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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-08-21
Mail Maffera

c. r. SMITH, Esq. General Mail agent
for Kansas and Nebraska, paid Lawrence
visit a few days ago, and learning of the
want of arrangement in the mail matters
between this place and the southern part
ofthe Territory, promptly harmonized the
same. by ordering all mail matter for Osa-
wotomie, and places south of that, to be
detained in the Office at Lawrence until
the mail comes down in the morning from
Lecompton, when it will be added and
forwarded without delay to its destination.
By this arrangement our Fort Scott sub
scribers will get their papers from this of
tice on Saturday night hereafter, instead
OF Tuesday night, as formerly. All of
our patrons in that part of the Territory,
who have been complaining because of
the delay in the receipt of the Herald of
Freedom, viii, we trust, cease to have
further cause of complaint.
w IAOnbiOuCQ idot W60k that STE-
VEINS had been appointed Mail Agent for
Kansas. His duties, we have since
learned, are of special character, and do
not interfere in the least with those of
Mr. Smith. The latter is doing all in his
power to getthe mail matter rigLted, and
from his energy of character and oualif-
cations, we have no doubt he will fully
succeed. He feels under grateful obi
cations for the kind way the Republican,.
week or two ago, called his attention to
the disarrangemsnt in the Osawotomie
mail, and hopes to receive similar fayors
from time to time. In return, Mr. S.
agrees to use his influence with the Pres.
ident to get TEACHER appointed Post
Master General, as soon as he is satisfied
there is no one better qualified for the
Office.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-08-21

The following resolutions were unsni'
mously adopted by Lawtence Lodge N"
g, L o. of G. t. at special meeting
held Aug. Il, 1858.
Whereas. Through the interposition ol
Divine Providence, We have been SUI
denly deprived Of the familiar isce q
our much loved and respected sls'el'
Macy j. KsowLEs, formerly OF DofchSs
ter, Mass, therefore.
Resolved, That We are gEatifsd n ee'ns
able TO testify TO the general worth OF on
late sister Is member Of society, and tns
high estimation in which she was held O'
us as Good Templar.
Resolpea, That while We submit 70 t9s
viii of Him who sseth not as man seeta;
and who doeth all things well, we feeI
bound to accept this dispenssflon = >
voice of warning to Us 70 be also feso!.
Rssolued. That We attend in body tns
preaching of the funeral discourse oy rev.
Mr.. MUTE, on Sunday afternoon, Auga.;; !;
18th. and that we wear the usual paags =. -
mourning, in testimony OF our rssPec' i''
the deceased.
Resolved, That our W. 8. be requss':.aa =
TO forward copy of these Resoiutlon' -
the friends of the deceased, IS token -
our sympathy with them in theiE oeleA'y,
ment. and also furnish the same 70 ss'1
of our city papers for publication.
GEO. FORD, W. c. L.
j. C. TRAsK. w. s.
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An Honest Man.

We love GERRET SMITH, of New York.
He is every inch HAN, and that without
the aid of Others. He is no time server.
When he cannot find party which meets
bis. appreciation, he forms one of his own,
and whether sustained by few or many,
it is ali the same to him. The remark
of HENRY CLAY is worthy of GERRET
Sa1TH-he chad rather be right than be
President" Mr.. SIXTH is now a oandi-
date for Governor of New York, and is
sustained by the few friends who sustain
his position. We wish they were ten
thousand times more numerous than they
are, and that each was as worthy the
name of man as is GERRET SMITH; the
politics of the Empire State would not
long be disgraced by class of time serv-
ers of the class of Horace Greely d Co.,
whose principal occupation for years, has
been to denounce the best men in the
country because they did net view things
just as they did.
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Ano,hsr Constitution.

We learn that it was contemplated to
induce the Governor to convene an extra
session of the Legislature, ostensibly to
enact an apportionment law for the next
Legislature but no sooner would that
body be legally organized than new bill
would be introduced, providing for new
Constitutional Convention. Gov. DENVER
was too wise to get his foot in such trap.
We want no more Constitutional move
ments, until we have one which all parties
can respect and will participate in.
Let the next Legislature provide for
taking census. Let it embrace all per-
sons who are residents of the Territory on
the first of May, 1859, or such other period
as that body shall provide. If it shall
appear by the census returns that there
are 94 900 inhabitants, as we believe there
is. then authorize the Governor to issue a
proclamation TO that effect, and order
an election of Delegates to Constitutional
Convention, to be held in July. The
Delegates can meet in August and form
a Constitution. That Constitution, after
being published in all the papers of the
Territory till the last Tuesday in October,
should be submitted to vote of the peo-
pie for their MISUNDERSTANDING those
conflicting questions in regard to free suf-
frage, banking, &c, to separate vote of
the people If the Constitution is adopted,
an election should be held under it on
the proclamation of our Territorial Gov
ernor, as early as the first of November.
Then, on the list Monday of December,
1859, the Constitution could be sent up
to Congress, where that body, we have no
doubt, would take immediate action on it,
admitting us, without delay, into the
Union as a free and independent State.
The State Legislature could be convened
on the first of January, 1860, and from
that period we could date our existence
as a member of the American Union, after
having passed through one of the most
eventiul periods in the history of the
American Republic.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-08-21
The Election.

We have not heard of any illegal vot
ing at the late election. Oxford, Shaw
nee, Kickapoo and Delaware Crossing all
show honest votes, and nothing else
This is owing -
LIST. To the election being on the same
day with the Congressional and other
elections in Missouri, which prevented
persons from coming into the Territory
who desired, by having the common enc
my to fight nearer home.
I'd. To probably less desire on the
part of Missouri to interfere in our fran
chises than heretofore, they having be-
come conscious that they have nothing
further to hope by their interference in
Kansas politics. Indeed they must be
conscious that they have already lost much
by such intermeddling.
Sd. To the wise arrangements of the
Board of Commissioners, authorized by
the act of Congress to superintend the
election; they having, as far as practi-
cable, in every instance, at every election
precinct in the Territory, appointed one
Pro-slavery man, one Free State Demo-
crat, and one Republican as judges of
election. These three were all designed
to be, as no doubt was the case, honest
men. Each having kept vigilant watch
On the other. and the people, everywhere,
seemed disposed to sustain them to the
fullest extent.
The violence eharacterizing other cleo
tions entirely disappeared on the I'd of
August, and our people have, at all places,
show that, if let alone, they are quietly
disposed.
We have heard of no accidents, save
by persons in their anxiety to record their
vote against that hated Constitution, in
endeavoring to swim the many streams
which were suddenly swelled into rivers
by the rain of the day and night previous,
having met with their deaths by drown
ing. There is not doubt but the vote
falls more than three thousand below
what it would have been, but for that
food.
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Lava Of KansaElss7.s.

We are indebted to Geo. W. Brown,
ESQ.,, editor and proprietor Of the Hrald
of Freedom, published at Lawrence, for a
copy of the laws of Kansas for 1873.
The book is very neatly and tastefully
gotten up, is printed in large, clear type,
and on excellent paper. It has copious
index and full and quite satisfactory mar
ginsl notes, which will make it very ac-
cceptable to ell classes of our citizens
The printing was done at the Herald of
Eeedons Office, and is credit not only to
that Office, but to the Territory.
A limited number ofcopies was print
ed, and those desiring them should send
their orders at once. We hope cur le-
gal brethren win get supply, As we are
not lending at present. Price, bound in
law sheep four dollars; bound in muslin,
three dollars, the cash in all cases 70 &C
company the order, which insures speedy
return.-LaegastoOrA Ledger.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-08-21
The Colonization ssbsr,.

Hon. Eli Thayer informs the editor of
the Rochester (N. " Democrat that his
projects are working admirably. The
city-Ceredo-which he founded in
Virginia, is fast filling up; manufactures
are being established, and everything
promises well. When he first went to
Virginis. every paper in the State opposed
his designs, and some Of them threatened
him with personal violence, should he
persist in his scheme. Now, fourteen of
these same advocate his interests, and no
paperin the State says word to his detri-
ment Gov. Wise warmly sympathizes
with him in his efforts and purposes.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-08-21
PER ANsUM. IN ADVANCE
Here shall the Presa the Peoples hts maintain
Uaaw's BY party. and aHbribea b. gaia.
Pledged bat ts Truth. to Liberty and Law,
No Favor sways ss. and ne Fear skaII ave.
No Remedy but in Congress.

1t has been suggested that in the alb
senee of an apportionment for the next
Legislature the people may hold an cleo
tion under the last apportionment. A
friend has suggested that the State of
New York adopted similar line of poll
cy on certain occasion, ard was sus-
tanned in it by the Courts. We appre-
hend that the Courts in Kansas would
decide that the cases were not parallel;
that in the case of New York the people
were sovereign; that there was no other
remedy; no power to fall back upon to
correct defect oflegislation, and, hence,
though not strictly legal, yet they would
sustain it from necessity. The govern
ment of Kansas is a delegated one, de-
irving all its authority, not from the PEo-
PIE, but from Congress. Like agents
generally, they must obey their specific
instructions. When they depart from the
express or implied powers conferred upon
them, their acts are illegal and void
Their province when doubtful questions
arise, is to go back to the principal for
additional instructions. The people of
Kansas must do SO, we spprehend, else
legislation of their representatives will be
as valusless as that of any moot legisla-
ture.
While these are our honest views in
regard to an election, and future Legisla-
ture, yet it is apparent that the people are
disposed to take the remedy into their
own hands, and, as was the case in New
York, proceed to an election under the
last apportionment Whether "the pow
ers that be" will recognize such Legis-
lature, or whether the Courts of the Ter
ritory will sustain it, remains to be seen.
Several gentlemen of this city have joined
in letter to Gov. DENVER, asking his
views on this subject. We hope to re-
ceive an answer in time for our next issue.
One thing in this connection: we do
sincerely hope, that in future elections
the people will eschew those persons who
labored so hard to defeat the legislation
of last winter by voting to commit sui
eide. To the end that these men may be
properly disposed of, we propose pub
fishing some extracts from the journals OF
last winter, showing how they voted on
several very important questions in which
the people had a vital interest. Bo4s
and fre-eaters are undoubtedly good in
aheir places ; but men who are entirely
ignorant of what the laws are, or should
be, and who have no knowledge of leg
islation save such as they have derived
from novel reading, are not the persons we
now need to prepare "rules of action" fol
the people of Kansas.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-08-21

position to marts of trade on the rive,
its point of travel to every part Of -
Territory. giving unsurpassed fscilit.. ~ !.
the sale of manufactured articles IN
eral inducements are now being off,,
to those who design engaging in m..'
featuring.
A superior site is offered to spx -,
who win putup steam Touring and o..
mill.
Manufacturers. artisans, and busin...
men would do well to give a first lool :.
Shawnee before they establish thsusel,..
elsewhere.
The town of Shawnee is only four....
months old since the first eommepcen...
of building, and now contains two hn,.
dred inhabitants, and, without dispar.g;,.
other towns, has more trade than a..
town insJohnson county.
Persons desirous of further infonn,t;o,
may address the agent, VIZ. Ho1x,,
Shawnee, johnson county, 4 T.
VIII
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For the Herald Of Freedom.
Letter from Shawnee.

SHAWNEE, K. T., Aug. II, 1858.
Ed. HERALD OF FREEDoM:-Perm:t me,
through the medium of your paper, to
call attention to the commanding position
and advantages of Shawnee, as one of the
live towns of Kansas.
Shawnee is situated four miles south
of the Kansas river, eight miles west of
Westport, and six miles west of the Mis-
souri, State line, on the northern verge of
one of the most beautiful. undulating
prairies in Kansas. 1t is surrounded with
one of the heaviest bodies of timber in
the Territory, extending on the north
east, south, west, and southeast, on the
waters of Turkey and Mill creeks, with
beautiful stretch of the very richest un-
dulating prairie, about two miles in width,
extending south. The town site contains
240 acres on which are at least dozen
unfailing fountains of pure spring water.
Its local position, for trade and travel, is
unsurpassed, as there are now completed
two frst-class graded roads from this point
to Kansas City and Wyandott.. The
former ten miles and the latter nine miles
distant. There are now being constructed
On the said roads, two bridges; one cross
ing Turkey creek, via Kansas City, now
about completed; the other crossing Kan
sas river, via Wyandott, to be completed
by the first day of December; a ferry to
ply in the interim until the bridge is
completed. Connecting with those two
roads and running southwest, and con-
Meeting with the main Santa Fe road,
there is first class road now being con-
structed, connecting with roads on the
nearest line of travel with all the West,
via Santa Fs road, and south with Spring
Hill, Paola, 0sawatomie, and the whole
Of southern Kansas. From the junction
of this road with the Santa Fe road it will
be nearer to Kansas city and Wyandott,
via Shawnee, by from two to four miles,
to the former. and from four to six to the
latter place, than via Westport; besides
being far better road. with the rayines
and streams all bridged. Besides these
roads, the main route from Westport and
Independence TO Lawrence, Lecompton,
Teeumssh and Topeka, passes through the
town, also the great MILITARY road from
Fort Leavenworth and Leayenworth City
to Fort Scott. There are now two daily
mails. in four horse coaches-one from
Kansas City and Westport, the other from
Quindaro and Wyandott-both connect
ing here and running west to Topeka, via
Lawrence and all intermediate towns,
Another win doubtless be started this
fall from Quindaro and Wysndott, through
here, to Psols and osavatomie, extending
south. No town IN Kansas presents such
advantages for woodea manufactures az
Shawnee, owing to the immense body OF
6ne timber surrounding ii, Its cens<sl
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compl.ss Election Returns.

We re-publish, this week, the election
returns, giving each precinct as perfect as
we were able to obtain them. It is fuller
than any other list published in the Ter
ritory. The official Proclamation of the
Board of Commissioners follows, announc-
ing the defeat Of Lecompton. Thus ends
this great fraud attempted to be practiced
upon the people of Kansas, and thus, at
last, triumphs the right. Again the shout
is sent abroad, and is caught up by mil
lions of glad hearts, KANSAS IS FREE!
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-08-21
Or The people Of Lsayenwortb i

Or The people of Leavenworth have
taken hold, with much earnestness, of the
subject of good roads centering at that
place. Nothing will conduce to their
prosperity so much as the completion Of
good roads terminating at that place.
Kansas City Is spending thousands of dol
lars in the building of roads, with the
view of bringing the business of southern
Kansas to that point Unless Leayen-
worth is equally active. Kansas City viii
secure the trade of the Territory, and,
once introduced there, it is probable they
win retain it.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-08-21

@ The signs of the times indicate
that heavy emigration will set towards
Kansas this fall. All our information
from the East represents that since the
defeat of Lecompton, and the certainty
existing of our remaining for another year
in a Territorial condition, everybody
coming West viii come to Kansas. Let
them come-shs more the betteF-there
is plenty of room.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-08-21

In accordance with the provisions of an
act of Congress, approved May 4th, 1858,
entitled "An Act for the admission of the
State of Kansas into the Union," the un-
dersigned board of Commissioners having
carefully canvassed the returns received by
them of the election held the FIRST Monday
in August, 1853, on the propositions there
in submitted, and made in conformity
with the requirements of said act, have
ascertained the vote to be by counties and
precincts as follows:
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-08-21

@ Mosquitoes have made their ap-
pearance in Lawrence. the FIRST season
they have been seen in town, in any con-
siderable numbers, since its first settle
ment It is expected that Tbaeher win
represent them Is small, and only visible
in particular localities.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-08-21

Or We have struck several exchanges
from our exchange list during the last
week, for representing Us as an organ of
the administration" and design to strike
off ell Others that sre disposed to publish
such falsehoods at our expense.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-08-21

We are requested to state that an open :,
air meeting of the friends Of Progress VIII
be held at Blsnton's Bridge, five mis-
south of Lawrence, on SUNDAY, Augus
18th, commencing st half pastten o'cl0s.'
a. II. WM. DExTox, c. 6rEARss' ..
HEATH and j. GARDNER ere expected. sna
will Be invited TO address the meeting.
aTRUTH has nothing 70 fear BY con-
Hict with Error, when REAsos is left Tres
70 combas it."
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-08-21

0T Brown, of the Herald of Freedom,
says that we were prompted in our last
issue, on the prostration of business in
Lawrence, by the remarks of the Law
renee Republican. No such thing. We
based our remarks upon an article in the
Herald of Freedom, and stated so at the
Herald.
Several weeks ago we published an item
of three lines in the Herald of Freedom,
stating that business was exceedingly dull
in Lawrence. That article, which all
men know was true to the letter, drew
forth reply of near half column in the
Republican. We replied, at length, to that
article in the Republican. and on that reply
the Leavenworth Herald based its article.
We said in our journal of two weeks ago,
that The Leavenworth Herald, prompted
by the article in the Republican, has taken
up the subject of the dull times in Law
renee" &c. The remarks of the Leav-
enworth Herald were not based upon the
three line article first published in our
paper, because it was merely an item to
fill out column, which attracted the at
tention of no person save a critic who
desired to find fault; but its remarks were
based upon the article of ours which the
Republican called out. 1t follows that if
the Republican had been looking after its
own matters, instead of critfcizing our re-
marks, the Leavenworth Herald would not
have said anything on the subject, and,
hence, we contend that the whiffet sheet
over the way is the responsible party for
whatever notoriety that article has re-
ceived, the Herald or Repnblican to the
contrary notwithstanding.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-08-21

+Returns from Powhatan township rejected.
there being no such townships for. % against.
Paris township rejected for want of judges
eertifcate.-132 against.
Kansas Falls precinct rejected,-the judges
names being signed all in the same hand writ
ing.-5 against.
Now, therefore, we do hereby proclaim
the result of said election to be, that for
proposition Accepted" there were cast
one thousand seven hundred and eighty
eight votes, and that for " Proposition
Rejected" there were cast eleven thousand
three hundred votes, and a majority of
the votes cast being for Proposition Re-
jected" it is deemed and held that the
people of Kansas do not desire admission
into the Union with said Constitution
under the conditions set forth in said
Proposition.
j. w. DENVER,
HUGH S. WALSH,
A. C. DAVIS,
G. W. DEITZLER,
Board Of Commissioners.
&C. W. BABcooK, Esq, is absent from
the Territory
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For tie Herald Of Freedom.
Yatfar frnr.. Enr Rnhir.
Auqust 18th. 1s5,

LAWRENCE, August 10th, 1858.
8 Nh. EDIToB:-In your paper of last
week are two letters on my Fort Scott
repOrt-One from L. N. Tappan, and one
from Samuel Walker-both of which
manifest considerable spleen, for which 1
am sorry, as tits likely to injure diges-
ton. / do not purpose to answer either
of them. I have made my statements
on as good authority as I could find in
Southern Kansas, and they have made
theirs. I wish, however, to call attention
to one assertion ofCapt. Walker, and then
to the instructions of Gov. Denver, and
any one can judge how truthful the letter
OF the Captain is, provided the discrepancy
in the balance is no greater than in this
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-08-21
DAVIS COUNTY,
cOFFEY COUNTY.
porAwAToMIE COUNTY.
Proclamation.

Official and complete.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-08-21

Capt. Walker says, ait is net true that 1
was sent down to arrest Capt. IL ontgom-
cry nor is it true that I employed Mont
gomery and his band, as my posse and
myself went south at the request of Gov.
Denver and the friends of Calvin Bailey.
for the purpose of arresting Brockett," &c.
In the record book at the Executive Of
fee, find the following order:
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-08-21
j. w. DENVER,
HUGH S. WALSH,
A. C. DAVIS,
q w nETTZT ED

&C. W. BABcocK, Esq, is absent from
the Territory
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1858-03-11

1 have business of import with the
king, our nlastel'
'Tfo' maYst MT enter. "a =
4 tell !heemove side, or our monarch s
dlspleasure SialI cUsIthee thy head
Pass Sass on, orF summon the guard, and
the e, soldier presented til, weapon at Alb.
dallahS heart.
Slave, down othy knets,' Kissed the
young noble, stirling it asiie. But stay!
here, take this for thy pains, and know me
as Abdallah, the Abe2cerrage.'
'Ahaj the kings fayoite!' mutered the
soldier, turning pale. Forgive me, sire:
thy word Is my law. Pass ~ and swing
ing the gate noiselessly back on its hinges,
he closed il after the noble.
The fates are propitious,' muSed Ab
dallah, 'and now, Isabelle, thou shalt b,
freed from Mohammed's sensuous prison
A strong arm it was that forced thee to
his harem, but a stronger one shall teal
thee from it.
Who goes withiu?' shouted ahother
sentinel.
'Tho Kings favorite.'
Then the measured tramp, as the Moor
turned upon his heel. was the only sound
within the palace garden.