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The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
slave-catching in nfaryland.

A letter dated Washington, Sept. 6, says:
ga few days since, about seventeen
slaves, including both sexes, were permit
ted by their masters, residing in this city,
to attend camp-meeting toward the north
part of the State (Maryland). After get
ting their spiritual strength renewed, they
concluded to turn their faces toward the
land of the free, and had almost succeeded
in reaching place of safety when the stam-
pede became known. A drever in Balti-
more offered to capture the fugitives for a
share of the sale money to the cotton plant
ations of the South. The owners having
agreed to his proposition, he went in pur-
suit, and brought back nine of the party,
who were yesterday put enroute for the
cotton fields. The profits to the catcher, /
am told, amounted to more than 80 2,OOO.-
The rest of the party have not yet been
captured.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
Kanzas Newspapers.

A new ''National Democratic" paper
has been started in Wyandott, called the
Citizen. Itispublished by EPHRA1M ABBOT.
The Kiekapoo Pioneer, the most ultra of
the pro-slayery journals of last summer,
which was suspended a few months ago, has
been revived Col. HAZARD, the editor,
is a member elect of the bogus Territorial
Legislature from LeayenWorth county.
The Young America is the title of new
paper started at Leavenworth. 1t Is Whig-
gish in politics. GEo. w. McLANE, pro-
prietor.
The Wyandott Register has changed hands,
Mr.. DELEHAY its former proprietor having
disposed of it to Messrs. EDDY d PAToN.
The paper continues Free State.
The Journal, which was first published
at Ottumwa, has been removed, we under
stand, to Burlington, and the name chang
ed to the Free Press. JONATHAN LYMAN,
publisher.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
The Corn Crop.

In passing through portions of this, Per-
ry and Washington counties last week,
though prepared by reports to see extraor-
dinary corn crops, our expectations fell far
below the reality. It seems that nature this
season is attempting to amaze the world in
her productions. Seldom has the corn of
any season started under more unfayorable
prospects, yet the yield will far exceed the
quantity that would reasonably have been
expected when the early season promised
the fairest. We can form no correct esti-
mate of the average yield per acre, but it
will be immense-so much so that search
ty of corn in this part of Illinois cannot
possibly be for several years to come. We
are well supplied and have plenty to spare.
All who immigrate to this region this or
next year viii find cheap living, unless there
is an unexpected demand in the foreign mar
ket in which case, owing to our convenient
outlet, we would be flooded with money
Chester (IH) Herald, 26th.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

Work on the Hannibal and st. Joseph
Railroad is said to be progressing hnely.-
Speaking of a recent excursion trip on that
portion of the road already completed from
st, Joseph, the Gazette of that place says
1T was an occasion of special and absorb
ing interest to those present as the precurs-
or to the opening of railroad connection
between our city and every section of the
Union, one of the most important thorough
fares of travel in the whole West.
No eye had witnessed the motion of To-
comotive SO high up the Missouri, and so
far west.
From this time forward this viii be. no
novel sight, but these engines viii be called
into constant requisition, aiding in the con-
struction of the work. Cross ties viii be
carried forward daily, until the connection
is formed with the cars from the other end
We anticipate that, before the close of the
present year, much of the travel eastward
from this city win be by way of this road.
Over fifty miles are row in operation from
the other end. and the cars, within the
course of a few months, will come within
days staging of a Connection
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
Mr. Buchanan's Letter Literally Trans
lated

Mr.. Buchanan's letter, in reply to Prof.
Silliman and others, is thus translated by
the New Orleans Delta, the leading Demo
cratic paper of Louisiana
Slavery is not sectional, but national. 1t
exists practically in Kanzas, and theoreti-
cally in Nebraska, Oregon, Minnesota and
New Mexico. No right thinking man can
question this fact. In order to destroy its
national existence In Territories, the people
thereof, In the settlement of the terms of
their State Constitutions, must exclude it
by clause introduced for that purpose
The right, therefore, claimed by the South
exists in its nationality right which the
Northern Free-soil Democracy at this mo-
ment deny and oppose with all their might
We have to say, that so valuable is South
ern Slavery In itself, so wholesome and sal
utary In an industrial and social view, and
so conservative of rational, true and sound
Democracy, we believe its defense, its prop
agation and extension should be regarded as
an essential part of the Democratic creed in
all sections. We sparn the idea that it is
sectional.
Only the other day journal In Illinois
announced itself In favor of The re-establish-
ment of slavery in that State. Give US
enough slaves abolish the unjust and une-
quail laws against the African slave
trade; put an end to the present unhealthy
centralizing tendency of slayeholdership. IN
the South, and give every industrious and
thrifty white man chance to become profit
ably STAKEHOLDER, and We viii not only tri-
umphantly maintain Slavery where it is. but
it will be seen to flow, ike living, refreshing
and fertilizing waters, into all our unoccu-
pied territory, and to break over the bound
aries of many of the present Free States
regardless of the silly doctrines about CHI
matte limits and international laws. Give
us the conditions, and We youeh for the re-.
suits.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

One of the National Democratic candi-
dates for Council in the sixth Council Dis
trict was Samuel j. Jones, who has gained
such an un-enyiable notoriety as 'ssheriff
of Douglas county" 'The issue is not
slavery" say the Democracy" and yet
their principal speakers and candidates, are
men whose past history in Kanzas is link
ed with the foul attempts that have been
made to Easten slavery on the people of this
Territory. And men professedly Free
State viii vote for such candidates, if they
but ask it in the name of "Democraey.''-
Democracy of eighteen hundred and fif-
ty-seven, means .'Slayery National: Free
dom Sectional;" and yet there are men in
Kanzas who bow to it and support it who
object to being called 'pro-slavery" men,
So long as they support slavery they must
be content to be classed as such.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

Colored Men as Citizens and Soldiers.
The first leader of the first band of ''reb-
els'' in Boston-says the Albany EUening
JoarR0t-and the first man who raised an
arm against British soldiers in that memo
rable struggle, was mulatto. The bold
member of prescribed race was also the
first killed in the opening struggle for inde-
pendence.
In regard to the Boston afray, history
says:
.The guard were called, and in marching
to the Custom House, they encountered a
band of populace, led by mulatto named
Attucks, who brandished their clubs, and
pelted them with snow balls. The maiedic-
tons, the imprecations, the excavations of
the multitude, were horrible. In the midst
Of torrent of inyective from every quarter,
the military were challenged to fire. The
populace advanced to the points of their
bayonets. The soldiers appeared like stat
ues; the cries, the howlings, the menaces,
the violent din of bells, still sounding the
alarm, increased the confusion and the hor-
ror of these moments. AT length the mu-
latto, and twelve of his companions, press
ing forward environed the soldiers, and,
striking their muskets with their clubs, cried
to the multitude, s.be not afraid, children of
men, before the laws of the commonwealth
they dare not fire. Why do you hesitate
why do you not kill them-why not crush
them at once' The mulatto lifted his arm
against Capt. Prescott, and, having turned
one of the muskets, he seized the bayonet
with his left hand, as if he intended to exc
cute the threat. At this moment confused
cries were heard ttThs wretches dare not
.fre!" Firing succeeds. .Ahucks is slain
The other discharges follow. Three were
killed, Gve severely wounded, and several
slightly
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17


The bogus Convention Daguerreotyne6
. We clip the following graphic description
of the personeile of the members of the bo.
gus Constitutional Convention from the Kan.
zas correspondence of the Independent Dem
ocrat, Concord, n. II.
These creatures, who have the audscitv
to sit and frame constitution for people
whom they in no sense represent deserve to
be held up to the contempt and ridicule of
all good men everywhere:
ca more iucongruous mass of heteroge-
nous materials than this said Convention it
has never been my lot to meet. I do verify
believe that if the Messrs. Fowler of New
York city were 10 come out here and take
casts of the heads of the delegates, they
would make such splendid addition to
their phrenologic museum of tbusts of dis
tinguished criminals as could be procured
under no other circumstances. The low,
retreating foreheads, the red, infamed eyes,
the bulging development of animalism at
the back of the Uranium, eclipse everything
have heretofore seen or ever again hope to
see You might take the purlieus of the
Five Points of New York city to their very
dregs, but you could find nothing whose
characteristics of deprayity were more
marked than those of the men who have
usurped the Office of law makers of the peo-
pie of Kansas.
There was Henderson, of the Leayen
worth Journal, with face like dogs snout,
snufing for offal and garbage.
There was Sheriff Jones, with face like
murderer's knife with a half-pulled scab-
bard.
There was the face of Judge Elmore,
Withdrawn of its good and bad-a mere cas-
trated face.
There was the face of General Calhoun,
lie an emetic of bitter herbs.
Faces SO much like snakes you could hear
their sibilant Kisses.
Faces like trodden worms, beseeehing you
to let them wriggle to their holes.
Faces like a tormented conscience, hvid
with rage. and purple with the pains of
hell.
Faces like the concentrated essence of all
meanness and all scoundrelism; faces which
struck chill 20 your heart like death.
Such are the faces of some of those who
are to draft a State Constitution for the gov
ernment of the people of Kanzas. e.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
1udee Taney Kaeoaassrs . Her Baster.

Judge Taaey Encounters . keE Easter.
There is clause IN the Maine Constitu-
ton granting to s.every citizen Of the Uni-
ted States" free access to the Ballot-box.-
Tt has been so thirty seven years. But
one day. last winter, Eve siik-go#ned slave
holders at Washington mumbled .'opin-
ions'' over Dred Scott IN which they as
sunied TO difsranchise half million citizens
of the United States, and among them q
thousand citizens of Maine.
The State Senate submitted tie matter to
the State Supreme Court. The State Su-
preme Court restored to the eolored citi-
zeRs the votes, which the National one had
ATTEMPTED to snatch away
OF course the Democrats denounced
this action. OF course the Republicans
sustained it. So they joined issne. Mon
day, they fought il out.
Well, the Republicans sweep Maine like
a tornado. From Portsmouth to Passam-
aquody it is all one story. Here and there
is fragment of Democracy, but that is all.
That unfortunate party has literally gone to
pieces.
May they profit elsewhere by the lesson
Maine has given them, and remember that
if they aOiN have Shareholders for their
Judges, they must nevertheless have Free
men for their Jury i-ALbaRy EUening
Journal.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
Important for Leayenworth.

We learn from gentleman just returned
from Washington. that it has been decided
to remove the Central Indian Agency from
st. LOUIS, where 1t has been located for ma
ny years, to this city, and that Secretary
Stanton win probably be appointed 10 take
charge of it We congratulate oar citizens
upon the addition of so important an Office
as this to the business Of this place, and it
shows the foresight and judgment of Col.
Denvers in locating it at. this point.-Lea-
genDortk Times. 4asf.-
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
Stampede of Negroes---Two Men bad
ly Wounded.
We find the following in the 4

We find the following IN the Maysville
Eagle, of the 22d instant:
Quite a stampede of negroes occurred
on Sunday night from the neighborhood of
Washington, in this county, and we are in
formed that as many rs seventeen made their
escape to Ohio. They were Immediately
pursued by party made up on both sides
of the river, and on an attempt being made
to capture one of the negroes, belonging to
Mr.. VIM Nelson, he made battle, and cut
and dangerously wounded two men, by the
name of Pose Waldron and VIM. P. Dare.
The negro was finally overcome by the par
ty, and brought back to this side of the
river, where he is now safe in Jail, but the
two wounded men are said to be in very
critical condition, and doubts are expressed
as to whether either of them can recover.
The balance of the negroes are yet at large"
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

The lstssF the PRESIDENT IN answer to
the New Haven n,sslsirialisss has excited con-
siderable feeling For our part we do net
complain in the. leaIt Weaever expected
that man fno. Platform. elected BY such
promises and undeI such circumstances as
Buchanan was, could do aught else than as
be has done. Slavery is always consistent
to itself, and seeks &nly its own advancement.
When viii American Freemen learn the les
son which every year is teaching them of
the cause of the Slave propagandist's sue
cess? When adept their motto, and see
that persistency and consistency always
achieve success? If Freedom would be
as true TO herself one half of the time as
slavery is always. and under all eircumstan-
ces, victory would long ago have crowned
her efforts, and peals of Joy would ring
from the Earth's green plains instead OF
walls of woe and the means of slave cursed
humanity.
We are enjoying season of warm delight
full weather. The first breath of autumn
has already decked the trees with the glow
ing tints that nothing but New England
autumn can produce. Bright summer-green
mingled with rich crimson, gold and purple
hues, and sobered down by the sombre rus
set and brown, make the forest trees all
around beautiful-most beautiful. The
early autumn days in New England, make
the woods look as if all the spirits of beauty
that delight painters soul, had in a frolic
stolen the pallets and with wild and lavish
hand, dashed its varied colors abroad over
the earth.
In spite of the pressure in money mat
ters the Publishers are very busy sending
forth the coinage of the brain In the shape
of numerous new works of fiction, and gen
eral literature. John p. Jewett d Co. have
Just issued '.Mabel Vaughn, by the author
of the Lamplighter.'' 1t shows marked
progress, and is far superior as an artistic
work, TO the former production of Miss
Cummings. The characters are well and
skillfully drawn and every part is well sus-
tanned. But the principal charm of Mabel
Vaughn is the naturalness of It's characters,
and the simple pure style. Miss Cummings
has well vindicated her claim to the title of
a successful author and teacher. Messrs.
Phillips, Sampson & Co. are about to issue
the 'tAtlantie Monthly a new serial which
will ably fill the vacancy caused by the de-
mise of the gallant old .'Put." Its list of
contributors contains the names of some of
the most original writer's and thinkers of
the country, and one thing will be assured,
it viii not be neutral truckery machinery
like Harper's Monthly, or as the new En-
erson bids fair to be.
My next will be from the hills of New
Hampshire, and then for Kanzas.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

The ST. Louis papers have long reports of
the fight of Col. Titus in the bar-Foom of
was blowing hugely about his exploits, when
a drunken fellow bloved at him. Titus
gave him first push. then a blow with
cane. Then the matter was made up-par-
ties taking drink. The porter of the ho-
tel came IN, and seeing the ear of the fellow
bleeding from the blow OF Tituss cane, ex-
pressed desire to whip the scoundrel who
had inflicted. the blow. So he and Titus bad
q time Titus tried to shoot-hand knocked
doEn-pistoi shot into the floor, police
rushed in-calaboose
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
To Pra-Emntors.

We learn from the Register that the fol.
lowing Townships are now open for pre-
emption at the Lecompton Land Office:
Township IS. Ranges 9. 10. II
and ia.
This includes the township in which EN-
poria is situated We presume that most
of the claimants win ''prove up'' and pre-
empt, before the Land Office closes.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
Vote Of Breckinridge County to b.
Thrown Out

From Mr.. Taylor, who took he poll
books of the KAMA Center precinct to the
Secretary's office at Lecompton, we learn
that there is a strong probability that the en-
tire vote of this county except that polled
at "Agnes City, will be thrown out, on ac-
count of an illegality in the mode of estab-
fishing the precincts. Mr.. Taylor received
this information in the Secretary's Office,
and regards it as very reliable. 'tAgnes
City" is the county seat, and consequently
according to law polling place.
1t is also reported that the entire vote of
Franklin county viii be thrown out from
similar causes to the above. No doubt the
main body of the returns will be ssamended"
so as to give to the pro-slavery men ma
jority in both branches of the Legislature
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
u 8. Border Ruf1ans---9oE. Welker
Assists IN Fair Election"

Il 3 Border Rufnans--GoF. Walker
Assists IN q Fair Election"
We expected that the Missouriana would
come over and vote st our election-we were
prepared for the frauds of the judges; but
we were not prepared for an invasion of the
polls by the o. S. Army, under the direc-
ton of the same Governor who had made
us so many promises abouta .'fair election !"
And yet such is the disgraceful fact. A
few days before the election, Gov. Walker
stationed body of troops at Kickapoo. a
pro-s.aveFy town on the Missouri river, os-
tsnsibly for the purpose of protecting the
baIlot-box. The well known character of
the town justified this. The day of the
election the Governor himself was in Kick
apoo, and, under his own observation and
through his own conniyahee, every one of
the o. S. Soldiers which he stationed at that
place voted. They went to the polls as SOL
diers, clothed in their regimentals. This is
not only in direct violation of the Organic
Act, but also of the bogus Law.
Border Rufians ike Walker, who are lost
to all sense of deceney and honesty, viii not
respect even their own enactments. This is
out-Heroding Herod." Nor is this all.
1t is susceptible of proof that he was also
a party to other fraudulent voting. We ex-
tract from the Leavenworth Times
John Herndon is a resident of Platte Co.,
II
stamped on eyeary lineament. Mr.. Herndon
avows that on the 9th of October he was at
Kickapoo, and that the following converse
ton, in substance, ensued between himself
and Walker:
"The Governor wished to know if Nj.
Herndon had voted, to which the latter re-
piled that he had no right, inasmuch as he
was a resident of Missouri whereupon
Walker said that he ''couLd see no tmprO-
priety in his voting" Mr.. Herndon, not be-
ing able to view the matter in the same light,
not able to conceal his surprise and indigna-
ton at Walkers remark, was requested by
the latter to exercise his own discretion, but
not to mention his name In connection with
the matter"
But Mr.. Herndon did make use Of the
Governor s name t'ln connection with the
matter" And thus his rascality is made
public.
Mr.. Walker, in his eagerness to secure the
success of the pro-slavery ticket, has de-
scended from his high position as Governor
of Kanzas into the mud and filth of Border
Ruffian political rascality. And as reward
for this service to Democracy" he viii
receive the scorn and contempt of an out
ragged, insulted and betrayed people.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

The bank panic in the East still continues
though it has abated somewhat. The Phil
adelphia banks have all suspended specie
payment, and so with the Washington banks.
The Pittsburgh banks are nearly all down.
1t is thought, by those best qualified to
Judge, that the worst is passed.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

The rebellious City Government of Law
renee continues in ssfull blast" notwith-
standing the vigilant watch Walker is keep
ing on it with the troops. Their ordinan-
ces are published, as passed, taxes col
iected, and public Improvements are con-
tinually being made.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
A Contrast.

Great Britain is at war with one-haf of
the people of the globe. The United States
are at peace with all the world-saye the
people of Kanzas. The English war IN
China for satisfaction and indemnity-in
India to maintain their empire The Amer
lean Democrats war on Americans TO extend
the curse of human slavery.-Ai albany jour.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

Last Tuesday, the 18th inst. was the
day of the State election IN Ohio. Moth
ing has yet reached us as to the result, al
though the Republicans have, undoubtedly,
carried the State by large majority.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

A NEGRO DUEL.-In Petersburg, Va,
tho other day, two free negroes were order
ed to be whipped for attempting to fight
duel. 1t seems that they were both ena-
mored of a wise old widow, who promised
to marry both, provided one kept the secret
from the other, by keeping it to himself, and
also, provided the one steal more -four for
her benefit, from the mill in which they
were both working, than the other The
trick being discovered by one of the party,
a duel was the inevitable consequence But
they were arrested before either had fred
shot.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

s The Manchester Anserfcan gives list Q
the newspapers Published IN New HamP-
shire. They number IS, al Of which are
weekIies, except three. e of the political
papers are Republican. and fs Democrats
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

a new party. to be called the s.UniOn
Democratic is being formed in Missouri.
composed of all the elements of opposition
to the ..National Democracy,
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

NEGRo VprERs IN oBIsIAEA.-He Herriblei
horrible Negroes vote IN Louisiana In
one of the counties of Louisiana a number
of men, tinged with negro blood, have been
in the habit of voting since 1888. They
now vote the Democratic ticket, and when
an attempt was made to exclude them from
the polls, the Democratic candidate for
State Treasurer, and the Executive Commit
tee of the party, interfered with arms to en-
force their right. Whatever goes for Slave
~ and Democracy Is all right otherwise,
it is all wrong
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

Inos oaz IL GraRs Crrr-one of our
citizens has left at our Office fine specimen
of iron ore, and reports that it exists in great
abundance in the west part of tOwn.-Era.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

An eastern mail to st. I,onis was recently
destroyed by FIRE on the transit A treasu-
~ draft on St. Louis to New York was
among the papeFs DESTROYED.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

The Committee of the National Agricnl-
tural Society have awarded to. Manny's
Reaper and Mower, the first prize, as the
results of the exhibition at Syracuse. in July
hst.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17
The Constitutional Convention

The Constitutional Convention.
The Lecompton Constitutional Conven-
ton viii again meet on Monday next the
18th inst, and wiz probably make short
work of framing" Constitution for. the
sspeople of Kanzas.''
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

The South says that Mrs. coalter. Of
Stafford county, Va, who died few days
ago, By her viii manumitted ninsty-oas
slaves. the emancipation to take effect on
the 1st of jan next.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

The election passed of peacefully ant
quietly in sll portions Of the Territory.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-17

E.I. Tinkham 4 Co.. Bankers. of chiea
90. have euspended.