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Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28
The Weather.

We do not intend to write q long
dissertation on the old standard sub
ject of the caption Of this article, but
merely to congratulate the citizens
of Kanzas upon the mild and lovely
weather with which Providence has
SO favored them this season, We
are now in the dead of winter, Jan,
2S,) and yet we have not had a flake
OF snow this month. The atmos,
phere is as mild, and the offulgent
rays Of Old Sol arc as congcnial, as
tho climate of September month
in New York, and, indeed, il much
mofe resembles an autumn than Q
winter month. The birds are chirp-
ing, tho prairies are again putting
forth their vsrdurc, the farmers are
plowing, and everything about tends
to convince us that we are expericn'
cing'somcthing contrary to what we
formerly eastern people consider
winter. Fdnt'p"el -" f''u NJ.
KauSas, as well as having the rich,
est soil and most enchanting scenery
in the world, is also, blessed with 4
climate consistent with It's other ad'
mirable features.
Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28
In the Field, Once More.

Well, here we are before you again,
KIND and indulgent patrons. When
we last appeared before you, we sta
ted that, owing to the destruction ot
our printing tent by the wind, you
would be deprived of our company
for o short season---and the time we
had allotted for the next visit--one
month-has extended to three months.
1t Is not an unfrequent occurrence
that hanzaS business men--and more
especially Ksnzas publishers=fdU a
tryge short in some of their calcula-
tlons, and our experience is but an
excmplifcation of this fact l., How
ever, "alPS we'll that ends well :"
and we now hope, by our punctual
appearance in the future, and by
manifesting, ifpossible, amore ardent
zeal md untirihg devotion in advan-
cling the interests of our sacred cause,
through dur humble columns, TO re-
gain and merit your good WILL
Hereafter, so long as we are welcomed
IN your society, you can safely rely
upon our being constant weekly
visitor. We are now printed in a
gool, new, comfortable stone build
ing; have plenty Of paper and ink on
hand have a fat list Of subscribers ;
hatteriag annount'of advertising pat
ronage, and are in q good trim and
right smart" flow Of spirits gen.
orally.
Our only hope is that you will well
come us with that cordiality which
our efforts to make an interesting,
useful and agreeable papor, lead US to
believe is due us. With this second
obeisance, may it long be the last
Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28
What is in the Wind9

A few weeks since we were in the
midst of d panic--a great financial
revulsion. Then calm ensued; and
all were wondering from whence our
troubles came. The lynx-eyed poll
ticianS saw that the people were in a
quandary. and took advantage of 1t;
first, in the city Of New York, by In
forming them that Mayor Wood was
the cause Of at least part OF their
troubles.-No single opposing party
had the courage to charge on the
Democratic ranks, but union of the
opposition was effected, and the Gun
terrified" were disarmed. The news
of their defeat was sent by lightning
over the country. Judge Douglas
and Gov, Walker saw that the strong
hold of the Democracy had yielded :
that the iron was then bot, and there
would never be better time to forge
out of it aparty for self-promotion
With Sledges in hand they COM
menced StrikinS.-Ths radicals of the
South supposing Bleeding Kanzas''
to be past recovery, fitted out Gen.
VIM. Walker to conquer and bring
into the Union territory lying in
latitude more congenial to their "Pe-
culiar institution. "-A4One Of Uncle
Sans Conimodores, captured and
returned the General as a fugitive
from justice,-sUhcle Sam denies Or
dering his capture, and at once releas-
es him. Either the Commodore who
arrested Gen. Walker is a blockhcad
and a Ounce, or something political
is in the wind.-Which is it?
Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28
Washington News.

Wehavc been unabletO obtainvery
late news from Washington, our la,
test reliable dates being Of January
4. Mr.. Pugh, Of Ohio, had just then,
introduced into the Senate bill for
the admission Of Kanzas into. the
Union as State under the Lecomp-
ton Constitution, with its boundaries =,
defined in the paci6cation bill Of the
last Congress, and upon two funda-
mental conditions.
The FIRST condition il, that the 7th
article of the constitution, relative to
slavery, shall be submitted to sep
arate and direct vots---"yes" or "no"
of the qualified electorg, ON the 9TH
Of April, 1858, at which time the
State officers, the Legislature, and the
Congressman, shall be chosen.
The returns of this election to be
made to the Governor Of the Terrific
ry, instead Of the president of the
Convention, and the election conduct
ed in obedience to the laws in force
on the 7th day Of November.
The second fundamental, condition
is, that the constitution shall not be-
so construed as to limit or impair the
right Of tho people, through their
Legislature, at any time, to call o
convention for the purpose Of alter
ing, amending, or aboishing their
form Of government, subject only to
the Constitution Of the United States.
The President is required to dmit
the State by proclamation, as soon AZ.
the election Of April 7th shall have
ranspired. ~ ~ esT 2n "'i.'' '4''
The ordinance Of the LecCmpton!
convention, relative to the grants of
Of public lands, is rejected. and in
its stead the usual articles Of COM
pact are offered to the first Legisla-
turc Of KanzaS for acceptance or re-
lection, as in the case Of other new
States. et ~
Mr., Douglas was still working with
all his might and main against the.
admission Of the Constitution, and
we understand that q letter has late.
ly been received by some person in.
Lawrence, from our Representative,
Mr. PARRoTr, stating that the success
of its being accepted by Congress
Twas beyond even possibility.
Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28
Look Here |

Citizens of Prairie City and vicin-
ity, we want to hrve private word
with you fora moment, if you please ;
10 lend us your ears while. we thrust
IN thom a few facts which may be of
vital interest to you. DO you have
friends living in the States? Do you
pretend to keep them posted up in
kanzAs matters, and more especially
ofitomS in and about your new homo
OF course You do not pretend to do
this, for moments glance at the fig
uros is conclusive enough proof to
%how that you are not SO foolish as
all this amountsto Just consider
foramomcnt tho expense which would
be attendant on your efforts, wore
you to attempt to accomplish this.
10 Keep them posted thoroughly, il
would require, at least, two-thirds Of
your time, and upwards Of twenty
sheets of foolscap paper every week
Allowing $l,5O por day for your SER
vices, and, say 80 cents per week for
stationery, and wo hnd that at tho end
of one year you have expended three
hundred and Mirty-eyhtdollawi three
hundred and Miry.sir Of which might
have been saved by subscribing for
one copy of the CHAMPION, and send-
ing thSt to tkem, which possibly
might have pleased them bOttsr than
even your ,hwe hundred and thirty
eight dollar ciiDrts Have you ever
considered this tdattcr before :? Can
you not better affbtd to pay two dol
lars for tha constant Bc,vicc Of three
men for one year, engaged night and
day in furnishing ncwS for your
friends, than to attempt 70 do u
yourself?
Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28
The Territorial Legislature,

We had Intended to give q genera
summary Of the doings Of this body
now in session at Lawrence, but from
misunderstanding, have failed to OBJ
tain the Daily Journal published by
that body, 80 therefore do not know
ourselves tho result of their opera
tions, Welearn from private sources
that a bill had passed both branches
providing for the taking of tho cen
sus in the hotownships Of Oxford, Kick
apoo, ana III the County Of McGoe,
and also that o bill had passed, PRO-
viding for the holding of an election
for delegates 10 frame q State Consti'
tuition. We presume that most OF
the other bills passed are Of o local
character, We shall havea acompleto
synopsis Of their doings, upcto the
time Of our going to press, next week
Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28
Gen. Walker Captured.


Gen. Walker has been rescued
from his third 6llibustOring expodi.
tion. On the 9Th instant Commo-
dore Paulding landed q small force
on Punta Arenas, whore Walker and
his troops we're stationed. The little
6llibuster was ordered to surrender,
and no obeyed the order promptly,
excusing himself by saying that he
preferred boing'taken by Americans
and not by British. The main body
Of his troops 'worS put on board tho
Saratoga, and are on their way to
Norfolk. A few under Col. Frank
Anderson who had gono up tho river
to the mouth Of the Serapiqui, arc
still in Nicaragua. Walker himself,
with the Aid-de-camp. Col. McDon-
aid, were taken to Aspinwall by Capt.
Eagle, and put on board tho Northern
Light, which arrived in New York
city on Monday. Col, Frank Andor.
son who with so mon had captured
tho river steamers and taken Gas tillo,
still holds his position at that city,
lie had three months provisions and
six pieces Of artillery, which ho cap.
tured from tho Costa Ricons, with
abundance Of ammunition, which
would enable him to maintain his po-
sition as long as shis provisions lasted.
x Walker is now at large ON parole
to appear at Washington.
kT Oh what delightful weather !
Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28
The Governors Message.

1t is unnecessary for us to direct
attention to the admirable message
of His Excellency, Gov. RoBMsoN,
transmitted to the Legislature Of the
State of Kanzas at its recent conve-
ming. The high source from which
the document emenates is of too
much import to warrant it from being
uninsured from the perusal Of every
reader in whose hands it may foil.
The Governor first commences by
demonstrating with o few solid facts,
the constituencies Of the democratic
dogma Of "popular sovereignty"
and gives chronological review of
the history Of Kanzas Governors, and
the action of the Administrations at
Washington. He lucidly shows that
Democracy is but another namo for
Slavery, Extention ocrasy, and that SO
long as this government is in the hands
Of such rnlers as have controlled her
for the past few years, Freedom must
yield the encroachments of Slavery. :.
The Governor "pitchss" into the
last message OF the hoary headed Ne
ro ofthe White House for his willful
Misrepresentation Of facts touching
our affairs, and for the rakiSh impu-'
dence Of his insults. His review of
the Presidents taunts that the ques-
tion OF slavery has been fairly and
explicitly referred to the people Of
KanzaS by the Lecompton Constitu-
tion swindle and that we deserve OK.
orcising for not participating in the
election for delegates to the Mrs. Cum
ningham Convention, is done up in.
the manner that but few besides His.
Excellency can compete with.
Acting Governor DENVER takes
good raking for telling US in his mes,
sage that had the people Of Kanzas
been as tolerant as the people Of Ne
braska, no difficulties would ever
have occurred here. Governor Ron,
INsoN propounds to the Acting Gov
ernor a few queries, which, if the
latter person would answer, he would
be Thoroughly enough convinced Of
the Stiffness of his assertions.
Take it all in all, the message is,
an important document, and is we'll
worthy Of being the production Of
Of its eminent author-Gov. CHARLES,
RoDrNsoX,, No man, in K"nz"s pos
sesses so large . share OF the conf
dencs, respect, goodwill, veneration,
and affection of the masses Of the peo-.
pie, as Governor ioBINsoN.
Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28
Ray- The Omaha Ms5raskian, So,

RW The Omaha Msbraskion, says
that out Of eight banks in tho terri
tory, but three have suspended, and
that those were owned by Eastern
Capitalists. We think the East il
running up an account with the West,
that they will find very difficult to
liquidate.
Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28
Gov, Geary Repudiatss the Charge,

Coy. Goary having been charged
by o Washington correspondent OF
approving OF Mr.. Buchanan,s Kanaas
policy, (vidc article on our fourth
page, has written q long letter to
one Of tho New York papers indig-
nantly denying the charge. Con-
sidering the strong position the
Governor took a against the bastard
while in Kanzas, one Of his mos
moritorious acts being the vetoing Of
the bill providing for the election Of
delegates to conceive the Lecompton
creature, we do not see how ho could
possibly sustain the Administration.
Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28
The Two Legislatures.

The Territorial and State Legis-
latures are now both in session at
Lawrence, and both busily at work
framing codes of laws. Before the
people Of the Territory would con-
sent to participate in the Territorial
election Of last fall, they had to be
satisfied by scores Of promises and
pledges from the candidates for the
Legislature, that they would do no
thing, if elected, to retard the pro-
gress and operations of our State
government, and tho general desire
al that time was thst the Territorial
Legislature should Immediately, after
its convening, repeal the entire bogus
code of laws, and then adjourn sine
die, to make room for the peoples
government. No one at that time
believed that we would ever obtain
our rights-that we would ever en-
Joy the privileges of Republican in
stitutions-until we resorted to the
last Of all expedicnts=-revolut
Late news from Washington family
cheer us with the hope that Congress
may Reject the Lecompton Constitu-
ton and give us an enabling act, and
in case Of such an event, our ends can
be attained by an easy and pacific
remedy, and what will be salts fac
torily to Congress as being legal
one. With the Lecompton bastard
out Of our way, the Territorial Gov
eminent will answer our purposes
until the State Government can be
put into existence in a manner unob-
iectionable to Congress.
The action Of the State Legislature
in framing code Of laws, and there
by giving vitality to the Government
and preserving it in healthy exist
enOc, is In perfect accordance with
the desire Of the people, and all
honor is duo that body for its sacri-
fcing spirit and untiriug devotion to
the cause of Freedom, and for the
reverence Of its regards for the will Of
its constituents.
Let Congress dare further pollute
itself by endeavoring to thrust upon
our necks the bastard's heels, and
see what will be the result The
noble spectacle of ten thousand Free
men, gored, stung, maddened, in
suited and outraged from an oppres-
sion Of three years duration, will
be witnessed rising in their giant
strength, rallying around the stand
ards OF their cherished government,
firmly resolving 10 stand by and
maintain it, even unto the point Of
death and then at once to our assist
ance, in swelling torrents Of thou
sands, will pour in our friends from
the firm, staunch, unshaken, glorious
North, and the hurricane will not be
checked uutil every vestige Of tho
Slave power is swept from the conti-
nent. Our prayer is for peace, and
Gcd grant that our rights may be re-
stored us through means of peace !;
but if we can obtain them only by
resorting to such measures as we have
just portrsyed--then letthe issae come I
Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28
G. w. Browns Policy.

The boiling press feel exceedingly
jubilant in their crowings over the re-
sult Of the late election for State Off
cors under the New York dentists q
mistress Constitution, who beyond
all doubt feel as happy-Aand surely
they have as much occasion to---as
would the dutch" on the occasion
of "taking Holland" The editor
of the Hsrdid Of FREEDOM, in the
heighth of his ecstacy on learning,of
the success of "his policy" takes oc-
casion to dub the straight-outers with
such mild epithets as "inCubuses to
tho Free State party" "IntOn men, "
"Sloths," "do-nothings," and other
as appropriate terms. Mr.. BRowS feels
happy-and no wonder. The voting
policy was entirely his own, and the
honor of its success belongs exclusive
ly to himself. The Free State party,
in solemn convention, admitted by all
present to have been conducted with
frankness and fairness, resolved by
an expression Of a majority of its del;
egates to repudiato the election fof
State officers. The decision ired Mr.
BRowN. 1t was not carrying out
"his policy" He was determined
that Mis- views should not be treated
so lightly, and so went to work with
his indefatigable energy and concocted
and originated the "Anti- -Usurpa-
tion PLATFORM" and "Anti- -Usurpa-
tion ticket. +" By covert scheming,
artful wirs'pulling, plausible activ-
ity, and, also, we are sorry to stato,
giving erroneous impressions and in
timationS, succeeded in driving the
majority of the Free State voters into
his ranks, after they had solemnly
resolved, by their delegates, to keep
aloof from it. venture to say tn Al
no other man than G.. w. Brown,
could possibly have accomplished this
result; and the exhibition conclusively
shows one oftwo things, that either
q. w. BRowNis possessed of mind
almost superhuman in influence and
power, or that portion of the Free
State party are imbecile, vacillating,
yielding, unstable and gullible. We
can forgive Mr.. BnowN for his sour
feelings towards tho anti-voters and
for his pleasant erpletives, for surely
no man, receiving one-half of the
scotn, condemnation and execration
that Mr.. BRowN did in originating
tic q" boilers" movement, could feel
otherwise than a little GdGntGntinish
towards his unsympathizerS.
Well, the "bolters " have sue.
cccded in electing their ticket, and
the officers under the Lecompton
Constitution are Free State mon.
If Congress does admit the bastard
and these officers refuse to take theil
oaths Of Office, ia accordance with
the general desire of the people, very
we'll but if their affection for office
is so ardent as to overbalance thoil
love of principle, and they attempt tc
make the bastard y living thing, be-
ware Tho people of KanEas have
that acorb and deadly animoGity to
tho detestable thing that they will re-
gard everybody as enemies to Free
dom who will recognize it. We dc
not for a moment question the honor
integrity and patriotism Of those mer
elected under the bastard, and are fal
from believing that they will ever dc
anything to porpetuatc itH existence
bat no harm will DO occaSioned
however, by acquainting them Of th'
sentiments Of the people on the
subject. cn'
The Territorial Legislature
Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28

Ey- According to late assess
rnent, the total valuation Of Lcaven-
worth, Kanzas, ia $9,l45,06e. The
number Of slaves are sixteen.
Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28

BT- Call around at No, ~, Church
street, and take peep at the new
"CuANrioS" office. The latest news
ofthe day will be checrfully furnished
you--for 6vo cents
Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28

ET The North Missouri Railroad
IL now finished to Wellsville---eigh.
teen miles from Mexico.
Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28

RT Any quantity Of "CuAMrIoss"
for sale At this Office, at 6vc cents a
copy.
Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28

Ew We are under obligations to
the Hon, M. J.PAnnorr, for valuable
public documents. loh NH
Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28
Hair.splitting Sovereignty.

Somebody has recently said that
sovereignty is one undivided and in
visible substance Of power and au-
thority which cannot be partitioned
or delegated /; and the newspapers,
great and small, are ringing all the
changes upon it just at this time, as
bearing with great weight upon the
Kanzas question. The people Of this
country are called "the sovereign peo-
ple," and so they are. Yet al their
laws and constitutions have been
made, and must necessarily be made,
by delegated authority. If unwiSe
laws are made this year, they may
be repealed the next, by the same
delegated authority If an unwise
constitution Is made this year by a
convention of the peoples delegates,
it may be changed the next year by
their delegates, or even before, if the
people 80 decide. AS the President
has wisely said, "no human power"
can prevent the people from applying
such remedies in such cases.-N Y.
Journal of Commerce.
The above is specimen of the
main argument employed by the sup
porters of the Lecompton swindle,--
II must be admitted that the argu-
ment would not be bad one had the
delegated authority" in thisinstance
derived its being from the people OF
Kanzas instead of Missouri, and it ia
owing to this fact that the argument,
be it in other respects ever so forcible,
loses it's virtue, 1t Is truly humilia-
ting to see how some Of the Northern
presses can SO prostitute themselves
by talking with such satanic ooolness
about the makers Of the Lecomp-
ton bastard as being the representa-
tives Of the people of KanSaS, when
they 80 weN know they are reiterating
lies as black as sin.
Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28

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Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28

Blank Deeds for sale, at this office,
Freeman's champion., 1858-01-28

NT Oh ! what delightful weather
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