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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-02-17
Heart Work

We are not sent into this world 10 do
anything into which we cannot put our
hearts. We have certain work to do for
our bread, and that is to be done strenu-
ously; other work to do for our delight,
and that's to be done by halves and shifts,
but with a will and what is not worth
the effort is not to be done at all. Per-
haps all that We have to do is meant for
nothing more than an exercise of the
heart and viii, and is useless in itself /;
but, at all events, the little use It has may
well be spared, if it is not worth putting
our hands and our strength to.-Rnskin.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-02-17
LeaxenMcrth.

The town of Leavenworth. Z. f., We
are told is improving rapidly. From re-
cent snryeys.it Is about to turn ont that
It Is notion the Delaware lands, but on the.
military reserve. II this be true, then
Ne suppose the shareholders Of the town
viii not 6nd il . difficult matter 70 pefkctl
he tide 20 the town sise. ss~
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-02-17

H He who does no good, gets none.
He who cares not for others, win soon
find that others win not care for him. As
he lives to himself, so viii he die to him
self, and nobody will miss him. or be
sorry that he is gone.-Aggustine.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-02-17
N Death is the tyrant Of ..a,,a.g,in

!. Death IS the tyrant OF .nagIna-
ton. His reign is in solitude and dark
ness; in tombs and prisons over weak
hearts and seething brains. Heliyes with
out shape or sound, 3 phantasln mac
cessible tosightor touch, a ghastly andte
rible apprehension.-Barry CornvaH.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-02-17
csnsure

1t is harder to avoid censure than to
gain applause for this may be done by
one great or wise action in an age. But
to escape censnre, man must pass his
whole life without saying or doing one IL
or foolish thing.-Hrne. - l
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-02-17

any of the reserved, assigned, and select
ed lands, on the same terms that the law
provides for their locations through the
lands of citizensof the United States and
railroad companies, when the hines OF their
roads necessarily pass through any of
said lands, shall have the right of way.
On payment of a just compensation there
for in money ga -
ART. Ia. The Shawnees acknowledge
their dependence on the government of
the United States, and invoke its protec-
ton and care They win abstain from
the commission of depredations, and COM
ply, as far as they are able, with the
laws in such cases made and provided,
as they viii expect to be protected, and
to have their rights yindicated.
ART. Is. The Shawnees agree to sup
press the use of ardent spirits among
their people, and to resist, by all prudent
means, Its introduction into their settle
ments. rs-57z fsIl
ARF.a16. The United States reserve,
at the site of the agency house in the
Shawnee country, including the improve
ments, one hundred and sixty acres of
land. ir asp.
AR. H.. The foregoing instrument
shall be obligatory on the contracting par
ties as soon as the same shall be ratified
by the President and the Senate of the
United States. s
In testimony whereof, the said George
W. Manypenny, commissioner aforesaid,
and the undersigned, delegates repre-
senting the bands of Shawnees who were
parties to the treaties of seventh Noyem-
Der, one thousand eight hundred and
twenty five, and eighth of August, one
thousand eight hundred and thirty-one,
have hereunto set their hands and seals,
at the place, and on the day and year
first herein before written.
GEORGE w. MANYPENNY. L. s.
JOSEPH PARks, his x mark. LIS.
BLACK HooF, his mark LIS.
GEORGE McDoUGAL, his mark. L. s..
LoNGTAIL, his mark. LIS.
GEO. BLUE JACKET, his mark. LIS.
GRAHAM ,RoGERs, his mark. L. s.
AwAH-CHE-PA-E-KAR, or Black
Bob, his mark. LIS.
HENRY BLUE JACKET, his mark. LIS.
Executed in presence of Charles Gull
vert. Benjamin S. Love, Holmes Colbert.
James Lindsey, VIM. B. Waugh, B. F.
Robinson, Indian Agent Chas.- Blue
Jacket, Us Interpreter ,ae
Concurred in by the United States
Senate, in Executive session, August Cd,
1854. FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President
w L. MARCY, Secretary of State.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-02-17

H Though look old, yet ! am
strong and lusty. for in my youth ] never
did apply hot and rebslliegs liquors IN
my blood.-SAaksYeare.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-02-17

Slavery able TO Compete with Freedom
The Lynchburgh Republican is en-
couraged by the result of the Kansas cleo
ton to break out in the following exult-
ing strain:
"There is a degree of vitality and pow
er in the institution of slavery with which
it is not credited by its ablest defenders.
The more the subject is discussed. the
stronger hold it obtains in public favor
Even within our time there has been
great change in public sentiment upon
this question of slavery. 1t was wont in
times gone by to have only apologists,.
who looked upon it as an evil, but saw me-
way to get rid of it. Now. it is looked
upon by many of the ablest and most in
fuential of our statesmen as an unmitiga-
ted blessing-as the great conservative
principle that is to preserve us, entirely
untouched by the flood of Fourierism,
Greelyism, Spirit Rappings, Bloomerism,
and the thousand and one other plaques
that are sweeping over the northern
States, bidding fair to blot out all true
religion and veneration for God"
The more the subject is discussed,
the stronger hold it obtains in public ia
vor." That being the case, we hope
the Virginians will give over their habit
of lynchiug every traveller, through that
American Barbary, who choose to hint the
slightest objection to the "peculiar insti-
tuition" Surely system so full of vi
tality and strength need not be so care
fully guarded; as if the slightest breath
of the wind of heaven endangered Its
speedy dissolution. It is but poor re-
turn for the strength which free discus
sion gives to the system. to tar and feath-
er. fine and imprison everybody who
promotes it.-Boston Telegraph.
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H The sale of the public lands this
year wal exceed 9. .O00, ,0o0 acres.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-02-17
The West ana shs East.

We copy the following judicious re-
marks upon the subject of emigration,
and It's influence upon the prosperity Of
the Mississippi valley, from the Benton
Standard, published at Benton, Illinois.
1t embraces in brief space important
facts, which deserve to be well pondered:
"The Governor of Wisconsin, In his
message, speaking of the rapid growth
and prosperous condition Of that State
and the West generally. attributes q
greater part of it 70 the great influx OF
foreign (and especially Germany emil
grants, which he says have built up the
great West; and be recommends that the
Legislature of that State appropriate
sufficient sum to send agents to the Az
lantic cities, in order that they may as
sist emigrants to move to the West.
"This we consider sounf and wise
western policy. There are miIff5hs of
acres of the best of land yet unoccupisd.:.
and every inducement should be offered
tC the industrious emigrant to come
among us and cultivate the fertile prairies
of the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. We
hope our noble State win follow, in this
particular, the example set by Wisconsin
We want, and the entire West wants, in
dustrious and enterprising emigrants. and
it is to our interest to use our bestendeav-
ors to induce. and, if necessary, assist
them to come here. But what do you see
some of the eastern members Of Congress
do? Mr.. Sumner, of Massachusetts,.
few days ago, introduced bill to tax em-
igrants $3.50. This is what some of the
eastern nabobs call protecting American
interest-in the way Of emigration. this
Sumner and his Wing abolition cc-work-
ers calculate to establish privilege par
ty. To tax the masses for the benefit of
few has always been the policy of the
East, and it is high time for the West to
demand that justice be done to our inter-
est, and see that nothing is done to retard
or prevent emigration. We have the
soil, but lack men to cultivate it."
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-06-01
From the Weekly Platte Argus, April as,
More OF the Parkville 0utrages.

Alta meeting Of the citizens Of Park
vile, held ia the Office Of Col. W.n. II.
Summers, on Wednesday evening,
April, o5th, j. B. Ewell " as called TO
the Chair, and f. M. Mcdonald ap-
pointed Secretary.
Col. Summers in a few remarks
explained the object of the meeting.
The following resolutions were pre-.
sented by Mr.. Miller, which was al
most unanimously adopted;
Whereas, There are abroad i'm
pressions prejudicial in the extreme to
the citizens Of Parkville, bro't about
from the tone and sentiment OF public
print which has until of late been
published in our town: therefore, be il
Resoived /. That we the citizens OF
Parkvile utterly repudiate such SEN
timents, emphatically deny that the
said paper was the true exponent OF
our principles upon the subject Of Sla-
very; that on the contrary we are now,
and ever have been throughout this
contest, Pro-Slrvery men in principle,
feeling and action.
2. That we do most heartily rejoice
in the result Of the recent election in
Kansas Territory, and hail it as a sig
nal triumph of the South over the in
siduous Vaccinations of our enemies
ct home and abroad. Thet-we did all
in our power to effect that desired end,
and that we will continue TO labor for
the extension of Slavery in that Terri
tory, believing as we do that the inter-
ests of Missouri and the entire South
require that the institution of Slavery
should exist therein.
5. That we are Missourians in spir-
it..and feeling, and that we are ready
at all times and under all circumstan-
ces to heartily cooperate with our
fellow-citizens of Platte County aud
throughout the State to secure and
maintain our rights as Pro-Slavcry
men. This we pledge ourselves to do,
4. That we are Southern in feeling.
principle and interest, and that we dc
most cordially approve and indorse
the recent action Of our friends and
neighbors in removing from our midst
the means for the publication Of the
incendiary sheet. The Parkville Ltmi-
nary.
s. That those who are not for us
are against us. and that he who evin-
ces by .his acts or words his opposi-
ton TO the in.ti.ution of Slavery shoe
not reside where said institution exists.
That we, as citizens of a slave holding
State, depreciate the settlement Of those
in our midst who are opposed TO our
peculiar institutions.
On motion, the foregoing resolutions
were adopted as whole.
On motion, they were ordered to be
sent to the Platte Argus and Weston
Reporter for publication, with the re-
quest that the newspapers throughout
the State and Kansas Territory, favor
bic to the institution of slavery, pub
lish the same.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
j. B. EWEL, Chairman.
+. M. MCDONALD, Sec'y.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-06-01

nGreat men keep their tempers
pretty well, though assailed on every
side with malignity and hatred. No
better proof is wanted, to our mind,
Of the littleness Of the "little giant"
of Illinois, than his acrimonious con-
duct. when the preachers sent in their
remcnstrance to Congress against the
Nebraska bill. This was so positive
al expression Of detestation in which
the bill was held, that, knowing there
could be no defence for il, he strived
to stop the mouths ofthe good men,
who had exerted their rights in oppo-
sition to it. But the people Of the
States have well understood his posi-
ton. Benedict Arnold could not have
been treated with more contempt and
hatred, in passing through the coun-
try, than was this most abject tool Of
the South-this traitor to freedom
this traducer Of the North. Wherev-
er he went, he was hooted down, and
the populace could scarcely control
their disgust sometimes had restrained
from laying harsh hands upon him, SO
black did he seem to their eyes. We
were ever opposed to violence, and
in favor of the freedom of speech, and
could have advised the'people to listen
with silence to even that Douglas who
had attempted to emasculate the free
voice of the clergy. But we know the
masses aie excusable in some instanc-
es. They are warm in their senti-
ments and honest in their thoughts
and their pent up hatred is apt to
break forth when the demagogue at
tempts TO defend his dishonest acts
with tricky sophisms. When they
speak the country knows it, and poll
ticians tremble; for they speak with
an unmistakable energy. They have
spoken in regard to Douglas. He is
now damned beyond the hope Of revo-
cation. And who pities him? Docs
the South. for whom hebent his knee
to the shrine Of sla, cry? They know
he cannot now be trusted. Does the
North whose rights he has sought 10
trample down? Let the voice of the
people at the ballot box be the an
swer.-Chanticleer.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-06-01
Taken in and Done For.

A week or so ago man put up al
..one OF our hotels, and after luxurating
upon the good things of "mine host, +"
until the time came for his departure
was politely asked to pay for his feed,
but as politely informed the landlord
that he had "nary red, " but would
send him his bill from the next sta
ton, where, Of course, he had plenty
Of friends. He was told that the way
business was done at that establish
ment. He then offered to pr wn his
old hat for the amount, but that was
no go. Determined, however, to set
tie his business like nm honest man,
he stepped out and in few moments
returned with aneatly made up bun
die, which showed that at least one
article was pair Of pants. This sat-
isiied the landlord-the gent wrote
his name on the bundle-saw it safe
ly slowed away and left promising to
send and redeem it shortly. After
the cars had been gone some time,
boniface in looking at the bundle,
thought the pants had rather famil-
lar look, and opening the package, the
honesty of the gentleman was explain
ed as follows-on leaving the land
lord he had gone up stairs, found a
barrel filed with rags, from which he
selected a good looking leg of as fine
pair Of pants as ever graced the
person Of king, and with the aid Of
some rags, had made up bundle,
which, to the eye, looked like it con-
tanned pair of fine pants. This he
had left in "soak" with the landlord
in payment Of his bill, and if not cut
up for carpet rags, we have no doubt
it is soaking yet, rs 1t has never been
called for.-N Y. Tribune.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-06-01
WHOLE NUMBER ll66.


The distinguished Senator from
Michigan has taken ground in favor OF
applying the Maine Law 10 Indians,
though he does not think tits necessa-
ry for pale faces. In his speech in the
Senate last week he said:
"Mr. President, after all, the great
est injury we have ever done the Indi-
ans has been in giving them what
they call 'ire-water'-whisky. Il
makes them incarnate devils; i cannot
call them by any other name. 1t has
most extraordinary operation upon
them. 1 never saw an Indian who
was net affected by il in precisely the
same manner. Some white men
laugh when intoxicated, some cry,
some sing, some do one thing, some
another; but every Indian goes on the
same way.
cit seems national idiosypcracy.
The devil in the heart Of drnnkard
seems let loose, and he is ready 10 do
any deed of horror. When they are
drunk they will kill each other, and
there would be awful scenes Of murder
among them If it were not for the fact
that at every such frantic orgie the
first business Of the squaws is to re.
move all the knives and implement Of
war. The men are impartial in the
gratigcation Of their..passions. Blood
they must have and If they cannot get
the blood Of one man, they will have
that OF another. The son kills. the father.
and the brother the brother.
1.-The Senate may Judge Of the effect
Of this terrible habit, when l relate a
fact which came under my own obser-
vation. AT the treaty Of Chicago,
perhaps in 1921, there was an elder
ly Potawatamie chief who was at the
head Of his nation, really a respecta-
bic men, namad Top-ni-be. high in
the confidence Of the Indians, and ap-
preaching almost his hundredth year,
bat still in the possession Of his mental
faculties, and ply sically well preserv-
ed. ! was urging them not to drink
whisky, and thus get them drunk, and
cheat them out Of their lands, but that
was not what we intended TO do. /
said we want you to keep sober, and
to make the best bargain you can for
yourselves, your women and your
children.
"Top-ni-bee answered me, and he
spoke for his whole tribe: ave do
not care for the land, nor the money,
nor the goods; what we want is whis-
ky: give us whiskyl'
"You may take this as type ofthe
Indian feeling upon that subject. !
say then, that the first duty Of every
honest commissioner who is sent to the
Indians with view to make any Just
arrangements with them. is, as the In
dians say. to drive the bung into the
barrel, and not let them have one drop
of whisky. If it is brought into their
neighborhood, know no power which
can prevent their getting It. The Gu
pidity Of one party, and the raving ap-
petite Of the other, are sure to over
come all intervening obstacles"
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-06-01

Why CITIES GRow WEsTwARpLY.-
The Academy of Sciences in Paris
have been investigating the causes
which almost invariably make the
west end of city gov more, and be-
come more fashionable than the east.
at arises from the atmospheric pres
sure, ,"sanswers the Academy of Sci
ence. The wind which causes the
greatest ascension Of the barometric
column is that of the east, and that
which lowers it most is the west
When the latter blows, it has the con-
venience Of carrying with it TO the
eastern part Of the town all the delet-
orious gasses which it meets in its
passage over the western parts, and
the inhabitants Of the eastern part oi
a town have to support not only their
own smoke and miasma, but those OF
the western part of the town; brought
to them by the west winds. When,
on the contrary, the east wind blows,
il puriIies the air by causing TO ascend
the pernicious cmanations which il
cannot drive to the west. The deduc-
ton from this law Is that the western
part ofa city is the best place Of resi-
dence for persons Of delicate health,
anu that all establishments from which
emanate pernicious vapors and gasses
should be placed TO the east. There
seems to be good PHILOSOPHY in
these conclusions.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-06-01

door, he attempts to open it, but he
finds himself a prisoner. There is
but one more chance. he thinks, and
hurries to the window; but alas for
Mr.. Pepperl his wife had just re-
moved the ladder, and he cannot es-
cape.
He sits down on a chair and looks
ruefully around him, and presently
he arises and picks up few frag-
ments of letter which is lying on
the carpet, and finds it is from Polly
Primrose. He wonders what she has
done with the lock of hair.
At this moment his eyes fall upon
his daguerrotype, which is lying up
on the table before him-mechanically
taking it up, he opens it, and sees
what? nothing bu; his own face. All
the rest of him being rubbed off, and
around his lovely phiz is the missing
curl, and the walnut meats are
carefully stoved in the corner Of the
case. Mr.. p. fairly blubbered aloud.
'Goodp thought Mrs. p; when you
find your level, I'lllet you out, and not
till then. A little wholesome discipline
will do you good, and I'm fully pre-
pared to administer it,
How long Mrs. Pepper kept her
liege lord in durance vile, deponent
saith not, and as to what passed be-
tween them WREN he was released
from captivity, We are not any better
informed, but Of this we are sure, Mr..
p. might have been seen, morning or
two afterwards, to pat his head into
the bedroom, and hear him say in a
meek manner:
"Betsy Jane, I've made the kitchen
fire; and put on the tea-kettle; won't
you please to get up and get break
fast"
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-06-01
LIZZIE LEE.

In n pleasant country village
Dwelleth Lizzie Leo
Blessed rs the April shining
fsher smile 10 me.
Blessed as the hllies blooming
by the ruined we'll;
And the music Of her whisper
Poet could not tell.
Like the golden sunset raining
Through the ripened corn,
When the red lips Of the autumn
Kiss tho YES sor lorn,
Is the "a Hing OF Aer iresscs
Over brow and cheek,
And the lightnIngs gathered under
Lashes long and meek.
Though she has nor wealth nor beauty,
Simple, Lizzie Lee
Yet she Is my dearest cousin,
And the worldto mo.
May her guardian angels ever
Keep the dark away!
Severlct the soldmn shadows
Cross her sunny day.
Fold their broad white wings around her
Like wall OF nrc 4.
Lead herup the golden highway,
Higher still, and higher!
Tlil shc se@s the jasper shining,
with no cloud DER blown
And the sea Of ehryslal-glittcr
Climbing round the throne.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-06-01

MAKING THE BEST OF ia Yankee
went out walking, in Virginia, at
Wheeling, while to himselfa a talking.
experienced a feeling strange. painful
d. alarmin, from his caput tohis knees;
he suddenly discovered he was cover
ed DER with bees! They rested on
his eyeiids, and perched upon his
nose; they colonized his naked face,
and swarmed upon his clothes. They
explored his swelling nostrils, dove
deep into his ears. they crawled up his
".rowsers," and filed his eyes with
tears. Did he yell likejs hyenag-
Did be holler like loon? Was ne
scarf, and did he 'cut and run?"-
or did the critter swoong Ne'er one.
He wasn't scared mite; he never
swoons-or hollers; tbut he hived
them in nail-keg tight, and sold them
for two dollarsi
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-06-01

Alter toilsome ride, OF more than
an hours duration, through this Col
gatha-occupied with such reflections
en- the cruelty, the folly and wicked
ness OF war, as such scenes unavoida-
bly, excite in every Christian mind
reached the French camp, and, with
Sevastopol before me mile distant, /
beheld the central object of siege
likely to prove the most remarkable
in history. aud not unlikely to prove
also for the besiegers the most over
whelmingly disastrous.
Until l have had further opportuni-
ty for observation, l shall attempt no
description Of the place; but will noie
at once my surprise at finding that the
wall commonly understood to sur.
round the whole city, has really
no existence. There is no defense OF
the kind within or without its line
which ought to be called, or can be
considered, town wall; but there is
a stone wall crenelled for musketry,
which extends from Artillery Bay
rou.ld 10 the Platform Bastion on the
Frcncn side, to the English left. 1t is
detached wall, and offers no impedi-
ment to the artillery Of an enemy di-
rected against it. The French, howev-
er, do not regard it in the least, as il
is, they say, only a long weak curtain.
The Russian batteries ale before il
and at its extremities, and this is the
only wall about the place.
By rheans Of an excellent glass
obligingly lent me by Lieut.. Vincent,
Of the English 5sd Regiment gen.
tlemen to whom, as polite as he is
brave, l am under obligations for
many acts Of courtesy-Icould see
what formidable look, however, the
batteries hr,e, with their lofty and
massive scrap walls of grey stone, and
with their nune eroas cannon protruded
out Of their embrasuies and over the
parapets. Barricades, too, are dis
tinguishable in the streets; and in
many places the muzzles of cannon
can be seen looking solemnly out oi
the windows of dwelling houses, pre-
pared to welcome the French and En-
glish with a hospitality of a very SOL
emn and terrific kind. Indeed, on the
part of the town, presented TO my
view, cannon are tobe seen every
where.