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Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-03-06


good buildings and upwards 900 fruit trees in full
bearing-apple, peach and cherry--fr'ce VIC per
acre
No 45-A Farm in clinton containing 100 acres, 50
of which is under -nce, and 60 in cultivation. upon
which is erected mill finished log house stable and
COW house, with good well of water, Sec L 81
-. Also 40 acres Of Timber Land Oh the Wapspini-
Goa
No ga small and beautiful Farm of 80 acres in
Center Grove parts of Sections 4 u T 70 X 3npon
which il erected Dwelling H0use u Is Sta
bles, 40 acres In cultivation with plenty OF STOCK wa
ter. "tst
No. fla beautiful Farm containing 100 acres 20
under cultivation. surrounded by good fence good
hewed Log House COX 10, with well of good water.
Land undulating but not broken. The Farm is half
way between davenport and Muscatins on the Tcle-
graph Road. Price SIS per acre.
No. "a small Stock Farm seventeen miles from
Davenport End mile south of the Telegraph Road.
50 acres under fence, a acres of wood land Agood
frame house 32xl6. stable and hne spring near the
house. SIS: terms easy.
NO ga small lot fronting the river, three miles
East of Davenport on the LIE Claire road, containing
early six acres will be sold cheap.
NO. 5O-Is beautiful Truct of so acres within
and a half mies Of the city, on the Dubuque road
the will divide this and sell 80 10 or 30 acres to
suit tie purchascr-a stream Of water runningth ough
il and an excellent spring upon iPrice S45 per acre,
.dedly one of the cheapest pieces of land have
off.r red for sale this
Also-Coal Land.
NO. a6-I6O Acres of Good Coal Land witt, good
Timber and improvements;
And the following Unimproved Land most ofwhlch
10 in Scott County:
400 Acres of Prairie in Sec 10, Tso, R4E;
500 do do in sec IS and os, T 60, RE;
GO do sec 9lT79, RI W;
100 do do esT79 do;
100 do do25r79 do;
500 do doss T7eRaE;
900 do do Il. rs. 90, T 50, RE;
oOO do do rs. # 70, RS E;
40 do EkNWq or sec24, It's ,ReE;
100 do ar Sec ~, o., r
100 do w ar See y, ~
m do SIN ar Sec 80, r So. RAE
so do NlSW ar Sec I, ITO, RAE;
ITO do NtNE9r
sF4NWar secss, Tso. RISE,
N do SEiS ar Sec IA, T. 70. NV:
40 do SWl SEqr Sec "a, T 7s.RI w;
aec22 GE'. =: NlCnoLL., cs,.
Clinton johnson, iowa, Jasper and Poweshiek CoIn-
ties ali Of which will be sold upon reasonable terms
by uLU T....a arsn,
Corner Of Main and Second Streets, Iowa.
School Register for Teachers.
DEwARD Cards.
IL Reward Ticket IN Sheets,
Jan. s7th, 1855. No. lie Claire BLOCK.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
Overdone.

The leaders of the Missourians who
came here on election day to steal away
our liberties, We are told, expressed re-
gret that they had come in so large num-
bers; and felt that the matter would pre-
sent bad aspect in the East, and finally
initiate severely against them. The fu-
ture will teach them that there is not
men enough in the South to establish and
legalize the institution of slavery on the
soil of Kansas. The emigration of the
present season from the northern, eastern,
and western States viii exceed the entire
slayeholding population of Missouri; and
if violence shall fall upon a single indi-
vidual in the Territory, that free popula-
ton win be quadrupled. Missourians
may talk as much as they please about
the "serfs and paupcrs of Kansas" but
they win find out in time that those
"serfs'' know their rights under the Con-
stisution, and knowing their rights, viii
maintain them.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
Capt. swifs,s Dissertations.

Capt. SWIFT, whom we mentioned last
week as making an exploring voyage
down the Kansas, with the view of test
ing the practicability of putting steam
er Immediately in operation on the river,
reports that he finds no impedimenti in the
way of navigation. He is delighted with
his observations and is confident there
will be no distractions, during the whole
year, save by the ice of winter. He is
making his way to st. Louis as rapidly as
possible to procure steamer with which
be purposes to make regular daily trips
between here and Kansas city. Mo.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
A Place for Lodging.

The large cabin, technically known as
the meeting house." in this place, has
been lined in the inside with cloth, and
put in very good condition for the re-
ception and lodging of those who come
into the Territory with no other means of
shelter. With blankets and buffalo robes,
which must be supplied by the dodgers.
person can make himself very comforta-
BILE for time, still it is hardly equal to
some of the gorgeous palaces of n. York
and Boston in beauty or convenience,
and those who come here with the foolish
idea that they are to find such places, de-
serve the commisseration of every phi
lanthropist for their imbecility of intellect.
To suppose that in five or six months,
removed as we are from mills and other
appliances of civilization, we are to sup
ply ourselves with the numerous luxurics
of life, indicates weak mind on the part
of him who entertains such fancies, and
he becomes an object of our deepest sym
pathY.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
Avoid Aggressions.

Our neighbors in Missouri express
much alarm lest the pioneers from the
East, whom they designate as "Aboli-
tionists," viii engage in running off their
slaves. So far as we are informed, our
people are little inclined to engage in the
colonization" movement, and If letalone
will be the last to med,lle with the assu-
med rights of their neighbors butif our
liberties are to be wrested from us, and the
law violated with impunity by an armed
mob, as was done throughout the Terri
ritory on Friday week, we are apprehen-
siye but short time can intervene until
individuals, who are not governed Who'll
ly by the law of kindness, viii SO far for
get their obligations as to point to the
north star, and indicate that in that di-
rection, with perhaps little inclination
eastward, relief can be found to the fleeing
bondman.
We advise 10 no such movement; on
the contrary, hope that one and all will
labor to avoid any cause of censure on
the part Of our Missouri neighbors. Let
us show them by our example and pros
perity that freedom is preferable to sla-
very, and thus induce them to emanci-
pate their slaves. apparent wrong on
our part can induce them to change their
policy. Aggression only begets aggres-
sion, and it is for this we enter our sol
emh protest against the outrages so
recently practiced upon this community,
with an ardent hope that they will never
be repeated.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
me Marsxat.

In consequences Of the large number of
pioneers who hare just arrived IN the
Territory. and the thousands of Missouri
ans who came in TO control the elections,
the price Of provisions has somewhat in
creased, and they have not been as plenty
as on former occasions, On one or two
days there was not a particleof meat in
market, Of any description. to be purcha-
sed at any price. Soonafter a large wag-
on load arrived, and was sold atthe usual
rates. Flour, teo, has been short on one
or two occasions, although there was
enough in town, but none for sale. We
presume paaie-makers win take adyan-
tage of such state of things, and repre-
sent US as in a starving condition. and
that it is impossible to get provisions for
the thousands constantly arriving in Kan
sas /; but we trust the eastern press win
put matters right, should they pursue
such course. 0
With the increase of prices board has
run up to So and 50 SO per week. Day
board is held at Is cents. Single meals,
25 cents. We understand the Indians
between here and Westport, No., are
charging travellers 50 cents meal, and
25 cents for the privilege of lodging on
the floor. Pioneersshould procure tents,
a camp kettle with furniture, and a guam
tity of provisions. and board and live
within themselves as far as possible
Persons wishing to know our present
market prices will consult our Price
Current," which, we believe, will be found
correct.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
Election Returns.


We are indebted to Mr.. ASHER d
GIpsos, of Pawnee. sor tag iSalloving
selection returns in die yicissty of For
Riky:
PAwnEE PREcgscT-Couneil-M F
Conway, so; J. Donaldson, s3. Repre-
sentstive-S. D. Houston, So; r. Gar
ret, I8.
BLUE PREcIScT-CounciI-C Conway.
4s; Donaldson, 81. Representative
Houston, 46; Garret, 81.
Rock CREEK PREcIScF-Conway, 81
Donaldson, g. Representations
ton, 21; Garret, 2.
ST.. MARE's MISSION PREcINcT-Con-
way, 4; Donaldson, 4. Representative
E-P. McG Gartney, =; F. Marshall,
SILVER LAKE-Conway, l9; Donald
son, i2, Representative-McC CARNEY,
10; Marshall, 12.
MARrsyILLE PREINcT-Conway, 90 !;
Donaldson. 1923. Representatiye-Mc-
Cartney, 90; f. Marshall, 323.
In each of the above districts, where
the people were allowed to rule, the Free
State vote was greatly in the ascendency.
In the Marysville Precinct the Missouri
ans went in BY hundreds, and had every
thing their own way. By this means
Conway, the Free State candidate, was
defeated for Council. S. D. Houston. the
Free Stale candidate for Representative
in the Pawnee district, is elected by a re-
spectacle majority, and his seat is not
contested. Mccartney would have been
elected had it not been for the Illegal votes
at Marysyille.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
The River.

1t is said to be fact that the pilots on
the Missouri river were actually in the
employ of the Defensive Aid Associa-
ton of Missouri, and for the last few days
before the election absolutely refused to
pilot boat up the river loaded with
eastern pioneers. Mr.. SLATER writes US
that the Admiral is the only regular
steamer there in port for the Missouri
trade, and that she was demanding S18
for fare to Kansas. and 80 so per hum
dred pounds for freight. He says he is
storing all the freight as it arrives, and
those who want to pay such prices to
get their goods through must inform him.
+" The steamer Express has arrived from
Cincinnati, loaded with passengers, and
will leave for Kansas on the 31st of
March, pilot or no pilot
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
Pioneers c,oming.

Look out when we may, parties of pi-
oneers may be seen coming over the
plains towards Lawrence. Our public
and private houses are overfiewing, and
still they come. If they viii stay and
go to work we don't care how numerous
the emigration /; but We don't want to see
any more who have but one dollar IN
their pockets, and for fear that viii not
pay their expenses out of town if they
stay over night, start back with the same
team which brought them. We want
MEN who are accustomed to ta5or, who
can do something towards erecting
home and surrounding it with the ef
eeferas of civilization, not the worthless
pimps OF fashion, who, like the butterfly,
must bask in the sunshine Of afluencs,
else give up IN despair.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
Prospering.

We learn that Pawnee is going ahead
rapidly. A large stone warehouse, 40
by go feet, three stories high, isin process
of construction also a hotel of stone
40 by 10, with wing of hundred feet
in length, designed for dining ROOM
Claims have been taken up on Clark's
creek for FIVE or six miles; up Smoky
Hill Fork to Montgomery. distant about
fourteen miles; also on the Republican
Fork for eight or nine miles. We are
glad to learn of this evidence of prosper
ity on the part of our western neighbors.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
Three Editions.

In consequence of the excitement in
this place last week, we laid back with
our paper until Friday. Finding it would
throw us behind, and prevent our getting
ont our regular issue this week if we
delayed longer, We worked off one token
just at night. The next day We included
the incidents of Friday. and on Monday
added another column. We were not
conscious of injuring any one by mind
ing our own business, and doing as We
did, and regret exceedingly if any harm
has occurred in consequence of our do
ing SO. When we conclude to establish
a censorship over the columns of the
HERALD OF FREEDOM, We will endeayol
to find a.person to exercise those duties
who has some regard for the amenities oI
the editorial profession.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
part,e. IN Kansas.

1t affords rs pleasure to inform our
eastern readers that We have but one par
ty IN this Territory. and that Wing. DEM
ocrat, Freesof, and Native American, are
all lost in the great Free State party.
which is far more popular among US than
Know -Nothing;sm was in the recent
Legislature of Massachusetts,. No one
thinks of inquiring to which party his
neighbor belonged in the States, as he
afiliates with the great party of freedom.
An intelligent gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania was in our Office the other day, and
during q brief conversation remarked,
that he was an old line Democrat; that he
had always acted with that party. and
yielded q cheerful acquiescence to all its
measures. When the Kansas Nebraska
bill was introduced into Congress he
thought it was designed as pacific ad-
justment of a yexed question, and that
it could do no harm; but when he saw
the people of Missouri pouring into Kan
sas by thousands, with the expressed OBJ
ject of controlling the election, and that
they purposed to return as soon as their
work was accomplished, he felt that the
thing had been carried a great ways too
far, and for the future he was resolved to
throw away the scsbbard and labor with
all his energy to restore freedom to Kan
sas. He is not an isolated case by any
means.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
6aw.Mills


We must have more mills, or our
lovely town site viii remain unoccupied
for years. and other places win outstrip
us in progress. There should be half "a
dozen mills in operation now. With
that number it would be impossible to
keep the market fully supplied, the de-
mand is so great for lumber. Business
men come here to establish themselves
in business, become disheartened at the
prospect, and go on to other points, or
leave the Territory. carrying back with
them evil reports about the country
Can't something be done, joint stock
company, or something of that character
formed. by which mills can be set in
motion? A person with capital can real
ize one hundred per cent. for investments
directed in this channel.
1t is supposed in the East that timber
cannot be procured to be converted into
lumber; but any one looking over the
mill-yard in Lawrence, and seeing the
hundreds of logs of the finest quality,
ranging from one and half to three feet
in diameter, which are lying there, and
probability of doing SO for months to
come-unless additional means of work
ing them into boards are employed-will
be satisfied of his error in this respect.
Messrs. DEITzLEB d SIMMONS, we
are informed, have determined on put
ting saw-mill in operation here, and
the latter gentleman has already gone
East after machinery but this will be
only one of large number which the en-
terprise of the place demands. ae.a
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
Houses Can't ha Rented

We can hardly conceive what idea
people have whocome here expecting to
rent houses, and places for business, and
feel disposed to complain because they
cannot do so. They forget that hardly
six months have elapsed since we COM
menced making Improvements, and that
this time was during the winter months,
when it was freezing nights and impossi-
BILE to do mason work. Besides this, it
has been impossible to get lime or other
material. so as TO place us in a position
for building to advantage. And then
there is nobody here at present who has
capital and is disposed to expend it in
erecting houses to rent, although, should
they do so, it would pay from fifty to a
hundred per cent
Business men coming out from the
East must make preparations to erect their
own houses, and not depend on others to
do so for them. They should provide
themselves at6rst with iargete tents ndopen
business in them, as was done in Califor-
fornia, until suitable structures can be
supplied. A city. cannot be built in a
day. Those who come here expecting to
find an exempli6eation of Boston life will
learn that their anticipations are not to be
realized for several months, and they had
better return and try the adventure at an
other time, when we are better prepared
to give them such reception as their
real worth no doubt merits.
We are disguised with the often re-
peated irscrrogatory, Why has not
more been done since this settlement was
commenced 90 We feel like inquiring
of such. Why don't you go to work and
give some evidence that you purpose con-
tributing your share towards improving
the country
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
An Army.

President Pierce last winter asked
Congress to give him three thousand
troops to send into Kansas and Nebraska,
with a view of preventing depredations
on the whites. We have not learned the
fate of that request. If successful, we
hope the troops will be forwarded with
as little delay as possible, and that they
will be distributed among us in such a
manner as to preserve the general peace
of the Territory. The army and navy
was at the service of a United States
Marshal in Boston when the fugitive
BURNS was borne back to servitude; why
not give US the aid of the former to pre-
serve the laws and protect the ballot-box
when trampled down and invaded by a
ruthless mob ?
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
Cool.

We noticed several weeks ago the es-
adjustment of the ISquatter Sovereign,
an ultra pro-slavery paper, at Atehison,
Kansas Territory. A friend favored US
with copy few days ago, and we have
no hcsitancy in saying that it is the great
est fre-eating sheet we ever met with,
out Heroding the Frontier Meas, which
we thought climaxed everything else in
that direction. Wecopied several articles
from its columns week or two ago. which
we're placed with selections from other
pro-slavery journals, under the heading
of "The Southern Side" Speaking of
Parkville, in Missouri, and its improve
ments, it thus alludes to our friends of
the Industrial Luminary:
"Weknow of one msooeabove all others
that should be made by the enterprising
citizens of Parkyille, and the sooner it is
done the better for the town. 1t is the
naoving of Messrs. Park & Patterson's
Abolition newspaper manufacturing es-
adjustment from the stone temple to
some deep hole in the Missouri river p
In another place it has a very signif-
icant article, as follows -
RIPE The Parkyille Luminary is
ripe in Abolitionism. The harvest is
near at hand when all such fruit in Mis-
souri, viii be plucked !"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
The WAYS of Life.

Such is the title of a very pretty vol
ume, nicely bound. of 100 pages, from
the press of FowLERs & WELLS, n. York,
by Rev. G. s. WEAVER, of st. Louis. No.,
author Of Hopes and Helps" !" Mental
Science" etc. The work is well written,
and is ful of beauty and truth, and viii
give real pleasure to all who peruse it,
The publishers of this little volume are
particularly fortunate in the selection of
their literature; and in our opinion are
entitled to lasting gratitude from the
American people for having labored so
faithfully to promote thecause of true re-
form. ..The Ways of Life" is furnished
for fifty cents. and win be found to be
worth double the cost.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
Tine Steel.

We feel proud of the Governor of Kan
sas. He has shown himself to be true
steel during the exciting times of the last
week. The Missourians waited on him
in person, and threatened to hang him
unless he would give the pro-slavery can
didates certificates of election. His re-
ply was: Gentlemen, two or three of
you can assassinate me, but legion can
not compel me to do that which my con-
science does not approve" Such man
deserves well of the country, and the
people of Kansas will not be slow to do
him justice.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
Association.

A movement is on foot to organize a
Building Association in this city. We
hope it will be consummated immediate
ly, and arrangements made to set the
large number of persons hourly arriving.
who desire employment, to work. We
dislike to see healthful, able-bodied. and
intelligent men returning East, with the
cry that there is nothing to do in Kansas
The hand of labor has to convert this
lovely country in.oa paradise. and means
should be Immediately devised to com
menee the erection of good, permanent
buildings.
If single individual has not capital
sufficient to erect good building, per-
hsps union Of purses would enable the
thing to be done, and in this way our
town would assume different aspect
from that which it now presents.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
Another Pennsylvania Company.


w. Y. Roberts, Esq, from Fayette
county, Pennsylvania, arrived in this
city on Wednesday evening last. with a
company ofabout fifty persons, who will
locate at some point near here in this Ter
ritory. They come with their families,
and teams, and have with them an ample
stockof provisions and all the implements
necessary for engaging at once in agri-
culture. They were in excellent spirits,
and appeared the best qualified of any
company which has yet arrived in Kansas
to contend with old nature, and contrib
ute their portion in making this Territory
what it is designed to be, and we predict
for them ample success. Rev. Mr.. Pool
was in this party. He is gentleman of
good education, andwe believe connected
with the Methodist denomination.
A large partyarr from Easton, Pa,
few days ago. They have mostly loca-
ted in the vicinity of Pawnee.
From the information We possess, We
are confident the keystone State is des-
tined to furnish greater proportion of
the population of Kansas than any other
State in the Union. The people there
are moving noiselessly, but are coming
in great numbers, and fromeyery section.
If Missourians expect to make slaves of
such men as have already come from that
State, she has lesson to learn which in
due time will serve her good purpose.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
Kansas Free state.

We asserted some time ago that Kan
sss would be free State, let Missourians
bluster as much - they would, and we
reneE that assertion with more confidence
than ever. AT the taking of tae census
in February last, every election district
in the Territory was found to have a res
pectable majority of voters from the free
States. Had it been otherwise, does any
one suppose our pro-slayery neighbors,
on the other side of the line, would have
deemed it necessary to have incurred so
great an expense to import voters by the
thousand to gain political ascendency ?
Another election will be held in due
time, and those who purpose settling here
permanently, and desire TO contribute
their share towards making Kansas a free
State. should hurry forward as rapidly
as possible. If by any means the slave
power shall obtain an ascendency in the
Legislature, laws the most revolving to
freedom will be enacted. No person viii
be allowed to participate i'll future elee-
tions uniess lie isMe oaoeer Of staves.-
This was the reason so great an effort
was recently made to make the Legisla-
turc unit by sending large number
of mercenaries into every election district
in the Territory. If they lacked a two
thirds vote, the Executive veto might de-
feat their cherished plans. They were
conscious of this. and acted accordingly.
Thanks to the intrepidity and frmRess Of
Gov. REEDER in saving us from the ty-
rannical misrule of those who have no
earthly business with the Legislation of
Kansas, unless they come as actual set
tiers, with an INTENTION of remaining
among us permanently. o
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07
The kansas River.

No steamer has yet commenced oper-
ations on the Kansas river, and probably
cannot until the water rises, which may
be several weeks hence. The Kansas
river has its source in the Rocky Noun
tains, and its rise is dependent upon the
melting of the snow there, and then it
has to make its long passage to its mouth
before its influence can be exerted in ia
ror of navigation. We had supposed
the river would be nayigable from its
mouth to this place at any period of the
year when it was not frozen, but late ad-
vices initiate against such an opinion
We hope to give Capt. SwIFr's obserya-
tions in our next issue, which will fully
inform us as to the true state Of the riv
er. 1t is said to be quite as low now a,
at any period of the year.