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Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09
Nebraska Land Sales,

II is stated that the public land
sales ordered for this fall in Nebras =
ka have been postponed. SO far, SO
good; but why is not the same meas
ure Of fjuotice and good policy accord
ed to Kanzas? The Government
can borrow all the money it wants at
four and half per cent per annum,
and why should it not give another
years time to the struggling settlers
in Kanzas to pay for their homeSteads
lin? Is it wonderful that they ask
for a little time, after all the forays
and plunderings they have suffered
at the hands Of the Democracy? AT
ter fighting two Administrations, tht
army of the United States, and all
border rufiandom, for four years
ought they not to be allowed a little
breathing spell to make crops, ant
get the means wherewith to pay for
their farms
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09

and with knowledge Of the country
surpassed by no man living, he will
reap rich share Of the harvest that
may be gathered. Now is the very
best time for those desiring to go, as
those why place themselves under the
care of" Bill Bent" need fear moth
ing on the trip, from mountain, river,
prai,ies or Indians, or the Devil him
self, should his imperial highness be
on trip to the new diggings,--Ran
City Jour.
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09
The Field Family.


$50 Cyrus w. Field, who now occupies
so'much public attontion, is young
'er son Of Rev, David Dudley Field
D. d., OF Stockbridge, in Massachu'
lsets. David Dudley Field, i, H. D
q prominent lawyer in New York
City, Mr.. Jonthana Il. Field, of.Stock
bridge, well known lawyer Of Yves
tern, Massachusetts,, and Mr. Stephcr
~ Field, one Of the Judges Of th'
Supreme Court Of California, are hi
brothers. MI, Cyrus w. Field Is q
native Of Connecticut. a6slq
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09

re- The London Times reviews
editorially the lamentable condition
of Mexico, and concludes as follows
" 1t seems there is nothing left for
the United States, but to consummate
the work they have begun, and annex
the land Of Montezuma and Cortez,
which even under the lash Of the slave
driver will not regret the illusion of
liberty of the Mexican Republic.
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09
Free. State County Convention.

The Free State voters of Douglas
county are requested to assemble at
the several precincts in said county,
on Saturday, tile 18Th Of September,
at 2o'cock, p, NJ, for the selection
of Delegates to a County Convention
to bo held at Lawrence, on Monday,
Sept. Goth, 1858. at 10 o'clock, A..
NJ, to nominate six candidates for
the House Of Representatives in the
Kanzas Legislature, as follows;
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09

Ew- The Democratic papers, as q
geueralithing, are exultant over the
election in St. Louis, claiming it as q
Democratic triumph. The contest
there was whether slavery should
continueto exist in the State. The
Democrats voted for slavery, and the
papers OF that party shout, what Q
triumphl This shows conclusively
the pro-slavery character Of that
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09

ne" A physician walking out one
evening with friend of his, said to
him, "let us avoid that pretty little
woman you sec there on the left she
knows me; and casts on me looks Of
indignation. attended her husband
---," "Ah | understand you
had the misfortune to dispatch him."
'0n the contrary, replied the doctor,
81 saved him"
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09
One Of the Nuggets.

We saw a specimen Of Pixies Peak
Gold on yesterday, in possession Of a
Mr., Trunwell, member Of John Can
trell's company, that weighed nine
teen dollars. 1t made fellows
pocket beat with the placer pulsa-
tions to look at it.-Rangas City Jour-
nal of Commerce.
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09

The basis Of representation is the
Free State vote upon the Lecompton
Constitution, one Delegate being al.
lowed to every fifty votes cast, and
an additional Delegate for each frac.
tion.
By order of the County Com.
G.. w. DEITZLER, Chairman.
JOHN SPEER, Secretary,
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09

FUs1oN.--The Democrats, who have
just adopted the reelection to Con-
greSs from Missouri, two furious
Know Nothings, Anderson and Wood
son, are wonderfully shocked because
the Republicans ofNew York propose
to vote for common candidates with
tho Americans of that State, who
agree with them in opposition to Le-
compton and to corrupt AdmiS-
tration.
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09

FROM THE MOUNTAINS I! |
There is Gold in Kanzas.
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
Further Particulars About the Gold
Regions-the Route, table Of Dis
tances, etc.

Mr.. g. 9. Carpenter, of Lawrence,
was in our city yesterday morning.
Mr.. Carpenter was one Of the Law
Lawrence company that left that
city for Pixies Peak about the
first of June last, with a'gentleman
for a guide who had come in with one
of the New Mexico trains, and re-
ported the streams near the head wa
ters of the Arkansas rich with do
posits of gold.
Mr.. @. reports that the company
were in nowise disappointed on their
arrival at the diggings, with the rep
reservations made them by theirguide.
He found the gold in quantities suf-
6cient to- justify them to remain and
send in to the States for provisions
and mining tools, washers, and quich-
silver. 'a"
Mr.. Carpenter brought in some
specimens which are equal to any we
have yet seen. The other members
of the company coming in with Mr..
O., are to return Immediately, taking
back provisions, tools, ETC., for the
mines.
Mr.. Carpenter also endorses all
our former reports about the climate,
timber, water, game, grass, and the
farming lands.
He says there are larger and richer
valleys in the vicinity Of these new
mines, than in any other portion oI
Ranzas. .u
We also obtained from him
TABLE OF DISTANCES.
By woy ofMe BentS Fort and Gyea
Santa Fe Road route.
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Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09

GyrThe New York Evening Post
tells large story Of the freaks Of
lightning in France. A young girl
was struck by lightning and changed
To a boy.d We don't believe it.--
Ohio StdteSnadal qN 4W 'i'i .ieIlal
I'VE cannot say az To the changing
but we liayo observed that q girl,
whcnoveyshe is in danger, il very
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09
LEY A boy at work clearing lam

ET- A boy at work clearing land
near old Fort Recovery, in Mercer
county, Ohio, about q week ago,
found under the roots Of 0 beech tree,
an iron box containing 800 Spanish
doubloons, $4,000. AS he was at
work on another mans land, he left
$4,000 with his father, and ran away
with the balance.
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09
Gold from the Arkansas The Best
Sample Yet Seen!

II is an old saying, "that it never
rains but it pourS." Thus, just in
the midst Of the excitement about
the Pixies Peak mines, we have u
gentleman arrive from the head wa
ters of the Arkansas, still south of
the Peak, with samples of gold from
one Of the tributaries of the Arkan-
Sas, Of better variety Of diggings
than any we have yet seen. They
embrace the lump or nugget gold,
as well as the f" float gold from the
beds Of the streams. The gentleman
is from Illinois, and had left town be-
fore we had an opportunity to see
him.
The specimens can be seen at the
Jewclry store Of Jos. Clifford, on
Main street. The locality where IL
was found Is represented to DO Of un-
usual richness, and well adapted for
working.
Thus on every hand is the fact Of
the existence Of rich auriterous de.
posits being brought to light.
There is one fact, which this dis
covery brings to light, which may be
now regarded as settled, that oil the
streams in the region Of Pixies Peak,
embracing the South Platte and the
Arkansas tributaries, are aurilerous,
and that gold can be obtained almost
anywhere in the spurs Of tho NOM
tains from the 30th to tho 37th par
allels Of latitude---a country of fine
climate, excellent soil, we'll wooded
and watered, and containing all tho
requisites for civilized habitation.
The emigration on the Great Santa
Fe road this fall and nextseas on, we
have no doubt will equal the greot
exodus to California, by the South
Pass, in l840.--Konsas CityJournal
IA gentleman just arrived from
Council Bluffs, informs us that q
Mr.. RoDINsoN, had just arrived home
from tho Pike's Peak mines, aud Is
closing up his business to leave,
The whole population Of the Bluffs
d ... I..I|I d.
are excited, and a general stampede
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09
cav They are building at Greer

cav They are building at Greer
Bay, in Wisconsin, a ship Of SOC
tons burden, Of the native timber
and when completed, will be loaded
with acargo Of lumber for ship'baild'
ing, and taken direct for Liverpool
Tho vessel Is ready for launching,
and is q staunch and noble craft.
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09
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BY THE OCEAN TELEGRAPH I :
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE Z

WINDSOR GAsrLE, Aug. 6,l05S.
"PREsIDENT BUcHANAN.-DEAR SIRE
AS you will not permit me 10 "vis~
it you, allow me to drop you a'line'.
Faithfully yours,
"VICTORIA REGINA"
Reply of President Buchanan to the
Queen.
"WAsmNGroN, August, 6, 1858.
"MY DEAR MADAM 1t is my i'm
preston that you have dropped
enough of your line already, and that
you are running the thing into the
ground.
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09

\ ETThey have arcgular a"Shado
Tree Association at Indianapolis, to
induce every citizen to- plant shade
trees in front Of, or on his street
property. There should be one in
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09
Ng- The North will gain ten vote

@ The North will gain ten votes
in the next electoral college, as
against the number in 1856, as fol-
lows: Minnesota A, Oregon 8, anil
Kanzas 8, The North will then have
1876, and the South 100. 1t will not
be very hard matter for the North
to elect President on such table
as this but will they agree to do it
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09

N Ey-Cyrus w. Field the agent of
the Atlantic Telegraph Co., and to
whose exertions we owe the success-
fal completion of layingthe Atlantic
Cable, is a anative Of Massac achusetts,
Thus the old Bay State has the hon,
or of claiming Franklin, Morse and
Field as her sons. A noble trio !!
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09

cav The Burlington Times spg-
costs that as the difference in tlpc be-
tween London and New York Is near
ly fvo hours, the natural consequence
ID that the birth Of the Queens next
baby will be heard of,in New York
somonfve hours before IL happens,
Yam koes ahead yet Aai io lol
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09
Ho |! for the Mines.

A company Of sixty men are now
preparing to leave this city for the
gold regions. They will leave as
soon as their mules, wagons, and out
fits can be got ready, which they ex-
pect will be inside Of 10 days, An
other company is forming under
charge of Dr.. r. r. Hal, who also
expect to be on by the middle of
September.
There is o friend of ours, survey
or by profession, who is preparing to
leave with another company, and to
show what Young America can do
when arouSed--he is provided with
picks, shovels, pans, camp kettles,
and all the ct ceteras necessary for
mining life. lie has also a compass,
transit, level, chain, drafting instru-
ments, paper, an all the other re-
quisites for surveying. His plan Of
operation is toprospect the country
with his pick and pan, until he is sat
iSded where to squat, when he will
proceed to locate, pre-empt, survey,
plat, map and lay out town, and &c
into that line of business on his own
hook. Such are the men who are
leaving KanzaS Kanzas City for the
gold regions, 1t will not take such
boys long to develop the country
ITurrah Tor Young America.--Ran
City Jour.
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09
BARNEY O'DoNOVAN.
FOURTH DIsfATCH.

FOURTH DISfATCH.
CoANNAUGHT, August Z.
To Barney Burns, United States
America-Deer Sur:-Murpheys has
riz. TERRENCE OHOO.
Here the line let down.-REpoRTER.
ANOTHER DISPATCH.
It is said that Old Buck has sent
another dispatch to Little Queen Vic.
Old Buck must be getting amorous :
WHITE House, WASH, Aug. 30.
To Her Gracious Majesty, NctoyiG,
Queen of Great Britain:
The cable all right. If your next
is a boy, please call him after me.
'' JAMES BUCHANAN.
To which Her Majesty replies as
follows;
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Lon, Aug. 30.
To His Ercellency, James Buchanan,
President of the United States:
Oh you naughty man What do
you, bachelor, know about such
dreadful things?
INV VICTORIA.
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09

FaoM THE GoLD MINES. s.-We Learn
that d gentleman re ched our city
yesterday from tn, gold mines in the
neighborhood Of Fort Laramie, and
fully sustains the report published in
another column. We failed to see
and converse with him, but under
stand that he speaks in aattering terms
of the successful the miners. They
are making from $40 to 500 a day.
St Joe, JoaraaI, Aug. 81.
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09

.a.R1l Owing 70 the absence Of the
editor from his post, this number Of
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09
" Yours, faithfully,
"JAMES BUCHANAN" I"

PRESIDENT BUCHANAN TO THE QUEEN.
WHITE House, WASHINGTON, Aug. g.,
Dear Madam-I have to transmit
to you the mournful Intelligence of
the death of my dearly beloved first
born, christened out Of regard to-
your people, "English Bill" His
funeral obsequies were attended on
the ID inst. by concourse of 5000
Sovereigns in. Kanzas. Poor boy!
He was always weakly an heredita.
ry trait of tie family. In affliction
yours, JAMES BUCHANAN.
Queen Victoria to James Buchanan-
Greeting.
DEAR Sir Il have just presented
the English people with my tenth adj.
dition to the Royal family. "Go'
thou and do likewise"
VICTORIA REGINA.
LONDON, Aug. 5, 1858.
After much trouble and expense,
we have procured the Old Sage's re-
ply. 1t is as follows s"
DEAR Mrs. QuEEN:- Yours has
been received, Follow my example
and dry up
Yours perpendicularly,
I.. JAMES BUCHANAN.
The following dispatches were ali
that were received up to going to
press. 1t is supposed that whale
may have interrupted the late work
ing Of the line:
SECOND DISPATCH
WINDSOR CASTLE, Aug, 6, 1888.
PRESIDENT BUCHANAN.-ls the old
adage true, "The older the Buck the
sitter the horn ?" Ever yours,
VICTORIA REGINA.
REPLY OF THE PRESIDENT.
My DEAR MADAM:-Trne, Ohr
Queen! Yours, faithfully,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
.... THIRD DISPATCH.
CARmcK oN-SUIR, Aug 7.
Tippcrary is going for Conkling
| Hnrroo ..D.
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09
The TrcopeQ's champion
Prairie CIV RepuhliCan Club.

Prairie City Republican Club.
TTNHE next meeting of the Club will be
Il held at the M. E. Church on Saturday
evening, 1lth inst, at early candle light,
and will be addressed by
HON. MARCUS j. PARR0TT,
,, JUDGE CHAS. II. BRANSC0MB,
Come and hear these eloquent advocates
Of Freedom. Agood time may be expected,
The Prairie City Glee Club are expected to
beready to enliven the occasion with ap-
propriate songs and glees. Everybody is
invited to attend.
~ ' ~ VIM. GRAHAM, Prest.
JNo. R. WINToN, Scc'y. " '
Freeman's champion., 1858-09-09

Mr.. @. says that most of the Gold
is found after digging about seven
feet. Two hundred men are now at
work, most Of them upon Cherry
Creek. Some Of these men are from
New Mexico--ifty-six are from Law,
renee, X, T,,-seventy.Gve from Ray
county, Missouri, and a party from
the Cherokee Nation-the greatest
harmony exists among the miners
they don't care "a red "who is Pres.
idcnt, who is Governor, or what con
stituGon is adopted--their time is all
occupied in minding their own bust
ness, that is digging for gold and ma
king money.
Mr.. O. further informed us chat We
would soon learn more particulars
from the Lawrence party--Kanza'
City Daily Journal of Commerce.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-05-25

The MoRMoNs.-There remains hardly a
doubt that the Mormon war is ended before it
was fairly begun. The only serious attack has
been upon the treasury, and the loss will be
pretty equally divided between the people,
who will have to pay for what has been e&-
pended, and the administration, which will
lose the patronage that would have followed
from the enormous sums that were to be ex-
pended. The troops have suffered from no
enemies but cold and exposure.
Thus has one man of peace accomplished,
without cost and without suffering, what a
whole army could have effected only at great
sacrifice of life, if at all. If military COM
mander had done as much by warlike means,
he would be promoted and honored the thanks
of Congress would be presented to him, and
for every Mormon killed thousand acres Of
the public land would be donated to the SOL
dIers. Shall no honors await the soldier of
peace. him who risked his own life, without
endangering that of others, who left home
and civilization, and without encouragement,
and with doubtful prospects Of success, braved
so much on a mission of good will to delud-
ed and fanatical and justly despised people,
Providence Journal.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-05-25
Letter from Charles sumner to his Con.
sEiuueuIs.

/ NNSNNSA aANNA ~ EaAS SOn-
| - sSituenIs.
To the People Of Massachusetts, :
Two years have nowpassed SINCE while in The
| enjoyment of perfect health, was suddenly made
| an invalid. Throughout this protracted period,
amidst various vieisstudes of debility, | seemed
to be slowly regaining the health that had been
taken from me, until l-Syas encouraged TO believe
myself on the verge of perfect recovery.
But injuries so grave those originally re.
ceiTed by me are not readily repaired and a re-.
cent relapse painfully admOnshes me that, al
though enjoying many of the conditions of a pros
persus convalescence, am not vet beyond the
necessity of caution. This has been confirmed by
the ply sicians in Boston and Philadelphia, most
familiar with my case, who, in concurrence with
counsels previously given by medical authorities
in Europe, have enjoined travel best calcula.
ted to promote my restoration. Anxious to spare
no effort for this end, so long deferred, I today
sail for France.
TO the generous people of Massachusetts, who
have honored me with important trust and
cheered me by so much sympathy, wish to ex.
press the thanks which now palpitaie in my bos-
ON. while l say to them all collectively, as l
would say to a friend Farewell!
But these valediciory words would be mper
fleet, il did not seize this occasion to declare
what have often said less publicly, that, had |
originally seen the duration of my disability. /
should at once have resigned my seat in the Sen.
ate, making way for servant more fortunate
than myself in the precious advantages of health
did not do so, because, like other invalids l
lived in the belief that was soon to be we'll, and
was reluctant to renounee the oppor unity of
again exposing the hideOus barbarsm of slavery
now more than ever transfused into the national
government, injecting its whole policy and de.
grading its whole character. Besides, 1 was of.
ten encouraged to feel that to every sincere lover
of civilization my vacant chair was perpetual
speech. CHARLES SUMNER
On board Steamer Vanderbilt,
Ne,0 York Harbor, 22nd Moy, 1858
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-05-25

I'VE ILLINOIS TORNADO Tough Stories.-
The stories told of the freaks of the late tor
nado in Illinois, are quite as astonishing as
the hurricane must have been to the fright.
ened inhabitants. The Peoria Transcript tells
the following
cat Kappa, two ladies were blown away,
and have not since been heard from. They
probably wore hoops. At Chenoa, it demol.
ished house completely, and yet left a book
case that was in it, without a scratch, or
broken pane of glass. 1t carried large mir
Tor sixty feet and laid it down unbroken. The
next next morning after the storm a man was
seen to crawl from under a barn, who, after
being questioned, stated that as he was COM
ing across the prairie the wind picked him IN
and carried him halt mile, setting him down
in pond Of water four feet deep !. he waded
out and got on little rise Of ground, when.
the wind took him again and hurried him
with violence against the side Of the barn.
under which he crawed and spent the night.
The most wonderful feat of all, however.
occurred at Chenos. A farm house was blown
at two jumps no less than three hundred feet
from where it stood, and set down SO easily
that the plastering wns not cracked, or the
dishes knocked off tho tRble, which WINS set
for supper. A similar occurrence took place
at Gilman, where kitchen was blown from
the side Of house into a slough, without a
plate being broken, and when our informant
left, the inmates were jonrneying back and
forth, on raft TO get the cooking utensils for
breakfast"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-05-25

THE SOUTHERN CONVENTION South
ern Convention, pleasantly designated as
Commercial expired quietly week ago
at Moptgomery--talk itself out Disunion
and the slave trade were the chief topics of
the dreamy debates. Nothing, however, as
usual. was definitely resolved upon. Even a
resolution declaring it expedient for the South
TO have another convention to consider the
pecuiarities of her present situation, was vot-
ed down by 80 IL to Is l-2-somebody or
some delegation being divided, or equally in
different to the two sides of the question.
Even the Southern papers ridieule the profit
less concern. Neither Virginia. North Caro-
lima, nor Tennessee, wifi TAKE any more inter-
est in the conventions. No delegates were
present this year from Arkansas, Missouri,
Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, or Tex
as, and very few indeed from some 9th.
er States The Tennessee delegation left in
disgust. Among the distinguished and ap.
propriate auditors was man named Walker
whoonee had the delusion that he was pres,
ident of Nicaragua, and who enjoyed the
honor of being forwarded direct to this coun-
try, under somewhat peculiar circumstances,
by Commodore Paulding; and also an ex.
Irish patriot, now charmed into pro-savery
toady through excessive love of Alabama
plantations. A convention is known by the
company 1t keeps.-Boston Journal,