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Kansas weekly herald., 1855-01-26

intruder first by force to prevent him from
complying with the act, and afterwards to
claim the land because he did not comply
The law does nosuch unjust and foolish
thing as this. Il says most determinedly
that $40 NAN gHAILsrAxE ADVANTAGE OF
HIs own wnoNo, and if the first settler
viii only be careful1o do every thing which
the law requires of him except that wlich
the intruder prevealts him from doing, and
preserves the proof Of all the facts. he viii
get the land at last with all the ;ntruders
improvements upon it.
With another remark or two ! shall close
this opinion already much longer than I
expected. Some persons strangely discoy-
er a conflict between these opinions and
the letter of Oh. Jus. Lecompte. This is a
misapprehension. contend that when
pre- emptor's tile is consummated he can
sue and recover. The Judge in very
brief and probably hasty letter holds that at
present he cannot issue an injunction for
him in order to stop the cutting of timber
I can see no conflict in this, for am satis-
fed his decision was correct, and had been
in his place should have decided In the
same way. No man would, with more
pleasure than myself, accord to his opinions.
the Difference which his sound legal knowl--
edge, his careful accuracy and Conscientious
uprightness have right to demand, and l
Iam therefore the more pleased that in this
case it is so Transparency obvious that no
conflict of opinion exists between our letters.
He was writing with his whole attention
directed to the kind of right necessary 10
found present injunction. Twas ailuding
to the right which would support suit af-
ter title was eonsummated.
Hoping that this communication may con-
vince our settlers that they may confidently
entrust the redress of all their grievances TO
the law, I remain
Very respectfully,
Yours,
A. II. REEDER.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-01-26

NEosHo TERRIToRY.-Neart the close of the
last session of Congress, Senator Johnson of Ar
kansas, reported bill to organize the new Ter
ritory of Neosho. This measure may probably
be acted upon during the present session and as
our readers may not know the locality of this
new territory, we subjoin the following descrip-
ton, which we find in an exchange. The terri
tory lies between the 34th and 37th degrees Of
latitude, and the Gath and Tooth degrees of long
itude-a tract OF about 43 600 GOO of acres lying
between the Red River of Louisiana and the
southern boundary of Kansas-to be called Me-
osho. This territory is about two hundred miles
wide from north to south, and about four hun
bred east to west, and covers an area larger than
the States of Ohio and New Jersey. The climat
corresponds with that of East Tennessee, one of
the finest climates in the world, and the soil is
like that Of southern Kansas-equallyf fertile and
better supplied with wood and water. The coun-
try is at present outside of any territorial Or
ganization, and has been allotted, by success
ion Of treaties to the Cheeokee, Creek, Choc-
taw, Chickasaw and Seminole Indians, who
number about sixty thousand souls.
These Indians are all Shareholders. A few
years since the Creeks held about four hundred
slaves, and the entire negro population of the
five tribes is estimated at about two thousand.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-01-26
Osg9' COeEaeta.y.

A correspondent of the Ohio State Jour
nal is writing series of letters to that pa
per; from which we extract below:
Fort Leavenwort is on the west bank of
the Missouri, and in the new Territory of
Kansas. 1t entirely military encamp-
ment, the only things that look like forts
being pair of block houses, with musket
PORTFOLIOS. The barracks are extensive
and appear to be in fine order. The store
houses, &C., are also extensive, and are
substantially built of stone. There is
farm of 900 acres that is cultivated by
Uncle Sam. 1t is beautiful tract and in
a high state of cultivation. Corn and oats
are raised in great abundance, for the use
OF the garrison, horses, &c. The attempt
was made to cultivate this land by the la
boref the soldiers, but it would not work
and has been abandoned. The corn was
excellent, and was kept in beautiful condi-
ton. The landing is of rock, and is one
of the finest and most substantial on the
river. Itismy opinion that Fort Leaven-
worth is the place for large town on the
west side of the Missouri river, and in the
Kansas Territory. 1t has position and
fine country about it that will make it at
tractive and give it importance. I advise
ambitious enterprising young men who
want to get into new place, with good
prospects, to stop at Fort Leavenworth.
1t will be the capital of Kansas Territory.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-01-26

See the card of Mr.. Phillips. He vii
give prompt attention to all business entrus
ted to his care. - 49 s.f.sa45ft se
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-01-26

Gov. Reeder's letter to B. II. Twombly
Esq, in to-day's paper, viii be of interest
to the sqatters of Kansas. Read it. .fiEt
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-01-26
SHAWNEE MISSION,
Jan. %, 1855.

JAN. ~, lSO0.
B. III. TwoMBLY, EsQ.
Dear Sir:-Yours of the 18th
is received making some inquiries as to
the subject-matter of my letter to J. S.
Emery, Esq, under date of the 2Sth Dec.
That letter was written with little care, IN
great haste and was only intended to state
conclusions without the process of deducing
them, and as it has excited more interest
and attention than I at all anticipated,
gladly avail myself of the opportunity to
state with more precision and fullness the
opinions contained in it., and at the same
time to give the reasons on which those
opinions are based, and in so doing I shall
necessarily answer your inquiries.
Without discussing the law of pre-emp-
ton generally shall confne myself to the
question of pre-emption on unsurueyed lands
in this Territory, and shall be as brief as
the subject will admit. The act of Sept.
18th, 1S41, superseding the previous legis-
lation on the subject, and the Act of July
%, 1854, are the only Acts of Congress
necessary to an understanding of the point
involved. The former provides that citizens
of the United States or Dcclarants being
either heads of families, widows or single
men over twenty-one years of age who
shall make settlement in person. on pub
lie lands which have been surveyed and to
which the Indian title has been extinguish-
ed, and shall erect dwelling house and in
habit and improve the land shall have a
right of pre-emption, SC. With the disa-
bilities arising from previous pre-emption
&c., we have nothing to do in this discus
sion. 1t also requires that. within thirty
days after settlement he shall file with the
Register his description and claim, and
within twelve months shall make certain
afidavits and enter and pay for the land,
and provides that when two or more per-
sons shall settle on the same quarter Sec
ton, the first settler shall have the whole. |
The act of July %, 1854, provides that
all the lands to which the Indian Title is
VI oLaA UO cAtiLS ulSLCu III tiiC Sl1IlO-
ries of Kansas and Nebraska shall be SUBJ |
iect to the operation of the Act of 1841.
This language alone without any thing
more extend the pre-emption system to our
slnsurueyed lands for the,lollowing reasons.
None of our lands at the date of this act
were surveyed. One of the cardinal rules
of law for the construction of Statutes is
that they shall not be so construed as to
make them nugatory or unmeaning; and
when any proposed construction brings us
to such conclusion, it is an infallible test
by which We may know that the construc-
ton is erroneous for we are not to charge
upon Legislature the folly of passing laws
which have no purpose or meaning. Now
if the act of 1854 is only to apply to the
Surveyed lands of our Territory, it is of no
more effect than blank paper; for the act
of lS41 being generally applicable to all
the public lands wheresoever situate; did
not need the act of 1884 to extend it to this
Territory, and we should thus charge upon
Congress that they grarely and solemnly +
enacted Statute which had not particle L
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-01-26
THE HER AID.
LUcIAN EAsTIN, ,......... EDIron.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2e, 1855. s

"a We are pleased % learn that the
town of Osawkee is not in the Delaware
Reserve. We understand that the town is
some three or -four miles north of the line,
as recently run by DIR. Mccoy. srH
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-01-26

Two HousEs Burr FROM ONE TREE.-
The. Humbolt California Times tells ola
tree in that. country which furnished lumber
enough to build two two-story houses. each
fifty feet square, furnishing all the timber.
plank boards. and shingles nacessary for
the purpose.
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-01-26

sesEBy his card in this-weeks paper, It
will be seen that old Mr.. White, the an
tiquarian, and double, centenarian, some of
whose exploits we noticed in recent mum
Der. has opened claw and Land Agency
Office" in our City. We can cheerfully
recommend him, as. being fully qualified,
to buy and sell all the land ia Kansas, Ne
braska, Utah, Washington and Oregon
Territories, besides Texas and New Mex
ice; and in all suits respecting claims, he
aUitl tear things all totte ID! Give him
a call. His motto is, tsEqual Rights
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-01-26

MA! ma! Cousin John is in the parlor
with sister Ca, and keeps biting her.
Cousin john biting my Cal?'
'Yes'm; seed him do it ever SO many
times, bite her right on the mouth, and the
tarnal gal didn't holler bit neither
.Oh.-ah! never mind Ned, ] guess he
didn't hurt her much
Hurt her! py gosh she loves it, she does
cos she kept lettin' him, and didn't say
Lotin,' but jest slnacked her lips as though
twas good, she did. I seed it all through
the key-hoie. I'LL fire taters at him by goshr
'Saily," saida lover to his intended,
"giye me kiss, will you Sally sNo 1
Kansas weekly herald., 1855-01-26

Resolred, That Ehes@ aforesaid Acting
Gov. Cumming is an unprincipled knaye
and that he seeks tosebntroi the people to
hrther his own selfish Interests
Resolyed, That the said Acting Govern
oT has by his own acts. secret ones now ex-
posed, as wellHs those which be has OPEN
.Iy avowed convinced as sof the truth and In
'vited US to pass the above resolutions
Resolved, That claiming the right of peti-
ton as the preogative of every free citizen
of the United States, we do hereby petition
his exeellency, Franklin Pierce, President
of the United States, to Immediately re-
move said Acting GoyeEpor T. B. Cum
ming. from the acting Governorship.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-14

committed by them in Louisville will awaken
throughout the country will react upon them
with appalling force Men, women, and chill
dren, will shrink from them in disgust.
Ia other parties the decent men control their
rniiians and blackguards, but in the know-noth-
ing party the rufiians and blackguards control
the decent men. 1t is fortunate thing that bad
men and bad parties, when apparently most pow
eria, are really most weak. Encouraged by the
consciousness Of strength, they bndly plunge
INTO riotous excuses that excite the disgust of
friends a2d sharpen the luminosity of enemies
50 will 1t be with this new and odious party
What matters its fraudulenty won victory in
Kentucky 1t will do the party no good, while
il will most sadly hurt the good repute of that
State. For the character and future standing of
the South, we sincerely hope that Kentucky Is
the only Southern State in which Know-noth-
lngism will achieve even temporary success.
Yet, after all, victory won by such means has
none OF the glory of triumph but all the dis
credit of defeat.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-14

aians' rights and the Governments honor Ia It's
treatment of the Indians--that he, Governor
Reeder, whose official station should induce him
70 shrink from an act Of questionable legality and
most sedulousy and walchfuly guard the In
dian interest, that he s.ould, vullure like, de-
your the victim he covers; and he, the appointed
guardian and defender Of the Indians, should,
from studied motives, violate corruptly, with full
knowledge OF its corruption, the most sacred of
duties committed to his charge, and TO manifest
the brazen-faced audacity to expect the Depart
ment not only TO wink at the leprous corruption,
but to stulty itself by acting in the very teeth OF
its deliberate, written, recorded decision, and with
the absolute certainty, by doing, Of putting in
the hands of Mr.. Norton she'll which would
blow them all up, not providing themselves
with the shallowest pretence, for acting in d.
rect conflict with the matured decision of the
Government.
In word, the Acting Commissioner dis
tinctly ntlmates by this extract, that Governor
Reeder acted upon the supposition that he was
put there for the express purpose of profting by
plumber under cover of his official capacity, and
that Government would wink at IL; that the
caveat given 70 Norton was n mere blind, like
the formal notice of some storekeepers, who put
up in large letters ''sales for cash only" which
every body knows are intended to bluff off only
certain parties, but are not needed in the case OF
certain others. Uncontradicted and unexplained
the letter Of the Acting Commissioner would
place Governor Rceder just in the position de-
scribed
But the capacity and corruption of such an in
depreciation is revolving, that no one can give
it faith, doubt that Governor Reeder will
promptly and ehactually extinguish that pesti-
lent charge, whatever may have been his faults
in other respects.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-14
~ The Democrats have swept North Caro-

sL5@ The Democrats have swept North Caro-
lima, electng five out of eight representatives.
They have elected their Governor in Alabama,
and Git is supposedly five out Of seven Congress
men.
They have reelected their gubernatorial candi-
date, Governor Johnson, in Tennessee; in all
probability they have divided the Congressional
delegates with the know-nothings, and obtained
majority in the popular branch Of the Legisla-
ture. What becomes Of the boasts Of the Know
nothings They are clean gone forever.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-14

TENNEssEE The Nashville Union claims the
election OF Smith, Jones and Wright, Democrats
10 Congress. and probably Savage, Democrat
also. Sneed Know.norhing is elected in the I'd
district The Know nojhngs have The State
senate, and the Democrats the house. Johnson's
election a. Governor is certain. MAJOR Polk,
Democrat j. defeated for the Legislature.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-14
Tremendous Influx OF People from the
Sea-bnnrd.

RrcHMoNp, August 10, 9p. The steamer
Curtis Peck, Captain John Davis, arrived at
quarantine, below the city, this afternoon, with
four hundred passengers all from Norfolk. They
were examined by the quarantine physician, and
no fever being manifest all were permitted 10
come up 10 Rockets and land
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-14

~ Those disorganizers who call themselves,
par excellence, the "American party" held a
State Convention at Columbus, Ohio, on the 9th
instant. They are the men who oppose both the
Democratic and Fusion candidates for Governor
They make war both on Medill and Chase They
set out by protesting that they abhor sectional
ism-that they for the rights of the people
and for the Union. Their object is to defeat
Medill because he is a Democrat, and to defeat
Chase because he is an Abolitonist The SUI
preme folly of the movement could have no more
significant illustration than that afforded by a
comparison Of their first with their second resoIu-
ton.
The first resolution is as follows:
Resoted, That tciih reperential accord zoe accent
NE admoniiion Of the Father Of Country 10 be-
rare Of sectional parties, and utterly repi,daie as
unworthy Of The confidence Of The people Of Ohio the
party indugTated in State under the auspices of
The Contention ofhe 18Th Of July last, Immense APP
pluuse, The great object Of hch is 10 array one sec
ton Of our Union against The other.
The second is as follows:
Resolved, Thai, in common nth The uasi majority
Of the people Of Ohio, consider the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise fragrant pioIafion Of a com
pact between The North and South, established bu
statesmen and patriots, and that its restoration is de-
mdnded By me piainea dictates Of honor and policy
l.appiause.
This is not even a grave deception; it is a lu-
dicrous folly. These people blow hot and cold in
the same breath. They profess to oppose sec
tionalism, and yet they declare themselves in
favor Of the repeal Of the Nebraska Kansas bill 4!
Their sole object is to keep the whale of Fusion
from swallowing the Jonah Of Know nothingism.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-14

MISSOURI.

On Monday last, there was an election in st.
Louis city and county for county assessor and
assistant county attorney, with the following re-
suit:
For Attorney-voullair (ant-k. NJ 1858;
Dcdman OK. NJ $3.50.
For Assessor-Politz (anti-K. NJ 3,677; Brua
OK. M 2,l72
There were some 200 scattering votes thrown.
This is sweeping and terrible defeat-of Know
nothingisn in one Of It's recent strongholds.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-14
VIRGINIA.

We have at length the official account Of the
late Virginia election, showing majonties as fol-
lows: For Governor Wise, (Dem) s3,424;
Flournoy, (K. NJ 1924 majority for Wise
1880. The majority for McComas, Dem. for
Lieutenant Governor, is II ,379, and for Bocock,
Dcm.) for Attorney General, l2,IlS
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-14

IL Rev Mr.. Smith, an Episcopal Missionary
% Africa, has died at Cape Palmas.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-06-13
Know Nothingism IN the south.


4 The Louisville journal puts the Kpow
Nothingquestion on in the following strong
] and clear light, proving that the : DESIGN
and creed of the order are ignoring
Slavery in their effects. Whom the jour.
nat designates as Abolitionists, are all
those who opposed the repeal Of the Mis-
sour Compromise, who insists on its re-
strictions and also on the repeal of the Fin.
gltlve Slave Law. Says the Journal.
sif the Know Nothings were abolition
lists or Free Soilers, they would not. al
they are accused of doing, seek to discour-
age the immigration of foreign hondes to
this country. They know as every body
else does that nine tenths Of euiorazis
who land in armies on our shores are Alb
olltlonists; and, if they themselves were
Aoolltlonlsts, and were looking around
them for the most effectual means Of pro.
noting Abolitionism, they would hail with
JOY the coming of those foreign allies. and
promote it to the extent of their power
If they were AboItionists they would
throw no conceivable impediment in the
way OF the rushing stream by which the
lake OF Abolitionism in this country has
received and is receiving its chief supply.
They would stretch forth their arms to
the people of foreign lands, all Of whom
are Abolitionists, to come over and aid
IN the destruction of slavery. To say
Ihat the American party is an Abolition
party, land that tits the struggling at thes anne
time to shut out the tremendous tide of
Foreign Abolitionists settling upon our
shores is nothing less thai! monstsous
absurdity.o
!, A.'ser speaking of the immigration a
foreigners to build up free soil combauni--
ties, it proceeded to say:
"This process is going on at the rate Of
hundreds of thousands year. The sla-
very representation in Congress is or SOON
will be mere drop in the ocean. An
this foreign immigration being free labor
is deadly hostile to slave labor, and to the
political influences of Slavery. The South
must now take a stand IF she can en-
list the free native labor of the North
against the foreign immigrant element by
means of the Know Nothings on the.
South The new movement promises to.
do this. 1t will check the too easy COM
munication of political privileges to this
foreign and too frequent hostile element. =,
There, the cat is ont of the bag. Can
our Know Nothings who have been play !
ing into the hands of the slave holders )
understand the force of the .Iosunups po-
sition? n?-Leader. s.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-06-13

Our. ticket is composed of ssgood me,
and true;" and asto our State Auditor,
do but express the deliberate Judgment O
candid men of all parties when say, tha
| it has never been the fortune of Ohio t,
have more faithful, diligent, honest, eff
cient Auditor than William D. Morgan
But, moreover, he is steadfast democrat
and was triumphantly endorsed by the las
9th of January Convention, when he re
ceived the nomination for State Auditor
Why then should he be at tackled? Is il
proposed in that way to restore harmony
and good feeling to the democratic ranksi
Now, if ever, when. secret midnight cabals
are devising ways and means L . abridge
the rights of opinion,-a course tending
to the final subversion and destruction o
the Liberties of the people, it becolaes us
to lay aside mere personal considerat ions
because, United we stand, divided we
fall"
DO not purpose-even if had the
time and ability and you the space-to
consider, at present, whether the Supreme
Court, the Legislature, or the Constitu-
ton, is at fault, or whether the rule of
taxation, as it exists, is not just and prop
er. l only claim that there is no cause
for attack upon the democratic candidate
for State Auditor, than whom no man de-
serves more generous support.
Having alluded to the State ticket, 1
am reminded that our Central Committee
will meet in few days, and probably have
under consideration the subject of q Con-
vention to nominate County officers
Without wishing to dictate to that body
and speaking only for myself, (yet doubt
less expressing the views Of very m..ny, )
l cannot see the least !srcessity of de-
parture from the settled custom of the
party in this county, that is, to nominate
a ticket--and elect it, TNInNr
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-06-13

A FUNNY MIsrAKE We learn that :
gentleman named Noble rea< = our city
Monday evening las, and con- MED oour
city police that he had been robbed 81 81
500 on the cars, and also pointed out Two
men whom he suspicioned Of the robbery.
Our vigilant officers repaired immediately
to the hotel, and but for the oppertune
interference of the Mayor, would have had
them safely lodged in the caliboose. He
fortunately discovered that one gentleman
was Col JEFF Davis, Secretasy of the u.
s. Treasury, in time to save him the me-
Of an arrest. The affair excited
considerable merriment, and the 6ecfetsfy
laughed as heartily as the rest at what
liked to have proved an awkward blunder.
-Atalanta Geo. } Erapsiuer, Nay 80