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CHAIR FACTORIES.

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West supplied on reasonable terms. Order
promptly answered.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-26
Cold Weathe-

If the people Of Kansas were as COM
fortably situated as they were in the
East, the present "coid snap" would
not be considered as very disagreeable.
Tight houses, big chimney places and
blazing fires make all the difference i'm
aginable in cold weather. These COM
forts are enjoyed by comparatively
small number of our citizens. The po-
Utica! disturbances which have beencon-
stantly raised here, since the organization
of the Territory, have operated as seri-
Gus impediments to the settlers work
Now, however, that we are about enter
ing into a State organization, it is to be
hoped better times are ahead. Slavery
propagandists can't frighten Free State
men away, even if they can succeed in
preventing them. taaceriain degree,
from building comfortable houses.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-26
Inquiry Answered.

A friend writing US from Illinois de-
sires some information in regard to To-
peka, Council City, Lawrence, &C., and
states party is thinking ofcoming here
in the spring. Our second volume COM
mences about the first of February,
when we purpose devoting portion OF
our space in reviewing different settle
ments in the Territory. In the mean
time we hope some gentleman both at
Topeka, Council City, and all other pla-
ces, in fact, in the Territory, will prepare
faithful articles, describing their respec-
tive points, and we will do the same for
Lawrence, and in this way those wishing
full information of Kansas. will receive
it through the columns of the Herald OF
Freedom, and get truthful and reliable
statements, over the genuine signatures
of those writing them.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-26
Slavery vs.. Society.

When the question of Human Slavery
IS excluded from the affairs of country,
whatan agreeable time people will have in
settling new Territories The unavoid-
able hardships attending pioneer life, are
rendered less announcement, or at least
are Invested of a portion of their
most prominent pfplexisies, by the
pleasant intercourse soeiality, the help
one-another feeling at generally pre-
walls among all classy for ia new coun-
tries those nice distinctions which are
drawn in older places. and that pecu-
liar fastidiousness, the manifestations of
which chill she gentler and finer sensi-
bilities, are not permitted to pass as yir-
tues, but are treated with the contempt
they deserve. Whole neighborhoods have
common interests, common feelings, and
unite in earnest endeavors to render the
individuals composing them, as happy as
circumstances will allow. An enterprise.
beneficial in its results to the whole COM
munity, is not banked OF. hindered or
prevented by portion of the people re-
fusing to lend their aid toward it. And
although there may be no perfect harmo-
ny of sentiment in regard to merely po-
litical or religious matters. yet the differ
euces of party prejudiees are not bar
rier to social communication-are not
used as pretexts to yex and harrass, or to
commit atrocities at which humanity
shudders. No, the settlement of a new
country is pleasant pursuit under such
circumstances. But here in Kansas, over
all and above all, darkening even the
fre-side circle, the question of slavery
hangs like portentious cloud. No COM
munity is so remote that it does not
reach, none so obscure that it does not
fnd-none upon which it does not lower
Its blackness casts gloom upon society
in every district, and every district is
torn and rent with dissension, distrust
and actual crime There is day of
reckoning coming! ...,-.--
"Watchman what of the night?''-
the day Of our deliverance near at hand ?
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-26
A Chance for the Benevolent !

The Boston Transcript states that DIR.
Lawrence, the son of the late Amos Law
renee, and author of his'memoir, has set
apart the profits accruing to himself from
the copyright of the work, to various
public objects. Among other donations,
he has contributed five hundred dollars
TO the funds of the Young Mems Chris
tian Union and an equal sum to the funds
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton.
Why did he not add $500 to the cause
of freedom in Kansas, by donating that
amount to the HERALD OF FREEDOM,
which absolutely stands in need of ex-
traneous assistance to sustain it 8? Per-
haps some equally benevolent gentle
man will doit, and thus receive the last
ing gratitude of the publishers.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-26
The Crisis Approaching.

We stated In our last issue that the
times indicated another contest between
the people of Missouri and those of
Kansas. Subsequent events have given
us the assurance that the crisis is near at
hand. Preparations are daily being
made along the border; military COM
panies are organizing and stores are be-
ing collected j; and our neighbors are
only waiting for favorable change in
the weather to commence an attack
There is no doubt about the matter. A
person would have to disbelieye his
own senses were he to doubt.
Messengers have been arriving almost
daily during the last week from different
points in Missouri, bringing intelligence
of the movements of the Border Ruff
ans. 1t is supposed they premeditate an
attack on horseback, probably after night
-of two or three hundred persons.
meeting simultaneously from different
points, and that they propose the arrest
of several of our principal citizens, and
then to flee as they came, tomake anoth-
er attack after they shall have tortured
and finally killed their victims, as was
the case with the martyred Brown.
Generals ROBINSON and LANE have
adopted precautionary measures, and or
ganizedsa regiment, and placed the sew
eral Forts in charge of suitable persons,
and those are being guarded night and
day, to prevent a surprise. In the mean
time munitions ofwara are being collected,
and will be held in readiness for instant
service.
We understand that an attack is also
expected at Topeka, and that our friends
there are also preparing for defence.
The friends of freedom in the East
may be prepared at any time to hear of
the blew being struck. When the war
shall be opened again in Kansas it will
be under different auspices thanon form
er occasions; it will be a, struggle in
earnest; and we appeal to our friends in
the North and East to hold themselves in
readiness to march at moments notice
to our rescue. They may rest assured
that the people of Kansas will stand upon
the right. and that they will die before
they will surrender.
We do not deem it advisable to follow
this subject in detail, for reasons which
will be obvious to all persons.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-26
Base.

The latest troubles in Kansas grew
wholly cut of the fact that the free
State'' men have already violated the
terms of their recent agreement, made at
Lawrence, in essaying to open polls un-
der the pretence of taking the sense of
the people on their pretended State Con-
stitution. The people opposed to them
refused to put up quietly with their fla
grant disregard of their solemn pledges,
and at Leavenworth, and elsewhere,
smashed their ballot boxes, and made
their voting places too hot to hold them.
That's all. Had they kept faith, there
would. have been no disturbance what
ever.
Such is the language of the Washing
ton Star, the semi official organ of Frank
Pierce, in justification of the breaking
UP of the election in Leavenworth City,
on the 18th ult., and for throwing the
Territorial Register into the river. There
is no act too base Tor the administration
organ to justify.
Who ever heard before that the "Trea-
ty'' with Gov Shannon had any thing to
do with the State movement?
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-26
Gen. Atchison Kansas.

Gen. Atchison, with a company OF
two hundred ofhis neighbors. have made
their arrangements to move to this Ter
ritory early in the spring. He will locate
in the neighborhood of Atchison, where
himself and friends will meet with cor
dial welcome from the squatters-in this
section of the Territory. 1t is the inten-
ton Of Gen. Atchison to engage in farm
ing, and for that purpose he will bring
with him a number of slaves. Many OF
his companions, who will accompany
him. are capitalists and large slavehold-
ers, and their settlement in this section of
the Territory is a contamination to be
devoutly wished for.-Suqatter SOU.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-26
Too Late.

The Squatter Sovereign is calling lus-
tily for an extra session of the baronial
Legislature, and urges upon the Leaven-
worth Herald and Kickapoo Pioneer to
endorse its suggestion. The editor de-
sires ''that laws may be enacted by which
the leaders in the constitutional move
ment may be made to desist from their
design, or suffer their just deserts. If
this is not done" says the sage who
presides over the columns of the Soye-
reign, "the inevitable result, SO soon as
the so-called Legislature meets, must be
collision. followed BY the utter extermi-
nation of the Abolitionists in the Terri
tory"
We can only say in reply to the Sove-
reign, as the French did to Louis Phillip
when he proposed to abdicate the throne
of France, in favor of his son, sit is too
late 1t is too late p The mob Legisla.
ture cannot at this period prevent the
formation of a State government in Kan
sas, nor interpose any barrier to its sue
cessful operation. They are body for
~ign to the State, and must be treated as
such if they attempt any arbitrary exer-
else of power after the fourth of March
next.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-26
a Challenge.

Slavery is a creature of the municipal
law, and cannot exist in the absence OF
such law" There is no Ian in Kansas
sanctioning, or even permitting, slavery
Notwithstanding the enactments of the
baronial Observation-Disclosures, every
person held in involuntary servitude in
Kansas, contrary to his will, is. by right
and law, AS FREE AS HIS MASTER, and has
as good right to maintain and exercise
that right, and should do SO If he has a
desire in that direction.
We "write, print, publish and circu-
late'' the above as our opinion as law
yer and editor, and challenge and defy
Gov. SHANNON, and Supple Jones. to show
to the contrary.-tf.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-26
Mere Mention.

1t is stated as fact that in some local
tiles pro-sisvery men were invited to go
tethe polls on the 18th inst. and vote for
Garvey, Holiday, Elliott & Co.. on the
plea that the candidates on that ticket
would be more favorable TO the pro-sla-
very party than the regular ticket That
ticket was headed the "Anti-Abolition
Ticket ~ and the regular ticket was
stigmatized BY Mr. C. II. Holiday. who
Was editor of The Freeman, as the cab
clifton and Emigrant Aid Ticket" The
Free State, which charged us with being
neutral or conservative on the slavery
question. little over a year ago, took
the same position. We merely note
these facts, without any invidions refiec-
lions, that the political historian of Kan
s;.s may follow the subject if be chooses
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-26
The Weather.

1t is said that seven years ago, win
ter, similar to the one we are now expe-
riencing. visited this country, and that
the streams continued frozen till March.
Those of US who experienced the open
mild weather of a year ago We're hardly
prepared to see a Northern winter in this
latitude but it is here, and snow is
falling in endless profusion as we write,
and is sitting into every crevice in our
dwellings and places of business. The
thermometer ranges between 10 and 80
degrees above zero, and occasionally go
ing down to zero and sometimes several
degrees below that point.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-26
Appeal to clergvmsn.

To all regular Ministers of euery De-
nomination IN Kansas 1erritory-DEAR
BRErHREN:-You are hereby requested
to meetat the UNIoN HALL, in Lawrence.
z. T., on Tuesday, February 18th. 1856.
at o O'Clock. A. M.
The primary object of the meeting
win be to devise means for the better OBJ
servance of the Christian Sabbath, the
promotion of the glorious cause of Tenn
perance, and an alliance on all the funda-
mental principles of Christianity.
The Ministers are thus appealed to
first, as they are expected to lead off on
all those prominent matters of Moral
Reform.
If it were thought necessary, we Knight
refer to the dissertation of the Sabbath
as we have seen and felt it; or the ruin
Gus consequences of Intemperance in
our midst. Certainly, as Ministers, we
ought to unite on everything good. Let
us come together, then, in the spirit of
our Divine Master. feeling, as we often
express it, that 'fUnion is Strength"
And laboring each the other to excel
in doing good. This is the sincere re-
quest of the undersigned
S. S. SNYDER,
RICHARD KNIGHT,
G. w. HUTCHINSON,
EPHRAIM MUTE, JR.,
S. Y. LUM.
L. J. FERRILL,
G. FL. LOYEJOY.
LAWRENCE, K. r., Jan. %, 1856.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-26
.Rirds of a Feather"

The heaviest votes polled for the
..Loaves-and- Fishes Ticket" at the late
State election. was given in those places
which are reported the strongholds of
slavery IN Kansas. Lett be remember
ed that Kickapoo. Franklin, Tecumseh,
de-, furnished the votes for Garyey. Hol-
liday l. Co. We have no comments to
make. and only record the fact because
of the singularity of the circumstance.
We are glad to record the fact that such
places as Lawrence. Topeka, Council
City. &C.. gave very heavy majority
for the regular State nominations. The
position OF those places have never been
squivocal on shs subject of freedom.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-26

re- Judging from the amount of
snow which has fallen IN this neighbor-
hood the present winter, il is not at all
unreasonable to surmise thata large guam
tity has fallen in the Mountains west. If
this should prove to be the case. rise in
the Kansas river may confidently be ex-
pected in the spring. and it is probable
it will remain Manageable the same
length of time as the Missouri, for
large boats.-at least, it certainly will
admit of boats of light draught. a
heavy emigration and trade from the
East will then commence. Lawrence.
of course. viii be the point on the river
for the destination Of large share of the
and the towns west of us
will be measurably benefited.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-26
Far the Herald # Esesdosa.
@tSe1"Hs'
Letter from the North.

HIGHLAND, K. T., Jan. 5, '56.
G. w BRowS, ESQ. Since Shannon
has turned "abohtionist" we can dare to
draw long breath ; and we expect SOON
to hear him denounced as g Kaw land
Spectator, and poor Shannon political
ly blown up. On bis removal we sug-
gest the propriety of appointing Frank
Pierce himself, Governor for his expe-
rience in burning "Greytown'' would
certainly commend him to the favorable
consideration Of the Border Rufians. TO
demolish Lawrence. Perhaps he might
find more difficulty in demoIishing your
city-neyertbeless, he might try.
We are full of hope and animation up
here, and intend to give a much heavier
vote at the next election than has ever
been polled by one half.
The troops who have returned from
the seat OF war are as mum as you please.
The less they hear of il the better they
feel. 1t is an awful bitter pill, but they
must swallow it.
I think you ought to have given nm
some OF your weapons, if IL had been
nothing more than grubbing hoe, that
they might have returned with tropbv
OF their sublime victory. But project
is on foot on tie other side of the river
10 stop emigration to Kansas unless thew
have the mark of the beast In their fore
heads. Now this is just the thing. !
wonder they have not thought of this
before. am astonished at their stuuid.
lty. You can justgive up. friend BEowa.
It's all day with the "cursed abol;t;on.
ists." Who would have THOUGHT that
SO soon after peace was declared an en-.
barge should be laid t? I understand
that an adjourned meeting Of our Mis-
sour brethren, is to be held next waal
IN st. Jo., to carry out those proh;hif-
DRY measures. Doubtless the first feso.
luton viii be commanding the sun and
the moon to stand still but whether these
noble luminaries viii par the same defer
ence to the Border Rriians, roanda,e
that they did 70 good old pious Joshua.
is a matter of considerable doubt-not
more difficult. however, than it will he
70 stop emigration. Amt these rich
tunes! Yours respectfully. Z
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-26
N-The New York Courier and En-

,EEThe New York Courier and En-
quirer's correspondent telegraphs to that
paper from Washington: "Itis rumored
that the President is anxious for>an or
ganization, because he has SPECIAL war
message to communicate" The New
York Journal of Commences eorrespon-
dent also telegraphs: eff rumors prove
true. things are taking shape, in rela-
ton to our controversies with Great
Britain, that looks little more warlike
than eveu the message or Senatorial ora
tory would represent. 1t is said that
since the message was written advices
have been received from Mr. Buchanan
with certain correspondence respecting
the enlistment question. which puts the
two parties in very menacing attitude
towards each other. These additional
dispatches will most probably not be
communicated to Congress until the
House shall be organized. and they may
not make so serious an impression as
have been made by the facts already
transpired. Another step is about to be
taken by the ratification Of the Nicaragua
treaty. which recognizes the claims Of
that State to the Mesquite coast and
country, and in effect. therefore, is a
guarantee of the title to the limits by
her claimed. 1T is also reported from
Washington, that Mr.. Marcolets, Nicara-
guam minister, has received news from
Nicaragua, the substance of which is,
that there is general uprising of the
citizens against Walker The principal
men Joined the opposition, among them
son of Rivas, and Riyas himself is
virtually mere prisoner in Walkers
hands. The speedy overthrow of Walker
is looked upon as the probable and near
ly certain result of the new movement.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-26
Dayy Atchison.

TheSquatterS overeignha taken down
the name of Davy Atchisou from the
head of its editorial columns as a candi-
date for the Presidency, at the instance
of Davy himself, whose ambition for
worldly Offices closed with his defeat for
u Senator. after having shipwrecked
character and everything in vain at
tempt to secure that post. Davy now
signifies his intention to locate at Atchi-
son, Kansas T. in the spring, with a
party of Border Ruffians whom he pur-
poses to import with him. This he has
a perfect right to do; but he will have
to live life of penitence much longer
than that usually ascribed to mortals be-
fore he can ingratiate himself into the
good graces of the people of the Terri
tory so as to secure their confidence or
esteem.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-26
An Important Movement.

We invite attention to the appeal of
the clergymen of Kansas Territory. The
call is important, and the objects to be
attained will meet with the hearty CO.
operation of every lover of humanity
Intemperance and immortality are stalking
abroad at MONDAY, and the christian
virtues are beclouded by surrounding
circumstances. The clergymen of the
various religious denominations are the
persons to lead off in this movement
The time for action is propitious. The
result. we trust. will be all the most ar
dent friend of the doctrine of the Cross
can desire.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-26
Not Digg,aced bv the Name.

We are truly glad to learn that EAs-
TON, where Mr.. Brown was martyred,
was not named after the "Dear General"
of the Leavenworth Herald but that its
name was given j. in honor of Governor
REEDER. who hailed from Easton, Penn
sylvania.
The ruffians who committed the deed
mostly reside in Missouri, though some
of them were from Salt Greek valley,
Kickapoo, DC. They numbered about
eighty in ALL
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-26

Coop News FOR KAssAs-We re-
ceive by every mail, both from our pri-
vate correspondents, and in the Southern
papers, the most cheering assurances
that by next summer we will have such
an emigration here as viii warrant us in
taking upon ourselves the .burthen of a
State government, and making our Ter
ritory a slave State. But the best item
of all is, that General David r. Atchison
intends coming here to live. Hurrah for
the great Border Rufian.-.SquaGer Soy
ereign.