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The Kanzas news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1857-1859, 1857-10-03
Modern Mechanics.

Few persons are aware of the amount of
labor and risk involved in the production of
such castings as are now required for our
mammoth steamship engines. The furnaces
employed in foundries will each hold but
two or three tons of melted metal at the ut
most, and the metal must In all cases be
poured into a mould in large, continuous
stream. For large castings, thick reservoirs
of fire brick are provided, and filed by slow
degrees from the furnaces, the sides being
of sufficient thickness to retain the heat
The preparation of the mould requires many
weeks labor. Some time since an invention
was chronicled which consisted of an i'm
proved method of preparing wrought mon,
so as to render it capable of being poured
or cast into moulds, for the production of
malleable castings, or articles possessing all
the strength and qualities due to wrought
iron. The invention, though destined chief
II for The manufacture of railway wheels, is
equally applicable to the production of other
articles. Scrap or wrought iron is employed,
or bars or plates cut into small pieces, and
it must be melted into crucibles, such as are
used for melting blister steel. To charge
suitable in amount to the crucible,- one-half
of one per cent. of charcoal by weight, one
per cent. of manganese, and one of sal am
monia are added. The whole is covered
from the atmosphere, and melted in tenn
perature of about fifteen hundred degrees
Fahrenheit, which temperature is maintained
for three hours. The metal is then poured
into moulds. Other carbonaceous matter
may be substituted for charcoal The iron
thus cast will, it is stated, become malleable,
so as to be capable of being treated under
the hammer in a forge and framed into other
shapes. and thus also part of the iron may.
be shaped in moulds, and partly completed
BY forging.
The Kanzas news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1857-1859, 1857-10-03
Squatter SoVereigntY.

Ii slavery existed In kanzas, as Mr.. Blu
chanan says, under the Constitution, win be,
or some one of his admirers, be so good as
to tell us what was the use of '.seuatter SOW
ereignty ?" If we mistake not, Douglas
announced that the purpose of squalter
sovereignty was, not to exclude or leglsIate
slavery into Kanzas, but to leave the people
of that Territory perfectly free to regulate
lkeir own Institutions. These institutions
of course referred to nothing but the insti-
tutions of slavery, which Mr.. Buchanan
now tells us the squatlers can't regulate, %
if they desire to ever so much, because the
Constitution has already fixed it. Mr.. Blu
chanan said, also, that it was matter of
surprise to him how any person could ever
have doubted that slavery existed in Kanzas
under the Constitution. Yet it is very evil
dent that Douglas either doubted it or didn't
know anything about it, for, if he had, he
certainly wouldn't have been so foolish as to
waste his time in inventing that doctrine of
'tsquatter sovereignty which Mr.. Buchan-
an, with one blow Of the Constitution, has
knocked higher than kite. Nothing is
palmer than that Mr.. Buchanan's interpret
alton of the Constitution has entirely dissi-
pated popular sovereignty, for, says he,
until the people form State Constitution,
they have no power whatever over the sub
ject of slavery.
We are of the. candid opinion thai when
Douglas stated his idea of popular sovereign
~. the Interpretation of the Constitution as
put forth by fancy and Buchanan had not
entered his head, as a possible or practicable
movement; nor do we believe that Buchan
an ever thou, ht of it until the decision Of
fancy inspired him with the idea that there
was capital in it, Il. is simply one of the
progressive steps of slavery. It will be
recOllected when Douglas promulgated his
idea of squatler sovereignty, few fire-eat
in. southerners murmured dissent, and de-
MED the squatters any right to interfere in
the matter. But so few and weak were they
apparently that they excited little or no at
tention. Yet those same fire-eaters have
brought Douglas, Buchanan, and the whole
Democracy of the North 10 submission, and
now declare the policy of the country, and
direct the government. So we go. What
next ?-Wis. Free Dem.
The Kanzas news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1857-1859, 1857-10-03
County Conventions.

The Convention of citizens of Breckin-
ridge county, held at Americas last Satur-
day, nominated full ticket of county off
GERS. The proceedings viii be fonnd in an
other column. E.44
The "National Democrats of Madison
county issued call for a county nominating
convention, to be held at Columbia" on
Thursday last. The Free State men called
a convention at the same time and place
and, at the hour appointed, organized and
made their nominations. The pro-slavery
men of the county were there, but they made
such ''poor show" of numbers that they
we're abashed, and concluded not to make
any nominations. The proceedings of the
meeting will be found elsewhere in to-day s
paper.
A Free State Convention was held at
Kanzas Centre on Thursday last. which
nominated full ticket for County Officers
for this county. The proceedings and tick
ct will be found elsewhere.
The Kanzas news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1857-1859, 1857-10-03
Women for Kanzas.

We are requested TO staue that Mr.. Par
sons and his wife leave for Kanzas iu the
O'Clock express trains, by way of Worcester
railroad, tomorrow (Tuesday) morning,
with party composed mostly of women.
And it is suggested, that any respectable la
dies who wish to 60 on their own account,
or to seek their relatives in Kanzas, cannot
do better than to call to day at the Emigrant
Aid Rooms, No. Winter street, and see
Dr. Webb.-Boston Trapeller.
This is a step in the right direction, and
we hope it viii be followed by more of the
same sort. Send on your ''women folks. -
The Kanzas news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1857-1859, 1857-10-03
ENPoRIA. October 8. 1857.

MR. PLuMB-Sr: I learn that my name
has been placed on a ticket different from
the one lately adopted by the County Con-
ventiOn. This is contrary to my views, and
was done without my knowledge or consent.
At the late Convention voted for the reso-
luton there passed in reference to this mat
ter, and wish it therefore distinctly under
stood that can support no other ticket than
the one adopted at said Convention.
In justice TO myself you will please IN
sert this in your paper.
Yours, respectfully, H. W. FICK.
The Kanzas news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1857-1859, 1857-10-03

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The Kanzas news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1857-1859, 1857-10-03
Emporia and Jefferson City Railroad
HEanfiracr

-, II sz:s Meeting. f.f.fsissrs9
Pursuant to notice, a meeting of the cltI-
zens of Jefferson City was held on Thurs
day evening, he Sd inst, when the follow
ing proceedings were had:
On motion, a. Fulkerson was appointed
President, and Allen p. Richardson Secre-
tary- a ST.
After the object of the meeting was ex-
planned by the President, John O. Wattles,
of Kanzas Territory, addressed the meeting
in behalf of the contemplated railroad and
It's advantages.
After which, Allen P. Richardson offered
the following preamble and resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, the citizens of Emporia; KanSas Ter
ritory, have Weakened To the importance of a raii
road connecting this place with southwest Mis-
souri, and southern kanzas, leading midway be-
tween the southwest branch and The main trunk
of the Pacific Railroad, and whereas the citizens
of the various counties along the line of the said
contemplated railroad have appointed delegates to
meet in convention on the 9th inst, at Butler, IN
Bates county, for the purpose of consultation and
elaboration upon the most practical way for ae-
eomplishing the desired object, therefore,
Res0lUed, That the people of jefferson City and
Cole county take a lively interest in the project
and hail with pleasure the opportunity of co-oPe-
rating with the citizens of south Missouri and
southern Kanzas in so laudable an enterprise, SO
well calculated not only TO enhance the value OF
real estate but also add new Yigor towards devel-
oping the advantages and resources of great State
and Territory. r. -gsa tE
zResOEred, That the President of this meeting APP
point four delegates to represent Jefferson City and
Cole county in1the convention at Butler, in Bates
county, to set forth the advantages OF the road, and
the peculiar fitness of Jefferson the eastern ter
minus. -E aH s-.
WhereuPOn the following gentlemen were ap-
pointed: Gen. j. B. Gardenhire, Mr. Lay, Dr. VIM
A. Curry, and James L. Minor.
On motion. the city papers were request
ed to publish the proceedings.
a. FULKERSON, Pres't.
ALLEN P. RICHARDSON, Sec'y.
The Kanzas news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1857-1859, 1857-10-03
Removal of a Land Office,

By way of a friend, through Gen. Eye, a
prominent citizen of Doniphan, we have
Just learred that the land office-has been re-
moved from Doniphan TO Kickapoo. Gen.
Eye stated the intelligence came through by
express, and that there was no doubt of It's
correctness We sympathize with our Don
iphan neighbors. The blow will be fatal to
their growth and prosperity The cause OF
removal was the strife which existed among
tbe people of the town, and the danger to
which the records were exposed. There will
be great improvement In this respect at
Kiekapoo, won't there
The Kanzas news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1857-1859, 1857-10-03
Madison County convention. !.

49, Madison County convention.
Pursuant to previous call, the citizens
of Madison county met in convention at Co
lumbia to nominate candidates for county
officers.
On motion, A. D. Graham was appointed
Chairman, and James Alfred Secretary.
On motion, committee OF five was ap-
pointed to report names of candidates for
the different Offices.
The committee consisted of G. D. Hum
phrey, VIM. ,Mayberry, E. Hadley, W.
Pierson, and Z Shockley.
The following names were reported by the
committee, aud adopted separately.
For Probate Judge, A. D. Graham Sher-
if, Matthew Kirkendall; Treasurer, James
Ryan; Clerk, A. McConeha; Commission
ers, Wesley Pearson, G. D. Humphrey /;
Surveyor, E. B. KirkendaIl Coroner, c.
Hyatt Justices. Finley Graham, Peter
Harvey, E. Hadley, Elliott Holderman
Constables, VIM. Updegraff, VIM. Goodwill,
J. Phenis, Orion Norton; Locating Com
mittee, S. T. Howell, VIM. Martindale, A
c. Graham.
On motion, the Convention then adjourn
ed, sine die. A. D. GRAHAM, Charm.
JAS. ALFRED, See'y.@ =.
The Kanzas news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1857-1859, 1857-10-03
NowAR!!
Furniture in Emporia at Lowest
Kanzas Prices.

Bedsteads,
Tables,
Chairs Of ALI kinds,
Cribs, Mattresses
And all kinds of Household Furniture!
NoME, Housekeepers and old Bachelors, Young
" Men and Maidens; CONE ALI and get ac-
quainted with and my establishment,
Under tie Printing Office, Emporia,
and if our acquaintance is not mutually agreeable
and profitable, / will endeavor that it shall be
fault OF mine.
intend to keep constantly on hand all kinds of
Household Furniture usually kept in similar es
adjustments in Eastern or Western cities, which
will sell at LOWEST KANZAS PRICES.
1 will also supply COFFINS, on shert notice.
Reapers, Mowers and Horse RaEeS!
| am local Agent for Manny's Combined Reap
ers and Mowers, and Tsteat Revolving Horse
Rake. All orders promptly filed.
WM. PERRY.
Emporis, September u, IS57.-6
The Kanzas news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1857-1859, 1857-10-03
areckenridge County conya5aiong

Pursuant to notice the people of Breck-
enridge county held Mass Convention at
Americas, on the 96th instant, fol-. the pur-
pose of nominating candidates for county
officers. loG 1G
The meeting was organized by selecting
William Grimsley Chairman, and A. l. Ba-
ker Secretary.
On motion, the Chairman appointed a
committee of three to present to the meeting
the names of suitable persons for nomina-
ton. The following named gentlemen were
appointed said committee: E. Goddard, E.
Yeakley, and w. Thompson. During the
absence of the committee, Mr.. G. Y. Es-
kridge offered the following resolution,
which was adopted with but one dissenting
voice:
Resofved, That we, the people of Brock
enridge county, in mass convention assem-
bled, for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for county officers, viii cast our infiu-
ence for, and support The regular nominations
of this meeting. and viii oppose, by all
honorable means, any clique or combina-
ton of persons seeking to divide the people
with view of preventing compliance with
the terms upon which all parties have re-
solved to participate in the October election.
The committee having returned, their re-
port was, on motion, received, and, on mo-
ton of T. Hanniford, was adopted. A re-
consideration of the vote was moved, but
lost, when the following named gentlemen
were declared unanimously nominated for
the several county offices: For Probate
Judge, A. 1. Baker; Sheriff, E. Goddard /;
Treasurer, n. S. Storrs; Recorder and
Clerk, C. Y. Eskridge; Commissioners, II.
w. Flick, VIM. GrimsIey; Surveyor, J. Woke;
Coroner, DIR. W. B. Swisher Justices of
the Peace, A. Roger. of Emporia, E. Yeak-
ley, of Americas, G. Boggs, of Diamond
Springs /; Constables, ]. Hammond, of En-
poria, F. Barrett, of Americas.
The committee having been discharged, it
was
RESOLVED, That the Kanzas NeaOs, Herald
Of Freedom, and Laurence Republican be
requested to publish the proceedings of this
meeting. faT
On motion, the meeting then adjourned
sine die. - VIM. GRIMSLEY, Charm.
A. I. BAKER, Sec'y.
The Kanzas news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1857-1859, 1857-10-03
The Negro Whipping in East Tennes
see.

The Negro Whipping in East Tennes-
The n Y Express, the Petersburg IVA.
Espress, the Mobile Tribune, and other
Pro Slavery journals, are making a great
fuss about the publication of the details of
the whipping of two negroes by Col. Meth
erland, Of Rogersville, Tennessee, and yet
they dodge The points on which stress is laid:
Neither the Philadelphia Bulletin,
the n. Y. Tribune, the N. Y. Times, nor
any other Northern journal, is responsible
for the story, although the Bulletin first
republished it in the North. The story
appeared in supplement- to the Knoxville,
Tenn, FITNESS, which the supplement-
was suppressed through the bullying of
Col. n. and his lawyer. lis truth rests on
the affirmation of two elders of the Rogers
vile church, and Rev. S. Sawyer, the pas
tor, who is now located in Ind.
2.-The said Col. Netherland was and is
a church member, and was not only sus-
tanned in his brutality, but was elected a
member of the Pro-Slavery Convention at
Richmond, and actually took his seat there
among ministers of the gospel.
3.-The Rev. Samuel Sawyer was actu-
ally induced 10 leave his church in conse-
quence of the row raised by an attempt to
inquire into the circumstances of the beat
ing of the negroes, and a nephew of Col
Netherland attacked Mr.. Sawyer in store,
and had not Mr.. S. flung him down and
declared his intention of defending himself
with his fists, he would have been beaten.
4.-The negro who was beaten the most
with band-saw) was member of Col.
Ms own church, and had nursed him and
lived in his own house from childhood
These are the plain facts, which the editor
of the Knoxville fitness will not deny,
for be knows very well that they are the
simple truth.-Phaa. Bulletin.
The Kanzas news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1857-1859, 1857-10-03
Clarke's Newly Patented
Combined Grinding and Boiling, or Merchant
FLO U Rim MILL.
THE GREATEST INVENTION OF THE A

TIVE complete Mill occupies space 90 feet long
i feet wide, and 5 feet high. Grinding and
Boiling at single operationl Warranted to grind
from 10 10 Is bushels per hour! requiring only
from six to eli ght horsepower. Making as LARGE
yield, and as GOOD quality Of Flour as any 9th
Mil in Every person having a mill
should by all means have of these mills at
tached Also, all Town Companies should pur-
chase rights Cost of mill at St Louis, boxed
ready for shipping only $3.50. For further nfur-
nation, or for the purchase of Mills or for rights
in Leavenworth county, or town or County rights
south of the Kanzas river, in Kanzas address
S. n. WOOD d CO,
Real Estate Agents, Lawrence, Kanzas.
seD26-3m.
The Kanzas news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1857-1859, 1857-10-03
Free State Meeting at Kanzas Centre

Free State Meeting at Karzas Centre
Pursuant to previous call, the Free State
citizens of Breckenridge county met at Kan
zas Centre on Wednesday, the LIST inst, fol
the purpose of nominating candidates fol
county officers, to be supported by the party
at the coming election. o. Phillips was
appointed Chairman, and J. Ell. Thayer Sec
rotary.
On motion of Dr. Slocum, the Conven-
ton proceeded TO nominate officers, in open
convention, with the following result:
For Probate Judge, E. p. BANCROFT; Sher-
if, R. w. Cloud Treasurer A. Roger
Clerk and Recorder, D. Swim; Commits
sioners, o. Phillips, H. W. Flick; Survey
or, ]. R. Swallow Coroner, Thomas Armor.
On motion of Mr.. Miller, it was voted
that the proceedings of this Convention be
published in the KANzAs News.
On motion, the Convention adjourned,
sine die o: PHILLIPS, Charm.
j. H. THAYER, Sec'y.
The Kanzas news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1857-1859, 1857-10-03
Compelling People to be AbotiffoCnnists.

Compelling People to be Abotit1onists.
The Presidents doctrines compliance
with which he says he viii enforce with the
army-compel every man in any Territory,
who would have it become Free State, to
become an Abolitionist We are simply sta
ting the fact, and not In any way exaggera-
ting it.
Kanzas. he says, was a Slave Territory
when it was first organized, and the princi-
pies on which he claims 10 Justify the ale
CATION make every other Territory which
the United States now own, or ever can own
just as much slave Territory as kanzas.
Then he specifies, as the only time when
anything can be done by anybody to change
this condition. the time when the people are
making their State Constitution. Let us
quote his exact language: Slavery existed
at that period, and still exists, in Kanzas,
under the Constitution of the United States -
''But when the people, the bona tide resi-
dents of such Territory, proceed 10 frame a
State Constitution, then it is their right to
decide the important question for themselves,
whether they viii continue, modify, or abol-
ISL slavery. To them alone does this ques-
ton belong''
Now it must be perfectly obvious to eve
~ one, that this act of abolishing slavery,
can only be done in this case by taking care
chat working majority of the convention
which frames the constitution, as also ma
jority of the people who are afterwards to
ratify it by their votes, shall be in favor of
abohshing slavery; not merely opposed to
slavery in the abstract, but willing to act
on. the subject politically, by voting openly
and positively, against slavery. And when
The deed is in fact done, they who did it,
they who abolish slavery, are abolitionists.
| Thus abolitionists must have political con-
troll in the territory. Consequently, also,
they who, in all the preparatory political
measures, aim at this result, of making the
slave territory into free State, are necessa-
rily, properly and truly abolitionists. The
inhabitants of the territory who. try to do
this, are abolitionists; the citizens of the
different States, who go into the territory to
settle, with an expectation or purpose of do
ing what they can to make it free State,
are abolitionists; and all who take an inter
est in the subject, desiring, for any reason,
that the territory may become free State,
and encouraging by word or deed, those
who would make it a free State, must, also,
fairly be considered abolitionists.- Buffalo
Republic.
The Kanzas news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1857-1859, 1857-10-03
Turn Quit

We do not know that it is necessary for
US to urge upon our readers the necessity Of
having full turn out on the day of cleo
ton. The vote for County Officers is very
immaterial, but the vote for Delegate to Con
gress, and Members ofsahe Territorial Leg
islature should be large as possible. Turn
out then, en- masse. Let US do our whole
duty.
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