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San Andreas independent., 1856-12-20
LETTER FROM ANGELS.
ASaHL's, December 18th, 1876

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Ar. Editor II take my pen in hand to inform
you "that the news isis plenty" and I hope
these few lines viii fnd you enjoying the same
Eblessing." Rude Boreas and Jack Frost have
been stumping this district for nearly month,
and have it all their own way, which is very
cool and freezing way. They have forbidden
the Union Water Company taking water from
the Stanislaus river, and shut up the Ditch
consequence is, no water in the Ditch-no min
ing on surface, and no money in pocket, and
His Honor, Mr.. Miner, looks down in the ground.
consequence of that is, that Winters L Co.,
found gold enough in their quartz, the other
day, to make one piece which weighed about
twenty-five pounds Further result DR. Boon
& Co., sold out their quartz Claim for $4,000 !:
and Jackson 4 Foster have struck it extraordi-
narily rich in their claim. you have any in
fluence with the clerk of the weather, Just in
duce him to let it heat up little, and give us a
light sprinkling, that we may find out the rich
ness and depth of the alluvial soil on the Big
Tree Road
The immigrants that have stopped here this
fall are very industrious and stirring people
The men have been engaged in hauling rock
wood, &C., while the ladies, (may their shadow
never grow less,) God bless them, have made
small clothes for three little strangers who are
already native Californians.
Population is increasing, and building lots
are an item, to jump and law about. Last week
they stuck stakes and pulled them up, till they
got tired, then-"The People Us John Doe, ct
als' had trip-up to Vallecito and the People
got "nonsuited," and ct ais suited. Next day,
Mr. Doe ct al, were 1.-THE People of the State
of California" and the "People" were R'd Rowe
ct al, and they the principals witnesses, &c.)
proceeded to Murphy's, where the necessaries of
life and justice, were dealt out TO them they
called for it, &C. Mr.. Rowe, ct al, didn't get
suited, believe, for they were sent to Jail or
paid fine, and the end is not yet, fear.
Did you see anything of g Mr.. George Wash
ington Newton Raenhart Byron, Jr., the great
New York Temperance Poet, Newspaper Cor
respondent, Lecturer, &C." Mirabile dictu Is
the Insane Asylum full No q Poets /" allowed
admittance into that Institution.-Ed1
If you could see the preparations that are
being made (" to be merry on Christmas Eve"
and g happy on New Years Day." think you
would "slosh around" this way, to enjoy your
self The "brave" and the fair, are expected
here, and the sweets l am told are of exquis ite
mould while the music of Columbia's Band
is engaged to move the feet of the Odd Fellows
and their friends, on Christmas Eve. The SER
vices of the Rev'd Geo. B. Taylor, is secured to
address the Brothers of the Order, at the Dedi-
cation of Hope Lodge. ANGELS.
San Andreas independent., 1856-12-20

LUMBER. Those of our readers in
want of this article for building or other
purposes, are referred to the advertise
ment of Messrs. Hartford & Irvine, in an
other column. At their yards in this
place and in Campo Seco, all the different
varieties can be obtained at the lowest
market rates. Give them call.
San Andreas independent., 1856-12-20

BALL. Those wishing to enjoy the
pleasure of good dance, should not forget
the Ball, which takes place this evening,
at Mr.. Thomas Hunters near the Ken
lucky House. Mr.. Hunter has made
preparations to secure the largest amount
of good fare, good music and good dancing,
for the occasion. 1t is expected large
number of ladies will be in attendance.
The pleasing enjoyment of ga country
dance" should not be lost sight of in these
plodding times.
San Andreas independent., 1856-12-20

TABLE MOUNTAIN DITcH.-During the
storm on last Wednesday night, about
sixty feet of fume of the above ditch, span
ming the ravine to Castor Hill, blew down
damage but slight. Under the man
agement of A. B. Laforge, Esq, the en-
terprising Lessee, this important work,
with new branches-which will supply
new mining districts that have never be-
fore had the advantages of steady stream
of water-will soon be in successful ope-
ration again. We are informed that about
sixty hands are constantly at work, and
that the finishing touch will be given
it in the shortest possible time, when
:" good strong heads will be furnished the
scores of miners who are anxiously await
ing the completion of repairs.
San Andreas independent., 1856-12-20

PACIFIC EXPRESS AHEAD Great
competition between the different Ex-
presses, takes place on the arrival of the.
papers per each Atlantic steamer. Char
ley Faville of the Pacific Express, on
Thursday last, distanced ali competition
about tpo seconds. Joe Knisht, of Wells.
Fargo & Co., came In second best. and
Mr.. A. G. Walker, of K Walkers Line"
rounded the corner just In time to be
first-tast! Joe thinks there was " shenan-
igan' practiced, as he had the ssintention''
of giving Walkers Line chance. But
Charley's intentions" being entirely Pa
c.fc, would not tolerate such Farqo-ing
arrangements-so he just popped in and
beat the the "party of the first part
We are indebted to each Express for files:
OF Atlantic papers, and to Mr.. Walker. Of,
Walkers Cave City Line" for eopy Of
Hoypers Magazine and a Mssours Re-.
publican
Vets, Fargo d' Co.-NTn Joe Knight,
OF Wells, Fargo & Co. S Express, during
the week, has furnished US with tie ,ssual
State exchanges, and other express fayors,
which we duly acknowledge and positiyel Y
appreciate
San Fra aaei,sco Paqers.-Mr. Joseph
Clarke, has duly remembered us with San
francesca papers, on the arrival,of the
Stockton stage every evening. Wo have
only room 20 say 6 thank ee. joe and
make up the rest by thinking you are a
yery clever fellow.
San Andreas independent., 1856-12-20

MAYnEM.-On last Monday night, two
persons named Thomas Kenney, (who had
Just come down from the Northern mines, J
and John Karwin, had dispute that ended
in fight; during which Kenney bit off the
end of Karwin's nose, contrary to " the
Statute in such cases provided" Kenney
was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Belts, and
after due hearing, Judge Stevens COM
mitted the prisoner, to stand his trial fol
mayhem before the next Court of Sessions,
which convenes at Mokelumne Hill, on
the second Monday of January, 1857.
San Andreas independent., 1856-12-20
ARRIVAL OF THE
STEAMER SONORA

The Presidential Question finally settled
-Nineteen States, acith 174 Electoral
potes, for Buchanan and Breckenridge
IL States for Fremont and one for
Fillmore - Disastrous Fires - Ship
acrecks - Miscellaneous and Foreign
Neus.
San Andreas independent., 1856-12-20

Supervisors Of Calareras County VS.. James C.
Shipman.-The demurrer, having been over
ruled, it was the right of the defendant to go on
and try the case upon the facts set up in de-
fense in his answer. But no reason is assigned
why he failed to do so, and as all intendments
are in favor of sustaining the judgment it must
be presumed that he abandoned his defense.
There is nothing set up in the demurrer which
can avail him.
Judgment affirmed. HEYDENFELDT, J.
| We concur TERRY, j.
MURRAY, C. ].
San Andreas independent., 1856-12-20

MEMoRANDA.-P. NJ. S. S. Sonora, W. f. Lap
pidge, commander, left Panama on Tuesday,
December I'd, at 9 o'clock, A. NJ, with 700 pas
sengers, the U. S. Mails from New York per
steamer George Law, and Granada from New
Orleans, 7l5 packages express freight and for
eign merchandise
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-12
Prospects Favorable.

We have almost been induced to de-
spond frequently, in view of the many
difficulties we have had to contend with
in publishing our paper during the last
year, but thus far have been enabled to
keep afoat, hoping for an improvement
with the new year. The year has open
ed upon us, and thus far the indications
are that we wele correct in our iudg-
ment; and the probability now is that
nearly every subscriber of the last year
will renew his subscription, and thus
enable US somewhat to make up for the
losses on the first volume.
AS the first volume is about expiring,
and the distance is SO great between us
and subscribers, we are anxious they
should forward their renewed subscrip-
tons with as little delay as possible
Last year the receipts for subscriptions
were almost wholly consumed between
our local, canvassing and general agents.
This year we are DESTROYS of dispensing
with these, as far as possible, and
hence, ask subscribers to order the Her
aid of Freedom direct, enclosing the
money and registering the same, and in
case of loss on the route the loss shall be
ours.
We shall only work off an edition
equal to our subscription list, conse-
quently cannot supply those with con-
tinuous files who delay the renewal Of
their subscriptions to the close of the
volume
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-12
WILSON SHANNON,
C. ROBINSON,
J. II. LANE.
Not a Puff.
Lawrence, Dec. 9, 1855.

Calling in at the new store room of
HUTcHINsoSs & Co., a few days ago, we
felt for the moment that we had been
suddenly transported from Lawrence to
Broadway. New York, so spacious are
their rooms, and so well filled are they
with the most beautiful productions of
the workshops of two hemispheres.-
Everything seems spread out there
which utility or fancy can coVet. and
at prices but little in advance Of those of
the Northern and Eastern States.
This not being designed. or paid for
as puff. we beg the reader to excuse us
from further remarks, and call for him
self, and judge whether we were much
at fault when we were dreaming of
standing in the doorway of some of the
merchant princes of New York. Re-
member that their new store-room is ad-
joining the one lately vacated by them in
the pew stone building.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-12
Fer the Herald IF Freedom.
Commercial Correspondence.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20, 1856.


G. w. Brown e. Co.-GENrLEMEN:-
We have not received very large lot o.
Kansas freight since the close of navi
cation, but report what is now in store
as follows
R. Gregg, trunk, / box; G. Jenk
ins, 5 kegs butter j. NJ. Jones, box
es; VIM. Clelland, 5 boxes; s. n
Wood, 9 bbls. A. B. Clapp, box J
Spuer, circular saw s. G. Pomery,
frame, 1 carriage, 4 boxes; J. Blood &
Co., box H. H. & Co., 8 boxes S
w. Eldridge, 1 box fruit; F. Davis, /
box, chest, 9 trunks; r. d. Norton, /
box; II. P. Warters, box, / trunk.
LIZ OTHER FORWARDING HoUsEs:-A
G. Clement, 9 boxes Col. Horace
Hobbs, box: NJ. Polly. stove; Jas
Won, 2 chests, boxes VIM. W. Wy.
man, ! Dbl.
Freight shipped from Nov. 96th
when we last reported -
S. w. Eldridge, eli packages, steam
er E. A. Ogden VIM. H. Wheeler, z
packages, steamer E. A. Ogden; w Jor.
dan, package, steamer E. A. Ogden; II
H. & Co., 1913 packages, steamer Mar.
tina Jewett S. w. Eldridge, pack.
ages, steamer Martha Jewett Hutch.
inson d Co., 2 bales batting, steamer
Martha Jewett; Rev. E. Mute, roll o.
mating, steamer Martha ,Jewett; G. S
Pratt, 2 boxes furniture, steamer Sonora
Morrow d Blood, / box harness, steam
er Sonora; c. A. Lapham, packages,
Sonora; n. Palley, 6 packages, steamer
Sonora.
We have had a severe spell of cold
weather since the Esd. Navigation
closed, and business dull, and tight
times for money, which will continue
until about the 10th of January. Your:
truly. B. SLATER.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-12
Far tie AeraHef FreedOm.
Complimentary.
Rosros. Dec 81 1a6

BOSTON, Dec u. 1905.
MEssRs. G. W. BRows d Co.-DEAR
SIRs = Enclosed YOU will find two dol.
lar note of the Warren Bank, Danvers,
for which we wish You to continue to us
the HERALD OF FREEDox. We feel a
great interest for the success of Free
State principles in Kansas. You have
taken noble stand for Freedom, and
God will reward your vaIor and frmness.
As for tbs people of Lawrence, the
whole Free States are indebted to them,
aye, every soul that has aspirations for
liberty owes them a debt of gratitude.
Let them remain as true and firm as
they have been, and success viii crown
their efforts, and if they need any more
Sharp tools to cultivate with. why
they must be sent on. We are full in
the faith that Kansas will be q free
State. which viii give heavy blow on
the back bone of Slavery. We are adj
yocates for Freedom to all men now and
forever. Yours very respectfully.
NJ II -
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-12
Kansas.

Speaking of Shannon's call on the
President for aid in ''subjugating" the
people of Kansas, the st. Louis News Of
Thursday evening says -
Zone thing is certain, if the law low
ing and orderly citizens of Kansas will
not volunteer to put down the Lawrence
rebels, it shows clearly that the Lawrence
rebels are in the right. Hitherto. we
have been told that they had committed
murder. rapine and divers outrages-
had driven pro-slayery men from their
homes, insulted their wives and child
rem, and burned their houses had res
cued culprit from the hands of the
Sheriff, raised the standard of insurrec-
ton, and defed the law and the laws
executors. This is what We have been
told by their enemies. If the people of
Lawrence have perpetrated these atroci-
ties, bow happens it that the Governor
can't find enough good citizens 10 put
them down? The citizens Of other
towns in the Territory side with the peo-
pie of Lawrence: and Gov. Shannon finds
himself calling on Missourians and the
President for aid to put down. not q
small body of insurreclionists. but prac-
tically the whole population Of Kansas.
.lf Shannon has reused the whole
people, or what amounts 10 the Same
thing, majority of the people Of Kan
sas, and driven them to take up arms
against him, it proves that be is unfit to
be their Governor. and had better be re-
moved at once. He has called for for
eign aid 70 subdue and subject his own
citizens. Does not this prsye that the
citizens are not wrong 90
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-12
Correspondence.
For tie Herald IF Freedom.
Information Desired.
LAWRENCE, Jan. 9. 1856.

4AWhE9S6y ddu. Os 1OOUs
Mr.. EDITOR II am no politician,
and am so much occupied with my bus
mess. that l have no time to study deep
" into Kansas politics. they not coming
under the head of those items of knowl-
edge concerning which the Scripture
saith. "the wayfaripg man though a
fool need not err therein I therefore
am under the necessity of asking you q
few questions respecting the two tickets
for State officers now before the public.
lst. Is the ticket nominated by the
late Convention an abolition ticket, as
its opposers assert
Cd. Is the new ticket, headed Anti
abolition ticket" such in reality ?
lam entirely unsophisticated in poll
tics, therefore you must excuse my
greenness in offering a few remarks. up
the basis that both of the above ques-
tons are to be answered afirmatively.
On reading the two tickets / perceive
the names eindividuals upon both of
them. Now as this is nearly one half of
all the names, it occurred to me that if
the former ticket was abolition, the latter
could hardly be total anti-abolition
ticket; unless the old saying, a man
is known by the company he keeps" is
so far changed as to mean "a man is re.
ally IN character what his comrades are. I"
In other words, FIVE men, who are abo-
litionists when nominated on one ticket,
become strong anti-abolitionists, when
placed upon another. suppose, how
ever, that this sudden transformation of
character. must be owing to the pro-
slavery tint which these men have re-
ceived in passing through the hands of
the getters up of the new ticket.
Anti-abolition ticket, forsooth Of
course, then. Mr.. Elliott, one of the prin-
cipal supporters of the new ticket, must
be a strong anti-abolitionist. Well,
" the. times change" and men change
with them. | suppose; but this same
Mr. Elliott, together with myself and
few others, one year ago, strongly con-
demned the leading nominee. of what
Mr.. Elliott now terms the abolition tick
ct" because he was not abolition enough
The Free State denounced DIR. Robin
son, as well as yourself, for taking ''con-
sentative ground +" on the anti-slavery
question, and supported one of the nom.
inees of the anti-abolition ticket" be-
cause he was more of an abolitionist, or
anti-slavery man, than Dr. Robinson's
favorite, Mr.. Fleniken but now DIR.
Robinson 10 too much of an abolitionist
for Mr.. Elliott. Verify. pro-slavery com
pany has bad quite an effect upon our
former redoubted champion of undiluted
anti-slavery. For my part, | shall not
support the first ticket for the reason that
it is not an abolition ticket, and of course
not the second, because it carries lie
on the face of it, as | have above ex-
planned. Yours respectfully,
G. STEARNS.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-12
The Proof.

We have said more than once that the
people of Missouri were doing more to
secure the final triumph of freedom in
that State than the united effort of the
'sabolitionists" directed in that direction
for twenty years could accomplish. The
people have gone to thinking, and refec-
ton generally ends gloriously for the
success of truth. If proof were want
ing that we were correct in our state
ments we would give the following let
ter. to the Mobile Daily Evening News,
from a gentleman in Sumter county,
Ala, who was at Council Bluffs, Iowa,
and has visited Missouri, Kansas, and
Nebraska. He says
s.The result of so great an agitation in
Kansas has been 10 fr1ghten many of the
large and wealthy planters of Northern
Missouri. and many have sold their ne
groes or moved further South, for far OF
losing their servants. A Marylander
told me, few days since. that he had
been travelling all through those portions
of Missouri north of the Missouri river,
and that he found many planters selling
and more DESTROYS of doing so to move
further South that the major portion Of
The present residents were in favor of
making Missouri a free State: and that
many Yankees and Western free State
men were moving into the country all
determined to do their utmost to make
Missouri ffss Stasss. % g.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-12
Correct Opinion.

Gray, of the Cleveland Plaindealer,
talks like man. We thought him al
ways wrong, but we are glad to make a
correction in his favor. Speaking of
David r. Atchison's inroads into Kan
sas he says =
"He, with all other residents of Mis-
souri, who have crossed the borders of
that State either to vote or fight in Kan
sas, should be shot, if no other means can
be used to prevent their intrusions.''
We may be allowed to say that we
coincide in opinion with Mr.. Gray, and
that Atchison will be shot like dog,
traitor as he is, if he shall be found in
Kansas with arms in his hands in case
Of similar outbreak TO the last. The
people of Kansas hold him, and his col
league-B. 2. Stringfellow-responsible
for all the difficulties on the border and
in due time they will compel those men
to pay the penalty for their violence, if
continued.
We thank the editor of the Plaindealer
for his opinion, and assure him that
hundreds viii adopt it as their sentiment
from this time forth. Mr.. Atchison was
here-there is no concealment about this
-and he shall be held responsible for
his intrusion.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-12
Enforce the Laws.

The editor of the Cincinnati Colum-
bian says that Gov. Shannon should en-
force the laws of the Territory at what
ever cost, but disturbances violently
his inviting aid from other States to do
this. What would the Columbian do 2
Nine-tenths of the people of KANSAS dis
regard the bastard laws attempted to
be enforced upon them by the people Of
Missouri. They viii neither obey the
laws themselves, or aid the Governor in
enforcing them. The people of Kansas
had no voice in their enactment. Not
a single individual composing the So
called Legislature owed his election to
Kansas votes. Nota single member re-
aected the views of Kansas constituen-
| cy. And yet the Columbian desires to
see laws thus enacted forced upon US at
whatever cost" 1t can't be done l.
There is net sufficient power in the fed
eral government, saying nothing about
our Territorial government, to enslave
the people OF Kansas. Gov. Shannon is
well aware that he is powerless, and this
information which he has got by dear
bought experience will save him a world
of trouble.
The PEOPLE Of Kansas have formed a
State Government, and after the fourth of
March will set the entire machinery in
motion. Uncle Sam is too well school
ed in the rights ofthe squatter sovereigns
to offer any resistance and Wilson
Shannon, if he knows his duty, and
heeds it, will quietly resign into the
hands of the people the '.little brief au-
thority" with which he has been clothed.
1t is unprecedented by some that we
shall come in collision with the Federal
Government. TIE federal government
owes its existence to the people, and it
can never become so much the Cypress
or as to attempt to enslave those who
have initiated its example.
The people of Kansas have number
less precedents to justify them in their
procedure, as will be seen by an article
in another column from the Pittsburgh
Dispatch. In Michigan they absolutely
expelled the government officials by
force, and set up for themselves. This
course will not be necessary in Kansas,
for our Territorial officers will have sense
enough to retire without bringing them
selves in collision with the powers that
be.
The Columbian cannot vet understand
the true condition of things in Kansas,
or the editor would not be talking about
reinforcing the laws" here, when it is
well known to every intelligent person
that we have no laws, save the United
States Statutes, to enforce, and these
are never violated.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-12
stringfellow crinaing bic Dryer.

Stringfellow is gnashing and foaming
and threatening and Boosting and lying
and writing most frightful phillpics.-
Listen for a moment! Hear how he
crates his teeth:
1--WE would it were within the range
| of the most liberal indulgence for US to
express satisfaction with the adjustment
of the difficulties which called SO large a
number of the squatter sovereigns from
their firesides to encounter the inclemen-
| y of bleak December winds
Had the matter rested with Mr..
Jones, the sheriff, the result would have
been different. The criminals would
have been traced to their hiding places,
and safely secured against the audacity
of set of God-forsaken fanatics. This
would have given satisfaction, answered
the purpose of the requisition, and full
filed the ends of justice. As it is,
base, cowardly, sneaking scoundrels will
go UNPUBLISHED and be LETT free to perpe-
trate their infamous outrages wherever
they may find an unprotected pro-sla-
very family. We have heard the opin-
ion expressed by some, that the moral
effect of the policy pursued will have a
happier result than more decisive and
rigorous course would have had. Talk
to US of "moral effect upon a set of low
flung pharisi.es, who make one job of
saying their prayers and picking peck
ct. AS well preach morality to the devil
as to expect set of thieving abolition
lists to be influenced by "moral effect. !"
Such ingratss are only to be controlled
through fear of bodily injury or pecuni-
airy loss, and not through the ordinary
channels by which the better portion of
humanity are governed"
It IS rather funny, we admit, to talk
of the ''moral effect" of the retreat of
the Missouri rabble on us-especially as
they retreated sOithout the accomplish
nssnt Of solitary object they had threat
ened to execute.
Notwithstanding that the Missourians
were afraid to attack us the valiant
Stringfellow doesn't seem to regard US as
men of courage. He says
BRAVERY Three of the Abolition
picket guard were put to flight by one of
the Pro-Slavery guard. AS they were
nearing the town, shot from the pistol
of our guard killed one of the party
the other two having feet horses escap ped.
Another instance of bravery displayed
near Lawrence is worthy of note. Tween
ty-trhee Abolitionists, armed with Sharp's
rifles and revolyers, were met by six of
our picket guard and ordered 20 halt
Although their business called them on
they were compelled to return to Law
renee. Such are the wretches we have
to contend against. Twenty three cow
ards put to flight by six brave men
This statement is lie, of course for
truth respecting us is never admitted into
the columns of the Squaaer Sovereign.
We have selected other extracts but
are obliged to omit them for want of
room.