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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-12-28
Col. Baker was Assassinated-Who Did I

Col. Baker was Assassinated-Wh no Did 1t!
The following is the closing paragraph in
the eulogy on Col. Baker pronounced by
Charles Sumner in the Senate:
He died with his face to the foe, and he
died so instantly that he passed without
pain from the service CT his country to the
service of bis God. It is sweet and be-
coming to die for ones country. Such a
death, sudden, but not unprepared for, is
the crown of the patriot soldiers life. But
the question is painfully asked, Who was
the author of the calamity? And there is a
strong desire to hold somebody responsible
for disaster where SO many persisted SO un
proftably. But we need not appoint COM
mittees or study testimony in order to know
precisely who took the precious life. The
guns, the balls, and the men that fired them
are of but little importance. 1t was the
power behind them all, saying ''the State
it is (which took this precious life:"
and the power is Slavery. The nine balls
which slew our departed brother came from
Slavery. Every gaping wound of his LAGER
ated bosom testi6es against Slavery. Every
drop of his generous blood cries out of the
ground against Slavery. To hold others
responsible is to hold the agent and dismiss
the principal.
Let not our grief be hollow pageant; let
it not expend itself in vain words. Unjust
become motive. and an impulse to patriot
action. But patriotism now is only name,
unless you resolve that Slavery, the bsrbar-
GUS enemy of our country, the disturber of
the peace, the violater of the Constitution.
the vampire of our national life sucking its
blood, and the assassin of our children,
shall be overturned. Until this is done, the
patriot can only say sorrowfully,
Bleed, bleed, poor country
Great tyranny lay thou thy basis sure,
For goodness dares not check thee |"
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Price made speech to his soldiers re-
ce9tly, in which he laid down the following
programme Of operations, which. if he car
ries out. will keep him pretty busy for the
next month or so. He intends to proceed
at once to Sedalia, destroy that town. tear
up the railroad, then cross the river, tear
up the Hannibal & ST. 10. Railroad, then
return via Leavenworth and the Fort. de-
stroy them and Kansas City. and then re-
turn through Southern Kansas, laying it
waste, and winter at or near Fort Scott
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PROSPECTUS

There are periods in the worlds hi.to.
ca 6y extraordinary and violent crises sns mark
sne breaking forth of g volcano, or the Lrln as
OF storm on the ocean. These criso sang
away In moment the land. marks of sweep
they call ont fresh talent, and give 70 ~ auons
new direction 1t is then that new idea a- Od
new theories developed. Such periods 5 ocru
fresh opponents, and new men for exnorr GSelnand
This Continent has lately been convIS
an upheaving so sudden and terrible tbst eu by
latlons of all men and all classes tn Ell "e re.
are violently disturbed, and people IoOL USther
| for the elements with which to svav a. aoout
and direct the whirlwind Just at prassne storm
not know what all this is to bring forth we %
do know that great results must flow fror ~u' We
extraordinary connections. such
At iuncture so solemn and so imno-
there is especial need that the intellectpsl ~
of the country should be active and efieian. 0'Se
is time for great minds to speak their thon.IN.
boldly, and TO take position as the advance $50
To this end there is special want unsunss rcaN
It is that of an Independent Magazine YIdI.
and which shall treat the issues presented '1aa,
to be presented to the country, in tone no a ana
tempered by partisanship, or Influenced bT say say
favor, or the hope of reward; which shall .0: ar'
and grapple with the momentous subject. ' .h.e
the present disturbed state of affairs besvs Nst
surface. and which cannot be laid aside or D me
| lected.
To meet this want, the undersigned sDDo,..
that early in December next and month"; tSAS*
after, will be published, under the E,,tor;sI
charge of
CHARLES GODFREY IEIAND pso
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-12-28
WAR WITH ENGLAND.

The latest telegraphic dispatches convey
the intelligence that war with England is
among the probabilities of the immediate
future. The ill-concealed, splenatic hatred
with which the English Aristocracy have
regarded the Federal Government ever since
the breaking out of the great Rebellion.
threw off all attempt at disguise as soon as
it became known that Commodore Wilkes
had taken Messrs. Mason and Slidell from
the British steamer Trent, and proclaimed
that war was the only means of wiping out
the insult which the British flag had sus-
tanned. The English Government seems
to have yielded at once to this gust of pop
ular fury. The Queen issued proclama-
ton forbidding the export of saltpetre and
large quantities of arms, and munitions of
war were at once ordered for Canada. The
Times. and other ministerial organs, pro-
claimed that war with America and recog-
milton of the Southern Confederacy would
Immediately follow. Not voice friendly to
the Federal Government was raised, but on
the contrary, all feeling and sympathy
seemed to be with the Rebels.
American statesmen, the press and the
people, have Endorsed the action of Com
modore Wilkes, and believe that it was in
strict accordance with those principles of
International law of which Great Britain has
been the earnest and belligerent champion,
for a century past And the feeling has
been nearly as unanimous, that for this
reason no difficulty would grow out of the
capture of Messrs. Mason and Slidell. But
it seems that the English Government at
taches far more value to pretext for war
with America, than for the maintenance Of
the principle for which they have SO long
commended, or for any reputation for consis-
tency.
A war with England seems. indeed, to be
imminent. Not for the reason that the
cotton ports are blockaded, but because Of
the hatred of the British Aristocracy to.
ward republican Institutions. A war with
England would be, on our part. as much {
war for the maintenance of the principles
of free government as that which we ars
now waging with the Rebels. Though i
would add largely to the burdens of TIT
people of this country, and be serious
blow at tbs existence of the Federal Gov
eminent. and therefore not to be eourted
neither is it to be Stunned. If standing b,
our just rights as nation and people
brings upon us war, then war it must be
If once We yield, our position and infuenc
as frst-class power are forever gone
And such course would but provoke in
suits and indignities for the future. II th
capture of Mason and siidell was right, thel
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-12-28
CHARLES GODFREY LELAND, ESQ
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TALLY what must be done to save it. In this DE-.
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the time will contribute regularly to its pages.
In Literature, it will contain articles in both
prose and verse, Of the most varied character, aOd
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1t will be liberal and progressive, without
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THE CONTINENTAL MONTHLY will be printed on
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The Providence Journal is responsible
for this good one:
''An Eruption of Yankees is threatened
at Beaufort. The first these South Carroll
mans will know. the town will be laid out
into corner lots-Seward street crossing
Lincoln avenue. and both bordering on
Cameron square. There will be newspa-
per, and patent medicine store, and a
steam ferry, and Henry Ward Beecher will
be advertised to give lecture on The rela-
tons of freedom and slavery to civiliza-
ton"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-12-28

The Eastern papers are full of compli
mentary notices of the Secretary of the
Treasury's report. The New York Herald
says of it:
"We use no terms of exsggeration, when
we say that it is one Of the ablest and most
carefully prepared statements of the kind
that has ever been laid before Congress.
1t has this merit, so rare in the schemes OF
Government 6nanciers, that while it refrains
from pushing taxation beyond the limits of
prudence, it makes salutary and long de-
siderated reform contribute large amount
of the revenue required to meet a heavy
war expenditure"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-12-28
Two more Missouri Towns Burned.

A correspondent of the Conservative
writing from Mound City, Kansas, under
date of December 18th, gives the following
particulars of the burning of Papinsville
and Butler, two Missouri towns. The
writer says there were only two of our men
killed.
On Thursday last Col. Montgomery dis
patched Maj. Fl. II. Williams of the Third
on an expedition into Missouri, to punish
those marauding bands who infest the Dor
der of the State, and also to burn Papins-
vile and Butler. The work could not have
been entrusted TO more discreet officer.
The command was composed of about zoe
men, part Cavalry and the remainder Infant
ry In wagons. They reached the former
place, forty miles from here, about l O'Clock
P. n. Friday, but found no force ofthe enemy
there. After providing for the women and
children, in the choice and expressive Ian
guage of Jim Lane, Papinsville event up"
This town is situated on the Usage river, in
Bates county. Maj. Williams then sent
Capt. Stewart with the Cavalry to Butler,
the county seat of Bates county, fifteen
miles distant, and yesterday afternoon that
town shared the same fate as the other; in
other words, all of the business portion OF
the town was destroyed, including the
Court House. These towns have for a
long time been the rendezvous of guerilla
bands from Missouri. On their return
they laid waste the houses and farms of the
Secesh. This was a regular Jim Lane,
Montgomery move in the right direction
a dash right in the face and eyes OF
Price and his command, who are camped
at Osceola, few miles farther down the
Usage river. The command returned here
this afternoon. bringing out large number
of Union families who are flying from Mis-
souri,: also large lot of stock Of all kinds.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-12-28

Gen. Lane has been rendered Brigadier-
Generalship by the President. This will
meet the appreciation of majority of the
people of this State. especially as his COM
mand will embrace all the Kansas troops.
We see it stated that he win accept the
commission as soon as he beats Stanton on
the contested seat ir the Senate.
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The Railroad Located.

The corps of engineers under Col. Syl-
vester Medbury, who have been engaged for
several weeks past in locating the first sec
ton of the Leavenworth, Pawnee & West
ern Railroad, have completed their labors in
the field, and are now engaged in making
final adjustment of the line, and estimates
for construction. Within a month or six
weeks this preparatory work will be COM
pleted. and the company will then be pre-
pared to let contracts for grading and ma
sonry on the first twenty-five miles of the
road.
The route fixed upon commences at the
mouth of Three Mile Greek, thence, follow
ing the shore of the Missouri river, to the
mouth of Nine Mile. passes up the valley
of that creek and crosses the divide between
Nine-Mile and Little Stranger, about mile
and half southeast of Mrs. Kelley's, and
in the southwest quarter of section 1. It
crosses Little Stranger about two and half
miles below Robinson's. in the northwest
quarter of section 90; Big Stranger, about
the center of section Is, three quarters of a
mile below the bridge; Tongonoxie creek,
at the crossing of the Leavenwortb and Law
renee road; Ten-Mile creek, in the south
west intersection 81, mile above the
point where the present road crosses; and
Muddy Greek, about a mile and quarter
above Sarcoxie. The route adopted is long,
but presents very great advantages in
grades over any other; the heaviest cut is
not over twelve feet. The maximum grade
being only about forty feet to the mile, and
the average less than twenty FIVE feet.
The distances are as follows:
From the mouth of Three Mile creek
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Order Of Sale

William N. Young vs.. VIM. b. EikenoerFy.
DY virtue of an order of sale issued from me
ID Second Judicial District Court, sitting N
and for Breckenridge county. and to me dFeeseo'
between the hours Of nine O'Clock .. m. and
o'clock p m of said day. offer at public sale, a'
the Court house door, in the town of Emporis,
county of Breckinridge, and State Of Kansas, the
following described real estate, to-wit: The SCUM
half of the north east quarter Of Section seventeen
Q7), township nineteen (I9), south of range ten
O), ca st of the sixth principal meridian, situse
in the county of Brecken ridge. !.
Dated at the Sheriff 8 Office, this 18th day Of
December, A. D. 1861.
E. GODDARD, Sheriff.
2Is-23 By j. G. HASKELL, Deputy
Printers fee, S6,65.
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1t is believed that bill will pass both
houses of Congress. adding some four hun
dred students or cadets to the respective
military and naval academies, and it is also
believed that Annapolis viii be again made
the great headquarters Of the naval school.
The proposition is to confer the election OF
these cadets upon the Representatives in
Congress.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-12-28

Secretary Chase said, in response to 8
toast at dinner given by the Union Clut
of New York, that the blacklist negro in
South Carolina, though black as midnight
in his eyes is whittier than the whitest Rebel
He was vehemently cheered by the compa-
ny, among whom was VIM. B. Astor.
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81. S. & L. FILLMORE
IAWPENrE KANSAS


T AWRENCE is live town, and Il. s. d..
GOODS.
7 AWRENCE is the point to trade at, and the
~ DryGoods House is
H 8. d L. FILLMORE.
T AWRENCE means to do the trade of South
- ern Kansas, and the first to solicit that trade
are Fl. s. d L. FILLMORE.
T AWRENCE is the point to buy Dry Goods at.
IL and H. S. d L. FILLMORE mean to sell
them.
T AWRENCE can sell Dry Goods as CHEAP as
IL any river town, and Fl. s. d L. FILLMORE
mean to do it.
IT s. & L. FILLMORE buy Goods, not
IL. withstanding the War, and they meanN
sell Goods so it will be to every mans advantage
to call and purchase.
II s. d L. FILLMORE are up with the
II. times, and mean to sell Dry Goods to eV-
cry man, woman and child who looks to his or
her own interest, and calls to buy them.
"S.& L. FILLMORE invite ali coming to
Ii. Lawrence, to call and see their large stock
of staple Dry Goods.
=" s. & L. FILLMORE sell only for CASH
II. and hence can and do sell cheaper than
others who trust.
=" s. d L. FILLMORE keep all kinds Of
II. Dry Goods, Ladies and Children's Shoes
Carpets, Millinery Goods, Bonnets and Motions.
SD L. FILLMORE have just received
II. a new stock of all kinds of Dry Goods
from New York, so that it puts the capacity Of
their large store to the test to hold them. Hence
they say, Pile in your money and they will pile
out the Goods suddenly.
COME: AND SEE
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-12-28

The Whereabouts of a distinguished per.
sonage is thus disclosed by the New Or.
leans Picyune of December Sd:
Governor G. F. Jackson, of Missouri.
has been invited, with his suite, by the Re.
ception Committee, to attend the exhibition
of tableaux WANTS, next Tuesday evening,
at the Opera house. for the benefit of the
soldiers In that State
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-12-28

The last tug-boat feet has left st. Louis
for Cairo. Instead of being mere tenders
to the gun-boats, they are to be armed each
with two twelve-pounder Parrott guns, fore
and aft, on pivots, thus converting them
into what will be the most efficient and use
full portion of the Mississippi feet.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-12-28

The Chicago Tribune says Phil. Fouke
mistook his man when he made an attack
ca CONWAY Of Kansas.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-12-28

Forrest is playing to great houses at the
Philadelphia Academy of music. One even
ing's receipts. when Richelieu vas enacted.
amounted TO 81, I39.
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jeff Davis to Old Abe after the fall OF
Sumter:
With mortar Paixhan and petard.
We tender Old Abe our Beauregard.
Old Abe to JEFF Davis after the capture OF
Port Royal:
Your tender lacked powder-perhaps you're in
want,
therefore have sent you the best of Dupont.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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On the 18th inst, misunderstanding
arose in the House of Representatives be-
tween Mr.. Conway, of this State, and Mr.
Fouke. of Illinois.
Mr.. Conway made a radical abolition
speech, during which he characterized the
battle of Belmont as Rebel victory.
Mr.. Fouke retorted in vehement Ian
guage, and said that his statement in re-
gard to the battle of Belmont was false, and
an act of wanton injustice to the Union SOL
diers who fought there.
Mr.. Conway desired to know if the Ian
guage used by Mr.. Fouke was applied to
him.
Mr.. Richardson, of Illinois, interfering,
said the place to settle personal difficulties
was outside the House.
This observation created marked sem
sation. Mr.. Fouke meantime retiring from
the House.
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Gen. Denver is kindly received by our
troops wherever be goes. s'1
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The Kansas First want to Fight.

A correspondent of the St. Louis Demo
crat, writing from Upton, where the gallant
First are stationed, says:
Never in my reportorial rambles have
seen regiment SO joyous and merry as the
Kansas First were upon the announcement
that battle was near. Every man, with
out exception, showed the signs of won
derful and peculiar kind of Joy. Even the
convalescent in the hospital waited upon
their gallant Colonel and entreated him to
allow them to prepare for the march. I
heard one of the privates call to another,
''Bill, come to breakfast" Bill replied,
''To HI with your hard bread I'm GO
ing to Warrensburg.'
The regiment lost just one-half its num-
Der at Wilson's Greek, and it is indeed
singular what an almost frenzied desire
they now exhibit to get into another fight.
The regiment is DESTROYS of forming a part
of the force to be sent on gunboats from
Cairo, but fear that wish will not be graft
fed, as they have no representative at head
quarters.
The Times learns by private letter from
Upton, that the First has been ordered to
Kansas, and will probably go into winter
quarters at Wyandott or some point further
south.
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;OME AND SEE

H. s. & L. FILLMORE.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-23

....oD, onr main topic. -Four millions
At immortal beings incapable on sen-oao nv
,oaed TO industry and foreslgnt, hIe PS IT,
ssn;,tsd 10 the hands of our southern iilends; ts
s.nanSo1s trust they cannot put from them IL tney
,uopId Emancipation, were Is PossOle Wouio oe re-
lillian against Providence, aud destruction 10 the COZ
- ace IN our land We Of the North nd ourselves
- No rsnonsibility BY assuming an attitude OF hOst
an m slavery and thus sunderng the bonds OF state
filowship; we only put IT out OF our power 10 90 the
500 which both humanity and religion demand.
we not rather recognize tue froEGen's " So iu IS
rlscing such vast multitude Of the degraded and de-
sndeSt sons of Africa In this favored land and cheer
f1lIv cooperate by all needfu labors and saerhees
nth His benevolent design 10 save and not TO destroy
sbam7 Hinder Provi1ential dspensstiOn, lifting them
m from the deraton AID miseries Of lndolence and
Ire and exacting Of them due and needfu labor, they
,sn certinly be trained and uurnred, as many have
been, for the services and joys OF beayen ana the
climate and institutions Of the Soutn are sucn tha' our
Sovctzens there can afford 10 take the onerous care
~ them in return for their services should we not
lady consent They freely concede to us our con-
sc;enioug onyicons rights aud all our pllyleges
should not as freely S2neeoe 10 tneih tneiI "y
should we contend Why paralyze business, turn
thonsanas of the industrious and worthy poor out OF
.mnloyment sunder the Last ties OF affection that can
hind these States together destroy our once prosperous
and happy nation, and perhaps send muiudes 10 pre-
mature Gfaves-and all for what Is not such course
struggle Of arrogant assumption agalnst the Provl-
5enoe Of the Most High and, If persisted ill., viii II
Dot surely bring down bis heavy and prolonged Judg-
mSpte upon us
Ii is not for us to accuse our fellow-citiZens at
ne South Of failure in duty. We know that the church
Of God has brighter ornaments and our country no
sruer friends than found among them and before
we ct the North sit in judgment upon their Delinquent
-ies let us endeavor to correct our own. In treating
heir slaves as humanity and religion demand they
nav be provideniil Instruments OF unspeakabie and
endless blessings only to those under their personal
charge, but eventually TO the whole African race
And such, we have not Doubt they are destined to
Boz without u.s. and to our shame if they are forever
separated from us by any fault Of ours; but with us
and 10 our mutual honor if shall be united with
them in the bonds Of aectonate brotherhood That
20 we may be, We will labor in hope. We will en-:
3esvor 70 duse over the entire length and breadth of
he land sentiments favorable to the lasting peace and
prosperity of eur nation.