davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The true Democrat., 1856-03-18

0F" Where's Mrs Muff ?" asked an &C., quantance with shawl round his shoulders. of Mir Muf, who was shivering over dying fire. Gone out. She and 1 take turns now. She has the shawl to-day; to- morrow'll be my turn" Shawled acquaintance vamosed.
The true Democrat., 1856-03-18

MURDER OF AN EDIToR.-The Vicksburg Whig learns that on the 10th ult, C. c. Lownsbury, editor and proprietor of the Kos ciusko (Miss) Chronicle, was shot and killed in that place. A correspondent gives the cir cumstances and description of the murderer as follows:
 "Lownsbury was shot while ascending the steps to the tavern to get his supper, and with out any previous warning whatever, by one Richard w. Payne, seventy-three small shot taking effect in his right side, ranging fiom the hip to the shoulder. He lived only about thirty minutes. This was as cold blooded, premedi- tated murder as 1 ever knew. Payne is still at large. He is about feet , or inches high. 23 years of age, square built, weighs 13O to 135 pounds; his hair is of dark yellow color. his eyes of greyish blue, his front teeth rather wide and slightly separated, his hands and feet small, hls complexion is ofa sallow white He is quick spoken in conversation but not loud; laughs very loud; is very genteel in. his dress and manners, stands very erect, has a very short quick step and swinging gait has noted scar just below his left temple, about an inch and a quarter long, ranging from his left eyebrow to his ear.
 No reason is given for the murder-the above are all the particulars we are able to gather
The true Democrat., 1856-03-18
Orders of the War Department Relative to the Kansas Difiiculty-The Black Repub- lican Propaganda.

V HaH}ngJ0a, Feb. lb, 1S56.
 Governor Shannon left this afternoon. direct for St. Louis, and from thence to Kansas He will immediately remove his office from Shaw nee Mission to Leeompton, the centre of the prevailing difficulties. Orders will be issued by the war department this afternoon, and they will probably be conveyed by Gov. Shan non to Col Sumner There is no doubt but what they will be in accordance with the Presi dents views as expressed in his special mes- sage in regard to Kansas, and in his late pro- clamation, and that directions will be given to have them properly enforced There are 800 troops at Fort Leavenworth, and 400 at Fort Riley, to be called out if circumstances demand.
 The republican associat or Washiu,ton is making strenuous efforts Jo .bl,sh similar societies in every city, town and village throughout the Union, serving, as a circular says
 "To rally the people, inspire them with con- fdence and enthusiasm, and furnish the infor- nation necessary to execute and fairly meet the sophistry of pro-slavery or freedom in the Presidential campaign"
 The design is to scatter, broadcast, docu- ments and speeches upon the subject They have already prepared 162OOO copies in Eng fish, and 10000 in German, of the speeches and writings of Messrs. Seward, hale and others.
The true Democrat., 1856-03-18

That man may breathe, but never lives, Who much receives, but nothing gives; Whom none can love, whom none can thank, Creations blot, creation's blank
The true Democrat., 1856-03-18

PEOPLE had chosen to bear aloft the national standard; but they asked what their duty was under that standard. Then DANIEL WEB- STER, who had so long opposed Andrew Jackson in the political field, allowed the para mount idea of country to outweigh all consde- rations of party "When,"--such was the eloquent and beautiful peroration of his pa- triotic speech in Faneuil Hall on this occasion =" hen the standard of the Union is raised and waves over my head-the standard whicf. Washington planted on the ramparts of the constitution, God forbid that should inquire whom he people have commissioned to un- fur it and bear it up; I only ask in what man. her, as an humble individual, I can best dis charge my duty in defending it''
 Presld ent Picrce in the present crisis, has issued his proclamation-he has raised over the head of every citizen the national standard that Washington planted on the ramparts of the constitution! He invokes protection to the settlers of Kansas; protection from interference from abroad of men, armed or unarmed, in their rights; protection for them to establish in peace their organic law; and also protection for the law abiding settlers against those within Kan sas who have combined to resist its territorial laws. As to the local point, we have gone over as to the outrageous Sharps rifle remedy we have considered-here is the issue: on the one side are Robinson and his organization in Kan sas--Chase and the madcaps who go with him Tn his overt act of treason out of kansas-the whole band who advocate the sending of Sharp's rifles to Kansas be they who they may; and the alders and defenders of the Robinson sham government of Kansas; and on Me other side are the CONSTITUTED AUTHORITIES 0f tue United States.
 PATRIOTIC AMERICAN CITIZEN! Re-examine this question, if abolitionism has deluded you. Do you n1ean to contribute money to supply means to levy war against your oa0n laws? Do you mean to aid in bringing on the terrible de- solation of CIVIL WAR? Do you mean to fight the United States? This is precisely what putting Sharp's rifes'' into the hands of C. Robinson governor will be! In doing this you will contribute to the promotion of anarchy rebellion and treason! Instead of doing this,
 indignantly frown upon it; and in the patriotic spirit of the older time, rally around the con. stituted authorities who have unfured the banner of the Union, the constitution and the laws.
The true Democrat., 1856-03-18
Democratic Conventions.

WILLIAM II. ENGLISH, e.o,uo GEO READ RIDDLE,
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-01
Republican Platform.

8
A Convention of the Free State party
was held at the Free State Hotel, in this
city, on the evening of the 18th of JAN
uary last, at which Gems. Lane and
Robinson and others spoke at length on
the questions before the country. The
former presented platform for the con-
sideration of the Convention which was
adopted as the voice of the meeting.
We used every possible effort at the time
to get a copy of the resolutions adopted,
but failed to find them. No one knew
where they were. The result was, we
published a statement as near as could
be recollected of the substance of the
resolutions. They have turned up at
last in the eastern journals, where they
were probably sent by one of the secre-
taries of the meeting, who. We believe,
was the reporter for an eastern paper.
We protest against the custom of ap-
pointing persons in future, as secretaries
of our public meetings whoare connected
with the eastern press; as their interest
seems to be to withhold every important
document falling into their possession for
their respective journals which they
represent, instead of making the Terri
torial papers the medium of such infor-
nation. The following are the resolu-
tons alluded to, which We take pleasure
in publishing at this late day, with the
view of placing the parties connected
with them correctly on the record:
WHEREAS, The unoffending settlers Of
Kansas have endeayored by every means
within their power, to cultivate relations
of friendship and amity with their pro-
slavery brethren in Missouri And
Whereas, These advances, instead OF
being met in aspirit of conciliation, have
been met by outrages the most brutal
and degrading, thereby forcing us 10 the
conclusion that the institution of slavery
possesses within itself elements of injus-
tice, intolerance ndaggression, not only
to the enslaved, but to all those who pre-
fer Free Territory to Slave Territory
elements which if enforced, as the recent
acts of our neighbors show it their inten-
ton to do, can result in endangering moi
only our lives and liberties, but the per-
petuity of our glorious Republic, there
fore
"Resolved, That in view of the de-
termination on the part of the Slave
Power, to destroy and take away the
rights, which as American citizens be-
long to US, it is our duty to unfurl ou.
banner to the breeze, and adopt as oul
motto A Free State Government in
Kansas without delay, emanating from
the people, and responsible to them
non-interference with the institution o.
Slavery in the States where it now exists
and opposition to Its further ertension.
j. Fl. LANE, Nebraska Dem.,)
JOHN sPEER, (Whig.)
ED. CLARK, (Free Soil Dem)
GEO. w. DEITZLER, TX. N.
J. w. COLBURN, OK. NJ
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-01
Kansas Scrip at Par.

II affords US leasure to state that meas
ures Lave been perfected, by which our
Kansas scrip is worth one hundred
cents on the dollar, andis received at that
raie in payment for any kind of goods,
groceries, provisions, &c, at the store of
CIV. & W. HUTCHINSON & Co., in this
city. They are authorized to buy up
$4,000 at present, but probably will be
authorized soon to purchase an addition
al amount. In no case will they receive
more than S25 issued to apy-single indi
vidual, under the present arrangements.
There is about S14, 600 in the market,
and every dollar is as good as SO much
gold, and will be redeemed as fast as
funds can be forwarded from the East.
1t is worth fifteen per cent. more in the
market than Missouri State stock.
We are indebted to the kindness and
iiberality of our friends in the East,
North and West for this happy arrange
ment, by which our people will be some
what relieved of their pecuniary embar-
easements. The following extract, from
the Minnesota Daily Times, of the 2sth
ult., shows how the thing is done. The
Border Ruffians will ascribe it to the op-
erations of the Emigrant Aid Companies,
but the people of Kansas should know
that it is the voluntary offering of true
hearts which beat in unison with ours,
and is but faint shadowing of what they
will do if necessity demands it. Besides
this, it furnishes fit reply to the fault
finding of certain cynies who have all
along claimed that the lovers of Freedom
could feel anywhere else for our relief,
save in their pockets. But to the re-
marks in the Times:
"Judge Schuyler, of Kansas, recently
delivered speech in Chicago, giving a
full account of matters in that Territory
At the conclusion of his speech, he re-
marked that the Free State men had suf-
fered much, and were in need of material
aid. For the purpose of procuring this
aid, Kansas scrip had been issued. He
had scarcely taken his seat, when up
wards of $4,000 of the paper was taken
up by those present, and committees
were appointed to canvass each ward in
the city, and induce the citizens TO extend
a helping hand to those now battling for
Freedom In Kansas. We feel sure that
if the scrip was offeredin this city. .thous-
ands of dollars would readily be raised
For ourself we will take one hundred dol
lars, and We know of others who will
take an equal sum. Send on your com.
mittee, gentlemen-Minnesota is ready to
do her share in the great struggle for
the right
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-01
Letter from cassius M. CLAW.

WHITEHALL, KY., Feb. IL, 1856.
G. w. Brown, EsQ-MY DEAR SIR:
II have long since foreseen and deplor-
ed your troubles, have denounced public
ly the repealers of the Missouri Compro-
mise as worthy of death-not imprecat-
ing violence, but grading the guilt of
those who cause so great calamities J
The invasion of your Territory by the
Rufians from Missouri has been most
gallantly repulsed. / lectured through
all the North last winter, and everywhere
warned the people of the Free States of
the true intentions of the Slavery propa-
ganda-to use the Union as long as it
was turned to the Strengthening of slave
r., and then TO throw it aside-if they
could! The first act of the drama is
past, but do not fiatter yourselves that it
is the last. You will have to fight
again or be subjected Marx what tell
you. Unless you are prepared to repel
force from slave holders, you will never
have peace / have tried them for tven-
ty years. They have no magnanimity,
no remorse, no mercy The world does
not begin to know them, and never win.
My heart bleeds in anticipation of your
wrongs. / would that it was in the prov
idence of events that I could lend you
my feeble strength in person, or means !:
but. alas /. too, am depressed in spirit
and means by the long and solitary war
| have carried en- against superior odds !:
and cannot at my time of life, and with
a large family, join in your common de-
fence, and ultimate glory. What can do,
however, will not be reluctantly acceed-
ed. You will yet conquer. and millions
in long futurity will bear in greatful
memory the deeds of your sacrifice and
triumph in the cause of Humanity.
Your friend, G. II. CLAY.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-01
Donation of Files.

Donations are frequently solicited OF
files of the HERALD OF FREEDOM for IL
braries, literary societies, reading rooms,
DC. If the paper paid its ownexpenses,
we should feel free to make occasional
donations in this shape. but as it is, until
it is established on permanent basis,
with means to pay its own expenses, We
shall furnish no person. or body of men.
copies gratui.oasly for any length oi
time. Besides, it has occurred to rs
that. as general thing. it would seem
that collection of several individuals
can better afford to pay the small price
of subscription. than we can afford to
give it to them. The idea of donating
files of 8 paper to parties, is more agree
able 10 the receiver than to the donor,
provided the latter is embarrassed pecu-
niarily on account of expenses incurred
in publishing such files.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-01
Temperance Moxement

Notwithstanding the inclemency of the
weather there was good attendance at
the Temperance meeting Tuesday eve
ming last. If the evening had been fav-
orable, it is questionable whether the
Hall would have been capacious enough
to hold all who would have turned out.
The ladies would have been there t" to a
man." The Secretary has furnished us
report of the proceedings, which will
be found in heproper department of the
paper. We believe the movement has
been made in the right direction. and
will ultimately succeed. In this connec-
ton we would also refer the reader to the
communication of Mr.. GREENE in another
column, on the same subject. 1t tpresents
rather new feature of the Temperance
question. There will be another meeting
at Union Hall this Saturday evening,
which should be well attended.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-01
The People of Kansas Maligned and
Insulted.

Taking their cue from the false state
ment of President Pierce's Kansas pro-
nunciamento, that the movement in Kan
sas for free State organization is aparty
affair, and not a movement of the people,
the administration papers have amplifed
the deception, and now persistin treating
the disturbances in Kansas as quarrels
among the actual residents. This will
not do. 1t is too palpable Ealsehood.-
While Davy Atchison is sending letters
over the South, boasting what he and his
Missourians have done in Kansas, in
overpowering the people at the ballot
box, threatening to repeat the process
again, aud calling for armed volunteers
while Pierce's Indian agent, Clark, boasts
openly of his cowardly murder of Mr..
Barber of Ohio; and while the testimo-
ny from all sides is full, undisputed and
conclusive ofthe fact that the outrages in
Kansas, as well on the persons and prop
erty as the civil rights of the settlers,
have been the work mainly of armed in
truders from Missouri, it is mean and
dastardly to charge upon the settlers in
Kansas the crimes which they have suf.
fered from on-resideuts. Itis, besides,
piece of sheer folly and gratuitous ma
levolenee, because nobody can be de-
ceived by it whose opinion is of any
value.
The declaration of the President that
the Free State movement in Kansas is a
party movements hardly more specious.
1t is not true. The friends of the adj
ministration in Kansas are actively in it,
and constitute large portion if not a
majority of its supporters. Col. Lane,
who is on his way East with a delegation
from the Free State executive committee,
was representative from Indiana in the
last Congress, voted for the Kansas Ne
braska bill and still supports it. Dela-
hay, elected to Congress on the Free State
ticket, edited the only strictly admins
tration paper in the Territory, and more
than half the ticket is made up of DEM
ocrats, who approve the Kansas Nebraska
bill, and sustain the administration In
everything but its treachery and abuse
toward the people of Kansas. The Free
State movement in Kansas is notan abol-
ition movement nor republican party
affair, in any proper sense. 1t is simply
and only the effort of an oppressed and
abused people to obtainthe rights granted
them under the Kansas Nebraska bill.
1t not only embraces those who desire to
make Kansas free State, but many pro-
slavery men. who would be glad to see il
slave State, but who have too much
honor and magnanimity not to oppose the
effort of outsiders to force slavery upon
by open violence. The president and
his supporters are making a great mis-
take. The facts are too palpable and
monstrous to be covered up or success
fully perverted. The cry of justice and
protection to the people of Kansas, viii
find response in the heart of eyerJ
honest democrat, and woe to the men and
the party who stake their fortunes on tht
success of Atehison's effort to crush ou
with fire and sword the rights of the
people of Kansas.-Springfeld, Mass.
Rep.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-01
Why. Was It?

What means the recent movement in
Congress by which Gen. Whitfield was
permitted to take his seat as Delegate
elect from Kansas without opposition
from the members of that body? Mr.
Campbell remarked that he would call
up the subject at another time; but
Whitfield was sworn into office and took
his seat. That fact, of itself, prejudices
the claims of Gov. REEDER, and should
not have been submitted to even "at the
risk of submitting to defeat" as the N.
Y. Tribune claimed. Its possible there
are circumstances which justified the
action of Congress at that juncture and
there is a possibility that Gov. Reeder's
prospects are not injured by tie move
ment. If so, we will bide our time with
pleasure. At the same time we do moi
wish Congress to receive Mr.. W. in any
other capacity than the Representative Of
the Border Rufians, as it was they who
elected him, and he is their Delegate.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-01
Get up a Club.

Reader. have you labored to get up a
club of subscribers for the HERALD OF
FREEDOM If not, go about the work at
once. Remember we send ten copies for
fifteen dollars. No extra copies to get
ters up of clubs. The friends of the
cause viii do the work cheerfuIly to aid
the paper in view of its past heavy losses.
Send the money at our risk, after regis
tering the letter with the postmaster.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-01
Encouraging.

We had almost desponded in our hope
to sustain an Independent free State paper
in Kansas, until within the last few weeks,
when the tide has changed, new subscrip-
tons have poured in upon US, our ex-
hausted exchequer replenished. our con-
fidence in anti-slavery men to supply ma
terial aid, when necessary. restored, and
our determination to make paper which
shall satisfy the wants of the communi-
ty, fully confirmed. The best writer in
the world cannot publish a good paper
without means, while a very poor one, lib
orally sustained. can get up very read
able paper. With means, we feel our abil-
| ity to get up paper worthy of Kansas;
without means, we are compelled to do
as we have for months past-get along
the best way we can.
The friends of the cause have gone to
work in earnest, and the result is our lib
eral receipts from week to week. Friends,
one and all, we thank you. and may you
be induced TO continue your efforts te
strengthen our hands until We can afford
to publisha paper pledged only to Free.
dom-which shall be equal in mechani
cal execution, or editorial ability in con.
Quoting if, TO any paper in the country
| We are determined the HERALD OF
FREEDOM shall continue tie paper o
Kansas, and the one which all classes o
readers will resort to who want reliable
information from this distant region.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-01
Cabinet Furniture.

Those desiring cabinet furniture made
to order, should call upon our friends,
KELLER & VUeEL, who are occupying q
shop in the east part of Lawrence, on
New Jersey street. A bookcase, recent
ly executed by them for our sanctum,
will compare very favorably ia mechani-
cal appearance with any similar job in
eastern workshops. Our doctrine is
Encourage your own" in so doing,
you build up mechanics among US, and
increase the population and wealth ol
Kansas.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-01

claims before their respective Legisla-
lures. The people hear it, and are con-
tributing tl.eir wealth, and preparing to
send their young men, and come them
selves to aid you. The truth is, the
booming of that old gun has Sc. the ma
ton on fire, and its reverberations are al
ready crossing the Atlantic, and present.
ing us in an unpleasant position even in
Europe. For Gods sake, spike that can
nonp'
What is the response? A faction say:
1--WE see the injury it is doing. and ii
shall be stopped. If it cannot be done
one way it shall another. The Captain
shall be waited upon by committee,
and if he will not promisetosilence hisgun,
We will call a public meeting, and ask
him to do so through that body. If he
must shoot, let him shoot into the air.
He shall not continue his firing upon the
enemy"
That faction have learned their tactics
in different camp from US. Our poll
cy is to continue the war until perma-
nent peace is agreed upon. We have nc
! idea of allowing the enemy to silence
single gun while they continue prepara-
tons for war. When they abandon the
field when they give indications of
permanent peace when they withdraw
their menaces and cease their threaten
ing attitude, then will be time to poln
that cannon in another direction. Unit
then, it will continue laundering from
the citidal of Freedom until the last enc
nv is destroyed. Il ITS direction is
changed for moment it will be to fire
upon new enemies, when it will immedi
ately turn back to its original position.
That old cannon has a close resem
blance, in our opinion, to the Herald o
Freedom. By industry and consistenc.
it has earned for itselfa name and posi-
ton which the best newspaper in tn
country would be proud of. The at
tempts of demagogues to change its pol
icy will ultimate in their destruction, AM
in placing tie Herald on frmer basi
tEan we in our most enthusiastic dream
dared hope for.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-01
The Last Victim to Law and orderin
Kansas.

Mr. Brown, of Leavenworth, who was
recently butchered by the pro-slavery
Missouri mob near Easton, Kansas, in q
quarrel growing out of their attempt to
break up the free State election, was
formerly Of this city. and did business
here by the firm of Perkins 4 Brown,
wool dealers. He had since lived in one
of the western States, but early moved to
Kansas. and has taken an active part in
the defense of that Territory from the
outside harbarians. He visited Spring
field last summer to procure contributions
TO assist the settlers IN their work of de-
fense.-Springfeld. Aess., Republicans.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-01
Free and slave states

Here is significant fact: The in.
crease of the population of Georgia since
1850, has been 1864. The increase oI
Illinois for the same period, 448. ISL
Who cannot see why this difference in
the relative incFeaseof population in each
State? Doughfaces, CIPHER it out!
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-01
Cheer.
FIrcHBuRe, Mass. Feb. :. IS

FIfCHBUEG, MASS, Feb. z, '56.
q. w. BRowE d Co..-GEsrLEnEx:-
! enclose s2 90 for a second years sub
scription to the Hearald of Freedom. I
find it inconyenient to spare the amount
but paper such as yours. sHsf be sus-
tanned in Kansas New England is with
you in heart. We are rejoicing over Mr.
Banks election. You moy hear some
thing from Washington soon besides in
solent yili6cation from = renegade Presi-
dent. Yours cordially. GsB.W.