquence, thinking
it might be useful to young boys at the
East. COZ defamation purposes. regret
ting that the spirit in which the author
gave It cannot be reported, as il must
necessarily lose . great partiof IS FIRE
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27

sg Kansas river was bridged oserb
ice on Sunday Last, for the first time this
season.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-01-27

-
Nature has been kind. and placed npon
this soil two men Of genius, who are at
least two hundred years in advance Of
the times; and We hope they viii be
honored and respected in their ovn
day and generation. The ambiguity OF
the preamble and resolutions reminds US
of story told of q certain member OF
one of our Legislatures. who wrote and
presented bill which afterwards be-
came statute law. Being called upon,
some time after, to explain its purport, he
could not; but getting drunk on q snbse-
iquenteccasion. its meaning came clear to
his mind.
A resolution was passed unanimously
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-04-12

The BRIG PoRPoIsE.--The Boston Jour-
nal has the following in reference to re.
port which has been alluded 10 in our COL
umns
"We are informed that a gentleman of
this city, who has son on board the Vim
cennes, has received letter from him, dat
ed the l7lh Of December last, in which it is
stated that the Vincennes, after brief stay
at the Bonin Islands, sailed for Lew Chew,
and arrived there safely. No mention is
made of the Porpoise. If the officers of
the Vincennes had felt any serious fears
for the safety Of the brig, there rs little
doubt that the subject would have been re-
ferred to in the letter. 1t is very probable
that the Porpoise was disabled in the gale,
and thus rendered unable to reach the
Bonin Islands in season to sail thence with
the Vincennes. The mere fact that her
passage was prolonged few days longer
than would ordinarily be the case is hardly
sufficient 10 justify belief that she was
foundered at sea-"