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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28

Very Important

just as we were gong to press iriend
placed in our hands the following osry
important document, on which we have
not time nor inclination to comment. It
T is one of the serio-ludicrous comedies
daily enacting on the soil of Kansas.
THE PEOPLES PRocLAMATIos.-The
citizens of Kansas Territory, after amore
than reasonable period of probation. have
been emphaticslly convinced that the
present Governor of Kansas Territory,
A. H. Reeder, is positively unfit for, and
incompetent to, the duties of this high
and responsible position. This assertion,
is demonstrated to universal satisfaction,
in want of acquaintance with, and inter-
est in, the people, an ignorance of their
character and general necessities, and
other important points of view, as shown
neyery official step which he has taken,
from the time that he commenced acting
in the capacity of Governor in this Ter
ritory. These inconvenience arising in
the appointment of an eastern man, me-
cessarily ignorantof our western country,
and ali its characteristics, whose compe-
tency would have consisted in posses
sion of the very qualities, the absence of
which. in the gubernatorial composition
of Mr.. Reeder, establishes his incompe-
tency to the duties of the office which he
now holds.
The citizens of Kansas Territory re-
gard the appointment of any man as Gov
ernor of a people, without reference to
the choice cf those who are of necessity
to become subject to his administration,
as an-exercise of arbitrary power, unsus-
tained by any sanction of republican
form, principle precedent Therefore,
the citizens of Kansas Territory have re-
solved, for the purpose of remedying the
evils and inconveniencies inflicted upon
them from the Executive Chair of Kan
sas Territory, to hold an Election at
Leavenworth City, on the Goth day of
April, (present month, for the purpose
of electing some suitable person to sue
ceed the present Governor, whose remo-
val from said Office will be solicited at
the hands of the President of the United
States by the citizensof Kansas Territory.
It is, therefore, earnestly enjoined upon
the citizens of the different Districts
throughout the Territory to send one
Delegate to Leavenworth City on the 28th
of the present month. April, for the
purpose of conferring upon this subject,
and to select some suitable and compe-
tent citizen of the Territory to fill this
office, whose appointment by said Con-
ventfon at Leavenworth City shall be sent
or caused to be sent to the Presidento of the
| United States, as may be determined by
said Convention, requesting the removal
of the present incumbent, and an ap-
tpointment as his successor of the person
who NAV be selected IN the manner
above described as the choice of the
people.
Its earnestly requested that the citi-
.zens of every district in Kansas Territory
viii give this subject their undivided at
tention, and not fail to be represented in
this Convention.
CITIZENS OF KANSAS TER.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
aoodrich's Legal Argument.

The last Kansas Herald Of Freedom
contains a long address from N W. Good
rich, Esq, late of Smethport, Mexican
county, Pa, in relation to. slavery in
Kansas. About half of the address is a
labored attempt to prove what none
doubted-to wit-thats slavery could have
no legal existence in Kansas until author
lied by the Legislature of the Territory.
No opponent of the Douglas fraud has
ever said any thing to the contrary, and
no intelligent STAKEHOLDER has made any
such claim; SO there is no necessity for
wasting paper with such an argument.
Our friend of the Peoples Journal
takes correct view of the slave ques-
ton, at the same time he isprobably igno-
rant of the fact that we hare those among
us who profess to be well posted in legal
matters-among which number we are
sorry to find the name of Judge LEcoMPT
OF this Terrisory-who claim that slavery
IS not dependant on municipal law, but
may legitimately exist wherever it is not
positively prohibited bylaw. The Judge
argues that slavery is legal institution
here. Notwithstanding the Missouri Com
promise forever prohibited its introduc-
ton among,us, and the law of Congress
repeating that compromise took especial
pains to declare that it was not the inten-
ton of that act to revive any Law by
which slavery should be legalized in the
Territory.
The argument of friend GooDRIcH was
designed for the territory. was much
needed, and well received, and contribu.
ted its full proportion in informing oul
people as to their legal rights.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
New Election.

s It is stated that Gov. RsEDER has or
dered a new election ID those districts in
the Territory where the former halloting
was declared invalid, totake place on the
22d Of May We shall probably receive
the Proclanation in few days. Gro
yer, Lyman Allen, and Josiah Miller are
the judges of election in this precinct.
L IS hoped we shsl be permitted 10 do
OR own voting this time, though it is
rumored measures win be again taken to
|overrun the Territory with interlopers,
IS on former occasions.
If Kansas Territory is under the pro-
lection of the General Government j.
appears to US that our rights should be
respected, and if otherwise that those In
vested with authority should apply re-
medal relief.
On last election day, it should be re-
membered for all time, that the voters oi
this district were outyoted three to one by
non-residents of the Territory. and by
persons who never design becoming resi-
dents and more than that, that,we were
actually menaced by the planting of two
cannon in our city. charged. and ready
at moments notice to engage in its
deadly work. If this is Democratic
form of government, and if violence is
resorted to for the purpose of carrying q
measure. then It is time our lexicogra-
piers were changing the definition of the
term, and instead of government by
the people" !" substitute government
where mob violence, backed by all the
implements of war, hold sway"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
CITIZENS OF KANSAS TER.

~ Not long ago, in the House of
Peers, Lord Brougham said TELL me
not of rights-talk not of the property Of
the planter in his slaves. ] deny the right,
I acknowledge not the property. The
principles, the feelings of our common
nature rise in rebellion against it. Be
the appeal made to the understanding or
to the heart, the sentence is the same thai
rejects it. In vain you tell me of laws
that sanction such claimi There is q
law above all the enactments of human
codes-the same throughout the world,
the same in ali times it is the law writ
ten by the finger of God on the heart Of
man ;and by that law, Interchangeable and
eternal, while men despise fraud and
loathe rapine, and abhor blood, they viii
reject, with indignation, the wild and
guilty phantasy that man can hold pro-
perty In man."
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
! canvasssrs Wanted.

We want good eanvassing Agents in
everycity. town and village in the Unit
ed States, to procure subscribers for the
HERAiD OF FREEDoa. Ladies or Gen
tlemeH of goodaddfess, with intelligence,
energy, and tact, viii find good field for
making large wages By addressing us d.
rect with certificates of character endors-
sdby the Postmaster. where the applicant
resides. We are desirous of giving em-
pioyment to one hundred active agents
immediately. 8
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
The Parkuille Mnh

We have no late news from ParkvilIe
in relation to the progress of matters
there. We learn that the resolutions
adopted by the mob have been published
in the Weston papers. As soon as they
come to hand. which We hope viii be in
time for our next issue, we shall give
them to our readers. They are said to go
the Oaole length in favor of ire-eating.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
a Frorposit,cu.

We propose the pro-slayery journal Of
this city get chapterof denuneiasions
against The Emigrant Aid Company ste
reotyped. to be used on opportune occa-
sions. It must be matter of great IN
convenience to reset its type 50 often
with the same ideas. and al abounding
with so much vindictiveness. "The
good trees IN the orchard are always the
most stoned. - Its for this the Janus
faced press hss been 50 violent agsinst
certain men and measures IN this city.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
can,t be Trusted.


We have made several extracts from
the paper which has assumed the false
name of Free State. of date April 9TH /,
bat we are not through yet, aswe expect
to satisfy the nost.incredulous before we-
leave the subject, that its editors are pro
slavery men in disguise. Itseems by the
following extract that the editors are car
rying on an extensive private correspond
ence with southern men, and have the
impudenee to insult every northern read
er by asserting that zone STAKEHOLDER is
equal to twenty northern men in this bat
tle." !" The anti-slavery press is also In
suited by this daring Jesuit, and charged
with the,results of the Congressional and
Legislative elections.
To the press he says, s'since you have
commenced the contest yoa must fight ii
out" Weshall be glad to Eight it out. q
and that without any aid from those who
are in the employ of the South. and
whose sympathies are ali against the
cause for which we are laboring. We
want no persons who are pensioned by
southern chivalry to aid e us.
Read the following extract carefully,
and then re-read it, and answer us, after
doing so, can the authors of such ISLANDERS
be trusted as advocates of freedom?
"We observe the northern press begin
already to speak of the vast number who
are coming to Kansas. One paper knows
of a company of {, 900, and other compa-
nies of hundreds, and thousands are no.
ticed. Editors of northern papers should
once pause and reflect. You played a
miserable game on us last summer by
boasting of the immense emigration to
Kansas game that resulted in giving
us pro-slavery delegate to Congress,
and recently the election of nearly an en-
tire pro-slavery Legislature; all done by
imported voters: Andnot only this, but
the helpless free State settlers of the
Territory have been disfranelised, and,
in some instances, driven from the. polls,
But now, since you have commenced the
contest, you will have to fight it out
The entire South is aroused on this ques-
ton, and while they say nothing they
are powerfully and energetically at work
Pripate letters from the South inform US
thai this Is the case. Though they be
small in number, they viii give ycu hard
battle, as one southern Shareholder. is
equivalent to t,renty northern men in fais
battle"
Theirga ofcomplimenting the South
is here resorted to as on former occasions,
and the North is represented as coward.
ly. impotent, DC. We have perused that
number of the Free State from beginning
to end, and we find aHits articles of the
same character. We intend making a
series of extracts from its columns soon
to adorn our Southern Side," feeling
confident we can find nothing more ultra
in the most rabid pro-slayery journals Of
the South.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
united Rrethrsn in chriat.

This sect, known chiefly in the West
and South, numbers about 70. 600 com
munieants. It has churches in several
of the free States, also in Maryland. Vir-
ginia, Kentucky and other slave States.
Speaking of its origin, the editor Of the
. Religious 1slescepe," the organ Of the
sect, says. Commencing our gospel
labors in slave State, we excluded sll
shareholders from our communion, and
continue to do 50. We also exclude the
members of secret societies, and the max
ers, -venders and drinkers of ardent spir-
its. five had idolized numbers We
should have framed a different discip-
Inc .. =. s....z..sss
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
Military nxpsdition to the Plains.


3 FoUR THoUsAaD MEN TO TAKE THE
FIELD.--We learn, says the st. Louis Re-
publican. from Washington, that orders
have been issued FOR the early march of
four thousand troops to the western Plains,
with view 10 the chastisment of the In
dians, who have, for years past, been
engaged in depredations upon the pro-
perty, and the murder of American citi
zens. It is understood, that one thou
sand two hundred of the troops are TO be
stationed at Fort Laramie eight hundred
at Fort Kcarney six hundred at Fort
Riley, and one thousand FIVE hundred on
the Upper Missouri. With the view to
the sustaining of so large a military force,
the proper officers have been directed to
purchase a years supply OF provisions,
and everything necessary for the expedi-
ton. Everything indicates an active
Summer Campaign, and the Indians viii,
it is probable, get enough of fighting
and pillaging before the year is over
Gen. Harney is to have command of this
expedition. He was st Washington on
the 2lst, waiting for final orders. Col.
Sumner, will, tits supposed. have an im-
pertant command assigned him.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
Mnrmn,,a In ran.sa

A Mormon settlement is being made
IN Kansas. About two thousand fami-
lies go out in charge of Elder Erastus
Snow, one of the twelve, to point about
one hundred miles west of the town of
KANSAS Southerner, Rome, Ga.
The above statement is presumed to
De incorrect, as We have no intelligence
of such a movement in this quarter.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
Gtx of .ha. .plaina

It's universally conceded that Law
renee Is to Be- the great city of the plains
and the halfway house" between the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Those har
ing real estate here viii realize fortune
FROM the rise of lots, provided propert.
holders are liberal at the outset, as We
believe they are disposed to be. in en-
soaraging the right kind Of emigration
We should net be surprised if the Terri,
sorAl Capital should eventually be located
b ere.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28

Sg The boarding house of our friend
2. B. PACE continues the resort of the
large number of persons daily arriving
m tom We regret his rooms are not
more commodious, and better finished,
but as it is. be must console himself with
the reelection that he has the best in town.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
First Court

The first Court in this district willbe
convened at Tecumseh next Mondsy-
Persons having business before that tri-
bunai are making preparations to attend.
Judge ELLMokE. formerly from Alabama,
presides in this district.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
H A friend Of freedom in Kansas

writing from St. Louis says
ga few emigrants TO Kansas worth
SO, 900 or $40, 900 who really wish to
see It free from slavery, and who desire
to have that curse removed from ON
land, might accomplish an immense
good, and directly promote this object, BY
going there at once. They would form .
nucleus for others to rally around, and
would secure the casting of thousands o.
votes in the right direction. They would
lead the emigrants Of smaller means t.
do their duty. Without men of wealth,
coming from the North and East, from
principle, half Of those sent out viii be
oserawed by rich Shareholders. In nc
part; of the world has wealth more m
fiuence than IN new territory :,
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
Pioneer 4. from ohio.

A company of pioneers from cadez,
and another from xena. Ohio. with
twenty-fye7or thirty. families each. are
about settling IN Kansas. We have not
learned inwhatpart of the Territory they
purpose locating.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28

H All of our mixing rollers melted
down again this week, and we are neces-
sarily thrown behind with our work.
We hope to "get the hang of the wealth
er" after q whiles so as not be annoyed to
50 great an extent, or suffer as much
pecuniarily, as we have been compelled
to. for the last few weeks.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
NWe understand that letters are al.

~ sHe ul9ucI ssesiiu mat IettSIn HIc al
most daily forwarded to the Post-ofice
in this place on which postage. has moi
been prepaid. All such letters remain
unsent, and unless called for By the. wri-
ters within one month viii. be forwarded
to the dead letter Office at Washington.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
Stores.

We have now four stores In Lawrence,
all doing an excellent business. Were
they disposed to consult their own inter-
esis. they would patronize printers
ink, very literally. Probsbly they vii
do 50 when they get fuily organized.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
Coy. Reeders onininn

We give in another place the decision
of Gov. REEDER on the election contested
cases in this Territory. Il is the province
of the Governor to decide these matters.
Having full confidence in his integrity
and ability We have ne disposition to fe-
view his position.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
W Does auy oneknow when the Ter.

H Does any oneknow when the Ter
ritorial Survey is to commences VIZ
are getting impatient for this work tc
begin. AS soon as the base and me-
ridian lines are run by the Surveyor
General, sub-suryeyors can commence
rnnning the inside lines. s
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
The fefab Of Tfesoofa.
.. w. BROWN. Hditor.
Lawreaee. Saturday, April IS, 1855.
10 Agents.

TO save unnecessary delay from this
irne forth ell of our AeKsrs who are
operating in the east for subscribers win
Onward their subscriptions and remit
ances directly to this office. By this
means much unnecessary loss Of time
may be saved in filing Subscriptions
Our Office in Buffalo viii be closed until
further notice, as we are desirous that
our General Agent, Mr.. BIIIrsas, should
operate in another field,
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
e There are no claims within twelve

- There are no Claims Within Twelve
or fifteen miles Of this city, but are now
occupied. When these shall ell be i'm
psoyed-as win be the case in azfeW
yeafs-we shall be in the midst of . rich
and prosperous country.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28

e. The. Alton Courier states that
therc are st least twenty per cent. more
acres OF wheat now IN Illinois than il any
previous year. The winter. says the
Coulter, shas been exceedingly favorable,
and if we should be blessed with our ordi-
nary spring, Illinois viii have an amount
!of wealth IN thatsingle crop which it wilt
| be difficult to estimate. =
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
RA cagI,;;n 30 k,,r.naa :. 49, ,.a,

R A cabin mas burned on the west
side Of the rayine, m Lawrence. : few
evenings ago. 1t WAS shatched with
prairie grass, and consumed IN few mo-
n1ents. The cabin was not senanted 3,
The Tina Of The Occurrences, hence no dam.
age of Importance occurred to any one.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28

H Charles a. .Fosserapd Miss Turner.
about to remove to Kansas. we're married
in Mr. Winkley's church in Boston.
Thursday evening After theceremcny
an elegant copy Of the Bible and e set OF
the American Encyclopedia we're pre-
sented to che bridegroom By Dir. Wink
Iey's society EVsslfsid Nsus Leszsr.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28

EE AS our city difficulties are now
settled, unfsputed titles can be secured
for lots. Our friends in the east, or else
where, wishing to locate here can be
supplied with eligible, town lots on rea-
sonable terms by addressing us. We
purpose giving a little attention to this
subiectwith the view ofaccommodating
our eastern friends.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
stanhope Burleigh.

The above is the title of a handsome
volume of 4O6 pages which has been for
warded US from the publishing house Of
SrRrNaER & TOWNSEND, 222 Broadway,
N. Y. It is from the penof HELEN DHu,
and is designed as an auxiliary to the
Know Nothing movement. BY giving, in
the guise of romance, an idea of the
"Jesuits in our Homes" Of the merits
of the work we have nothing to say, as
our mission to Kansas is not to oppose OF
approve ofthe new American Order. Il
is for sale by the principal booksellers,
and may be ordered direct from the pub
fishers by mail on renitting them Si.95
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-28
Fugitive slava Casa.

The border press ara making consid
|erable noise about . negress who it was
claimed the tabelitionists" Of this vicin-
ity hadr off and seereted. The Incl
dent to which they refer occurred on the
10th ofMarch, and created much excite
ment at the time. A meeting was con-
yened in Lawrence at nine o'clock on Sat
arday evening of the 10th uit-. which
was numerously attended, to take the
subject into consideration. Varions facts
were elected, after which committee of
five was appointed to inquire into the
matter, with instructions to report at an
adjourned meeting to be held the next
morning at Z o'clock. The committee
remained in session till between two and
three o'clock the next morning, during
which period the following report vas
drawn ap. after listening to large
amount of evidence. The report was
submitted to the adjourned meeting. and
received the unanimous concurrence of
all present, as ii had done of the com
mittee of investigation.
The matter has not been previously
published, as it was thought it might
create unnecessary excitement at time
we were laboring to suppress any thing
of this character.
The resolutions we're submitted to the
meeting by one of our citizens and were
adopted without dissent.
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PATENT MEDICINES, &C.

DELAYS are DANGEROUS-Why
u suffer with cough, cold or any disease
of the Throat, Breast and Lungs when a
certain cure is so easily effected by using.
"WrsrERs HoURHoUND CANDY"
This Medicine is judicious combination
of the best expectorants in the Materia Med
ica. The most stubborn Coughs and Colds
yield to it readily, and it is found to give re-
lief even in confirmed cases Of Consumption.
tits not merely palliative,as many articles Of
its nature, but possesses great curative quail
tiles For sale by WIN. BOGEL Agent.
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SPRING STOCK. OF ats
Fancy Dress Goods,

O,CONOR has just received;.aes is ne*
" opening large stock Of drew and
Fresh Goods, consisting iugpart, Fine
l'res. Goods /; Baragss; Tis:lt.; Organ.
dies; Jaconets; Lawns; EmbroideFe anS
FloucAed Dress Patterr; P4nted Laea
Cambria; White Goods: Plain and CD-
ured Swiss Muslins: Nansopk, Jaesuet
and Book Muslins; Emb,oids'ss q ~
kinds; Chemisettes. Sleeves:sD Collars;
Flouchins and Edginss; Lines aod EN-
broidered Pocket HandkerchHfs: Thread.
Silk and Blond Laccs; silF and Laos
Mantillss; Psrasols; Silk Gloves; Fillis
Mitts; Fillit Gloves; Hosiery; Fans
Millinery Goods Of all kinds |. Perfumery
and Har; A tne asrortment ofG Mourning
Dress Goods. Coila,s and Chemisettss q
English Grape; Also-White for secoad
Mourning. A call is respectfully solicitsd
before purchasing elsewhere. :s .d
UCONOR.
Third st., second house from Laurel, =.
posite Post Office. maEsh -.
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SuudrieS.

( BBLS. Crushed and Pulverized Sugar ;
y 10 boxes Pickles, pints. quarts and hall
gallons; SO boxes Wlnchester's Family
Soap; 10 boxes Sam Leonard's Sperm
Candies; 20 drums Dried Figs; $50 pounds
English Walnuts; case, 4s cans, Fresh
Salmon; do 60 do. do. Lobsters: 10
boxes Layer Raisins: ] case la re Span
ish Olives; 10 tierc.s DufAAd's S. c.
Hams; 3 boxes do. Beef Tongues; $50
pounds Assorted Candies. Recently re.
ceived and for sale by
march 1S. JOSHUA BEAL.
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Carriages, Harness, Whips, &C,

Carriages, Harness, Whips,t &C.
TINHE Subscribers assortment of Carria-
l. ges Harness, whips, &c. is n"w COM
plete, and h. n.ites an examination II
h.. stock before purchasing in New o.
leans, as ne guarantees his prices as low as
as any IN the South.
Mareroom conner of Third and Florid;
Streets. Manufacturing and repairing III
superior style at the old established stand
corner of Main and Church Streets.
TUNNARD & HEDENBURG.