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Squatter sovereign., 1857-11-14
The Post Office Larceny Case.
sENrENcE OF JAMES o. BRAYMAN.

SENTENCE OF JAMES o. BRAfMAN.
James O. Brayman, editor OF the Ch'ea-
90 Democrat. convicted OF the crime oil
stealing letters from the Chicago post office.
was brought before the United States Dis
,rict Court at four o'clock yesterday alter
noon, TO receive his sentence. About one
hundred persons were present, mostly oil
the intimate acquaintance OF the prisoner.
Brayman entered the court room with an
air of entire unconcern took seat In front
| of the bench. He betrayed not the slightest
emotion during any part OF the proceedings,
and received the sentence OF the court with
as much apparent indifference as if he had
been listening 10 an ordinary after-dinner
speech. This complete apathy has marked
the prisoner during every stage OF the case
since his arrest, and has done perhaps more
thar ANYTHING else to impress upon the pub
lie mind the conviction of his depraviiy oil
heart.
i JUDGE Drummond directed the pris-
oner to stand up, and proceeded to address
him as follows:
J, James o. Brayman, you have heen IN
f dicted for stealing letters out OF the Chiea-
! 90 post-office, some of whlck contained ar
ticles of value. You have had every op-
portunity to prepare for your defence. You
, have had the advise and assistance of emi-
: nent counsel. After full consideration on
. their part and on yours, plea OF guiily
!. has been placed upon the record. 1t now
: becomes the duty of the Court to pass the
sentence of the law for the commission oil
; the offence with which you stand charged
? and of which you are convicted upon your
!, own confession. Your case Is certainly
remarkable one you were in this commu-
!, nitv highly respectable citizen, IN the
: iudoment of those who knew you, as un-
: likely to commit this offence as auy man to
;, be found in it, no matter who he may be.
:, You do no, seem TO have had any oyer
:, powering necessity upon you to temp! yot
U to the crime. 1t appears difflcnlt TO com
, nrehend that such man should commi
such an offence that for the possible o.
:, even probable values IN few letters,
n person occupying respectable position IL
sr society, should incur the risk-the certain
N ", it may be almost said-of an ignomin
sr ious punishment.
h But crime is now and then presented t
= US in new and startling phase. Our Grim
70 inal jurisprudence has occasionally adde's
10 its history some new offence, or an oil
one in some unexpected form, to surpris
= us. Courts of justice can only deal wit
ne acts and Judge of the motives OF the ma
II from those acts. You stand before tn
ofl court like any o,l.er criminal convicted q
an its bar. The only difference between you
az case and that of an ordinary offender !:
no YOU have fallen from a more respectabl
,,s nosi,ion in life. That circumstance certain
Iel " does not mitigate the offence. Th
ne court will not dwell upon your present cor
n d;tion. You mus, yourself al length full
annreciate il. The man of education an
nd Intelligence who deliberately commits
ne crime knows as wei as any one can tc
.te him what may be The terrible consequence
N. Hs thinks OF them and dares them.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-11-14


KANsAs.-At length order re;,.
this once distracted Territory. Peses "a
again spreading her soothing and "s..i Is
infiaence over the fair bosom of aes
sas. No more, we trust, will her n,s;.
De bathed with iraternal blood. ocess s;oa"s
by political wire-workers and bosl;s.
demagogues, nor the tramp of the ar,as
be heard upon her hitherto polluted Ell
waiting eagerly to imbue their hands :,
their brothers blood. to crafty the mal;cs -
and ambition Of a few aspiring traitors =
The people have awakened to sense ~
their duty and the voice of the arc5 ,ra;s
or, Jim Lane. once SO powerful, for evil
is now utterly powerless. His rash and
dangerous councils are no longer Needed
and fanaticism has been buried deep be.
meath the soil of Kansas. She no longer
bieeds, for the conservative policy of The
able and venerable Chief Magistrate 0,
the Nation has healed all her bleeding
wounds.
Henceforward her citizens will be uni.
ted in their efforts to improve their condi.
ton and bring prosperity to the Territory
They will now go to work at their usua
occupations. The farmer will take hol,
of the plow, the mechanic of his tools anc
the professional man his books, and al
will try 10 make Kansas blossom as III
rose under quiet and good State Goy
ernment. No more shrieks will be hear
within her borders and the whitening touc
of the fanatics and the traitors, filled, as
always is, with destruction. will be entire
ly impoient. We rejoice that such is th
case and the honest and conservative mai
: of whatezeE party, will also rejoice at
f,one but the base. os-s@s..-..s-sz4t hyp
critical viii or can feel otherwise. Th
2 wisdom of the executive of the nation
/ clearly demonstrated in this matter. an
The praise of every good man should /
bestowed upon him for his firmness an
sagaciiy in the premises. The principI
q of elf-government has been vindicaled.-
d Terre Haute Journal.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-11-14

they fall on his own head, his tate stands
as a warning to others.
The Court has fully weighed all the con,
siderations which have now been presented
on your behalf. The punishment which
the law imposes for your offence is implis-
onment moi less than two nor more than
ten wears. The time within these limits
is to be determined by the court.
The sentence of the court Is that you be
confined in the penitentiary, at Alton, al
hard labor, for the term of four years from
this date.
Brayman was Immediately removed By
the Marshall to room adjoining his ounce
where he remained until s o'clock las
evening. He was then transferred 10 th'
railway train and conveyed 10 Alton
Mrs. Brayrnan, we understand, accom-
panied him. and will remain at Alton dur
ing the term OF his Imprisonment .--ehtea
po Times.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-11-14

RENrs. CoMISe. Down. The hard
times are tumbling down rents as
well as other things. Good tenants are
now al a premium. A number OF land
lords. in view of the falling off in business
of their tenants, and the financial pressure
bearing upon the trading and producing
classes, have voluntarily reduced their
rents. some of them one-third. 1t IS out
Of the question, to except that tenants can
nav The prices charged last spring without
great sacrifice. It is pressing the lies
blood out Of business men to force them TO
continue the enormous rentals exacted last
Nav, when tenunts supposed that money
would be plenty and times prosperous
Nor is il morally right or just to employ
legal coercion to squeeze out OF them
these exorbitant demands.
Vacant rooms and stores can now De
had from 25 TO so per cent cheaper thar
six month ago. One instance came andel
our observation this week, of store room
in a fine block located on South Watel
street. being rented for 50 900, for which
The owner cemanded S4 $50 last spring
Rents must come down 10 level with thu
Profits of trade Chicago 1ri6ssse.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-11-14

hat the gentleman before him was an Am
,rican, he solicited his kind Offices.
He poured forth his story In eloquent
French and broken Engist
81 am a wandewr-an exile. / am
forced to fly to the NsS World without
friend, without hope. You are an Amer
ican7 Giys me, then le.tersof intro
duc,ion to some friend of yours, 80 that
may be able 10 earn my bread. ] am will
ing 10 toll in any manner-the scenes OF
Paris have filed me with such horror that
q life Of labor would be Paradise to a
career of luxury in France. You will
give me letter to one of your friends
A gentleman like you has doubtless pany
friends
The strange gentleman rose. With a
look that Taileyrand never forgot. he re-
treated toward the door of the next cham
Der, his head downcast. his eyes looking
from beneath his darkened brow.
He spoke as he retreated backward
his voice was fullof meaning:
. am the only man born IN the .fem
Worid uao can raise his hand to God and
say HAVE NOT ONE FRIEsD-NoI
ONE-IH-ALL AMERICA
Talleyrand never forgot the overwhelm.
ing sadness OF the look which accornpa.
MED those words.
"Who are you e. he cried as the ole
man -etreaied toward the next room. oul
name 2
MY name a'--with smile that hae
more of inockery than Joy in It's convul
sive expression" My name is Benedic
.4rnoldr
He was gone. Talleyrand sunk into
chair, gasping the words -
'ARNoLp THE TRAIroRr
Thus you see wandered over the earth
another Cain. with the murderer's mar
upon his brow. Even in the seclude
room Of that inn at Hayre, his crime foua
him and forced him TO tell his name-th
synonym of infamy.
The last twenty years of his life ar
covered with cloud from whose darkness
but few CLEANS Of light fash upon tn
page OF history.
The manner of his death is not distinct
known. But we cannet doubt he died u
teriy friendless-that his cold brow w
moistened BY no farewell tear-that IT
morse pursued him to the grave whispe
ing John Andre in his ears, and that Il
memory OF his glory gnawed like cank
at his heart, murmuripg forever: 8 Tr'
TO your country, what might you have be'
O ARNoLD. THE TRAIron J"
Who shall dare paint the agony CT b
death hour. With trembling hand al
hushed breath we drop the curtain, al
iurn away from the death-5ed OF Bened
Arnold.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-11-14
Winter has Come.

On the morning of the Sth inst, fell
light snow whitening the face OF the earth
for little while, but soon disappeared
from the appearance of the b.ushing sun.
On the evening of the 10Th again the
snow fakes began to fall and continued
almost necessarily until the morning OF the
18th. The ground being unfrozen 1t SO
| rapidly melted that not more than two or
three inches remained on the ground when
! it ceased Il is quite cold for the time OF
of The wear, more SO we hope than II will
remain. If thus soon the winters storms
| begin, thus soon the mournfni winds weeT
around, who can conjecture the amount
of suffering before the flowers OF spring
smile again on our prairies. Thousands
has the money panic deprived OF means
for earning their daily bread. thousand:
have been driven from their wonted toll Il
feed upon the moaning winds that chase
along the street and to make their BET
where the drifting snow may quietly en-
ter. We who have comfortable homes
, why should complaints from our lips b'
heard We have the necessaries Of life
) the comforts of abundance. Our abilit
, to push on the improvement our OF countr,
, will somewhat be lessened, business. b
!, retarded but will resume with more en-
: ergies at the approach of spring. The
2 let US cheerfully and ambiiiously do tha
e which we cam. in little while we ca
conquer that which is bearing sorely upo
. many of the States.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-11-14
Startling News from the Plains!

We have late intelligence by express
sent Messrs. Russell s. Wa1dei, that three
of their trains, consisting of seveniy.fve
wagons, in charge Of Dawson, Simpson
an Barre,, containing government stores
for the army en- route Tor Salt Lake City,
were captured and burned by the Nor
mons at Hands forks of Green river on
the 10Th of October. Five wagons and
sufficient rations to reach Fort Larimie
were allowed the drivers and these con.
nected with the trains, and ten minutes
given them to leave.
They have burnt all the government
stores, but did not offer 10 hurt any ol
those connected with the trains, saying
they did not wish to spill blood, unless Gle
of the saints should be killed, and they
would annihilate The whole United States
Army.
i They have burn. off all the grass iOr
distance of two hundred miles AROUND
Salt Lake City for the purpose oil starving
the stock with the government trains.
Jesse Jones, one of Russell and Wad
deirs agents had gone to Fort Bridger iO
, supplies, he was detained there as Prlso
ner, and is supposed to have been killed
=. as 1t is known that he was well acquan'
: ed with all The roads and mountain passe
leading into the city.
: How facts like these show the folly
;, our government !, Had the troops at f0'
;. : Leavenworth. under Sen. Harncy, bee
!. - H., earlR Ia the snEiqG. instead
ysIs Apr 25-iyET5 play Polilieai part
5s-olah might have been awed iti
without the sacrifice ct III
and property. Now we may look iOr bot
= and a long and bloody figat besides.
'e p. S.-We have unofficial inteligen'
u that the advanced trains consisting oil thre
!, hundred and fifty wagons are with u
% troops, and are safe-Lsapenu0rth F'H's
Squatter sovereign., 1857-11-14

A FLOWER Growing FROM UNf'
rAcr1os.-We mentioned, lew days
since. the case of the lad Northop, OF it,
aca, upon whose diseased limb there grew
a singular formation. like to the psss'0a
flower. DR.. Hawley, formerly oil oene,
va College. has written a more ee'all1
account of this case. The lad is iIoh
l3 to IA years old. and had been suoea
tn tenderness and disease of the blP.loin'
which, at two years OF age, resuile1 -
extensive tumefaciion three years ia.ei
an abscess was formed, and finally tns
disease caused the dIslocation oil Tue ny
Joint. For four months the Patielh Ia
been unable to move an inch IN bed o.,
scesses have formed in the abdomen abl
through which the fecai contents oil DIS ~
testines were discharged; and ms nei'.
| o,s sensitiyeness has been such tna' ~
allowed no one TO touch him or MAKE :.
investigation, and careless walking ae'oJ'
| the floor has caused him to cry oa' VIZ
pain. The prolongaiion oil his LIE ~,
REGARDED as a miracle. On the an U.S.
| there was projected from ihe Tign1 h.,E, .1,
which for long time had been g. =.
swollen, a stem on the inner side, y =,
edge of the gastroeneinius muscle ,,ss1 .s,sn
:. at righ. angles with it. more than SEN ea.n
inches irfhight, flower squareis SCI 'tbe h
1t, resembling the passion flower, q h, -
China Aster. On "Wednesday the ~ ~
| felt an oozing from what had oeen -
pected 10 be an abscess, and exP'e.S
great relief. He did not permit any -,
animation until Saturday afternoon. VIZ VIZ
a stem vas seen arising at Iign' az .frs,
/ with the limb, at abou. the high! o. ib Ind
inches, crowned with pure whl,s - Il,
; of the orange. On being exposea !"
, light, the flower expanded. and assJ .la-
. the coloI Of a beautiful greyisn P'fP''
I Rochester Den1ocT at.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-11-14
WASHINGTON on Paper Currency.
Mousr VERsoN. Feb. 81, 1857.

MOUNT VERNON, FEB. II, 100.
DExR SIR: Your favor OF Both ult.
came duly to hand. To give an opinion
in case of SO much importance as that
which has warmly agitated the two branch
es of your Legislature, and WHICH, rom
the appeal that is made, is likely to ere.
ate great and perhaps dangerous disis-
ions, is rather a delicate matter; but as
this diversity of opinion is on a subject
which has, believe, occupied the minds
of most men, and as my sentiments there
on have been fully and decidedly expressed
long before the Assembly either Of Mary
land or this State was convened, do not
scruple to declare that, i. l had any voice
in your Legislature, 1t would have oeen
given decidedly against paper emission'
upon the general principle OF Its utility as
a representative and the necessity OF IL US
| a medium. To assign reasons tor ihis
| opinion would be as unnecessary as teai-
Gus the ground has been so often trod
that place hardly remains untouched
| in a word, the necessity arising from q
want of specie is represented as greater
than it really is. Icontend that 1t Is by
the substance not the shadow. OF a thing
that we are TO be benefitIed. The WIS
dom of man, in my humble opinion, can
not. at this time, devise plan by whlct
the credit of paper money would be long
supported, consequently depreciation keep
pace with the quantity OF emission, am
articles for which it is exchanged rise IN
greater ratio than the sinking value OF tn
money. Wherein then, is the farmer, tn
planter. and the artisan benefited In
debtor may be, because. as | have OF
: served. he gives the shadow in lieu OF ti
substance, and in proportion 10 his gal
!; the creditor, or body polite suffer; Whe'i
l er it be legal tender or not, 1t wlli' as na
q been observed very truly, leave no alte
u natiye-it must be that or nothing. 4
a evil equally great is the door 1t Hnnea {,
ately opens for speculation, BY which II
i least designing and perhaps most yaiui
: bile part of the community are preyed u
II on bv the more knowing and crafty spec
lators. But contrary to my intention al
1t declaration, am offering reasons IN su
n port Of my opinion-reasons, too, who
e Of all others. are least pleasing to the
g vocates for paper money, l shall ther
r fore oolv observe generally, that so maj
n neople have suffered by former emission
that. like a burnt child who breads t
90 nersan will touch It who can pos
in In aTold IL; ore hatu7af
ID which will be, that the specie which
mains unsupported will be instantly lock
up.
dear sir. SC. GEoEGE WAsHIScToN.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-11-14
Manufactories Of New England.


The following is view of the present
condition of the different corporations IN
the city of Lowell:
The Hamilton Manufacturing Company
are running 13 900 out Of 4S.00G spindles,
and run but FIVE days In each week. The
Print Works are in full operation, but run
only five days.
On the Appleton two-thirds of the works
are in operation, but they run only I'VE
days per e..
The Lawrence have stopped $50 out OF
1929 looms, and expect to stop l25 more
w:lhin short time. TREY are now rum
ming six days. but expect soon TO stop one
day per week. Notice has been given
that there would be reduction in the price
of labor, but the per cent. has not been
fixed upon. The looms stopped on this
corporation were those on which heavy
cloths were made, so that the reduction in
the number of pounds manufactured IS
nearly one-haf.
On the Suffolk one.half Of the. works
are stopped, and the others run six days
j Der week. They have not reduced the
price of labor, but expect tovery soon.
The whole number of looms on the IRE
mont is 760, of which they have stopped
374. They have received notice that the
wages will be reduced IL 1-2 p. ct., COM
mencing on the November payment.
On the Merrimimac, one mill. in which
sheeting have been made. is stopped. A!
the other works are running six days Pei
week. They have reduced the price Q
labor, but the reduction is not the same OF
| m T.. NJ
and will take effect in November.
All the mills on the Boot are stopped
and we could not learn when they are t
start up again.
On the Massachusetts. $50 out of l %
looms are stopped, and the others are run
ming but four days per week.
: The statement made by us last Monday
:. that the Directors of the Massachuset'
: Corporation had voted to stop, was not col
= rect.
Il On tine Prescott 163 out of GIL loom
Is are stopped, and the others are runn'n
Il but four days per week.
~ Of the Middlesex Company we are al
:, thorized to make no statement. except th
: they have not yet decided what .hey shall d
The Lowell Company have stopped
tleir cotton works. Something more tha
three-fourths of the works in the carp
ID department. are running five days In
le week.
r. This company has also given notice tn
the wages will be reduced. The redu
% ton is not uniform, but varies on difiere
kinds of work.
It. The Worcester Transcript learns tn
IN the Central Cotton Mills in West Boylst
n are about 10 stop for the Winter. I
nd Lee Manufacturing Company are runnl
In but little more than half time. The 9th
IL mills in the vicinity are cutting down be
he labor and wages.
= zlisi.. s; lssa.sililsAiiGs Casnna
he which is ~1ust starting up their works
he ,Amesbury and Salisbury. have reduc
= their pay of operatives Is per cent.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-11-14
ATCHIsON, KANSAS TER,
SATURDAY. NOV. IA. 1857.
Our Friends:

Ii is really amusing 10 read the private
letters from some of ouroid friends in the
States Different parties seem TO take
particular delight in giving US "biixon.' :
We are sorry ihatthose have so little rea-
son-are so deficient Of common sense.
By some, we are charged of being an
- Abolitonist = by others of being stool
of slavery propa gandists." How true is
that sentence uttered many centuries ago
that, .sMen lcse darkness better than
light becadse sisEIr deeds are evil. :
If we do not hug up the name of "Dem-
ocrat" irrespective of the principles or &C
tons of the men who assume it, we are
denounced as an "Aholitionist." How
sickening has that word become. A man
cannot even advocate the least principle
that our fathers once reverenced without
being proclaimed that which they know
not the meaning. We dare any one to
show a step towards Abolitionism we have
made. We have advocated principles IN
dicated by the word Democracy according
to Webster's definition, and not as ii
would he used in our territory by those
DESTROYS of stealing erery ray OF liberty
that once darted from that word waving
over the heads of free people in the
American Flag. We have time afte
; time called attention to the fact that th'
only question before the people of Kansa;
was Free State or Slave State, and ye
, will they still insist that it is Blac
/ Republican" and Democracy" Tha
they knou more of Kansas matters tha
we who have been here through the Who'll
difficulties we doubt not, still we cannt
: forget the lessons learned while GROWN
e up Of the farmers independence, In
: things to think and act for ourselves, an
; so we shall do now, irrespective OF II
Il insulting slang as the barking OF puppie
j. If we are aboGtionis!s, what, in the nan
i, of our country's God, what are they! Su
l. porters of the most tyranical movemer
: ever known in christian land !auphol
: ers of the perpetrators of the bas'
.e frauds ever recorded-that which 50
l. the foundation Of American Institute
I'D Tears tsse ss5E shspp%al f7ee as siie tsa1
e der-boit the towering oak of the forest.
We leave such, however, praying tn
n, eyes may be opened aud the scales fall I
Squatter sovereign., 1857-11-14

New TERRIroRy.-It will be remem-
hered that the last Congress formed new
Territory under the name of Dacetah.-
The Independent. published at Sergeants
Bluffs says the Territory includes a great
part of the valley of the Sioux, the valleys
of the James and Vermiilion rivers, and
large tracts of beautiful bottom lands ly-
ing on the Missouri. In regard TO the
climate, it becomes miider to the west
ward, SO much so that the winters inthe
northwestern parts of Dacotah are said to
be not much more severe than in Northern
Pennsylvania. The prevailing want Of
this entire region is timber. Its chief at
fractions are fertile soil, pure air and wa
ter, and unusually healthy climate and
il is believed also TO possess an abundance
of mineral coal.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-11-14
HUGH M. MOORE.
]. T. HEREFORD, Com.
]. S. RANDOLPH.

The course, in our judgment to pursue
upon the Constitution. and the puollcalIoIl
of our views in reference to it. we defer
until we see more of the document. We
hope to be able to say something in our nex'
number. We however would at present
recommend a Convention of the Free
State men for the purpose of consultation
and the harmonizing of action. 1t shoule
be called Immediately.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-11-14

Tur rpREssuaE-SoME OF ITS FRUITS.
AN instance of the terrible effect OF the
financial pressure is told by the New York
post a few months since the partner oi
: commercial house in that city was taken
- E Lunatic Asylum, utterly deranged, as
Was said by his unparalleled prosperity
- business. During the year previous
he - firm had cleared 81. 800, 600. He
la lie IN the asylum. and his own estate
.sas s,es valued at So 500 600 all invested N
81. :. concern of which he was partner,
.rss sIsS firm itself failed the other day, and
: - now said to be utterly involvept. One
torn of the assets of the deceased's estate
ssss q thousand shures Of the Illinois Cen
Squatter sovereign., 1857-11-14

tral Railroad stock, which was selling at
the time of his decease at $40 share,
and which was worth, after paying up the
I.instalIinents, $500 900. The same prop
ersy sold on Monday last at public sale at
$50, 900. All this occurred within eight
cen months, the prosperity, the insanity
the decease, and the insolvency.
Squatter sovereign., 1857-11-14

Under the head" Does,icks takes an
othef glass of beer''-it is announced that
Mortimer Thompson alias 'Doesticks. was
married IN New Haven. on Saturday to
Miss Anna II. Van Cleye, Of Minnesota.