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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21
True to Instinct.

The border press, with their disregard
for truth, are now claiming that the very
heavy vote in this Territory on the 3oth
ult.. was owing to the large eastern en-
igration, and that many persons who
came here under the auspices of the Aid
Companies had turned pro-slavery by
which the result was brought about.
Read the following from the Frontier
"The emigration to the Territory from
Missouri and other slaveholding States,
has hardly been sufficient to balance the
recent importations by the Eastern Emf
grant Aid Societies. The only conclu-
sion we can arrive at then, is, that there
has been a great change IN public senti-
ment, so Ear as regards the slavery ques-
ton. Emigrants from the North, after
residing for short time in. the same
Territory with shareholders. and witness
ing the workings of the Institution. be-
come satisfied that slavey is not only pro-
fitable but beneficial to the negro himself
They compare the condition of the free
negreofthe North, with that of the slave
and finding large balance in favor Of
the slave, endeaver to secure to him the
blessing which he fully appreciates. ''s1-
The facts are that hundreds of free
State voters were crowded from the polls
In this district alone. there were not les.
than one hundred who refused to vote
declaring thatif they should do 50 sheJ
would so far sanction the fairness Of the
Election. The same Is also true of the
two districts westof Us:
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21
Census of SHAREHOLDERS.

According to the last census, there
are only 357 1876 Shareholders In the d.
States, of whom only s,Oo owR over 1000
negroes, only ffiy-six own over 800. oss
hundred and eiqhtg-sepea Own over 200,
and fourteen hundred and sevsaty-asiae
own over one hundred. The greatest
number of shareholders ewn mere than
one and less than FIVE; the number Of
this class is los. 68lss Upwards of a
hundred thousand more votes were east
in New York at the last election, than
there are shareholders in thewhoIe eoun-
try.--4Aese Eagiasd Farmer. - 80
And yet tnis oligarchy OF 348, 600
Shareholders not only hold 4 1000, 600 of
their eo!ored brethren in the condition of
brute beasts, but they dictate laws, pres
idenls and public sentiment, for the 90, :
600. coo. of whites.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21
The Offensive Article.

The article in the Parkyille LUAIsARY,
which brought down the ire of pro-sla-
very men upon that press. will be found
on our fourth page this week. It was
''made up" on that page before We were
made acquainted with the facts, else it
should have been placed On our inside
pages. and received our endorsement.
The author of that article has Just
cause to be proud of his work, and we
feel confident viii never regret that it
was his hand that penned it, or his type
and press which gave it publicity. "a
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21
5osa 1878 2a77 7lsl 4os lss $500
H An association under the tile o

H An association under the tile of
1.-THE Indiana Kansas Industrial aud
Literary Association, has been formed
at Dublin, Indiana. The objects are =
l. 10 secure q TERRITORY sufficiently large
for home and farm for each family.
e. To furnish buildings and machinery
for the different mechanical and manu-
featuring pursuits ofth company. s. To
establish a Manual Labor School, aceep-
tableto sll, where students can pay their
expenses by their daily labor 4. 70
erect suitable buildings for meetings, ".
ceums, and the general purposes of the
association. IN pursuance of the plans Of
the Society. Families win 90 on to
Kansas IS rapidly IS tenemenss can be
provided for their accommodation when
thsy arrive there Il Is expected that
five hundred viii rsTp9ye 81 A early dav.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21
A Chance for rradesmen.

Why does not tanner, boot and
shoe maker, a, tailor and other trades
men of this character establish them
selves, in this vicinity 2 We want per-
sons With capital who can open shops on
their own account, not journeymen in
these several pursuits. Uatil We have
shops iourneymcn cannot expect to find
employment, and they are constantly ar
irving and appear angry at everybody,
and the Emigrant Aid Company in par
ticular, because they cannot be made rich
without effort. M
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21
Acood PAPER.

The National Era is one. of the best
papers on our exchange list. and is pc
;rused by US with interest weekly. We
are appreheasise that isssubseripsion has
suffered somewhat during the last year,
but we hope true anti-slasery men VIII
rally to its support. and swell its list be-
yond any former precedent. A good
paper of the character of the Era should
be literally sustained atthe national cap
.ital; and though It's readers may differ with
It on minor questions, it's no reason to-
their Withdrawing from it their support.
The. editor Is freeman, snd has as good
a right TO his opinion as the most inde-
pendent of his subscribers. ss6ss;; $
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21
Kansas a Free State.

From the toneof the pro-slavery press,
the public would suppose that the ene--
mi@ of ffeeinssitutions would have every
thing Their own way, % Kansas. Il may.
b shey viii. They have resolved that
this Territory shall, Il fact. be the great
battle-ground between freedom AID
slavery They are resolved that they
viii not submit to Kansas being made q
free State. Sooner would they see the
Union dissolved. and the nation drench
ed in fraternal blood, than that the princi-
piles of the fathers of the revolution should
here gain the ascendeney.
But Kansas can never be slave STATE.
The north has spoken through the ballot
box, and her Language ca'saof be misun-
dcrstood. ~ sssa sae
-" No more slave States, no more slave
Territory" is the emphatic. resoIse.-
They may drive the representatives OF
the people from Washington, bHt they
cnnnot drive the north into the support
of their measures. They have driven
the north too far already. "The last
straw breaks the camel's back" and the
last great outrage upon Kansas has set
tied the question of freedom in all the
new territories toreyer. "No more com
promises with slavery" has become a FIX
ed law with northern freemen. The as
pirant for Office, who shall any where in
the north bow the knee to the slave pow
er, or show q trucking spirit, will be
sacrificed upon the altar of public opin-
ion. n5 -
. Missourians may buster as much as
they please; but every step they take to
resist the onward strides of free institu-
| tons, every free press they demolish, and
every act of personal violence will sinh
them deeper and deeper in the quag-
mires from which there is no extrication
The destruction of the PGrkvilze Lunii-
nary. What have they accomplished
Merely given its publishers a notority,
and driven them to the free States armed
with missiles thousand times more
potent for effect against an institution
which opposes free discussion. Suppose
the Missourians should commit personal
injury to Messrs Park & Patterson
Those men would be venerated through
all time, as is the case with the murdered
LoyEsoy, and hundreds of others WELD
ing pen equally potent, furnished witt
increased facts, would arise, and on tlIt
wings of the press would pour xolley
of inyectiye which would enroll tn,
names of the invaders of personal liberty
on the page of infamy; and they would b
handed down from generation to genera
ton, aecumulating in hatred as the age in
creases in wisdom and refinement. The
name of Ward,i who murdered tht
teacher BUTLER in cold blood, would no
begin to be SO great stencil in the nos
trils Of every friend of freedom, as. he
would be who violates the persons of the
editors of free press. IL syeH
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21

! It Is impossible just now to procure
horse feed in this vicinity at any price.
Hay is worth s95 ton, and cannot be
obtained. The last corn meal we have
heard Of being sold, brought two dollars
o bushel. Unless grass shall grow more
rapidly than it has the last few weeks
there must be much suffering, if not alb
soluse starvation among cattle and horses,
We are anxious for the Kansas river %
become nayigable that produce may be
reduced IN price. as well as the supply
ipsHssed. @
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21

1 Since Parkyille has signalized
herself by participating in the obstruction
OF the public press, We hope every set
tier in Kansas Territory win seek another
locality to purchase suppliess Let no
person pasronize community where the
press is enslaved. Franklin absolutely
refused to lodge in place over night
where the grave yard fence was neglect
cd or broken down; and freemen should
refuse, uponthe same principle, to patron
ize those who are unwilling their actions
should be scanned BY the Argus eye of
the press, and to prevent which. they re-
sort to its destruction. A
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21
General 1ateIliaence.

Post Routes.
The fplIowing Mail Routes have been
established u this Territory. BY the last
Congress, and win soon be supplied with
mail service:
From St Joseph, in the State of Mis-.
souri,, via Highland, to Marysville.
From Doniphan, via Wolf River, ID
Highland.
From Atchison, via independence
Greek, to Grasshopper Greek.
From Kickapoo, from Pensanolus, tc
Grasshopper Greek.
From Leavenworth City, via Stranger
Greek, Hickory Point. Osawkee, Whit
ffeid. st. Mary's Mission, VeFmiliior
River, Big Blue and Pawnee, to For
Riley. E.i u -
From Westport. Missouri, via Frank
lin. Lawrence City. Topeka Dauglas
City, Lacomptonand Teeumsah, to Whit
field. .-f
From Westport, Missouri, via Bull
Greek, Black Jack, One Hundred ant
Ten Mile Greek, and Council City, t.
Council Grove. es e "a
From Westport, Missouri, via Wes
| Mission, Osawottamie, Miami Agency
Sugar Greek. Mine Greek aud Little
Usage, to Fort Scott. m
From Ossawottomie, via Henry Sher
mans, to the Sac and Fox Agency.
From. West Point, Missouri, via Thos
| Polk's and old Catholic Mission, to DE-
Stockton's, on Sugar Greek.
From Tecumsah, via Wakarusa, t.
| the Sac and Fox Agency. ~
| From Douglas, via OsaWkee, to High
land. 6
From Fort Scott to Catholic mission
in the Usage Nation. sa
From Fort Scott, via, Thomas Folks
to West Point, Missouri. 7s4 A
From Fort Scott, to Neosho, Missouri
From Leayenworth City, via Kiekapoo
Atchison, Doniphan and Bryant, t
Whitehead's. sssf9 +, II,
| From Pawnee TO Marysyilie.
From Council Grove, via. Fort Riley
to Pawnee.
From Weston, Missouri, to Atchison
From Tecumsah, via Baptist mission
Union Town and Waubonsa, TO Paw
nee. .x ~ Il
+ From Pawnee to Reeder.
From Westport, Missouri, via Powell
Store, and ST. Barnard, to Sac and Fo'
Agency.
From Kansas, Missouri, via Wyan
dotte and Jacksonville, to Osawkee..
From Independence in the State o
Missouri, to Stockton, in the State 0
California, via the Settlement at th
mouth of the Huerfano, on the Uppe
Arkansas, and the Little Salt Lake Set
Elements on the head waters of the Nicol
letriyer. qs
From st. Joseph, in Missouri, to tn
town of Marysville, in Kansas Territory
via Great Nemaha, Agency and Urbans
From the City of Weston. in Plat
county, Missouri, via Iatan, Missouri,
Atchison, in Kansas Territory.
From Fort Leavenworth or Leayen
worth City, up the north side of tn
Kansas River to Fort Riley. via Strange
Greek Crossing, Dawson Store, Hickor
Point, Osawkee. Whitfield. Soldie
Greek, Silver Lake, Catholic mission
Rock Greek and Blue.
!. | From Fort Leayenworth, via the Sc
8 dement's and Towns of Lawrence, Wi
son Springs, Pottawattomie and Sugs
Greek, to Fort Scott. @
From Kansas, Missouri, to Lawrence
in Kansas Territory. II
: From Fort Scott, via DIR. Stockton''
Old Pottawattomie. mission and Henri
d Sherman's, to Hibbard.zs ~
From Atchison to Marysville.
i From Whitehead's, via Highland
Iowa Point, to Story's Landing.
! From Oregon, Missouri, via low
Point, to Highland, Kansas. Approve
! March 3, 1855. -
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21
Kansas-rhe Giant rIaud.

The Telegraph brings us the expected
tidiDgs hat second attempt to hold an
election ID Kansss has been defeated by
Violence and fraud-the army of slave.
holders and their jaekals so diligently
organized and drilled by Atchison,
Stsingfeilew & Co., having rushed over
from Missouriias soon as the day Of elec-
ton was announced, taken possession of
the polls at the point of the bowie knife.
voted till they were tired, and elected
whomsoever they chose as delegates TO
the Territorial legisIstare.s :. aT
The only danger that we greatly ap.
prehend Is that.of diseouraenenso the
part of the tens of thousands oEEseemen
now proposing to make their homes in
Kansas. A great shout VIII be set up BY
all Slayedom over the, result<of this last
conspiracy, as if Kansas had declared for
slavery, when she has done no such
thing. This election demonstrates moth
ing but the incurable deprayity of slave
holding-the obvious but often forgot
ten truth that those who live On the stol-
en- labor of black women and children
will not hesitate TO rob white men, like
wise, of their rights. whenever that may
seem likely to promote or prolong their
chance of paying for work with stripes
instead of wages. We presume Govern
or Reeder will treat this election as the
nullity it really is, and refuse to reeog-
nize the proseges of the Missouri slave
holders as Legislators for Kansas. Let the
pioneers now travelling or looking toward
Kansas rest assured that ten such cleo.
tons as that just held can never egalize
slavery in Kansas, and that the Congress
{ House soon to assemble may be fully
relied on, even should. Gov. Reeder be
bullied into aequiescenee in the fraud
Just attempted, which we do not consider
probable. There win be no legalized
slavery in Kansas this year nor next
you may safely rely on that-aRd before
the close of navigation in 1856 there will
be at least One Hundred Thousand Free
men settled-not encamped-on the soil
of the new territory. Butby these willher
institutions be fashioned; and they will
be worthy of her beautiful climate, her
bounteous soil. her central position and
her magnificent destiny. all the talk of
her unitness for Free Labor is the SILL
est trash-her soil is no harder to break
than that of other prairie States-ber
summers are long. her winters mild-she
has timber enough for the present gen.
Grafton, and can grow ten times more be-
fore, this is exhausted-while her coal
would suffice for the Chinese Empire
Free hearts who feel able and are eager
to live and labor in behalf of Universal
Liberty! Kansas is your post of duty
Forwardl-N. 7 Tribune. ssT...
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21
sslllng I.iauor 70 indian.

seaeal annoyancesto our settlers have
|occarred reeensly through Indians being
furnished with liquor. The laws in.re-
Hlation to this matter are very stringent,
and should be rigidly enforced. without
part:aiitys Persons who win, for the
sake of making few paEtry dollars, sup-
ply Indians with liquor, knowing fbein-
furious consequences that viii ensue,
are not desirable inhabitants, and the
sooner they are made to feel the rigof Of
the lsw the better .Sgndtssy sSostrsiigs.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21
paint Hearted.

a friend writes us from Rhode Island
that the spirit of emigration is tagging
in that quarter. in consequence Of. the re-.
cent outrages in Kansas. This IS just
what the people of Missouri want, and
VIA. they have been hboring to secure.
Every man who comes here from New
England and pre-empts one hundred and
sixty acres of land closes up 50 mnca Of
the soil against slave labor. Be- scatter
ing all over the Territory, asnortherners
have done, they have virtually excluded
Missourians from settling for slavehold-
ers need large farms Of a thousand Or
more acres to make slave labor profitable.
This they cannot secure in one body 50
long as the presumption laws remain un-
changed, and there are men enough from
the free north to tsquat' upon the pub
lie domain. They feel this and are de-
termined to brighten us away. 1t is
possible they may resort to Judge Lynch
for relief, and after SO doing expect to see
the balance run away like frightened
sheep, or, to find more correct smile,
like the fewwho became alarmed on cleo
ton day at the display of revolvers and
bowie knives, and took to their heels as
soon as the immediate danger was over
The friends of freedom in the north
have no cause for responding. We ash
them to be true to themselves, and to the
cause, and look out for the next Con.
gress. In the mean time those of US
who are on the ground, and the thousands
who are not afraid of feyolvers aud bowie
knives, and who despise Judge Lynch
will look after Kansas and her interests
We want no craven spirits, nor no more
who come complaining of Emigrant Aid
Companies because they will not make
them rich without effort. We want MEN
those who have brave hearts, who arr
not afraid to diein defence of theirrights
and more than that. we want those who
are self-reliant, and who depend upor
their own right arms for protection ane
support. To such We say, come on y
Disregard the counsels of the faint-heart
ed who have fallen out by the way; dis
regard the counsels of pro-slavery mel
who take such deep interest IN you
welfare /; disregard everything but you
own convictionsof right, and come RICH
along but make up your mind to enlis
for the campaign. Six months men ar
worthless. 1t was this kind of soldier
which came near defeating the America
army in the days OF the revolution.
is this class of men on whom no relianc
can be placed at any time.
AS sure as the sun continues to ris
and set so sure is Kansas for freedom
The blighting curse of slavery ca
never be legalized by Legislature cleo
ted by the people. 1t never can be sus
tanned by mob violence, but every add
tional outrage will make us more deter
mined to resist its Entertainments, AM
more powerful to check its progress.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21
{ me Price Increased.

With the present modes Of passage the
fare from Boston to Lawrence, including
;ncideataIs, cannot be less than 8 IS, and
we should not be surprised if it faliy
equalled $50. As soon as travel shall
commence by way of Lake Erie, aad the
Missouri shall rise 50 that FIRST class
steamers can navigate that river. then,
probably, the ensirecos win not be great
erthan e35, the estimate We made sever.
al weeks ago.H a
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21
Another Delay.

The melting down of both of our prin-
ting rollers. in consequences of the ex-
trenae and unexpected warm weather Of
the last week, has thrown US behind time
again with this issue. We have now
more than full supply of printers, and
can readily gain time in setting up our
paper bat We cannot provide against
contingencies of the character We have
Just alluded to. -. 4sssa
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21

Our esteemed friend HOWELL POWELL,
Esq. of the Pennsylvania Legislature,
viii accept our thanks FOR numerous leg
islative documents during The last ses-
sion of that body, and more paTsicularly
at this time for couple of nicely bound
volumes. with maps. &C.. giving the de-
tails of an exploration of the Red river.
By RAsDoLrH B. MARcT-a:5 80
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21

~ Hon, ]. W. WHITFIELD has placed
as under numerous obligations this win
ter Tor valuable copies of Congressional
documents. VIII not some of our sub
scribers who are members of Congress
favor rs with the Globe and appendix for
the last two sessions. We have bound
volumes of the work for several years
back, bat are minus those alluded to.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21
- Br aIaw recentIy pissed n MisI

~ By . law recently passed IN Mich.
igan, 4 married woman may receive, buy.
sell, devise, mortgage, DC, her real 400
personal property, without the consent OF
her husband, and also sue snd be sued.
without joining her husband in the SUIT
in either case. So, the indemnity OF the
woman, IS an individual, is beginning to
be Eairiy recognized, 5. :.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21
Destruction of hePreaa.

On the morning of Saturday last, eight
men called at the Office of the IsDusTRI-
Al LUNIsARY. published at Parkyille,
No., by Messrs PARK d Patterson, and
presented to the latter series of resolu-
tons to the effect that they had determin-
ed to throw the Luminary press into the
river and expel the publishers from the
State. Mr.. Patterson copied the
resolutions, and had only completed the
work, when body of about two hun
bred men surrounded the Park House,
in which was the printing Office, while
Others set themselves to work to remove
the press. agreeably to their resolve. It
was the design to have tarred and feath-
cred the editors, but the absence of Mr..
Park at Big Blue, in Kansas Territory,
and the interference. of Mrs. PArrERsos,
in behalf of her husband, saved them
from this apparent degradation.
The work moved on without hustle or
excitement, and the INDUSTRIAL LuMIsA-
RY. for having dared TO express itself as
become an independent journal, was con
signed to the watery element, there &c
remain until the glad shout of'.freedon
to the eaptive'' shall be proclaimed
"a ~. r.
throughout the entire State of Missouri
The destruction of the press was no
the finale Of that days proceedings
Resolves were passed by the rioters thai
they would assemble in three weeks from
that day, and if Park or Patterson wert
either found in the STATE, they would ex
ecute summary vengeance on them; and
ifthey dared to settle in the Territory
they would hang them. z.
We congratulate our friends ON this
happy termination of their business fol
the present in Missouri. A wider field
and one of greater usefulness is opened
TOT them by the hands OF their enemies
and they win Of course enter into its pos
session The name of CAssIus NJ. Cha,
was comparatively unknown to fame, un
til the mobbing of his press. while con
fined to a bed of sickness, and deliriou
with burning fever. Since then h,
stands out in bold relief, and viii be re
membered with pride by every Eru
American. while his enemies are forgot
ten. or covered with disgrace. Th.
murdered LovEJor,-who wouldnot rath
er inherit his name than that of Tho
proudess warrior ofancient or modern
times. L gathers lustre with age, and
is enrolled with the martyrs of freedom
Our friends of the Lansiaary, whose
light has been neasureably obscured By
the darkness which surrounded them
has suddenly emitted an effulgence,
which lights up the Union, and attracts
al eyes in that direction. s asLH !.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21
~wa.,.. ..,s.h.,aa,d - -. H.. . a. !.

II We are ashamed Of the appear
ance Of the Herald this @ess, but the
press work wss almost ~helly, done al
night. and with single hiking roller.
which was m bad order for doing good
execution Our next issue Win look
better. - -.s.ls... - -
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21

x We have job for an engraFer.
aud should any one arrive IN the Terri
tory We hope be win apply at this Office
withpas delay. $3.50 5s;;.s..l
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-21
The Hsraio Of Ffeeo ON.
Lawrence, Saturday, April ii, 1855,

- II. A. BrLLrses,. Esq.. is or authorized
General Ageat for the Herald If ffsedosl. and
all his contracts pertaining 70 the paper vii be
binding on the firm. Letters addressed Is us at
Buffalo, n. Y. viii be promptly attended to by
him, Emigrating parties and individuals, en-
route for Kansas. passing through Buffalo. are
requested to give him call at his eitiee at Viii
Eams' Hall, No. $50 Main street.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-08-25
lnr ALI
WE often hear Ladies say thew belle

WE Ladies say thew believe Mr. Embch does
w all the retail Dry Goods business in town Now.
knowing him a modest and not wishing
heaped him than he is entitled to- must
assertion And admitting it to be the
it wise and impotc any one to make the
assertion reach of strangers who would
at once put Us having horse from the
very fact that and small man at that does all til
business Now Ladies' If you must speak the subj
know will speak he does his share or mo
than hshare but please don't he does all the business