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The daily Butte record., 1858-05-05
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Tho oply B,tters offered 10 tho public which
prepared by n scientific chemical rrOcrss, mud that
will bear the test Of HnalJss, therefore perfectly
harmless, aud NJ the same lime contains au the
medical properties of tonic, and II taken as per
directionr viii remove the bile FROM The stomach
and fpice an appetite, mpnttng health and tnno to
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hs tiare arc several base limitations. purchasers
should be careful end taln none but GENUINE
llOsrETTERs STOMACH BiTfERf, kept by all
respectable Saloon keepers and for sale In qnanl-
ties To suit by -
PARK WHITE,
sgle agent for the Pacific Consi,
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C0LrON n McDERMpTT,
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The daily Butte record., 1858-05-05
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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-05-08
The o. 5. Troops Attacked

BOURBON Go. April 2lst, 1853
The most intense excitement prevails
in Bourbon County to-day. A company
of Free State guerrillas made drive upon
some pro-slavery men residing on the
Marmaton near Fort Scott. Intelligence
was Immediately sent to the Fort, when
Judge Williams issued writs for these TN
known individuals and sent detachment
of twenty troops to bring them in. They
were pursued and overtaken about
twelve miles west of Fort Scott. The ad-
vancing troops were ordered to halt, but
not obeying the order, they were fired on.
Several horses were shot down. Cap
tain Anderson was slightly wounded, and
one soldier mortality wounded. The
troops drew of. What will be the re-
suit of this movement, we cannot now
tell. We are looking for an attack upon
us from the pro-slavery rufiiaps tonight.
We do not fear the troops, bat devils in
carnate reside in the Fort, and if they
make an attack upon US tonight we viii
notstand for their personal safety.
1t may be the signal for war in South
ern Kansas. IF so, we shall stand on the
defensive, and defend our families, our
homes, and our property.
Our County Convention met at Jones
& Denton's mill to-day. 1t was organ
lied and we were attending to our bust
ness, when the Federal troops came up.
They passed on quietly but still their
appearance produced the most intense ex-
citement. The facts as they transpired,
will be known over the County by ten
O'Clock tonight. CHEROKEE.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-05-08
aRsing Educated un.n

Gen. Lane, in one of his speeches in
the Constitutional Convention of Kansas
said, "That man had to be educated up
to his present position upon the slavery
question. With his experience, he could
not help but feel that there was but one
issue in the politics of this country; but
that was vital one, being no less than q
death struggle between freedom and sla-
very. One must win or the other. The
Administration represented the pro-sla-
very party, the free State men of Kansas
were in the van of freedom. "Why,"
said he, "success is within our grasp.
Let there once be President elected who
will distribute the national patronage
among the non-slaveholding population
Of the South, and slavery is blown higher
than q kite" -Anti- Slavery Bugls.
Whilst the General claims that he has
been educated up" to the correct stand
aid, and is now representing the "AboIi-
ton wing of the Free State party" yet it
does seem to US that he educated doun -
again, when he represented that negroes
were not citizens of the United States"
Our anti-slavery sentiments compel US to
believe aall men were created free and
eqnal,D and that all persons nthe United
States but aliens are citizens, in the legal
acceptation of that term.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-05-08
CHEROKEE.
LITTLE Usage, April 4th, 1853.

LITTLE Usage, April 4th, 1858.
In my last I gave you sketch of
things as they occurred up to the 10th of
March. / now resume the narrative, but
before l proceed, will give you the
names of the persons arrested by the gov
eminent troops, for it was virtually they
and not Little, that made the arrests.
They are as follows: McCannon, Stone,
Anderson, Barnes, Denton and old Mr..
Beason, all citizens of Usage. | have
learned that they were arrested for the
supposed offense of firing on the Marsh
al (Little) last fall, at the time of the
Usage war. These prisoners made their
escape, excepting Dir. Beason, who would
not go, but demanded an examination
which was granted. He was acquitted.
There has been no effort made to arrest
those escaping. Why were they arrested
if they were permitted to make their
escape and go home about their business?
a proper answer to this would reveal a
spirit dwelling in 6ends incarnate.
The excitement began to abate little;
the citizens of Usage cast about, to ar
range their spring work preparatory
to putting in their spring crops, but their
hopes of peace were of short duration.
On the night of the 9th of March, two
of our citizens were most cowardly as
sassinated-Mr. Denton and Mr.. He'd
rick; Mir. Denton was called out about nine
o'clock at night by two men, who made
inquiry for some deserving soldiers. He
went out to the fence, and eonyersed a
few minutes with the men; as he turned
TO go back into the house, he was shot
with revolver. He lived two hours, but
before he died, he charged his assassina-
ton to two men by the name of Hardwick
aud Brocket. Some half-a dozen other
men were standing little ways back.
They next proceeded to the residence of
Mr.. Davis, and called to him he would
not open the door. The rufians fred
through the door with shot gun loaded
with buck shot, one shot took effect in
his hand, the others struck the head
board of the bed in which he and his
wife were lying. Next they proceeded
to the house of Mr.. Hedrick. They ar
rived there about two O'Clock. Mr.. He'd
rick was up, waiting on his sick wife.
The attending physician was also present
and up. & call was made. and as soon
as Mr.. Hedrick opened the door and step
ped in to the opening, he was shot with
shot gun. BE staggered back, aad fell
across the foot of the bed and expired
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-05-08
Gen. Lane. a Templar.

1The General recently joined the Good
Templars, a temperance organization.
So writes one of the Kansas correspon-
dents to the eastern press of Gen. Lane.
We saw in another paper few days ago,
a statement that it had been reported that
Gen. Lane was common drunkard, and
that he had joined the Good Templars, to
give the lie abroad to that report-not it
would seem because he is imbued with
temperance principles.
Whatever Gen. Lanes faults may be
as a politician, or otherwise, we must say
that we neversaw him when we thought he
was under the influence of liquor, though
strangers would have frequently sup
posed him to be So While this is true,
we may state that we saw more persons
under the influence of intoxicating hq-
uors, at a party given by Gen. Lane in
Lawrence, last winter, which he supplied
with wine, than we have ever witnessed
on any other occasion. The General has
recently become convert to Abolitionism,
according to his version of the facts, and
it is but proper that ne should take an ad-
vance step on the temperance question.
ne have always thought that intempe-
rance and slavery were twin Demons
and that genuine anti-slavery men must
of necessity be enemies to intempe-
rance.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-05-08
NOT Adapted to Politics.

The Republican press of the east, ap-
parently apprehensive that Senator DoUG-
LAS has enthroned himself in the affec-
tons of the people, by his CONSTANT posi-
ton during the present session of Con-
gress on the great question of popular
sovereignty, and feeling that he viii be
reelected to seat in the United States
Senate unless something is done to crush
him, are now employing their usual in
vective, with the hope of preventing him
from securing his aspirations in that d.
rection. We hope ingratitnde is not the
only element of the Republican party,
and yet their abuse of those who are
laboring with them would certainly jus
tify such an inference. Gov. WALKER,
than whom no man could have done more
for the freedom of Kansas, circumstance
as he was,.yet continued fire in front
and in rear has been employed against
him down to the last moment. They
seemed to believe IN political total de-
pravity, and, because he was Democrat,
thought him incapable of thinking a
good thought or doing good deed."-
Whilst Walker. Stanton and Douglas,
have come to the rescue of freedom, and
brought thousands of good men with
them, we feel like welcoming them to
our ranks, and asking them to join hands
with us in correcting other great abuses
which have crept into our government
These men, though perhaps not able to
discern the right in the past, yet with their
eyes half opened in q proper direction, it
is not impossible but they may see errors
to be corrected, which thus far have
escaped their attention. The doctrine OF
total deprayity does not become politi-
clan, however much it may adorn q reli-
zionist.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-05-08

Immediately. These dark deeds were
committed in one night. The news
spread like the wind, and the deepest ex-
element everywhere prevailed. The
perpetrators of these dark, most disgrace
full and revolving deeds have taken ref
uge in Fort Scott. where they remain un-
molested. VIII the friends of law and
order in that place, tell US why it is that
these ruffians find asafe dwelling place in
their midst? Why are they not arrested
on suspicion by the friends of law and
order in that place Would not The troops
act as posse
These midnight assasinations created
alarm for personal safety. The neighbOrs
on the Usage, on Mill Creek, and on the
Marmaton, posted together two, three or
four families as they thought necessary
for their safety. A number joined thus
together at Mr.. Harbin's on Mill Creek
About midnight the house was stealthily
approached and shot fired through a
crack, which took effect in young Mr..
Harbin's thigh. A pro-slavery man by
the name of Cordel was arrested on sus-
picion, but upon an examination he was
acquitted. understand that the Free
State citizens on the Marmaton kept out
guards every night.
Mr.. Travis and two men by the name
of WATSON were arrested on the Usage, on
suspicion of being accessory to the assas-
sination of Denton and Hedrick. They
were examined before justice, but the
evidence was not sufficient to hold them,
and they were discharged. The follow
ing evening they were visited, by whom
it is not known, but no doubt by Free
State men, and Travis was killed and both
the Wassons were wounded. How long
are these things to continue :? What is
the remedy T? Answer-Take these cut
Threats, and murderers and aiders and
abettors of murderers from among us.
VIII the government do this ? If not, We
,CiH, without violence if we can, but with
violence If we must. We are looking
every night for a foray from the Fort.
DR.. Hamilton, it is reported, has procured
the promised assistance of some 25 Mis-
sourians, and with the 40 or so around the
Fort, they rely upon as sufficient to drive
off the Free State settlers of Usage Creek
and the Marmaton. If they attack US,
we shall pursue them to their hiding den.
They are plotting their own destruction.
We want peace, and we ,OiU have it. We
want to raise our crops, and we sciu do it.
We want this excitement removed from
US, and it shall be done.
| CHEROKEE.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-05-08
Interesting 10 Land Agents.

A gentleman from the east visited Ls-
compton the other day and engaged in the
sale of Land Warrants from ten TO fifteen
dollars lower than the regular rates estsb-
lished by land agents. a meeting was
called Of those engaged in the traffic, and
committee was appointed to inform TIE
gentleman that he must leave town in If
teen minutes, or quit selling warrants at so
low figure. The response was that the
warrants were his that he visited Lee
compton to sell them should stay till his
mission was ended, and leave when he
should get ready. The committee re-
ported 10 the meeting. Sundry proposi-
tons were then made to duck the intru-
der in the river, to rotten egg him, &c,
but the whole thing ended in smoke. and
the low-priced land warrants are yet in
market, to the great prejudice Of the reg
ular dealers,
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-05-08
Pro-slaverr Men yin vot..

The Leavenworth Herald, Pro Slavery
paper, advises its party friends to attend
the polls on the 18th inst, and vote,
with many Free State men, to defeat the
Leavenworth Constitution, urging as q
reason. that if it is adopted, by however
small majority, it viii be sent to Con-
gress and urged with great pertinacity
upon that body, preventing it from at
tending to its legitimate business, and to
the prejudice of the real interests of Kan
sas. 1t urges that a very large majority
of the people of all parties are opposed
to il, yet By keeping away from the polls
they give tacit consent TO its becoming
the fundamental law of the State, and
years hence. "by hook or crook" it may
,be forced upon the people.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-05-08

slavery votes, and representing himself as
extremely moderate in his views on the
slavery question, and succeeding in his
wishes so far as to induce extreme south
ern papers to allude to the speech with
appreciation /; after having obtained the
seat in the Convention to which he aspir-
ed and as he declared was elected by
many pro-slayery votes, he isreported as
saying, when the suffrage question was
pending, "he belonged to the Abolition
wing of the Free State party, and he APP
pealed to them not to agitate this ques-
ton, which might seriously distract the
party. When the question came up and
any negro desired to vote, then would be
time enough to agitate the suffrage ques-
tion."
To all our old anti-slavery friends it
viii be source of pleasure TO learn that
so distinguished person as Gen. Lane
has at last come up to the Abolition stand
ard. He is of course, then, not only OPP
posed to slavery in the aggregate, in all
its forms, but is in favor of the largest
freedom, and will do everything in his
power to extend the area of freedom.
If painting negro flying from slavery,
seeks his roof, he will not only give him
food and shelter, but will aid him on,
away from the land of slavery and chains.
Free himself, be longs to see every in
dividual of the race enjoying the same
freedom. Instead of throwing restrictions
around the black man, he will open wide
our institutions to place them on equality
with himself
The General, however, will do US one
favor. He will be so kind as to state
whether he has refrigerated in his views
since he made the speech at Leavenworth
few weeks ago, in which he declared
himself TO belong to the abolition wing of
the Free State party" or how he reconciles
his present position, with that speech
made quite recently at the Unitarian
Church in Lawrence, when he declared
that negro was not a citizen of the
United States, and, hence not entitled to
the right of suffrage under the Leav-
worth Constitution %
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-05-08
Kansas.

If the earth would suddenly open and
swallow Kansas whole-swallow it so eff
fectually that nothing could possibly bring
it up again-what glorious thing it
would be OF course, we should wish to
have the women and children got safely
men we are not so particular
about Cleveland Plain Dealer.
AS there is no probability of such a
wished for event, We beg leave to assure
the PLAIN Dealer that Kansas intends to
continue to engross its full share of pub
lie attention. Had the presses co-opera-
ting with the Plain Dealer three years
ago, planted themselves upon the platform
of popular sovereignty, to which the
former has but recently become political
convert, then Kansas would have disap-
peared from the political world as effec-
tually as it would if swallowed" by an
earthquake. As it is, the signs of the
times indicate swallowing of the Demo
cratic party, and its disappearance from
the earth in place of the disappearance of
Kansas.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-05-08
Tia Enz,,ss p;u


We give below the provisions of F..
iish's bill, which the Conference Commit
reported to Congress:
SEC. 1. That the State of Kans.,
and is hereby, admitted into the IL
on an equal footing with the or;.;o1,
States, with the Constitution framed :.
Leeompton and the admission az a.
into the Union as State is here declarsj
to be upon this fundamental copdit;oo
precedent, namely: that the said cons;
tutonal instrument shall be submitta5 !.
a vote ofthe people of Kansas and assentaS
to by them, or a majority of the voters ).
an election to be held for the ppr,.1' =
At the said election the voting shall h :.
ballot. and by endorsing on his ballot !,
each voter may please. "For proposit;o-
OF Congress and admission" or "a cs;ns.
proposition of Congress and admission y
The President of the United States a,
soon as the fact is duly made known :
him, shall announce the same by nrocl.
nation, and thereat and without any Inv,
ther proceedings on the part of Consre~s
the admission of the State of Kansas int
the Union on an equal footing with tbs
original States, in all respects whatevsr
shall be complete and absolute; and said
State shall be entitled to one member in
the House of Representatives in the Con-
gress of the United States, until the nex,
census be taken by the Federal Govern.
ment. But. should majority of the vote,
cast be against the proposition of Congress
and admission, it shall be deemed and
held that the people OF Kansas do not de.
sire admission into the Union with said
Constitution, under the conditions set forth
in said proposition; and in that event the
people of said Territory are hereby author.
lied and empowered to form for them.
selves Constitution aud State Govern.
ment by the name of the State of Kansas.
according to the Federal Constitution, and
may elect Delegates for that purpose when.
ever, and not before, it is ascertained. BY
census duly and legally taken, that the
population of said Territory equals the
ratio of population required for Membe,
of the House of Representatives of the
United States; and whenever thereafter
such Delegates shall assemble in conven.
ton, they shall first determine by vote
whether it is the wish of the people Of the
proposed State to be admitted int the
Union at that time, and, if so, shall pro-
coed to form Constitution, and take all
necessary steps for the establishment of a
State Government, in conformity with
the Federal Constitution, subject to the
approval or ratification of the people Of
the proposed State, in such manner as
they may have prescribed, and shall be
entitled to admission into the Union as
State under such Constitution thus fairly
and legally made, with or without Slavery,
as such Constitution may prescribe.
Section second relates to boundaries,
&C., and is the same as that in the Critten-
den bill.
Section third relates to Commissioners
of Election, and is the same as in the Crit
tenden, except that the United States
District Attorney is added to the Cover
nor. Secretary, and presiding Officers. Of
both Houses, as a Commissioner. The
remaining sections are substantially the
same as in the Crittenden.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-05-08
Papsr Suspended.

freedoms Champion, the successor of
the Squatter Sovereign, has suspended
temporarily, and permanently, unless the
citizens of the town shall do something to
sustain it. The editor says it has been
published at loss from the commence
ment, and reiterates what every editor in
Kansas knows is true, that there is not
paper in the Territory which is paying
expenses. He thinks the people of the
town should do something to sustain it,
so long as it sustains the local interests of
the place.
There is not a man in the country who
does not know that newspaper is the
making of town. Places which would
never have been known five miles away,
but for newspaper, under its influence
acquires reputation, and increases in
prosperity until it takes its place among
the first towns in the country. Property
is advanced ten-fold in value by such
newspaper, while if it was stricken from
existence real estate would Immediately
depreciate in value. Even New York,
with ali its wealth and commerce, would
hardly be New York, with its worldwide
reputation, should the Tribune, Herald and
Times be removed to some other locality.
Bringing the subject nearer home, who
does not know that the extensive circu-
lation enjoyed by the Herald of Freedom
has aided in giving character abroad to
Lawrence; and brought hundreds, and
probably thousands Of pioneers to the
town, who, otherwise would have never
visited it. Property holders have been
benefited by this to an extent they are
little conscious, q We have received
sundry liberal propositions to remove the
Herald of Freedom establishment to
Leavenworth, and have been impor-
tuned to do so. Should we do so, then
the people of Lawrence would probably,
in time, be conscious of the advantages
derived from the establishment of the
paper among them-of this, however,
it is proper to say we have no intention.
FFeedons's Champion should be sus-
tanned at Atchison, and the property
holders can we'll afford to be taxed to pay
the expenses of sustaining it. True, it
may not be all the people desire; indeed,
we are conscious it started off, under its
new editor, in direction which must
have been anything but pleasant to the
people of that county; but all men are
liable to errors, and if stranger in the
town has been guilty of the common
fault, he should be forgiven when he puts
himself right again on the record. We
do hope the Champion will not be sus,
pended; because a reliable Free State
paper, which is above the corruption o.
the times, is needed at that point.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-05-08
Not Correct.

The Kansas Tribune says that the proof
the Leavenworth Constitution is favored
by the masses is found IL the fact that the
Herald of Freedom opposes it. We do not
oppose the instrument, only we are con-
scious it will not amount to anything, and
would rather the Topekaites would elect
their officers under it than to have those
offices filled by our friends. We do not ask
the people to vote it down, because it will
he the same thing whether defeated by
the popular vote or otherwise. Instead
of proving that the masses favor it, it is
simply supposing that others are actuated
by the same sordid motives which govern
Ross and Thacher. The PEOPLE On every
occasion have shown that they sympa-
thized with our position, and.unless ballot
box stuffng is resorted to, as on another
occasion, alluded to elsewhere, the small
vote cast for it will show with what favor
the Leavenworth Constitution is received.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-05-08
Americus.

A gentleman who has been travelling
on the Upper Neosho, and who called at
Americas, eight miles above Emporia on
his route, says they have just completed
very fine hotel at that place, and several
other buildings are in progress of erection.
The proprietors of the town site are show
ing commendablc energy in their effort to
make place of business there. and We
hope they will succeed. Il is good
point, and sufficiently remote from any
other so as not to be affected BY rivalry.
Kansas will soon be populous State, and
then the many points now known as
paper towns" will have living existance
and will be places of large commercial
Importance. Americas, it is believed,
will be one of them.