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The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03

Governor (s) Charles Robinson. proprie-
tor of Quindaro, and general Kanzas agent
of the Massachusetts, Emigrant Aid Socie-
ty, makes some very ''peart" remarks in a
late number of the Quindaro Chindosoan
in regard to an article in a late number of
The News, headed Robinson and Lane. %
The article, as our readers will all doubt
less remember, was not very compliments
ry to either of those dignitaries, and Mr..
Robinson takes exception to his part of it
in characteristic manner. He seizes the
occasion to travel out of his way. and off
the subject entirely, to tell falsehoods about
better men than himself. His assertions
about the dishonesty, cowardiee and uu-
faithfulness to the cause of Freedom of
such men as W. A. Phillips, NJ. F. Con-
way, and E. B. Whitman, come with i'll
grace from man who was captured while
leaving the Territory at its hour of peril
and danger; who resigned his position as
Governor Of Kanzas under the Topeka
Constitution, to go to Washington to Sc
cure favors for his pecuniary speculations
from the Administration, at time when he
was much needed at his post in Kanzas;
and whose disposition of relief funds from
the North did not leave his character un-
spotted as the new-fallen snow. "People
who live in glass houses should not throw
stones," is an adage Mr.. Robinson should
have learnt. The solemn pledge which he
made in March, 1857, and which he so
ruthlessly trampled under foot in the June
following, rise in judgment against him.
We were devoted friend and admirer of
Mr.. Robinson until he became recreant to
those principles of justice and humanity
for which the men of Kanzas were strug-
Cling, and deserted his best friends to affiil-
late with their enemies. Since that time
we have claimed no friendship with him,
and desire none. The people of Kanzas ell
evated Mr.. Robinson to position of honor
and trust. 1t is not ouI fault that he be-
came giddy. sought to leap still farther
and fell. But such are the facts. Natur-
ally weak, he was not strong enough for
his ambition.
Mr.. Robinson has played his role in the
Kanzas drama, and has chad his day." He
should not grumble that other and better
men should be chosen before him-by the
unerring judgment of the people. There
is now good chance for him to engage in
money making, which he would do well TO
improve.
The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03
Free Labor in Texas

The New Orleans Bee of a late date thus
speaks of the rapidly growing strength Of
free labor in Texas. We have recently con-
versed with an intelligent and observant
gentleman, who has spent many years in
Texas, and has travelled all over the nor
thern and western portions of that State
He informs us that throughout those sec
tons of the country the immigration is near
ly entirely derived from foreigners Of whom
seven-eights are Germans. Excellent agri-
culturists. hardy and patient tillers of the
soil, sober, temperate, industrious peaceful
and obedient to law, this population, in ma
ny respects, cannot be surpassed, but they
are, from birth, breeding and habits of
thought, invincibly hostile to slave labor.
Not one in thousand owns negro, and
there are whole tiers of counties in certain
parts of Texas which cast, in the aggregate,
many thousands of votes, where one may
travel many day and scarcely see a black
skin, or hear the accents of the English
tongue. Our informant states, as the result
of personal inquiry and observation, that il
no marked change should occur, before ten
years elapse Texas will be divided into four
States-one slaveholding and the other three
free
The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03

PoLITIcAL MARKEF.-C Conscientious Rail
road President to Dealer-'sAh! let me see
/ think I'll take this bunch of Legislator
at $4,000 head. The Senator's, at-wha
price did you say?"
Dealer-"Can't ford 'em less than s10,.
600 each"
r. r. P.-"Well, hand them over.
suppose I'll have to take the Iot.''
Dealsr-"Anything else to-day? I have
a lot OF Editors. at various prices, from &
thousand down to fifty cents"
r. r. Pho, nothing IN that way to.
day. But want Governor very much
indeed, and viii stand $50, 900 for him.
Get me Wisconsin one. if possible!''-
Harpey's Weekly.
The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03

Needless, ruinous extravaganza is among
the dark scandals of the present Admins
tration. 1t exceeds anything of the kind
ever before known to the country. Mr.. Bu-
cbanan has been in power but little more
than year, and yet has pushed the cost of
government from .Jgty- eight millions which
had been complained of, and Justly too, as
an excessive fgure-to over eighty three mil
lions. He found when he went into power
seventeen millions in the Treasury; he quick
ly got rid of that-collected during the year
forty four millions of revenues; got rid of
that-borroWed twenty millions by Treasu-
ry notes; got rid of that-and is now be-
sieging Congress to let him raise fifteen mil
lions more on loan, with moral certainty
that new loans viii be required of Congress
at the beginning of its next session to meet
actual deficiencies. While the unpreceden-
ted sum of eighty-three millions-unprece-
dented even in time of war-is spent du-
ring the present fiscal year, the sum requir-
red for the next fiscal year foots up to the
enormous aggregate of ninety three millions.
The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03

The New York Times has the following
solution of the recent extraordinary wal
demonstration in the Senate of the United
STATES. If the Black Republicans did in
this way, still the voice of the majority for
war, they did the State some service in q
very shrewd and cheap manner:
SUDDEN CONVERSION. The Southern
Journals follow the lead of Senator Mason,
and are now as earnest against war with
England as thsy were originally in favor OF
it. The extraordinary eagerness of Sena-
tors Hale, Seward, Wilson and other Nor
thern men for immediate hostiiities. is sup
posed to have abated their ardor. Even the
voice of Mr.. Toombs has been exceedingly
'tstiH for war; ever since. The truth is,
the whole thing was a game of political
brag, at which the Black Republicans prov
ed to be the best players.
The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03
Providence Conference and Slavery
The Providanoa I'M El Confaronca q

Providence Conference and Slavery
The Providence IN. E.) Conference al
its recent session, passed among other res
olutions on the subject of slavery, the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That in our opinion slave
holding is not only unauthorized in the
general rules on slavery, but is imphedly
condemned therein; yet inasmuch as the
ambiguity of its phraseology has led to
opposite constructions of its meaning, we
are IL favor of so changing it as to make it
clearly prohibitory of all slaveholding.
Resolved, That the General Conference,
having full power to make rules, and, pro
vided such rules do not contravene the spir-
it or letter of the general rules and regula-
tons for our Church, can, in virtue of those
powers, so change the chapter on slavery
50 as to make it prohibitory of slaveholding,
in. our opinion. it is expedient that the
General Conference should so change said
chapter as to make slaveholding disquali-
fcation for membership in the II. E.
Church.
The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03
Population of Minnesota.

Mr.. Gere has at length completed taking
the census of the State, and sent his report
TO the Secretary of the Interior. All the
counties except Pembina have been can
vassed by the Marshal's deputies. and, ma.
king an estimate of / ,9O9 inhabitants fol
the excepted county, the total population ei
the State, in the early part of last winter,
was l53.332. The number of dwellings
in the State was 81 ,73O.
The first census of Minnesota was taken
in June, i84O. and exhibited population
at that time, of 1910. The increase is 8
striking instance of the rapidity with which
the Northwest has been peopled within the
last ten years.
The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03

The people of Southern Kanzas, in voting
against the Lecompton Constitution as they
will unanimously do, will deliberately vote
for their own disfranchisement We do not
wonder that they should do this considering
the kind of stuff of which they are made.
But the temptation and sacrifice is much
greater than in the case of the people of
Northern Kanzss. who are more favored in
representation in the Territorial Legislature.
Nineteea of the most densely populated
counties In Southern Kanzas have but three
Representatives and two Councilmen, while
the remaining nineteen counties of the Ter
ritory have hirty-siz Representatives and
eleUsn Couucilmen. Under the Lecompton
Constitution these same nineteen counties
OF Southern Kanzas have eleven Represen-
tatiyes and .Jsvs Senator'S This eonsidera-
ton is no light one, but the people of the
disfranehised district, although they have
no respect for the Territorial government as
at present constituted, viii sacrifice all these
considerations and vote for their own dis
franchisement rather than vote to extend
the area of slavery, or recognise such pa
tent fraud as the Lecompton Constitution.
The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03
Tia Renublican Party of Ranzas.

TnS Repupucan EarIy OF AanzaS.
All the Republican party of Kanzas want
70 insure a certain success hereafter, is 8
thorough organization. It is the only par
ty that goes solidly and unitedly against the
English iuggle Here, as elsewhere, it is
regarded as the aegis of hberty-the hope
| of our Republic. It embraces the worth,
the intelligence and the patriotism of every
free State, It's platform is wide, and broad,
and noble, and its aim of character to Sc
cure the cooperation of all the true, honest
and liberty -loving. We want, then, and
we must have, a perfect and systematic or
ganizalion. Let meetings be called IN every
district, county and town; let committees be
chosen, and system of communication be-
tween them Be established so as to have the
party ready for any emergency, and in per-
feet trim for the contest under the English
iuggle.
As we make the contest, however, let us
not reject or seorn the aid of others. If the
Douglasites, as they are termed, choose to
come upon our platform and fight under our
banner, we should extend to them cordial
welcome. So with other factions. The Re
publican party, while it is gloriously irwin
eible, is yet generous and charitable. Its
arms are ever open iOF CONVERTS OUt III
doing this, it sinks nothing of that individ-
uality which constitutes its chiefest glory.
The old banner is the same, the name, so
endeared and hallowed, is unchanged
In the political struggle under English 8
proposition, the Republicans viii first show
their might and power. Against them the
old elements will be srrayed-'sN National
Democrats claw and Order disciples, -
Administration demagogues,' Federal
Office holders, +" ''timid conservatives" ''pal7
troons," and political jackdaws" of every
party and creed. All the tricks and cum
ming of partisan ingenuity viii be called to
play, and corruption frauds" be forlhcom-
ing in any quantity to consummate the con-
templated fraud on our rights and liberties.
Silently, majestically, with measured
tramp and fearless front, the Republican ar
ray will be found on duty, and overwhelm
any power that dare give them battle. Let
our friends in the East be of good cheer
The battle set for the first of August, will
be between the Republicans against the Eng
lish bribe and the opposition in its favor
We could have no better issue on which to,
meet common foe, and deeds, not words,
shall blazon to the world the matchless su-
periority, in numbers as in moral power, of
the Republican party of Kanzas.-Leaven-
sOorM Times
The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03
Parties for the Territorial Canvass

Just now g. w. Brown, ]. W. Denver
Gov Robinson, A. G. Davis, G. W. Smith
and others of that clique and ilk are yocife
rating loudly against the organization of 9
Republican party IN Kanzas. These men
are sll actuated by nearly the same motives,
although protesting widely diverse creeds
of political faith. The principal object is
"spoils." It may look curious to see Gov.
Robinson, who is an old Massachusetts, alb
olitionist, working hand and glove with Gov.
Denver, rabid pro-slayery man. The
extremes" have met. They make a 'match
team.'' The first and most important step
in this 'sconsolidation'' is to secure the
Territorial Legislature at the fall election
To do this is now their chief aim. The
Administration has nothing to hope from
the Leeompton election. They know they
viii be defeated. They viii then endeavor
to take advantage of the unorganized con-
dition of the Free State party to get ma
jority of Hunkers of some sort or other in the
lower house, which is the only one to which
members are elected this fall, and with the
entire patronage of the Territorial govern
ment they win have basis to operate upon
for the construction of hybrid spoils par
ty which viii eventually ultimate In "Na-
tional Democratic" party.
The Free State party can never be thor
oughly and efficiently organized for action.
II contains too many ineongruous and dis
cordant elements. Besides which, it has no
platform of principles on which to go into
an election. It will need something else
besides "free 'Kanzas'' to route the hordes
of the National Democracy" who are aoaO
Free State men par excellence, and who will
''out-howl the dervish" for Free State in
Kanzas.
We desire to warn the people to be on
their guard against this combination, and
see to it that reliable men are chosen to rep
resent them in the Territorial Legislature,
that repetition of last winters scenes may
be prevented. Especially do the people of
Southern Kanzas need to be vigilant; their
representation is small and they should be
careful that political hacks and demagogues
do not naisrepresent them. They need men
of industry and honesty who will exert
themselves for the material advancement of
this portion of Kanzas, and not to further
ing the ambitious designs of demagogues
and office-seekers. We want Legislature
who viii not make their bogus predecessors
in Office respectable by comparison. 1t is
time the people began to think of these
matters.
The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03
A New Branch of Business
IN EMPORIA.
PLOWs,
I'll A RD w ARE,
STOVES.
T N w A Re
BoRToN 8 CO.

HAVE JUST OPENED UNDER TEp
IL Printing Office, in Emporia, a large and VII
selected stock of every variety of
HARDWARE, TTNWARE. STOVES, DC.
brought direct from the manufactures, and which
they are selling at reasonable prices for Cash
We shall keep on hands at all times, a large s.,
sortment of all articles kept in Hardware SiOres
together with Plows, Cultivators, Forks, Shoyels
and Farming Implements of various kinds.
We are constantly receiving additions 70 on,
stock, and shall keep it fnll and complete To All
who wish to purchase we viii make it an iDduce.
ment to trade with US instead of going farther
We ask the attention of purchasers to our stocI
t min
In connection with our establishment we sra
carrying on the Timing business in all its branch
es. We have in our employ an experienced work
nah, and are prepared at all times to fIl Orders
for any kind or quality of Tinware or Stove pipe.
OFZNG AND SPOUTLVG
Put up in town or country on reasonable term,
Repairing done with neatness and dispatch.
BORTON & co.
Emporia, June 10, 1s56.-Iy
The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03
Lecompton in Richardson County.


FRIEND PLUMB:-As we are approach
ing the greatest event that has yet transpired
in Kanzas, and one fraught with the most i'm
portant consequences to the people of this
Territory, it is well that the feeling of the
people on this all-important question, the
acceptance or rejection of the Lecompton
Constitution, should be known throughout
the length and breadth of the land. Know
then, that the people of this part of crea-
ton, assembled in their majesty. on Satur-
day, June 18th, to express their opinion of
the policy of our so-called President, James
Buchanan. It was a tremendous outpour-
ing of the masses-a veritable mass meet
ing; and one that might well be supposed
to express the sentiments of the people of
Richardson county. At about g O'Clock
the meeting was called to order, and Hon.
Henry Harvey was chosen President, and
James G. Stone, Secretary.
II. Harvey, S. G. Oakley and J. J. Mich
OILS, were appointed committee on reso-
lutiDns.
The committee reported set of resolu-
tons asserting that the people do not, by
refusing to accept the Leeompton Consti-
tuition, mean to be understood as relin-
gushing their right to part of the public
domain for school and railroad purposes;
denying the right of Congress to say at
what time and on what terms Kanzas shall
be admitted if 'Lecompton" is rejected
now; that they as community viii resist
to thu death any attempt to enforce the Lee
compton unless fairly accepted by the peo-
pie of Kanzas, and declaring that the Ex-
ecutiye is not rich enough to buy them,
even would it give all the unsold lands in
the Territory.
Another resolution was passed, thanking
Hon. Marcus J. Parrott for his efforts in
oI:r behalf, and for his promptness in for
warding documents for our information.
Speeches were made in support of the
resolutions by Messrs. Harvey, Oakley, and
others, when the report of the committee
was adopted amid great enthusiasm.
The meeting of Saturday proves that the
people of this county are sound to the
core on the question of Congressional inter
ference and the rights of the people. It shows
that they ''know their rights, and knowing
dare maintain"
The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03
Madison County Probate Court.
JUNE TERN, 1853.
Simon Dow,
ATTACHMENT.
Sannual Walker

samuel walker.
INHE above action was brought to recover the
u sum Of one hundred and fifty dollars with in.
terest from the 9Th of March last. founded on de-
fendant's promissory note or memorandum in vri-
ting, by him subscribed, dated the 9Th day Of
March, 1858, by which note, as the plaintiff al
leges, defendant promised plaintiff to convey to
him eight lots in the town of Waterloo, Breckin-
ride county, by good and sufficient deeds, or in
default thereof to pay to said plaintiff the above
sum of one hundred and fifty dollars Said plain
TIN aVers that defendant negfeets and refuses to
perform his said promise in either alternative and
thereupon commenced suit by writ Of attachment
dated May 23d 195s. retsurzal-la a. che present
term OF said court. And now the said defendant
not appearing to answer to said action at this term
OF sand court it being made to appear to the salts
faction Of said court that the defendant has ab-
seconded or absented himself from his usual place
of abode within this territory so that he cannot be
summoned, and that his property or estate in this
county has been attached on said writ, in pursu-
ance of the statute In such cases provided.
Ltis ordered that the plaintiff notify said defen
dant OF the facts above set forth and that unless
he be and appear at the next term of said court to
be holden at the county seat of said county on the
first Monday in September next. on or before the
third day of said term if the term shall 80 long
continne, and if not then before the end of the
term, Judgment will be rendered against him and
his property sold to satisfy the same by causing an
attested copy of this order to be published four
weeks successfully in the KASzAs News news
paper published in Emporis, in said Territory Of
Kanzas-the last publication thereof to be not
less than four weeks before the first day of said
September term
Given under my hand and seal this ninth day
OF June, a. d. 1857. A. D. GRAHAM,
Judge of Probate:
L. D. BArEr, Atty for Pl'f n49w4
The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03
AnHra easaio,,n. i,,,,.

It has been suggested to as by member
of the last Territorial Legislature that upon
the right representations being made 10 COY.
Denver he might consent 70 ca1l together
the Legislature IN extra session. for the pur-
pose Of reapporioning the Territory previ-
GUS to the October election, for the purpose
of doing justice to the disfranchised dis
tricts of Southern Kanzas. We do not
think it very likely that this result can be
arrived at, bat it viii certainly do no harm
to try. The proper way to proceed win be
to petition the Governor, setting forth the
cause of our grievance. The sooner this is
done the better; but as it would be next to
impossible to canvass the districts for sign
ers to petition, the petitions viii be left at
the voting places on the Lecompton Ordi-
nance, on the Cd of August. We shall
print number of these petitions and send
them to the various precincts in range from
this place. and We hope the judges of cleo
tons viii see to it that every voter on that
day has chance. to sign them. They
should be forwarded to the Governor with
the returns of the, election.
This is an additional inducement for a
general turn out of the people at the elec-
ton on the first Monday of August next.
If the petition should be successful, the ba
sis of the apportionnnent viii be the vote of
that day.
The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03
Senator Douglas and the Republicans
of Illinois.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
May 22, 1856.
My DEAR SrR:-I have received your IA
vor of the 18th inst and hasten to reply
have written no letter to the editor of the
Chicago Journal, or any other paper, favor
ing the reelection of Judge Douglas, but
on the other hand, ! wrote letter to the
said editor, and to several. other persons,
favoring the election of ABRAHAM L1NcoLs.
Your informant must have been strangely
mistaken.
The Republicans must stand by their plat
form and their man, Mr.. Lincoln. His
friends acted nobly, two years ago, in Civ
ing way to our present able Senator, Judge
Trumbull, and if the Republicans have the
power in the next Legislature, they are
bound by every principle of fair dealing &c
elect Lincoln.
hope we will adjourn on the 9TH of June.
hope to be home about the lst of July.
and to be able to visit your county soon
after. and to have the pleasure of meeting
you.
Very truly, your friend,
E. B. WAsHBuRNE.
To G.. Pesr;e, Eso.
The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03

1t is now proposed to distribute the reg
ular forces in Utah over Arizona, New
Mexico, California and Oregon. where In
dian depredations are most common. when
ever order is fully established in that Ter.
ritory. The Mormon exodus is regarded
as fixed fact, which no Cancellation on the
part of Gov Cumming can arrest. Their
destination is unknown, and the suggest
ion of Sonora may or may not prove well
founded.
The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03

The largest church in Europe is at St
Petersburg. 1t was begun in 1771, and in
go years 1900 men had not finished the
walls. 1t is of polished marble. both out
side and in; the pillars are of one piece.
fifty feet high, the base and capitals of solid
silver. But the greatest curiosity of all is
a wooden box, constructed to cover it from
the weather.
The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03

REVIVAL AMONG THE CHKRoKEE In
DIANs.-A few evenings since, one of She
Baptist meeting houses in Cincinnati was
crowded to hear Cherokee Indian named
Mondicier, who related his experience, and
told of the saving power of the Goapel of
Christ among the people of his nation,
three hundred and ffty of whom had been
converted and baptized since January.
The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03

Official information has been eommuniea.
ted to our government confirming the state
ments published of rich gold discoveries in
Washington Territory.
The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03

Carefully compiled statistics show that
twenty-eight thousand five hundred and
thirty-one laborers Negroes, Coolies and
Yucatan Indians-Were set on shore in
Cuba, since 1853, and four thousand eight
hundred and four unfortunates lost their
lives in transitions mortality of sixteen
and one-fourth per cent. on the gross num-
Der delivered.
The Kanzas news., 1858-07-03

We believe, with the St. Paul Times,
that the population of Minnesota is st least
$4,000, Notwithstanding Mr.. Ceres fig
ures. it must be borne in mind that The
census was not only imperfectly taken. but
it was done at very inclement season OF
the year-and besides, at that time a great
many of the permanent inhabitants of the
State were absent. upon winter visits to the
East " iaosa, Min, Rega5l;can