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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
The New Mayor of St. Louir

An exchange gives the following
sketch of Dir. Winner, the recently
elected Mayor of st. Louis.
Mr.. Winner, the successful candi-
date, is worthy of the honor bestowed
upon him as the CHOSEN leader of the
Free State forces. He commenced as
a blacksmith in St. Louis when st.
Louis was little more than a French
village. By steady devotion to his
business and by his practical good
sense in all the affairs of life. he soen
acquired competency and the honest
respect of his townsmen. At first q
magistrate, then Postmaster, then
Mayor-in every station he has been
an able, far-seeins. upright man. A
Virginian by birth. he took with him
to his new home in the West the prin-
ciples of Washington, Jefferson and
Madison, and to these, amid all changes
and transmutatiOns of parties, he has
steadily adhered and these are the
foundation of his recent and memora-
bic victory. There was a fitness in
making him the candidate of the
White Mans Party, that cannot be
overlooked. He is himself laborer.
He has always been the pride of the
laboring men ) and whenever his name
has been mentioned in connection
with any public station, they have
rallied almost to man. to his sup
port. In him they have recognized
Democrat-what sort Of Democrat,
] his { declaration ON an En-
0nciEGtiOniSt--I am an 0ut and out
Free Sober" tell
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
A Challenge.

The Kansas City Enterprise, boasts
of having the most perfect Office, par
ticularly for jobbing, west of St.
Louis. We would suggest to our
neighbor that there is possibility OF
his being mistaken. We will submit
the merits of our two Offices to COM
petent judges. and If disinterssted,
and they do not decide that our Office
is the most perfect in every depart
ment, with double the amount of
stock, double the variety of job letter,
and doubly expensive in every de-
partment. we will publish their card
in eztensio for one year, provided they
Uill do the same by Us. if the COM
mittee decide in our favor. What
does the Enterprise say to testing the
truth of his assertion in q practical
way?
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
A silly FLAG.

Capt. d. II. CLAYTON, has shown
us a flag, captured from the pro-slayery
party at Lesvenworth, last fall. said
to be the first one of the character
raised in the Territory. and which saw
the light for the first time on the 29th
of November, 1854. at the time of the
first invasion of Kansas from Mis-
souri,, when the farce of electing
Whitfield to misrepresent us in Con-
gress was enacted. The color is 9
dirty white, emblematic of the prin-
ciples the party making it professed.
Black lines are drawn at suitable dis
tances from each other to form char
aeters, designed as cabalistic letters of
s. G. Q. No doubt, properly inter
preted it means " Sound on the Goose
Question f. To describe it at length
would be doing just as silly a thing as
the party did when they were tracing
those rough lines on the strip of yard
wide brown sheeting now before us.
It is as expressive of the true charac-
ter of Border Rufianism as anything
we have seen. and es such will be wor.
thy of preservation.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
For the Herald of Freedom.
MANHATTAN, MAY 4th, 1857.

-1-'AA-@ A<.-'p ~Ah1 ANpB -SOf'
Mr.. EDIToR:-As you and your
readers like to hear from the differ
ent parts of the Territory, how the
people are getting on and what facts
are transpiring, permit me to say a
few words in regard to the condition
and prospects of this region. Though
this City has not grown as fast as
some lower in the Territory, yet a
brighter day seems now to be dawning
upon it. That it is located at one Of
the most important points in the Ter
ritory, no one who is acquainted with
the Geography of the region will
doubt. This fact has given it a high
estimation in the minds of the people
Hence many .emigrants, and among
them a large number of capitalists,
are focking to this place and region
A very superior class of people are
settling here. But | have taken the
pen to mention fact in regard to this
place.
l was lately informed by a Govern
ment Officer at Fort Riley, which i>
of great importance to this section of
country. He said that the order has
already been given to abandon all the
Forts on the Upper California Road''
SO called, passing through the north
ern part OF this Territory and Nebras-
ka, and to concentrate all their forces
on the route up the Kansas River and
the Smoky Hill and thence to the diff
ferent points West and on the Pacific.
This, he said, would be ACCOMPLISHED
during this season and next fall. 1t
will be recoilected that the Govern
ment has been preparing for this move
by laying out. last year, a military
road some 200 miles west of Fort
Riley up the Smoky Hill. and building
five bridges over the streams which
flow into shat river, which road is to
be greatly extended the presentseason.
Thus Forts Leavenworth and Riley are
to be the great depots and starting
points for all the Government trains
and Operations for the whole great
West. And the road being made and
bridges built by Government viii Sc
cure the emigrsnt and merchant trains
and travel to the ''far West )" and
thus the valley of the Kansas and
Smoky Hill viii become the only
great thoroughfare to the whole vast
regions Southwest, West and North
west OF it on the Pacific Ocean. And
the location of the Government Posts.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
Red Hnate Reeis.er.

w. j. Patterson. Esq, late of the
Parkville Luminary, has commenced
the publication of small semi.
monthly newspaper in Chicago. eati-
tied the "Real Estate Register" It
is devoted to the real estate and min
ing interests of the west, and is des-
tined to supply an important desiders-
tum with real estate dealers. Mr. P.'s
acquaintance with Kansas matters will
make his journal Of great vsius to
those engaged in real estate spseula-
tions in Kansas. The tefRs are two,
dollars year. 80
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
/" The Auuariane."

Such is the title of new Temper
ance Order recently instituted in Leav-
enworth under favorable auspices.
We observe that the Editor of the
journal is one of the ring-leaders in
the Legion" and therefore conclude
that he is on. the "r6ad of destiny"
over which so many of our pro-slavery
neighbors are of late travelling. He
forms nevergo singly. Do you un-
derstand?
By the way, would it not be well
for the friends of temperance in Law
renee TO take some action in reference
to the cause?
The order of the Sons of Temper.
ance is the oldest and one of the most
efficient of the various organizations
of the kind. We suggest that some
movement be made in this matter.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
Infcrmaton Wanted.

OsAwAToMuE, X. T., May 4. 81.
Mr.. BRowN Dear Sir: Let me
through the Herald, inquire for James
Alexander and Robert Garrett, of Pa,
irom whom l have been unexpectedly
separated, and whom / know not
where to find. Ii any one knows
where they are, they will confer a fa-
vor by directing them to MIR. Chesmit.
at Osawatomie, or to James McGwe.
eighteen miles from 0sawatomie. on
Potawatomie Greek, north side. And
If they should call at the Post Office
at Lawrence or Lecompton, they will
find a letter giving them full particu.
lars. My address is given above.
JAMES n. SMITH.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
otsumwa,

This place is situated on the north
side of the Neosho, thirty miles north
Of Burlingame, late Council City. ard
about thirty miles on the river below
Emporia. 1t was originally known
as Boonville, but the name has been
changed to meet the wishes of the in
habitants in the vicinity. 1t is the
nearest point on the Neosho to Law
renee, or Kansas City and is situated on
beautiful elevation, which has COM
manding view of the country for sew
eral miles in every direction. Our
informant states that good water, tim
Der, lime and sandstone, are plentiful,
and that bituminous coal is abundant,
and is used by many of the families
residing there for culinary purposes.
Mechanics and professional men
have commenced settling in and around
the place. A hotel, store, school
house, and several other buildings are
now in the process of erection
Measures have been taken to erect q
mill during the present season. and it
is said the prospects are quite favora-
ble for place OF some Importance to
be established here. City shares are
offered to tradesmen who will estab-
lish themselves in business at this
point. We are acquainted with some
Of the proprietors Of this town, and
we have no doubt they will leave no
effort untried to build mp place there,
which shall rival any other point in
the vicinity.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
nusrospse.s for Trsed,m.


Free State newspapers are soon to
he established at Quindaro and Geary
Civ. The crushing out process, !"
with Free State newspapers does not
work well. We have. or will have in
a few days the following list of Free
State journals, taking rank in age as
they are mentioned below
Herald of Freedom, Lawrence Kansas.
Kansas Tribune. Topeka, :"
Leavenworth Times, Leavenworth,
Kansas.
Wyandott Register, Wyandott, Kan
sas.
Sqxatier Sovereign. Atchison, Kansas.
Kansas News. Emporia.
Lawrence Republican, Lawrence, /"
Quindaro Chindowan, Quindaro, F."
Geary City Era. Geary City.
Prairie Gem, Lawrence,
Freeman's Champion, Prairie City
Kansas.
German paper, name not known, t.
be located at Emporia.
Twelve papers in all. with unite'
circulation of many thousand. to tax
the place Of the three free State news
/ papers in existence a year ago. Tn
Herald of Freedom alone has circu
lation probably twice as large as tn
entire circulation of each of the pro
slavery journals united. and is destin
ed to double its list during the mex
six months.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
OefensiYe.

The Topeka Tribune has an "un.
gentlemaniy " assault on us, however
We have the independence to differ
with that journal in regard to the pol-
icy OF CHAs. RoBlSsoN. We are sor-
ry the Tribune is disposed to throw
tire-brand into the ranks of the free
State party. by publishing his ill-tim-
ed and still worse advised article.
We claim to be freeman. and re
claim the right to differ with DR.. Rob-
inson. or anybody else in regard to
his Kansas policy. We differed with
him in his letter to WIN. Y. RoBERTs,
Esq, in asserting that the federal gou-
srnnent had conceded TO as oar rights.
We thought his resignation bad-timed,
and that the tendency would be to in
jure our cause being sort of sur
rendering the position of the free
State party. We thought, and do
think, the Tribune to the contrary.
that it seemed like boys play for him
to assume the halfway official robes
of Governor of the State of Kansas,
after he had publicly laid them off.
We eoncede that we may be in an er-
ror, though our vision is not suffi-
ciently good to see it yet. Our opin-
ion was given that the robes did not
Lheeeme his excellency well to be taken
off and put on SO readily. Should
the Governor of any one of the States
Of this Union do such an act it would
be general subject OF newspaper re-
mark, and would be now, if sufficient
Importance was attached to the cir
cumstance to elicit discussion.
The Tribune is little too anxious,
we fear, to engage as the champion Of
DR.. Robinson, though we have no dis
position to impugn the EDITORS mo-
tiyes, notwithstanding his ungenae-
manly remarks.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
the Rush Westward.

1t is amusing, but somewhat sad
dening, to see what efforts are making
in many Eastern and Middle States, 10
stay the mighty food of emigration
which is continually pouring west
ward. The newspapers are in full
chorus, deploring the extravagaRt
speculations in Western land, and pre-
dieting "crises, "collapses, ''revul-
sions," &,. &c, wherein all the fancied
landed wealth of the country is to be
annihilated, or at least so crippled
that it will require several hard and
weary years to recover.
There is strong reason for the course
of these prophets of evil. They see
their own States losing by thousands,
the very best population they have
brave, adventurous and enterprising.
They see these, their best citizens,
selling out" collecting all the money
and means they can get. and departing
to pitch their tents for the future in the
great West. They see the drain IN
population-they feel the drain in
wealth-the merchants and trades
men of the older States cannot but
perceive the drain in commerce, by
The lessening circles of their yearly
business. 1t is ralpable and painful
fart-the old States are suffering ter
rible drain on all their resources, and
the West is receiving the incoming
food of wealth. Hence the vigor and
velocity of Western growth. Hence
the rapid rise in Western lands.
Hence the astonishing growth of
Western towns and cities. 1t is the
demand for Western real estate to ac-
commodate the wants of the living
tide from the East. that causes the
quick advance in Western prices, and
gives occasion for those frequent mar
velous speculalions that staltle the set
tied communities OF the old States and
draw forth the predictions of revulsion
and ruin upon our heads.
No fair comparison can be made
between the present times and the
speculative times Of 1886, with hich
a comparison is often attempted. In
1885 there was a great speculative
fever prevailing, but it went ahead Of
population. Wild lands were bought,
but no hands came forth to till them.
Now it is different Such emigra-
tion was never known. in the his
tory of the world, aS is now pouring
into the Mississippi Valley. The hands
are here and they rant land to till.
Hundreds oil thousands are tilling their
new lands, and they demand new
towns to trade with and sell their pro-
ducts to. This is q sound state of
things. 1t betokens no undue excite
ment. and bodies no ruin to the West.
There can be no back-set to the West
until good Western farming land get
far above the price of good farming
lands in the eastern States. There
must be an equilibrium before there
can be a revulsion. While good
farms in New England, Ohio or Ken
lucky command $40 per acre, and
equally good-nay, far better-iands
can be had for SIS to SO in the Wes--
tern States, the rush of emigration
must still go on, and the West grow
daily richer aud stronger and greater.-I
ST. Louis IrteiltQencer.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
arorurp v,crrx -Tbe res;ona,;,

ANOTHER VIcTIa.-The resignation
of Judge Drummond, one of the Utah
Judges under the late administration,
is significant event. The Jadgeun
dertook to stem the Mormon tide,
and made very clear representations
to the government in regard to the
true state of things in the Territory;
bat they turned deaf ear to his state
snents. and left him TO struggle with
his difficulties alone. He adds anoth-
er victim to the hecatombs which have
been offered on the Moloch of Slavery.
Brigham Young the great autocrat of
Utah, is playing into the hands of the
Slave Power, and must not be dis
turbed. His position is as sacred in
the eyes of the Administration as that
of the Bogus Legislature of Kansas,
and whoever is appointed to Of
flee in either Utah or Kansas, must
square his conduct by the "pow-
ers that be-" Judge Drummond has
gene down in the same wave that has
overwhelmed Reeder, and Shannon,
and Geary, and whole host Of 9TH
er victims,-Ioedo Blade. 1z
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
Fast People.

Our letter list is considerably
elongated this week. It shows the
rapid increase of business at this point.
The receipts being between $500 and
81 900 q quarter at the Lawrence post
office, hereafter the letter list is to be
published once in four weeks. It is
but little over two years since our
Post-office was first opened. and yet its
receipts will now equal 5000 a year
We are decidedly ga fast people,"
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
Map Of Xmas.

Persons interested in different towns
in Kansas, by furnishing us immedi-
ately an accurate description of their
location. as appears by the govern
ment survey, can have the same no.
ted on the new map of Kansas. re-
Gently published by JoHN HALsALL, of
st. Louis, the latest edition of which
we now have for sale for one dollar 8
copy, at the Herald of Freedom Office
in Lawrence. Il is the only reliable
map of Kansas yet published.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
steam Eli for Emo3ria.

Messrs. PARKER, PARHAM & Co., OF
Emporia, have recently purchased in
st. Louis, steam saw mill of seventy
five horse power, with shingle and
lath mill attached, for the new town
of Emporia. It arrived several days
ago in Kansas City, and they have
gone forward with teams to remove
it to its destination.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
Humbolf.

A company of Germans from Con-
necticut, passed through our place last
week, bound for the lower Neosho,
where they intend forming town un-
der the above title. The leader. Prof.
Screntbz, is a gentleman of energy
and education and we doubt not that
he and his colony win prove valua-
bic acquisition to our country.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
Iudispositicu,

Sickness in the editors family, and
the indisposition of our clerk, with
the absence of Mr.. WArTLEs from his
post, for the last few weeks. makes our
duties in the office rather pressing.
and prevents that attention TO the edi-
torial department, which otherwise,
we should be able to give it. We
are spprehensive that we may be com
PEELED to give our entire attention, for
a time, to the wants of our family.
to the great neglect of the office. if
so, it will be unavoidables and our
readers will take this as a sufficient
apology in advance.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09

and the immense travel along this val
ley, must furnish first rate market
for all that can be raised, both grain
and stock. for long time to come;
and must enrich this portion of the
Territory to great extent. Are not
these facts worthy of the serious con-
sideration of emigrants and capital
i>ts in selecting home for their fami.
lies and field for their enterpriS e and
speculation?
Yours &C., II. A. W.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
a Good worEm.n.

Persons in want of any nice work
in the timing, sheet iron, or copper
line, are referred to the tin and stove
establishment of ALLEN & GILMORE,
who have an extensive shop in this
city. Their foreman, MARCUS HAIL,
formerly from Pennsylvania, has gen.
eral charge of the shop. and from the
character of job recently executed
by him for us, we set him down as
hard to beat. Those who doubt us in
this respect should try him.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
Prai.i, City.

We are pleased to learn that large
stone hotel, three stories in height. is
being erected at Prairie City. 1t is
designed to complete it by the middle
of June. The United Brethren have
located College at that point. and
have commenced labor on it. Mr..
PRoUTY is about establishing a paper
there with the title of Freemen's s
Champion. Success to the Champion
and its editor.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
New Stage Rout..


Three dollars is the regular stage
fare between Leavenworth and Law
renee. or the latter place and Quindaro,
or Wyandott. From Delaware City,
which is several miles nearer Law
renee, on the Missouri river, than Ell
ther of the other points, passengers are
carried to Lawrence for $3.50. Query?
Would it not be advisable for all per-
sons coming to Lawrence to disem-
bark at Delaware City, AMI save half
adollar in passage. as well as getting
smaller board bills while stopping
there than at Leavenworth? We
think so, and for that reason we have
no hesitation in advising all persons
to go to Delaware, and diverge from
that point to the interior, and particu-
larly to Lawrence.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
Bring Gold.

Persons coming from the East and
bringing funds with them should in all
cases bring gold and silver, or curren-
cy. The former is preferable. The
market is overstocked with drafts.
and to get them into gold three per
cent. discount is demanded, while two
per cent. is charged for currency. The
land Office will soon be opened SO as to
draw largely upon the gold now in
market.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
Thanks.

Hon. CHAs. j. ALBRIGHT, of the
House of Representatives from Guern-
sey County. Ohio. and Hon. LYMAx
TRUMBLE, of the Senate, from Illinois,
will except our thanks for valuable
congressional documents. We also
take pleasure in mentioning the names
of Senator HARLIN, of Iowa. Hon.
WIN. H. SEWARD, of N. Y, and Hon.
JOHN Dick, of Crawford County, Pa.
to all of whom we have been frequent
ly indebted for Congressional favors.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
Corr sction.

We were in an error last week in
stating that the Methodist E. Church
had removed the contemplated College
from Palmyra to Manhattan. The
facts are. the College to be built at
Manhattan is an addition to the one at
Palmyra, making two in Kansas Ter
ritory. We are glad to learn of this,
as it gives promise of something bet
ter for Palmyra and Prairie City than
we had supposed.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
PropertY Ada CT ".

One-fourth of town lot, being
but 25 feet front. and SO! deep, situa-
ted on the corner of Massachusetts,
and Winthrop streets, in this city, was
sold by us a year and half ago for
$3.50. Last Tuesday the same quar-
ter lot was sold for 81, cash in
hand. This shows how property has
advanced in Lawrence during the last
few months.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
Give the old address.

Several subscribers have recently
ordered their papers sent to Offices to
which they have changed their ad-
dress. without advising us where the
papers are now sent. The result is We
can pay no attention to such requests,
as we cannot command time daily to
look over nearly eight thousand names
to see where subscriber now resides,
so as to accommodate him with the
change.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
"a friend inonirea tha cos. Of

S A friend inquiries the cost Of
fencing wire. and its weight per yard.
We have an arrangement with nsa-
ufacturer in st. Louis, by which it
can be furnished at st. Louis for
s7,T5 per hun lred lbs. The cost
from that point to Lawrence. at the
present time. would be about sl,50
per hundred. One hundred pounds Of
fencing wire viii measure from !. 1.150
feet to 1900 feet. sceordiug 70 the
size.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09

~A robbery was committed at
0sawkee few nights ago by some
southerners of the Buford tribe who
were making their headquarters at
the house where the crime was COM
mitted. The money was distracted
from carpet sack, where the owner
had foolishly deposited it.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
S a.e Stone.

Dir. MARTIN, directly from the Up
per Neosho, in the vicinity of Empo-
ria. reports that he has a vein of slate
on his premises, which is soft, and ea-
sy to work. and which hardens on ex-
posure to the sun, WHICH is fully six
feet in thickness. He purposes work
ing it for tiles and building purposes
IS soon as the wants of the country
sAall demand it.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
Pepsr Towpa

Persons ct q distance win be care
fnl about making investments in pa
per towns, which havs no permanent
basis. There are towns in Kansas
which are destined to be places of
importance. bat every town plotted
in Kansas is not to be a Chicago or
st. Louis.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09

Vegetation begins to assume Q
greenish aspect. and the violet il in
bloom. A few weeks and the forest
will have put on her summer dress. If
>he is not a little coquetish after the
protracted drouth. we shall be dissp-
pointed. Farmers should hurry in
their crops. and net wsit for the grass
to grow.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-09
H We learn that the surveys in

R We learn that the surveys in
Breckenridge county. in which En-
poria is situated, are complete, and
that the land Office viii be open during
the next three weeks, for proving up
prescriptions. This is important in
telligenee to our friends in that
vicinity.