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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-11-17
MINNESOTA.

What can be effected under a wise, pat
riotic Republican administration has been
thoroughly tested in Minnesota during the
last twelve months. At the time the pres
ent State Administration entered upon its
public duties, the prospects of that State
were of the most gloomy and unprcmising
character. The Democratic administration
had been VIGOROUSLY corrupt and profigate.
Vast sums of money were voted to public
offices; other large sums were paid out OF
the contingent fund; the banking law was
violated in spirit at least, by Democratic
State officials, by which means an immense
irresponsible issue of shin plasters was foist-
ed upon the people. in whose hands it be-
came entirely worthless. When the pres
ent State Treasurer took possession of his
Office, after diiigent search, he found a soil
tary three cent piece in the States Golfers
that being the sum total of specie turned
over by the retiring Democratic admins
tration to its Republican successor. In
short, the condition of affairs approximated
very closely to both State and Individual
bankruptcy, some of which was due of course
to the general prostration of business, but
chiefly TO systematic course of plumber
pursued by public officials and their outside
allies and partners in the game of grab.
Since the incoming of a Republican ad-
ministation, the whole aspect of affairs has
been changed. A thousand leaks in the
treasury have been stopped. The most rig
id economy has been pursued in every de-
partment of the public service. The State
has taken prompt measures in regard to her
railroad land grants, aud has got them once
more in her own possession. Whatever
could be saved from the general wreck of
Democratic misrule and profigacy. has
been carefully looked after an | put in con-
dition for adding the most TO the public
welfare. Her floating debt has been put in
process of extinction, and we are assured
that in a very short time the State will be
able to pay its liabilities 10 gold and silver.
A different feeling pervades all classes of
citizens. The gloom has lifted. The pros
pect brightens before them. Enterprise and
industry are once more stimulated TO effort.
Immigration is beginning to set in again,
and hopefulness is everywhere taking the
place of dependency. All this is the re-
suit of wise foresight, liberal and enlarged
craftsmanship, rigid economy, and the
exercise of strict honesty in the public
finances. Minnesota has been set forward
full quarter of century by driving out a
Democratic administration and placing her
interests in the hands of Republican officers.
Press and Tribune
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A Washington letter writer say: "Mr.
Buchanan has frequently expressed him.
self, when speaking of the Lecompton bill,
that if he should die, he would ask for moth
ing else, but that slab with the inscription,
flames Buchanan-Lec0mpton, should be
laid upon his grave. This is no idle rumor;
1 know positively that he has uttered these
words. The old man 10 either infatuated
or not right in his head; and, therefore,
some allowances should be made for his acts.
do not say that in any unkind spirit; Mr..
Buchanan is too old to be treated by much
younger man with levity. But fear that
this Lecompton affair, and his hatred against
Douglas, have become monomania with
him. The idea that Lecompton, which has
caused him the loss of esteem, and conf
dence in his integrity, not only of his polit-
zeal opponents but of his own friends, and
made his Administration a complete failure,
shall follow him even to his grave, borders
on mental imbecility. The people of the
United States never ought to make man
President who is above sixty.years of age .
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THE LEGISLATURE.

The following is the list of Representa-
tives elect to tie next Legislature. so far as
we have any returns:
Breckenridge county-G. H. Lille, Re-
publican.
Leavenworth county-David H Bailey,
Republican VIM. Perry, Charles S:aTns,
N. Humber, Democrats.
Douglas county-G. w. Deitzler, Her
man T6oman, j. P. Cowles, Republicans.
Doniphan county-R. NJ. Williams, E
J. jenkins, W. H. Wilson, Republicans.
Jefferson county-Henry Ruckmaster
Republican David L. Lakin, Democrat.
Wyandot county-W. Y. Roberts, Re.
publican.
jackson county-Martin Anderson. Re.
publican.
Franklin county-James Hawley. Repub.
lican.
Shawnee county-Wm. E. Bowker, John
P Greer, Republicans.
Johnson county-John S. Burris, Repub-
lican Evans, Democrat.
Riley couuty-Walter c. Dunton, Re-
publican.
Lykins county-B. F. Simpson. Repub.
lican.
Linn and Lykins eounties-G. w, Miller,
Democrat. ~
Pottawatomie and Waubonsee counties
G. B. Lines. Republican.
Atchison county-G. 81. Fairchild, John
Kean, Democrats.
Davis and Dickinson counties-Rober
Reynolds, Democrat.
Usage couuty-James w. Winchell, Ra
publican.
Bourbon county,. C. Burnett, Repub
liean.
Madison. Chase, Morris and Saline coun-
ties-Sam. Wood, Republican.
RECONCILIATION.
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"THE BATTLES FOUGHT, THE
WCTORYS WOW"

The silent, yet powerful missive deposit
ed in the ballot-box, on the 9th inst, by
the "noble free" of the Nation "has accom-
plished that whereunto it was sent" and to-
day Nation rejoioes.
The brides of corrupt dynasty the
threats of a miserable oligarchy the croak-
ings and thunderings of political tricksters.
lave alike been spurned by the honest and
the true; and though the ''powers that be-
have endeavored to move heaven and earth
to prolong the existence of fraud, corruption
and oppression, the people have spoken, in
tones too audible TO be misunderstood, that
their days are numbered, and the low winds
of heaven now breathe a mournful requium
over the decaying corpse of once power
full enemy. From Maine to the far North
west, an indignant people arose in their ma
jesty and said ''thus far shalt thou go, but
no farther Around their firesides, and
in their social gatherings, they had discuss
ed the great subject that agitated the Ma
ferent policy was necessary for the safety of
the great ship of State.
But while they have succeeded in choos-
ing for Captain and Mate, men whom they
delight to honor, it cannot be expected that
pleasant voyage will ensue until the crew
are thoroughly Invested of their mutinous
tendencies. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, though he
NAV and will recommend wise and iudicious
fo. tho ubO1
carry out measures for good, unless Con-
gress be with him. That this is not so, the
returns, so far as received, seem to indicate.
The Senate, of course, is past all hope for
the present and in some Districts still in
doubt, there is bare possibility Off not
securing out-and-out Republicans least
electing men to the House whose sympa-
thies are with, and whose influence will be
exerted in favor of, the great Republican
measures Of the day. We hope for the best.
In another column We publish accounts
of the doings and sayings of the mad men
of the South. That they will attempt to
prevent the Inauguration of the peoples
choice to the Presidency, or to seceed from
their sister States we do not for moment
believe. All is now excitement-and men
when so excited can hardly be considered
rational. The bitterness of feeling which
now manifests itself in one section of our
Confederacy, will be allayed as the time ap-
proaches for the change in the White House;
and the ides of March 1861 will disclose
the fact that these same hotspurs are be-
seiging the Executive mansion for some Of
the crumbs of comfort at the disposal of the
occupant. In few months the troubled
waters viii be calmed-people will breathe
freer, and look upon each ether as breth-
rem rather than exasperated enemies-''the
lion and the lamb lie down together" and
peace, prosperity, and happy future be the
result of the election of the 9Th day of No
vember, 1860.
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THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
To tie People of Kansas Territory:


In the beginning, we were promised that while
the earth remaineth, seed time and harvest, cold
and heat, and summer and winter, and day and
night shall not cease"
This great promise TO man. hope aud industry
was made by Him who is the fountain of Truth ;
who also said unto the tempest 80 be still" But
into Gods great purposes man cannot pry- His
ends are worked out in His own good time. He
chastlseth for our own good giyeth and withhold
eth that His name may receive the higher glory
among His creatures. The contrite IN heart are
ehastened, and the proud are humbled Let man,
therefore, not repine at what il to him mystery,
butrather let him thank God, with humble obedi-
unto so many generations; rather bow in grateful
alteration to him by whose power he breathes and
moves, than ignorantly curse the hand which ex-
tendeth blessings and withholleth no needed good.
THKEDFoRE, /, SAMUEL MEDARY, Governor Of the
Territory of Kansas, do, in accordance with Gus
ton--a custom sanctioned by Christian people
anppoint and set apart THURSDAY, the 18th day of
NOVEMBER, A. d. 1866, as day Of THANKS
GIVING and PRAISE, for the many merces
vouchsafed to US. Though drouth has come upon
us, and our people are sOrely tried this their
hour of observation-disclosures the graneries are
empty, and food is given out with sparing hand
yet it is cause for rejoicing, for Thanksgiving
and prai se that unusual health pervades every
part of our Territory, that plenty is within reach
that the means of communication are rapid, that
the hearts of Christian people beat quick IN acts
OF mercy, so that our wants are but to be made
known to be supplied and, more than all, that we
have an opportunity Of doing good works for one
another, that our hearts may have closer commu
MON, and society be moulded together with Faith
Hope and Charity"
city of Lecompton, this goth day of October A. D.
1860. 8. MEDARY.
BY the Governor:
GEoRGE III. BEEsE, Sec'y Of Kansas Terry.
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NOTICE

WHEREAS, an election was held in the sew
w eral Townships of Breckenridge County,
Kansas Territory, on the sixth (6th) day of No
vember, A. D. 1860, in accordance with an "Aet
entitled act to provide for the permanent loea-
ton of the cOunty-seat of Breckenridge County.
Approved February 9th, $780," and at said elec-
ton, the town of Emporia, received three hundred
and seventy-eight votes.
The town of Americas, received one hundred
and twenty five votes.
The town of Fremont, received seventy three
votes.
The town of Breckinridge Centre, received four
teen votes.
The town of Forest Hill, received one vote.
WHEREAS, the town of Emporia having received
at said election, maority of all the votes east,
do hereby declare the said town of Emporia, the
permanent county-se of said county from this
date.
Given under my hand this 18th day Of Novem-
Der, A. D. 1860.
4. j. MITCHELL, Probate Judge,
Breckenridge County K T.
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A SENSIBLE SoUTHERNER.-George D.
Prentice, editor of the Louisville Ky.
journal, makes the following sensible and
truthful remarks upon the secession hum
bug:
THE right of secession is like the right
of the debtor to- repudiate his debts-the
right of the landlord to reclaim the land
that he had sold and been paid for-or the
right of the husband to repudiate his wife
and renounce his children. 1t is the right
to do wrong. to violate pledges, to destroy
the vested right of Others, and to uproot the
foundations of al government. If such a
principle could be applied TO our country, it
would authorize village to secede from a
State, village or township to secede from
the county as well as the State-a manu-
featuring company to secede from the whole
communicated every farmer to SET up on
his own farm as an independent sovereign,
and defy the State to levy tax upon him,
or to open road through his unenclosed
forests. In short, such principle brings
us to the end of all government, and of all
the faith and honor upon which govern
ments are erected
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TAX NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given, that the Tsy.,.
IN sed for the year 1860, have been Ma
my hands for collection-the amount far 4
rious purposes being as follows Terrific
80 cents on tie $780,; County tax 40 Gent. = !
800; Township tax 10 cents on the 500 !, !
townships of jackson and Waterloo only. -, !
cents Capitation tax; which taxes are now On. -
payable BY the lst of January, 1861.
therefore give notice that will attend i'm.
son or by deputy, at the following PLACES sDj T.
TO receive the taxes, viz: At Emporia, 90 NJ, "a
December 10th at Fremont, TUESDAY, VSt !!
Haworth's Mill, Wednesday, 18th at Ar.-;.'
Thursday, 18th; at @. Columbia's Friday, llS.,
A. I. Bakers Saturday. 18th /; at j. R. SvsTa,,
Monday, 18th at R. w. Clouds Tuesday II,
at Forest Hill, Wednesday, 18th and at Ns,.
Rapids, Thursday, Goth. After that time ay',
ers must call at my Office in Emporia, to !,
their taxes.
R. W. STEVENSON, County Tr,,
By j. r. SWALLOW, Desr,
Dated Emporia, Nov. 10, 1S60.-4w
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The SENArE.-The Consultation, Demo
cratic organ at Washington, thinks the next
limited States Senate looks like rather an
..unwhOisome organization. 1t says, that
Pennsylvania and Indiana viii send "Black
Republicans in place of Messrs. Bigler and
Fitch. It also says, that MIR. Douglas
position is such that he may or may not ac
with the South" aud hence he is classed
with neither party. If Gwin of California
is reelected, the Democrats and Conssrva
tives will have thirty five instead of thirty
four, and if he is defeated, twill stand thus
Democrats and Doughfaees, 3
Republicans, 81
Mr.. Douglas,
The admission of Kansas will make tht
South almost tie.
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"REPUBL1cs IS Poor Ste
phen How we pity thee That Doug
las should have been obliged to spend so
much time and money in trying to instil in
to the minds of the people. the idea that his
great principle and the elevation of himself
to the Presidency, was the only salvation
for the country, and then to be thus left
''alone in his glory" is to bad. Do not
despair, Stephen. you may yet receive one
State, which will be anacleHs, you know.
When son gets an ndea that he is smart
err than his daddy. it is proper for the pa
rent to use some means by which he would
be shaken in his belief; and the people
have acted thus with the Little Giant.
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We have over eight millions of people in
the seven Northwestern States, number
equal to the white population of the fifteen
slaves StaGes- More than one quarter of the
population of the United States is now in
the Northwest. It's population is nearly
equal to New York, Pennsylvania, and New
England united
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FOREIGN DEMAND FOR BREADsrUFFs.-
The New York Evsning Post publishes the
following passage from private letter from
a prominent member of Parliament, dated
the 10th of October:
"In this country we shall require large
supplies of yur fine crop of wheat. Our
crop has been seriously injured by the cold
wet season, and tie quality is so inferior
that good dry wheat for mixing is absolute
ly necessary. The most we ever got from
you was in 1847, viz; 1875, 900 quarters
of wheat, and 100000 cwt of flour; and
we shall need all that, and more, this year
if you can give US it. The potato crop, too,
is rotting fast, so that there will be great
demand for Indian corn also.
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Kansas FRAUDS OVER AGAIN.-In l. Eau
Qui Court precinct, Nebraska, there are just
three male Inhabitants. But it returned
votes enough to give Morton, Democratic
candidate for Congressional Delegate. ma
jority of one hundred and tscenty-taco!! The
fraud was so palpable that the Democratic
Returning Officer refused to count it,
Frauds. almost as glaring. were allowed in
two instances. But all were insufficient to
overcome the public verdict. Daily, Re-
publican, is elected by majority of one
hundred and eleven.
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The following letter in reference to the
shipment of freights to this point, for the
relief of the distress which prevails in the
Territory, explains itself:
OFFICE OF THE H. 81 ST. 10, R. R.,
Oct. 18th, 1860.
G. j. Park. Esq. Leovenwsrth::
DEAR SIR Yours OF the 23d, inquir-
ing the price of freight on provisions and
goods to be sent over the packet Line from
Atchison 10 Leayenworth. to be distributed
free among the sufferers of Kansas, is be-
fore me /; and, in reply, would say that any
such freight, for that purpose, will be trans
ported from Atchison to Leavenworth at
81 cents per 100 pounds. On lots of five
tons in any one shipment, cents per 100
pounds, or 800 per ton. until the closing
of the packet trade this year. have no
control of the rates over the "Platte Coun-
try Railroad from here to Atchison. For
an arrangement with that road, confer with
Mr.. D. Carpenter, Superintendent, or Mr..
Hayward, for through freight to Atchson.
Hoping the above will be satisfactory.
remain yours, &C., R. FORD.
Superintendent Packet Line.
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GOLD DUsT.-A shipment of sixty five
pounds of gold dust was received here by
the Express Company last Wednesday, from
Turner & Hobbs, Denver, and consigned to
Duncan, Sherman & Co., New York The
passengers by the express coach report great
ly increased yields from the quartz mills,
and prospects brightning in regard to min
ing operations. Some very cold weather
has been experienced on the plains tchi-
son Union.
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For TExAs.-About two hundred recruits
left the Fort, yesterday. for Texas. They
were under command of Capt. Palmer. and
went by way of For: Leavenworth, in order
to get the horses which Capt. Van Vliet
had purchased for them, in this vicinity
Leavenacorth Times, 18th.
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SheriFs Sale
TEKRIfoKY OF KANSAS,
BreckinridCe County. s..


TEKaIFoEY OF KANSAS,
Breckinridge County. IS.
Norval 81. Kelley,
cS.
VIM. b. Mayberry,
Elijah KiEkendall,
Allen D. Graham,
and Wesley Pearson.
DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECITT1or
Id directed, issued out of the Cd M 10 h
sitting in and for the County of BrecIf;nles o.
the trial of causes arising under the innde /
Territory of Kansas, dated October avs rvs Q! {
1860, wherein Norval H. Kelley is nl.;Cn.
VIM. 81. Mayberry, Elijah KirkendsI az L
Graham and Wesley Pearson, are def, ALE,
will on MondGy. the l7th day of Dec,,nSS.aAaaa
1860, between the hours of 10 O'Clock
P. NJ. of said day, at the Court Hopao I
the town of Emporia, in said County of . Doc
ridge, expose for sale at Public Auet;", 0taS
highest bidder for cash in hand, tbs ~ !
real estate to-wit: The W. st half az oftSa
East quarter "a of Section thirty one ),
Township Eighteen (Is) Of Range Els,.ss /,
situated in the County of Breckinridpe ~
levied upon as the property of Elijah E; -A
to satisfy said execution. Appraised al S1hSs
Z. GODDARD, Sber;sH
Breckenridge Co r.,
Dated. Sheriff's Office, Emporia, NOyenI~,
A. D. 1860. Ms, Z
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men were appointed the Military Conven-
ton at Milledgeville. Saturday, military
companies, headed by Montgomery, and
fully equipped, rendered their services to
the Governor.
A Dispatch says the citizens of Mobile
are opposed to secession. Nine-tenths OIL
the country are for disunion. A plan of Sc.
cession viii beAorganized this week. The
Governor, the Judiciary, both Senators, al
the Congressman. but one, are for disunion
An immediate convention had been deter
mined upon.
The minute men of New Orleans are NOV.
ing for an extra session of the Legislature.
The attempt, in Philadelphia, to form Re-
publican clubs into a posseAo protect Lin
celn in the Presidential chair, has been de.
feated. Resolutions expressing good will
towards all sections were adopted. One
Ward club tenders its services at the inau.
guration of Lincoln to oppose Southern min
ute men.
Immense run on Charleston banks. The
Specie bill was passed to protect them.
The MOTIVES FOR HURRYINe.-A New
York morning paper suggests as a reason
why the South ought to secede at this time,
that if she waits another four years it will
be impossible. The preponderence of the
free States will then be so great that the fire.
eaters will be comparatively mere hand
full
The argument runs thus: According
to The census returns of 1860, the slaves OF
Delaware, which numbered in 1850 800,
have been reduced to 1905. These eigh-
teen hundred slaves can be emancipated in
less than four years, and Delaware become
a free State. Missouri, with the free State
of Illinois on the East, Iowa on the North,
and Kansas on the West side of her, and
under heavy pressure of free white emf
grafton. is going the same way. Kansas,
Nebraska ana Washington, in another year
or SO. will be admitted into the Union as free
States. The projected free States of Chip
pewa. Jefferson. Idaho, Nevada and Arizo-
ma will follow closely in the rear, Thus
there is every probability that within the
next six or eight years. the Union survi-
wing. there will be the formidable array of
twenty eight free States against fourteen
slave States
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We are advised by the Leavenworth Times,
that John G. Douglass, Esq. our worthy
Territorial Superintendent of Schools elect,
has taken partner, in the person of Miss
Robinson. He and his have our best wish
es for the future.
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WORDS oFcHEER.

We are permitted to publish the follow
ing paragraph from private letter to gen.
tlemen in this place. from friend in the
State of New York. 1t will serve to buoy
up the responding in Kansas. With refer
ence to the sad state of things now existing
in some localities in our baloved Kansas.
he says:
From outside parties and papers. had
expected to hear as you wrote; but hoped
that it might have been exaggerated. But
1 am compelled to admit that it looks sad
and full of doubt in the future-still remem-
Der that all the East has been, and still is,
looking after AMI remembering poor suffer
ing and afflicted Kansas and now, in the
darkest hour of her troubles, she will moi
be forsaken or forgotten. Keep good cour-
age, ''the darkest hour is just before the
dawn :" help will come to the people and
the country. After next Tuesday you may
rest assured that Honest Old Abe'' will
hear your cries aud listen TO your wants
You know that we are living in excitement,
and nothing thought of but the election
and lust now It's impossible to get the peo-
pie to think, even, of anything else; but
when the election is over, we hope to dc
something for your suffering people"
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Notice.

Before G. D. Humphrey, IT. p.
Territory of Kansas, Breckinridge County, s..
si' Civil Action.
c. L. Roe
@. L. Rec, of the State of Wisconsin, will take
notice that N. s. Storrs, of the county aforesaid
has sued you before @. D. Humphrey, Justice of
the Peace, within and for said county, to recover
the sum of fifteen dollars for boarding, and that
unless appear and answer on the 10th day Of
December, A. D. 1850, at 10 o'clock, judgement
viii be taken against you for the whole amount,
said Justice to the Clerd of the District Court for
the purpose of executing and selling certain lands
belonging to you, siruate in said county
@. D. HUMPHREY, up.
J. M. RANKIN, Atty for Pl'tH
Oefober 25 u IP6n
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"THE LAND OF TIE FREE-Honest old
Abe's majorities and pluralities in the free
States, foot up about as follows:
Maine $4,000, New Hampshire 10000,
Vermont, $4,000. Massachusetts $4,000,
Rhode Island 5000, Connecticut $4,000.
New York 10000, Pennsylvania $4,000
Ohio 1900, Wisconsin, $1,000, Illinois
$4,000. Michigan 10000, Iowa 10000, and
Minnesota 10, 600.