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The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-21
Can't a Man think what he Pleases.

In the spring of 1857, (our authority
is explicit, an exciting municipal elec-
ton was held in Princeton, Indiana. The
all-absorbing compound question to be
answered by the electors, was Whis-
ky ?-or no whisky ?" Owing to the
fact that sundry grog-shops had been
mobbed, and their contents destroyed bv
the fair Amazons of the village, during
the preceding fall and winter, vast
quantity of bad blood had been engen-
dered, and the election was bitterly con-
tested. Conspicuous among the cham
pions of :" Free Lager" was a Dutch-
man by the name of Dasche. Dasche,
nit his vrow," had his "local habita-
ton" beyond the corporate limits of the
village aforesaid and. by consequence.
had no right to vote in Princeton. But
Dasche had not the remotest idea of linn
iting his exertions to the field of "moral
suasion, and he therefore voted plump
er for g Free Whisky" in all its phases.
Dasche was tried for the offence in the
Court of Common Pleas of Gibson coun-
ty, Judge p. presiding, and found guilty
Dasche was enraged and gave vent to
his feelings in language wherein it was
hard to say whether bad English OF brok-
en- Dutch predominated. The Court or
dered him to be silent, the only reply
was volley OF fragmentary polyglot an
athemas. His Honor again rebuked him
and threatened Imprisonment. unless be
held his peace. Dasche rose, and asked
meekly:
Judge, can't man dink val hs
bleases ?''
Certainly" replied the Court, "yo,
may think whatever you like"
Den," replied Dasche, a smile o
triumph flashing across his Teutonic fea
lures as he glanced at Judge and Jury
Z" / dinks you ISL all set Of inverna
scoundrels I"
"Time" was suddenly " "called oil
him." but his speech was finished.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-21
A RUSSIAN WOLF HUNT.

A distinguished French writer, who
had recently visited Russia, gives the
following graphic description Of a wolf
hunt-a sport necessary in that country
to keep down an animal dangerous, from
its numbers, to human life
At an advanced period of winter, when
the wolves become ferocious for want of
food, three or four hunters, each pos
sessed of light double -barreled gun.
take their place in what is called troika
"a species of drosky-drawn by three
horses, from which, and not from its
shape. it gets its name. The horse in the
middle is trained to run at trot, and the
other two on its right and left) never
quit the gallop. The former trots with
his head low, and is called the snow eat
er the other two prance with their heads
loose, and are named the Furies. The
whole equipment. thus directed in its
course, presents the appearance of a fan.
A driver who can be we'll relied on con-
ducts the troika.
To the back of a carriage young hog
is attached by cord. or, for more secur-
ity, by chain, between three and four
feet in length. 1t is quietly taken in the
vehicle to the entrance of the forest
whore the chase is to proceed there it
is put on the ground, and the driver in
cites the horses, which start off at trot
and a gallop respectively. as we have
mentioned while the hog, little used to
such amusement. raises cry which soon
degenerates into what may be called a
lamentation. At this noise the nearest
wolf shows its nose and sets itself to pursue
the hog. soon followed by two. then by
three. and ultimately. it may be, by fifty
of its brethren. They all make claim
for the poor hog. and fight among them
selves to get at it /; some of them stretch
ing out to it blow of their claws, and
Others eendcavoring to bite 1t. The lam
entations Of the poor animal pass into
cries Of despair. which arouse the wolves
IN the deepest recesses of the forest they
presently congregate from three leagues
round. and the troika is pursued by a
whole troop of them.
Then it is that the urgent need of a
good driver is apparent. The horses.
which have an instructive horror for the
wolves, become intractable ; the trotter in
the middle tries ito gallop. and the gaa
lopers to get the bit between their teeth
During all this time the hunters fire a
random, there being no need to take aim
The hog cries, the horses neigh, the
wolves howl. and the guns fire, produc
ing hideous concert among them. The
equipage. the hunters. the hog, the trooI
OF wolves. are involved in whirlwind
which scatters the snow all around, and
looks like cloud in a storm, dartins
thunder and lightning.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-21
A Clergyman Arrested for Counterfeit
ing while Preaching Funeral Sermon


We had an interview with Mr.. Isaac
Reynolds, of Trumbull county, last eve-
ming, who had just returned from Glen
wood, Mills county, Iowa, where he
owns some land. He gave us the fol-
lowing item of interest:
On last Monday afternoon, as the Rev.
VIM. Watson, the pastor of the Metho-
dist church in Glenwood, Mills county,
Iowa, was preaching funeral sermon,
he was arrested for passing counterfeit
money. The people in attendance at the
funeral were so incensed at the officers
that they thrust them from the house.
and they concluded to retire until the
obsequies were concluded. The clergy
man did not accompany the procession
to the grave and the officers arrested him.
They previously searched his house, in
the cellar of which they found ink, pres
ses, papers, rolling machines, and the en-
tire apparatus for the manufacture of
counterfeit bank bills. They also found
about 81 900 in counterfeit bills, $500
of which were los on the Forest City
Bank of this city, and about $500 on the
State bank of Ohio. The clergyman
then made clean breast of the matter.
He became connected with some counter
feiters about two years ago, and, as he
had been in early life an engraver, he
had been very useful and hard working
member of the gang. He had preached
in Glenwood about three years. He is
about forty years old, a man of family.
and has been very generally esteemed
and respected by his congregation and
neighbors. He said he joined the coun-
terfeiters to get money "to do good
with" This explanation was not very
satisfactory to his Pensioners, however,
and they discarded him at once. An
examination of his " study" showed that
he was regular subscriber to the Life
in Boston, Venus Miscellany, and other
flash papers, aud the shelves of his book
case were adorned with the yellow COW
cred lives of numerous celebrated high
waymen, forgers, &C., &c. He was ia
ken before a justice Of the peace, and in
default of heavy bail, was committed to
the county Jail to await trial before the
court of common pleas. The incident
created great sensation in the little
town. Cleveland Plaindealer, March ii
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-21
Our friend Brannan, the artist. b

Our friend Brannan, the artist, has
achieved what most persons would con-
ceive to be an artistic impossibility. He
has actually succeeded in painting our
neighbor of the Journal uglier than he
really is.-Louispille Dem.
That is a success which the handsome
and gifted artist could never achieve in
your case, neighbor. 1t would defy the
utmost resources of the pencil to paint
you even as ugly as You really are
When nature in some felicitous yet all bu,
terrible mood Of caricature, moulded you,
she snatched fright beyond the reach
Of art. Journal.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-21

Marring is good thing. it is a CRATE
thing as Aunt Jane ses CRATE insti-
tooshun, (how she nose l cant tel, fur
she never had chance to try it.) It's
good fur evrybody. AR yu old +? marry
it'll make yu yung, or yu'll die tryin to
pear SO. Ar WI yung? it'll make yu
old. In fact it's sooted to everybody
IT'S ten rale fence that society has bilt
up to keep the foxes inside the bounds
of good behavior, and tho I've had my
ups and downs in it an no all about it
still / say-Hooray for marry.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-21
The Republican Greed.


The Hon. Emory B. Potter of New
York, in recent speech, gave short
but emphatic delneation Of the Republi-
can creed, which we subjoin for the in
formation Of those who are not versed in
its doctrines:
We seek just and economical admin
istration of the government;
A wise, conciliatory and just foreign
policy;
A system of revenue duties, which,
while it supplies the needful expenses of
government, shall at the same time yield
incidental protection to industry against
the cheap labor of Europe;
A system of improvement, not only
upon our ocean coast, but upon our in
land lakes and rivers and other great av-
enues of trade, which will strengthen
commerce, and insure the safety of our
property and lives of our people in times
of peace, and serve for military transpor-
tation in time of war;
A chain of railroads which shall con-
meet the Atlantic and Pacific, binding
our wide spread empire with the strong
bonds of common interest, and giving us
the carrying trade of the world
A policy in the disposal of the public
lands, which shall give the pioneer, the
actual settler, homestead, an advantage
over the mere speculator and thus, in
stead of towns and cities, making the
wilderness literally blossom like garden,
spreading civilization and general pros
perity over the land
Laws and policy for Utah, which
shall put an end to the hideous deformity
upon our institutions which disgrace us
in the eyes of the world
A constant and implicit observance OF
the rights of the several States, accord
ing to the understanding of Jefferson and
the early fathers of the Republic.
Now, sir, l ask Southern men-for /
speak to them in this matter-what in all
this is sectional, that is not for the inter-
est of the South as we'll as the North,
the East as well as the West?
If it is said that l have said nothing
in regard to the policy of the party, as
to Negro Slavery, I will add that our
policy upon that subject is as simple and
time -honored as either of the other planks
have named. 1t is simply to let il
alone where State rights protect it. and
refuse our sanction to it and oppose it:
entry into any Territory where it has nc
such shield to guard it. If you say that
this policy is sectional. l reply. then,
that you, not we, have made it so for
it is but a brief period since parties South,
as we'll as North, held this Identical doc
trine in common-eyen to insisting tha
it was not within the power of Congress
to legalize slavery in the Territories.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-21

A colored woman at Lexington. Ky,
claims, like Mrs. Hayes. to live without
eating. She says she has not eaten any
thing for eight years. and those with
whom she has lived for three years say
they do not know that she has eaten any
thing in that time She is stout and in
good health. and drinks water freely, but
nothing else.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-21

The Republicans of Wheeling, Virgin
ia, have addressed memorial to the Re-
publican National Committee. urging the
selection of Wheeling as the place for
holding the National Convention that is
to nominate the next President
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-21

FAMILY OF WHITE SLAVES ExANcIpA-
rED.-A white slave woman, from Fred
ericksburg, Va, came north last week, by
permission of her owner, to beg money
to buy herself and FIVE children. Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher presented her to
his people, who made up purse of $500
for her $500 more was collected in DR..
Cheever's church, and 500 more in
DR.. Chapin's, and the $1,000, the
amount demanded, being made up, the
fact was announced to her owner bv tele
graph, and he replied on Saturday that
Ellen and her five children were manu-
mitted. The owner of Ellen was slave
trader, and Mr.. Beecher gives him great
credit for his humane interest in securing
her freedom.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-21

A dancing master was taken up at
Natchez lately. for robbing new board
err. He said he commenced by chea.ing
a printer, and after that everything ras-
cally came easy TO him.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-04-21
A Libel against Jonathan Edwards.

For the original of the following rath-
er amusing legal document, says the Bos-
ton Journal, we are indebted to Mr.. Ed
ward Warner, who is connected with the
office of the Secretary of the Common
wealth:
Hampshire, ss. Att his Maiesty's
Court of General Sessions of the Peace
Holden at Northampton by adjournment
within and for the County of Hampshire
on the Third Tuesday of January Ammo
Dom 1855, Being the ninth year OF
the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George
the Second by the Grace of God of Great
Britain France and Ireland King Defen-
der of the faith &c.
The Grand Jurors Of our said Lord the
King within and for the Body of the
County of Hampshire, Do on their Oath
Present that Barnard Bartlett, some time
since, of Simsberry In the county OF
Hartford & Colon, of Connecticut, Since
Resident in Northampton aforesaid, Hus-
bandman Did on or about the Sixth day
of December Last Past in Northampton
aforesaid, Willingly & Willingly make
and publish Libel Tending TO the Def
amaton of the Rev'd Mr.. Jonth. Edwards
of said Northampton, Clerk, by saying
that the said Mr.. Edwards was as Great
an Instrument as the Devil had on this
side He'll to bring souls to He'll which
said speech of said Bartlett is Contrary to
Law, the Peace of our Said Lord the
King &c.
Witnesses PRESERVED CLAPP Fore
man,
! DAN'L WEBB
EBEN'R FERRY
A correspondent of the Springfield
Republican gives the result of this libel
suit. Bartlett plead guilty, and was or
dered to pay fine of twenty shillings
"or be corporally punished by whipping
FIVE stripes on his naked body, well laic
on" Bartlett chose t. pay the money
aud Robert Danks became surety for hi.
/ good behavior thereafter.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-02-05
Kansas Map.

D. T. MITCHELL, who is now in the
States, requests US to state to his friends
in Kansas that the information sent to
him at St. Louis, of the location of towns,
&C., to be noted by him on his new Sec
tional map of Kansas, has been received.
which will receive his attention, and re-
quests that hereafter such information be
sent to him at Cincinnati, Ohio, instead of
St. Louis.
His map will be the most extensive and
reliable map of the Territory that has been
published, showing all of the surveys up
to the present time, and the whole of
Kansas and the gold region. The price
for single copy will be 81.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-02-05
In Session.

The District Court of Douglas county,
r,lsr the special provisions of late act
1.-the Territorial Legislature extending
r.. criminal jurisdiction over the counties
ofLinn, Lykins and Bourbon, and by sub
.souent act over the county of Jefferson,
+. now in session in this city Judge Ell
MORE presiding. The Governor has ap-
,oip,ed U. S. Attorney A. c. DAVIS, A.
E ". Stafford, Prosecuting Attorney of
Douglas county, and j. S. EMERY, ESQ.,,
Is Prosecuting Attorneys in the Court
4 Grand aud Petit Jury has been sum-
noped and the former are now inquiring
into such cases as are presented to them.
Julge ELMoRE, in charging the Grand Ju-
rv stated that he had been assured that
bis Court would be broken up by an armed
force before it should close its sessions
We have no doubt but there are many
who would be glad to see this result; but
the people of Lawrence will never sub
nit to such an outrage, however much
they may differ in opinion with the de-
cisions of Judge GILMORE. An outrage Of
the character indicated, would blast the
future hopes of Lawrence too effectually,
hence every person interested in its growth
and prosperity will be found sustaining the
action of the Court. -.
The following is list of Grand Jury
men in attendance upon the Court, tt
wit
PERRY FULLER, Foreman Richard Scou
ton, Paul H Berkau, George W. Cosley
Asaph A. Faxon, Henry L. Baldwin
James A. Finley, Reuben W. Eddy, Jane
L.eby, Martin Davenport, Newman C
Blood, George W. Hunt, Thsddeus L
Whitney, Isaac N Roberts, Thomas Nc
Cage, Jacob A. MARCEL, D. w. Huston
Williap jesse, James Campbell, ALDER
Lyman, Bailif.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-02-05
Businaaa Noiicaa

w. p. HAM & BROTHER, seven miles
west OF Lawrence, have aquantity of fruit
trees which they offer for sale to those
who wish to set out choice selection the
coming spring.
Mr.. BETsER, Surveyor and Land Agent,
has opened an Office at Bloomington, and
holds himself in readiness at all times to
serve his friends who need his assistance.
P. II. BERKAU, Esq, Notary Public and
Conveyancer, can be found at all times, by
those who wish to take an oath, make a
legal acknowledgment, or draw up any le-
gal paper of any description, particularly
that of conveyancing.
HALDERMAN & Sr4NLY's advertise
ment, Attorneys at Law, Leavenworth,
was inserted last week. They are pleas
ant gentlemen, good lawyers, and will al
ways be overlooking with business.
Several new legal advertisements are
inserted this week.
We take it for granted that all of our
readers turn with interest to and READ our
advertising columns, so if we do neglect
to call especial attention to an advertise
ment, it will not, however, be overlooked.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-02-05
County Names.


II each successive Legislature shall
change the names of the Counties in Kan
SaS to suit its caprice, how shall we man.
age to know where we are Every town,
Ss 'ae population in it changes, on the
same hypothesis, would be expected to
'nanse Its name, and every family and
Individual will do the same. Who is there
"nO' when he writes Douglas or Shawnee,
VI any other county in Kansas, ever stops
10 'aink of the origin of the name, or
cares who gave it. Douglas is quite as eu-
PuoneOus as Lincoln, writes as easy, and
!. iaKes no difference whether it is un-
1erstOOd that it was borrowed from Sena.
WI douglas, Fred Douglass, or the Doug
a. made memorable by Miss PORTER in
'us scottish Chiefs. The White Cloud
'"J, which is so generally right, says -
we have just seen a letter from E. NJ.
tb', Esq, our County Clerk, which states
n,m. 'ne Legislature have changed the
ca ams Of Doniphan county to Collins
b.d my, What petty business They
10 90 ~ Os'leF attend to matters ofimportance
Gu. people. Here, they are asking
agaS Hiss ior more time, that they may be
s,S ~ perform the necessary legislation;
fool; "na' little time they have, they are
reoo. us away in this manner. A good
@''ulmendation to Congress. truly ~
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-02-05
GROCERIES
AND
PR @ WISH N s,

Which VIII sell as low as any man in Lawrence,
and warrant to be of good quality.
Just received, at the above political emporium,
quite II lot Of the needfuls, such as
Splendid n. o. SUGAR, which goes off like hot
Equally Splendid BELCHER'S SYRUP, which
does not sell SO fast.
Extra Quality SUPERFINE FLOUR. which
also sells rather slow.
First rate RIO COFFEE, (sells fast)
OYSTERS, 0Y STEERS, (sale middling9
Splendid BEANS, (sale very rapid.)
Also. COARSE SALT, CRUSHED SUGAR.
CREAM TARTAR, BABBITT'S SALERATUS
RAISINS, CURRANTS,
BLACK TEA, MUSTARD,
CANDLE WICK, SHOE BLACKING. INK,
! PURE GINGER, CAYENNE PEPPER.
BRO0MS, PALS, TUBS, BED CORDS.
! SIMMONS BEST AXES, BUCK SKIN GLOVES
| AND MITTENS,
! SOCKS, BOOTS AND SHOES,
STAR AND TALLUW CANDLES EXCEL
Sl0R AND BROWN SOAP,
POWDER, SHOT, CAPS AND LEAD,
All kinds ofSTEAM REFINED CONNECTION
AIRY,
30 bushels nice GREEN APPLES. expected in a
| few days from Pttsburg. Pa.
| l ton DRIED APPLES AND BEANS,
All for sale low for cash. or most kinds Of PRO-
DUCE. CORN especially.
Jan aStf C. STEARNS.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-02-05
Death of Capt. A. ]. Weaver.


Wear panied to learn of the death Of
Captain WEAVER, which was the result of
an accident He was deputized by Gov
Medary to superintend the transportation
Of the Z. S. arms from Upton, Mo, to
Linn county, in this Territory. While
yet in the State, near Winston, he at
tempted to lift a loaded rifle from one of
the wagons, the hammer caught, was ell
evated sufficiently high to cause the dis
charge Of the gun, and the contents enter
ed his forehead, literally scattering his
brains upon the ground.
Capt WEAVER was native of Penn.
by profession, physician. He emigrat-
led to Kansas in the winter Of '55, took an
honorable part in the memorable strug-
giles Of sc, and was, if we mistake not,
smade prisoner by the Federal Authori-
ties.
lie was commissioned last summer by
Gov Denver as Captain of the volunteer
company stationed on the Missouri line.
lie discharged his duty faithfully, and by
hsprudent management contributed much
toward a settlement of the troubles then
existing.
lie bore an unblemished character and
was IN every respect an honest man,
The noblest work of God"
Capt. WEAVER leaves behind him 9
wife and two small children.
Nay Tie who doeth all things we'll, be I
husband to the widow-a father to tn,
fatheress.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-02-05

, Cr 1t is said that the Supreme Court
of Kansas sustains the position Of Judge
WILLIAMS, that the Probate Court of this
Territory is limited in its jurisdiction to
strictly probate business, and that any
other authority vested in it by the Legis-
lature is in violation of the Organic Act of
the Territory, hence is void. We shall
await with interest the publication of their
opinion at length, and shall be greatly
disappointed if its decision is not over
ruled by still higher authority.
The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-02-05
An Act of Justice,

:, rives us untold pleasure to announce
.ssaoe of the bill, substantially as
81 .lli.bsd by us last week, giving relief
hose who were sufferers during the
- between Nov. 1st, 1855, and
n ,..mber 1st. 1856. The final vote on
>, n.s.ace was taken just before the ad
,.,rnment on Friday evening last, when
J. ,,o,1 ayes 90, nays 5. The bill had
,;on.lv passed the Council by a SINH
i.lr overwhelming vote. We could not
.~oi5 running up our flag on the occasion.
T. !, an act Of justice to those who suffer
i everything but death, during those
,H,sIties and though Congress should
h.s to assume the debt, those who
.sare in the benefits resulting from the
..,cr,les of the early pioneers, should
=, ,, 10 some little extent its losses.