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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-07-18

OF Mr.. ANDERSON three miles East
of Lawrence, has our thanks for some
very nice summer squashes, the first veg
etables received by us this season. They
were very acceptable, and palatabie, too,
this warm weather.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-07-18

DIR. WEBB and lady. Of BJston, arrived
IN Cuindaro on last Saturday night The
Doctor designs making tour of the Ter
ritory. No man has labored harder for
the freedom of Kansas than has this gen.
tlemap.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-07-18

u Several articles in type for this
issue, among which were the resolutions
of the Lecompton -Slavery-alias
Democratic-Co nvention,are laid over TIL
next week.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-07-18
Epi.eeral services.

Rev. Chas. Reynolds. pastor of Trinity
Church, Ohio, will preach in the Unita-
ran Cur h on Sunday alter con next
Services viii commence al sez O'Clock.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-07-18

FHoS. CHAs J. ALBRIGHT. of Gasrn-
sey co 4nt., Ohio, viii acceps cur thanks
Tor valuable Congressional documents.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-07-18

At a mass meeting of the citizens oi
Topeka, and vicinity. on the 81 inst, 70
consider the propriety of organizing ;
State Agricultural Society in Kansas, TIE
undersigned were appointed commits
to call the attention Of all interested 70
the importance Of the subject. and 70 re-
quest that delegates be appointed IN ths
several precincts of the State, to assefatis
in convention at Topeka. on the 18Th d's
of July, instant, to further consider ths
propriety of the measure, and If deems
advisable, to permanently organize snca
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-07-18

ora bridge meeting was held in til:
city few nights ago; also 4 raiircae
meeting. We have not been furnishes
with the proceedings.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

THE CoMEr tNDTHE WEATHER. --There
can be no question but that the .pnrtur-
bed state of the weather. which has for
weeks set at naught meteorological calcula-
lations, is produced, if not directly at any
rate Indirectly, BY the huge comet which
is now ahizzing through space directly to-
wards our small planet. Similar changes
Of the climate have been observed before,
during the passage of comets near the
earth. The comet of 1856 is said to have
brought with it dense and unpleasant
foo, which lasted for twenty-one days;
that of 1926 was accompanied BY heavy
rains and consequent inundatious, and ev-
ery one must remember the unusually
cold and severe weather prevalent at the
time of the appearance of the brilliant
comet of March, ls43. The comet now
approaching the earth is that Of Charles
II. which first appeared in perhelion, IN
1864. Ii may be seen in clear evening
near B Sagittari, and is evidently nearing
the earth with great rapiaity. It's passage
across our orbit, or its possible. collision
may produce very important and extraor,
binary geographical casngesss, There can ~
be no doubt that its meteorological effects
are alreading becoming eyident.-lLouls
vile Journal. M sS.s1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02
The March Of Slavery.

Senator Seward, 10 q speech at Auburn,
condenses in a few lines the gigantic prog
ress Of the barbarisln Of slavery under the
moral destroying Influences of the Pierce
Administration:
'.Seven years ago, whom entered Con
gress as Senator from this State, there
was not an acre of soil within the nstiona
domain from aohich slavery Uas not er
cluded By law. It was excluded from Min
nesota by the Ordinance of II 81, which
was then fully acknowledged obligatio n
and effect. It was excluded fro IN Kansas
and Nebraska by the Missouri Compromise
restriction, which also was then IN full eff
feet. 1t was equally excluded from Cali
fornia including New Mexico and Utah,
by Mexican avs which had never been
and were of confessed obliga-
ton. 1t was excluded from Oregon by
the organic law Of that territory. Now
there IS not an acre of the public domain
which Congress has not opened INTO Sta
Oery. 1t has expressly abrogated the Mis-
|sodri Compromise. on the ground that it
was void, for want of power in Congress
under the Constitution 10 exclude slavery,
and also on the ground that the compro--
mise Of 1850 had already settled its inva-
lidity. This legislation, if acquiesced in
by the people, will henceforh by irresistl-
bly, claimed as ADVOCATING alike the Ordi.
nance ofl7s7, the Missouri res. riction, and
the Mexican laws. Thus the whole Of the
Territories has been already lost to free
dom by the legislation of the last seven
years; and the controversy before us Is
one not to save, but to reclaim.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02
Treason in ChicagO-Judge Ia
Hey's Opin ion set at Defiance.

Four ''darke, s" in Chicago, Negroes
drought into bis country and sold as
"Negro slaves, y the language Of CD. Ia
EEs- not citizels, not persons, but mere
articles of mercl andize, if the late decision
of the Federal Court be right-were re-
Gently guilty Of he improperly Of robbing
hen-roosts. They were indicted in the
Recorders Cout. The counsel for the
persons filed ,lea in abatement setting
forth that ssthe. boye named chattels" had
been "eToneou5ly indicted as PERSONS
that they were I OF recognized or known to
the constitution as persons, and that-they
were as ''mere rticles of merchandise and
mere property fy the supreme law Of the
land incapable of committing any crime
or being tried therefor" The States At
torney fled demurrer to the plea. The
counsel for tie prisoners then presented an
argument n support of the plea, cited
copiously fir ,m the recent opinion Of Chief
Justice Tney. His Honor, the Judge,
however, is a "Black Republican, and,
regardle $ of the high authority cited, he
decided. that eff Chief Justice fancy ever
intend ed by that decision to make sAfri-
cans Or the descendants Of Africans so far
chat sels that they may appropriate other
peoples chattels, by larceny, without be-
in , answerable to the laws of this State or
tae local police regulations. then this Court
does not recognize the validity of such de-
cision.' oaa@s-s sE Hs9
This new instance of Black Republican
Treason will undoubtedly call down thun-
dering denunciations from the opposition
press. The constitution has again been
.trampled upon,a and the union endangered
i Madison Journal. is'sa
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

a CHrsEsE "CusroM. There is one
lculiarity about the Chinese and that Is,
lev don't know they are whipped. r It
alters not how badly they are beaten,
l. moment the firing ceases they post a
6urier to Pekin 20 inform the Emperor
lat the brigade of Mounted Tom Socks
linked by the Heavy Gongs, have just adj
ID fresh glory to the Sun and Moon.
Ihusan was taken by the British in about
(ree hours. As soon as the Chinese
{pld "get behind fence" he sent for
brd courier to the Emperor stating that
fer utterly defeating" the enemy twice,
ey had returned the third TIME, and the
prison, after six DAYS hard lighting and
Fewing the ground with their corpses.
d at last been abliged to retreat, and he
ded that when .he head this, his hair
pod on end at the daring ofthe Villains
hen Tinghea fell he proclaimed that the
Parbarians had become outrageous, and
d raised a general Indignation against
em,' be still swore that he would EEK
inmate the foreign robbers but when
attack on Chingea began, his prudence
D the mastery, he ran away at the be-
nning of the action, tumbled into ca
as soon as he was fished out, commit
suicide by swallowing gold leaf. 8
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02
A peep through the Horoscope.

Thesnew tariff act has had the effect to
relieve the money market temporarily but
already foreign exchange has advancee to
a speciesshipping point. The scheme to
ward off an accumulation in the sub-treas-
|ury only lays the foundation for over i'm
portations and exports of specie, which are
far more disturbing and dangerous to the
money market than sub-treasury accu-l
mutation. We shall, however, get through
The spring and summer owing to the high
price Of cotton--very comfortably.
4 When the question is asked Are
stocks going to rise ?" we emphatically say
will rise and fall, but the aggre-
gate fall will be greater than the aggregate
rise." Those that are weatherwise can tell
pretty we'll when there is a storm brewing.
The circle around the moon, hazy 5 Ky,
sonorous atmosphere and ocean wind, are
signs not to be disregarded. So, in the t.
nancial worid--forgeries, defalcations, over
issues, reck1essness in word and deed, repu-
diation, fast living, bribery and corruption,
are signs of an approaching revulsion.--
The modification Of the tariff, in ITSELF was
a good thing; but the simple fact Of ward
ing Of money pressure for few mon tbs,
regardless Of all ultimate consequence, was
in our opinion, 'spenny and pound
foolish .ea .ts5ra Il 5asa = aff~.
The whole beundless continent, cheap
|grog, and wide margin in morals, are
|ours. Nous verrons.
Money on call, well secured, even at a
low rate of interest, is better thanif put in
to stocks at their present price, Thomp-
lson.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02
TIE CssraAL SUs.-AlI the scientific

THE CsSTRAL SUs.-AlI the scientific
men have maintained that there must Be
central point, if not a central sun, around
= hich the whole universe reyoives. Ma
edlen, who Is unquessionabiy one OF the
greatest astronomers ever knowns has CIV
en- this subject bis special attention; and
he has come to the conclusion that Alloy
ane, the principal star IN the group known
las Pleiadesf now occupies the centre o.
gravity, and is at present The grand central
sun around which the whole starry universe
|rsvolves. 80
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02
The Value Of AgricuItural Exhi-
bitiOffs. - 1858

A writer of the Mark Lane Express, re.
ferring to the late meeting Of the Royal
AgriculturalSociety ate chelmsford, remarks
|"I confess that upon going through the
vast display Of machinery and implements,
my mind misgaye me, with respect to the
profit and loss account which the exhibit
ors would ultimately have to bring in to
balance. Upon inquiry, however, Of the
parties themselves, l found they were per-
fectly satisfied with the results hitherto.
On questioning machinist, who exhibited
among other things patent nlangle- =
very neat and novel machine-at Car
Isle, last year, he told me he had sold a
thousand of them! and if he had not ex-
hibited them he probably would not
have sold twentieth part Of that number"
We recollect parallel case, in 1853
churn, of new and simple construction.
was exhibited at our State Fair, in Sep
TENDER, and prize awarded. We subse-
quently met the exhibitor in the Crystal
Palace, New York, in November, who in
formed us that he sold since the Fair, be-
tween six and eight hundred! Without
the opportunity thus afforded him of exhi-
biting his churn 10 thousands, he could not
have accomplished like sale in years.
From our observation, from the first ex-
hil,ition, fifteen years since to the present
time, those implement makers and stock
breeders, who have most steadily. exhibed,
have beenby far the most extensively pat
ronized. Not only is the exhibitor ben y
6ted, but the public at large-here all hive
an opportunity, which can be had no.
where else, of examining and con- pairing
implements, cattle, sheep, swine Fad hor-
SEES; and in single day a man can ac-
quire a more correct know edge as to
those best adapted to his purpose, than
could be obtained in am other manner,
even by deyoting months of his time
Journal. .qsgs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

JoHN HANcocK.-It is singular fact
that John Hancock was not originally cleo
ted as a delegate to the Continental Con-
gress at Philadelphia. The illness Of James
-Bowdoin's wife compelled Bowdoin to re-.
main at home, anu Hancock was selected
as his substitute. 70 this trifiing eircuni-o
stance Hancock is indebted for the proud
distinction he has gained of having his
name enrolled -where all the world may
read it-forenoat on the roll Of Independ-
pncp 49, 10. q ..ae.t ssas.lL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

The GERMANS OF IowA.-At the late
election in Iowa, large number of Ger
mans voted with the Republicans. The
Iowa City Republican says:
cat Davenport, Burlington and Keo.
kuk, in this State, the German votes are
on the side Of Repnblicanism. Burling-
ton and Demoine County, were but re-
Gently strong holds of the Slave Democ.
racy. Yet, a. the election just held, both
have gone for the Republicans. The Re-
publican organ Of Burlington, ascfibes TO
the German vote, counted with that of ma
tive-born citizens, gave the Republican
candidate for Judge majority Of forty-two
in the city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

CURIous Fusion IN MILwAukEE.--T
Milwaukee American, a Know Nothing
sheet, por. excellence, long time patronized
and sustained by the spread-eagIe party,
has, after several desperate attempts to
hitch itself to the Republican movement
finally fused with the Irish and Border
Ruhians. 1t goes the entire swine, bred
Scott, Fugitive Slave law and all. As in
this city, the men in Milwaukee who have
been the loudest and most vociferous in
their denunciations of the Catholic, the
Irish, the Pope and the Scarlet Woman,
are now In the close embrace of these they
lately reviled. So true is it that intoler-
anee in matters Of religion and race, are
near akin to the sin Of human bondage
Chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

re- The Prescott Transcript, under the
beading Of "a Case of Moral Insanity,
says that a Frenchman named Alexander
Higson, recently 8! ole five land Office duph-
Gates of Capt. Joseph Wood, then assumed
his name and tried to sell them. He was
nabbed by the police, just as he was closing
the bargain. The matter was duly exam-
.ined BY Justice Bailey, and Higson ordered
10 find bail in the sum Of 81 600 for bis APP
pearance before the Circuit court at the
Nav term, in default Of which be was COM
mitted TO jail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

@One Of the most renowned French
Plplt orators, the Able de Daguerry, re-
Pntiy remarked, in a sermon. that the
Omen nowadays forget, in the assonish-
y amplitude of their dress, that the
pies OF Heaven are very narrow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

- :
How TO DETECT CouNTERFEITs OR Al
TERED BnLs.-Deye's Wall Street Broker
furnishes the following directions for detecs-
ipa counterfeit or altered bills: aisr.
1st-Examine the form and feature OF
all human figures on the note. II the
forms are graceful and features distinct, ex7
anime The edrapery--see # the folds lay
natural; and the hair Of head should De
observed, and see if the fine strands can DC
seen. a!8i s.g1aaa s $50 ..,.
2nd-Examine the lettering, the title Of
the bank, or the round hand writing on the
face of the note. On all genuine bills the
work is done with great skill and perfect
mess. and there has never been counter
felt but was defective in the lettering.
ard-The imprint or engraver'sname.--
| By observing the great perfection OF the
Iditfarent company narl,es--in the even
| mess aud shape Of fine letters, connterfeit-
ers never get the imprint perfect. Tins
rulesalone. if strictly observed, will detect
every counterfeit note in existence. a,
/ 4th.-.The shading in the back ground
IL the yipnette, or over or around the let
] tiers forming the name Of the bank, on
good bill is even and perfect, on a counter
/ felt irregular and imperfect.
5th.1Esamine the figures on Other
1parts Of the note containing the denomina-
ttion. also letters. Examine well the dyt
| work around tile figures which stand for tht
/ denosnina,iou, to see if it is OF the same
/ q araeter as that which forms the osnamen
Ilal work surrounding il. ..asg
/ 6th.-Neyysf take . bill that : ceh Hlse1
lin apy Of the above points, and Il your I'm
ipression is bad when you first see It, yo'
had better Be careful how you become con 2
WINGED, to change your mlnd-whethe
I your opinion is not altered as you becom
Il confused in looking into the texture Of tn
| workmanship on the bill.asa . .ss ssa&s
4 7th.-Esamine the name OF the stats
name Of he bank, and name oE iowa whsf
lthe bank IS located. II has been alter
IA from broken bank. the effects ca
nla;nlv be seen, as the alteration will sho'
that i has been stamped on.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

M1ssEsorA.-The Legislature Of Min.
nesota conveDes at St. Paul, IN extra SEES
sin, on next Moday, TO legislature upon
forming State Government, the Land
Grants, DC.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

THE FALL OF 4 Townsville Chinese
Herald confirms the report that the far
famed porcelain tower at Nankin was de-
stroyed in November, during bloody
massacre of some 5000 TO 900 Imperial
troops by the insurgents, who gained pos
session of the city ov treason
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

wThe difficulty of refuting very silly
aud weak arguments reminds one OF the
we'll known difficult feat Of cutting through
3 custom with q sword.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

Gg- In the list of recent failures publish
ed in the New York Iadependeat was the
firm of THOMAS d EATHRops, rroprierors
of the Buffalo Commercial aI0eytiser.-
Their liabilities are said to reach the sum
100000. The establishment was one Of
the largest in The State, and had lone en-
joyed such degree of prosperity as seldom
falls to the lot of printing Offices. The
Commercial was Mr.. Filmore's organ du.
rirg bis administrations
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

An Indirect Answer-The Springfield
Republican says the Hon. Rufus Chote was
asked the other day what he thought OF
Justice Taney's opinion in the bred Scott
case. He replied, 'My dear sir [ pay
81 SO per volume for the reports OF the
United S:atesSapreme Court, and no pow
er on earth can compel me to read them N
the small type of the newspapers"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

RETIRING. Ex-senator Petit, of Indi-
ana, now Judge Petit, whom Col Benton
once stigInatized as "a great liar and a
dirty log, has announced in public speech
that he will hereafter take no active part
in politics. & p
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

BRIrlsH RAILWAYS 80 Great Britain has
s,o54 miles Of railway completed, making
line of single rails more than sufficient in
length to complete belt of iron around the
globe. Tile cost of Of these lines has been
2s6,o00,o0O. The eafth-works Of these
lines measure 550,000,00o cubic YARDS
Eighty millions of train miles are. run. an
nually on the railway; 5000 engines and
10000 vehicles compose the working
stock. The companies employ over 9o,-
900 officers and servants, and the engines
consume annually 100000 tons of coal;
equal to the whole amount exported to for
eign countries and to one half of the annu-
al consumption of Londoa.- National IN
telligeneer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

THE WoRLD.-The little | have seen q
the world, teaches me look upon the error
Of others in sorrow, not in anger. When
/ take the history of one poor heart that
has sinned and suffered, and represent to
myself the struggles and temptations il
has passed through, the pulsation Of ,fe-
serish inquietude Of hope and fear, the
pressure of want, the desertion Of friends,
would fain leave the erriag soul Of my fell
low man with him from whence 1t came
II Longfellow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02
rE Boy with ragged isowsers and riir

EE Boy with ragged asowsers and rim
less hat, runs into DR.. Fuler's drug store
with diper IN his hand. 9Doctor, mother
sent me doWsi to the slioticarv pop qIick-
ern biazes,'c COS bsfs,'s sick-wiLa the pieken
|chox, ard she wants q tain9ie fsaiof tla!lg
sollic in this din Upper, COS we hsa't aos
4 gottle, and kint pups got the blue va
tss int. Got anyi'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02
WHrrEw ASH FOR OUrHoUsEs AND FES

WH1TEwAsH FOR OuTHoUsEs and Few
cEs.-As the season Of the year when
considerable whitewashing is performed is
near at hand, we give the following re-
celpt for mixing the composition, which IS
said TO be first-rate:--Take clean barrel
that will hold water; pot into It half q
bushel Of quick lime, and slack It BY pour.
;ng over if'boiling water sufficient to cover
i four or five inches deep, string It until
two mounds Of sulphate of zinc and one Of
common salt, which will cause the white
wash &, harden onthe woodwork 10 2 few
DAYS: add sufficient water to bring i to
the consistency of thick whitewash. i /.
To make the above wash Of Z pleasant
cream color, add 4 pounds Of yellow ochre.
For fawn color, add 4 pounds lumber,
pound Indian red, and pound lamp
black
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

q rEA bill for the enlargement 81 the
Erie Canal has passed the New York Leg
islature.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

For gray or stone color, add T pouHus
raw lumber and 2 pounds 1ainpblack.
The Wash may bo put on with COM
mon whitewash brush. and will be found
much more durable than common white
wash. a .;ssss & sg4zssa &
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

THE Expected COMET SEEN.--Ihe New
York Herald states that the great comet
which savans have predicted would ap-
pear during the year 1857 has been seen
IL that city, BY an eminent professor OF rs 6
learned institutions, and the result OF ms
observations will soon be given TO the pao-
lie. It is as vet only visible With a teles-
scope. but as il israpidly approaching the
earth, it may soon be seen with me NAKED sl
eve. y II is now about five degrees east OF
tbe star Andronedy, and is moving south.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

PRAYINa DEFlNIrEIY.-It is told that
when Minister Miles prayed fer rain, be
left nothing uncertain. He said-"Oh,
Lord, Thou knowest we do not want Thee
to send US a rain which shall pour down ID
fury, and swell orr streams and sweep our
hay cocks, and fences, and bridges; but,
Lord, we want 1t to come drizzle drozzle
-drizzle drozzle for about a week-A
1t required practice to make smooth and
moving prayer, and slow-tounged man
sometimes hesitated aud lost his how; one
such thanked the Lord for all kinds of mer-
cies and benefits; and, being a little con-
fused, said, awe thank Thee-we thank
Thee-also--for the many barrels OF cider
Thou hast vonchsafed us. - Elliott's New =
England History.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

DEsrRUcTIoN OF SoDoM.--We learn
that he transfer of Gen. Harvey from Flor
ida to the Western command, is understood
at Washington city, to look ultimately to
the appointment of thai officer to the Gov
ernorship of Utah.
If any man in the United States can
subdue the insolence of Brigham Young,
we should suppose Gen. Harvey to be the
man. st. Louis Int.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-05-02

A PREcocIous CHILp A little girl We
wot OF, not yet far advanced ia her third
year, has gathered into tie little rincush-
ION OF her memory some shs p ideas of
''propriety' in language and conddet.--s
Having for instance, learned from the con
versatlon OF older and less Innocent people
that legs are out of fashion, AMI that it il
more elegant to say lambs, sue is amusing
~ scrupulous in her observation of such
nice distinctions; and the way she reprov-
ed her eldest sister, the other day, is Wor-
thy to be recorded in the annals Of infantine
"table talk They had an Aunt Isabella,
whom the sister, aged six, calls .sAuntie
Belize" "You shouldn't say .Aultse BEL
lie', lisped the little three-year old; .you
should say 44uatie Thomach. - Louisville
Journsl.