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CITY Lots and Farm CT aims.

Upon the urgent solicitation Of several frlen1
" i have determined upon giving some poIia
Of my attention for the future TO the sale Of I'll
LOTS aud FARM CLAIMS. Tho~e basin
either lots or claims they wish to DISPOSE Of, I
furnishing me with description of their los
ton. advantages, and price, viii find a resi
purchaser.
= / have several very desirable farm claims
nv disposal, situated near the city of Lawrenc
on wbieh sundry improvements have been mad
Also. several city lots and interests n this al
neiehboring towns @. W. BROWN.
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Slaves for Kansas.

The steamer Salem arrived at this CITY
yesterday, from Kanahwa, Va, having
on board quite number of slaves, with
their masters, on their way to Kansas
The slaves were landed on the Kentucky
side of the river.-Cin. Gazette.
Fortunately for Kansas, these slaves
and their masters never reached the Ter
ritory. Finding the excitement so high
here they almost invariably stop in Mis-
sour.
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advertisement.
New Goods.

THE undersigned are now receiving their
i stock Of Fall Goods, consisting of Dry
Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Queeasware. Fur
niture, Saddlery, mems and boys Clothing,
Boots, Shoes, Gloves, HosieryAand indeed al
most every article usually called for. Sale at ~
low rates as they can afford. Thankful for the
patronage heretofore extended 70 them, they
hope to merit continuation of the same. Terms
cash.
WANTED-Dry Hides, Butter, Eggs. DE.
H0RNsBY q FERRILL. s
LoaereRoe, SsEk. ., ls55.-E
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Ready Made Frame Houses.

ETyHE subscriber having contracted for Lara
i number of the above houses, is prepared :
furnish those in want. They are Of different size
and will be sold at the lowest prices.
A Line addressed to z. Simmons, Kansas, No
will meet with prompt attention.
RETERExcEs.-S. G. Pemefoy, ESQ.,, Kanss
city, No.; DIR. C. Robinson, and g. w. Brow
Esq, Lawrence, K. T. E. SIMMONS.
June Is, '55-tf
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and that the country can safely 60 about
its business, undisturbed by visions of
torch and torture in Kansas. We are
cool and quiet in Missouri. As the win
ter draws on, it win be very cool in
Kansas.
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1000 AGENTS WANTED,

ONE THOUSAND AGENTS wanted inmedi
" ately, in every part of the United States, :
canvass for subscribers to the HERALD OF FREE
DoA- a liberal commission paid fer services
and no capital required. Address
G.. W. BROWN & CO.,
LAWRENCE, z. T.. Feb. S.-tf Publishers
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John baldwin. herman

LAS just completed his new ferry boat, an
Ii holds himself fin read less e.ake passenger
and teams over The KanSss riser, opposite Law
renee, a All houss, On application, at ths usua
Lawrence, june is55-E
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Caution.

A Ii persons are cautioned against buying
~ note made By A. II. MALLoEK. to J. S. Nor
Of Lawrence for about s35, as the uote was Civ
en- for company property in which had s joiu
interest with Mr.. Mott, and Mr.. Mallory hs
been forbidden to pay the ssme.
I. S. BACON.
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e. A Boot and Shoe mandatory is
much needed in this city. At this time
there is noone engaged even in repairing
boots. much more in making them. The
want is great one, and any person with
sufficient ready means to establish him
self, would find it paying business.
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H AbiI has passed both houses of
the Missouri Legislature Incorporating
company for the extension of the Han
nibal and st. Joseph's Railroad to Kan
SIS City, BIO.
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Grahanl Flour, Lard. &c.

I received st sT1Asssi lot Of COED GFs-
I'm Flour; also LARB, and loo bushes :,
lose splendid Potatoes We hsye been ezPesIAs
! = long. Nov. II, '5s.-s-
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T. A. Hunt 9 Co..

DR0DUCE, Commission and F.
I Merchants, ls Levee, st. Lou;s u n Y
tween Pine and Chestnut. ~
\. B--Pardsular attention paid to s,I
ders for any description Of Iercb - - ]
Produce. -a1eicnahdi'
Hay 10, 1s55.-I.
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to send forward. Emigrants are sun
passing through from every section, and
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DR.. Jno. P. wood

FORWARDING AR. and COMMISSION
!, = CHAN4, has Just completed his ne,a
mouse on enc Levee, and is ready to re-.
otherwise. ''0' oh eommhs
Lawrence, June 9, 1s55.-1.
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Allen & Gordon

InEALERS in Dry Goods Provision
II Groceries, Topeka, K. r C sJl, ana
o' June l6. 1851
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15n mn BRICKS Of the best quality are
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ssBe caIlous as they viii,
From soul to soul, DER al the world. leaps one
electric thriil.n
Several military companies were on
the ground Withar arms. among which were
the Kansas Rifles No. 1, Barber Guards,
Kansas Guards. Cavalry. Brigadier- Gen.
eral and STAFF, and COMMANDMENTS Chief
and Staff ofthe Kansas Volunteers. The
procession, as it left for the Cemetery,
preceded by the Generals and Staff.
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G. W. Brown,
A TT0RNEY AT LAW. May be fOI
n Herald Of Freedom Office K. +. III
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s w W, 3 be- Edusation and influence. By
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II. z. Rnntnn

II. B. Bouton,
A TT0RNEY AT LAW, and General
n Agent, Kansas City, No.
Aug. IL, lS55.-em.4
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THAT letter. We are sorry to say, was never
received, nor any other Of the series save No.
8. Ed. HERALD or I.
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Speaking On,

The Harrisburgh Pa, Union, a strong
administration paper, speaking of the
Kansas outrage, says:
"When we characterized this as an In
famous outrage, we use the mildest terms
we can think of to convey our meaning.
We supported the Nebraska Kanzas bin
on principle and We still believe the
principle to be correct; but in the name
of justice and freedom we soleninly pro-
test against the conduct of the Missouri
ruffians, and caliupon the proper author
tiles of Kansas to repudiate the election
as Illegal and fraudulent. If the actual
residents of Kansas, with all the blight
ing influences of slavery before their eyes,
decide to plant that institution In their
fair Territory, we shall submit, because
the voice of the majority, fairly express
ed, should and must govern in this coun-
try; but God forbid that either the North
or the South should stand by and see il
planted there by force and fraud without
raising their voice, and il needs be their
armsagainstthe consummgtionof so gross
and iawless an outrage"
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ae aieo Of 9oone an onoepmn 1amp nmari

to protect the territorial rights of the set
tlerso Kansas, and to uphold, in all the
breadth.of its application, the principle
of Squatter Sovereignty. He is bound
to invalidate the late election as mon
strous piece of illegally, and to provide
Governor Reeder with an armed force
sufficient to pfotectthe polls:1 els bound
10 install Governor Reeder, the Judges,
and the marshals, into not only nominal,
but intore power, and to provide them
with every means for completing the or
ganization of the Territory in accordance
with the law which gave it existence. Ii
soldiers are. necessary, soldiers must be
sent. Bayonets would be a thousand
times better turned against these depre-
dators upon civil rights, these bandits OF
civilization, than against the wrong and
suffering Indians of the wilderness. The
President, who has the power, must
either undo the wrong or share the
guilt. He is to act neither as an anti
slavery man nor as pro-slavery man
but as the Executive of the United States,
sworn to see that the Federal laws are
faithfully carried into effect.
We have yet seen no evidence that the
southern people will sanction or counte-
nance these trespasses. We cannot be-
lieve that they Will; but whether they
will or not, official duty remains the same
The settlers of Kansas must be protect
ed in their rights: the principle of SOW.
ereignty which the law consecrates, un.
der the guaranty and with full under,
standing of which the settlers have NOV.
ed their homes, must be fully sustained
and yindicated.-N. y. Cour. d Eng.
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free State to the territory of Kansas, and
vet there are ten thousand men of the
same class in this city. and perhaps a
hundred thousand in this State, out of
whom the owners of the Republican
make their bread, and who are among the
best men in the city and State.
These men have right to emigrate to
Kansas, the same right that citizens of
the free states have To emigrate to ST.
Louis and to Missouri. They have a
right also to hold their opinions and to
express them in reference to the institu-
tons of the new territory and because
they do not chose TO abandon those opin-
ions in which they have been nurtured,
as the editors of the Republican have de-
serted theirs, is this any reason why the
Republican should
Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war 2
Does this furnish a reason why that
paper should Justify the mobs and muir
ders committed by Atchison and his
blood hounds upon those people? 1t is
high time that every man in this COM
munity who does otjustify suchproceed-
ings, to look about him; for it is against
every such man that the Republican is
melting the same violence and outrages
as that by which Park and Patterson
were robbed of their property, and COM
PEELED to fly to save their lives.
We have already remarked that many
southern pro-slavery papers have boldly
spoken out against the reckless and I'M
principled conduct of those who have
disgraced the State of Missouri by going
to Kansas to interfere with the elections
in that Territory. We consider it prop
er to lay before our readers the sentiments
of those journals, in order that they may
see how the reckless conduct of a few In
dividuals has compromised the character
| of the State. 1t is only by this course
that the people of the State can be
aroused to proper sense of the injury
inflicted upon US by those demagogues.
st. Louis Democrat.
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Parting Scene with Emmett.

The evening before his death, while
the workmen were busy with the scafold,
a young lady was ushered into his dun
geon. 1t was the girl whom be SO fond
ly loved, and who had now come to bid
him an eternal farewell. He was leaning
In melancholy mood againstthe window
frame of the prison, and the heavy clank-
ing of his irons smote dismaliy upon her
heart. The interview was bitterly af-
fectiDg, and melted even the callous soul
of the jailor. AS for Emmett, he spoke
little; but as he pressed his beloved in
silence to his bosom, his countenance be-
trayed his emotions. In a low voice,
half choked by anguish, he besought her
not to forget him; he reminded her of
their former happiness, of long past days
of their childhood, and concluded by re-
questing her sometimes to visit the scenes
where their infancy was spent, and though
the world might repeat their names with
scorn, to cling to his memory with affec-
ton
At this very instant, the evening bell
pealed from the neighboring church. EN-
met started at the sound, and as he felt
that this was the last time he should ever
hear It's dismal sound, he folded his be-
loved still closer to his heart, and bent
over her sinking form with his eyes
streaming with affection. The turnkey
entered at the moment ashamed of his
weakness, he dashed the rising tear from
his eye, and frown again lowered on his
countenance. The man meanwhile ap-
preached to tear the young lady from his
embraces. Oyerpowered by his feelings,
he could make no resistance; but as he
gloomily released her from his hold, he
gave her a little miniature of himself,
and with the parting token of attachment,
he imprinted the last kisses of a dying
man upon herlips. On gaining the door,
she turned around as if to gaze once more
upon the object of her widowed love-
He caught her eye as she retired-it was
but for a moment; the dungeon door
swung back upon its hinges, and as il
closed after her, informed him too surely
that they had met for the last time on
earth.
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both he and his army of rdffians we're in
vited to go into Kansas, like men OF war I;
but, we would as soon believe that they
were invited by the editor of the Park
vile industrial Luminary to murder HIM
and destroy his press. The next time
Stringfellow goes to Kansas he viii per-
haps receive warmer welcome than ne
did last time.
Stringfellow proceedeth next, to dis
cuss slavery, as a religious institution
He says, it is so triumphantly Christian
so iacontestibly in accordance with the
principles of the Bible-that its opPo-
nents have all been compelled to turn
''infdels and blasphemers Of the God
and Savior of the Shareholders. " In
the South, he says they want no new
fashioned. religion. In the North
those whoare not in6dels are pretty much
Unitarians and Universalists-two heret-
ical forms of belief, in the opinion OF
this Peter the Hermit.
The pamphleteer, after disposing Of
those persons who oppose Slavery on re-
ligious grounds, goes to the census, and
parades long array of bewildering sta
tisties, to prove that the South IS more
prosperous, more moral, more energetic,
more everything hat-is-good- great-and-
prosperous, than the North ;. and he ar
CUES that Slavery is the source of South
ern superiority, while the absence OF II
makes the North poor indeed. We sup
pose it impossible to convince String
fellow that railroads, ships, steamers,
schools, commerce, cultivated farms,
meeting houses that point with taper
spires to heaven, fair villages cuddling IN
the bosoms of green hills. covering
themselves daily in garments of Gods
free, golden, sunshine, are of any ac-
count, without slavery. Still we arc
content to have only these as evidence:
of nothern morality and prosperity but
Slavery we will never have, neither a
home nor where our sons seek to build
up free communities, if We can help it.
There are other salient portions of this
pamphlet which we may notice at Some
future period. We have referred t.
enough 10 show the character of the lead
ing men among those who have underta
ken to force Slavery into Kansas.-Mdss
| SpU
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B. z. Stringfellow.

In all the red-hot and fiery Kansas
meetings out West, got up for the pur:
pose of endorsing the Parkville outrage,
''spotting'' suspected Free Sellers, and
laying down the law to Methodist Preach
ers, we observe B. F. Stringfeilow's name
figuring above all others. How is this!
Is he the head, front, body, soul, legs and
all of the pro-slayery movement? Now
he is at Atchison, in Kansas, now al
Parkville, now at Platte City, now al
Richmond, next at Weston, and then al
Observation-Disclosures rousing the peo-
pie, by famingappealsand blatantspeech-
es, to sense of their rights and con-
sciousness of impending danger. Like
Peter, the Hermit, he. seuds across the
country, along the Missouri river, preach
ing crusade against suspected Free
Sellers and unlucky Methodist parsons.
Is Mr.. Stringfellow the guardian, par
excellence, of Missouri interests, and the
expounder of Missouri rights?
Are the.good people of Clay, Weston,
Brunswick and Parkyille so stupid as not
to know their rights, and so stupid as tc
allow Mr.. Stringfellow to drive them into
his measures?
We think the staunch citizens of west
ern Missouri would act with a.proper In,
dependence, if they would order String
fellow to leave their midst, when be come.
among them TO lash them into an insane
fury against everybody and the rest o.
mankind, and whip them into an endorse.
ment of his course. Stringfellow don'i
care fig for the preachers whom he per-
secutes with such savage bitterness, bui
he seeks his own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and
would use the people of Missouri as tools
to accomplish his purpose. He aspires
to prominence in Kansas and is getting W
these meetings in Missouri to operate to
his advantage in that Territory. Are the
people of Missouri willing to be his SUBJ
missiye tools? Can't they attend to their
affairs without his ofhcious interference
If there are Abolitionists, negro-stealers
and incorporate fanatics among them,
whose presence is injurious and danger
Gus to the peace of society, cannot they
quietly order them to leave without being
driven by Ssringfellows into crusade
against al aeso may Be suea suspected OF
unsoundness on slavery? We hope our
friends up the Missouri win consider the
consequences of the deeds into which
they are being forced by the efforts Of
designing demagogues, and drive those
demagogues from their midst. Theyare
competent to take care of themselves and
their rights, and let them do it--St,
Louis Nescs.
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Poetry.
The Dead.
NJ nAKr y. DrAKporx


The dead. the bright, the beautiful dead,
Who sleep in their early bloom,
Ere wrinkle had formed ON the brow ofcarG
Or a gray hair told Its doom.
The loved of many heart were there
The pride of many home,
As they walked the earth with stately steps,
And spake Of the years to come.
Perchanceit was sudden stroke
That turned their steps aside.
That called them from the stirring scenes
OF manhood's rising pride.
Was the maiden hurled from the giddy dance
Where mirth and beauty Eeigned!
Down to the depths Of the silent tomb,
Were those whiriing measures trainedl
Did this at wild Ambitions shrine
Its worship all bestow!
Or did the heart aspiring rise
Eternal joys to knowi
No answer comes from out the tomb,
No warning voice replies;
For deeper than the ocean depths,
Each hidden secret lies.
And shall we all unheeding gaze,
Then turn 70 other scenes,
And leave the dead forgotten thus,
To their mysterious dreams.
Nay, mortal, turn, reflect and pause,
a few short years ct most,
And you shall tread the secret line
Of that engulfng coast
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Select Poetry.
May Thoughts.
Ell :. Z. srAurrrn.

From SUMMER elimes the swift allow is winging.
To battle his bright plume IN the sun srisn gray
Aries from his iee-bound palace is bringing
His sweetest of daughters, the young blnsling
May
The rose blossoms fair, and in beauty the flowers
Awake into life at her first thrilling kiss
Spell binding Eliza in her love lighted bowers
Can boast of no scene that is flirer than this,
Within the dark forest the wild vine is clinging
Around the old oak with its fessoons of green;
And in lone sloister the sunlight is fiinging
Rich haloes OF glory the dim aisles betxeenl
All gracefully tNining around the light trellis,
Soon will the clematis in snow-wreatfs be seen;
And lily and crocus will linger 70 tell us
The orchies and aston are coming, i ween.
Half douhtingits freedom the streanlet is eaping
To gladden the heart with its music once more
Serene as an infant the lakelet lies sleeping
Within the fond clasp of the pine-begirt shore.
Sweet thots of THANKSGIVING are upw'r I'd ascending
Away on the pinions of prayer to soar;
Nv spirit with one that is hoier blending,
Granted communion while it learn'd to adore
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Decidedly Rich.

The Washington correspondent Of the
n T. Timesis perfectly shocked seems.
at the Eoso-aecked dresses of the bellies Of
that city, when they are supposed to be
in full costume. As the eountryman
said when asked, after leaving one-of the
Presidential leyees, If he had ever seen
such sight before. mo- was The
emphatic reply, s.not since Itaas sceazedt'
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The Electionl--onoe More to the Polls

Alta meeting of the pro-slavery men OIL
this District, held on Monday last, in
pursuance of previous notice, Thomas c.
Hughes was called TO the Chair, and Jas
L. Lyle disappointed Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been
explained by R. r. Rees, it was moved
and unanimously confirmed that a COM
mittee of three be appointed to draft res
oiutions expressive of the sense of the
meeting.
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed as committee, R. r. Rees, DR.. j. III
Day and j. III. Alexander, who after a
short absence reported the following res
buttons, which were, on motion of II.
Rives Pollard, adopted withouta dissent
ing voice.
Whereas the Governor of this Terrific
~ just on the eve of his departure for
the East issued his Proclamation calling
an election for three members of the
House of Representatives from this, the
Leayenworth District, on the 22d day Of
this month, and whereas there has been
heretofore elected three members from
this District, therefore
Resoloed, That while we do not rec
ognize any right in the Governor to sci
aside the election heretofore held, deem
ing it a right inherent in all Legislative
bodies to Judge of the qualifications Of
their own members, and that while we
deem the proclamation of the Governor
nothing more than mere foolery, we
are nevertheless willing to meet and bat
tie the enemy at every point, and on ev-
cry ground, and as often as the issues may
be presented; and while We by no means
concede that the result of such election
would in and way affectthe rightof mem
bers already elected to their seats, yetwe
are resolved to rebuke the Governor and
his Abolition abettors by casting again
our suhrages for the members already
elected, and by looming up for them a
majority that shall teach them in all after
time not to attempt to tire out western
men.
Resolged, That we urge all true pro-
slavery men to be at the polls on the 22d
inst, and let no obstacles prevent them,
aud let no impression go abroad that we
have been, and can be beat, whether up
on false or real issue.
On motion of r. 4. Rees, the meeting
adjourned to meet.again on Tuesday the
ED.
TH0S- c. HUGHES, Pres't.
JAS. III. LYLE. Secretary.
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eeqefai Intelligence.
From the Newburyport Herald
The Missouri Rufians in Kansas.
III ~<--9111R %huIl1dt19 II 12-eIl5@5<
TIE foTlovu;no, lo+t,,. ,.-,,., ,o<.o:,,,1 r.

The following letter was received from
one of those energetic men, a former
citizen of this place. who emigrated to
Kansas from . love for free institutions.
and indignation at the repeated triumphs
of slavery. His conduct, it would seem,
has been an honor to himself, and our
city.
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w Happiness is like butterfly which.
when pursued, is always Just beyond
your grasp; but which. if you win wait
quietly, may come to you.
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H No man is 50 poor but that he can
have 8 liberal spirit, or SO rich but that
he can have mean one.