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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-05
st. Louis.

If the people of st. Louis, as well as
the entire population of Missouri, would
take right view of the question. and
consult their best interests, they wonldla-
Dor as diligently as the most ..fanat;cal
abolitionists, of New England towards
making Kansas a free State. 1.-THE great
Pacific Railway is ever completed it will
be with northern capital. Noportion Of
this capital viii ever be invested in Mis-
SOUR. or even in Kansas if she becomes
a slave State. However devoted north
ern capitalists may be to cotton" they
have no disposition to invest their means
where negro "wool" is the basis of rail-
road or other stock.
The St Louis papers have very gener-
ally denounced the recent outrage on the
elective franchise in Kansas, and have
shown proper degree of sympathy for
those whose rights were thus forcibly
trampled under foot. Their journalists
are far-seeing and intelligent men, and
write as become statesmen. They know
that by pursuing proper policy they
can secure the entire trade of this embryo
State, and throw it into the lap of their
merchant princes. Those merchants,
too, know that the commerce of free Kan.
sas win be FIVE times what the commerce
of slave Kansas would be, and they looh
on approyingly to the movement to col
onize the Territory with freemen; and
every outrage practiced upon the actual
residents, by the baser portion of theil
population in western Missouri, is looked
upon with adherence.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-05
acoing To Law.

A case was decided in the Common
Pleas at Cambridge, Mass, the other
day, which illustrates the glorious UNI
ceftainties of the law" In the spring of
i849, futile of Acton, sold a COW to
Brown, of Concord, for fifty dollars
Soon after the purchase, Brown discover
ed that the cow had one dry teat. He
then requested Tuttle to allow him dis
count of twelve dollars and fifty cents on
the bill, and stated that he was ready to.
pay the balance. futile refused TO make
any allowance for the dry teat, and sued
Brown for the whole bin. The case was
decided in his favor. but was carried up
on appeal, and again returned TO the Com
mon Pleas, where it has remained on the
docket until last Tuesday. when il was
decided in favor of Brown. The costs
have amounted TO s0o.-Boston Posi-.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-05
The Season in the South.

Our southern exchanges complain Of
the lateness of the season. The Baton
Rogue, La. Advocate, speaking of the
weather, says
'sSuch disiodgmentand transposition
of seasons as we have had the past winter
find no parallel in our experience. We
think the like phenomena have not been
presented in the memory of the ''oldest
inhabitant." However royalty may thrive
else xhere, all the rains (reigns) seem to
be over in this part of the world. We
had our spring, il wouldappear. in Janu-
ary, and winter, arid winter seems pre-
cipitated upon US like an avalanche, on
the very verge of the .smonth before the
month Of May" when, as the poet has
Acetiously said, Spring comes slowly
up this way Very "sloauy,'' indeedl
and it must be an uphill business with
Spring. from the imperceptible progress
she makes. win not somebody be GAL
LIANT enough to go on volunteer voyage
to assist the young goddess to climb the
sleeps of this rugged. obstinate winter,
which seems bent on lingering in the lap
of Nav ?''
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-05
Is the Controversy Enaed,e

The editors of the Free State say they
have no hatred of us, but claim that ours
is most intense against them. We have
no hatred of the men, but the policy they
have pursued towards us and the HERALD
OF FREEDOM we dsspise. There is no
terms, in fact, that can express our dis
gust and adherence of that class OF edit
ors, who, for want of talent, common
sense, or something of that nature, are
compelled to resort to ault-fnding, and
pursue it week after week disregarding
all the eourtesies of the profession, and
their own self-respeet. By initiating
the most degraded Of the canine species
they continue their yelpings to the dis
eomfture of their readers and to their
own loss.
Our contemporaries express aedesire to
leave the field. Let them do so, and il
we are the first to degrade the press by
an assault on them through our columns,
on us be the penalty. We never have,
during our eight years connection with
the press, been an assailant; on the con-
trary have ever acted upon the defensive,
and purpose doingso. Wehave resolved,
however, that we shall never act upon
the defensive again with the Free State,
but will "carry the war into Africa, y
and it shall be prosecuted with vigor nm
til an honorable peace is secured. 1.-THE
Free State is disposed to remain silent we
shall be glad of it for the sake of the
cause, as well as for the character of the
press but we give due notice that from
this time forth We shall allow no stabs to
be made at our reputation, or that OF
our journal without chastising those
through our columns who debase them
selves by their foul aspersions.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-05
The war In Africa.

Since our border neighbors have given
freemen her late lessons on popular SOW
ereignty strong inclination is eyinced
by many to settle in Missouri We are
decidedly in favor of carrying the wal
into Africa" if the contest is to be pro-
longed. If the people of Kansas cannot
be left free TO establish their oFn institu-
tons. the people of Missouri should not
be allowed to retain theirs, We are OPP
posed to all interference, either in the
legislation or domestic policy of a neigh
boring STATE: but il the people of that
State act upon the aggressive We have no
idea of acting only on the defensive.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-05
SCOPE Diving ONT

The Iowa True Democrat appears to
despond over the late result In Kansas,
and. like Others who are ignorant of
the true cause, finds fault with the Emil
grant Aid Company. Itsays
ts0nT hopes once conferred on Eastern
Emigrant Aid Societies, bHt they are
sending out many that become the mere
tools of the Slave Power. They have
proved themselves almost powerless for
good. Nothing but staunch, firm, solid,
and courageous men, as emigrants, viii
answer the purpose. A set of men as
numerous, resolute, and determined, to
carry the country for freedom, as the
shareholders and their minions are, to
carry it for slavery, can alone fight the
battles of freedom successfully on Kan
sas soil. Is there such a body of men
willing and ready to go-is there such
another body, willing and ready to help
them? On the answer to this question,
all depends"
The Emigrant Aid Company, is moi
responsible for the kind of persons who
come to Kansas, and never think o.
asking any man how he stands on the
slavery question. Their object is tc
people Kansas, and as their operations
are limited to the North it is presum
ed that those who 60 out are in favor o
freedom. We are not acquainted witt
but a single person who has come out un
der its auspices but what is right on the
! SLAVE question. Many have arrived whe
had no fixed purpose in coming. and ap
lpeared as ignorant of pioneer life as th'
most refined city exquisite; such have
usually come to the conclusion that 'sth'
elephant was much larger than the.
supposed, and have returned in disgust
to pursue life amid more favorable cir
lcumstances.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-05
The Drouth Ended.

The long drouth which has prevailed
in this region since last June, with
scarcely any rain or snow to cool the at
mosphere, OF moisten the earth, ascend
ed on Tuesday last by copious showers,
which have been followed at intervals
from that time down. to the present. The
dust, which had become so annoying,
is restrained from doing further injury,
and vegetable life has put on its most
lovely attire. Forest glen and prairie
are all clothed in a beautiful green, and
what few weeks ago was repulsive and
forbidding are now in their most attract
i've form.
The many persons who paid Kansas a
visit at an early day in the spring. and
who were induced to return eastward be-
cause of the sterile and gloomy appear
ance of the face of Nature, should see
her now, and contrast the two periods.
We took stroll the other evening
with party of newly arrived pioneers
and found ourself on Dread Mount Just
as the sun was falling below the horizon.
The lovely landscape was spread out be-
fore US in all its beauty. On our right
was the fuli-orbed moon just rising in
the west the setting sun; at our feet was
Lawrence, with its rudely constructed
residences, and its busy active life near
It, little farther on, rolled the Kansas
to the eastward to join the mad Missouri;
while in the vale. bordering the river on
the opposite side stretched dense forest
several miles in width and still farther
away the vision rested on the elevated
table lands Of the Delawares. All around
us was seen the hastily -erected tenements
of the pioneers, each intent on securing
a "elaim, by actual residence. "Whas
lovelier sight in nature . We exclaimed,
ethan the magnificent panorama which
nature has 50 gorgeously painted for eur
qualification" A painter who could
transfer to canvas the enchanting land
+scape as seen on this occasion, with the
silver and golden-tipped clouds in the
background, would not need to add the
soft and delicious atmosphere, and the
aroma of spring to entitle him to a niche
in the temple of fame farabove that ever
awarded to mortal. -
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-05
Mavor Of Portland.

NEAL Dow, the web known drafts
man of the Maine prohibitory law, has
been elected mayor of Portland. Al
ludiug TO the liquor traffic in his inaugu-
raj, he says
.sIt is no less the duty ofthe city gov
eminent to provide as far as possible for
the preservation of the peace and good
order of the community, and for the do
nestle and freside peace and happiness
of the people, than to construct drains,
pave streets and regulate the shipping in
the harbor. And everything which tends
to produce poverty. pauperism, suffering
and crime among the people, is iegiti-
mate subject for legal action and munich
pal regulation.
You win readily anticipate that I
mean to speak Of the illegal traffic in in
toxicating drinks, as the prolific and un-
failing source of all the evils | aliude to,
and of many more of which / have not
time to speak. The secret, unlawful rum
traffic produces more suffering amongst
us, than all other causes Of evil combined.
The people of this State for many years
have turned their attention steadily to this
subject, and have endeayored to provide
remedy for the terrible evils of intern
perance, and to that end have procured
the legal prohibition of the rum traffic.
In 1896 the licensing system was
abolished by our Legislature, and the
traffic in strong drinks forbidden, and in
1851 the legislature followed up the pol
icy already commenced, by a bill of pains
and penalties. The result of this meas
ure is, that open rumseliing is generally
abandoned throughout the State decent
people are no longer engaged in it but
where it exists at all, it is carried on by
INSCRIPTIONS men, with secresy and eau
ton. The last legislature, in giving ex-
preston to the viii of the people, that
drinking houses and tipping shops shall
be suppressed in Maine, passed an act
for that purpose with increased pains and
penalties for its violation, and made it the
particular duty of selectmen of towns and
mayors and aldermen of cities, to see
that the act is properly enforced within
their several jurisdictions.
I consider the object of that law, viz
the humiliation of the rum traffic, as one
of very great importance to the prosper
| ity of the city in all.its various interests,
and to the welfare and happiness of all
our people. shall not fail therefore to
employ all the power which the law has
put into my hands and all whichyou may
intrust to me, for the accomplishment Of
the purpose contemplated by the legisla-
ture.
I was induced to permit my name to
be used in the recent municipal canvass,
in connection with the Office to which my
fellow citizens have done me the honor to
elect me, by circumstances over which I
had no control, and Of which do not
foresee the recurrence. And if in retir-
ing from the responsible position which
now occupy, at the end of my term of
Office. / shall be able to say that the city
is no longer cursed with the traffic in
strong drinks, and that prosperity and
happiness reign in all her borders. l shall
consider it the happiest moment Of my
life.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-05
First Court.

The District Court for this, the second
Judicial District of Kansas Territory;
was organized at the town of Tecumseh
on Monday 30th ult., Hon. RusH EExoRE
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court,
presiding; and yoHs A. HALDERaAs.
Esq. was appointed CLERK. Little bus;.
ness was transacted outside theadmissiou
Of Attorneys aud hearing Of motions
An adisarned Term viii be held at the
same place on the first Monday of June
next.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-05
Tina Blues.

In a number of the Free State, pub
llished Just previous to the election. the
editor used the following responding Ian
guage -
1--WE must admit that from the very
organization Of the Territory downto the
present time, the prospect for freedom
has been exceedingly dali. We have
had everything to discourage rs, so far,
but We hope brighter day is dawning.
It is reported our first Legislature viii be
pro-slayery. We fear there is too much
truth in the report"
The Squatter Sovereign, commenting
on the subject says, '.the editor seems to
be afflicted to an alarming extent, with
that horrible disease 'the blues In
another column he rates his abolition
friends for their want of liberality and
energy"
1t may be polite for General to tell
his soldiers just on the eve of a bloody
battle that all viii be slain or yanQuished,
and instil his own gloomy apprehensions
into the breasts of those he would lead
on to victory but, strange to say, none Of
our modern heroes do so, and with all
our reading Of the past We cannot recall
an actor who has made a mark on the
stage of life who adopted such policy
We were always taught to inspire
"hope," and then were told that We
would labor the more diligently to secure
our aspirations. Use every honorable
means to carry a measure you know tc
be right, but never despond. 1.-THE
blues" are phantasy of the brain and
great minds are seldom annoyed with
them. If cloud shuts out the sun from
sight to-day, remember there's morrow
and not rest in gloom, when imagination
| will paint such glorious sunshine.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-05
a whitening Letter.

We give on our fourth page a letter
from Gov. REEBER to Commissioner
Mannypenny. It's severe, but appears
to be merited. VIII the Commissioners
accept the challenge, or is his love of of.
fee too great to induce him to do so p
We know nothing of the controversy,
only as we find it insthis communication
butt the frankness of the Governor. and
his willingness. and. in fact, his deter
nainalioa to have the matter inquired into,
tells satisfactorily that his acts win beal
the scrutiny of the most thorough inves,
tigation.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-05
Laughable.

To see the fool-hardy course pursued
by the border press in relation to Kansas
is subject of mirth to those who are
struggling for the predominence of free
principles. Talk about hanging, tar and
teatheriag and ezpelling abolitionists.-
Every move in this direction will result
in adding tens of thousands to the popu-
lation. At the time the late election
came off the eastern press had began to
flag on Kansas matters, and we were In
deed apprehensive that the emigration
fever would die out for want of agitation
but in this it appears we were mistaken
Our neighbors came over and committed
the base outrage they did upon our fran.
chise, and the press of the North have
awakened to the true condition of things,
and are speaking in thunder tones in
favor of the oppressed. 1t is not the
voice of one press alone but thousands
scattered over the whole length and
breadth of the land.
We confess it affords US real pleasure
to see Missourians SO enraged against the
Yankee "paupers." Ittells conclusiyely
that those paapers are persons of i'm
portance, and that their movements are
telling for freedom. Were we the Low
contemplate serfs the Missourians repre-
sent US as being they would be very fool
ish to get up so much excitement on oul
account.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-05
Change of Residence.

Doct. BARKER, of the Baptist Shaw
nee mission, has taken up claim five
miles west of this city, and is engaged
in making Improvements on the same
We visited his residence few days ago,
and found him on an elevated claim one
or two hundred feet above the bed OF
the river. Like all persons who are ac-
quainted with the soil and climate of the
country, he selected the highest lands for
agricultural purposes, for the reason that
here he would be exempt from the mias-
ma, fogs and frosts of the bottom lands.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-05
a Mistake.

The N. 7. Tribune publishes a letter
from a correspondent which states that
the editor of the Herald of Freedom re-
ceived severe personal injury from the
Missourians on the day of election. Such
was net the case, as the Tribune's cor
respondent has probably learned ere this.
All the violence done to our person or
property ended in smoke, as it was prob
ably thought it would not be popular
move to resort suchexpedients to carry
an end.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-05
More Excitement,


There is rumor in town that diff
Guilty occurred at Leavenworth few days
ago between a northern man and Mis-
sourian. during which the "lie" passed
between the parties, when the Missouri
an drew billet of wood and struck his
adversary over the head, inficting Sc
we're injury; whererpon the Yankee drew
revolver, and shot the Missourian dead
upon the spot.
It is said that meetings are being held
all along the border in Missouri. and prep
arations are being made for a general as
sault on Lawrence. Their bullies find
occasionally good metal even in northern
people, and hence, We must be driven out
by force, to prevent collisions. DC.
How long will the intelligent and hon
estportion ofthe population ofonr neigh
boring State allow themselves, and their
position to be represented by those des-
peradoes who set law and order at def
ance? The whole population are held
responsible for the acts of the few and
all are more or less injured. The people
of Kansas purpose no harm to Missouri
ans. They are DESTROYS of living on
termsof friendship. and would cheerfully
vie with them in acts of kindness. They
have never invaded the soil of Missouri
to steal away their franchise. or to diyest
them of a single possession. They may
talk as much as they please about negro
stealing. but we defy them to point to a
single instance wherein there has. been
any interference on the part OF northern
men, or any aid or encouragement what.
ever extended to the fleeing bondman.
The case of the negro woman who was
taken from this place may be cited as an
exception. But it will be remembered
she came here on her own accord, and
was not encouraged in going any fur
Their; besides it was believed that sht
was sent here for the express purpose o
involving us in hroil. and this we thinl
we are fany prepared to demonstrate b.
the circumstances which surrounded thu
affair.
The negro who was shot near Blu
Jackets was casesof voluntary abduc
ton, and one over which the people o
Lawrence, nor no one else, had any con
troll. If the, people of Missouri wish. t
prevent their slaves from running ava,
let them implant. if possible, in the breas
of the slave love of slavery, by maxim:
their condition what some of them repre-
sent it to be, 'spatriarchial institution
where none is dissatisfied with his condi
ton" Our mission to Kansas does no
include abolition of slavery in Missouri
However ardently we may desire sucl
an event 10 be consummated we have nj
desire to give our neighbors the advan
tage over US, as we have over them. b!
neddling with their institutions. w
believe the best interests of Kansas con
sists in making it free State. We be
lieye, too, that Missouri would be inf
nitely enriched by converting these Lowell.
plains into homes for freemen; and tina
no injury would accrue to any one. S
believing we act, and by acting in tn
proper direction we hope our efforts wi
be successful.
Let our neighbors who love tranquilit
90 to work at once and contribute thei
influence in restoring order and quie
They can gain nothing by comInotior
but may lose much.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-05
Too Fast.

The recent election IN Kansas has re-
suited, as was predicted, in a large ma
jority for the pro-slavery candidates
especially and mainly along the river.
We suppose this Territory must be sur
rendered to slavery Coluns6ts, o., r.
orator.
We suppose no such thing, and It APP
pears like folly for the eastern press 10
show symptoms of dependency.
It IS virtually an impossibiiity for
shareholders to get 5 foothold here. The
actual residents have majority of three
to one against slavery, and this number
they can maintain. A few weak-hesrted
persons may leave the Territory, but
thousands who have the ring of true
steel in their composition win come in to
take their places. Laws made by Mis-
sourians will have no binding force on
the people of Kansas; and as for slave
laws, the next Congress viii throw re-
tstrictfons around any enactments passed
in violationof popular sovereignty which
viii make them imperative.
No intelligent body of men, whether
northern or southern, can sustain the re-
cent course pursued by those who robbed
US of our legal rights few weeks ago.
The recent election has not, and win
not encourage southern emigration. We
have information from points all along
the border, and we are assured that there
has been no importation of slaves with
the exception of few at the Shawnee
Mission, whilst others have been sold,
leaving but very slight actual increase.
The Legislature may attempt to legal
lie the institution, aHd will probably pass
law in Its favorover the Executive veto;
but what of that? 1t is like any other
law not sustained by the popular will. and
it will give no confidence to shareholders
on the contrary they will not feel like
bringing their chattels where there is the
Iremotest probability of their coming in
contact with the friends of freedom
Slaves are held by the law of might
The moment they are informed they long
for liberty, and labor to secure it. The
master knows this, and hence his anxiety
to expel from the soil those who erected
the monument at Bunker Hill in com.
memoration of the actions of their an
cestors. But before our people shall
leave the plains of Kansas, an event viii
occur, which posterity will be as proud
of as were those who listened to WEB.
srER's great speech, on the laying of the
corner stone of that stupendous pile o
masonry near Boston.
i But there is another fact which vii
tell powerfully against slavery in Kansas
and that is the impossibility of procuring
a sufficient quantity of real estate. Unit
the lands shallcome into market the mos
wealthy person in the world can only Sc
cure 100 acres. This is not sufficient fol
a plantation, as not less than thousand
acres will answer any purpose, and 1 800
acres would be preferred.
| There are numerous other reasons, in.
dependent Of the settlement of the Ter
ritory with freemen, which viii serve a:
a powerful check to the introduction o.
slave labor among US, the details of which
we shall reserve for future article.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-05
~ It Is stated that noswi.bst.nd;no

- Il Is sisted that notwithstanding
the Governors proclamation converting
the Legislatures ST Pawnee. the persons
who claim seats IN that body have resolv-
ed 10 adjourn Immediately 10 Che Shaw
nee Mission. The other point is toe
near Fort Riley TO justify a session there
By persons who claim seats in violation
of law, and against the wishes of Ii.
people. Howmuch respect win be paid
to legislation coming from such - sourca'