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be accelerated rather than impeded by
seceasionf Consider that thus fhr
in the history Of the Federal government,
legislation has been controlled by the
Slave Power, and, Of course, has been o.
rected with reference to its peculiar wants
and With little regard to the interests Of the,
free States. All this would be changed
with the secession Of the slarcholding
Suites. We should then have d govern.
ment that would -legislato for the interests
of free society. The natural and artificial
elements Of greatness which VIC possess
would be fostered and stimulated by gov
crnmcnt having no other interest to serve.
The following measureswhich the free states
have been demanding for years, but which
through the influence Of the South have
been withheld, would probably be enacted
without delay. ~ A Homestead Bill. t2)
A Pacific Railroad (s) 4 commercial
policythat would protect our manufactu-
rers and secure home market for large
proportion Of our surplus agricultural
products. ~ The speedy improve
ment of our rivers and harbors. (5)
An economical administration of the
general government, in keeping with the
frugal habits Of the people, With such a
policy, inviting immigrants from Europe,
from Canada, and even from the Slave
holding States themselves, the progress of
the free States would be unc1ampled. While
in the transition State, difficulties and en-
ba11assments would undoubtedly occur;
but there is no reason to believe that things
would not soon work smoothly. In all
this VIC are not advocating secession We
are in favor Of maintaining the integrity Of
the Union. We think it is valuable to both
the South and the North-more so to the
former than the latter. If the latter think
otherwise, and choose to act upon the hy-
pothesis, We can get along without them.
, 1860-12-08

"A letter from Liverpool, describing the Pro-
eeedtngs Of the Lancashire contest, gives an
account Of new firing position:
made beautiful practice with Turner rife
BIS 1dng position. VIA somewhat peculiar,
but It Possesses the virtue Of perfect steadI-
ness You sit down On the ground; support
the h4r7el Of the rids on the left arm; lay the
left hand on tha right arm, and, drawing up
the legs towards the chin, rest the butt Of the
porting the toe Of the butt On the right knee,>
The position Il somewhat acrobatic, and the
performer appears to be ca.efuliy hushfag
hia weapon to sleep but, when the ridc vas
brought level with the object, not trcmor
could b noticed - Bulls eyes" OF " Centres"
0or.inq Rbss- .. .. ;, ;:
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, F The Vinton Qowa) Eag<says that work
on the Blind Asylum there has been suspend
ed for the season- Tho Eagle speaks in COM
mandatory terms Of the yigor with which op-
.efat1ont on nthp Asylum have been conducted
by the commissioners, and by the contractors.
The provisions OF the late act Of the Lsgisla.
ture have Ill been strictly followed.
, 1860-12-08

Iouy G. WHITTIER OK TIE CRISIS ii
John G. Whittier has written letter to
Republican meeting in Hnverhll1, Mas, in
which the following passage occurs:
IA great responsibility ia laid upon US. We
must prove that we deserve our success BY
asking nothing Of any elass Of our fellow-coun-
trymen, North OF South, but what is morally
and legally right, and yielding to nothing
which Is morally md legally wrong. Wemust
be firm, but not defiant: We are too strong in
the right and in our majoEities to answer nil
ing with railing. We can afford to be n,oder~
ate and generous. With klayety in the States
we have no zig ght to interfere, aud no deaitc to
do SO beyond the mild persuasion Of the sue
crssful example, Of freedom; but outside Of
State soveTeignty,' slnycIy hiss no more legal
right or constitutional guaranty than polyg4-
my ont OF Utah., Its home Is only In: the
States; everywhere else It Is an outlaw
al Cannot but regard the menace Of disunion
from the South rs more likely to prove mis-
chieyoas than really dangerous. It may do
Injury to the industrial and financial interests
Of the country, hut the evil will work its own
cure Business men II the South win not long
indulge in the, childish folly Of setting fire to
the clothes on their hacks, In the expectation
that their nefghhors' fingers will be scorched
IN putting It out, The clamor that the Union
should be dissolved, because BlAve-eHensfpn-
lists are out-yoted, for the ti1st time In twenty
years, Is simply ludicrous. It Is quarrel with
the census tables and Green1eaf's. arithmetic;
figure three complaining that It Is not equal to
figure Ave" $50.
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CURTAIN GOODS.

F1snch Esocate!tc, Satin DrIAlurS French ri;
1asungh RepA Cloth. lsan1aag anil M"rr"n-. f'.s.n
1rFed Lace Curtains. In pais4 aui hy s.v ,lr!.
bro!derc1 Muslin nr:asnst and br sr y.r.. ."rt
u woud bsa.4 Or gilt; tsIit curtain 14nd. and ~
Curtain Glnps sk Bors.csfaE. Curtain lIu!":~, =.
M ~ klnds 81 o. sssfy for t4stiH VT
sn.dss e. White n1u GEcsn ani Hue Shade I1"l:an...
~ w1aths: tosrtheT With 1rnys Patent spring h;
tures. halance Fixtures. Pu,n4mA Chamh:ri!ns .: ;.
Ea1leya Patent F1xtnrrz rrEsnunl Fi1turrs Er.s-.
6Ion1e No!1sr Lack luleIsan !;TNrkes. s..
, 1860-12-08

q Gov. Morgan ofNex York gazs a
sumptuous entertainment to the Electoral
College Of that State, on the day that the yote
Was cast for Lincoln and Hamlin.
, 1860-12-08

The soore saee csa BE- Just It eans from tas
6Hs In ons Of our aoFt, vhere the faxxest Aasort-
nent Of Frs I'D Burglar roof Safes IN The Weat esa
a1wsJs b. found. Also Side Board ssfes Vauls poo47
Bank Iock1, d. -. - HERRING CO.
nosd&a 1madp9 10 Etata .trest
, 1860-12-08

Senator Wilson DIscounteuaueiuc An.
pcols to Violence.
Senator Wilson, Of Massachusetts,, declined
toattcnd the John Brown anniversary meet
ing in Boston, for reasons set forth in the fol-
lowing letter;
"NAT1cK, Nov. q, 1861
"GESTLEMES: have received your invita-
ton to meet in convention, to be held In
young men, unconnccted at this time with any
orEanlzation,' and to address them In reply
to the question: How can American Slavery
be abolfshedf' 80. ...
"You say in your note Of invitation, that
the anniversary Of the death Of John Brown,
who, on the I'd Of December, 1853, was killed
for attempting to decide this problem in the
mode that be believed to be the most
efficient, Ia an occasion peculiarly appropriate
for the discussion of Our duty to the raec for
whom he suffered, and more especially for the
unfolding of practical methods for achieving
the holy object be desired to attain By his de-
scent on Harper's Ferry
equal and impartial liberty for all men, an
ever ready to exercise ali the powers Of the
cons tuition Of our country to relieve the ua-
tion from al1 connection with, and all rrspon-
eibflity for, slavery, BY prohibiting it wherever
It exists, or can exist under the exclusive au-
AuuIAk} VI A1< AG0(1A B0t Elul0EuIS uQQ 1IQ
also ever ready to use all means sanctioned by
law, humanity and religion, to persuade our
countrymen OF the slaveholding States to undo
the heavy burden aud 'let the oppressed 70
frcc;' but AM utterly opposed to all appeals
BY whomsoeyer made, to force and violence
"Our Is government Of constitutions and
laws--a government Of the people, by the pco-
pie, for tie people. Not, therefore, to the Iile
nor the pike shonld the friends of the slave ap-
peal, but to the heart, the conscience, the resa.
sou, and the enduring interests Of the people
Of the slave States, upon whom rests the re-
sponsibiltty of slavery In the States.
"Whilc accord to John brown sincerity Of
motive, unseldsh devotion and unsurpassed
courage, deplore and condemn his armed In
yasion OF Virginia. We're It in my power to do
SOL could pat consent to attend your meeting,
forI cannot By an act Of mine thus associate
In any degree the issues. concerning slavery
with John 1rown's lawless descent upon Haf-
peE'2s =: loof' l'' @aEs:nr s1a1s: WILSON. Z
"Jauies Redpath, Esq, aud Others" j..
, 1860-12-08


We gave accounts, u few days since, copied
from the Fairfield {1ndiana) Tribune, Of the
murder Of P. P. Davis, By his son, ]. ". P
Davis The Tribune gives the following brief
history Of young Davis:
10. Davis, the son, has received several no
tfces from us. He was a printer md worked
In the Tribune Office, for our predecessor, dve
years ago. While in the office, during State
Fair, he went into the business Of selling e.
cursion tickets, printed By himself The tor.
gerry being detected, he ran away before be
could be arrested. The next we heard Of him
was by an obituary notice Of himself In an MI
nois paper, which Mr. Graham, Of the Peru
Sentne', copied with comments, saying the
obituary was written by Davis, and nobody
else. Afterwards copy of the Kansas Tribune
came to Us, and We were astonishcd to see his
name as one OF the proprietors at the head ot
it. In June lsst he turned up in Howard
county, as correspondent Of the Journal, oi
this place; putting Missouri l.nds, since which
he has been, most Of the time, in this county.
We learn also that be was arrested, on FIJI
day, for stealing pocket book from passen.
Ger, on his home trip from Indianapolis, on
Wednesday.
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The New York Tina publishes accounts Of
recent lynching in Savannah, which make the
blood boil with indignation We regret that
we hare not room to copy them = Length.
native and resident Of New York city. He
went to GeoEgia in search Of employment - u
carpenter. He stopped ut the City Hotel In
Savannah. He Was charged, aud, Is he SOL
emnly avcrs, falsely charged, with tampeEing
with slaves, was waited upon by vigilance
committee, seized and dragged along the
street Guilds Of tobacco were thrown into his
eyes, and bis efforts to relieve bis eyes brought
: -bloEE rum plstot butt and thrcatg Of mst1ut
DEATH Having reached the city park, he WIS
u1ade to strip himself naked, to lie upon the
ground, and to receive violent whipping With
cat-o.nine tails, and kicks and blowS. lie
WIS then told to run for his life He finally
got shelter in 4 sailor clearinghouse. Cap
tain schenck, of the steamer Alabam1, dared
not receive him on board for fear Of violence
to his vessel. But he succeeded In secTetlDg
himself on board and reaching home. The
editor Of the 1haes says that Sinclair stripped
and showed him the unhealtd sores, caused by
the whipping, and he has every reason to be-
deye the narrative correct.
Another New York man WAS seized at the
same time aud treated in similar manner.
He Is now confined to his bed In consequence
Of the injuries be received. He will tell his
story as soon as he recovcrs bis strength.
Another case Is TINS described in the Timer:
Mr. R 7. Sherman Of this city, and recent
II OF the Pulaski House, Savannah, and one Of
the minute men Of that city, gives rs the fol-
lowing account Of the brutal treatment and
subsequent death Of respectable grocer Of
Savannah, whose crime consisted Of being =
native Of this state-
The vigilance committee, which Is composed
Of wealthy and respectable members Of society,
having leaned that Mr. John Byler, grocer
tn West Broad street, WIS native OF New
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the East. -
These form an array Of tho strongest ,nfu-
cnces ever found centeced on like enterprises
In this or any other country. 1t Is only neces-
sary that they be brought into active couce1tt,
and the work will be pushed forward Nor Is
It possible that they can long remain inactive,
under the general tides Of prosperity now. fair
1y setting n upon the Northwest
The aevcra1 interests involved in each road,
and the rivalry for the prize In business that
nwaits the foremost In its advance to compile
tion, will stimulate to active cxertlons.' For
such m advantage will rot only secure the
rich traffic Of the Upper Mississippi country
for the time being, and the great tide Of trade
md travel that extends across the plains to
Pixies Peak. Utah, Oregon and California; but
it will also give the vantage ground in form
Ing an caay. connection with the Paciac Ra3l-
road, when 1t shall be commenced. !.
The upper Missouri region Of country refer.
red TO above, for IN extent Of two hundred and
.Gny miles square, including Western Iowa
landfhe future State Of Nebraska, II may safely
be said, has no rival on the continent In the
uniform fertility Of its soil, and the adaptation
Of its climate to the growth Of that most I'M
portnnt Of MI American agricultural product
Indian Corn, as well rs to most other asricul-
tural products Of the Middle States, a5d the
raising Of stock. That It is destined to rapid
settlement, and ultimately to support a dense
and wealthy population, no one, eonyersant
with Its position and character will doubt.
That Nebraska, under the influence Of m
enlightened and liberal policy, ia destined soon
| to become an important Statc In the great
Northwestern group Of the sisterhood, is
equally apparent. And the relation Of Intima:
|. cy between her citizens and those Of Chicago
predicted; il only = question Of time. How
Important then that such a manifest commu.
| nifty Of interest be organized into concert Of
| action, that the relations Of trade and the
| Iron bonds that are to unite them In q perpet.
| uni, social and commercial interest, bc hastcn.
~
, 1860-12-08

~ p sEnrEs Liquid cssarh Esmedy:. War
tAnEu 70 po sule and permanent cure for CAtArrh,
Circular, With fll pafncoarS Of tue disessc, i d.
slA bs sens to my peEson By addressing Post ONES
thtcAXu, UluotA. Iln6kSlxtY
, 1860-12-08
OIL CLOTHS.

q these wa Offer large hn. nnrva!;tr .-s:,.t;a't
either - regards Qaalty, ssy!c or price. Vi E'a
American manufacture. III widths Ut y-t,..
ahalf yards aud Two yar.n whfs At prIrrs iron. TIN,
eaiinEs to tsx shilngs pr yard. Ait''. Hrn. -
uu Clotha twelve crt. eighteen !tct a1nI -tss
tese Wide a. pscsa frrtn isuE to Ten -tln. ;sr
At-IablH OIL Cloths tn patterns AID BY l.lr
NJ 1ofl. In
, 1860-12-08
CARPETIMCS.

ton and Of the best domestic manufacture re .ar-t+:
mi Best assortment tu the Northwest "i Me,t.,:'
!ngraaa Extra Fine in:ra!n Cotton and W"..l -1a:!,
Wool Dutch, Scotch lirtnrt Felt. rtEr',n. r.;+>:.r
greatest xpteKy prizes and patterns. ..,s rt. IL.
largest 6e3t aut MoIt t~ir she be-.
openra u Chfca:o, and which they Hacs nj ia- s..t
, 1860-12-08

troltor, Sans opinions hare become matter
of moment. We find In the New Orleans pa
pers recent letter In which he expresses his
views. We cory the main parts thereof:
need not assure you, that whenever the
time shall come when We must choose between
loss Of our constitutional rights md reyolu
ton, shall choose the. LITTER; aud If !, who
have led tho people Of Texas in stormy times
Of danger, hesitate to plunge into revolution
NIT to Black Republican rule; but because
regard the Constitution Of my country, and am
determined to stand BY it. Ar. Lincoln has
been constitutlunally elected, and much as
depsecate his success, no alternative Is LEFT me
but to yield to the Constitution The moment
that instrument Is violated By him, will be
foremost in demanding redress, and the last to
abandon my ground
When l contemplate the horrors Of civil war,
such rs dissolution Of the Union will ulti-
mately fnrce upon Us, cannot believe that
the people will lashly take step ffanght with
the blessings Of the Government We have, and
It will only bo when the grievances We suffer
are Of nature that as freemen We can no
longer bear them, that they will FAiae the
standard Of revolution. Thea. the civilized
world, our own conGcicncea and posterity will
Justify us. II that time should come, then
will be the day and the hour. II It has not
If our rights IRE yet secnre-we cannot be JUS
titled. -.
Has the time conc. If It has, the people
who have to bear the burthcns Of revolution,
must themselves effect the work
Those who reside In cltics and towns, where
masses arc carried In crowds and influenced
by. passionate appeals, may be ready for hasty
action; but the working mm and farmers,
whose all is identified with! the prosperity
aud peace Of the country, will ask time to r.
!: dect =, ~. .,
As an will be alike involved In. the horrors
which will come atlet dissolution, all hare the
right to consider whether dissolution ehall
come, The liberties aud security Of all are at
stake It. Is not a question for politicians 10
tamper Eith-the masses must settle it for
themselves. They arc to consider whether,
with Congress and the Supreme Court largely
in favor Of the Constitution, they will be iusti-
fed, because the President, Who Is constitu-
uonA1ly elected, Ia inImIcal to them. It must
come to this. With all these checks and guar
antees in our favor, It is urged that We should
no longer wait, but At once let go the Consti-
tuition. Passion is '1ash-wisdom conaiders
well her way. When the bone and sinew Of
the country, after calmly considering the issue
in all its bearings, shall feel that yoke of OPP
preston Is upon them, they will r1se to shake
It oI Then, when their now peaceful homes
are the scene Of desolAtion, they will feel no
pang ofregret. Aored By 4 common feeling
Of resistance, they will not ask for the forms
Of law to Justify their action. Nor will they
follow the nolsy demagogue who Will aes 1t
, 1860-12-08

- VIZ - ~
ANOTHER S1f"'
We regard this whole conventlonizinE
scheme as mere dodge to de1sy action on the
pa1t Of those States which appear determined
10 assert the right OF secession as the only
safeguard against Black Republican Guprcm-
acy. It Is most strennously insisted on by
cis+;on ~ 4bo non.h2 "uta ~ ,u
est in tieir shrieks for eternal and uncondl.
tional Union. Its object evidently appears to
be simply to preserve the Union, and not to
preserve tue rights aud liberty Of the Southern
States. For such IN object no Convention Is
necessary: It can be much more easily secured
by unqualified submission to Lincaln's admin M
istrat1on. Moreover Eonsentlon OF States
within the Union would have no power to act,
no authority, no character, except the chasac-
ter Of representa- the opinions Of the respect
Ire States.
?. Those opinions can be much more cdectu-
ally expressed by the States In their individual
aud sovereign capacity. Those who believe
that secession Is necessary for the salvation Of
the Southern States, knox yery well that the
act Of secession can be contaminated oufy un-
der the authority Of separate State sovereignty.
They want no mora compromises, no more
expedients, no more propositions. These
, 1860-12-08

j. F. sxrpEn,
Division Inspector Sixth Military District Mls
souri Milifia.
The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1860-11-14
Missing.

Thomas Simmons. living on the head
waters Of Grand river, in the county OF
CasS, Stale of Missouri. lcf, his home
on the third day Of October, 1860, on
business in the neiyhborhood Of Au.
burn. Kansas Territory. where be spent
the night, and was 10 return on the mex,
day; since whic,, time he has no, been
seen or heard o: by his friends. Said
Simn"ns is about for,y-fve years of
age, but looks older; his hair and beard
being considerably gray he is large
man. weishing abou, goo pounds, and
quite round shouldcred when he Lett
he had on white linen Coat. gray nix
ed pants. low brown hat. with tolera.
bly, wide brim. and boo.s on: he rode
bay mare, in very thin order, blind in
one eye. AMI a scar on the throa, near
W sere th" winipipe joins the jaws. and
an oil fashion d saddle. quite low. no
horn To the saIne. Any information
concerning said Simmons would be
thankfully received by his disconso!a'c
family. Said Simmons was man Of
very steady and temperate habits. lie
had li,ht dove co,ored over coat with
him. Address Nancy A. Simmons.
Morristown. Cass county. 10. News
papers generally in Missouri and Kun.
sss Territory are requested to copy
Kansas City Journal.
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APPRAlsENENT NOTICE.

Uelied States ot Amer.c4.) In ,he Di.lr c,
si.s; H...ri... ' I ed s.a,s. ~ .n .ss.ins ~ 10
tic FIs judicial Distrlc, u the Ternhry d
kari-as tor the ,r'si OF causes arisllsg sEotT Ee
Cvn-ti; ution sad Laws Of the Z. led States
Felix SIau>s and Msrcu- Goldman, Par,ners a
S,rauss i Gold.uan, risiauffs,
James Al. Grahsm. Robert Graham m B. ST.
CiaIr Graham. Defendants
To James N. u shsm. jYou sc hereby no,i-
ned tnat will, ts.e 2;ss d. y of Nsvenber ALI
1850, between tt hours OF 8 D cloek 4 NJ AMI
4o'rioca r. VI, OF uiss day e,sse tho following
d.>rri ed nro.~rty To- be appraised on the rren-
ises according % law, t,-wi;: the Wet (11) half
u n. north " ST fra ;iiona 10 qasras ard lat
No Il one secti n eev-n HI fOw nsi,,p ten u0)
Range sew n'een Q7.) MAXI. ON hundred and
thirly-ssv { ls7l scres and twenty .f,ur, crs
hundfe,hs "a 1000 acres. The same being
lOcat.d in J, II 'r-.n County. Kansas T~r.,tory,
levied upoa rs the property Il Jam n. .ham,
.;cf ndani, 10 sa,:siy n sxses,ios israsd October
q, a. D. 1866 out of said Cogrt in said cause.
Oct. 29th. 1860. P. T. COLBY L. g SNafs..4li.
By WIN. B kipf. Drpay.
Oc.. 81 II 4w-$5.
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suffering" and the railroad would fur
nish him an excuse for shutting up his
bowels Of mercy"
We ere now satisfied that the projec,
will work evil and no. good TO those for
whom it is designed as blessing: and
that the project. like all others hastily
conceived, has only been viewed from
one standpoint; and then the colorsd
glasses OF self-interest have deceived
the beholders and led them after de
fusion, like the mirage Of the desert.
How could it be possible for men to
leave their families and go from fifty to
two bundled miles TO work on q rail-
road The expense Of getting back
and forth would use up all their wages;
and if they went aud tented out. their
families would suffer. possibly perish,
in their absence. The truth is. the
plan will not work; and the sooner il is
abandoned the better. 1t is a mis- take
TO suppose that railroads can be built
out of charity; and it is another very
bad mistake to locate and construct q
road hastily.
Ii, however, a few hundred men can
be employed on railroad all right; but
let it be done privately. SO as not to
interfere with the general efforts made
for the relief of our people. Ii our
citizens can ge: aid at home, so as TO
have their time to prepare for next
years labors, Kansas will reap more
benefit from tha. preparation Than from
the railroad proposed TO be built
We think BY far the better plan is. 10
let Je''eUolence BE 5eaerolence, and rail-
roads be ra,lrodds-,he mixing. We fear
will only be productive Of hybrid
Our people will do well to place no re-
lidnce whGteUer in This scheme aud then
If 1t really docs amount to any thing. all
the better
We make these remarks to awaken
reflection and thought: MOTTO throw any
lmpediments in the way OF private or
public enterprises; and especially not to
divert any supplies from our midst that
would come in this time of need.
Let wisdom prevail and guide; and
in the very expressive language Of the
Did adage: "Lt ereyy tuJ stand on its
,pn Jotioaa.''