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Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-03

l--- Oar trend, Gov. Corvin began his adeIzss
/ BY expressing some apprehension that be might
not feel himself entirely at hene ansbg fhe peo;
pie assembled here to day but before he closed
The must certainly have been satisfied BY, The
warmth of your welcome and the eannestness of
your sympathy in his declarations of hostility
to slavery extension, that he is at home, and
gRfirsly at home wherever Republicans arc
| gathered to hear him, To me it is personal
qualification to greet him in our midst.
AT the outset Of my political career, good
many years ago, it gave me unailoysd satisfac-
ton to vote Tor him for Governor (''You be-
gan Kfe well" said Corwin.l He reciprocated
the compliment, / believe, by voting for me
when was candidate. (eThere is no use in
telling any lie about it," said Corwin, 81 did. y
Well, then, so far We are even. Now, though
rather svefse 10 compromises, ] am willing to
make one with him as TO the future. he has
said that if ] were 10 state the doctrinal prin-
ciples of the opposition to the extension Of
SLAVERY, ] should not state them otherwise than
he would he has intimated indeed that one
Of his color must have somewhat Of personal
interest in the gRssti1n of the day. Now will
egree, by way of eOmpFOmise for the future,
that If be will abide by my principles, will
not find fault-with his color. daughter and
apPlauseJ 49, 81 -. g.. 5'- a.. 4
Indeed, fellow citizens, as 70 the practical IS
sue ofthe day and of the hour-the only issue
which pught'to determine the position of honest
mea and sincere patriOts-zhst ground Of diff
ference Is there among earnest opponents Of the
present National Administration !, a. BE-.
publican, insist that Slavery ought not 10 be
permitted 20 exist IN any territory Of the Re-
public (Gdv. Corwin, that's my doctrine y
As q Repubican / take square issue with the
Dred Scott decision, and whereas the majority
Of the Supreme Court assert in that case that
Slavery exists under the Constitution ersyEpkers
within the jurisdictionai limits OF the United
States, except where prohibited by State law. i
renew here, with equal confidence, the 5eelarA.
tion made substantially at Philadelphia, that
slavery can exist under the Constitution no
,ckere within the jurisdictiOnAl limits Of the
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-03

Gov. CHlsE's REHARKs AFTER e1- Gov Cor
win had concluded his powerful and telling ap-
peal, Gey.- Chase was loudly and persistently
called for; and as he came forward to the call,
was greeted with warm and enthusiastic cheers.
We regret that we cannOt report his remarks in
full, but We will give the substance of them
After expressing his regret that he should be
called to follow at 50 late an hour the eloquent
oratqr who had just addressed them, and prom
ising to dstain the audience but few moments,
be said % -..,------1 ~ -g r.l -.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-03
Ncw A00ertistns hts.
NEW MAEKEI House

r.- co=yzR oSrAE-5 1S3 uoKIeAS 81.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-23
Garr;son,.n Aaol,,ion,.,..

Lhere Is little squad of fanatics most
I. ecated IN Massachusetts,, known as
= Abolitionists. Theirpolitical
-A';a Is, that the Constitution recognizes
=; .uu .olerates slavery, which, in their es-
,.;mnas'on, r;ma is the sum total Of all human
siaa. Jinanles and, inasmuch as every person
,,e:'ea ,as to Office is compelled, before en-
~. In Z apOn its duties, to swear to uphold
n... -. Constitution, they refuse TO vote or
Tssealate ~ In any election under it.
u. .aste Is a similar party in Kansas at
;n.. ~ present. time. They refused to NOM
r. Iass a State ticket, under the Lecompton
s;ILs.lsatlon: refused to vote for such a
nv s. when nominated, and used every
,I,sa s n their power to secure Its defeat,
Ss.n SaOugn acknowledging that its candi-
es NJ were true and tried Free State men.
ae organ of this party is the Kansas
Kas Re- assisted by the Lawrence RepuNiean,
otSaS sss Tribune, and perhaps one or two
R0l. lis acknowledged leader is one
.a.s III " y. Hlnton, and its lesser lights are
W.I,m NJ men as I. Dwight Thaeher, j. n.
Pn' sen' and others Of the .sold guard. /.
On ,S On the similarity of political action
.rs ~ = part OF the Massachusetts, fanatics
y :. sae adherents of Hinton in Kansas,
,bs suppose they are only integral parts of
d Ae Assne party, and as such are entitled
tos;se - eppellstion Of aGarrisonian Abol!-
-kanses Leader.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-23
Hardware and Stoves.

TNGLE BARKER would respectfully intern
l. the inhabitants of Lawrence and of the Ter
ritory of Kansas. that his MAMMOTH HARD
WARE AND STOVE STORE, No. Massachu-
setts Street, is now open, where theyi have on
hand and will keep constantly for sale, for cash
only thelargest and best selected stock of Stoves,
Agricultural Implements, American, English and
German Hardware, Nails, Window Glass. Oils,
Paints, Willow, Wooden, Crocksry and Glass
Ware, ever brought into the Territory Of Kan
sas, at WHOLESALE OR RETAIL, ct prices
that cannot fail to suit al.
We ask the special attention OF COUNTRY
DEALERS to an examination of our large stock
before purchasing elsewhere, as We are senfident
that we can fill all orders in our line to better
advantage than small dealers can obtain them
from any other source, as we buy ali eur g0eas
from manufacturers and importers out Of frat
class houses at the East for cash. Our facilities
for doing Jobbing Business are unequaled in
the West.
We also have connected with our establish
ment TIN SHOP where we manufacture all
kinds of TIN, COPPER, AND SHEET IRON
WARE, attend to all kinds ef Job Work, Tin
Roofing, Spouting, Guttering, Brazing, Plumb
ing, &c. Special attention will be given to this
branch of business, and none but FIRST CLASS
WORK MEN employed. We are both practical
men in the different branches of our business,
and hope By fair dealing and strict attention to
business to obtain share of public patronage.
TRY Us. LOOK OUT F0R THE BIG TEA
KETTLE. INGLE BARKER.
Sept. 5, If
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-23
MARCUS ]. PARRoTT.
WAsHrNGroN. Jan. z 1853

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 1858.
In the New York Tribune of 4th Janu-
airy, correspondent from this place, in
noticing my arrival, uses this language
"Stringfellow, of Kansas notariety, arrived
here last night. He denounces the Le-
compton Constitution as an imposition.
1t is too gross an outrage, even for him"
/ am not vain enough to presume that
my opinion will have any effect in set
ting this vexed Kansas question. Still I
am unwilling to have them misrepfesent-
ed. I will state what have said on this
subject. When arrived in Washington
on the 25th November last, directly from
Kansas, I found division in the Demo
cratic party here ON that part of the Pres
ident's Message relative to Kansas mat
ters. I stated then, that although there
was no violation of principle in not refer
ring the whole constitution to the peo-
pie for direct vote, it would have been
wiser to have submitted it, as there was
an understanding amongst the people
that such would be the case, and all par
ties would have been satisfied. That the
South at best could only obtain a mere empty
and temporary triumph, the question haUing
already been settled against them By enaigrIa-
tion, the only way in which that settle
ment could permanently be effected
In few days after my arrival it was
announced that Acting Governor Stanton
had convened the Territorial Legislature
in extra session, course he had undoubt-
ed authority to pursue, however much the
policy may be doubted. The representa-
tives. of the people, elected by 1900
voters, 5000 of whom voted for Mr.. Par
rott for Congress, as being opposed to any
Constitution from the Lecompton Con-
vention, pressed a bill providing for the
submission of the Constitution to the
people for negative vote, thus affording
them the only opportunity they could
have of expressing their objection to that
instrument, or of being admitted into the
Union under it. l have said that, should
| the Democratic members from the free
States, urged by the South, and for no
practical good to the South, lug Kansas
into the Union against the renaorastrance OF
tsoo- thirds Of the people, that remonstrance
expressed in the only legal way they
could express it, namely, by vote of the
people under the act of Legislature with
all the penalties for fraudulent voting that
could be provided by law, that in such
event the Democratic party would of ne
cessity be broken down at the North, the
peace and interests of Missouri and Kan
sas, if not of the whole Union, seriously
endangered, and by no sort of contingent
cy could the interests of the South in
Kansas be advanced. So believing. !
have urged that if the people of Kansas,
by their vote on Monday last did, by a
large majority, decide against the Consti-
tuition, that Congress, and especially
Southern members, should in answer to
the petition of the people thus expressed,
reject the application for admission, and
at once pass an act for the formation of a
new Constitution, upon terms similar to
those proposed by the ''Toombs bill' of
1856. J. Fl. STRINGFELLOW.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-23
ae.odryms corn,nr.

In the course of the recent debate In
the Senate on the treasury note bill, Sen
ator SEwARD gave this cheering view:
ain my judgment the aeceleration OF
business is going to be rapid just in pro-
portion to the rapidly with which busi-
ness has declined, and ] expect to see
every day and every hour of every day,
marked by rise in the prosperity of the
country, graduated just exactly BY the
suddenness of the depression. The eaus-
es of the disaster are gone. Think there
is nothing before US but great revival
of business, plethora of money to revive
it in ali departments. may be mistak-
en- in this, but am willing to stand by
itD
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-23
The Weather.

Our Territorial friends seem beside
themselves, at the delightful weather we
are blessed with this winter-winter not
exactly, there must be slip somewhere,
for we have not had touch of the article
this season.
Till last Saturday night we had neither
snow nor rain for six weeks, and the
roads were getting as dusty as summer ;
but on that night and the Sabbath follow
ing II rainedquite hard, clearing of bright
and beautiful on Monday morning; and
already the mud is well nigh dried.
We see our eastern friends are not hay-
| ing their usual qaaatans of snow, though
some cold spells even bleak New Eng
| land is smiling with the more than won't
ed warmth of the Suns rays. At the
sunny south they are receiving glorious
washing down, their streams are higher
than before since 1854 :
Tie old settlers here say this is real
Western winter; such as Western Mis-
souri, was wont, before the quarreling in
Kansas arose, TO boast OF. Our devil says,
the cause of this season being so pleasant,
is that the Squatters of Kansas have al
last got control of their own affairs
shouldnst woBder-E.pood advertiser.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-23
For tie Herald Of Freedom.
Prospects Of Spring Hill, z. T.


: SPRING HILL, JOHNSON Co., Z. T.,l
January, 1858. {
G. w. BRowN-DEAR SIR 1T gives
me pleasure to sec by the Herald of the
9Th. that you have not sold out, and that
you have consented, at the solicitation of
man y friends, still to fight on in the cause
of truth, treason and justice. The Her
aid is vel coined here weekly by many
warm supporters of the conservative
course it has taken, and steadily pursues.
The very sensible views it upholds meets
the hearty appreciation of the great mass
of the people in this section of the Ter
ritory. We all admire the noble and
manly stand you have taken, the inde-
pendent course sustained by the Herald,
and bid you God speed in your efforts to
disseminate sound doctrine in the action
of the Free State party, according to the
dictates of reason and common sense.
The subscriber has been for some time
a resident at the town of Spring Hill, and
takes pleasure in calling the attention of
your readers to the advantages it possess
es. Il is situated on the road leading
from Kansas City to Osawatomie and
the Neosho; is thirty miles southeast of
Lawrence, and the same distance from
Kansas City and Wyandott, is near the
head of east Bull Creek, and within one
mile of large body of very superior tim
Der, and convenient to three saw mills
has never failing supply of pure spring
water; is distant half mile from an ex-
tensive vein of stone coal of the best
quality, easily worked, and has an abund-
ant supply of excellent limestone for
building and fencing, as well as pure sand
of the best character for mixing mortar.
1t has been universally healthy during
the entire sickiy season has good
church, school house, post-office, and
very commodious and well conducted ho-
tel !; two large stocks of goods, and will
shortly have a daily line of stages from
Wyandott; is fast settling up with an en-
terprising people, and can boast of having
the best body of lands in the Territory.
/ Her prospects were never more fiattering
than at present. The company are at
work in earnest, and having secured a
liberal charter, are prepared to offer in
ducements to mechanics, citizens, and
| actual settlers, that viii insure a rapid
increase in the value of its stock, and an
early settlement of good conservative
people of the right stamp.
Very truly, yours. J.B. II.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-23
Eluood a Frea state Toxn.

Many have called this Pro-slayery
place, both among our Missouri neigh
bors and others in the Territory. =
But our vote on the 4th instant would
hardly declare us such. Out of 164 votes
polled here, but one was pro-slavery and
that voter lives in the precinct, not in
the town. The vote of this end of the
bottom numbers about 200, and when all
our absentees are at home, who have now
gone after their better halves, we can poll
nearly ESQ; of the whole number, there
are less than thirty pro-slayery. In the
Town itself, no one pretends TO wish Kan
sas should be slave state although sew
eral of them are Southern men, and at
their old residences would be as strongly
in favor of the peculiar institution" as
any rabid Aississippish. One of them,
who recently owned some sixty odd OF
the black diamonds, says ne does not wish
to see any slaves here, to depreeiate prop
erty and wear out cur rich virgin SOIL
Who beats Elwood; not a pro-slayery
voter, and this too, in Doniphan County
Does any one bid higher for the banner!
Set us right on the record and don't call
rs a pro-siavery bottom hereafter-we are
strong in the faith, but conservative in
tend to mind our own business and not
interfere with others darkies.-E9srOod
Adrertiser.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-23

This town, situated at the junction Of the
i Usage River with Ottawa Greek, in Frank
lin County Kansas Territory-bids fair to eclipse
many of her sister towns in population and en-
terprise.
THERE'S now in operation coed Steam Saw
Mill with power sufficient to run pair of Burrs
which will be attached soon. There are also two
good Shingie Machines capable of cutting from
six to eight thousand shingles each, perday.-
Timber is plenty, and as good as can be found in
any portion of the Territory. Land is of the best
quality, both for farming and stock raising. %
There is a Post Office, two Dry Goods. and two
Grocery and Provision Stores here already
There is fine opening for mechanics of nearly all
kinds; @ good Blacksmith is much needed; also
Shoemaker, Carpenters, and other mechanics; =
The Proprietors will donate a lot to any one who
will erect substantial building thereon
Shares and Lots for sale at reasonable rates. The
above place is located near the center of the
County, and will undoubtedly be the County
| Seat st an early day. This place is Twenty-Five
miles from Lawrence, and fifty from Kansas
| City. s,-lt JACKSON SELLER,
| -<s--t JOHN CURTIS,
A. JOHNSON.
n, - So. Pyoprie<ors
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-23
EksTERN RAKERY.

THIS Establishment. opened in August last.
L situated on Massachusetts, street, in LAW
renee, keeps constantly on hand Bread, Pies,
Cakes. Crackers. . general variety of Fruits.
Gonfectionaries. Gordiaas ines, Cider, RAisins,
Figs, Dates, Prunes, 0ysteys. SardiBes, Pine APP
pies, Pickles, Nuts. With general Stock Of Gro
gar, Molasses. Isbaeeos Cigars of all grades. .
quantity OF Toys. Matches; Butter. Lard, Eggs,
Flour, Corn-meai, Apples. Potatoes. Cheese; In
saeft everything psrsSn wants 70 ez4.
Wedding. Pleasure and Social parties sup
piled with anythiug they may call for. for the
table, sud satisfaction guaranteed.
Lard ana Esrs waated. for which the highest
prize viii Be paid ID Cash on delivery.
Persons wishing TO hay articles IN cur line are
invited 10 visit Us: and those having Produce e
sell should look IN At our establishment before
sonplesine 9 sale. I0If0N & GREEN
EAHREScE, Jan. 1e. lsss. 2tf
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-23
shan We Vote or Mos vete.

THIS is 4 QUESTION OF GREAT IbP0R-
L tance. My own opinion is that we osght not
to vote; but this difference of opinion viii By
no means prevent me from selling all the goods
can to those who see fit to vote under the infer
nal apportionment act of the bogus authorities.
hitherto repudiated By all our friends.
Supposing, however. that the voters will yast-
ly outnumbef the non-voters, have made espe-
cial arrangements fer their accommodation, not
in the way of voting. but in the way Of supply
ing them with GROCERIES and PROVISIONS
at the LesvenwOrth and Kansas prices.
The attention of the settlers on the Neosho,
Usage, &C., is particularly called TO this arrange
ment. SIS q ..
On or about the Ist Of October l shall take
possession Of my new store, which is ief solid
stone, with brick front. thus afIordipg an excel
lent opportunity for refuge IN time of war; and is
three stories high and sixty feet long. My OBJ
ject is to sell at wholesale at precisely the same
as the Leayenwerth wholesale stores, Hitk the
addition of freight from LeayenWoFth here.
This will enable the distant settlers To obtain
their supplies, without being being absent from
home moro than half as long as If they went 10
LeayenWoTth. L..
Full particulars when the Store is opened.
Lawrence Sept. ]. Ia57.tf G. STEARNS.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-23
Pictures. Pictures.

THE Subscriber takes pleasure in announcing
L to the people of Lawrence and vicinity, that
he has opened a suit of Rooms In Robinson's s
Building at No. Massachusetts, ST., where he
would glad to see all his old friends and cus-
toners. ALI the modern improvements IN pic
ture taking is practiced to perfection. The Am,
brotyps, Msllaineotspe, Ambrograph DC are all
on exhibition at Boles' Crystal Skylight Picture
Rooms free of charge. Excellent Pictures OF the
new style taken for 81 so. Views, Family groups
tention to business and taking good pictures to
merit continuance of the faveFs so generously
bestowed by his old friends and customers, and So
cure share of Public Patronage. Instruction in
any and all of the new arts given on Scientific
Principles. dec. S tf) j. BOLES.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-23
Bsas Herald qt Freedom.

l.
FREwsBURe. n. Y, Jan. 9th, 1853.
6. w. BRowE, Esq-DEAR SfR En-
closed I send you six dollars for four
copies Of the Herald another year. Ihaye
been around among the last years club,
and Others, and have tried hard to send
you 9 larger List, but the truth is, the
people here have not been more pinch
ed for money since 1887 and '3S.-'
The principal gate, you are aware, was
shut down when prices were rating high,
and now being low, and all kinds of
business checked, the want of money
wherewith to liquidate old balances is
severely felt Your readers here like the
Herald and approve its voting policy,
with the exception of two, believe, out
of fourteen, who have lent willing ear
to the Tribune Kansas correspondent. y
The result of the adoption of that policy
by the people of Kansas is strong Free
State Legislature and a Delegate to Con-
gress, although in reaching this result,
the people have been obliged, by the des-
potism of the Administration, and its
bayonets, to acknowledge as valid law,
one of the basest and most outrageous
frauds exer practiced upon free people.
But the Administration was sailing finely
on through another-and fnsle-coup
detat upon the people until it got snub-
bed on some of its own gear. It could
afford to play off. through Messrs. Walker
and Stanton, for once, great show Of
fairness in the election of Legislature
and Delegate to Congress if it could i'm
mediately supersede the whole, should the
people gain them, by that hydra-headed
bogus monster, which Mr.. Bigler tells Mr..
Douglas in the Senate, as ttOo constitu-
tions precisely similar, aU!tb difference"
and pro-slayery in both heads, body and
tail, and horribly scaly all over. But
Messrs. Walker and Stanton were not
clear headed, and snubbed the MCGEE and
Oxford frauds, and convened the Legisla-
ture-toO bad gentlemen !-and then, when
the "old Buck had planted his antlers
.defantly and determinedly in favor of the
"peculiar" scaly pet, the Illinois Ajacx
hit him another s0hacE over the horns
|" sOhoa then. I sag "-setting his back up
high and pitching his hair all forward and
staggering his ideas generally, if it does
not give him and all the peculiar young
bucks, the blind staggers. But Ajax
cleared away the ancient landmarks. and
sup the high hill he heaves that huge
round stone. and rustling, rushing, cracking,
crushing, thunder do,or" upon the
heads of those he corked for. think he
means to break the old Buck team over
again-take Uncle Sans farm to work
and make them plough for him bye and
bye. The future of Kansas rests, under
the will of Providence and the patriotism
of her own people.
Yours for freedom and the right,
II. n. THORNTON.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-23
For tie Herald OF Freedom.
Death OF James Rhodes.

MARMAToN, K. T., Jan. 7th 1858.
On the 18th of December, Mr.. Rhodes,
one of Buford's South Carolina men, was
returning from the Little Usage, in COM
pany with four other men, all armed,
and on horseback. They overlook Mr..
VIM. Weaver, Free State man, near the
house of Mr.. McKribben. Weaver was
on foot and unarmed; he was going
around inviting the neighbors to a raising.
Rhodes had rifle which he boasted of
having taken from Free State man on
the Little Usage, and had already killed
one id aboitionist with it, and now
would kill another. Suiting the action to
the word, he leveled his gun at Weaver.
Weaver remarked, "you are not going
to shoot me Jim, and entirely uuarmed?
He replied no. They continued on about
half mile, when Weaver left to go to
his home. Rhodes then rode up close to
him and struck at him with the barrel Of
the rifle. Weaver caught it in his hands,
and in the effort to wrench it from him
drew him from his horse. Rhodes then
called to his companions to shoot Weaver,
which they refused to do. Weaver had
secured the rifle and was retreating when
Rhodes took gun from one of his COM
panions and fired at Weaver without hit
ting him. AS Rhodes turned to get au-
other gun, Weaver fred and killed him.
The parties were we'll acquainted. Rhodes
was considerably intoxicated.
The pro-slavery party have been get
ting up this excitement for the purpose
of annoying the Free State settlers and
driving them of. With the exception oi
Fort Scott, backed up By Missouri. we
are stronger than they are. All the heavy
settlements in the county are Free State,
and our numbers are constantly increasing.
When we get the county seat removed
from Fort Scott, and our people can get
Justice without endangering their lives
and liberties, these outrages will be likely
to come to an end. j.