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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-02
D. II. W1ER, Secretary.
Appropriate.


We observed in Lecompton the other
day one of the most fitting appointments
which We have yet witnessed in the his
tory of the pro slavery party. Itwas the
selection of Fred. Emory, the present
Register of the Ogden Land Office, and
whose name has been rendered forever
infamous by the murder of VIM. Phillips
at Leavenworth in September, 1856, to
preside as temporary Chairman over the
Convention TO nominate State Officers un-
der the bogus Constitution. As that in
strument has been not inaptly styled the
Robbers Constitution, we would suggest
that the title be amended, that it may
now. with equal pTopriety, be known as
the Robbers and Aurderer's Constitution.
-Raasss 7fituae.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-02
REGISTER and RECEIVER,
Lecompton, K I.

g. The Elmwood 4duertiser, neutral.
has taken its position square out against
the Lecompton Swindle. The editor
discovers the cloven-foot lurking through
that instrument in place we had not
seen it. We copy the editors remarks
"Some of the eastern papers profess to
think that if we reject the Article on
Slavery, we have an anti-Slavery Consti-
tuition. Have they not read this Article
in the Schedule ?
Sec. 2. All laws nor Of force i'll the
Territory of Kansas, which are not re-
pugnant to this Constitution, shall con-
tinue and be of force until altered,
amended and repealed by Legislature
assembled under the provisions of this
Constitution
"The Constitution is Pro- slavery one
ANYHOW, for the Territorial laws have a
slave code that might do honor to South
Carolina and what is there in the Le-
compton Constitution to prevent their be-
ing embodied as portion theFecf?'
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-02
TERMs.-es.oe PER ANNUM. IN ADVANCE
a Vote Against Slavery.

The Chicago Times has entered righ
heartily into defence of the People o
Kansas, and is striking blows at the Bor
der Ruffian usurpations, such as have
hardly been experienced before. 1t out.
strips the entire Republican press in it.
denunciation of the Lecompton Swindle
leaving the Tribune entirely in the shade
for the reason that there is " method'' IL
Its positions, which these journals have
generally lacked. In late issue it re.
views at length the position of that Con.
stitution on the slavery question, and
shows how the question will stand if the
slavery clause, as the intriguers called it
should be voted down. The editor re.
marks -
A vote for the Constitution with "No
SLAVERY" is vote to strike out the power
to emancipate by compensation to strike
oW the power to permit owners UOlunta-
rjlyto eDaaacipate their slaves, to strike out
the power to prohibit the introduction of
negroes convicted in other States of in
famous crimes; to strike out the power to
compel owners to treat their slaves hu-
namely and to properly feed and clothe
them to strike out the provision for a
trial by jury to slaves charged with high
offences; TO strike ont the power to pun
ish offences against the body or life of
slaves as against other persons. a vote
for the constitution with SLAVERY"
is vote placing the right of ownership
in the slaves now in Kansas and their
natural increase FOREVER beyond the
reach of law is to place it where it Can
never be SIN ANY MANNER INTERPRETED
WITH" It leaves Kansas slave State
without the power of emancipation by
compensation or otherwise it leaves
Kansas a Slave State, without the power
of permitting voluntary emancipation by
the owner. 1t leaves Kansas a Slave
State with no power in the Legislature or
courts TO control or regulate slavery-for,
says the constitution, the rights OF prop
erty in slaves shall never be in ANY MAN
NER ISTERFERED WITH.
We commend the supporters of the Le-
compton fraud to a serious consideration
of this question. Is the issue of "Slave
State or " Free State'' fairly or honestly
presented? ? Is it not presented in such a
shape that the m2n who desires Kansas
to be Free State, must, in order to at
tain that end, vote for the constitution
,oith slavery, because it is only under the
constitution in that form, that the Legis.
lature of the State, or the people can
ever reach the Institution? The Consti-
tuition with mo slavery" recognizes the
institution as existing, and prohibits the
Legislature and people forever from any
interference with it.
Take the Leeompton Constitution, then
in any view, and it is rank. gross, infa-
nous fraud. Ii is submitted for ratifi-
cation or rejection" and votes are receiy-
ed only on one side it submits the queS-
ton of slavery in such a manner, that a
vote either way is vote to make Kansa:
Slave State, and vote for mo slavery
IS vote to foster slavery upon the State
forever.
Was there ever fraud more patent OF
its face ? Was there ever fraud so un
blushing in its presentation
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-02
Action.

ACuou.
The lever of success is ACTION. No
enterprise-no reform-no great object
can be accomplished without action.
How careless, how great the disinter-
estedness manifest among the Free State
men generally. All express an anxiety
for the triumph of free principles. Yet
how few are the workers When some
thing is to be done some excuse is forth
coming. We do not doubt that all have
enough to keep their time employed, but
if we desire TO succeed in the cause in
which we have enlisted, individual affairs,
and concerns of self must give place TO
the demands of this cause. Let every
man do his duty, forsaking if need be
his personal affairs, and rush into the bat
tie while victory may be achieved. ais
MONEY so sweet as to be purchased by the
price of chains ?' 1t viii even be MONEY
to us to accomplish our aims; then let
US throw aside at once everything until
we settle matters. Let every man take
an interest in perfecting Free State Or
ganizatiop, that whenever any important
action is necessary the word may bc
passed around quickly as in a wei ar
ranged army.
The contending party is now perfect in
organization, and when matter arises
they are found ready, while we. have al
ways been unprepared. Such things
ought not so to be, and must be corrected
now. We want always TO consult with
the farmers-we want your voice and
must have it in every important crisis,
and it cannot be obtained hastily without
being thoroughly organized.
What is there now more important than
our politics ? There is nothing; then
let one and all take hold determined, and
success is sure. Act Act that each
tomorrow finds us farther than to-day
Sguatter Sovereign.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-02
For tie HrasI Of Hesfosa.
Observations of a Traveller.

KANSAS CRY, No., Dec. 81, 1857.
Ed. HERALD OF FREEDoM IL arrived
here this evening, just in time to see sew
eral of the old, wealthy, and very honOrd-
he citizens, of Clay County, No.. on their
return from our Territory, whittier they
had been to vote for the Bogus Consti-
tution' "with Slavery" On their way
through town, nearly "every mothers
son of them," might bs seen, sneaking
into a GROCERY to drown in whisky the up
braidings Of psrjured conscience.
But these hwless and predatory incur
sions on our political rights. are no longer
to be regarded with surprise by US, who
are accustomed to these invasions, and
especially when we remember the moral
complexion of their representatives at
Lecompton - that band of graceless
scamps, political hishwaymen, and grog-
shop politicians, who sacrelisiously as
sumed to themselves the title OF the
" Peoples delegates" A set of unscru-
pulous knaves, who stole their seats, and
held them, in open and notorious deti-
a.nce of the known wishes of the people.
Zen. JIM LANE should have been suffer-
ed to disperse body of men, who did
not possess sufficient honor to resign posts
acquired by this attenuated- minority
vote. Or the people, in the exercise of
their reserved rights, should have risen
en- nasse, and kicked that contemplate
squad of usurpers into the Missouri
river; or across it, into the midst OF their
real and precious constituencies nor
should our soil have been contaminated
with their infectious presence. That these
political brigands and their Missouri con-
stituents, "All, all honorable men," may
be duly advised of my opinion of their
late achievements, l here state propo-
sition, which will, think be found true
as a general rule, viz He who will steal
from another his political rights, will
steal pigs and chickens-if he has the
courage; if the fear of the penitentary
does not deter him. Acting therefore
upon this maxim, shall advise each Of
my neighborS; First, to procure list of
the names, with personal description of
the members of that Honorable body -
Secondly, to provide himself with pad
lock for his hen house Thirdly, to for
bid under legal pains aud penalties any
of the aforesaid worthless, to approach
within half mile of his cabin or stables.
Well, they have attempted to bind us
hand and foot for the next six years, "un-
Ill A. d. 1861" Will the people SUBJ
nit to be thus bound +? | think not
think / know my neighbors, and calcu-
late safely when say that were ii even
possible that Congress should perpetrate
the enormity of ratifying and confirming
this fraud and attempted despotism, our
people, as Governor Wise says, would
tear in tatters" that infamous contriv-
ance, and trample its authors in the dust.
Yours, &C., SQUATTER.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-02

hrF The Tonawanda Indians of New
York have concluded a treaty with the
Federal Government, by which, for a con-
sideration, they have relinquished to the
United States all the lands in Kansas to
which they are entitled, under the tFea-
ties of 1888 and 1872, amounting TO 5zo
acres per soul, and making about 2on.oo
acres.
These lands, we believe, are situated
in the counties of Bourbon, Allen and
Woodson, and extend south to the Cher
okee lands. Il opens up an impoftah'
portion Of the Territory to settlement
which had previously been closed asaInsl
pre-emptors-
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-02

OF 1t appears to be the intention of
some Of the Free State leaders to make
the Topeka Constitution the Constitution
of Kansas, without having it approved by
another Constitutional Convention. That
document is ever the burden of their song,
the Alpha and Omega of their action, and
Hthe one altogether lovely" in their Wis
ion. This is all well enough, but when
it comes, to use their own elegant express
sion, TO HcrammiDg it down the throats Of
Congress- and driving the people to vote
for il, . by giving them only choice be-
tween it and the Lecompton Constitution,
we are inclined to demur. This driving
process may be fun for those engaged in
it for while; but, In the long run, we
think it will prove anything else but
paying business.-KaHsGs Leader.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-02
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,


GENTLEMEN Instructions have been
transmitted to the surveyor general at
Lecompton to approve the plats of the
surveys of the Shawnee lands in your
district, the Indian selections contempla-
ted by the treaty of 10Th May, 1854, hav-
ing been made. All the lands in your
district west of the thirty-mile line paral-
lei mentioned in the I'd article of said
treaty, Nth the exception Of the felo tracts de-
scrIbed IN tie enclosed list No. Of Indian
selections, are now open to pre-emption,
under the act of 4th September, 1S41, as
extended to the same by the 18th section
of the act of 22d July, 1854-Vol. 10,
page SO.
A complete abstract will be made out
and despatched to you of all the Indian
selections east of the thirty mile line
above mentioned; so that such residuary
lands as may not be taken by the Indian
selections may be ultimately opened to
pre-emption, which will be at an early
day.
Very respectively, your obedient SER
want, THOS. A. HENDRICKS,
CnmmiSSioner
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-02
Dead Lesten

Our Lawrence Postmaster informs u
that he returned to the dead letter Office,
at Washington. about eleven hundred
letters which had not been called for,
for the quarter ending 31st of September.
1857. He has nearly as large number
which he win return at the close Of ths
present quarter.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-02

@It is said that some 100 actual
votes were cast at Oxford, johnson county
at the election on the 21st ult.. by In
vaders from Missouri, and several hundred
were polled at Shawnee. These persons
expect to vote again on the 4th of January.
The boys should look to il.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-02
Efsc, of Abuse.

Emerson, the author, says :-"As long
as all that issaid is against me, 1 feel acer-
tain assurance of success. But as soon as
honeyed words of praise are spoken be-
fore me. 1 feel as one that lies unprotected
before his enemies e
Others have felt similarly, and have
been conscious that the assaults made up.
on them were for their highest good. Il
J is from enemies only. that we learn oui
faults, butt is our own fault if we do moi
improve on the lessons thus impaired.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-02

q Mr. Randolph Rogers has been ap-
pointed by the Commissioners of the Viz
ginia Washington Monument to construct
the remaining statues of that great work,
and to complete the monument
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-02
Interior Departmcnt.

The subjOined letter of the Commis-
sioner of the General Land Office in re-
latiOn to the Shawnee lands, will be read
with interest -
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-02

TThe Coon TEnrLARs have changed
their time of meeting to Monday even
Ing. They meet in the basement of the
Herald Of Freedom Building.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-02
Total.
For the Herald Of Freedom.
Rail Road Prospects.

Sat Oxford l24 votes we're poIled for Justice
of the Peace-ail democratic.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-03

saw poor sick child Graded IN an sgrb,, which 70
mother had begged from the shop and tha. h,,,s van
child With i's fevered countensnce, his ws..ed hand
snd his bright wskefal eye, before his sight
He coud see BIN s. tbs: moment, and iancied hs
heard him say why am lying here shu. in fIom
,he light OF day and from the play With vhc, ch,-
dr,p . That case only atype vi thousand. car-
ing in London every day and II the company be saw
around him. wbicD formed drop OF the hfs blood OF
he e,,at public heart OF the copntry would ouly
forward. ibrre.fourths Of thete melancholy eases
might he annually saved Hear, hear Having
described the hospital and is accommodating tho
Charm an proceeded 10 say that the most ohsrmpg
.xsv of the immortal Charles Lamb representsd him
a. his own fesde telling stories 10 his dear ch' oren,
until .uddeuly the illusion wss dlspeued and he fonnd
,hey Were uny dream children, the children which
BE- Ought Ia have lad, had he pot devoted hs nm 10
solitude. Now, the dream children which be Mr..
DokeIs) would rai,o before every one rho heard ntn
should be the dear cbild that they loved. he dear
child they hsd lost, the child they might have hsi,
The child they certainly had then; aud he would make
those children say, Assist those little sufferers
in the hospiiaassst st them for sakes" iChee-s.I
And when lie had impressed that vision firmly their
imagination, he should wish them suddcny 10 a~ske,
and hiding themselves in the Free,nssons Tavern, at
once 10 commence vigorously adding their nimes %
the lit of subscriptions. IChrers and laugh.er. He
lad arrived at the close Of bis too long speech,
and had only TO propose "PrUspe rty 70 the Children
Hospital" Loud cheers.l
Tie LET OF subscriptions then read and q co..
lection ade the combined result being addition OF
nearly 81 G 10 the funds of the charity, ircladng
donation Of $500 from lady who declined giving her
name.
Ybe Chsirmsn's health was then given, to which he
briefly responded, and gave " The Ladies, without
whom, lie said little good could be done in This world
He had once been reminded of all Robinson Crueo0
bad done in state of single blessedness; bu., on
csrefu investigation Of the authorities, that worthy
lad in reality had two wives.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-03

smoothly, but it has not as yet received practical
shape. A telesYaphic dvpatch announces the sub.
mission of Shamyl to tho Russians. Should this
be confirmed and the Tchetehnaya and Daghestan
submit TO the Car, then we may soon zee likewise
the submission Of the Circassans Of the Black Sea.
who have boldly and successfully resisted the az
tempts to subduc them. II will be remembered
that SbamyPs eldest son was taken prisoner many
years ago, when boy, and that be was brought up
at Petersburg ID the most liberal way. He was re-
tursed 10 his father toward the end Of the Turkish
war, in exchange for two Russian princesses who
had fallen into the hands of The Daghestanee chief.
II ls by no means improbable that young Shamyl
should have prevailed upon his father to acknowledge
the suzeramty Of the Gar, and TO secure for HIM
self and family the princely rank and hereditary
government of Daghestan.
The triumphant progress of Prince Frederick
William of Prussia through the kingdom is not
without political bearing. The COnsttut0halIsn
have expressed their loyalty in the most Ostenta-
Ous way well aware that the King and the reaction
ary party were always opposed to the English mar
ri8ge and eventual alliance The enthusiasm OF the
people is meant as a censure on the Russian Ten
dences of Frederick William III. and ~. Inc
King is still in a hopeless state of diOcy, and is
soon to be brought to Cannes, in Southern France,
to try whether the mild climate may not restore
his health.
The English police has published reward OF
f2OO for the apprehension of Mr.. Thomas AllsoP
Of the Stock Exchange, charged with being an &C,
complce of Orsin Mr. AlsoP was friend oi
Coleridge, of Charles Lamb, of W: Savage Ian, :
DOR and of many Chartist leaders. Inc Iaoinet ot
the Tuieries complains that Mr.. ROebuck was mol
called 10 order when he made HE attack on the
character Of Louis Bonapsrte, and lie Nord, the
Russian organ at Brussels, afirms that Lord
Palmerston has promised to stop invectves against
tbe Emperor. At the next reading of the con-
spiracy-to-murder bill, We shall see how far bis
subserviency may go. =. r. u
New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-03
KANSAS.
From TIE Ledrenworth Time', Feb. 10.

From TIE Ledrsnuorth Time', Feb. 49,
We move. Light comes. Only wa't h,ti'' .ue
full day will break upon us glorously, ana BRING with
IL race. The Board Of Commissioner sent asnbpena
let week to the Judges and clerks of Shawnee, John-
son County Hal hs They laughed at the civil pro,
cess ard tie few sent to serve ~ Nothing WAS sala
by these few They returned to the Board, mads
r,por,, and this time some thirty men Ia cavsrycoF)
accompanied them. They arrived at midnight. one
by one Judges and clerks were arrested. IL was 10
hai ha this time. They gave in. There was aw I'D
The Territory and the power to enforce II, anc toey
Welded. Well, then, Judges and clerks appeared be-
fore the Board in session at Lawrence, and sga,nss
their will against all their wishes and hopes, sestihed
ON oath that the POLLOCK Of shawnee was taken 20
Weaport Missouri; that tiro hundred ndsvs wer9
added thereto at that place The facts gstoer anA
gather and soon there will be no escape for Cshouos
or apy of the scoundres. Proofs accumulatng. ThS
guilty feel this and from Calhoun down, or up arc
Z yamosing." Not one of them can be found On the
roll OF the Territory. ,,
certain Pro- Slavery citizen cbanced 10 read IN our
Yesterday = issue what the TanoceHt Calhoun sAd az
Washington about an attempt being made TO palm
false returns from Delaware Crossing upon hiu, the
moor sweet, innocent dear This was little 100 mu"
ior the aforesaid Pro-Slaveryite. lie swore Sanound
not believe in honor among thieves, and that Ia /,
cid villain should be exposed, that be could au
would produce evidence to show that Calhoun no
oply knev Of The Delaware Crossing fraud, but that
Il was Dlaanrd IN him. This is righteous talk and
We trust the evidence will soon be presented u ap
lilo
New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-03
THE PACIFIC HOTEL DISASTER.
CHARGES OF MURDER AND ARSON.

Fyon The 81 Lous Republican, Fee S
The circumstances under which the warrant Was
sued out are, We understend, about az iohoWe:
Ephraim Doane, whose remains were exhumsd from
he ,ups Of the fire. was reputed 10 have bad the sum
Of Al 600 in his possession. His room was ADJOINING
that of TAYLOR plank partition only separa1ng theu
apartmen,s At about ten O'Clock preceding the mop'
ing of the disaser Taylor was seen To go 70 oed. In
the neigh iborh, cd of Que o'clock he was oDselvea -
the cotler Of Walnut and Seventh in company with
sharpe. wacbman of the hotel, and Torrence. NJ
0uater pat three he went to the Iownsley House. on
Euurth Street without either boots or shoes and en-
oeo,d bed where he remained until breakfast time.
her the ed wa made the sheets were discoyeredtO
he cGnsidersbly stained with blood. Ekamina.ioa of
tie Of Taylor shows that he had no cutor o'n,ss
from which blood could have issued. All this, IN cop
rec,ion with the fact that the papers by when tbo
bodv Of Dosne was identified bloody, as was Aso
the tray ont of which tue remains were taken, makes
group Of circumstances fully justiiying Tayers or
ret, The latters sahtecedepts TOO, shouid hf Ds loi
Gotten. Not a grcat while ago he was apprehended
for robbery al the Missouri Hotel, and the eyidence
Of hi. guilt II is said would have been c,nvinc-
ing but the prosecuting witnss. was obliged to Leave
the ~ before the trial came on, ana the accu',o
dichafged. Moreover, report has II that while ID
California he wasiound guilty OF" state prsn onsnss,
and was prisoner at San Francisco. His general
character Furthermore, is bad, being that OF = gam
blr rake, and On iDebrate. -.
The man Sharpe can scarcely be suspected OF any
knowledge Of the catastrophe beforehand, else he
would OF COW be lying in critical condition At the
Uosni,al: but may not have been tha, he was de-
sonfdlv ~ ade drunk 10y Taylor when Terrence and no
were cut with him. in order that N case @ atre, tns
asnes might make sufficient headwsy TO destroy the
uroof of guilt before be lsharpe) could give thY
slaIm1
alles ATTIC be sustained, 10 VIII not De alcun 70 -
cout tor the fire Gndthe subsequent awful destruction
New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-03
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BILL.

The following is copy of the Conspiracy N rder
Bill as proposed by Lord Palmerston in the House Of
Commons ON Monday night:
"i Any person who shall within the United Knsdo o.
Cir Al Britain and besud the Islands Of Jrsy, Ga.rsey
Ndeincy ssk aud Msn conspe with any other Per
sous beng either within without the saIi tpled
Kngdcm aud said islands 20 commi, murder either
within or without the douinlcns Of her As>sty,
hsl lie guilty Of elonyi and upon beiDs e.nyst.d
shall b. b. be sentenced e pcua stde ior life or for
any term than five years 10 imprisonment with or
wh.i hard labor any term eScerdfng three ysa,s
That person within the said United kngdon, or sAi
Islands OF Jersey Guernsey, Aderney ssrk and Man. who shAl
nsg solicit any other person. being within OF
without the said United KINGDOM or the said islands to eosns
murder either within without her douDions shsu
he guilty of felony and shall he sbe upon conviction 20 oe
enued rsns ery,ude life for term not I~ss than
or To inlpusonmont wbsut hard so
any Il rm not tsceedlDg three years. 49,. a..
ANY T.r,on charged with felony under the proy ,on. q
this be sppreh.nded pnshod otherwise desN WITH
IN All rtcis any county place within the United kms.
dom In hch be may b. found, In the -aus manner ths
felony With which he is charged had bcn COMMITTED m ''ea
couutyor place. ,, =, ,,A ,A -.
h. alleged To have been intended 10 be committed IN auy
res country countries murder shall be construed to mean
he kus Of any person, whether subject OF her Majesty or
NOT nud,r such circumstances would the pson were 90
Mid In tbe ntei Kingdom make such hing murder BY tho
law, of The aid United Kingdom