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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31
United States Land once.


Col. MARTIN, from Washington City,
who has been appointed Annual Examiner
of Land Offices in the West, has been
on his duties in this Territory about two
weeks. The Border Ruffians have
preferred charges against Gen. BRINDLE,
the Receiver, and Col. MOORE, the Reg
lister, of sufficient importance to call
out this investigation. We do not be-
lieve that two more honorable or trust
worthy officers are in the employment of
the Government, than these gentlemen.
We are extensively acquainted in the Ter
ritory, and know multitudes of men who
have done business with them, and we
have never known so universal a senti-
ment in appreciation Of public offices, as
with these.
Il has been known for some time that
efforts were making to remove them,
either By assassination orperury, with the
prospect of filling their places with the
companions of CLARK, Emory, Woodson and
Others who have distinguished themselves
as Kansas robbers and murderers. Last
summer when President Pierce ordered
the Land Office to be opened at Lecomp-
ton on the 1st of July, "Sherif Jones'
swore that no Land office should be OPEN
ed there so long as Mr.. Shoemaker was
an officer, adding that he was ID
Free State man. Shoemaker was finally
removed and afterwards assassinated
When the present officers were appointed
this oath-bound band of Blue Lodge
Border Ruffians, were no better pleased
than before; and ever since the official
character of these gentlemen has become
established, for impartial justice, without
regard to politics, they have been threat
ened with assassination, and have beer
obliged to wear arms for their personal
defence. Not succeeding in intimidating
them they have now resorted to their old
tricks of defamation and perjury. But
their sun is set. They no longer control
Kansas or her destinies
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31
Not True.

The st. Louis Democrats correspondent
is an intelligent person, and gets the news
in advance of all other sources. Read his
letter, dated at Lawrence, Oct. 10TH
THE HERALD OF FREEDOM ON A PAYING
BAsIs-It is stated by good authority that
Gov. Walker and Mr.. On, of South Car
oliDa, who visited our Territory last sum-
mer, consented 20 use their influence at
Washington, towards the liquidation of
the thirty thousand dollars debt which
Brown claims the government owes him
for the destruction of his press at the
sacking of Lawrence, if he would sustain
Gov. Walker through his paper. Most
any one could afford to make such COM
promise when there is no principle at
stake morally, and but three or four hun
dred dollars financially. A merchant in
Philadelphia once said, his goods were
for sale, but not his. principles" We
think Brown might say so with equally as
much truth, from the fact that he has no
principles to sell. OBSERVER.
The lieing inuendo in the fore part of
that article, we care nothing about. The
amount of our losses, year and-a-half
ago, by Border Rufians, observer" puts
down at three or four hundred dollars, the
whole value of an Office conceded to be,
at that time, the best newspaper and job
bing Office West of st. Louis, with pow
er press, which was broken and ruined,
costing, in New York, S2,25o, saying moth
ing of the heavy freight bills upon it, one
of which Gen. PoMERoy paid for us in
Kansas City of $206, and which we re,
funded to him. The Philadelphia mer.
chant. he alluded to was Bowen & Nc
H6mG, G,& New York.
/ I The correspondent was right in saying
that we had "no principles to SELL" Oul
principles are our own, and such dogs as
Observer nor Other person can buy
them. His thrust designed for us prove:
a compliment, ignorantly rendered; we
trust he will continue his yelpings, at the
same time we ask our Kansas readers te
observe the hind of correspondents which
the Democrat employs, and shun that pa
per until decency is found in its columns
1t is said that Alexis" one of the
Democrats correspondents, and who ha:
/ probably changed his name to Observer, a:
his former signature had become stencil
with decent men, is brother-in-law O
Hna. Philips, the very truthful corespon.
dent of the Y. Y. Tribune.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31
"a scepter snatched with an unruly hand.
and which has been
James Buchanan
In his New Haven letter saws


Slavery existed at that period, and still
exists, in Kansas, under the Constitution
of the United States. This point has
been at last finally settled by the highest
tribunal known to our law How 1t could
eUer haze been seriously doubted, IS a nays-
terry"
Henry Clay, in a speech made on the
22d of July, 1850. said:-
II am aware there are gentlemen who
maintain that, in virtue Of aie Constitution,
the right to carry slaves south of that line
600 300 already exists, and that, OF
course, those who maintain that opinion
want no other security for the transporta-
ton of their slaves south of that line than
the Constitution. If I hadnot heard that
opinion auoUed, I should hare regarded II
as one Of the most extraordinary assumptions
and the most inaefsasiGle position erer taken
By man"
Slavery has the same fascination over a
politician, when once,under its influence,
that a serpznt has over a bird, and its
fascinations are as fatal.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31
intemperanee n Lsvrenes.

1t is painful to observe the strides which
Intemperance is making in Lawrence. The
projectorofthe town, resolved that itshould
be model for sobriety. and guards were
thrown around the first titles to property
here, with a view of restraining its use
The demon War. brought with it other
curses, and to-day, Lawrence gives indica-
tons of soon riyaling any other town in
Kansas in the number of its drinking
saloons, and places where the -pervad-
ing destroyer is sboughtsold and consumed
1t is also painful to observe young men
who were noted for intelligence and moral
worth, fast falling from their former posi-
ton, and now consorting, and even drink
ing with the intemperate and vicious
We have frequently remarked that no
country in the world possessed such an
amount of intellect, in proportion to the
population, as Kansas; and Lawrence POS
sesses her full proportion of those. But
when the time shall come that We have
a grog-shop, or, more correctly, drunk
ard mandatory, on every corner, how
long will this state of facts continue.
With vice and crime increasing among
us, at the present fearful ratio, the time
is not distant when our best citizens will
feel like withdrawing from the place. that
their children may not be contaminated
by the pollution of city.
| Western towns have bad reputation
as a general thing; but we did hope that
one might be built up under the fostering
care of the extreme East, which would be
an exception, and which should be model
in every respect We are not yet without
hope, but we must confess that change
must come over us soon, crime must bt
more certainly punished, and the fruitful
cause of crime-the dram-shops-mus
be shut up, and their proprietors punished
else there will be no prospect of produc.
ing change for the better during the
present. generation.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31
Phillips.


Could the editors of the New York
Tribune see how .supremely ridiculous
some of its Kansas correspondents letters
appear, they would discharge him at once.
Read his letter of Oct. 4th; what COM
plication of nonsense? Here is his closing
paragraph
"And such Is the programme-suehw will
be the result. Missouri votes, frauds, and
a Servile Governor, could have swept all
as well as part. 1 had fe1vently hoped,
first, that justice might triumph; next,
that our rOut aCould be total, and that the
lust of the Border Ruffians for power
would impel them to take all. see that
a cooler judgment governs their actions.
1 feel that q more tRSsdHOus and dangerous
policy as leading the Free State party into
tie meshes Of dangerous net But the
election is tomorrow. What mockery
of elections !"
When Phillips found he could not have
everything his own way, then he ''fervent-
ly hoped that our rout would be total"
No doubt of that. Then for another year
he could have denounced Border Ruffians,
Gov. Walker and the National Admins
tration.
On the morning of the 5th, Phillips
wrote:
"Sheriff Butcher and one of his depu-
ties are here to receive taxes"
Who heard word about taxes from
Mr.. Butcher, or his deputy? We did not,
and yet we were at the polls when they
were opened in the morning, and one of
us were with the judges through the en-
tire day, but not word was lisped in our
hearing about taxes, and we do not believe
any other person heard word about them.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31

OF The Leavenworth Herald tbs
armed bands of men from Nebraska cant
to Doniphan, Brown and Nemaha cOunts2
and forcibly voted the Free State ticksi
The charge is simply false. No such Voi'
ing was done in Doniphan or Brown coun
ties; and we have seen a gentleman from
Nemaha county, who says the same VIII
regard to that locality. We have no doul'
that this is stuff manufactured by the edl-
tor of the Herald to ease of the outrseeou'
frauds perpetrated in the lower part oi TIE
Territory, and those which are yet to 3;
heard from on the western frontier. Ana
yet the Herald wants us to strive to gan
the reputation for truth, which it possesses.
White Cloud Chief.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31
Still Barking.

LAWRENCE, K. T., Oct. =, 1857.
A government ambulance drove hur-
riedly into our city this afternoon, stopping
in front of the Herald Of Freedom office,
and no higher worthless alighted than the
Governor and Secretary of Kansas Terri
tory. His gubernatorial presence attract
ed no gathering as used to be the case
when Geary, Shannon and Reeder came
to town; no one mentioned his arrival or
seemed anxious to look upon his lillipu-
tan and contemplate Goyernorship, not
even drayman who was unloading his
cart hard by, noticed the august potentate.
but all seemed alike to regard him with
profound contempt. The governor hur-
ried into the editors sanctum for the pur-
pose of holding close communion and fell
lowship with his sympathizing friend in
secret, but, alas! Brown had gone to Lee
compton On the same mission. Unfortu-
nately for both, and fortunately for the
people, they passed each other unnoticed,
and Walker went away as wise as he came,
aud doubtless Brown viii return just as
foolish. Not word passed between the
Governor and any of our citizens, but
some two or three condescended enough
towards the institution of slavery, to con-
verse with Secretary Stanton concerning
the fraud in johnson county.
The above is from the Lawrence cores
pondent, observer" to the St. Louis
Democrat. mo one noticed his arrival,
I* not even drayman who was un-
loading his cart hard by, noticed the au-
gust potentate" says "our correspondent, y
but here is the puppy of the Democra1
mentioning" in that widely circulated
paper, his arrival, but he, more contemp-
tible than the drayman, was making OBJ
servations.
Gov. Walker and Secretary Stanton
were on their way in person, to investigate
the Oxford election frauds, and Mr.. BRoYs
was on his way to Lecompton to carry {
protest of our citizens, in company witt
Captain WALKER, to the Governor, agains
receiving those returns, while this pupp,
was setting in some corner and looking a
men he has not soul enough to initiate.
We have no desire to bring the name
of Gov. Walker or that of our own before
the public; but, who is there in Kansas
who is acquainted with the facts, who
does not know that we have labored dill.
gently to defeat those frauds, by drawing
up protests, proving signatures, and get
ting affidavits at oar oso1 expense, to defeaI
those frauds; while such men @ as o.
serUer were sitting idly by and desaarins
that it was just what we deserved for GO
ing into the election. They knew all thu
time we would be defeated, and other
} were writing East that they hoped itwould
prove a complete rout of the Free State
party. Such persons can only look ant
find fault; they never raise their hands t.
| do anything, but are all the time labor
ing to make it more difficult for those wht
are at work to accomplish anything. Tht
fault-fnder is petted; the worker is held
up as worthy of scorn.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31
Grapes.

The woods in the rear of our city are
full Of wild grapes of several varieties, AM
such of our citizens as are fond of dOmeS-
tic wine, should secure few bushels AM
express their delicious juice.
We never before, in any country have
seen so fine wild grapes, and believe thsi
Kansas must become great wine oouh-
try. Some six weeks ago, those on tis
bottoms ripened and were peddled thrOush
our streets. Now the upland grapes d
better flavor and in greater abundance ca
be obtained.
Would it not be well for some Of oE
citizens to secure roots Of some Of the
best varieties, this fall. and see if thfy
may not be improved by cultivation
WyaadOtt Register.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31
Nationalist Slavery.

| The efforts of the notification pro-
slavery party of the South; to nationalize
Slavery, have been alarmingly successful.
These efforts have carried all the troubles
into Kansas. Have corrupted National
Judiciary-have compelled eminent
statesmen to repudiate their once warm
love of liberty-have corrupted the great
Democratic party of the nation into the
lust of hngging the rotten carcass of
slavery, and now are stimulating the Gu
pidity of the nation into the odious and
abominabIe Slave trade. The President
of this great nation is evidently leaning
that way.
The New Orleans Delta thus indorses
his letter to Prof. SnLlMAN and others:
"Slayery is not sectional, but national.
1t exists practically in Kansas, and theoret-
ically in NebrBska, Oregon, Minnesota and
New Mexico. No right thinkinf man
cen question this fact. In order to deS-
trov its national existence in territoritories,
the people thereof in the settlement of the
terms of their State Constitutions must
exclude 1t by clause introduced for that
purpose The right, there, claimed by the
south exists in its nationality-a right
which the northern free soil democracy at
this moment deny and oppose with all
their might
ave have to say that so valuable is
southern slavery in itself. so wholesome
and salutary in an industrial and social
view, and SO conservative of rational, true
and sound democracy we believe its de-
fence, its propagation and extension should
be regarded as an essential part of the
democratic creed in all its sections. We
spurn the idea that it is sectional.
"Only the other day journal in Illinois
announced itself in favor of the re-estab-
lishment of slavery in that state. Give
us enough slaves; abolish the unjust and
unequal laws against the African slave
trade; put an end to the present unhealthy
centralizing tendency of slaveholdership
in the south, and give every industrious
and thrifty white man chance to become
proftably STAKEHOLDER, and we will not
only triumphantly maintain slavery where
it is, but it will be seen to flow, like living,
refreshing and fertilizing waters, into all
our unoccupied territory and to break over
the boundaries of many of the present
free states regardless of the silly doctrines
obout climatic limits and international
laws. Give us the conditions, and we
voHch for the results
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31
conxen,ion .t 1.snnmntnn.

In another place we publish call for
meeting of all persons at Lecompton, to-
day, to express their appreciation of Gov
ernor WALKER's and Secretary STANToS's
action in regard to pre- -paymentof Terri
torial tax as the qualification of voter,
and for rejecting the Oxford and the Nc
Gee county frauds from the election re-
turns. A movement is on foot to get these
officials removed, because of their action
on these subjects. 1t is for this action
they should be sustained, and for this the
people aeiU sustain them. A petty meet
ing, not represented by more than twenty
persons all told, was convened in Lecomp-
ton the other evening. at which violent
resolutions were passed against these Off
GERS It is now, when these officers have
learned the character Of these men, that
we should step forward and sustain them.
Gov. WALKER has learned, as well as Gov.
REEDER and Gov. GEARY did, that few
men around Leeompton are trying to en-
slave Kansas, and are laboring to uss the
Federal officers, here in the Territory, as
tools in their work. He is too much the
statesman to serve their purpose. Let us
labor to retain him with us, and secure his
services still further in righting the wrongs
under which we are groaning. Let us all
90 to Lecompton on Saturday and in thun-
der tones denounee those persons guilty OF
such shameful attempts at frauds, and lei
US thank Gov. W. and Sec'y. S. for the SER
vices they have rendered the country by
officially branding those frauds as they
deserved.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31
The Reason.

The n. Y. Tribune, in an editorial in re-
gard to the late election in the States, lets
us into the secret of all his efforts to make
Gov. WALKER appear in an unfaEorable
position before the country. Accounting
for the smallness of the Republican vote,
he says
"The needless and over-willing have
been made to believe that the triumph of
Freedom in Kansas is sure-that Buchan-
an and Walker are dealing fairly by it,
and that no further effort outside of the
Territory is required"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31

Our friends East, who suppose thai y.
in Kansas live in wilderness withosi
any of the luxuries of civilized life, VII
be surprised to learn that apples sDl
peaches of fine variety, and at low Pr'oss
can be obtained in our market. Yet :uea
is the fact. They come principally irqi-
Missouri, just across the river, and can q
obtained in great abundance.
Our Wyandott neighbors, who setieI
here fourteen years ago, also have 1hs
orchards and excellent fruit.-Hyaaa08
Reqister.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31
Kansas Is Reclaimed.

A feeling of thankfulness and gratitude
to the Ruler of the Universe wells up from
our bosom as we make this announcement,
and we herald it forth to the world as an
other instance of the triumph of right
over ruffian violence-of truth over error,
which now writhes in the pains and agony
of death. The freedom of Kansas How
grateful will this news be to the friends of
freedom everywhere; but nowhere will it
be so acceptable as to the people of Kan
saS, over whose future cloud of uncer-
tainty has hitherto hung-even until yes
terday evening But the cloud has lifted
and the glorious light of the blessed morn
ing, as it floats over hill top and valley,
and is reflected from the bosom of the
beautiful water before us; brings with it
an assurance which dispels every shadow
of doubt, and we now repose in the per-
feet consciousness that Kansas will be
free.
The power of our enemies is broken.
They are humbled and subdued, and on
the first day of January next the scepter
passes forever from them,
"a scepter snatched with an unruly hand
and which has been
as boisterously maintained as gained
The struggle has been fearful one,
and under the most adverse circumstances.
But neither unjust apportioDments, i'm
ported votes, nor palpable violations of the
organic act on the part of the executive,
who insisted on the right of his body
guard, the Q. S. troops, to vote and con-
troll our local election, have been able to
curse Kansas with pro-slavery democracy.
The monster, slavery, which would pol
Lutte everything fair, now sinks back into
his Southern den, while freedom speeds
onward, westward to the Pacific Wyaa-
qoH Register.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31

TOur friends visiting Lawrence, wish
ing quiet and comfortable quarters while
in this place viii find them at the JOHs-
SON HOUSE, on Vermont street. The house
is finished in good style, and very neatly
furnished. Mr.. KNAPP, the present clerk,
shows himself well qualified for his POS,
and labors unremittingly to make his
guests comfortable and cheerful while
there. We have heard none speak Of hs
management there but to compliment hin
He is from New York.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31
Hhle Glass

We are pleased to know that Bible
class. composed of our most estimable cit
izens, young and old, is in successful eper-
alton. The class meets at the Union
church each Tuesday night. They are
studying the best of books Systematically
through, beginning with Genesis; praise
worthy undertaking Success attend it,
Star Of Empire.
Bait Jones viii join that class on his
return to Westport from the Constitutional
Convention. provided he does not answer
for his crimes before he leaves the Terri
tory.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31

OF Our Eagle is restless to scream
All we want IS full returns, and we VIZ
give him wing Wydad0tt Citiza'-De~
cratic.
Neighbor, the returns are in; lei "
bird loose, and. like your party, be VII =
found walIowing In the dust.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31
Gov. Bingham and the Seed wheat.

The Herald of Freedom, Of late date
had full column article in an attempted
defence of Gov. BINGHAM from our char
ges upon him of responsibility for the
manner in which the bounties of the State
were disposed of. Short extracts from
this article have appeared in several
Black Republican papers of the State.
Had they published the whole article we
should have been satisfied without word.
The article virtually comedies that the
bounties of the State were perverted to
the use of the political rascals in Kan
sas, but pleads specially to relieve Gov.
Bigham from the odium of the transaction.
-Miclfgaa State Journal
At the time of writing the article allu-
ded to above, we had no definite knowl-
edge of the manner in which Mr.. Whit
man had conducted his business. Since
then we have conversed with him, and
believe he will be able to satisfy all par
ties in Michigan that he has acted up
rightly with their fund. 1t was distribu-
ted last spring, gratis, TO settlers from
Michigan, and their receipts for the same
are on filein Mr.. Whitman's Office. In a
short time he win furnish the public full
report of the same The donation was
timely and of incalculable advantage to
the people of Kansas.
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or In another column viii be found
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31

OF Riley county voted at the late cleo
ton for the location of their county seat.
Manhattan and Ogden were the rival
towns; it is represented that by frauds
twenty-feur majority was given in favor
of Ogden. The election will be contest
ed. 1t Is very evident that Manhattan
must be the center of population of that
county, whatever it may be geographical
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31
First Legislation.

The members elect of the next Terri
torial Legislature have received their cer-
tifeates from the Secretary, Mr.. Stanton.
The Free State party has large majority.
We feel uneommonly buoyant and hope
full under this state of things, and believe
that the Territory viii now go on with
rapid strides to that prosperity which free
dom alone can give nation. Nearly all
the members with whom we are acquaint-
. ed. are sober, talented, and judicious men.
From them we look for that prudence and
forecast in legislation which will secure us
peace, and prosperity forever. We are
anticipating liberal policy, on public
hishways-on public education-encour-
agement to agriculture and manufactures
Ia glorious homestead law-and also,
rigid laws in favor of temperance; exclud-
ing forever the manufacture and sale of
Ardent spirits in Kansas Territory; and,
above all, to establish liberty throughout the
land. to all tke iaaa5itaats thereof. We
need strict election lausand IN honest
apportionment law. e can easily be seen
By statesmen that coed besining, con-
ceived in enlarged and generous views,
win go far towards organizing industry,
allaying unreasonable excitements, and
preventing wild speculations. If for one
or two years we can remain as a Territory,
and receive assistance from the general
government in the usual manner of Terri
tories, it weuid rebound much to our
advantage.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31

Or We publish on our outside IL
week the Proclamation Of Gov. WAlAD
and Secretary STANTON, relating to n
McGee county frauds. That ProcisiHs
ton viii meet the appreciation Of ever
honest man in and out Of Kansas.