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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16
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However much we may deprecate the
division in the Free State party, and the
election of political opponent to power,
there is no doubt that good will grow
out of it which will more than counter
balance the evil, provided this division is
not allowed to go too far. To illustrate:
Last winter the Free State party had
almost unanimous representation In the
Legislature indeed, We believe they
made it quite so by contesting the seats
of members. What was the result ?
Why, the passage of the Military Board
Law, of December 18th, 1857, which was
in open defiance of the Organic Act, max
ing Jim Lane Commander-in-Chief of the
military forces of the Territory, in place
of the Governor, and investing that indi-
viduai with authority to grant commits
sions, when the Organic Act, in so many
words, declared that The Governor shall
commission all officers who shall be ap-
pointed to office under the laws of the
Territory" A more disgraceful statute,
in all its provisions, was never attempted
to be forced upon any people. It's effect
has been to deluge the southern portion
of this Territory in crime and blood. Had
one-third of that Legislative body con-
sisted of opposition members, it would
never have passed that bill over Gov.
STANToN's veto; neither would they
have amended it, and passed it second
time over Gov. DENvER's veto.s s.iT
In fact, had not that Legislature been
almost a unit on political questions, never
would this Territory have been cursed
with such code of laws as was passed at
that session. There were members who
were governed by wisdom and good judg-
ment, but they were overborne by class
! of hot-spurs, and backed up by class of
individuals in Lawrence, who attempted
to hown down every member who would
not go with the masses.
, Full nine-tenths of all the General
Laws passed at the last session of the
{ Legislature, were enacted during the last
four days of the session Of that body.
| Had there been a respectable opposition,
who did not enter into all these schemes
+ of public and private peculation, the con-
sistent, conservative men could have acted
? with them, and thus saved the Legislature
> of the Territory from disgrace. Itis with
! the hope that moderate and intelligent
counsels will prevail, that we absolutely
rejoice that there will be a respectable
S number, Considerably below majority,
of those who are not attached to the Free
|, State organization. These, when associ.
Q ated with the conservative Free State
men of the Legislature, will make {
o handsome majority and they, united
: will be responsible for the passage O.
0 a healthy code of laws next winter, which
S shall supersede those rickety ones now OF
Q our statute books. Instead of partisan
: legislation, we shall look for wholesome
: laws, which will be a credit to any
g country.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16

Kansas. The productions are almost fab
ulous. We found hickory nuts that were
of the mammoth kind, measuring in cir
conference full FIVE inches the largest
way. The products of the most desirable
portions of country could be perfected
here with comparative ease. We found
grapes which were more delicious than
any wild ones we ever before tasted
We could imagine the. lusciousness of
the Isabella, the Catawba, or others Of the
superior varieties, when brought to a
proper state of cultivation. Every night
the heavens are covered, as it were, with
sheet Of flame; as far as the eye can
reach to the North, West and South, the
most brilliant light is visible, rolling on
in one mighty mass of devastating tri.
umph. "The prairies on fire." although
grand to behold of itself, is sad and de-
plorable in its consequences. The crisT
blackened soil around US makes one fee
that earth has refused to yield fruit o.
sustenance for man or beast. We arr
compelled, in consequence, to drive ou
team off about two miles every day fo
feed, where we also obtain water. At {
short distance from US there is an i'm
mense oblong mound, covered with veg
citation that is visible for miles. As i
looms up in the distance it seems a bea
con to guide the wayfarer to his destined
haven; at least it seemed so to me, snt
there is plenty of room for Others to built
them homes, or havens Of rest, near it
fertile base. 1t is spot to which mem
ory will ever revert as the place where vi
first attempted to erect home. That j
may be such in reality, where We ma.
rest from the turmoil of a more outward
life, where we may welcome few cher
ished friends, is our fervent wish.
L. G. Il.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16
County Seats.

As there has been some controversy N
regard to the law for election Of county
seats, we publish for the benefit Of those
interested, the following Section fr0m
P. 222, Chap. 21 of the Laws passed ~
the last session Of the Legislature anu
which has been certified to be correct g
the Secretary of the Territory:
Section 1. That there shall be held, y
the most general election for members o.
the House Of Representatives, in the ses.
eraI counties Of this Territory, an electon
for the permanent location Of the coung
seats Of the several counties, and that .n'
places having the highest number Of vOas. ~ !.
shall be the permanent county seats Oh 'n'
counties respectively. ~
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16
Congratulaiory.

The voting population of Douglas coun-
ty cannot fall but little, if any, short of
1000. On the 4th inst, Mr.. WOODWARD,
who was a candidate on both tickets, re-
ceived the greatest vote polled, which was
LOIS, showing that about 1000 voters re-
nsained a,Oay from the polls. t'..'
Townsend, probably the least excep-
tionable candidate on the Republican tick
ct, against whom there was opposition, re-
ceived 731 votes; while Curtis, the most
Objectionable candidate, received but 633.
The regular nomination" then, it would
seem, though, elected, received but trihe
over one-third the votes of Douglas
county.
Others may see no cause for this small
vote while still others congratulate them
selves by saying that "there was no inter-
est felt in the election" and "there was
nothing at stake to bring ost big vote"
Douglas county, on former occasions,
whether anything was at stake or not, has
polled large votes, and she would have
done SO on the 4th inst, had the people
been satisfied with the nominations. If
the people were in favor Of q Republican
organization, then was the time to have
shown it. If they wished to "punish the
traitor Brown" then was the time to have
done SO but, instead of this, one thousand
of them said, ave do not approve of the
movement to organize Republican par
ty in Kansas, nor in Douglas county, and
as we are not in favor of independent
tickets, we shall stay away from the polls,
and show our dissatisfaction at the politi.
cal organizations by our silence. If mass
convention had been called, after the Re-
publican nominations were made, and
those who were dissatisfied with the first
nominations could have participated In
bringing forward ticket We would have
elected 1t by an immense majority."-
Such is the way the PEOPLE everywhere
talk, and so they feel; and when an at.
tempt is again made to sell them out to q
party in the States before the great ques.
ton of Freedom in Kansas is finally set.
tied, and we are State in the U,aon. they
Twill 80 act. sd
Let the friends Of the regular tickei
rejoice. if they see anything to rejoice
over, while those of us who would no,
support their Republican nominations viii
rejoice that, though our men were moi
elected to the Offices, we had the endorse.
ment of two-thirds of the voters of Doug,
las county, in saying that the regular
nominations" Hwere not fit to be made.n
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16
The RoRdx Candidate

Mr.. WOODWARD, candidate for the
Territorial Legislature, at the election on
the 4th inst, and for whom all parties
voted in Lawrence, received 442 votes !;
thus showing the entire vote polled on
that occasion. Our vote in Lawrence has
usually averaged between 700 and 600.
Why this falling of Some may ans
wer that our election precinct is some
what changed. True, but now it embra-
ces Franklin, and adds the 100 votes Of
that place. Instead of decreasing the
vote Of Lawrence, it should have in
creased it; and yet it was the smallest
vote, probably, ever polled in the place.
Had the entire voting population of this
precinct been at the polls on the 4th inst,
and could they have expressed them
selves as they would have been glad to
have done, the $40 votes given for AZ
Curtis, the rosgdy, would have been almos,
doubled against him. As it was, those
who voted the regular ticket" scratches
him badly, while his competitor, Mr.. BER.
KAU, made fair advance on him.
In Bloomington, Curtis's own precinct
he fell short of his ticket, while Mr.,
BERkAU ran considerable ahead ol
him In fact, on examination, we find
Curtis has fallen short in euery precinct IL
:he county, and in Marion township
where the people knew him best, and
knew his rO,Ody propensities, he had bu
t,reipe votes. a 1l -.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16
Meef a On In Msrify.

Last winter when the Crittenden Bill
was pending in the House, the Commit
tee on Territories made report which
was signed by GALUsHA A. Grow, ]. R.
G1DDrxes, 40. GRANGER, S. s. PURvI-
ANcE, JUSTIN s. MORRIS and JOHN G..
PERRY, all Republicans, from which We
make the following extract:
"The population of Kansas, from the
most reliable sources of information, is
nearly or quite equal to the present frac-
tionai ratio for a member Of Congress
in the States, and greater than the rep
resentativs population Of many of the
States at the time of their admission into
the Union. So there can be no valid OBJ
lection to her admission on account of "in-
sss:aent population"
We believe those men enunciated moth
ing but the truthin regard to our popula-
ton, and we are confident census viii
show aFesident population of 100000 at
this time. Some ofthe Republican press
es, which year ago were claiming a pop
ulation of 100000 for us, are now repre-.
ssnting that we have population of only
As, 600, or $4,000, and are showing the
hardships of the English Bill in keeping
Kansas out of the Union. The English
Bill, as We have always proclaimed, wal
sbsse cheat, and designed as such by its
framers; but, practically, no better Bill
for Kansas could have been passed BY
Congress. Many voted against the LIE.
compton Swindle who would not hav,
done so but for the intany of the Bill
The Republicans should understand thi
matter, and fight this question on its MER
ITs, not on techniealities, and then tina
party would be able to make a stronge
point against the southern Democracy ant
their endorsers.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16
Honoopathic Phrsician

By reference to our advertising col
umns, it viii be seen that DR.. HUsoN, of
the johnson House, proposes to engage in
the practice Of his medical profession in
this city. The doctor adopts and prac-
tees the homeopathic system-one with
which we have but little acquaintance.
We know there aremany friends Of the
system in Lawrence. and surrounding
country, and Is the Doctor is thoroughly
educated in his profession, we shall be
disappointed ifhs does not have large
practice on his hands in ashort time. We
can but congratulate the 'advocstes Of
that system Of medical practice in
this vicinity, At their success in securing
the services Of 90 courteous, affable, in
tslligsnt, and gentismanly practitioner as
Doct HUsox is, to practise his profession
IN this city. - ....t
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16
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A Free State Delegate Convention will
be held at Lawrence on Wednesday, No
vember 10th, 1858, for the purpose
1st. OF discussing the various questions
connected with the present political or
CARNATIONS of the Territory, and deter
mining the true policy Of the party; and
I'd. OF considering the question of the
speedy admission Of Kansas into the
Union as Free State. az t-si
The apportionment Of Delegates will
be as follows: u
Leavenworth county, 13; Atchison, 4;
Doniphan, q; Brown, 2; Nemaha, 2; Pot
tawatomie, 2; Calhoun, 2; Marshal, 1;
Washington, 1; Riley. 8; Clay, l; Dick.
inson, I; Davis, 1; Wise, 2; Butler and
Hunter, 1; Richardson, 2; Breckenridge,
8; Madison, /; Green, 1; Woodson, 1;
Coffey; 8; Weller, 2; Shawnee, 5; Doug
las, 8: johnson, 4; Lykins, 4; Linn, 4;
Franklin, 3; Anderson, 3; Allen, 2; Bour-
bon, 4; McGee, Dorm and Godfrey, L;
Anapahoe, and the western portion of
Kansas not otherwise attached; i; max
ing in all, 100 Delegates.
County and Township Committees are
requested to take early measures for the
election Of Delegates, in order that the
Convention may fairly represent the SEN
tirnents of the different constituencies.
The people are invited to meet in Mass
Convention, at the Same place, on Thurs-
day, November 1ith. aais
BY order of the Central Committee.
~ J. BLOOD, Chairman.
J. n. WmcHELf., Sse'y. - -.
Free State papers throughout the Ter
ritory win please copy.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16

OF The attention of the General Mail
Agent of Kansas is directed to the fact
that the mail, via. Oskaloosa and Lawrence,
from Kansas City to Osawkee, has not
been carried over the route but once since
the contract commenced operations in
July last. In consequence of this fault Of
the contractors, (Messrs. ELDRIDGE BROTH
ERs,) Oskaloosa has been left entirely
without mail facilities. The Lawrence
and Sumner mail passes through oska-
loosa, which would remedy this defect
but the mail carrier refuses to stop at Os-
kaloosa, and, latterly, he has avoided the
town, which has population of 500, or
more, merely to prevent accommodating
the people of that place with mail facili-
ties. Immediate measures should be
adopted BY the General Mail Agent to
remedy this defect.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16
oons.rvaav.. rriumpA.D,, -,


. The Republican journals of Kansas are
claiming a majority of radicals in the
next Territorial Legislature. On a care
full examination of the returns already in
our possession, we find the conservative
Free State men, and the Democrats, have
tTa'ty. four out Of the thirty-nins mem
bers. These two parties will be able to
act together to prevent hasty and incou-
Siderats legislation, and will oheerfully
cooperate in preparing healthy code Of
laws for the Territory. If Brown and
'Nemaha counties shall have elected a
moderate man, and Marshall shah have
elected another, as We presume is the
case, then the conservatives win have
itsOsatyssiS in the Legislature. We are
satisfied with the result in the Territory
Is We know our friends win be, and we
trust our radical opponents win find equal
cause for rejoicing. -
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16
School BOOKS.

J. H. NoTEwAnE, Esq, the able Super
intendent of Common Schools, appointed
by Gov. DENVER last winter, under the
act of the Territorial Legislature, has
been engaged, amid numberless Difficult
ties, for long time. in organizing the
Territory, and arranging to set the ma
chinery of the new School Law in opera
ton. He has just determined, after con-
sultation with the best educational talent
of the Territory, in favor of the follow-
ing series of school books, and recon-
mends their adoption in all the schools oi
Kansas. We will venture the assertion
that the series embraces the best books
now extant. True we would have pre-
ferred Towns Spoilers and readers, and
probably some other changes in the more
advanced works, yet, as q whole, they
cannot but meet with the entire approba
ton of all classes, ari they will soon be
adopted as the standard elementary schoo
books of the Territory, We quote:
Dictionary-Webster's.
Readers and Spellers-Sanders' New
Series,
Geographies-Cornells Series.
Grammar-Wells' New Grammar.
Arithmetic-Ray's Series.
Mental Arithmetic-Stoddard's.
Algebra-Rsy's.
Geometry-Perkins'.
Chemistry-Porters'.
Philosophy-Barker's; Wells Scienc,
of Common Things.
Composition-Quackenboss'; First Les
sons.
Elocution-Kidd's; Sanders Schoo
Speaker.
Physiology-Comings'.
Botany-Gray's.
Penmanship- Payson, Dunton ant
Scribner's.
History-Wilson's.
Physiology-Comings' Glass Book ant
Companion.
Drawing-Coe's Drawing Cards ant
Coe and Shells de.
Geology-Hitchcock's.
Zoology-Hitchcock's.
Moral Philosophy-The Bible; Way
lands Moral Philosophy.
Book keeping-Mayhew's; Payson.
lDunton and Scribner's.
Parliamentary Usages- Cushing's Man
ual.
Astronomy-Smith's.
] American Hymn Book.
Practical Guide to English Pronuncia
ltion.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16
yobbing OMce Let.

We neglected to state last week, as we
intended, and should have done, that we
have let our Jobbing Office to our former
efficient foreman in that department, Mr..
WHITcoMB, who has charge of it, and is
turning out work which defes competi-
ton west of st. Louis. We have Just
added to our jobbing material largo
quantity of new type of the latest styles,
and Mr.. WHITcoMB has received good
supply of excellent paper and material,
and is now prepared to execute orders for
any kind Of work, blanks, &C., at mod
crate prices, and on the shortest notice.
Those having business in that depart
ment will call upon him in future fol
their jobs. See his advertisement in its
proper place. .- ....-.rt
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16
A Live Town.

From reliable information, furnished us
from citizens of the place, we are con.
vinced that LEROY, in Cofey county, il
entitled to the above appellation. There
are now located upon the town site ovel
sixty buildings, all having been erected
during the past year, including two good
saw and grist mills, one excellent steam
Touring mill, ali in good running order;
two hotels, several stores, including hard
ware, boots and shoes, and harness shops,
and, in fact, all the necessaries of life.--
One of its most interesting features, is its
convenient, airy school building, supplied
with good teachers and supported by the
regular attendance ofsixty pupils. Good
water can be obtained only thirty fee!
below the surface, without digging through
rock. There are at present eight good
wells upon the town site. In the imme-
diate vicinity are Crooked, Long, Wolf
Turkey, Big Bowman's Branch, and Scot,
Creeks. Fine building materials are read.
lily obtained. Lumber, brick, sand, lime
stone rock, &c. The climate is healthy
and water pure and abundant, and the
surrounding country presents great in.
dncements to the agriculturalist and
stock grower. at
Stock thrive well in the timber during
the entire winter. The up-lands are well
adapted 10 the growing of whsat rye
oats, and all the small grains, while the
bottoms are unrivalled in producing corn.
There has been a quantity of Chinese
sugar cane raised the present season, and
manufactured into fine syrup; hereafter
it viii be considered staple production.
The County Seat has been permanently
located here. The emigrant to Southern
Ksusas would do well to look at Leroy.
The proprietors Of the town win always
take pleasure in showing strangers their
improvements, and the advantages they
can offer to settlers. 3s1
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16
For TIE Herald of Freedom.

s For Re Herald Of Freedom.
Nh. BRowN:-In reading the editorial
correspondence of the FoRT SceTT DEN
ooRAT, we notice the following
"On picking up the Herald of Freedom,
this morning, We find that friend Brown
will have it that we are in pursuit of that
'old gents daughter" Allthe reply that
we can make is, that we have not yet been
able to find her, and we are half inclined
to believe that we shall prove unsuccess-
full. The ladies have SO changed since
we left for the border, that we can hardly
distinguish our most familiar female ac-
quaintances, and wag has Justly re-
marked, that '.now-a-days . man has to
get up early to get around his wife the
same day." They use all manner OF
Patent Extensions" The great colossal
infater, we believe, is mostly used this
fall, and that, together with q thousand
other little traps Of various hues, all over
her person, gives her more the appearance
Of dry goods store struck by lightning
than any other comparison we can make,
and we dare not venture among the
rubish to hunt out the aforesaid daugh-
ter" t> 7ta
We are not Disposed to rejoice over the
disappointments of our fellow beings,
much less of those of the gen:lemanly
Editor of the Democrat. We would sug-
gesb by way Of consolation, that tr;ee
saying, /" that distance lends enchAnt.
ment," and we presume, from the remark,
''the ladies have SO changed since VS. left
for the border,n &C., that his experiences
corresponds with the above saying
Seemingly to retaliate upon the false one,
he classes the whole sex as comparable to
q dry-goods store struck by lightning
and quotes the expression Of "a wag'' in
vindication. If he returns to Kansas, we
win promise to present him to the daugh-
tsrs of several "old gents" whom he
would find it difficult to 1get round" al
al, and who would not change in few
short months, 50 as not to be recognizable
by their best friends, and who would pre-
sent beautiful contrast to the unseemly
mass he describes. T
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16
Departure.

The numerous friends of Mr.. DENTON,
IN Lawrence and vicinity, will regret his
departure from Kansas for the winter
As has before been stated in our columns,
he proposes a lecturing tour through some
Of the States. His return to Kansas in
the Spring will be looked forward to with
interest by the friends of reform. Though
some of his positions may be untenable
yet an active, energetic and independent
mind, Of his stamp, will ever be marking
out an onward march. .l IiateE
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16

or By dispatches from New York, Of
9TH inst, we learn that. on the afternoon
Of that day, the Crystal Palace was des-
troysd by fire, supposed to be the work Of
an incendiary. The loss is variously ss-
timatsd at from s., 100000 to $l,5oo,OOo
lThs Fair Of the American Institute was
being held there at the time. Several
pieces of ssatuary, and other valuable
works of art, were destroyed. It is also
feared that = number of lives were lost
One dead body had been taken out Of the
ruins At .ast accounts.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16

F We would invite the attention Of
our readers to the card of Messrs. MITCH
ELL & AYERS, which appears in our COL
umns this week. Mr.. Mitchell is one OF
the Representatives of Linn county to the
Territorial Legislature. The Junior MEM
Der of the firm we are not personally
acquainted with, but is said to be a young
man of fine talent and thorough, ener-
getio lawyer. We cordially commend
them to the public.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16
Emigration.

The two steam ferry boats at thi:: pom.
have been doing q large business tbs ps,;
few days, in crossing emigration ovsri'u.
from Iowa, Illinois, and all the North,eas'
country. For several days past We nav. nav.
seen an average of over twenty wsg0SS'
per day, and all report still more oenlnIni
Most Of the emigrants this year come NeH
supplied with all kinds Of stock and iaiIu. =.
ing implements, and they will soon I. :.
prepared to make themselves comtoilan:. !.
in their new homes. Their destination =
southern Kansas and Missouri.-kaH'''
Citv Metropolitan.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16

{ or The Grand Lodge L o. o. F. Of
Kansas met at Leayenworth on Tuesday
last. All Of the Subordinate Lodges in
the Territory were represented. though
the attendance of Representatives was not
large. Much business pertaining to the
prosperity Of the Order in Kansas, was
transacted, and general harmony prevailed
throughout its session. aae 3f
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-16
N. El.eaaea.

Doniphan county hss elected four Dsn'
ocrats, aud probably one Republican 70
the Legislature. as
Atchison county has elected three Dem
ocrats to the Lsgislatuse, and located 'l'
county scat at Atchison. Martin pub
lishss Republican newspaper, known y
FTssdoWs Champion, in this county, h'Do''
no doubt the result The superior g,
nious Of the sboy'' i thus practically a.
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