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The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-06-18
New Usury law in Pennsylvania.

New Usury Law in Pennsylvania.
An act making important changes in
the law Of interest has recently been pass
ed by the Pennsylvania Legislature. 1t
was signed by the Governor on the 28th
ult. ~
This law makes six per cent the legal
rate IN all cases where no lower rate is
agreed upon. But when rate higher
than six per cent, is contracted to be paid
1t provides that tie excess ofinterest shall
not be collectable. Whenever borrow.
err or debtor shall have paid such excess,
he may commence an action for the re-
covery Of the same at any time within six
months from the time Of such payment,
but not afterwards.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-06-18
PLASTERlNG g. MASONRY!
JCHN TRIP trt, e.,

Begs leave to say to the citizens of Upper
Sandusky and vicinity, that he is prepared to
do all kinds of work in the line of P1astering or
Masonry in as good style and upon as reason.
able terms as it can possibly be done. He will
put up brick or stone walls in manner that
Cannot fail TO give satisfaction,
CISTERNS.-He will always hold himself
in readiness to put up cisterns a little better
and good deal cheaper than anybody else en-
gagged in that branch Of the business.
PLASTERING Of all descriptions done up
on short notice.
If his work is not done in a workmanlike
manner, he will make no charge for il.
June 4, 1858 JOHN TRIP.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-06-18
NEW ADVERTISE MENTs


NEW DvERTIsE MENTs
--------------- ----------
CROFT 4 MARTIN
GROFF g. MARTIN,
One door North Of the Bank.
One door North of the Bank.
Keep the choicest fabrics and latest styles,ll
Keep the choicest fabrics and latest styles'
Perfect Goods! Good Goods!!
Perfect Goods! Good GoOds!l
Goods they can Warrant!
NOT SECOND CLASS GOODS r.!
Not damaged Goods from Auctionl
i i j i i ! 7 i z =
They keep perfect goods, bought with great
care from the first class commission and
Jobbing houses in the Eastern
cities u!
If you want the choicest quality Of Goods
If you want goods at nett cash prices
If you want goods Of the latest styles l.
Call at Croft & Martins Sales Rooms!!!
AND EXAMINE THEIR
Fancy Dress Silks!
Black Dress Silks!
Silk Tissues! ..-
Silk and Wool Berages!
Wool Berages!
Berage Delaines!
DeBege! r
Travelling Dress Goods! ~
Dimity for Basqucs! ..
English Jackonett Lawns!
Black, Brown and Fancy Lawns!
White, Figured and Colored Brilliants!
American Prints Of Every Variety!
English and French Chintz Prints!
Small Figured Prints, Great Variety !!
Plain and Dotted Swiss!
Bard and Plain Jackonett!
Mourning Goods, particularly Tamertinc
Silk Fringe-all Colors!
Dress Trimmings!
Bonnet Ribbons!
Cotton Hosiery!
Wool Hosiery!
Silk Hosiery!
Ladies No. Kid Gloves!
Gents No. l Kid Gloves! .w,
Silk Kid Fits!
Brocha Shawls !
Cashmere Shawls!
Silk Mantillas!
Collars and Undersleeves!
Shaker Hoods!
Late style parasols!
Linens, Cottonades, Ticks, Checks, Cot
ton and Wool Flannels, Tweeds,
Jeans, Casinetts, English
and French Cloths
. and Cassimeres, Fab.
French and English
W. HEMR II NJ 0D~
&c, &C., &c., &C., &C., &c.
... Choice Family Groceries,!
kept constantly on hand, at the lowest
Cash Prices |! II
COUNTRY PRODUCE taken in Exchange
for Goods
We will be happy to have our friends call
and examine our stock-we take great pleas
ure in showing our goods whether persons wish
to purchase or not.
CROFT Il MARTIN.
Upper Sandusky. June II 1858.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-05-15
Passage of the Deficiency Bill.

We neglected to state last week, as We
should have done, that the Deficiency Bill
which was pending in that body, had pas
sed Congress and become law. Of the
importance of that bill the reader can
| Judge from the remarks of the st. Louis
Republican, which says
"The bill, in its effect, will reach hun
dreds of individuals, who, in regular bust
ness operations, had received as cash large
amounts of Government warrants, but
which could only be paid on the passage
of the Deficiency Bill. It is safe to say
that during the present week one or two
millions of dollars, at least, will find their
way into circulation in Missouri, in pay
ment of actual Indebtedness of the Gov
eminent, and that this sum, in the ramif-
cations of business, will settle a much
larger amount of transactions between in
dividuals, many of them made in antici-
patton of the early passsge of this act by
Government. The delay which has tax
en- place has initiated greatly against the
interest of our citizens, many of whom
predicated all their operations on the
prompt payment by Government of all its
obligations. As tits, however, things will
ease up :" in week or two, and money
will be more abundant in town and coun-
try"
The greater portion of this money viii
be paid out in the vicinity of Leaven-
worth. The Kansas Valley Bank will be
Immediately enabled to meet all its indebt-
edness, and renew business again at once.
We understand that it had advanced its
means to enable the Quitting of the Utah
expedition, and to enable the procuring
of supplies, relying upon an early repay
ment by Congress. The delay in pass
ing the Deficiency Bill hurried up mat
tiers on the one hand, and of course COM
PEELED it to suspend on the other.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-05-15
Aeains, Lecompton.

The National Era, n. Y. Times, and
n. Y. Commercial Advertiser, all conser-
vative papers which have sustained the
Herald of Freedom policy in the past,
arc all united against the Bride offered to
Kansas, and all expect to see it rejected.
Gov. Walker, Sec'y Stanton and Mr..
Douglas expect to see it defeated by the
people. We owe it to them as to all our
friends in the States to defeat it; and We
owe it to ourselves, and to our manhood.
We are hardly worthy the name of free
men if we would accept so base bribe
from the administration. Let US reject it,
remain outside of the Union, in our Terri
torial condition, for time longer; and in
the mean time let the question go before
the country and enter into the election of
the next Congress.
Were it not for the Leavenworth Con-
stitution, and the fear that that instrument
may be sprung upon the people by some
trickery, the Lecompton Constitution
would hardly receive 500 legal votes in
the Territory. The best interest of Kan
sas demands that both should be defeated,
and we sincerely hope they will be.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-05-15
New ci,y Government.

The streets of Lawrence have presen-
ted shameful appearance for the last
year. A self-constitued city government
was Instituted near twelve months ago,
revolutionary in its character, with no le-
gal existence. and repudiated by a major
ity of the population, yet they have been
Illuminating ordinances, and levying tax
es. and making show of existence, to
the detriment of the prosperity of the
place. Prior to their organization when
ever a street needed repairing. or g
bridge was to be built individual subscrip-
tons were made, the means were raised,
and the work was executed /; but these
revolutionists, instead of doing anything
held out hope, and prevented Others from
doing anything. Last winter these men
succeeded in getting their charterlegalized,
but Immediately after supplement bill
was passed and became law. entirely
superseding the revolutionary charter
An election of officers was held under
the new charter the fore part of March
last. Every inch of ground was contest
ed by the radicals, or Blood faction, but
the latter were defeated by one hundred
majority.
We noticed week ago the organization
of the new city government, with C. w.
BABcocK. Esq, as Mayor. To the graft.
6cation of our people, their Inauguration
was the termination of the Do Nothing u
policy of the Blood dynasty. A large
number of persons who were out of en-
-ployment, were at once set to work grad
ing and leveling the streets, and filling UP
the unsightly quagmires which had been
made in our principle places of business.
Lumber and traps of every kind were re-
moved, and now instead of Massachusetts,
street presenting such an unsightly pros.
pect, It's assumingthe air of neatness, and
loaded teams can pass over it without the
danger of being swsmped.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-05-15
Justice.


An article appeared in our last issue in
regard to G. W. DEITzLER, Esq, from the
Cbambersburg EalEey Spirit, which we saw
floating in our exchanges, and which We
clipped and laid upon the table only with
view of showing to him, and which we
had not the most distant idea of publish
ing. By some means the article ap-
peared in our paper, and without denial
would of course severely initiate against
him. We looked upon it as a political
falsehood of the same character with a
thousand others that have been circulated
to our own prejudice and those of many
prominent men in Kansas, during the last
year, so recognizing it, We wish our read
ers to do the same.
Mr. DEITzLER has been associated with
us in our Kansas struggles from the first,
though occasionally differing from him in
policy, yet we cheerfully concede that
Kansas has no truer friend, or firmer pat
riot, or one who has labored harder or
sacrificed more for the cause, than he has.
His private character has been above re-
proach, since sojourning among US and
as we have no other method of judging
of character than by observation, it is suf-
fcient warrant for us to deny in the strong
est terms the allegations made to his in
jury. Men have stood up on the floor OF
Congress and charged CHAs. ROBINSON
with being a murderer. This does not
convict him of the crime, neither does
these allegations of Mr.. Straub amount
to anything against Mr. DEITzLER. Both
were without foundation and both show
the meanness of a party which is compel
led to employ such means to sustain their
course. During our connection with the
press, whatever other sins may be laid to
our charge, our readers we'll know that il
never has been part of our programme
to assail private character, and We trust
we shall never be compelled to resort to
such course to sustain ourself or oul
position.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-05-15

Were it not for the fact that the Tope-
kaites will labor to involve the country
in trouble again under the Leavenworth
Constitution, If that instrument is adopted
by the people, We would think it better
to keep away from the polls on Tuesday
next; but knowing the intention of the
Parties we think there is no better way
fox every man who wishes ali those NUS
ances removed than to attend the polls and
rote the thing dozen. Lcayenworth county
viii poll majority of one thousand or
more against il. johnson county viii
give feur hundred majority against it.
Franklin county viii be almost unani-
nous against il. Linn county viii give
800 majority against it. Riley county
will give large vote against 1t. Atchi-
son county will vote against it, as will
Doniphan. Il the full vote of Douglas
county is cast on Tuesday next. major
ity of the votes viii be recorded against
the Lsavenworth Constitution.
We object to the instrument because 1t
Is impract;cabIe, can never amount to
anything. and is IN the way of legitimate
action when il IS absolutely demanded.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-05-15
Tha Old Gsurd.

ROBINSON, Lieut.. Gov. ROBERTS, Judge
SMITH &C., it is said, have determined to
vote against the LeavenworthC Constitution,
with the view of getting it out Of the
way. We don't know how these gentle
men are disposed to act in the premises
neither do we care, as far as shaping our
own course is concerned. The Leaven-
worth Constitution like the Lecompton
Constitution, if adopted by the people,
would be source of endless diseord,
therefore we wish it out ofthe way. The
true policy is to vote down every thing in
the shape of Constitution that comes up
within the next year. With their lands
to pay for, the people will have quite
drafts enough upon them for money, with
out being compelled to pay enormous tax
es to support State government with a
retinue of officers.
Look at Lanes militia ! If Kansas
should be made State, Gen. Lane would
be made Lieutenant General, and every
time Convention was to be called, or the
General and his efficient aid, Judge Con-
way, desired to make a speech, the militia
would be "ordercd " up to the capital
and drafts would be drawn upon the pub
lie treasury FIR payment. Every tax
payer in the Territory would have to con-
tribute his share to pay such expenses
This idea will be ridiculed by some, bui
| it is by those who are ignorant of the
Generals fnanciering.
Let us remain in a Territorial condition
for time until We get our lands paid for
our homes male, and have products tc
dispose of to bring in money, then talk il
earnest about a State government. Til
then, Uncle Sam is expected 10 pay OIL
Territorial bills. The old fellow is ricf
and can we'll afford to ableed" in con.
sideration OF the fact that we have beer
bleeding" for four years, because of the
imbeciiity of his agents at Washington
who have been teaching US their idea OIL
popular government
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-05-15
A pisoouraesd rire.E.;sr.

The application of Kansas with Pro-
Slavery Constitution, as presented BY her
people, and passed by the United States
Senate, has been rejected in the House.
The South has suffered defeat on vital
! principle, involving her destiny in the
Union. What Eve appointed GoyernoD
successfully failed to achieve, the tresch-
cry of Calhoun, instigated by Southern
spoilsnen, has finally accomplished. Tbs
Legislature has been given over to the
Free Sellers, and thus the issue is strip
ped of practical advantage, and left n.-
ked, abstract principle. Whether a Sta;s
recognizing Slavery ssalI Be received into tie
Coyeleracy, Is The question and Chs tie
voice of The Nortisrn majority, assisted By
Southern Kllosc- Noakass, has decided n
The negative.
Clouds of doubt have, indeed, been
raised By politicians and thrown around
the Kansas question. We have heard
much of Southern fraud, and much Of ViO-
lated popular sovereignty. But it mus
be manifest to ali that this is smoke and
dust. It is only an old stratagem usedbF
the Black Republicans to blind the peo-
pie of the South, and divert attention
from the occupation of an advanced 20
sition towards securing Southern sBd
Northern rule. Under the sway Of an IL
creasing and oyershadowing Northern ma
jority, agitation Is to go on. Slavery is 70
be undermined, weakened and worrisd
ont. ,Ar;zoaa, Northern 1szas and the n
dian Territory, and Missouri, Kentucky
Maryland and Krgiaia, are to come ~ RE-
States. Tennessee and North Carolins
are. then, to be belesgured. until fatigue,
famine and treachery do their work. As
the circle na-rows, the Gordon Of hostile
sentiment and action along the SURROUND
ing Free States will tighten around thsH
victim. And finally perhaps, after desps
rate and bloody struggle, slavery is TO goOEs
on this continent
Such is the policy of VIM. II. Seward,
the loDg-headed statesman of the North,
the ruling spirit of the great Black he:
publican Party. With the extinction Of
slavery for the object, 81 No more Slave
States is but the rallying cry of the fF:'
onset, and apparently the South
routed.
1t is suggested that, as the Senate dis-
agrees to the Bill which passed the House
for sending the Constitution back 70 %
made Anti-Slavery before Kansas be 80,
mitted, conference will be held, ana
possibly some compromise effected. f0''
silly. Ia the House, a sufficient number Slay
yield under The pressure, to carry LeoOHlrs"
IN tie end.
Donb sless great efforts viii be made 2.
shutting and evasion to patch up hoilos
truce between the sections. But Tor ta'
Union and the South, the sooner this =
sue is met, and settled forever, the better.
We trust there viii be nc future week.-mrs.
or waveTing on the part of the South.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-05-15
Sad Accident.

4 letter from a friend at Manhatten
states that while ANDREW j. ScAMMoN
Esq was on his way from business meet
ing of some of the citizens to his board
ing house. after night, he lost his way and
walked off the bank OF the Big Blue
river just above the steam saw mill. Ii
the fall his leg was broken just below the
hip joint. He was found by the mill
hands about half an hour after his fall, tC
which place they were attracted by his
cries for help. Drs. j. w. ROBINSON and
j. Fl. PHELPS adjusted the fracture, and
hopes are entertained of his speedy recoy-
cry.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-05-15
Hold /, in Gheyanee.

The Leavenworth Times says: @If the
Leavenworth Constitution is adopted, its
Government should be held in allegiance,
as the old Topeka Government was held,
and then like practical and sensible men,
we should go in for what viii best sub
serve the interests of the Territory
The advice is very correct, and should
be adopted. but does not the Times know
that it required all the skill of Gov.
ROBINSON during the last year to restrain
the Topeka government. and keep it Sin
abevance?,' So determined were the rad
icals to get up q revolutionary govern
ment, and so thoroughly was the matter
arranged for an early adjustment to their
satisfaction. they absolutely determined
upon plan to get Robinson out of the
way. To DE- this it was agreed that the
State officers should all resign; that done,
new officers were to be nominated who
would agree 20 set the government in
motion. Philips was to have been made
Governor, and men of like stripe were to
succeed Messrs. Robinson, Roberts, Schuy-
Ter, Wakefield &c. But Robinson would
not resign. He had been caught once in
trap, and he felt himself too wise to be
made a tool of the second time.
These things may be new to the Times
editor, but they are nevertheless true
The dying groan of the Topeka govern
ment, in the shape of pronunciamento,
told all this, and much more. The
movers even expressed willingness to
resurrect the dead carcass a. any time
the people desire it; but since these men
have found that there is possibility of
their getting all their desires through the
Leavenworth movement they are in for
that; and to that end they have put in
nomination persons who will not hold the
government Sin allegiance" to something
''practieal," but who will use it for their
own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and to the perma-
nent injury of the best interests of this
Territory.
There is not time to organize to put
down this Pandora's Box, but if the peo-
pie will go up to the polls next Tuesday
and vote as we know they feel they should
do, we shall not be annoyed with the
officers or government many days longer.
The Leavenworth, Leeompton, and To-
peka Constitutions will find a common
grave.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-05-15
Error Corrected.


LECoMPToN, May 9th, 1858.
Ed. HERALD OF FREEDOM IL notice a
paragraph in the last number of your pa
per in reference to the late action of the
land agents in this town which from its
tenor is calculated to reflect discredit upon
them, as body.
am persuaded that you were not in.
formed of the true state of the case, and
in order to correct the erroneous impress
sion you have received, l submit the
facts.
The "Gentleman referred to, made
his appearance at the door of the Regis
ter's Office one morning and besieged
every settler doing business there, using
the most opprobrious epithets in reference
to the regular dealers, saying that he had
never seen such set of dishonest per-
sons, that they were to man, iresponsi-
bic. and would run away as soon as the
sales in July were over, while he. stray
gler from Council Bluffs with just twelve
warrants in bis pocket, was entirely relia-
bic !
Even you, Mr.. Editor, viii concede that
such language from stranger would very
naturally arouse less mercuriai popula-
ton than our Lecomptonites, and the deal
ers notified him that he must desist from
coupling their names with such epithets,
orthey would force him to leave the
town.
The Gentleman boasted loudly of
his prowess, and his navy size" which
was strapped around him, but their eff
cheney was not tested. Summary chas-
fisement would very briefly have been adj
ninistered, but our Gentleman found
st last one man who for con-sid-er-a-
ton . gave him shelter, and ofice-room.
and, he having in an exceeding degree
modified his tone. OF course nothing fur
ther transpired.
We should deprecats all extreme moa-
sures, but on the other hand, no gentle
man would have acted in such an ofeI-
sive manner as the person who has called
forth this correspondence, and no bully
would pretend to attempt to. without an
the consequences. By giving
the above place in your columns you
viii infinitely oblige.
A LECoMPTON LAND AGENT"
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-05-15
Pacific Railroad.

The cars commenced running to Cali.
fornia, on the Pacific Railroad, twenty.
1--WE mile west of Jefferson City, Mo-, g
week ago Tuesday last. The grading i:
completed to Round Hill, twelve mile:
further west, to which point the cars viii
be able to pass in due time. In conse-
quence of the overland post route to In.
dependence being established again, thi,
new addition TO the Railroad route vii
greatly facilitate our communication will
the East, and IN the Winter will consider
ably shorten the route to St. Louis.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1858-05-15
Gard Of de Passengers Of the s,saus.,,
ID 8 Carter

The undersigned passengers of II.
steamer D. S. Carter, VIM. Eads rn..,.o
hereby make the following statemeD. :;
regard to the drowning of one Edvsr5 r
Schultze said Schultze had words vii
the Captain on the evening preyiops - =
his drowning, and on the morning Of AZ y
drowning, Esds and Schultze were nm a. a.
hurricane roof, and harsh words ensns5
a passenger, Mr.. VIM. Rose, was on II.
hurricane roof at the time, but tnr,.S
aud went below, and no sooner had he Ia
the roof than cry Of man overbos,S
was heard. After the boat had passed :.
about ten rods it was stopped, the msts
and three men got into the yawl to 90 an5
rescue the drowning man, who was in sab.
all the time, and it proved to be Schulsss
Eads stood on the aft end of the boat ,nS
beckoned the crew to come back. tallina
them the man had sunk. The mate anS
crew went on and got the drowning mar
Schultze, as he was going down the ls.s
time. and brought him back to the hos,
He was put on a barrel and an attemnt
was made to restore him to life. ia
Captain advised the mate to take the h,,
rel away, which was done. The passen.
gers then took the body of Schultze n
the bow of the boat and another effort
was made to restore life but it proved nm.
successful.
A coarse wooden box was formed. tbs
dead body was put into it, and as soon AZ
the boat was landed, hole was dug abopt
three feet deep, the man put in and GOV.
cred up in less than an hour after be had
fallen overheard. While the box was h.
ing made, fears were entertained of ia
being too short, the Captain observed that
If it was too short they could do Ike
they did down South-cut the lees AZ
drowned men of, and put them BY the
side of the body. The Captains orden
were not to plane the plank which form.
ed the coffin. The only bruises seen on
the person of the drowned man were A
couple on the left temple, and they were
but slight. We, the undersigned, make
this statement and the public can draw
their own conclusions.
SYLVESTER CoRBETT, 0toe City n. 7.
DANIEL MoRT1GUE, st. Joseph; JoHS
HELAs, st. Joseph; w. BEATTY. 0soe
City n. T; MICHAEL GRANEY, Omaha
EDMOND FITzGERALD, Omaha THOxAs
HARRISON, Omaha; GEORGE WRIGHT,
Omaha.
The above names, together with thoss
who signed the report of an examination
of his person and property, can be refer
red to for further information, both to this
and other abusive treatment to passengers
and crew.