Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-01-10
TEae Banks.


Exchange Bank, Bangor, Me-, is
cut by the Suffolk Bank. Wheth-
"a failed, or whether it goes on and
IS, we are not yet able to say.
Bank of Hallowell, Me-, is prompt
II f4'|1emed, and from the known wealth
ia &peciabillty Of the parties interested
q 4 <e hare confidence in its continuing to
H4 Bank of East Tennessee Is not
tz b in any of the northern cities. The
counts are indicative of a failure.
Iie drafts of the Creamery Bank, Ind,
hSy6 rome to protest Whether this dis
credit will lead to its failure, remains to be
seen.
TIE Savings Bank of Indiana, Corners
vile had the folly to issue circulating notes
without being registered or secured; thus
4iolafibr the spirit at least, of the free
l]anIin law of that state. This has caused
tho credit of all the issues of that bank.
e is evident signs of trouble with
Nom "a the Illinois banks. This difficulty
1Ii51| 8 to arise from the fact that, small
tIl5 ~ is doled out when the redemption
IS landed. Holders of their notes are
faqS5ed to present each bill separately and
hi at demands not exceeding five dollars
car, be met with silver coin, the banks le-
talIy discharge their obligations in this
May The more Independent banks de-
iaonncs Ibis practice, and must in selfde-
fence aenounce and refuse all currency not
Dfoi}s>tly and cheerfully redeemed in gold.
WhofEa bank treats its creditors illiberaly
81 a61oy ingly, it is safe to refuse its prem
isss u pay.
The new year C857) bids fair to com
li5e7sca with plenty of trouble in the bank
ilofa 81 paper money markets, all over the
cof6frv. We hope cur friends will excuse
lis bot charging on this subject, for fear
we lall be charged, as formerly, with
.'paaic ing.-[Thompson's Reporter.
RrrrnxEp FROM KANsAs.-We had the
pIeasnre yesterday of greet ng our old
friend, F. G. Ross, for a long time foreman
in oilr Office, and who went out to KANSAS
With a party from this city. Mr.. Ross has
been through all the troubles in the Terri
tory. Ind borne his full share with the 9TH
er| setilers in the gallant stand made for
Freed I'm there He is now with his broth
r,publishing the Kansas Tribune,a AT Topeka
the Fsee ST lie capital, and a part Of his
business here Is to obtain subscr .bers to his
excelsent paper. We trust that he will be
successful
Mi. Ross informs lis that the two Ilegis-
Infures are to meet in about a fortnight, at
Leconlpeton and Topeka, but no collision is
nslticipated between the hostile parties.--
He tAinks it probable that the Bog is Leg
4 nd talre will adopt State Constitution, and
IAa1IZlE 20 the people; but unless the test
acts are repealed, and all idea Of enforce
Ing TIC bogus laws given mp, the free state
settlers will have nothing to DO with the
III. Ross states that in coming through
MisSoaar he found the feeling very gener-
ID tIt4 the attempt to make Kansas Slave
State must be given up. In this conncc-
ton Ne have the following, from the Law
rsIce Herald Of Freedom:
s gentleman who has spent q greater
10. lion of his life on the western borders
81 sss.ssesonri, who is familiar with the entire
xofking of the institution of slavery, and
Mo Is at this time heavy STAKEHOLDER, as
sared us the other day, that the property
lf<j(j1efs of that State. who have been COM
teljed to pay the expenses of those mar
rallding expeditions into Kansas, have fully
dotermined to array themselves, with all
tlse bower they can command, against fur
thefinterference by the people of that
61ae, with the institutions of Kansas
He said the day had gone by when there
waz|even a hope of making Kansas a slave
sac every intelligent person, who
knows the state of affairs" said he, 'knows
this be the case" He claimed that
SMITH fellow and Atchison might continue
q ster, but If left to themselves, instead
q hing others, ike Col. Benton's bull,
t6< would kill themselves 'splurging.
ealy many persons in Missouri, who
al hended all was lost if Kansas could
q a slave State,are preps ring to leave
Hj heir slaves for Texas. This is but
"a &tural effect of the foolish statements
IS demagogues of Missouri, who said
labor would be valuelets f Kansas
n abolition. State" The assertions of
iii hen that Missouri would be free
k| in ten years, if Kansas should be a
81 bate, has done more to make it such
tk III the action of the Northern men
90 he'd.
WA Ar YIRGINIANs sEEK.-The Chicago
Ia {al SAYS that swarms enigrants from
z4 In are hailv nassino through on