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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
Vote in Lawrence.

The whole vote polled at Lawrence on
Monday and Tuesday last, was 917. The
district embraces an area extending ten
miles east and seven miles south of Law
renee, extending to the Kansas river on
the north and johnson county on the
east. 1t does not embrace the entire vote
of t he district by full three hunded. The
wet weather prevented some from attend
ing from the country, while sickness and
Indifference kept away Others. And even
here, in Lawrence, that very small portion
who were opposed to voting, and who
created such hullabaloo in the States by
their letters, protesting to reflect the popu-
lar feeling, also kept away from the polls.
We kept table of the votes polled on
the first day, and on looking over the
names with friend, we were happy to
observe none but legal voters. Those
who were in attendance the second day
give an equally favorable report of the
character of the voters on that day. II
other districts could show as clean record
as can those in Douglas county, there
would have been but few frauds in Kan
sas at the late election.
We confidently looked for vote OF
1,2O0 at least, in Lawrence, but it falls
near 800 short of that number.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
Runnors.

Reports continue to arrive of the move
ments of the officials at Lecompton. II
is reported that two precincts are thrown
outin Franklin county, and the last report
that reached us states that Sec'y STANTON
has thrown out all the voting precincts in
Linn county, save Paris, the county seat,
around which the pro-slavery party have
settled and probably have polled major
ity of votes. If this were true it would
be extremely doubtful about the Free
State party having majority in the Leg
islature, as that county elects two Repre-
sentatives.
1t is said that the votes are rejected at
the other precincts than Paris, in Linn
county, because those precincts were es-
tablished by the Probate Judge, the act
providing that they shall be appointed by
the Commissioners, and the Probate Judge
being the President of the Commissioners
and er-o5icio, one of them, there being no
Commissioners, save himself, in the coun-
ty, he took the responsibility and desig-
mated the places of voting.
We cannot believe that See'y STANTON
will be guilty of DISTINGUISHING a whole
county because of some mere technicaliiy
in the proceedings. If the vote was fair
and the people acted in good faith, and
there was no fraud, the Secretary should
not withhold his certificates from the hon.
estly elected members. he has profess
ed, as has the Governor, since their first
arrival in the Territory, that the PEOPLE
should be heard through the ballot box
without fraud or coUin. If the Secretary
shall depart from this, or the Governor
shall sanction it the excitement viii be-
come intense against him, and his useful
ness in Kansas is ended Our people have
kept quiet, and we have gone iHto the
election, relying upon the good faith of
our officials. If these rumors should
prove true, in a matter of such grave mo-
nent, we shall not be surprised if storm
is raised which the Executive, with the
forces of the nation at his command, viii
not be able to quell. It is but justice to
repeat, that we place no reliance whatey-
er, on these rumors.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
The A1oare visible.

The correspondent of the Boston n
eter, under the apprehension tia: CO.
WALKER had resigned, some weeks a.
wrote as follows -
Walker threatens to resign. unles b,
can have back his troops, ard tbs idsEa
cal regiment. Rumor says he has goss
down the river, on his way to Wasbin=
ton. OF that you will know before Is
can reach you. We Atiak 5ektsr n HaIs
than toe did a .felU l5,asks since. I 5e5lly >
here he rs bent on 5e4er things Hoa re Lss
giUeri him credit for-far juster things tAz
the fre-eaters who control this Usiisf
States Administration arc willing sh0lA
be done. They are attempting 70 ousl
him. They want no Governor, with {.
S. troops and reputation to sustain, b.
tween them and their prey. They EaE
another Woodson, with a proclamstSa
for Territorial militia, and they hOpe e
have in Stanton. Like Geary, his succs-
sor viii need the troops for his hs;T
guard. Like Geary, be is learning tkz
there is no middle ground between rHfia5-
ism and absolute justice; between u.
reign of the blue lodges Of Misseun az
that of the free people of Kansas; beiEssa
mHderous, whisky-drinking oiigueaT
and popular sovereignty. | believe hs
will soon be forced tsahow himself Or II.
right side IN toto, rel .g on the people q
the Territory TO sustain him, or resiga
he has not done so already
That same correspondent, we fear $
soon as he learned the Governor mad %
resigned, probably wrote a letter to b
employer of an opposite tone. So veS
The object in striking down Gov. ". :
to strike down the Administrator s
Washington. II these coresPondsSs
thoughtthe effect would be the SINE, thE'
is not man among them who would D
be singing praises 20 the me1oF
Walker.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
Divided.

We regret to learn that two Free State
tickets were formed in Breckenridge coun-
ty, and that the vote was divided on the
9th inst. 1t is to be regretted, as its ten
dency is bad. We are afraid there are
men in that county who are more intent
on the triumph of their own individual
views, than they are upon the triumph of
the cause. The first ticket in the field
should have been unanimously supported
and if the men upon it were not satisfac-
tory, another year would have remedied
the error. We have received an interest
ing communication, relating to the differ
ences there, for publication, but as we are
apprehensive its tendency, if published,
would be to divide our friends in the
locality still further, we shall omit its
publication, trusting those who favored
us with it, viii excuse us for doing so.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
stearns, New Store.

STEARNs has just completed the walls of
his three story stone building on Massa-
chusetts street, adjoining the banking
house, in the process of erection, of BAB-
COCK & LYKINs. Thefront of Mr.. Stearns'
building is of brick. It was erected by
our friend B. JoHSsos, mastar builder,
who is a very superior workman and thor
oughly understands his business. Mr.. S.
has streturned from st. Louis, where he
has been to purchase a heavy stock of
goods, which he viii receive in time for
his new store room, which viii be COM
pleted in few weeks.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
Correction.

Gen. LANE states that We weio in error
again, in stating two weeks ago that he
was opposed to the voting policy, even
down to the assem- bling of the committee
on resolutions, at the Grasshopper Falls
Convention. On the contrary, he asserts
that he advocated it as far back as the
Topeka Convention. 1t affords us pleas
ure to make the correction, and we only
regret that he had not taken the stump in
favor of the policy, and followed it up
for months before the election. Had he
done so some of those who refused to vote
on Monday and Tuesday last, might have
taken different views of things, and posi-
bly, have cast an additional vote for the
Free State party on that day.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
Divide Your censure

We observe that some of the presses
oft the East are rejecting upon the cores
pondent of the New York Times because
that gentleman chanced to be elected re-
porter of the bogus Constitutional Con-
vention. If our memory serves us right,
James RedpaA was elected and served as
reporter for the first bogus Legislature af-
ter it was removed to Shawnee Mission.
If we are correct in our recollection will,
not the press who are so bitter on Mr..
CARY divide some of their wrath, and pass
portion of it over to Mr. Redpath, who
has never made public acknowledgment
of his error, though it would be quite as
grave one in our estimation.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
Bsckhsae.

This essential requisite in the eou.
ton of true man is greatly neelec..tg teSl- !.
these latter days. Infrmity of purno,. IrS1 4 !!
the consequence of more seriouS l.s
than infirmity of principle. Men aa 3aises
know how TO resist the small temrts,;t1a 1V'
of life, from some deficiency in tbe;r .p'S ~
sal arrangements; aud the natural .,-, ~e,'
is departure from the right. Bactie-s t.isas
is the material which is designed ia ,yae o.L
an upright man, and he must be Sr,. -.AAs :
all points if he wonld pass scatheleSs :. = q oa
the struggle of hfs. he must neyer aLll ~
don the opinions which his judgment -, =,
reason approve; and he must ls.,, A'a
meet with prompt decision the copst,s,so :
recurring events which shape his CO..
One of the most important points ,s ~,es' "S
nected with the question Of bactho,..O .O.'
that of learning to say "No." Does -, !
ask us to do that which Is inconS;..--AAe- LA
with our previous convictions. and ,I,:Is Nh,
may compromise to certain exten, 4,.A ~
integrity, we want the backbone to s,..5 -
up and say, Mo- Does an immedis.e .ar' 10
Guilty press heavily upon us. and an esaa. ,.,+i'
offer in direction calculated. if knoS1r
to iniure our position and character ;,
need that backbone which straiubts.. >
up for the emergency, and which proTsr. :
ly puts aside the danger. There Is ~
position in which this great requisite i =. .
constantly required. Neither is s,;s -.
backbone at all inconsistent with the cor, wv
tesy, forbearance or kindness of life. ;.
deed, he only can come up to the mari :
true gentleman, who in all things i Sr1a
and just and yet eonsiderate of otberS
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10

Slavery existed at that period and
still exists in Kansas under the Constitu-
ton of the United States" flames BIZ
chanaa's Letter TO Professor Sillinaan and
others.
That sentence is the death knell to all
of James Buchanan's political hopes from
this forth, and has, no doubt, defeated his
party in Pennsylvania. The Constitution
of the United States does not make slaves,
on the contrary, its trainers stated that its
design was to establish Justice, insure
domestic tranquility" and secure the
blessings of LIBERTY mot sLaueryl to our
selves and our posterity." To say that
slaUery is established here by the Consti-
tuition of the United States is an outrage
upon that instrument, never expected to
come from the Chief Magistrate of the
Union; person who is s,rO17a to preserve,
protect and defend" the same.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
Then and EnW-

We have been charged with being a
Know Nothing, during the last summer,
because we were opposed to a few indi-
viduals of foreign birth controlling the af-
fairs of Kansas. We have no further quar-
rel with these gentlemen. The people
have settled this question, and have done
it efectually. CHANGING to open a file OF
the Conneautville Courier, dated Oct. Is,
1854, we find the following over our own
signature, in the leading editorial of that
week, which was the last article of any
length which We ever pcnned for that
paper. We said in the course of that ar
ticle, in reply to personal attack upon US
because we did not sustain the Know
! Nothing nomination for county Treasur-
err
Personally, l am in favor of the broad
Test religious federation: Catholics and
i Protestants both share my good will.
oppose prescription, come from what
source it may. All religious denomina-
tions have alike extended to me the hand
of fellowship, and all have received my
good will in return. Jesuitism, whether
religious or political, has not, and, l trust
never will find in me a friend.
'tSince my connection with the public
press, it has been INV effort to extend the
great principles of Temperance, Liberty
and Religious federation. Ihave proserib-
ed none for difference of religious views
and but few have attempted to prescribe
me. That few has received my supreme
contempt, as they should that of all hon
orable men.
at has been the boast of our country
/ that all persons, with every shade o.
opinion, could enjoy to the fullest extent
their religious convictions, so long as they
did not trespass upon the laws of tht
State, or the rights of individuals. These
principles of liberation were established
by the founders of our institutions, are
extended to native or naturalized citizens
and shall be preserved inviolate by me-
In the same numbszgf the Courier will
the above we find G. lloEing lines;-
He who aseends to moontain tops shall find
| The loftiest peaks most wrapped in snow.
| He who surpasses or excels mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below,
Though high dboue. the sun of glory glow.
And far beneath, the earth and ocean spread;
4 RoHnd lin are les rocks and loudly blow
| Contending tempests on his naked head.
And thus reward the tolls which to their sum
NIT Lead
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
fraudulent Election.

The general system of fraud practiced
at elections in the United States is deep
ly to be deplored. That such frauds are
praeticed no one denies; that they are
condemned by the defeated party is equal
" evident; that this practice of fraud at
the ballot-box, keeps multitudes of honest
men from voting, all are aware. The re-
suit is that people lose confidence in the
system of popular government. Minori-
ties secure the offices, and majorities yield
an unwilling obedience to their enact
ments. A dishonest minority in State,
may, by fraud, rule majority, who are
too honorable to meet them on their own
level, and thus neuteralize one false vote
by another. This practice will ultimately
destroy any popular government.
The experience of Kansas ought to
Serve as useful lesson to the whole coun-
try, and if Gov. Walker has any credit,
it is for suggesting perfect check in ille-
gal voting When several Free State men
were conversing with him, making COM
plants of fraudulent plans, of the other
party, the Governor replied /: Gentle
men, have determined, and so has also
the Secretary, to give no certificates oi
election to any man who is elected by
fraudulent votes, provided we are made
aware of the fact. Iworld therefore sug-
gest to you, that you keep Independent
poll-books at every voting precinct, out
side of the regular judges. Also have
two reliable citizens, one of each party
who are acquainted with the inhabitant:
of the precinct, to challenge votes; then
by voting Viua vOce, you can have the
name of every voter, and the candidates
for whom he votes. By using these pre-
cautions, it must be your own fault you
are defeated in the manner you fear"
Secretary Stanton, who was present
sanctioned the remarks of the Governor
and added, 81 would sooner suffer this
right arm to be severed from my body
than to sign certificate of election fol
any man whom I have sufficient evidence
to believe was elected by illegal votes"
In accordance with this advise, the Ter.
ritorial Central Committee issued pol
books, which were distributed in nearly
every county, for keeping duplicate copies
of the polls. The result is that where
these double tally lists have been kept
there has been no illegal voting, but wha
may be readily detected.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
KanSas

According to the correspondent Of Il.
\. Y. Tribune, Kansas is doomed to = +,
slave State; but this writer mas crsl
"Wolf, Wolf" so often, when there "
no occasion for alarm, that il Is doubsfy
whether he will succeed in giving Al 4.
fectual warning, even if the danger he A.
tually at hand. Certainly, the tone Of ~
pro-siavery leaders, in the few speeches q
theirs, which have been published latiersT.
appears to have lost none Of the confisse.
which betokens inevitable success: sBi
the sudden lull in the storm of indi-as
ton raised against Gov. Walker by tis
secessionists Of the South, would seen q
imply that the Governor has oontnFed &.
satisfy them that he is really working E.
the interests of slavery.
Yet if, as is asserted liy the oorresy.ai-
ent above referred to, the number ci FEe.
State men in Kansas exceed tAe 10
slavery men as ten to one, there need b.
no fear of the ultimate destiny of the Ter.
ritory. Slavery cannot exist in any TG.
ritory for any length of time, under SD
adverse influences; and slave State CO..
stitutiou, if made by fraud and steala
would be amended by the people IL lss
than three years.-Brooklyn DAILY Tasz
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
Common Sense in : Non.- -

Moneyed men are the veriest erav.,,
on earth; so timid that at the least sl.-s -
they pull their head, turtle-Hke v;,I:. r'l,:-
their shell, and, snugly housed, hugtS-
glittering treasure until all fear is Teno-
ed. The consequence is, that few S.vs,
disturbance of the monetary atmosnbs,.
brings on perfect dearth of not opIv \.
precious metals, but of even paper maps~
their representative. Four weeks -,
there was, comparatively speaking. ),
abundance of money; now there is nor
which means that before the Ohio II,
and Trust Company failed, moneyel r.,
and corporations loaned their treayur.
but now it is boarded in long stoekir, !,
and dark vaults. Moneyed men ner-
adopt the tactics of mutual supa7,
hence, rs soon as a shot is fred into Il.
flock, they scatter, each looking out r.
himself, each distrustful of the other srl
each recognizing only the great law q
selfishness, which is, to take care Of nm.
Der one. Courage has saved maby n
army even when ammunition was low. a.
many foe has been scattered by g..
yell of defiance when there was net a es--
ridge left.-Phd. Sun.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
To be Contested.

The pro-slavery party at Lecompton,
concede that Mr.. PARRoTF is elected to
Congress by 5000 majority. Our own
opinion is that he will have 5000 to
10000 majority. 1t is saidthat Ransom
will contest Mr.. Parrott's seat, basing his
objection On the ground that Mr.. P. was
sustained by persons not qualified accord
ing to law, they having paid no Terrific
rial tax. If Ransom attempts to defraud
nine-tenths of the people of Kansas out of
representation in Congress by raising
such an issue he should be hooted out of
the Territory. If he wishes to cover him.
self all over with infamy let him attempt
such gross injustice upon the people OF
Kansas.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
Rs;sies wish Us,

We have just space as We are eiesls
cur forms on Friday morning to ooHSSFsi''
late eur friends iH Kansas. and thrOngho~
the country on she result in Kansas IL
Free State party have won sio''.
victory. We have working majority
both branches of the Legislature =
nearly every county in the Territory =
Free State county officers. We sTs 81
tent with the result, and ask our ifiehs'
who were so despondeni, TO join h'.aS
with us in rejoicing, as the victory %
harbenger Of the agood time eoEAing y
Kansas.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
sfrzY Oxen.

Mr.. Ackley, who resides three-fourths
Of mile east of Lawrence, states that some
four weeks ago he discovered in that Vi
cinity pair of oxen, one brindle, the
other brown one with little white on
the sides, in yoke They continued in
the neighbOrhood till a few days ago. when
one offhem died with the dry rnurrain.
The other was down sick, and could moi
live more than a day or two. We mention
the fact to save the owner the trouble Of
searching longer for them.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
Chinese Sugar Cane sYrup.

We were taken all aback the other day
on receiving FIVE gallon cask of syrup,
with a note from G. STEARNs of this city,
stating thatitwas manufactured from Chin
ese sugar cane of his o,gn raising. We learn
that he has large quantity of a similar
article on hand, which he is retailing at
S1,25 gallon, or in quantities of ten gall
Ions or upwards, he is selling at $1.00 a
gallon. Mrs. B. has tested the article,
both for table and culinary purposes; she
thinks it as good as any molasses for cook
ing, and with little use will become quite
as palatable for the table as any other
syrup. We are glad to see the article
coming into very general use in Kansas;
the success which has attended its culti-
vation will induce large growth of it
next year; and it will become, not only
the principal article in the way of sweet
ening for domestic use, but will be export
cd in large quantities, and Kansas will
become the great Sacharine State of the
Union.
Mr.. STEARNs, as well as all others who
have engaged this season in experiment.
ing with this cereal, is entitled to the
gratitude of the people of Kansas, for
undertaking it, and its successful cultiva-
ton will, no doubt, be their reward. Mr..
s. has our thanks for the cask sent us, with
the hope that all persons, wishing to test
the article will call upon him and get a
gallon at least, as he is the first person,
probably, who has introduced the syrup
as an article of commerce into Kansas.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
Honor to Whom Honor Is nns.

Whatever may be said of the Terrific
rial officials in other localities, at the late
election, we are willing to do justice to
Mr.. BUTCHER, the bogus Sheriff, who call
ed the names at the Lawrence precinct
on Monday and Tuesday last. He deport-
ed himself throughout with decorum, and
when importuned 10 send for the United
States troops in the difficulty, he resolute-
ly refused to do so, urging as a reason,
that he had full confidence that the citi-
zens would prevent any injury coming to
Sykes.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
Sickness.

It has been reported that much sickness
has been experienced on Pottawatomie
Creek, the past season, and many deaths
also. Mr.. Army informs us that at one
time he had at his house 26 sick people,
whom he took home to nurse, most OF
them young men who had settled in the
timber and had been using the creek wat
er. OF this number three have died and
the remainder have recovered and gone to
their usual occupations.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10

G The entire vote in Douglas coun-
ty, at the late election, was 1918. Ad-
mitting six Inhabitants, the usual calcu-
lation, to a voter, and we have popula-
ton of 10.908 in Douglas county. OF
this vote 1S7 were pro-slavery, or one-
ninth of the population. 1t is reported
that large number of pro-slavery votes
were polied at Lecomptou, who came
over from the Indian Territory north of
the river opposite Lecompton. Ii 50 the
actual difference between the parties
would be still greater than the figures in
dieate.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-10
Pm, il on File.

The intelligent correspondent of the
n. Y. Tribune" writing from Lawrence
under date of Sept 18th, speaking of the
county officers, &C., says
"The persons nominated are chiefly
from those who have been the most anx-
ious to go into the election. The others
keep away from the primary meetings and
conventions. The latter feel that the
whole thing is foolislas well as disgrace
full, and fear large number viii utterly
refuse to participate. Indeed, unless there
is very marked change in popular senti-
ment before the election, majority of
the people in this section viii not go near
the polls
It is well to put the above on record
here in Kansas, for soon it viii be ayerred
there was no opposition whatever to vot-
ing.