davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-09-19

CAPT, A. r. REEDs
CITY AucLonser-AuctiOn and Commission Xerch0
Main Street, Ottawa Ill, Cushmans old stand. sepl
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-09-19

The following is given by an extra from
the office of the Chicago Bank Note List
as a full list of the banks that have either
failed or been discredited during the recent
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, DECEMBERl2, 1857.

patriotic counsel. His great experience
in public affairs, his profound knowledge
of the causes and effects of political action,
would have been of infinite service to the
Territory in this dangerous crisis. Upon
all occasions, where he has addressed the
people, officially or otherwise, upon the af-
fairs of the Territory, he has uniformly
proclaimed his determination to exert all
his official power and all his personal in
fluence, to secure tathe people of Kansas
the right to decide, fully and indepenent-
ly, upon the adoption Of their own institu-
tions. Although my authority as acting
Governor, is wholly Independent of his.
and cannot commit him in any way fos
my acts, conceive that in taking the re-
sponsible step of calling you together and
making the recommendations now sub
mitted, l am but following to its logical
conclusion, his whole policy, in all of
which have heretofore cordially concur
red.
That your labors may be directed to the
attainment of only good ends, that be-
nign Providence may preside over your
deliberations, and give you wisdom and
moderation, and forbearanee, such as
shall be appropriate and efficient to allay
the exeitements, and dispel the dangers
which surround this distracted communi-
ty. is the earnest hope. and prayer, with
which commit TO you the grave inter-
estS upon which you are called to act.
FRED. p. STANTON.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12
NUMBER lS---VOLUME5 81
Correction.

Two weeks ago we published a letter,
purporting to be signed by the. pro-slavery
candidates for delegates to the Lecompton
Constitutional Convention, in which they
pledged themselves to submit the Consti-
tuition they should frame to vote of the
people. Tothat instrument was appended
the name of our friend L. A. PRATHER,
Esq. Immediately after its publication
Mr.. Prather published card in the Herald
of Freedom, in which he stated that he
was 30 IN nomination without his knowl-
edge and consent, that he did not act
with that party, and declined the nomi-
nation. He never affixed his name to that
instrument, and did not authorize any
person to do so. In publishing that arti-
Gle the other day we did not observe Mr.
Prather's name in particular, and as it was
attached TO the instrument before US, We
inserted it as we found it In this we un-
Intentionally did injustice to Mr.. Prather
which we take pleasure at this time ii
correcting. We intended to have made
the correction last week, but when sitting
at the table writing our editorials, it es.
capped our attention.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12
Not Resigned.


We stated last week that we did not
believe it was true that Mr. STANTON had
resigned his post as Secretary of Kansas,
to take effect on the 31st OF December
We learn the facts to be as follows:
Mr. Stanton was notified some months
ago that he was to be appointed Superin-
tendent of Indian Affairs, in place of Mr.
Cummings, who was commissioned as
Governor of Utah, to take effect from
and after the 31st Of December. Prior to
the assembling of the Constitutional Con-
vention, Mr.. STANTON wrote Mr.. CAss,
Secretary Of State, rendering his resigRa-
ton as Secretary of the Territory of Kan
sas, with the understanding that he would
accept of the new Office rendered him.
Immediately after the rejection of the
Oxford and McGee county frauds, and
when reports were coming back from
Washington that Gov. WALKER would be
rejected in the Senate for his action in
that and other matters, Mr.. Stanton wrote
the President direct, withdrawing his letter
of resignation, and saying to that gentle
man that he endorsed Gov Walkers ac-
ton in full; that it would have the ap-
pearance of flying from responsibility, tc
resign at that time, and that he wished to
share with Gov. ". the odium, or what
ever it should chance to be, for his official
acts in Kansas, and thus the matter stands
at present.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12
We Nominated Fremon, for the Presidency~

We Nominated Fremont for the PresidencyN
Those persons so violent in their de-
nunciations of the Herald of Freedom in
the past, are they conscious of the fact
that it was our iournal-that so much
abused Herald of Eeetom-which first
brought the rame of JoHN G. Fremont
before the country as a candidate for the
Presidency; and that our paper was the
first one in the United States that placed
his name at the head of It's columns as its
candidate for that Office, and kept it way
ing there until Office and fixtures were
destroyed? If they are not cognizant OF
the fact it gives us great satisfaction to
state it now, and challenge any paper in
the United States to controvert our repre-
sentation in this respect
It may be proper % state, that our
sympathies continued with him until his
defeat, and that We maintain precisely the
same political views we did at that time;
and vet see no occasion forchanging them;
that we stand upon the broad ground
taken at Buffalo in 1S48, No more Slave
States, no more Slave Territory" but that
we are everywhere in favor of Free soil
free speech, free press, free labor, and free
men,: and that while living we viii con
tinue to battle for the triumph of those
principles.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12
The chocktaw Nation.

A correspondent of the Fort Smith,
Arkansas, Herald. under date of October
Is, furnishes highly interesting account
of the inauguration of Alfred Wade, the
first Governor Of the Choctaw nation.-
The inauguration ceremony is described
as follows:
AT II o'clock the Senate repaired in a
BODY to the chamber of the House ol
Representatives, when the United States
agent. Gen. D. H. Cooper, appeared, and
was seated near the stand. Shortly after
the joint committee was announced, es-
corting the Governor elect, who entered
leaning upon the arm of the Hon. Ashley
Burns. of the Supreme Bench. The Rev.
Peter Folsom offered an earnest aud eio-
qaent prayer, suitable tor the occasion
The Governor elect then arose and deliv-
cred his inaugural address, which wa:
read in the Choctaw language by j. E
Dwight, Esq, after which the oath pre-
scribed by the constitution was repeated
by Judge Burns IN clear tone of voice
when his Excellency bent his head ano
pressed his lips to the book"
The General Council was actively en-.
gagged in preparing complete set Of laws
to put in operation their new constitution
The national officers are said to be all IS
Unable gentlemen, eveTy way qualltlet
for their several stations.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12
The Press Denounces It.

The Kickapoo Pioneer, violent Pro-
slavery paper, speaking of the Lecomp-
ton fraud, says
awe are constrained to say that we
believe it is an infringement upon peo-
pies rights, and contrary to the spirit and
genius of Republican form of govern
ment, and in direct opposition to the in
tention of the Kansas ebraska bill, to
endeavor to force Constitution Quo mat
ter how good that Constitution may be)
upon people against their will. We are
satisfied that. the attempt to force the one
in question has not only injured the pros
poets of our party for the present, but
that the injury it has received is OF aper-
manent nature, for we are convinced that
many Democrats who would have sup
ported the Constitution, had that whole
document been submitted TO the people,
now feel themselves forced to oppose it
as matter of principle. Moreover, we
do not believe that Congress will receive
a Constitution in which the whole people
have not had a voice.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12
MESSAGE
Of Gov. Stanton to the Territorial Legislature

VI Gov. Stanton TO the Territorial Legislature.
LEcoMrFoN, Dec. 9Th, 1857.
felo'c Citizens of the Council and House
Of Representatives:
In the absence of the Governor, who.
BY leave of the President, has gone for a
short time to Washington, on important
public business, and while thus tempo
fsniy clothed, by the Organic, Act, with
all the powers and duties of the Chief
Executive Office of the Territory, I find
myself compelled, by a sense of duty,
TO call you together, in order that you
may adopt prompt legislative measures,
70 avert the calamities which imminently
threaten the public peace. From the
; presentations of a majority of your own
bodies, as well as from other information
VI an authentic character, / have reason
7" KNOW, that recent events have produced
Sproiound agitation of the public mind,
and that sense of wrong and injustice,
whether we'll or ill-founded, aud an ap-
pFehension of greater evils to arise there
nom, have aroused the people of the
territory to condition of dangerous
excitement. The proceedings of the late
institutional Convention are the imme-
date cause of this trouble and alarm.
The law passed at the last session of
lae Legislative Assembly, providing for
1ae organization of a Convention to frame
d Constitution for the government of
AanSas as one of the States of the Union,
was adopted at period, when, unfortu-
3,:ateiy, the people of the Territory were
slVided by a bitter hostility, resulting
aVil the previous state of commotion and
esil war. In consequence of this embit-
eled feeling, and the mutual distrust
a"suFally thereby engendered, one of
Ie parties, constituting large majority
- TIE people, refrained almost entirely
iOm any participation in the proceedings
.lSututed under the law aforesaid. The
seasus therein provided for was imper-
:s''yobtained from an unwilling people,
nineteen counties of the Territory I:
tHe 10 the remaining coRnties, being
so nineteen in number. from various
r:.S Sc, no attempt was made to comply
~ Tue law. In some instances, people
Iu otlcers were alike averse to the pro-
.seoinss; in Others, the officers neglected
.eiused to act; and in some, there was
@s q small population, and no efficient
ssanization, enabling the people to secure
presentation in the Convention. I'M
~ .he operation of all these causes
inoned, a census list was obtained of
ssly ssy nine thousand two hundred and
a.sy ~" 1one legal voters, confined to precisely
,beh gne-nah the counties of the Territory,
OIsa these, undoubtedly, contained
lIu ~. ae larger part of the population.
So, at tss election which followed in pur1
5raAce 5aas OF the law, only two thousand two
td ttaaafed persons, being less than one,
~ %arth Of the registered voters, participsl
~ IN any manner, in the choice of dele
=. essss, either By voting for, those elected.
~. lor other persons The average aggre.
Sise vote, IN favor of the successful can.
Siuates' was about eighteen hundred.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12
Trust Lands in Kansas.

The Washington Union of the 26th ult,,
saws:
The acting Com missioner of Indian af-
fairs transmitted this morning to the
Commissioner of the General Land Office
all the papers in his possession relating to
the lands in Kansas held by the Govern
ment in trust for the Indians Large sales
of these lands have recently been made.
and the possession of the paper will ena-
BILE the Commissioners of the General
Land Office to issue patents to the pur-
chasers.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12
Another Recruit.

The Elmwood advertiser is received,
and is out at-footed against the Lecomp-
ton Swindle. 1t is neutral in politics, but
it gives indication of doing yeoman's ser
vice in this attempt to defeat the win Of
the people. Thank you, friend RUSSELL
for your position. Abandon your neutral
ity, and aid the people in putting down
this villainous fraud.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12
A BAD ozh.

1t was proposed at Lecompton the other
day that Judge JOHNSTON administer the
oath 70 the members Of the Council, he
having administered the oath at the first
session of the Legislature at Pawnee.-
The Judge remarked that he made such
a bad job of that affair, and the members
acted so badly under it, that he though;
it not best to administer the oath again.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12
More Snow.

On Tuesday night and Wednesday.
we were visited By another fall of snow,
which, at the present writing, covers the
ground to the depth of four TO six inches,
with rather wintry feeling in the atmos-
phere. Our town now looks more like a
White Cloud than we have yet seen her.
We hope Gen. Lane viii permit lis to
have some fine weather yet -WAite
Cloud Chief.
Gen. LANE. at the present, is sojourning
in Laurence, and we have very beautiful
weather as consequence.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12
RObbey.

A passenger who landed from asteamer
at Kansas City, attempted to cross the
bottoms from that place to Wyandott,
was followed by q couple Of seoundrels
who knocked iiim down, stabbed MIN, and
took from him. one report saws Sl,2Q0
the uther S1,7oo. The F-Iiains, scre not
arrested at lest adviees.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12

6F We are happy to learn that water
has at last been reached at Emporia, near
the highest point on the town sight, at a
depth of 75 feet below the surface. The
spring of water was clear and beautiful,
springing up from the bottom of the
we'll
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12


G Some Kansas correspondent Of the
St. Louis Democrat, writes from Leaven-
worth City, ''that there is rumor cur-
rent here that Gov. Walker in conjunction
with George Sanders had purchased sew
eral hundred acres of the Fl Leaven-
worth Military reserve, at q nominal
figure"
This we are assured is another one Of
the false rumors sent afioat by the hired
lester-writers. whose business it is to man
ufacture news. whether true or false. No
purchase has been made or is likely TO be
made. No part of the Fot Leayenworth
reservation can at this time be bought
If it is ever disposed OF, it viii be for the
purpose of building railroad from the
Missouri river at this point to st. Riley
LeauensooTth Herald.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12
Stopping Newspapers.

An exchange puts forth the following
quaint remarks upon the subject of the
above caption:
When man gets mad and stops his pa
per he always borrows the next number,
to see if the withdrawal of his patron
age has not killed the editor and put the
columns in mourning. This grows ous OF
the fact that nonetry to show theirspitei iu
this way. but those kind of people who
imagine that the world rests on their
shoulders.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12
No Truth in the Dispatch.

The Washington correspondent of the
Y. Y. Tribune, in writing under date OF
Nov. oath, says
"A dispatch has been received here from
gentlemen intimately associated with Gov.
Walker, saying that up to the Goth he
had reserved committing himself regard
ing the action of the Constitutional Con-
vention in Kansas.
The President will approve its proceed
ings fully. He will contend in the mes
sage that the question of slavery has been
submitted fairly to the people, and that
the present mode is the only one for at
tanning its settlement. The message on
this point is under deliberation, but will
be determined this week to the satisfac-
ton of the Southern wing of the Cabinet.
It is perhaps needless for US to say that
we do not believe word contained in the
last paragraph In the first place, Presi-
dent Buchanan has always had the repu-
tation of keeping his own secrets, and i'll
this instance he has not departed from it
so far as to tell the Tribune correspondent
the contents of his message. And then
Buchanan will not take open issue with
all the leading presses of his own party in
the North on the question of the Lee
compton Constitution. Should he do SO
he would give the lie TO the non-commit-
tai character which the Republican press
all say he possesses.
Again, James Buchanan will not dare
to stand up in the face of thenation and
say that the question of slavery has been
fairly submitted to the people in the Le-
compton instrument.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12
Westward.

Instead Of parading the streets and
making inflammatory speeches. If as many
of the unemployed as could, were to
make tracks for the great West, we should
all be better of. Work can still be bad
there, and there is scarcely possibility
! of starving. If half Of these people who
are now calling for bread had been scat
I tered over the country during the Spring
and Summer, they might all have bsen
comfortable now-Brooklyn Tines.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12
Open for Pre-enp..On.


Mr.. Pollard, writing from Washing
ton, Nov. 2oth, to the Leavenworth Her
aid, says
aThe Commissioner of the General
Land Office issued orders yesterday for
the Shawnee Lands, except such as have
been selected By the Indians themselves,
under their treaty with the United States,
to be thrown open fsr purchase and pre-
emption It is estimated that this viii
throw into market one millions and sihalf
of acres of the choicest of the public
lands. y ..3s as
o. Our friend L S. Bacos, Esq, was
admitted TO f.faetics la'v IN tIe Courts ei
J this Territory. on the TIA inst
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12
Poetry.
For the Herald Of Freedom.
A Reply 10 C. Fiizgsrald's Letter.
BIZ A YOUNG LADY EAST.

Your prayer that vas burthened and breathed
with a sigh,
Has been waited by gentle winds up to the sky;
And thence decending, as if 'twere dart,
|. pierced through lny bosom and affected ny
heart.
Therefore, since I've will and portion Of
leisure,
will write you line with the greatest Of
pleasure.
Fer, after much thought l concluded 'twere
right,
To pity yOu in this-so happy a plight
And 90 you can know, that really do,
Twill hastily write you short line or two.
And first | would say to you, FITzGE GERALD don't
despair,
Bat remember ths power that is given b. pra, er.
And now / will tell you, (Of course you win keep
As alover between us;) you know tits secret;
You won my regard when first read your letter
And in truth ! may sal perhaps something
better"
For deem you sincere in the statement of this
matter.
And trust you are too generous, too noble to
Hatter.
But perhaps you've been wondering who can
be,
Where reside, and whether rich and pretty
so then to proceed you shall know that 'tis Me-
That live on a farm and am happy and free
Although I'm not rich, and far from beauty
hope I've a will TO perform every duty.
Il have faults good many--and talents few, y
Which places me truly, on a footing with you
Ican make you your butter, your bread and your
cheese,
Can sew, knit and sweep, or whatever you
please.
But remember if ever you make me your wife
+ You never must seold nee bit In your life.
But must now close; Cts the first Of Novem-
berl
And since have answered, hope you'll re
member,
That shall expect you to give me cali
Say sometime between this, and next summe
or fall.
Whenever you start, just come On to SpTiA.
And whenyou arrive, you can enquire for Ms:
SALIIE.
For tie Herald of Freedom.
To the Poeheal Mr.. Fitzgerald.
SIR, while reading the news from the Herald,
Icame across your diseOnsoiate ditty,
Which has filed me with very greatpity
For think am the girl that you meant,
And those lines to me directly were sent.
Months ago left ny home in the East,
Ind am come this far to meet lou, ut least.
Though not handsome, and entirely too tall,
For Rob says ny waste is rather too small,
| measure exact five feet and two,
Without wearing either stocking OF shoe,
Weight. little more than hundred and three,
But am not SO heavy as a girl should he.
That I'm very loving is also true,
For I'm nearly or quite in love with you.
To know if good. come to my mother,
She says yes, for a tease and a bother,
For fsolic and fun, the best Of the brood,
And having my way. uncommOnly good.
Am not rich, for il is a long time
Since spent ms last little dime.
lam more than sixteen, but never fear,
As I'm not yet in my twentieth year.
lmust not forget to tell you my name:
Well. LIS not Polly. Bessie, nor Jane.
Ples# send me your likeness Mr., FITzGERALT
And say You will have me, in the next Herald
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12
Shawnee Land.

The Surveyor General has at last been
instructed TO approve the Township plats
of the Shawnee Lands, and they are now
turned over to the District Land Office at
this place. s e
Its, however, unaccountable that the
selections made by the Indians have not
been forwarded either to the Surveyor
Generals QficesoF 10 the Land Office
thus preventing the Register from pro-
ceeding with the entries of lands except
in those localities where of his own knowl-
edge he IS aware that the Indians have
net selected. and even in that. he runs Z
risk from hir desire to accommodate the
squatters ers-Lecompton Democrat
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12

fr.r We have news here thatthe stesIn-
er New Lucy. While stuck on the Baitis
more Bsr. took FIRE and sas destroy yed. -
II Is said the Asa W;lgus was on the bar
not exceeding twenty feet from the Lucy,
+. .,1,,,d Il was with great difficulty the VII
s,.s mas saved This makes the third
boa. If the Lightning Line :fhst has met
viii, a serious accident this season. .--Leas-
e1fnorth ReraH
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12

1STRATION IN
pages. With a
E TERRITORY
. full account Of
Y, Climate, Pro-
rritOry, transae-
nors Reeder and
+, Peu0nal Rem
attles and Out
ent actors there
.HN III. GIHON,
w. Geary. Care
III Documents on
tate at Washing
ssion of the Au-
INVASION OF
the eapture,t trial
tie prisoners; the
+ Missouri Border
!, and others; the
GOV. GEARY
he proceedings Of
the Pre-Slayery
tiOn of National
" Of Kansas dur
Foes. Reeder and
es, 0utrages and
rt Of the United
e. on the receipt
DISCOUNT TO THE
nted. Price In
:, Publisher,
/. Philadelphia.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12
kgo, III,

ufsctory and de-
ere may be found
!, and Stationary
} Cylinder Steam
hd Iron Mschin-
ular Saw Mills.
! Mills, with new
} Bolts. General
bgie Mills. Steam
istles. Finished
innings. Castings
ht Screw Cutter.
wn importation.
York, etc., etc,
ipublic generally,
n able TO keep,up
have largely in-
Mr. firm, and have
the West with
5ishment.
T. CHALMERS.
X. FRASER.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12
Express Co


6ESS FREIGHT
% LEC0MPT0N,
iCITY, DAILY,
bns. and Concord
permanently es-
led during Sum
pg energy rs the
rge-in evidence
btecedsnts. In q
nforced with an
onveyanceslequal
]. Also, a Daily
g Line Packets
uls, Ct. Joseph
he route, connec-
er EeI,resses, for
ss in the United
Bankers and
attended to. All
reels. freight and
patch. All loss
ed Mt this Office.
PSON, Agent.
b' Coz ~
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-12-12

I INFORM the
liz. and those ia
Iularly, that they
rand 90 v Nermont
| IES, WAGONS
o order from the
me with neatness
Is. Wood turn
IS, ATTENTION
+n to suit, and we
n,ls of scroll and
unds of iron ana
kortmcnt for sale
n market prices;
manner. All OF
and We hope. DS
charging reason.
7o of deeds, not
q patronage and
blk 4 DEAN.