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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-29

One Of the greatest evils of our no,;e
system, is the vindictiye partisan fS.,ata n0s;.s
assumed and occupied BY the Pre- ess'.'0a ua
those connected with it. The resns.:: Os 40
representatives of opposing parties r's.'e s'.'
themselves mp in their own nol;cr a'S
principles. and fancy that nought bnt ~ 40
Hitv and perfection exist in their r.pS pSl'
whilst those of his antagonists are ns,' s-aA
ded with every species of corruption ' p
tering superstition entirely unwortbr :,
the age, they see embodied in then s.S =
acts everything that is good-in tboSs ~. !:
their opponents all that is evil. Dirss.;s@
themselves of that liberality which sbosIS
characterize their every action. thev y
prepared to stamp with the seal Of -,
demnation all measures that have H..
origin outside of their own organiza.;oa
Claiming the right to express theiror,
opinions in their own way, they are n,
willing to grant the same privilege 10 81 Il
ers. Demanding for their own aleads,,s
a literal Interpretation, they take the n
erty of putting their own construction :,
those of others. Wrapping themselye \.
in the cloak of their own self.richteoEf
ness-proclaiming their own virtues :,
the corners of the streets and from 4.
house-tops, and thanking their GODS H..
''they are not as other people," they Rst;-,
themselves that they are the bean ids.i.
of political perfection, and as such are s1
| tied to positions of emolument and bOpo,
here, and to passports to Paradise ybss
| they have finished life's pilgrimage
| This is wrong-all wrong-from bec;,.
ming to end. Parties, like men, each bsy.
their failings; like men, each have he,
redeeming qualities, and he who expert,
to find one embracing all political viru..
| to the exclusion of all political vices, win
never accomplish his object. There a..
good men and good principles in ever
party-there bad men and bad prihcinlf,
in every party-and it is much more bos.
orable, whilst condemning the latter q
acknowledge the former. Wisdom za
Justice dictate such course--bigotry uS
narrow-mindedness the reverse.
Ii the policy and the measures We a.
vocate suffer because we give all d.,
credit to our opponents for their good dess
we say, let them suffer. We never shat
worship any party simply because 1t i /.
party.
No political organization is Of any ca.
+ sequence, except as it is the instnIlnsa:
| through which the public veal is secws.
i. the rights of the people protected al
the general welfare of the masses advn,
) ced.
That party which does the most iO' Il,
accomplishment of these desirable obee
is the one which should always succeel
, and the one for which every honOrsK.
r man should labor. regardless Of wAr
; name it bears, and when the Press lear.
to support principle for principles SAKE
] instead of party for party's sake, il vi
subserye the true interests of the TesfA
much better than it does now.-Kass
{ Leader.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-29

H WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-Gov.
Walker, of Kansas, in official dispatches
recently received, says on one point he
has been grossly misrepresented, viz: as
desiring that every man should vote who
happened to be IN the Territory on the
day of election for the ratification of the
Constitution. This, he remarks, would
be desirable If there were conclusive ev;-
dence that all such persons were actual,
bona .Iide settlers; but the only sufficient
and usual proof of such fact would be
some previous residence. On this point.
which was one of detail, he had never
proposed to make suggestions to the
Convention, although when asked By
members Of that body, he had indicated a
previous residence OF three to SIX months.
and that the same qualifications should
be adopted IN the Constitution IN regard
not only to that, bt. to slI future cleo
tons; and in his judgment, one on the
other OF these terms Of residence will be
adopted By the Convention, from whom he
anticipated cordial corporation. It Is
somewhat extraordinary, ne adds, that
while this accusation of letting every man
vote who may be in the Territory on the
day Of election, has been preferred in the
South, as indica1ing desire on my part
70 let IN slsgiifisn interlopes 70 control
tho result the Republicans OF kansas
hsse drasn Al entirely different conclu-
scr, VIZ: shst I design IN this N aIiaar o
UrIa aza:s taeassne Missourisns % de-
eide the contest.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-29

At our last adviees from Kansas, IL
Deputy Marshal of Douglas county Va
on his way to Lawrence with upwards d
fifty warrants in his pockets, for the Z.
rest of the most prominent Free Sias
men there, and probably they are in d.
rance now, as no resistance was cOniea-
plated. OF course they are not arrested
for merely taking steps toward the orgAa-
ization of a city government The Dc.
sign of Walker and the AdministratiOa
TO leave the people without the Leaders is
whom they have been accustomed to loos
for guidance, at a most critical period L
their affairs, and to compel them to yta
under the bogus statutes if they vote
all. We shall await the next inteligens
from Kansas with painful solicitude.
The above we clip from the Deasot'Sis
Press, the most conservative of the Re
publican papers of Chicago, and one whifi
has been nearer truthful than any oths
journal in that city, in regard to Hans
affairs. But, like other journals, y
sources of information are not reliable
There have been no arrests of the "nrT
most prominent Free State citizens 9
Lawrence" and we do not believe VS.
rants have been issued for them. fits
so, there is no information TO that eiF'
seue by the Ietter-scritsrs, in this city
Chas. Robinson was resent}y tried .
nsurpation of Office, under an indictnE
and arrest of over year ago, and wsds
charged last week. Capt. Walker "
also tried, and acquitted, on half 8 daia
indictments, more or less; but we hi"
not heard of any new indictments OF =
rests of the people of this city, and do d
believe that Gov. Walker, or the TerniF
rial authorities, are such consumes
fools as to issue, or cause to be iss1s1
warrants for the arrest of political eieA%
ers under old charges, made during Oh
political troubles last year.
It is for ccntradicting these falsehe's
of the ietter-writers of Kansas. that Ses'
so villainously assailed in Eastern j'r
mails.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-29

OF Under these circumstances we re-
gard it as very doubtful whether the Free
State party will go into the October cleo
ton. There is certainly no necessity for
| it. By firm maintenance of their posi-
ton under the Topeka Constitution they
can compel Congress and the General GoU-
ernment to recognize their government as
soon as By any other means For our own
part, we would never touch the Terrific
rial Government-except to overthrow it
were it not for the sake of harmony,
even though Gov. Walker should remove
all Instructions. We know that our po-
sition is tenable if we only cling to it
firmly.-Kaasas Neps.
The Me,os leads off in opposition to
voting in October, and in favor of allow
ing the Michigan doughface, Ransom, to
represent, or rather misrepresent us in the
next Congress, and permitting border ruff
fianism to rule us another year, and thus
rivet the chains tighter upon us. We
have branded such course, heretofore, as
sdo-nothing policy" and our fanatical
contemporary fared up about it; but We
ask, in the name of common sense, is not
that term perfectly applicable? With an
overwhelming majority in oEr favor, we
are to fold our arms and allow contempt
ible minority torule us. Capable of help
ing ourselves out of the dilemma in which
we are now placed, we are to permit
few scheming demagogue leaders to tie
our hands for Us, and thus remain quiet.
Energetic and harmonious action on our
part will sweep the Pro- Slavery Democ-
Facy to oblivion on the 5th of October
next: vet this little boo-hoo sheet at.
tempts thus early to lead estray the pub
lie mind in regard to that election. If
this paper were alone III the movement.
we would say, Hay on, Aacduff, p but 9TH
ers there are, of more importance, yet be-
hind the curtain, whose inclinations lead
them in the same direction, provided there
is any hope of controlling the masses. If
Journals Of that school lead off in that di-
rection, upon them viii be the response
bility Of the election of another bogus
Legislature; and they, too. will reap the
glory and the honor of sending Ransom,
the nominee Of S1ingfelIow, Emory &
Co., to Congress. We can stand the sneers
and jeers of papers engaged directly OF
indirectly in such glorious work, much
better than we could TO be caught laboring
shoulder to shoulder with them, In ac-
complishing such an object The Law
renee Republican which, short time since,
spanked up courage enough ospeak faint
II IN favor of voting at the Territorial
election, IS again ssInuns on the subject
Has Z had had dream, or has it seen q
!" lion In the way ?'-Kaasas Leader.
o. The mercury ranges low. for. this
eeasorl r,f fha vear
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-29
Controversy in Adishigan.

We observe bitter controversy is
going on between the Republican and
Democratic papers of Michigan, in regard
to the fund donated by the Legislature of
Michigan to the relief of the destitute
settlers from that State in Kansas. Il is
claimed by the Democratic journals that
the money was placed in the hands Of Z.
B. Whitman of this city, and that he ex-
pended it in seed wheat, and that the
wheat was recently sold at public aue-
ton, and the proceeds used for political
purposes in Kansas We have no desire
TO mix up in that question, but whatever
nse may hare been made ofthe wheat, we
cannot understand how Gov BsssHAa is
|censurable; for our information IS that he
has acted in good faith, and has been
sincerely desirous Of applying the funds
ina way 10 best advance the wishes offhs
donors. Hhis instructions hare not been
carried ont the agent here Is the respsn-
side party.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-29
oon.ui, Home Interests.

The leadership of the Free State party
of Kansas, has, in the past, been to con-
siderable degree in the possession of the
correspondents of the Eastern press; and
it has been welded by them for the pur-
pose of advancing the interest of the re-
spective journals in whose employ they
were, instead of seeking the triumph of
the principles which the actual residents
of Kansas had so dearly at heart.
1t has been the plan to make every
movement with the idea of affecting the
political chess board in the States, instead
of laboring to effect the freedom of Kan
sas at home. Looking over the history
of the past, we find that instead of select
ing our own citizens on responsible COM
mittees, and to act as secretaries at our
political assemblies, we have been in the
habit of employing the salaried cores
pondents of the Eastern press, and they,
to advance the interests of their respect
i've journals, instead of furnishing their
reports to the local papers in Kansas for
publication, have been in the h4bit of
sending them East. In this way the local
press has been made secondary to the n.
| 7. and Chicago TT5anes, St. Louis Demo
crat, &c. The consequence has been
that the local press has been compelled
to forego the pleasure of publishing the
proceedings of our local meetings. unless
they volunteered to make out the pro-
ceedings, or copied the same, after it had
found its way back from the East, from
metropolitan journals.
When Chas. Robinson resigned his posi-.
/ ton as Governor of Kansas under the
State Constitution, last winter, it will bt
remembered that his resignation .irst mad,
its appearance an the Eastern papers, as i
the people in the States were the person:
most interested in such documents. Hi
late message appeared in the East almos
cotemporaneously with its publication il
Kansas; and so it has been with nearl,
all our political transactions. Though W,
have twelve or fourteen Free State jour
nails, and each is vieing with the othe
to publish the news in advance of tn
other, yet the people of Kansas so man
age their affairs as to make the Free Stat
journals of Kansas play second fiddle t.
the Eastern press.
/ We have long since resolved that tn
circulation of our journal entities it to
position equal, in regard to Kansas affairs
to any other newspaper published eithe
in Kansas or outside of it, and we shal
play second fiddle to none of them. ]
public bodies wish us to publish the pro
ceedings of their conventions, we must b
furnished in the first instance ,or slips ofth
same from some other journal, so that w
can appear cotemporaneously with then
if we choose to do so; and unless this i
done, we shall consult our own pleasure
hereafter, whether to publish the proceed
ings of such conventions, or not
The people of Kansas can consult thei
best interest by letting hired newspape
correspondents, who are continually mis-
representing them in the East, go b.
the board, and give place 20 ocr own citi
zens, who have an interest in our institu
tions beyond its influence on partie
abroad.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-29

Or It is estimated in Missouri that
the expenses of that State in the war on
Kansas, was S2.5oo,O0o. A leading
merchant of Independence stated recent
ly. that he could not have continued in
business six months longer.
The demands of the leaders of military
companies were more inperious, and
more dangerous to be refused, than those
of any despot in Europe. A captain
would come in and demand for his COM
pany barrel of sugar. quantity of meat
or clothing, or anything which one might
have. Ifit was refused, the person was
stigmatized IS .td-d abolitianist.s s and
he became at once MARRIED asaa, aud his
store and goods common plunder. The
merchants. although IN favor Of the war
when it began. were obliged to oppose is
continuance, in order to SAFE themselves
from bankruptcy and ruin.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-29

The Washington correspondent o. = :
h. Z. Tribune. writing on the sth' =. -,
.sThe President openly expresses a'..i
probation at Walkers isetherma 81
but says that he must be supported. liz =
will be some six OF eight anti " 81, 3
senator's, but the President declares = !.
the people of Kansas shall vote on ! !
the constitution, Whatever may ps =
consequences. .''-Leerea.norfa HeTats.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-29
Beware.

The Semi Weekly New York Tribune
of July p, contains a letter dated Law
renee, July 13, 1857, the statements of
which are not all reliable. IF that COM
munication was furnished by the regular
correspondent. the pFoprietors of the Til
5une should make a change at once In
their Kansas correspondent, if they desire
their paper to retain the confidence of
our people. They cannot respect pa
per, the columns of which are used for
their yili6cation 7Fages.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-29
From Kansas

We clip the following from Eastern
papers,
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5, 1857.
The Legislative apportionment gives ten
members TO fifty counties and forty-two
members to seventeen counties.
The bogus legislature divided the Ter
ritory into thirty-seyen counties, and hay
ing together SO members of a legislature.
The three counties on the Missouri river
north of the Kansas, have twenty men,
bers. johnson, bordering on Missouri,
being the old Shawnee reserve, and not
yet open for settlement, and having less
than one hundred legal voters, is joined
with Douglas, and gives eleven members.
Here are FIVE counties, four of them join
ing Missouri, having thirty-one members
of the legislature out of fifty-two. If
Missouri comes over to vote, as in former
days, she will only have to carry these
five counties to hold majority in the
Legislature.
The remaining thirty-two counties have
but tyenty-six representatives, of these,
nineteen counties have but three, and
some of these are equal in population to
Linn. which has two representatives, and
some of them have double the population
of Lykins, which has two representatives.
The explanation is, that these two lat
tercounties are On the borders of Missouri.
and have alarger population of pro-slavery
voters; so that a few hundred illegal yo-
ters, quietly brought in before the elee-
ton, and quartered around amongst their
friends and acquaintances, will enable
them to elect fhe pro-slavery candidates.
To make the inequality more apparent
il must be kept in mind that all the In
dian lands sold at Paoli, were in Lykins
county, and consequently there can be
but few legal voters. Yet they are given
two representations, to accommodate
Missouri. We are somewhat curious to
see how Gov. Walker will manage this
matter. so as to prevent fraud.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-29

az We received BY Mondays mail,
the first Leavenworth Times received at
this Office for two months What was the
eause of the suspension?
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-29
pes.hs tz Iseh.ains.

Messrs. Wilburn and Parker, from =, -
diana, were killed. and their house desns:
ed, on claim, about thirteen nliies sSs =,
of Geary city, on Sunday night LAST - =.
storm of that night was terrific in the =. !
quency and virfdHess of the assnes :
Tightening and the tremendous rsysig:;
tions of fhundsr. The lightning W.
produced the above deplerabls aeenh
was so intense and powerful as to palsl.s... u.
consume the bodies of the uniolseD~
sictims.-G Gsayy City Era.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-29

Hs. G. Mewiniams, pro-.lavery,
has been appointed Postmaster At Dels-
ware Cisv, IN place Of wm: Saunders.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-29

o. Dir. Exos has or sl.s..ks Eor sems
|ss.,s .-r,rnfal,In -
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-29

We clip the following from Eastern
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-08-29

u E1e mercury Tailezes IolFs l0E slils
season OF the wear.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-08-08
VALUABLE PROPERTY
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN

THE UNDERSIGNED being desirous of clos
L ing up his business and returning to the At
lantc States, offers for sale the following proper
ty. viz:
Two small houses with wood shed and stables
attached. on the corner of Court and Carr SITS :;
three -eighths of the lot. carpenter shop and um-
Der yard on Court street, known as NJ. Short Il
Co. shop the ball court on Taylor street, known
as Collins one two-story dwelling-house, ee-
gantly finished, on Taylor street; lot on Tay-
lor street heretofore owned by NJ. Short & Co. a
dweling-house on Main street, near th residence
Of F. II. Edwards lien on the lot and dwelling
house known as the Paulln house, now occupied
by Mr.. Eastman, on Court street get of carpen-
ter tools, quantity of lumber one mule, saddle
and Bride and two cooking stoves.
The above property is situated in the most CEN
trail and desirable portion of the village of Wca-
vervillc. The dwelling houses are all new and
of the best style of work Those wishing to Sc
cure a comfortable dwelling house at a great bar
gain, or to purchase any of the above property,
would do we'll to call on the undersigned soon.
DANIEL ROWLAND.
Weaver. July 4, 1857. 24td.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-08-08

Tia THIS HOUSE HAS UNDERGONE A
E.;.E. thorough renovating and cleansing, with
new Furniture, Beds and Bedding. 1t is intend
ed by the Proprietor to to have this House sec
ond to none in the city. Great care has been Ia
ken to select the best of servants, and no expense
will he spared to make the weary traveller com
Portable at the Rail Road House The House will
be opened on Saturday, August LIST, 1857.
Capt. JOHN PAYNE,
formerly master of the steamer Mountain, on the
Delaware river, and late of The steamer New Jer-
scy. on the North river, n Y, will be my assist
ant in the mana cement Of the Hotel
There has also been fitted up magnificent
Bath Room and Hair Dressing Room, attached
to the Hotel which for cleanliness, &c. will not
be surpassed by any of this city. Also, Bill
lizard Room and Pool Table.
The Bar will be stocked with the finest choice
of Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
A fine Lunch will be served every day at II
o'clock. JAMES THOMPSON Proprietor
San Francisco, Aug. !, 1857. 283m
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-08-08

BURNING THE DEAD-The Paris Academy Of
Medicine has set the papers to writing and the
people to thinking earnestly Of the return to the
practice Of burning the dead. They say that in
the Summer time the Partisan hospitals are
crowded with the victims of pestilence engen-
dered by the foul air of the graveyards in the
neighborhood. The vicinity of the cemeteries is
constant source of mortality their putrd ema-
impregnating the water, are held chargeable for
the many new and frightful diseases of the throat
and lungs which battle all medical skill.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-08-08
Liquors.

Liquors.
TN TEN AND SIXTEEN GALLON PACK
l. ages;
Plaster Head Brandy in 10 gal. kegs;
Pellevoisn, fine do in 10 aud Is gal kegs
Marrett, fine Brandy, in 10 and Is gal. kegs;
Henncssey, fine, do in 10 and Is gal. kegs
Old Pale Sherry in Is gal. kegs
Old Golden Sherry in l6 gal kegs;
Rose MADEIRA, in l6 gal kegs;
Real Juice Port Wine in 10 and l6 gal. kegs /;
Old Oporto, pure juice Port, in 10 and IL
gal kegs
Every description of WINES and LIQUORS
in packages from S to 20 gallons, suitable for
packing.
aul I'm. JIG. DOLL & CO., Red Bluffs
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-24

THB SiAnsss Tens 0urposa-One Of those
remsihsrie mafoymai ss tcsasouaiy mo AN btu
ns the tsher and o-er orders Of toe ANNA cres
Hcp prtseseH itself fee days sncs IN me pracsce n
OF tbe ply scians of this vase. ~s child nsvins
s.o prf~csy dssnd heads devrlned % slf r~easds
sire shays, which united 70 single bod eArn ~
~ ~ ia The shouldes are broader thsn usinrs
bu In osber respeca the body " no, unlike thai o. ~
obrldrcu b,to; " hes hot tso and s~o legs An
ir'ertsl sumiusiiou wss maze (ss ~m deed pwp)
asr, oo,tansd In the cbs,t and sspmsn I've perfect
nd enu'e scibsi ooiumns vere fwmet, eaos hSs TIE
nsrs number NJ ribe, vy. tsen,y four, MAKING forty
eight In all The middle internal scts rbs .e's
united spcsbcr that the entire ches constituted soor
single cavity, containing four lungs, the middle ps
being ushed Too vindrpes led W We iut r. zoe
heart iTrp sei oil the bloot w tss strange body
% ti ico 70 . singh s'omssh and ercsr tosa n.
hot Kidney, the right the ando nnh vso~es VOW
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-24

TsorBLE From LAND SeEUvLAroRs TN SOUTH
wrsr Nrsoum--rhe 0sssvple NO. hegt''er AVE,
great many u ihese gentry have been thro-gh Soun T~
Missos ri OF late entering he lands 10 seye 81 instSoc
I'd. improveu, &c settlers have been asen MP ca shg
crest desl OF distress and trouble scarcely Jay pas
z. hvi some se"krF for muey 10 enter MS cM =
ha'ne II may be plusu d upon by " ttese shsfSs
ptfe ta been thot taads ~ DOLLAR, loaned cut or Wv
purpose, mt, there y scarcely any money W ee "
IL the oouDtrv AZ bish twenty fvo pr oeutum ns
be- paid fer money 90 no used In lhs gay me tp'cn
lat rs 90 70 the ADD Office look up the vacan' oD GA we
hook', ara ert them sithout seeing the s1ds 70
The horest. tnduiti hut poor man, h S hard W o.
hheed TO t've NJ his Improve nen but those Hho raw
hved snu wotsed for yeers The public land' 7it''u
en- 90 much ~ entertaining thought or ptylOg tWN
arc 70 he pned becanse any with Ordinary heat
ara ustry v'ry veil pay f0t small arm ~ me
ertsbshed government rates IN a feH years VI mcsa
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-24

DEsrpuorIvp Ffpp AT CLAtxsvLLs, we
lee from The pesersours DemoyG nj 90 We - -,
q nre br he ors al CaypsviJe, Va -nien o-osu ~, y.
greater ,tiop of the tosn originated 10 'oo o'"'s'
iores siore tf A. r. Davis, and coo'nmon "r N'.es
store houses on the por,b side of ssln 'uee'
..s =. a. ,,,urspce OF $4,000 T. Coeaahss
.,o,e mn contents; Drsseu Hssns ccsnios and dc >
sords sh re; R,port BOYD srsns,y, sMa ~, oaa a
w sore a a seepcer, 90 7eoge n 1.ris sroery,
y .. ,.b,cb mere Gas ins ran-e " $500. His gsd-
~ $50, ttsl ors y I'M insursnoe. J. DsoisI
sn,s i C.rdse, DO together sim t~o or .nree ~ocj
an buildings.