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Kansas News,


CHICAGO, Friday, Oct. 9. 1s5G
party OF ka anSas emigrants, chiefly from,
Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin, to the pumber ns
about 300 incinding women and children o'
arriving at Taber, Iowa, on the 1st instant ="
eeived Intelligence of the approach of Gnr -,
Geary with $50 Dragons to oppose tba;r% %
trance into the Territory They. however a.
ternined to proceed on their journey till Gr,a
npon and 1t was expected they would mo-,
the troops at Little Nebraska River on n.
4tll N 8EsE ~ '
MILWAUKEE, Saturday, Oct. H. 1s5e
We have advices from Kansas to tho l..
inst, stating that Gov. Geary had cau,od >.
be arrested and confined in Lecomptou on ,to
charge of murder in the first degree one h,,, MY
dred and seven Free-State men. who arr mo,.
ly under the charge of Col Titus
Ill. Miles Moore of Ieavenworth was or,o,
ted on the I'd inst while at Kansas Civ %
route East, by Surveyor General Calhoun and
carried to Wyandotte City and imprisoned
ST Lofts, Oct. l3
We have adviccs from Weston, Mo. which,
state that Messrs. Berry g. Walker, bavnm
sold some Flour to citizens of Kansas n no,,,
of Border Ruiians under Stringfeow n,o
ceeded from Platte city to Weston and sr
rested Berry, denonncing him as an Abolition.
iSt. The citizens Of Weston assembled in
force, and after denouncing StringfeIIow and
ordering him to leave the country in five day,
drove him and his party from town.
Meagre returns Of the Congressional ecc
ton in Kansas indicate the success Of Win.
field, without opposition. No disturbance,oc.
Cured
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CONNECTICUT ELkCrIoEs.-Town elections
took place on Monday in number of towns
in Connecticut, which, though of little impor-
tance compared with the impending presiden-
tal contest, show, nevertheless how the wind
blows in that quarter. The Hartford Courant
thus sums up the results, sofar as ascertained +:
"Our returns are from ll9 towns-of these
p give Fremont majorities, 4 Buchanan ma
jorities and six are divided. Compared with
last fall, the Fremonters have gained in "a
towns and the Buchaniers in 10-seven of these
ten towns were against us last spring, so that
they have virtually gained in but three towns.
Of the "a towns gained by the Fremonters
IA arc gains from the vote of last spring, as
well as the fall previous and of the 6 divid-
ed towns were against rs last spring"
The Buchanan papers have been claiming
this as riotory Our readers will judge,
with how much reason.
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LETTER FROM 8. D INeHAM.

On our outside We publish letter from Hon.
PORTE. This, like oil Mr.. INGHAN's produc-
tions, presents in clear light the benefits
which the freemen of the North would derive
from having Kansas free state. He views
the question in its true aspect-whether the
fair fields of that fertile territory shall be CIV
EN- up to slave labor, and skinned" by that
deteriorating system, or shall be cultivated 10y
free hands, and become the garden of the
country covered with fruitful farms, and dot
ted with thriving towns, and churches, and
school houses The freemcn of the North are
to decide this question in November next If
they would preserve this vast territory, capa-
BILE of maintaining FIVE millions souls, for the
possession aud occupation of their children,
they must vote so that negro slavery will be
forever excluded. They must vote to extend
the blessings of liberty, and not to degrade
free labor by the degrading contact OF involun-
tary servitude, beside which free white men
cannot labor, without sinking below the level
of the negro. II slavery is fastened upon Kan
sas, the frcemen Of the North are virtually ex-
cluded. Legislative enactments are not more
inexOrable than the laws Of cause and effect:
All experience has demonstrated that free
white labor will shun the contact os servie ne
gro labor. The two cannot exist together,
with profit and pleasure to the white man.
Missouri, one Of the most fertile states in the
Union, with an unsurpassed climate, and the
most unbounded resources, never enters the
mind of the farmer, who contemplates going
West" Why? Because negro slavery exists
there and disgraces and dwarfs industry Free
Iowa, on the North, with not tithe of its all
vantageS or natural resources, is filling up as
by miracle, with q hardy, industrious popu
lation. The price Of lands on either side OF
the Missouri line, which divides the two states
illustrates the beauties of the two systems OF
slavery and freedom. The best of farming
land is vacant in Missouri, while in Iowa land
of not as good quality is eagerly sought after
at treble the price at which the former could
have been obtained,
If the farmers of Bradford are willing t.
forever deny to their SOUS the privilege of set
tlng in Kansas, let them vote for BUCHANAN
and thus rivet the chains of slavery upon that
fair land. If, on the contrary, they have 8
hope that some day their children may bt
thriving farmers in Kansas, let them vote tC
preserve it to Freedom The election of Jon,
c. Fremont will secure this glorious result.
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MORE TREASON IN EIRGINIA.--Mr Row
Lockwood, Treasurer of the Tabernacle Kan
sas Aid Committee, in New-York, has received
contribution of 500 in aid of Free Kansas,
from Iirginia. Evidently, Governor WISE is
becoming remiss in the discharge of his execu-
tive duties or so treasonnble contribution
would never emanate from the state of Nir'
ginia. The mails that leave the Old Domin-
ion will henceforth have to he searched as
rigidly as those which enter it.
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The BUCHANAN AND FILLMoEE FusIoy fy
New loRK-GOv. FLOYD of Virginia in his
speech in Wall street, said: -----...
| find from O sojourn of one week in New
York that the enemy of Democracy is not the
American party There are bonds of nrioe
Jet,cecn The Democracy and the Amrrican parig.
| will tell you what these bonds are. They
are the bonds of justice, Of truth, patriotism,
and Of right (Bravo) They are the bonds
Of the Constitution and Of the Union.
A Soice-IIow about the foreign vote
Mr.. Floyd will tell tOu, my, friend
g thank thee, jew, for giving me that
word" Gaughter.) When it was proposed
on one occasion, to the assembled chiefs Of
Greece that they shonld invite their great ad-
versary Hector, who had dealt death and dcs.
truction in all their ranks, to al entertainment
and feast, some of the sturdy and resoute OBJ
objected, because he was their enemy. Nes-
tor, the wise and considcrate chief Of the
Grecian host, proposed u union, and it was
agreed to, and the stalworth, through the rug,
gcd and the daring chief who had objected
finally gave up his objection with this decIara
tion Let him come. 1t is right and It Is
proper. We will feed him hcte to-day the
day of jubilee, and we will cut it ont of him
tomorrow, the day of war; Now that is the
answer my friend about the foreign vote. We
will settle that question after we have saved
the Union Your city is on fire. There "a
conhagration raging. In Gods name VIII y'1
inquire who shall GO to put it out. Cries ="
no, no.. Let us put it out, fellow citizens an
the fire companies will fight in peace Afterwards
Laughter Now, what | have got oSay
! this~and you will excuse me, trust tcIo'
citizens, if there be little egotlsm IN H. !"
cause if there be any subect that | hate nlC'1
to talk about it is the subject of myself i
have never expressed an opinion that lh'enl
to retract-Dever But | say this to yoa now
such is the change in the aspect OF poiI'IC.'
affairs, that has fastened itself on my constr
encc since came here to the North, 'na' y
the head and front of offence agal'S' "I
who offend against Democracy VINO SI'II
by it against all comers and gocrs, IN my s.n'a
and insignificant way, as to whom 'n''.
not a man in the State of Virginia, OF III u
South who would say that there Is any sFOnr'
of suspicion against his faith to the DcIno,''
ic party-I tell YOU here now, that l aa
eector of the State of Virginia, aud g9'"i
he choSen-the world of oppression anu .yo, UDm
quy could not prevent me- tel YOU = r,a
citizens, Fillmore men and Republicans u ~
| can show me that the candidate OF Inc p-
Republican party can only be beaica = ri
vote being cast for Mr.. Fillmore, tha' {
gre my rote for Mr.. Fillmore, q me s,m ",s
opens and srolo,es me. Great sPH"%
And will tell you something more ;Ia5 .ns AMI
Democratic Virginia, that never iaIEu
never faltered- voice." Eeber us IN,
aye and never tired either, my friend sln.. t5e
British flag took its receing course aClcy' ~ .u,
waters of the Atlantic Virginia, f00' T% ., ~,
up and stand al my back IN th0t moreDS", r,t %
IN that rofe. That is all that l ha'e
say"
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I UUIo LIUI,
III. CAMPBELL,

DeSy- A splendid pole was raised at Monroe.
ton, by the Fremont and Dayton Club of that
place, on Thursday last. After the pole was
raised, by some mischancc the rope became de.
tached, and ran out of the block at the top,
so that the flag could not be hoisted. JAMES
SIMMONS, of North Towanda, performed the
unequalled feat of climbing the pole over one
hundred feet and running the rope through the
pully. The stars and stripes were then spread
to the breeze with three times three for the
standard bearers Of Freedom, and three we'll
deserved cheers for Mr. Simmons. A large
and enthusiastic meeting was held in the even
ing addressed by Messrs. WATKINS, TRACY
and j. ii. WERE.
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bD- The great question to be answered at
the polls ON the 4th November is not, "Shall
Americans rule America ?" bat shall slave men
with negroes, or free men without them, occu-
py and control the lands Of Kansas, and the
other unsettled territories Of our America
There are three tickets before the people
LIST. The slave-sol, or negro and bondage
extension ticket candidates, James Buchanan
and John C Breckinridge.
ID The 'alf and 'alf, or sort o and sort o
not extension ticket Candidates, MiIard Fill
more and Andrew j. Donelson
Sd. The free soil, or white mems and free
dom-extenson ticket: Candidates, John c.
Fremont and VIM. d. Dayton.
On each of the two first one name is that of
man holding fellow in bondage, and the
other that of man of corresponding senti.
ments
On the third, both names are those of men
who do not hold others in bondage, and who
disapprove of extending slavery, and crowding
out freemen
Fellow, w,citizens-whether Of American or
European parentage-s it your will that the
terri tories once conseerated to freedom ana
your use, shall be retained for yourselves and
your children or will you surrender them to
the control of the slave-men that are now
treacherously robbng you of your rightful in
herritance ? Let your votes answer.
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THE ELECTION.

We have delayed our paper one day, for the
purpose of giving our re ders the result Of the
election held on Tuesday. We are obliged
however, to go to press with very meagre re-
turns as far as concerns details, though enough
is ascertained to render it extremely probable
u small majority. We shall not attempt to
give the vote as reported by the telegraph, be-
cause it is extremely unreliable. The gains for
the Buchaniers appear to have been made in
the Eastern and centre counties of the State
We have not even definite returns from PhiIa-
delphia, but it is rumored to give from 2200
to 5000 majority for the Buchaniers.
In the absence Of all details, we have ru-
mors of large majority in the State for the
Buchanan State Ticket, which of course, are
mere exaggerations. The latest and most re-
liable information we now possess is contained
in the following despatch from HORACE GREE
LEY -
WEDNESDAY, S o'clock P. NJ.
Gave up this morning by from 5000 to 5000 majority
against Us. Looks better now, but very doubtful.
H. GREHLBY.
1t is barely possible that the Counties north
and west yet to be heard from, may save us
from impending defeat. We believe we shall
do well in the localities where Freedom has
been the rallying cry, as in glorious old Brad
ford. These localities are yet to be heard
from.
Susquehanna gives the Union State Tick
ct over 1000 majority. Sullivan gives a uni
form Buchanan majority of 165. ..
We have nothing from below in regard to
the Legislature. ALLISON WHITE (dem,) is
elected to Congress in the Lycoming district
Grow will have nearly 1000 majority in this
| district.
From this somewhat gloomy prospect We
turn with proud exultation to our own County
Here the standard of Freedom has been un-
furled, and the intelligent, the patriotic, the
sturdy yeOmanry of the County have rallied
almost en- masse beneath its glorious folds.-
FOUR THOUSAND majority is verdict of
which We may we'll be proud. 1t testifes to
the country, that in victory or defeat, through
good or evil report, the Freemen of Bradford
will ever be ready to vindcate the cause OF
Human Rights, and the interests of white la
Dor.
Our County Ticket has majority of about
four thousand, running with great regularity
from the highest to the lowest Office We ap
pend the returns as far as received, from which
it will be seen that LAPoRrE has ma jority IN
srery election district but one.
LArER.-Later dispatches received at Wa
verify say that in all but II counties the Union
State Ticket is ahead The IL counties gave
last year 1000 majority for Nicholson.
Another despatch received at Wayerly says
the Union State Ticket is elected by 5000 ma
jority
| SURVEYOR CANAL CON.
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pGg- During the delivery Of Nr, pr@ .esl
speech at the Merchants Exchange is>' fl
Wall street broker, Jew, named ,aorg
qucntly interrupted the speaker, anu 'a"iioa 'nI,
the audience, by putting impertlne"' g5lJ,, 5Jrrs,
In the courSe of that part OF me "ITm T.,moa
Mr.. Banks which referred TO COL / 'a,rt, a,
the jew exclaimed, " Wasn't he 'oOLt~a IT. sroel
ed 2" YES" responded voice III u; ;fe, r b
" and better man than he was cru. .L,o,sr
some of vour ancestors about two ,ny p,n,ioa
wears ago There were no more nleEI"l
from that source.
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A Buchanan ELEcToR FOR FREMoNT-Hen-
ry G.. Webb, one of the Democratic Electors
Of the State of Wisconsin, publishes a letter
wherein he very plainly and clearly states his
reasons why he cannot support the pro-slavery
Democratic ticket
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South CARoIIN,--This is the only State in
the Union in which the people do not choose
electors of President and Vice President
The Charleston News states that Governor
Adams will convene the Legislature on the lst
Monday in November next, to choose electors
for the State, nat being she uay fixed by law
for hosling the election of Electors to elect a
President and Vice President of the United
States in all the States of the Union
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GRAND Buchanan FIzzIE AT ATHEHs.-The
Buchaners advertised grand g Union Meet.
ing" to come off at Athens on Saturday last,
which we are informed, resulted in glorious
izzle. The procession contained 1l6 persons
by actual count, and the meeting at no time
comprised over 200 persons JOSIAH RANDALL,
the simon pure old line democrat, did not ap-
pear, as advertised, and JoHN j. TAYLOR, of
Owego, dispersed the vast assemblage.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-10-16

Ray 1t is estimated that not less than IA, =
900 Africans have been landed on the island
of Cuba within the last eight months.
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Beg From the Florida election we have con-
fcting accounts but we believe the Buchanan
party has beaten the Fillmore by small ma
ioritv
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SURVIVOR GEN. CANAL CON.
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IMPORTANT TO PosTMAsTERs.

Our attention has been called to the fact
that some poStmasters are In the habit of send
lng back TO the mailing office, letters reaching
them for delivery, because they were not pre-
paid by stamps, but by money. This is wrong.
and arises from a msapprehension of the law.
In no case, indeed, should letter, after it has
reached the Office of delivery, be returned for
postage, much less should it be returned be-
cause the postage was not paid by stamps. 1t
is the general duty of postmasters to see that
letters are prepaid by stamps, but when (hav-
ing been prepaid in cash, either through igno-
rance of the law, or inadvertence, or want Of
stamps on the part of the mailing postmaster
they reach their destination, it is the duty of
the postmaster to deliver them, the same as
though prepaid by stamps. 1t will necessarily
happen, IN the introduction of the stamp pre-
payment system, that supplies of stamps will
fsil to reach all of the small and remote offices
at the proper time and it would be doing vio-
lence to the citizens of those localities, to re.
turn and thus delay their correspondence, be-
cause of a circumstance so unavoidable. En-
tertaining this view of the subject, the Depart
ment has instructed postmasters, not having
stamps, to forward letters as heretofore when
prepaid by money. If an unpaid letter, from
any cause, gets into the mail, and reaches its
destination, lit should be delivered on payment
of postage at prepaid rate-URion
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TUESDAY IN THE HOUSE.

warm discussion sprang up in the House,
Tuesday, on u resolution introduced by mem
Der from Kentucky, affirming the inexpediency
of all caucus platforms and caucus candidates
for the Speakership.
Mr.. Cobb, Mr.. Letcher, and other Admins
tration men, held that the " Democratic organ
ization - was of far more importance than the
Speakership, and the purpose was plainly avow-
ell never to vote for an American" candidate.
\ great deal of plain talk took place, which
seemed TO render hopeless any future coopera-
ton between the Administration and Fuller
men.
resolution introduced by member from
New York, intended, we presume, to force Mr.
Banks off the track, and compel the Republi-
cans TO vote for somebody, american enough
to slide easily into the support of Know
Nothing candidate for the Presidency, was la
bled by heavy vote.
One vote taken for Speaker showed larger
attendance of members, but there was no change
otherwise.
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FROM CALIFORNIA. y

Neoo Orleans, Jan. 25.-The steamship Dan
iel Webster has arrived at this port, from San
Juan, bringing California sdvices of the 9th of
January.
A severe shock of an earthquake was expe-
rienced at San Francisco on the I'd of January.
Attachments had been issued against Lucien
Herman, an extensive money agent at San
Francisco, to the amount of nearly Sl5O,OOO.
Mr.. Silsbee, the Yankee comedian, Gied at
San Francisco on the 22d of December
The Sacramento Valley railroaa is open for
twenty miles.
New and rich diggings have been discovered
on American river.
The news from the mines was encouraging.
Trade was dull, and the demand from the in
terror light. Flour and grain were dull.
The dates from Oregon are to the 10th of
December. Nothing had been heard of Col.
Kinney's party, which went to attack Fort Wal
lawalla, which was in possession of the Indians.
The Northern California Indian depredations
still continue.
George M. Chase, American Consul at La
haina, is dead.
Nicaragua advices are to the effect that Wal
ker receives accessions Of men by every steam
er, and that his effective force is now $50 men.
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No person having received a majority of the
whole number of votes given, there was no
election.
The message was then received-yeas III,
NAYS 81.
The House having thus decided TO receive
the message Sidney Webster, Esq, made the
following announcement: " am directed by
the President OF the United States To deliver TO
the House of Representatives a communication
in writing. if it be the pleasure of the House to
receive it."
Mr.. A. X. Marshall Of kentucky, moved that
the message be read.
Mr.. Wakeman moved that the motion be laid
on the table
The House refused to lay the motion to read
the message on the tabe-yeas 30, nays los.
The question recurring on the motion that
the message be read, it was taken, and decided
IN the affirmative-yeas los, nays 81.
The message was accordingly read
Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, presumed that it was
not in order to debate the resolution.
The Clerk replied that debate was not in
order
Mr.. Campbell. congratulate the coun.
Loud shouts Of " Order order!"
AIR. Campbell move, then, that the mes
sage be laid on the table
Mr. A. X. Marshall, of kentucky, moved that
the message be committed to the hands Of the
Clerk, TO he delivered by him to his successor
in Office.
Mr.. Campbell modified his notion so as to
include the amendment Of Mr.. Marshall
Mr.. Sneed. of Tennessee, moved that the
whole subject be laid on the table which mo
ton was agreed to.
Mr.. A. h. Marshall, of Kentucky, moved
that when the House adjourn to-day, it adjourn
TO meet on Monday next; which motion did
not prevail.
And then, at a quarter to feur o'clock, the
House adjourned.
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MIR. BRENToN. OF INDIANA.

We are sorry to see the attack of the Ne,C
York Tribune on Mr.. Brenton. 1t is alto
gether unjustifable. Mr.. Brenton has done
nothing to subject him to censure at the hands
of the friends of Freedom. He is a supporter
of Mr.. Banks, and stands steadfast with the
Anti-Nebraska members. In scattering his
vote for short time, he was actuated, we
doubt not, by honest motives. We never sup
posed that he intended to separate himself from
the supporters of Mr.. Banks, and the record
shows that he has not done so. We have no
doubt that the Tribune will make ample salts
faction in the case, and do all it can to correct
msconcepton as to the course of Mr.. Brenton.