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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19
RUSH ELMORE,
L. BOILING,
L. J. EASTIN.


1t will appear from the facts admitted
in both reports, that the people of Ander-
son county are in no way responsible for
the failure of beins represented in the
Conventic:h IN their conformity to the
Kansas statutes-thus affording additional
evidence of the supreme authority over
the people, established by miserable OIL
igarchy, and which has since been per-
petuated, through corrupt and venai Of
ficials.
Action on the majority report was post
poned from time to time, till Friday,
when ii was made the special order, with
the understanding that it should then be
disposed of. In the mean time, the policy
of not submitting the Constitution that
might be framed, tc the people, other
than the registered voters. for ratification,
became daily more apparent; and those
who advocated that policy very correctly
reasoned, that it would be absurd to adj
nit to the deliberations of the Conven-
tom members who were not registered
voters. This argument, or some other
equally conducive, seemed to have
wrought change in the opinions of some
offthe majority members of the Commit
| tee, for Mr. Boiling, in his place, on Fri
day, declared that he was mot then salts
/ fed with the convictions to which his
own mind had come.
10 evade the appearance ct an act oi
/ injustice to you, and 10 avoid committal
of opinion, on the basis of a future refer.
eEce, the further consideration of the
subject was postponed to the first day Of
an adjourned session, which is the Sd
Monday of October.
Having satisfied ourselves that the
leading point in Gov. Walkers policy
that of submitting the forthcoming Con
stitution te full and fair vote of the peo-
ple-was wholly ignored by majority of
the Convention: and that they only de-
sired to postpone the decision, that they
might thereby dodge the real issue, with
a portion of the National Democrats, dur
ing the pendency of the coming election.
we asked leave to withdraw our applica-
ton.
Before concluding, we would state the
convictions of our minds. The Constitu-
ton will be silent ON the subject of slave
ry, er out-and-out pro-slaverv, which in
Kansas is the same 1t will either not be
submitted to the people for approval. or
if submitted, only to the registered vot-
ers
In their controlling influences there are
but two parties in the Territory-Free
State and Pro-Slavery. Other parties
can only lend their names to support the
vital principles Of one or the other. Not
till the question Of slavery is finally adj
justed, can individuals consistently "pair
Off on other questions, as their antece-
dents and convictions may dictate.
But one point in the policy of Gov.
Walker remains. All the outposts, where
he could act only as adviser, have been
taken. The citadel, ,wherc he has qutaor-
sty, for the protection of the ballot box.
and the guaranty Of fair election, only
remains; and herein viii be tested his
fidelity TO all his pledges. We Will not
doubt his integrity. May his frmness be
equal TO the emergency.
u. GILPATRICK,
JAS. Z. CAMPBELL.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19
Worth Considering?

Was it sort of envious rivalry which
induced the st. Louis Democrat, Chicago
Tribune, and n. Y. Tribune to assail the
Herald of Freedom with so much bitter
ness? That other papers have been gov
erned by such impulses no man who is
acquainted with the facts doubts for a
moment. The circulation of our journal
we presume is equal, and probably great
er, than either of the two former papers.
They have their regular correspondents
in Kansas, and make Kansas matters an
important feature in their respective Jour-
mails. Could they strike down the Herald
of Freedom, those in want of Kansas news
would rely mainly upon the statements
Of the correspondents of those journals,
whereas, at the present time, the public
are disposed to place more reliance upon
Kansas papers than they do upon the
statements of the anonymous letter-wri-
ters, whose reputation is unknown to the
reader, and who place reliance upon those
representations because of the general
good character of the organ through
which those communications are made
public.
We do not wish to create any unjust
suspicious against those journals, but we
do think the interrogatory is worthy OF
earnest consideration, for we do not be-
lieve that any person has seen so great a
tergiversation in our paper as to require
such an earnest effort to destroy it for
that cause alone.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19
Gov. wise On EmigratIoa 10 virrini,


The Richmond Inquirer published an
authorized denial of current rumor. that
Gov. Wise favors the plan Of the "horne-
stead aid society,"-to purchase large
lots OF land, and settle free laborers upon
them. It is confident that "he that rep
robates the formation Of ORGANIZED So
cletles, whose object is Immediately or
remotely 10 interfere with, or to weaken
or destroy our slave Institutions" BUTT
proceeds TO say that
emigrants come into this State. with
iawI'i intent. to settle on waste places. to
increase our population and to deveiope
our resources. he too.tH scegconse Hse0. Nth
az ms heart. Every lover of the State
must desire osee her population increas-
ed, and when honest, hard-working ener.
Setlc laborers come among MS thew will
DC greeted and cheered. Let the aerieul-
tlrlst, the mechanic, the manufacture
with or without capital, come with a
determination to stand by cur institutions.
sustain our laws, and share our fortunes.
ior weai or for woe, and the Governor
and every good citizen will cherish and
sustain thern.p
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19
A False Address.

The Missouri Democrat publishes, over
the signature of "Jacobius," alias Red
path, what he represents as the address of
the committee of the Grasshopper Falls
Convention to the country. That "ad-
Dress" as thus published, is a copy ofthe
original draft as drawn up by Col. Lane
and JudgeConway, but is not a copy of the
document as endorsed and published by
the committee, to whom twas submitted.
1t contains several features quite objec-
tionable, and even offensive, which the
committee erased. The haste of the
letter-writers to get their reports into the
Eastern press in advance of all other
sources, accounts for the appearance Of
the address in the Democrat.
By the way, we learn that the name OF
Gen. PoMERoY was dropped from that
committee on address, by those who
were responsible for its publication. We
would not suppose that Free State man,
however meanly disposed he might be by
nature, could be Intentionally guilty OF so
mean transaction as the above, for the
purpose Of iniuring a rival Such acts
will always reeoil upon the movers in
them-mark that
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19
All Votes to bo Received.

BY reference to the bogus election law,
which we published last week, Ii viii ts
perceived that the name. of EVERY pefs6h
who offers to vote IS to be recorded, to-
aethe! with the name of the candidate for
whom he wishes to vote, whether the per-
son so offering is voter according 10 the
bogus regulations or moi. In this view of
the case, it becomes essential thai etefg
bona fide settler in the Territory should
endeator TO vote, as in this way, although
the votes of those who have not been IN
the Territory the prescribed six months,
will not be counted in making up the re-
turns, yet our exact strength will be as
certained, and if defeated by reason Of the
lniquitous restrictions which are TO rule in
the election, we shall have the record by
which we can prove te the world, and by
which the world will be convinced, that
the Free State party are the people of
Kansas, and that that party is defeated
only by fraud, connived at by the agents
of the General Government. both in kan-
sas and in Washington; and in the face Of
which the Free State men must 20 into
the election or not at all.
1t is important, also, that the recon-
mendation of the late Grasshopper Falls
Convention be observed, in the appoint
ment of a committee of three in each pre-.
elnct, who shall be at the polls from the
opening until the closing of the same, and
Keep correct record OF the names of all
persons Offering to vote, with the names
OF their candidates, and if any are refused
the privilege of voting, the reason for the
refusal; to the end that where seats are
contested, as many doubtless will be, the
contest can be commenced and prosecuted
without unnecessary delay-and also to
detect and prevent as far as possible, fraud
uient returns by the judges, commission
ers or canyassers.
The coming election is pre- etainently
the great struggle-and in Importance sur
passes all others through which the people
OF Kansas have yet passed. The amount
OF good or evil which it has in store for
Kansas, is not to be computed. It is,
aerefore, all important that the utmost
vigilance should be observed in securing
the fullest possible vote of the actual res
idents-ln repeiling foreign and illegal
Voters-and, above all, in hedging about
the ballot with such an array Of facts and
proofs OF Its honesty or otherwise. that it
VIII be impossible for the canvassers to
make improper returns in other than the
most palpable and bare-fac manner
Topeka IlzJune.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19
R. GILPATRICK,
JAS. Z. CAMPBELL
very Comforting.

The Democratic State Gazette, a null
lifcation organ of Stewards at Bruins
witch, No., says:
at is an ungratifying commentary on
Col. Stewards canvass that his election is
only secured by the vote of those coun-
ties through which he did not pass; that
those counties IN which his unfortunate
excesses were betrayed to the public,
has come well nigh defeating him.
We would suggest an additional fact.
Where Stewart went and preached ND
his negro secession politics, there the
people cast their suffrage against him.
but where he did not go and vet was
held up by his satellites as being non
STAKEHOLDER, not ayerse to emancipation.
as was the case in the counties along the
Iowa line, there he. succeeded in deceiv-
ing voters enough to hold his own In the
raee.-Missoari De1locrat.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19

An Inquiry Answered and an Error Corrected.
In reply to a correspondent, last week,
inquiring whether land warrants could be
located in Kansas by any other than pre-
emptors, We inadvertently said anything
else than what we intended. 1t was our
purpose to have stated that land warrants
issued since 1850 could be located by pre-
emptors on any of the public lands subject
to settlement and pre-emption at any of
the Land Offices in Kansas or elsewhere;
but that such land warrants can not be
used by other than pre-emptors in locating
upon the public lands until after those
lands haze been exposed to public sale, and
thus made subject to private entry. No
lands in the United States are subject to
such entry at the government price of
S1,25 per acre, until they have first been
offered for sale to the highest bidder, three
months notice having been given publicly
of the time of such sale.
Pre-emptors, by locating upon the pub
lie domain in advance of other settlers, by
improving the claim and erecting house
upon it, and doing such other things as
the law requires, can prove up his right to
pre-emption, and then can enter the land
in advance of the public sale at the maxi
mum rates established by government.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19
Egotisdcal.

That it may appear cgotistical mus to
copy complimentary notices of the Herald
Of Freedom from our exchanges, or to al
lude to our past action in connection with
the cause for which we are laboring, is
true; but it must be remembered, that
what we have said, and the articles we
copy are designed to vindicate our posi-
tion before the public. Those who have
been assailing us from week to week
with the malice of demons, hoping to de-
stroy us and ourpaper, would love it much
if we would remain silent and allow them
to crush us out entirely with falsehoods.
We quoted long time ago that old
maxim, "Cnrses, like chickens, come home
to roost." Some of those who have been
so bitter towards us are learning this to
their sorrow. Unless we mistake. the
lesson viii have some practical value to
those who have been the most yituper-
alive
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19
FIGURING Mills.

The time is coming when good -four
ing mill viii be oEe of the most profitable
investments in Kansas. "Clarke's inn.
proved combined Merchant FIGURING Milf,
is highly spoken of by all who have tried
it. 1t is now extensively used at the
West, and we should think, with its low
price, is just the mill for Kansas. We
learn that Gen. Pomeroy has already pre-
cured one for the town of Atchison. For
further information, or for the purchase of
mills, town or county rights, we refer the
reader to the advertisement of Messrs. s.
n. Wood & Co., IN another column.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19

ga large number are determined
not to go into the election, and these in
tend to let the others do as they please. %
We copy the above item from Mr. Phil
lips correspondence of the New York
Tribune, dated at Lawrence, Aug. a, '57.
The 'garge number have greatly fallen
of since the Grasshopper Falls Conven-
tien, and to-day there is hardly a Free
State man in the Territory who is not re-
solved to go into the election, and to
triumph, too; and they will do it, and
will act Hnitedlyin this direction, let past
differences have been what they may
The '1arge number embraced in the
item, who viii ''aot go into the election
are the letter-writers, and scarcely man
but them, those who have been giving
tone to public opinion in Kansas and out
side of it, by their misrepresentation,
will refuse to vote.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19
To. d. cisz.ns es Andersen couptv.

VI ~ - ~ ~ ~ 80
Our connection with the Convention
which assembled at Lecompton on the
9TH inst. having terminated. we deem it
proper to state. briefly, the reasons, with
a recapitulation of facts as they exist.
The census, as you are aware. was not
returned till after the apportionnent for
delegates was mades anu the election
was held by extra-judicial authority from
Gov. Walker to the Probate Judge of
Anderson county.
The Secretary of theTerritogy furnished
a certificate of the elcrtio.r. In conformity
with the facts, which were referred to a
select committee-whose report. majority
and minority, is Affixed
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE or THE An
DERSoN co. ELECTION.
The Committee beg leave to report as
I follows
That it appears there was no sheriff in
/ the county, from the time OF the passage
/ of the Census Act Until the 10Th day of
April last, the tine specified by law for
making the return; and that there was a
Judge of the Probate Court, but from
some cause this officer made no effort to
/ take the census; and that after the exp:r
alton of the time prescribed by law, in
the absence of the Judge of the Court of
Probate, Mr. Mcdaniel, the County Corn
missioner, took the eensts, and returned
the same to the Executive Office, from
which it appears that on the 18th day of
March, 1857, there were in the county of
Anderson PIC legal voters. That your
committee has carefully examined the
Census Act, and that we conceive that it
1 was the intention of the Legislature TO
designate that there should not be less
than sixty delegates to this Conventions;
but the maximum is nowhere specified.
The census in the county of Anderson
shows that that COUNTY, under the appor-
tionment, would have been entitled to
: two delegates to this Convention; and
that the election was held on the day
specified by law, and under the supervi-
sion of judges and clerks in proper form,
and is certified to by the Judge of the
: Probate Court of that County from which
it appears that these applicants received
the largest number of votes cast in that
election.
In view of these facts, and the con
struction we place on the law, we are o
the opinion that DIR. r. Giipatrick ant
Mr.. j. T. Campbell are entitled to seat
in this Convention as delegates from th
county of Anderson; and the committe
would respectfully recommend the adop
: ton of the resolution accompanying thi
report.
Rssoloed, That r. Fitzpatrick and J. 7
Campbell are entitled to seats in thi
, Convention, as delegates from Anderson
F county,
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19
No Democratic Parry in Kansas

Gov. Ransom has been through a large
part of the Territory, making National
Pro-Slavery Democratic speeches. The
conservative Democrats, who expected
something liberal from him, and hoped to
be able to rally under their old banner,
feel sadly disappointed. He is pronounc-
ed bogus, everywhere. There are but
two parties here, Slare State and FTee
State, and by that issue we must abide.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19
MoHeme,,ts of Gov. walker.

Gov. WALKER passed through this city
on Monday evening last towards Lecomp-
ton, to resume his official duties. He had
been tarrying for almost week at Fort
Leavenworth.
1t was very generally apprehended that
the Governor had resigned, and some of
the rumors represented him as on his way
down the river. His return among us
relieved apprehension in that direction.
It is probable the summary removal of
the troops had something to do with the
Governors visit to the Fort He learned
on his arrival that the President had con-
sented to allow Gen. HARNEY to continue
in command of the military forces in Kan
sas, and the detachment of 500 troops to
Utah to escort Gov. CUMMINGS to his post
would go out Immediately, under Col.
JOHNSON, Col. COOKE being second in
command. The six companies of dragons
around Lawrence were detailed for the
Utah expedition, while others, to the
number of 1000, are on their way from
other localities, to resume their position.
Whether they are to be located again in
this Immediate vicinity we are not advised,
but we Judge they are, from casual ex-
preston of the Governors.
When it was rrmored Gov. Walker had
resigned, our citizens who are in favor of
peace, exhibited the deepest anxiety, and
showed that they looked for an imme-
diate renewal of our difficulties; while the
extremists declared it was part of the
programme well understood between Gov.
w. and the President with the view o:
giving Kansas over to the slave power.
Frightened at shadow, and destitute OF
all hope, they are the worst men to direct
public opinion we ever knew. If they
were directing an army they would al
ways be looking out for surprise, and
hence would be at the mercy of an enemy.
/ We viii venture that the eastern press has
been again inundated with series of
bloody letters, predicting war and strife to
frighten away the fall emigration about
setting out for Kansas. Letters of that
character have done quite as much to re-
tard the prosperity of the Territory as has
the violence of the Border Rufians, and
the letter-writers are practically as great
an injury to us as is Stringfellow or At
Gibson, and SO they will be considered by
the masses if they continue their past
course in their future correspondence.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19
a Gard.
WAKEFIELn. K. T. Sent IL ,h7

WAKEFIELD, K. T., Sept. IA, '57.
G. w. Brown, Eso.-DEAR SHIT is
currently reported that I have employed
. and paid you to insert my name in your
paper as suitable person for Judge of
| Probate.
Now, sir, will you do me the Justice to
state that knew nothing about the pub
lication, and had no hand in getting up
the same: nor was | at the time, or now,
a subscriber for your paper; nor have l
ever seen the notice alluded to. At the
time of the editorial-for know it must
have been editorial, either by yourself or
| your associate, Mr. Wattles-I was sick
with bilious fever, aud am hardly able to
write now.
Please answer in your next paper.
Yours truly, j. A. WAKEFIELD.
Judge WAKEFIELD is correct in his
statement. In looking over the county
for suitable candidate for Judge of Pro-
bate, our mind fell upon him as one of
our oldest settlers, lawyer of considera-
BILE experience, and very worthy citizen;
and as the office was to be filled, we called
the attention of our readers to the fact,
and mentioned the Judges name in con-
nection with the office. There are men
who now say that they opposed Judge
Wakefield for the reason that we sustained
him. Why did they not oppose Capt.
WALKER for the same cause? The facts
are: there is set of wire-pullers here who
ind the Judge too honest to suit their
purpose, too unbending, and not capable
of being moulded into partisan tool, and
so they thought to crush him. The time
Is not distant when the peop1e will put
these partizan leaders down, and honest.
upright men into office. Let those men
who opposed Judge Wakefield state frank
ly their reasons for SO doing, and not re-
sort to subterfuge in defense of their con-
| duct,
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19

~ Those papers who are in the habit
of copying falsehoods in regard to the
Herald of Freedom, and never correcting
one will find their exchange with US dis
continued. We are forbidden to acast
pearls before swine."
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19

GA new post Office has been estab-
lished at Macamish, situated on sections
S1-2, Township Ii, Range %, and known
as Hibbard. We believe it is on the
postroute from Westport to the Sac and
Fox Agency. Some friend has our thanks
for lithograph of the town plot of
Macamish.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19

OF A Lodge of Odd Fellows viii be
instituted at the Masonic Hall in this
city by d. G. II. J. K. GooDrS, Esq.,, on
Tuesday evening next. The members
OF the Order throughout the country are
invited to be present, and those having
clearance cards, and wishing to become
members are requested to be on hand at
an early hour to arrange preliminasies.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19

or We have been highly favored
with plenty of rain during the last few
DAYS. The earth is quite moist, and the
streets are muddy.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19

u An attack was made upon our
friend STEVENS, of LecomptoD, few days
ago by Thomas B. Sykes, Esq. with a
heavy shelalah. The latter gained noth-
ing by the encounter but severe beating.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19

az The telegraph cable, which was
to connect Europe with America, broke
on board the Niagara, 325 miles from
shore. The water was 1900 feet deep,
and the restraining power on the cable, to
prevent it running out too fast, was So
cwt The operation of laying down again
will be resumed as soon as practicable.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19
For Delegate TO Congress-,
NJ a r c Us j. PAR 4 o T

Free State Ticket.
For the Council,
LYMAN ALLEN, C. w. BABCoCBi
L. S. NASH.
For Assembly.
JOHN SPEER, A. 7. STILL,
G. w. DEITZLER, G. W. ZINN.
OLIVER BARBER, G. SEYMOUR, :
II. APPLEMAN, JNO LOCKHART.
County Ticket.
For Probate Judge,
JOSIAH MILLER.
For Sheriff,
SAMUEL WALKER.
For County Treasurer,
WILLIAM YATES.
For County Commissioners,
HENRY BARRICKL0W,
MARSHALL r. DAVIS.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19
Who Is He?

A friend, writing MS from the East, in-
quires, "Who is Jacobius, of the Mis-
souri, Democ1at?" Our answer is, he is an
Englishman who has been about four wears
in America, who has never been natural
lied, if we are correctly informed, and
who is generally known as James Red
path! He is man of some talent, and if
his efforts were properly directed would
be very good man; but when he sets
himself up to write down our Kansas ed
itors or newspapers, he is in a very con-
temptible business, and might employ his
talent to much better purpose. The
Missouri Democrat is losing character in
Kansas for veracity by publishing his let
ters.
GF One of the letteT-s0Tfters has soyitten
us q letter, stating that he will shoot US
down the first time he meets us in public
or private-in the street or in the parlor.
1t seems we are harder to dispose of than
he had contemplated. Instead of being
able to "write us down" he now proposes
to shoot us down. Puppies ,ciU bark and
we can't help it, but we warn them not to
attempt to bite, for coluards, we are told,
get desperate at times. It's strange what
asses men viii make of themselves.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-19
LAWRENCE. KANSAS.
PER AsNUM. IN ADVANCE

AYMORNlNG. SEPTEMBER 10, 81.