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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-06-12

0T The Herald Of Freedom is the most
conservative of the Free State papers in
Kansas, and speaks for the conservatives
of the Territory.-Ndtional Era.
The Herald of Freedom is conservative,
but it processes to speak for no one but the
editor. 1t is Independent. 1t agrees with
Others when others agree with it. But let
no one understand that in its "conserva-
tive" position it has abated one iot of its
hostility to slavery, or suspended its exer-
tions for a moment to make Kansas an
ultra anti-slavery State. Other presses
are laboring to make position for US
which is not in accordance with our pro-
clivities or precedents. The result will
be that when the crisis comes, which, in
our estimation, will justify us in taking a
higher position on the slavery question, we
shall be charged with abandoning our first
position.
To prevent misunderstanding on this
question, we desire every person who sub
scribes for our journal, to understand that
we sympathize with the most extreme
anti-slavery views, and have done SO for
years that there has been no change with
us, since our earliest recollection, in regard
to human slavery. We consider that in
that institution is centered "the sum of
all villainies," and as such weshall oppose
it while life lasts.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-06-12
Kansas Adapted TO Wheat.

ISAAC n. ROBERTS, Esq, who resides
two miles west of Big Springs, states that
a year ago last autumn he sowed field of
some forty acres of wheat In July last
ne harvested asmall crop, owing to the dry
season, and to its being sowed upon the
sod. About the first of October last, he
plowed under the stubble of near fifteen
acres, leaving the burrows as made by the
plough. A heavy crop of wheat made
its appearance, both on the stub5le and fall
lon ground, though no seed was sown
upon either, saue such as fell in the har-
TEST Of last gear. During the year the
cattle had free access to the field, and
grazed upon it until sometime in the last
of March, when the field gave such pos
tive indications of good harvest, that
the cattle were turned from it. No atten-
ton was paid to the soil, but now Mr.. R.
assures us, that the stalk is from three to
four feet high on the stubble ground,
and some FIVE feet high on the fallow; is
thick set, and covers the entire ground.
and gives promise of an early harvest
with at least thirty bushels to the acre.
Everywhere in Kansas we hear favor
able accounts of the wheat crop. The
fact is established, that this Territory is
prominently adapted to the growing Of
wheat, and as such, our agriculturists
should turn their immediate attention
to il.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-06-12

from making the Territory as free as
Massachusetts or New York. That de-
cision, at the time it was rendered, was
repudiated by the ablest of the Judges on
the bench of the Supreme Court, as extra
judicial and of no binding authority and
the soundest lawyers and ablest statesmen
in the Union have placed upon that opinion
the seal of condemnation. It's author
ity is recognized by few, except the Presi-
dent of the United States and the Judge
who rendered it. We are the last to
disregard the law of the land, regularly
and legitimately interpreted by the proper
tribunals; but the bred Scott case, in our
opinion. is not of that character to be en-
titled to any respect. The people of
Kansas. sustained by almost the entire
North and some of the ablest of Southern
statesmen, in their opinions against the
validity of that decision, will have no
trouble in making Kansas a free Territory.
We have already shown that it is mat
ter of grave doubt whether we should get
free Constitution if we vote for accept
ance. We are certain to get slave Con-
stitution if we vote in that way, as ultra
and stringent in its provisions, the Presi-
dent saws, as the Constitutions of South
Carolina or Georgia. We are running o
hazard in changing it to free Constitu-
ton. We viii consider further the argu-
ments that have been used in favor of
such acceptance.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-06-12
For tie Herald Of Freedom.
The Land Sales.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 10, 1858.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 10, 1858.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD OF
FREEDoM:-The undersigned, who were
appointed by the Topeka Settlers Mass
Convention to visit the East for the pur-
pose of procuring a postponement of the
Land Sales, or the means of enabling the
settlers to pay for their claims previous to
said sales, beg leave to give, through your
journal, synopsis of what action they
have thus far taken.
On arriving at Washington, they ascer-
tanned from the President and Secretary
of the Interior, that promises of temporary
2ostponement had already been made to
Mr.. Parrott, and that the arrival of the
Committee was awaited with some interest
After courteous hearing by these officers,
the Committee was informed that the
policy of the Administration required
these sales to be made during the present
year, but that some months delay would
be granted if desired. The committee
requested a postponement of one year,
but without success; and finally received
the promise of the Secretary that the sales
should be delayed till the LIST and 18th
days cf November next. This promise
may undoubtedly be relied upon.
The committee have now turned their
attention entirely to the work of procur-
ing a sufficient loan fund at reasonable
rates of interest, to enable the settlers to
secure their lands without too great sac
rifice, and will report as soon as any def
mite result has been reached; only saying,
in the meantime, that the omens are full
of hope.
All our neutrality-suspicious. and DEM
ocrats-expect the people of Kansas to
bury the Lecompton Constitution SO deep
with their ballots, that no traces shall re-
main but its memory.
We acknowledge many obligations to
Mr.. Parrot for his ready and patient
assistance, without which we should have
labored under serious disadvantages.
ROBERT MORROW.
c. II. BRANSCOMB.
JIM. WINCHELL.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-06-12
snseehes in Laxrsnes.


Hon. f. P. STANTON addressed the citi-
zens of Lawrence on Monday evening
last, on the subject of the Lecompton
Swindle. He reviewed the political his
tory of Kansas during the past year, and
vindicated his administration, and that of
Gov. WALKER, from the fraudulent allie
cations of the President and his advisors.
He spoke of the duplicity of the English
bill, and showed that the people of Kan
sas could not vote for the acceptance of
the ordinance without endorsing the Con-
stitutiop. and the manner it was imposed
upon the people. His remarks were con-
siderably protracted, and were received
with frequent bursts of applause.
Mr.. S. was followed by Judge SMITH,
who stated that he would favor the &C.
ceptance of the ordinance. provided the
certificates of election were first issued to
the Free State men. He should do so
with the view of substituting the Le-
compton Constitution by one framed by
the Free State party, and would pledge
them a Free Constitution in ninety days
if the people would accept of it. The
Judge was constantly interrupted, and
treated with great discourtesy, as we regret
to saw. is too much the fault with the peo-
ple of Lawrence when listening to argu-
ments which do not meet their approba-
ton.
Mr.. EWING, of Leayenworth, who
CHANGED to be present, was called out, and
made very handsome speech of fifteen
minutes. against the Swindle. During
his remarks he stated that all parties In
Leavenworth, with hardly an exception,
would record their votes against this out
rageous attempt to swindle the people out
oftheir liberties. As usual, his arguments
took effect with the people, who have
learned that he is practical, common sense
man, and that he is always right on the
great questions of the country.
Judge WRIGHT, late of Indiana, occu-
MED the attention of the people for a
time, and was followed by Gov. ROBINSON,
who embraced the occasion to record his
protest against the bribe to be submitted
IN the peoule on the I'd of August.
Mr.. STANTON addressed the citizens oil
Leavenworth on Tuesday evening. our
reporter, who was present, has furnished
us with very full report of that speech
which we shall give at length in our next
issue.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-06-12
Latest from Utah.

Stephen Renebarger, q. s. Government
Mail agent arrived at the Fort this morn
ing, making the trip from Ft. Kearney in
four days. From him we learn that Gov.
Cummings, with staff, attempted TO enter
Salt Lake City, but was driven back by
the Saints, and forced to retreat to john
sons camp, at Fl. Bridger. He brings the
report that the Mormons are in arms, and
determined to resist and show fight to the
troops 1t is the opinion of Gen. Harvey
that the war is not ended, but that the
Mormons will maintain their ground to
the last.
Thus it appear that the late reports that
the Governor had entered the City peace
ably, and taken possession of the affairs of
that Territory, was q Ttsse to delay the
troops, in order to give Brigham better
foothold aud complete his arrangements
for resistance.-LeaUsasoorth Journal, Nay
3lst.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-06-12
Please Correct.

The Western argus should correct It's
statements made relative to the awful
tragedy near Choteau's Trading POST
The outlaws who furnished the original
statement to the editors were portion OF
the murderers. Their story does not agree
with Others of the same gang, agreeing
only in the representation OF a hght.-
The only eight" which took place on that
dav was at the blacksmith shop of Mr..
SNYDER. which the Pro-Slavery journal
lists are pleased to term 'fort." A body Oh
the villains attempted to make a prisoner
of Mr.. Snyder, with the view of murder
ing him as they did the Others. He was
conscious of their criminal purposes, and
like a true man resisted them, feeling that
it was better to die defending his home
than to be shot down without resistance.
Mr.. Snyder and his brother from that
blacksmith shop did fight body OF men
ten times their superior in numbers, and
repulsed them. To that circumstance
thew owe their lives. Those who were So
basely shot down were pursuing their or
binary avocations. wholly unconclous oil
the awful fate awaiting them. They
were conservative Free State men, nine
out of the eleven being Douglas Demo
Gratis. They were not mixed up with the
troubles in that region, some OF them
being strangers in that vicinity, but were
supposed to have some money in theiI
possession.
A Dir. Wells has been arrested IN Law
renee, and while we write, Is confined IL
the Jail in this city, charged with being
concerned in that tragedy. He comedies
that he was in the vicinity at the time Of
the affair, while some of the wounded
men think they recognize him as one OF
the murderers.
The Western argus owes it to truth to
make a correction of its statement, and
we trust it will do so. The Leavenworth
Herald, too, has been misled by the false,
hoods of these murderers. We ask the
Argus and Herald to join us in denounc-
ing the desperadoes on both sides. d
correct public opinion will do more to pu
an end to these disturbances than all else
So soon as the press shall engage in de
Tending, justifying, or apologizing for TIT
murders which may be perpetrated in th'
Territory by one party upon the other, 81
soon we may expect to see our troubles
become general again.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-06-12
Against Lacomptou.

Mr.. EWING, of Leavenworth, IN short
speech in Lawrence, the other night, said
he had not heard man of any party ex-
press himself in favor of the adoption OF
the Lecompton Swindle, since the passage
of the English dodge. Indeed, all parties
there were united in their determination
to defeat it.
DR.. BLUNT. from Anderson county, who
has an extensive medical practice, INFORM
ed us on Tuesday last, that he did not
know of man in that county who would
vote for the acceptance of Lecompton
indeed, he did not believe there was such
a man in that county. He had talked
with all classes of men, and ALL were
resolved to go to the polls, and roll up
vote on the I'd of August next, which
would be frightful to even james Blu
chanan.
Our reports from all parts of the Terri
tory are of similar character with the
above.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-06-12
Te,,i,oria, Eduoa,ional Convention.

Pursuant to a call issued by Col. NOTE
WARE, the Territorial Superintendent of
Public Instruction, Convention of the
friends of education was held at Leaven-
worth, on Monday and Tuesday of last
week.
The Convention was permanently organ
lied by the election of the following Off
GERS: President-Col. J. II. Noteware, of
Leavenworth. Vice Presidents-D j. P.
Root, of Wyandott, and DIR. F. Kob. Of
Leavenworth. Secretaries-A. d. Rich
ardson, of Sumner, and Rev. G. d. Hen
derson, of Leavenworth.
On Tuesday afternoon, Col. NoTEwARE
delivered an able and comprehensive Adj
dress on the importance of a superior sys-
tenn of Public Schools, the proper men for
securing them, the provisions of the pres
ent School Law, etc.
A committee of fifteen was elected by
the Convention, in accordance with the
desire of the Superintendent, to examine
the specimens of school books furnished
by the publishers, and to select therefrom
and recommend to him complete list for
the use of the Public Schools. Tuesday
afternoon and evening, and Wednesday
morning, were occupied in discussing the
merits of the various works, both in COM
mittee and in the convention. The fol-
lowing is the list finally decided upon !;
Grammar, Yields; Rhetoric and Compost
tion, Quackenboss, First Lessons in Com
position" and "Course of Composition
and Rhetoric" History, Wilson's United
States Geography, Cornell's Series ; Arith-
naetic, Rays Series; Physiology, Cum
ming's; Readers and Spoilers, Saunders
Series; Chemistry, Porter's Dictionaries
Webster's; Physical Geography, Fitch's
Outlines, SHOULD any be used.)
The above are all the selections that
had been made, up to the time when our
informant left, on Wednesday. They
were concurred in by the Superintendent.
and will be recommended by him for use
in all the public schools.
A series of resolutions was adopted,
urging the importance of securing in Kan
sas the best system of Public Schools,
and recommending liberal provisions for
school buildings, the personal attention of
parents to the progress of their children
at school, the employment only of teach
ers of good moral and intellectual qualifi-
cations, the daily reading of the Bible in
the schools, etc.
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed committee to memorialize Congress
and the Territorial Legislature, for more
liberal educational provisions and appro-
priations: DR.. J. P Root, Tho. Ewing. jr.,
J. c. Vaughan, DR.. j. W. Morris, and NJ.
S. Adams.
A resolution was adopted to issue an
Educational Address to the people Of the
Territory, and Messrs. A. D. Richardson.
T. B. Read, N. d., Rev. s. D. Parker,
Rev. Mr.. Stone, of Leavenworth, and
J. N. Walden, were selected to draft the
Address.
The name of Col. Noteware was added
by unanimous vote to both the above
committees. A resolution was adopted,
empowering the Superintendent to call an
Educational Convention at Lawrence, as
early as the first of November next, to
notify all the teachers and other friends of
education in the Territory, of the same,
and invite them to be present.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-06-12

In our notice of the murder Of Col.
JENKINS last week by Gen. Lane, we
made several statements which do not CO.
inc;de with the facts as we now underst and
them. The premises occupied by Lane
were on the town site of Lawrence, and
Is covered by the Indian float. The title,
such as all our titles are in Lawrence, was
in Mr.. jenkins. He leased the property
some time ago, making special reservation
in soriting of the use of the well. The
gentleman to whom he leased the prop
erty eitherlet them to Lane, or by some
means was induced by Lane to leave
them. Col. j. had no other place to get
water, without going very great dis
lance for it. He had been getting it there
for several years without interruption, and
had legal right to do so. Lane was a
trespasser in refusing to Mr.. j. the use of
the well.
Several days before the murder, Lane
bought the shot with which Mr.. Jenkins
was killed at one of the stores in town,
stating then, and on several occasions
since, that he purchased them for the eIs
press purpose of shooting Col. j. if he
came upon his premises for water. The
whole facts as now represented to q. show
malice prepense on Lanes part.
Col. JENKINS was mar, very general
| " beloved by all ps5ees. He settled in
Lawrence in the spring of 1855, since
which he hFed very conspicuous
place in isshistory. r he was arrested in
May Of 1856, at the same time with us
near Kansas City, for daring to be Free
S,ate man, and was held, with the other
Treason prisoners, for four months on the
prairies of Kansas to answer this high
crime. Gentlemanly and afable in his
intercourse with the world, with digni-
fed bearing, and almost idolized in the
family circle, it is no wonder that the feel
ing was most intense as the horrible in
telligence spread from mouth to mouth.
The preliminary judicial examination
of Gen. Lane was deferred until Mon.
day next, under the representation thai
the injuries to his knee were of that char.
acter as to render it unsafe to proceed
with the investigation at present. We
have made arrangements for reporting the
evidence that may be adduced on that oc-
casion, and shall publish the substance o.
the same, that our readers may judge in.
telligibiy of the facts in the premises.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-06-12
scara-Croz Reports.

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Kansas letter-writers, are now represent
ing that at the time of the vote on the
English Ordinance. this Territory will be
again overrun with imported voters from
Missouri, and that there is probability of
the passage of that wicked measure
They represent the blue lodges" in Mis-
souri, as in operation, and that they are
accommodating arms and munitions of war
for the occasion of their next invasion of
the Territory; that Titus party to Arizo-
MIA is but an electioneering party to Kan
sas, and numberless other reports OF the
same character are being circulated. The
tendency of these reports is the same as
former reports of like character, to brighten
away emigration. They are false in fact,
and should be controverted by every
friend of the Territory.
Our election is on the same day of the
election in Missouri. That time was fixed
by the Board of Commissioners with the
express view of preventing the interfer-
ence of the people of that State in our
elections. We are saDguine, however, that
there is not the most distant desire with
the masses in Missouri to interfere farther
in our affairs. Their hope of making
Kansas slave State has expired. They
see that it will be free State in spite of
their efforts to the contrary. To interfere
farther in our affairs, is to arouse the evil
passions of our people to still greater ex-
tent against them and their institutions.
They know it, and now desire the storm
to subside.
Again, were they to invade the Terri
tory they could accomplish nothing by it.
The Board of Commissioners, conscious
of the disparity between the Free State and
Pro-Slavery parties, in appointing ejudg-
es of election, have, in every instance, We
believe, selected two Free State men and
one Pro- Slavery man. This will guard the
polls against fraudulent returns, and pre-
vent illegal votes from being polled. Be-
sides, it is preposterous to suppose that the
friends of Lecompton can ever overcome
the powerful majority against them by i'm
porting votes. When the "blue lodges"
were all in active operation, and the people
of Missouri were united IN their desire to
make Kansas slave State, with the entire
donations of the South to aid them, they
were unable to send more than five or six
thousand persons into the Territory
They are but little more populous now
than at that time. They have no partizan
friends in Kansas to invite and welcome
them here. They are greatly divided
among themselves, the large majority be-
ing now opposed to interference. Without
money from a common fund to even pay
incidental expenses; and then the fact that
we have very stringent laws against out
side interference; with police force suf-
fciently large to arrest and bring to justice
viOlators of the law, there is no danger but
we shall be left alone to look after our
own interests.
When We say that majority of 5000
will be given against the Lecompton Or
dinance, we say that which We consider
as certain as any event yet in the future.
Indeed We would rather take wager tina:
the majority will be greater than 1900,
than that it will be any number less.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-06-12
Fori Scott pifneufds..

Every man connected with the Free
State Party must bear in mind these facts.
first, that the civil government is in their
hands, and, second, that if the law be not
rigidly and justly enforced they, and they
only, will be held responsible.
Every Free State man will remember
also, that the more lawless Border Rufians,
destroyed their own party and themselves,
by their internal abuse of power, and put
their opponents in amajority even in local.
tiles where, if natural causes had been
allowed to operate, the Democracy would
have been in majority.
And bearing in mind these facts, they
will say. not only that the laws must be
faithfully executed, but that any officer,
who neglects his duty in this regard, or
any bodies or bands of men who shall Vio-
late the laws, or so far disregard the peacs
of the Territory as to defy them, and play
the part of bandits or robbers or ruffians,
will be seized by them and punished with
the utmost severity which the statute may
enact for such offences. To falter here
would be self-destructive. To fail either
in exposing scoundrelism on our side, on in
furnishing it, when discovered, would nee
essarily and rightly turn the tide against
US and overwhelm us in hopeless defeat
and disgrace. For one, then, we say, that
the Free-State officers should be vigilant
and exact in obeying and enforcing the
law, without fear or favor, and if anywhere
or under any circumstances they are re-
sisted, or unable to execute them, that
Free State menshould volunteer, as posse,
to arrest and punish criminals and wrong
doors.
We make these remarks, first, because
we desire every friend of the Territory
and Of freedom, to feel the responsibility
which rests upon us; and, second. because
we fear that Capt. Montgomery and MS
band, near Fort Scott, have turned out, OF
rather ARE bandits-Fobbers and ruffiAns
Of the worst chsEaeteF-and thst they are
practicing their rascaiities under the pre-
tence of defending the Free State caiseef
abused Free State citizens.
We gather the facts, or, what we sup
pose TO be such:--
First, That Montgomery snd his band
number thirty men.
second, II nat they pay no nee0 70 PVNF
tics but rob whoever has money goods or
horses.
Third, That they insult women with
ruthless savageness.
.
Now, then, these bandits must be puI
down. The property and life Of ever
citizen, lett him think as he may politically
should be as safe in Kansas as in Ono,
and we who have the civil power In ouf
hands must see that they are 80. we
must give no quarter to scoundrelism o.
scoundrels, and thus prove we are Mt 10 u
free, because we know how to obey ana
enforce the law, and how to observe aDa
maintain order and peace. We are hsPPi
to say, that Capt. Walker is on the trscs
of Capt. Montgomery and his men, ana
happier still TO believe, If he needs II
that posse Of Free State men Will Dc -
his command any moment he may SUE,
mon them. Let these bandits be seiSea
and peace restored at Fort Scott, as
may be, through the eiriI arm, and ian
and order will be firmly established 81
over the Territory. -Leauesscorth 1in'ea