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The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22
Walker at Manhattan.
From Our Special Correspondent.
MANHATTAN, Aug. 9,


MANHATTAN, Aug. 9.
EDITOR News Thursday night last
witnessed the debut of Gov(?) Walker in
Manhattan. The Pacifer having visited
Ft. Riley and found that post still in the
hands of his friends concluded to convert
the citizens of Manhattan, and draw largely
upon the bone and sinew of this section of
Kanzas for the much needed recruits for
the National Democracy" Hi, herald
arrived three hours in advance and the citi-
zens collected in large numbers to hear what
this man-who to-day besieges Lawrence
and tomorrow pursues an imaginary Chey-
enne Indian with 900 regulars-had to say
for himself.
1t would be useless to give an outline Of
his speech for suppose your readers have
all heard one of its ancestors. Il is the
general opinion that his speech lacked abil
ity, but this might have resulted in part
from his having taken but two tumble-s of
brandy Immediately preceding his labor
| One thing is certain, his effort was not
| crowned with success, and that in spite of
the efforts of some twelve or fourteen Ruff
| fans from Ogden, ST. Louis, Ft. Riley, &C.,
under Col. Emory, to get up applause, the
audience would express their disapprobation
in various ways. When he abused the
Massachusetts and Lawrence Abolitionists
they Kissed him. When he asked them If
they were claw abiding men, they asked
if he meant ''would they obey the bogus
laws" and he answering eyes that ''they
were the only laws IN the Territory, they
shook the house with their Nos! When
ever he talked about paying taxes they
shouted NEVER; till he gave them up as
a ''bad job" When he denounced the
Topeka faction they gave three cheers
for the Topeka Constitution Mister Walk
er told them that ''all who voted for The To-
peka Constitution were rebels but Rev. G.
E. Blood answered s'rebels, or not, ont OF
the 116 votes cast on Monday last, but one
was against that Constitution
After he concluded his speech, Gen. A.
c. Hall and Rev. G. E. Blood, vindicated
the right, and were cheered enthusiast
cally. The whole host of Free State orators
could not have occasioned as much enthu-
siasm in favor of the Topeka Constitution
as Walkers violent denunciation of it and
all who supported it.
We should have polled larger vote fol
the Constitution had not s. D. Houston
been nominated for the Senate. He Is per
sonally unpopular, and denounced the To-
peka Constitution And therefore many
would not vote at all. The people of thi:
section were generally very lukewarm OF
the Topeka Constitution, but the no1nina
ton of Parrott for Congress, and Walkel
and Houston's efforts to array the people
against that instrument are begettiag al
enthusiasm In its favor.
ALBETRICUS.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22
sh;p-Raising at sevastopol.

The editor of the Philadelphia Evening
Journal learns, through a letter dated Sevas,
topol. June 21, that the Russian authorities
have formally and expressly affirmed the
contract made with the Pennsylvania Ex-
ploring Company of this city. for recovering
the property sunk in the harbor of SevastoS,
pol during the war, and have denied that any
aoreement of the kind was ever concluded
With the Boston Company, which has preten-
ded to have such an engagement, We also
inc submerged at the point named are in
meenselv valuable, and that the agents of the
Pennsylvania Company are actively making
preparations for beginning their work, with
the most encouraging prospect of complete
success. One of their vessels, with ma
chinery DC, had already reached Sebastopol,
and another was daily expected. The Rus
slams had succeeded in raising but three of
the sunken ships, and they were only small
craft, of comparatively little value.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22
From Lawrence.
Special Correspondence Of TIE News
LAWRENCE Kanzas. Aug. 20

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LAwRENcE, Kanzas, Aug. 20, '57.
Mr.. EDIroR:-The seige of Lawrence
still progresses. Major General Walker re-
ceived a reinforcement of another company
of Dragons. a few more such additions to
his force, and he viii be able 10 attempt
something decisive. So far he has been
able to accomplish nothing more than a sor-
tie on the watermelon, corn and potatoe
patches in the vicinity of his camp. Quite
a number of abolition" hogs have been
shot as rebels, and roasted and eaten by the
army of occupation. On Sunday a fine
abolition hog of Mr.. Guests was taken
up tsunder the organic act and thelaws of this
territory and as rebel had its head cut
off. Shade of Charles First and Louis Six
teenth! The animal was subsequently skin
ned, roasted and eaten by the army which
came here, ''if possible, to prevent the eff
fusion of blood
The watermelon patches, corn, potatoes
and gardens of west Lawrence are subjected
to most rigorous investigation ssunder the
organic act-'' Having planted without pre-
viousiy obtaining charter from the bogus
legislature, or even that of the State.
these things had, of course, to be demol-
ished. Last Sunday two dragons made q
brilliant movement on the garden of Gen
Deitzler, and were filing bag, when that
gallant gentleman tried the effect ofa Sharpe's
rife bullet At the first discharge the
..milingtary'' jumped over the fence and re
treated; at the second they run as prescribed
in the ''organic actand the laws of this Ter
ritory'' and at the third they dropped The
''bag" as per proclamation of Governor
Walker, to ssprevent the effusion of blood,
and scampered off to camp. am sincerely
sorry that this resistance to the organic ac
and the laws of this territory" on the par
of Gen. Deitzler, prevents the Governor from
getting his vegetables.
All the rowdies in Lecompton are trying
Gov Robinson for usurpation of Office
Should they bring him in guilty, We ma,
consider the State government recognised
Whisky is suffering awfully in Lecoinpton
l think there is some kind of conspiracy
on the part of the Court and the officials e
secure q Maine Law by the total abolition o
liquor. Deputy bogus Sheriffs and bogu
Deputy Marshals 90 about the country ma
| king arrests.
been called at the residence of Pro siaver
man. All the hunkers and Pro-slaver
men are in raptures. DR.. Stringfellow ha
left the National Democratic party in dis
gust, because it is too Pro-slavery and
I am yours very truly,
FELIX
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22
rha nistrict Convention.

The proceedings of the Convention held
in this place on Saturday last to nominate
Delegates to the Grasshopper Falls Con-
vention, viii be found in another column
The Convention resolved not to par
ticipote ia the October election UNDER
THE Boots APPoRTIoNAENT. This Is the
same position heretofore taken by the peo-
pie of this District-that of opposition to
the Bogus authority. 1t was urged by
some that the Topeka Convention had vir-
tually resolved that the Free State men of
Kanzas would 60 into the October cleo
ton, and it would be wrong to 60 in con-
trary direction, and thus create division.
The resolutions of the Topeka Convention
were adopted in view of certain promises
made by Gov. Walker. Those promises
have not been redeemed. The bogus ap-
portionment for Members of the Legislature
has been made. No sane man viii for a
moment pretend that we can have fair
election under that apportionment. The
people of this District have therefore sim
ply resolved that they viii not participate
in an unfair election; which they were fully
justified in doing, as they viii be, in effect,
disfranchised by it. If, however, Gov.
Walker shall redeem his promises, or any
other avenue shall be opened by which we
can reach the polls, and achieve an honora-
bic victory. the people of the Fourteenth
District will willingly and cheerfully avail
themselves of it.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22

If you have wrongs. redress them through the
peaceful instrumentality of the ballot box, in the
mode prescribed by the laws of your country,
We clip the above from Gov. Walkers
recent proclamation to the people of Law
renee 1t reminds us of an illustration i'll
one of Hoods works, representing man
sitting astride of mule on that extreme
rear portion, where the caudal appendage
is attached, and asking way-worn passen-
ger :-s' Why don't you get up behind %
After disfranchising the great majority of
the people of Kanzas, the sham Democracy
now point them to s'the peaceful instrumen-
tality of the ballot box'' to redress their
ngs.-Aadiso'a owls. State Journal.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22

Eli Thayer's scheme of colohizing the
unoecupied and worn out lands of Virginia
with free white laborers, meets with con-
degree of favor from the people of
that State. The temptation to make money
is too strong for their regard for the '.pecul-
lar institution and the almighty dollar
is being used as an affective agent in over
turning and abolishing slave labor. The
proceedings of meeting held at Guyandotte,
Va, which will be found on our outside to-
day, furnishes an exemplifcation of this.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22
a Query.

Would it not be courteous and honorable
in Lieut. Gov. Roberts TO resign the position
which he holds under the Peoples orgaDi-
zation. since he repudiates the idea of main
taining the integrity of that organization
and wishes to hold up and strengthen the
infamous Territorial Government. We sup
pose the reason of this hostility may be
found in the fact that the gentleman can
have no hopes of getting into Office again
under that organization so like prudeni
steward he is making unto himself friend:
among its enemies.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22
A Dodge.

Gov. Walker is great on dodges. The
most celebrated is his recent dodge on the
October election. The Free State men hav-
ing determined to 60 into the election in
question under the Governors assurance
that "they, the whole people, should have
an election, not under Territorial law, but
under law of Congress, he eorrects his To-
peka speech thus:
s'In October next, not-ONLY-under
the act of the late Territorial Legislature,
but under the law of Congress, you the whole
people of Kanzas. have right to elect a del
egate 10 Congress, and to elect Territorial
Legislature
1t will be seen that there is "only'' small
change. The result is very radical. A
meaner dodge than this we have never seen.
That it was an afterthought is evident II
is a lie in any case, for if Gov Walker had
said "only" in his Topeka speech, the part
of the same sentence which said s'you, the
whoze people," was a barefaced lie. The ter
ritorial law does not allow the "whole peo-
ple' to do anything of the kind. This
mean, shutting, lying, dodging, promising
deceiving Isothermal Governor ought to be
spit on by every honest man. He is a po-
litical thimble-rigger of the most dishones
tvna
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22

Different Sides Of the Same Question.
Gov. Walker is before Lawrence with an
army because the people voted for city
charter. Mr.. Eddy, the q. 8. Commission
er for the Delaware sales at Osawkee, has es-
tablished Supreme Squatter Court" in
defiance of all law, bogus or otherwise. AS
the Squatters rebel against the corruption
and assumed authority of this irregular pre-
tended Court, Gov. Walker sends over a
company of dragons, part of whose duties
are to sustain the decisions of this unprece-
dented and unlawfully created body. An
illegally created and corrupt Court, not cho-
sen even by the people, is sustained by q
s.. troops. At Lawrence, local arrange
ment made by the people, and objected to by
no one, is menaced by the United States ar
my, and stigmatised rebellion" Grand
Democracy" that. Where is the secreti
The men of Lawrence love freedom. The
bogus officials at Osawkee are the creatures
of the slave power. Democracy" stabs al
freedom with federal bayonet. Liberty is
" treason!"
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22
Phe centropolis Meeting.

We received full report of the proceed
ings of the meeting held at Centropelis on
the 18th inst. too late for publicasion.-
Speeches were made by G. ". Brown, M.
j. Parrott, and w. z. Roberts, in favor of
participation In the October election under
the bogus apportionment; and by Wn. Phil
lips. Judge Conway and Richard Realf IN
opposition. After the speeches were over
and but about forty persons present, a series
of resolutions were passed, declaring in ia
vor of going into the October election. Ia
ken all together, it did not accomplish all
that Gov. Walker expected of it, which may
be attributed, ia good measure TO the pres
ence of Phillips and Conway, than whom
truer men are not found in the Free State
ranks.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22
Who are .the Peoplepn


Gov. Walker talks eloquently about the
right of .ethe people" of Kanzas to settle their
own institutions in their own way. He
promised fair election In October, to '.the
people" He said the Lecompton Constitu-
ton should be submitted to sthe people"
for ratification or rejection. Now srho are
4sthe peeplez' Gov. Walkers ideas of who
..the people" are, may be gathered by read
ing the late apportionment, and the bogus
election law. James Buchanan said that the
Lecompton Constitution would have to be
submitted to the people for ratification or
rejection before being presented to Congress.
The South denounced him so fercely, that
it became necessary for him to "define his
position in regard to .sthe people, He
told them that '.the people they were afraid
of were not the people he meant, at ALL
By no means. Who he did mean by that
phrase may be cleaned from the following
extract from leading article in the Wash
ington ",States, semi-oficial organ of the
Administration. 1t was intended as a re-
buke to the Richmond "South," violent
pro-slayery paper that had been denouncing
Mr.. Buchanan without stint for sustaining
Walker, and fayoring the submission of the
Kanzas Constitution to the people. The
Estates" says:
"Now, for the satisfaction of the "South, !"
and of all who may labor under doubts, dis
trusts and misapprehensions, we viii state
what we believe-nay, what we know-on
this subject, to-wit: that Mr.. Buchanan did
mean, in his instructions, that none but le-
gal bona Jfde residents should vote on the
Kanzas constitution. He intended to. place
the voters, on the question Of the ratification
Of the consultation, under the same restrictions
that applied TO those acho votsd for members
Of the constitutional con0ention. What those
restrictions are, the .'South" knows as well
as we do.''
And the people of Kanzas know what
those restrictions are. They are to the ef'
feet that none but those who were registered
before the fifteenth of last March, under the
Census Act of the bogus Legislature, are
qualified voters. This would cut off all the
spring and summers emigration. But that
is not the worst The manner in which the
registry was made, excluded nearly all the
Free State men then in the Territory. So
the inhabitants of the Usage and Neoshc
Valleys are not included in Messrs. Buchan
an & Walkers ideas of 'the people, anc
Free State men generally, are tabooed. O
course, then, their Pro-slavery Constitution
viii not be voted down. 1t will go to Con
gress, and the Democracy viii have anothe
chance to do their Southern masters favo
by admitting KaEzas into the Union with
Constitution which nine tenths of the peo
pie not only viii not ;ndorse, but will spi
upon it. This will be service which vii
preserve intact, the Southern wing of tn
party for some time, and convince them tha
their Northern allies are 'tsound on th
goose"
1t is evident that the present Administra
tion is following in the lead of its predeces
sor in Kanzas affairs. The people of Kan
zas can expect nothing from it. except tha
which their strength viii command.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22
News Items.
luxurieS.

The trial of Gov. Robinson has reached
ats close, Cato delivering his charge yester-
day. The jury are still out and viii prob
ably disagree on their verdict.
Over two hundred Free State men have
been bound over TO appear at the term com
meneing the first Monday in October, which
our readers will recollect is. the day of the
Bogus Election.
Another Walker-Free-State Convention
is 10 come off at Spicer's, on the California
road, on Monday the e4th inst
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22

The tottering of the power OF England
in India does not call forth much sympathy
from the French, if we may judge by an
article which we find in the Paris Union of
July 7th, wherein it is said:
All conjectures with regard to the proba-
bic consequences of events in British India
are superhuous, for one result has already
manifested itself-the tottering of the power
of England. Now, we ask, can England,
after her policy of the last century, aspire to
a single expression of sympathy from Eu-
rope? For the last hundred years England
has devoted her energies to shaking and
overtkrowing States. That is her system,
for her strength grows on the weakness of
others Europe owes to England the great
er proportion of her troubles, revolts, revo-
lutions, wars and changes of dynasty
Why, therefore, should Europe pity the
crumbling fortunes of England? France,
in particular, if she is not forgetful-not TO
say iealous-could find more than one mo-
tive to rejoice over the sight or anticipation,
of her decline ;. The vio-
lent passage of England across the nations
of Asia will not, however, have been use
less accident. 1t was beyond the range of
possibility that England could preserve in
definitely the vast empire of India. As for
England herself, it will doubtless not be a
very great evil for the world if she is COM
PEELED to confne herself to home matters,
and to trouble no longer the remaining states
by the revolts she foments, or by the inso-
lence of her contempt.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22

Gov. Walker claims not to be ready to
force the payment of taxes. He would
wait until after the October election so as
to disfranchise as many as possible. It Is
his intention as far as IN his power lies 10
connect suffrage with taxation. He dis
tinctly says that those who will not pay
their dues for the support of government
are alien enemies, outlaws, and by all the
rules of right and justice have no voice in
the government. This IS what we have
been contending for. He says. they have
only ths right ct protection, without the
right os participation. TIE troops are still
at Lawrence, nor is there any reason TO be-
heve they viii be Withdrawn soon. Lanes
military preparations have something to do
with their detention. Gov. WalksErsEiM
strike when the opportunity is given him.
Westport Star Of Empire.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22

LOCOMOTIVES tNrHE CoUNTRY-The num-
Der of locomotives running In the United
States, says the American Engineer, is prob
ably over 1000. The proportion of engines
to length of road viii average one to every
three miIes-for while some of the Western
roads have but one to every FIVE or six miles,
many others ike the Erie, New York Cen
tral, Baltimore & Ohio, etc. have nearly
one for every two miles. The Reading has
about three engines for every two miles.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22

Thousands of acres of the Indian Trust
Lands fell into the hands of spectators at
the recent sales at Paoli. Transient squat
ters had made claims upon them, and after
bidding them off at the appraised value:
transferred their certificates TO the s'land
sharks The same thing is now being en-
acted at 0sawkee with the Delaware lands.
IL all stories are true, some of our honest
United States officials are making "nice
thing. out of these sales CeatropOtis
Leader.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22

The Northern disunionists have issued a
can for National Disunion Convention
TO be held In October next. The call is
signed by. Thos Wentworth Higginson,
Wendell Phillips, F. W. Bird, Daniel Mann,
and W. LLOYD Garrison.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22

The Democrats of Ohio have nominated
II. B. Payne, of Cleveland, as their candi-
date for Governor at the coming election.
They adopted a series of resolutions endors-
ing the Administration and the Dred Scott
decision. Judge Warden, a prominent
Democrat of Columbus, bolts the action Of
the nominating convention.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22

EIGHTY NEeRoEs SET FREE.-The HsT-
risburgh Telegraph states thas Col. Thomas
Hite and other citizens of jefferson county,
Va, set free eighty Of their slaves on Thurs
day last. The Colonel, as the agent OF the
owners. accompanied them to Middleburg'
Pa, when, handing each individual forty dol
lars in money. and equipping them all with
sufficient clothing, they were set atlibeTty.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22
A Great Party.

Somebody writing from Lawrence to the
Walker Pro-slavery paper in Lecompton.
says: '.The time has arrived when it is right
and proper for the Pro-slayery and Free
State Democrats to unite without any refer
ence to the question of negro slavery, and
let US be actuated by the old governing prin-
ciple that the majority shall rule.''
If there is one man in the Free State par
ty who would for moment ssunite'' with
those who have robbed the people of Kan
zas of their political rights. and struck hands
with the slave propagandists of Missouri in
their usurpation. we would say that the time
arrsred, long ago. when they should have
joined the Rufian party. Those who would
thus "unite,' are traitors and greedy dema-
gogues. What is the Democracy" of to-
day to US? To your tents. oh Israeli
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22
a Judge.

G. W. Brown, in a recent number of his
paper, says he would rather be posted as a
coward than proved one.
He ought to know, having enjoyed both
luxuries.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22

Potatoes are selling in Cincinnati at e5
cts. per bushel The Cleveland Herald says
that it heard of an offer to contract TO deliv-
er one thousand bushels at twenty cents in
digging time
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22

MfxEEsoTA.-Late accounts from St. Pau
inform US that the Democratic Constitu,
tionsl Conveation had organized at lasl, ana
thai both Tie Democrats and Republicans
were hard at work perfecting the organic
law of the Territory. So far nothing haa
transpired TO indicate the character OF the
constitutions about to be put forth.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22

A gang of counterfeiters has been discov-
cred in Rush county, Indiana. and number
of the members arrested Some of the
wealthiest and most respectable citizens of
that county are implicated.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22

a paper says that Lola Montez threatens
to give series of lectures in New orr
shortly. This probably means that she =
about to get married again. We pity Inv
audience, whoever be is.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22

OuR SHARE IN FHE SLAVE TRADE.-The
New York Tribune. speaking of the slave
trade. says:
The public is perhaps not aware that
the amount of capital claiming to have a
home In the United States, which is invest
ed in the trade, is no less than S5, Geo. coo.
and its profits 81, ,7o0, 600 annually.
The Kanzas news., 1857-08-22
IaWreOce.

Nothing new from the beleaguered city
The Pacifcator still there with his hirelings.
The weekly ledger., 1857-05-02


New Political MovEMENT.-We copy the
subioined paragraph from the Sacramento
Union of Thursday last. II will be seen
that new movement has been made on the
political chess-board, the leaders of the late
X. n. party having determined to hereafter
stand upon the Buchanan platform.
The paragraph in the Union is as follows:
Last night number of the leading men,
bers of the late Know Nothing party in this
State, met by previous arrangement, with
closed doors, in the Assembly Hall, for the
purpose of advising upon the best course to
be persued, as to their future political posi-
ton. With entire unanimity they came to
the conclusion that it would be useless to at
tempt to keep up distinct organization up
on the old issue, and fully endorsing the
principles laid down in the Inaugural of Pres
ident Buchanan, determined hereafter to
stand upon that platform, at least so long as
those principles should be maintained. Those
present were Jesse o. Goodwin, of Yuba,
!. g. McCallum, of FL Dorado, and VIM.
I. Fergurson, of Sierra, members of the
Senate; A. j. Stevenson, of Solano, of the
Assembly; JAS. T. Farley, of Amador, late
Speaker of the Assembly; David Douglas,
of San Joaquin, Secretary of State; Jesse
ID. Carr, of Santa Cruz, Frank Hereford,
w. c. Wallace, G.. w. Bowie, DIR. Bowie,
and John c. Barr, of Sacramento.