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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-02-09
DEAD.

The Territorial Legislature gave its last
expiring kick on Saturday night about twelve
O'Clock. 1t died hard. The members were
very 10th to leave the places that would
know them no more forever. They hung
on with comnendable tenacity. They
were three days after Beebe told them that
he had no further use for them, dying.
That is, they died Thursday, but didn't
have funeral till Saturday night. They
would meet, discuss and pass some resolu-
ton, of no importance, loiter around the
halls, whistle and sing Dixie" and the
inimitable "rooster song" but it seemed
impossible for them to make up their minds
to GO home. Some of them thought they
were the State Legislature. and wanted to go
ahead and make code for the 34th star
The outsiders told them they had better go
home, and finally they gave up the effort
and are now probably telling their constitu-
ents how many divorce bills they passed.
The Territorial Legislature is dead. The
next will be State LegislatureAthe State
Senate aud House of Representatives. No
more will the ''list of acts passed. TEEN
with divorce bills, special charters and cham
ges of county lines. That work is finished
for while, at least, and the State Legisia-
ture will be compelled to confne itself to
the more legitimate objects of Legislation.
Well, We are not sorry that we are to have
no more Territorial Legislatures.
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Notice

EG.EoRGE W. SYLVESTER AM
N Sylvester, residents Of the Sto,a ONAh'
York. viii please take notice that &c &c 81
ton did, on the I'd day of Februarv ''as l. n
file his petition in the Clerks Office 81 a Is
District Court, sitting in and for n. ~ Sea
Breckinridge, in the Territory of Ksns.o Ouas
the said Court to set aside tie as.;,,n' pnS,,
certificate of location issued to the sa;d IGeat Ill
Sylvester by the Register of the ne, UeoFs n
Office at Lecompton, in said Territor,.I u
signment having been made JanuaryS ! SAD d
1858, as appears by the record thereof 1ss 4
in the office of the Register of Deeds reees
the said County Of Breckenridge; in Bod nc ~ :
356; said assignment having been mad; ~
said George ". Sylvester to the said How How ]!
vester, and fraudulent and void as asaips, n
Cyrus L. Gorton, for that it was made % q
consideration, and before the patent issuas ~
land pre-empted by the said George " 81 III
for which said certificate of location iss!!t,
scribed as follows The south west cr.H+
Section No. II, in Township No. IS, HSS4 d
No. IL, containing $50 acres, situate %ls.
County of Breckinridge; and the said 4 ~
Gorton did, on the fifth day of May, A EH4l
purchase said land at Sheriff's sale, MI
been sold to satisfy a judgment obtained ~
March term of said Court, A. d. 1860, bv ~
L. Gorton against the said George " Syyls
The said George W. Sylvester and Hows,l s;
vester are hereby notified that unless thew -,
and answer or demur to the petition of NJ Y
Cyrus L. Gorton on or before the och a.
March, a. ID. 1861, Judgment will be reC;.
against them in accordance with the prHs
said petition. OWEN A. BASSETT"
1866 Attorney for CYRUS L. Co...
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THE STATE LEGISLATURE

The question as to whether tNt
Robinson should call an immediate session
of the State Legislature or not, is exciting
some interest. We observe that some OF
our contemporaries are expressing their views
on the subject We clip the following what
we call very sensible view of the question:
from the Stale Record
eve learn that it the intention of Gov.
Robinson to call the Legislature together
about the middle of March or. the first of
April. This will doubtless give general
satisfaction, as it will allow the members
and others time to make the necessary ar
Engagements for absence from their homes,
which their public duties will impose. As
it would of course be impossible to convene
the Legislature in time to secure an election
of u. s. Senators for the special session, there
is no especial reason for haste, and even "a
later day than that named would be fully If
not more satisfactory. Many OF the MEM
bers are farmers, and it would be much TO
their convenience, if the session could be
postponed until after the usual seed-time,
which would bring it almost to'she middle
,-of May.
"4There are several yScancies in the Legis-
Iature, OY reason Oh Oeatn Hhu auSeHce,
which in a measure necessiate special cleo
tons for the purpose of re filling them, snd
which will Of course require time for the
action of the people, to fill them in salts
factory manner"
We cannot see the particular necessity
for the meeting ofthe Legislature before the
first or middle of April. There are vacan-
cies to I'LL. and primary and district con-
yentions aud elections to be held. It is now
about the middle of February, and these
matters cannot be attended to properly, and
=. the members get their affairs in shape TO
leave their homes, sooner, we should think,
than the first of April. at least. By the
provisions of the Constitution, the Terrific
rial laws are in force !; and their provisions
are ample for the redress of grievances for
six weeks or two months. anyhow.
The Leavenworth Herald. in speaking of
this matter. displays great deal of igno-
rance aud spite. 1t says:
eve understand. the Governor wants to
be Commissioner of Indian Affairs. He
wants Mr. Lincoln to make all his appoint
ments before our Legislature meets, TO elect
u. 8. Senators, as he is candidate, also. for
that place. This dodge is to kill off all
Senatorial appointments. He is hostile to
Lane. He wants in this arbitrary way to
injure him.
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1--WE andersta65 fbat ma

We understand that one reason be
osstghs for his course Is, that vacancies IN
| the Legislature must be filed by special
elections called by him that this muet be
done before he can call that body together
and that be cannot kpow.of vacancies till
counties and districts legally notify him OF
| them. Surely, wise man is Gov. Robin
son. Has he read thee Constitution Under
it, the Legislature must determine the sx-
istence of vacancies. and then, before they
can be filed, be must get warrant for il
from that body"
In regard to GOV. Robinson being an ap-
plicant for the position of Commissioner of
Indian Affairs, we know but little We are
not his particular friend or defender. but
will take the responsibility of telling the
Leavenworth Herald, that when it states
that he is juggling to get into the U. S. Sen
ate. it is telling falsehood. Besides
strange to say-the Herald is the specia
advocate of Gen. Lane for that position, and
ought to know that its statements IN regard
10 that gentleman will be taken with a great
degree of allowance.
The Herald thinks the Governor ought
no. to have anything to do with filing va
cancies, and asks if he has read the Consti-
tuition. From the way the Herald man
talks, it is evident that he never read it.
The Constitution provides that the Governor
shall convene the Legislature, and do all
things else necessary to tie complete and dc-
tire oryanizati6n of. TIE iState Governments y
The Constitution further says
- All laws and parts of laws in force in
the Territory, at the time of the acceptance
of this Constitution by Congress. not incon-
sistent with this Constitution, shall continue
and remain in full force until they expire,
or shall be repealed
And here are couple of extracts from
the Territorial statutes, which we consider
to the point. In the 22d section of the law
for the Constitutional Convention,
we find the following language: 1
"In case of tie vote between candidates
for any of the Offices provided for in this
act, or in case of vacancy By deaths, res
ign alton or otherwise, the Governor of the
Territory shall issue his proclamation for
new election in the district in which
such tie or vacancy may occur; said pro-
clamalion to be issued not less than ten days
next preceding said election"
Section 81, of the law regulating elections.
says:
Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the
Offices either of members of the Council or
he House Of Representatives. Other wise
han by resignation, it shall be the duty of
he Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of
he county in which the member whose Of
ice is vacant shall have resided at the time |
IF his election, to transmit, without delay |
/ notice of such vacancy tothe Governor"
Some persons take the ground that the
Governor has no right to make a move to-
Yards filling these vacancies until informed
# their existence by the Legislature, but
We think the above quotations from the
Constitution and the law makes it his plain
uty to fill these vacancies before the as
embling Of the Legislature.
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TO THE LOCAL RELIEF COMMITTEES.

The Territorial Committee would urge
you to aid in counteracting the idea which
seems becoming general, that this Commit
tee has ON hand an abundance of provisions.
In doing this you may prevent, 1st. the
granting of aid to any except the really
needy. Cd, the sending of trains in such
numbers and with such frequency as TO
force upon us the unpleasant necessity of
returning them empty, or but partially
loaded. Sd. the too lavish use of that which
is given to sustain, not to enrich or to waste.
We wish it to be distinctly understood,
that of the amount we have in store, large
proportion (the special CONSIGNMENT we
cannot control; and the supply from which
we can draw never exceeds the amount of
five days demands upon us
Believing that we do furnish you with
enough to relieve the wants of the truly
needy, and that a wise caution and 6rmness
on your part will prevent misuse and suf-
fering, we hold you responsible for, and call
you to aid us in, fair and economical dis
tribution of gifts which are liable to fail
long before actual necessity ceases.
For Ter. and Exec. Committees,
S. C. POMEROY, Chm.
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DEMoCRAc1 At DIsCousT. Bloomfield
precinct, Scott county. H., is strong
Democratic place. There are about 10
Democrats and 3 Republicans. The Judges
in that precinct. at the late election, were all
Democrats. Two Democratic clerks were
appointed. but neither of them could. write.
Two more were appointed, and they, too,
were unable to write. AT this juncture OF
affairs, Jim Brown, q leading Democrat,
known, as IS Timber ,Jim," went shouting
through the crowd. IS Is there airy Republic
can here 90 His Democratic friends wished
to know what he wanted of Republican.
sc Why" said Jim, "d-n it all, want to
find somebody that can scrite, so that we can
go on with this election l''- Springfield
flH ls.7Ou-nuf.
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OHIO CORRESPONDENCE.
BELLEFosrArNE, O., Jan. 2s

DELLEFOhTAINE, ", Jan. ~.
Louisiana has Just been added TO the list
of seeding States, which now numbers the
six following, named in the order of their
secession: South Carolina, Florida, Missis-
sippi, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana.
Texas will follow in the course of a couple
of weeks, large majority of % immediate
secessionists - having been chosen to her
convention. North Carolina, Tennessee,
Arkansas. Missouri, Kentucky, Virginia
and Maryland still hang fire, and their ulti-
mate action is considered doub.ful-though
all excepting North Carolina and Kentucky
have called Conventions, coupled with pro-
vision, however, that the Conventions shall
submit any proposed change of relations
toward the Federal Government, to the
people, before such change shall take effect.
All the United States forts. arsenals, custom
houses, and other public property within
the bounds of the seeding States, have
been taken possession of by the rebels, act
ing under authority of the' Governors of the
respective States--excepting Fort Sumter in
South Carolina, and Forts Pensacola and
Key West in Florida, and these are closely
invested, though actual hostilities have not
yet taken place between besiegers and be-
sieged. OF course. such action, precludes
all idea of peacea6le separation of the
Southern States from the Federal Union.
Their acts amount to treason and rebellion,
which the Government will be bound to
punish. 1t cannot do less, without sub
jecting Itself to contempt and displaying a
weakness, which would forever paralyze its
efforts. If the Southern States hai asked
the Northern States to release them from
their obligations to the Federal Compact,
and a fair division of the public property,
it might have been accomplished peaceably.
But now, either z9he Government or. the
seeding States must go to the wall. There
is no alternative. If any foreign power had
committed the outrages upon the property
of the Government and the pdigniIles to
its flag. that have been perpetrated by the
traitors of the Cotton States. war would
have been declared long ere this. But it is
too much to expect anything from the pres
cut Administration. Nr. Buchanan and his
.counselors have been, from the first, in full
sympathy with the traitors. IF they had
not been,- the rebellion would have been
nipped in the bud. and the country at peace.
Let US be thankful that the country is to be
cursed but thirty days longer with such an
infamous Administration.
The Senator's and Representatives of the
seeding States having Withdrawn from Con-
gress. the Republicans have a clear major
ity in both houses. and VIII also have in the
next Congress. This viii give US good
Homestead Bill, protective tariff, and
Pacific Railroad, sure.
The House bill for the admission of,Kan-
sas passed the Senate day or two since,
with an amendment making Kansas Judi
cial District of the United States. 1t will
probably pass the House as amended. In
view of the penniless condition of the Ter
ritory. and the prostration of business con-
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The PANIC PosTPoNED.-TheD Democrat
ic papers have done their utmost to raise a
financial panic. but in spite of them, hun
CRY people abroad will buy our provisions
and breadstuffs, and send US their specie in
return; and the price of stocks will most
provokingly continue to rise. But these
journals do not yet give it up; but like the
Miilerites, who, when the world wouldn't
burn up at the time they predicted. set the
Judgment Day ahead few years. they now
postpone a general crash to the fourth ,of
March,
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The ShiIly-shaily ConveRfiOn--MOr ore
Treason

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The Convention
room has been closed to members of the
press, and they are not to be admitted until
a vote of the Convention has been taken on
the question of admission after the organi-
cation
The Virginia delegates are DESTROYS that
the whole proceedings shall be conducted
with closed doors to the press and public.
A committee of seeessionists are here
from Maryland to protest against the admis
sion of the delegates from that State.
A dispatch from R. B. Rhett'states that
the Montgomery Congress will meet tomor-
row and adjourn over till the Border State
Conference has adjourned. This is consid-
cred hopeful sign.
Jacob Thompson testified before the Spe-
cial Committee that various plans of the Sc
cessionists had been discussed 10 his pres
ence, and sometimes at his house, by lead
ing men and others of less prominence,
which contemplated-frst the seizure of the
Capital; second, means to prevent the count
ing of the Presidential vote: and third, re-
sistance to Mr.. Lincoln's Inauguration.
He states that he regards these PROPOSE
tons as foolish and criminal, and believed
they had lately been abandoned, and all eff
forts concentrated towards separate State
action, which he justified and approved.
His policy would lead to the same results
by different means.
The facts show that Government is una
bic to get any of its orders South unless
sent by special messengers. The dispatch
sent by Secretary Dix to Hemphill Jones,
special agent of the Treasury Department
now at New Orleans, was stopped on the
29th at Montgomery, Alabama, by order of
the Governor of that State, who took the
message and forwarded it o the Governor
of Louisiana thus preventing the arrest of
the notorious traitor, Capt. Brushwood.
The following is a copy Of Gen. Dix's dis
patch
WASHINGTON, JAM 29.-Hemphill Jones
Tell Lieut.. Caldwell to arrest Capt. Brush
wood, assume command of the cutter Nc
Clelland. and obey orders gave through
you. IF Capt. Brushwood, after arrest, un
dertakes to interfere with the command of
the cutter, Lieut.. Caldwell will consider him
mutineer and treat him accordingly. IF
he attempts to haul down the American flag,
shoot him on the spot.
(Signed, JOHN A. DIX, Sec. Treas"
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REMARKABLE PREDIcTIoE.-The, -admis-
sion of Kansas in to the Union, from which
South Carolina is endeavoring to escape,
naturally recalls pertinent passage il the
speech of Mr.. Sumner, in 1856, for which
he was stricken down by the hand of a. son
of Carolina. The words sound now like
the utteranee of prophet
Already in Lawrence alone there are
newspapers and schools, and throughout
the Territory there is more academic ed
ueation. than in all Missouri, outside of
st. Louis; and far more, in proportion 10 its
inhabitants, than in ali South Carolina Ali
sir, tell the Senator that Kansas, welcomed
as free State, will be a Administering an
gel' to the Republic. whils South Carolins,
in the cloak of darkness which she hugs.
lies no wing
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Rev. H. II. johnson, from Pixies Peak,
left this place on Thursday last, on his way
to Topeka. He was seventeen days out
from Canon City to Pawnee Fork; and from
that point he has spent twenty-one days of
hard travelling to arrive al this place, SO
great has been the fall of snow West of US.
He gave very fattering accounts of the
abundance and variety of mineral existing
in the mountains.-C Council Grove Press.
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ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURES.


Wepublish below list of the Acts o.
the recent Legislature, passed and approved
before Feb. 1st.
An act to abolish the Office of Register
of Deeds of the city of Lawrence.
An act to detach that portion of town
ship ten, range eight, lying aud icing IN
Davis county, from said Davis county and
attach the same to Riley county.
An act to amend An Act to provide for
the assessment and collection of taxes, ap-
proved Feb. %, 1860, so far as the same
relates to the city of Leayenworth and for
other purposes.
An act to establish ferry at the town
of DeSoto.
An act to divorce Almiranda F. Todd
from Henry Todd.
An act to charter ferry across the
Grasshopper river. ~
An act entitled an act to divorce Sabrs
J. Wensfrom Alpheus Wells.
An act defining the extra officers of the
Council and House of Representatives, and
fixing their salaries.
An act to provide for the payment of the
extra officers of the Legislative Assembly of
the Territory of Kansas for the session of
1861, and for tFsnseribing its journals.
An act legalizing the assessment of taxes
in the city of Lawrence, and for the sale OF
certain property by said city of Lawrence
to the county of Douglas.
An act to protect game in Leavenworth
county.
An act divorcing George N. Bittman
and Catharine Bittman.
An act to change the name of the Gin
nabor Mining Company.
An act making appropriation for the pay
ment of the Clerk of the House for the SEES
sion of 1850, for extra services.
An act to incorporate the Suffolk Mining
Company.
An act to incorporate the Lawrence Uni
yersity of Kansas.
An act to incorporate the First Congrega-
tional Church of Manhattan.
An act for the relief of S. P. Thompson.
An act to declare the Military Road from
Fort Riley to Fort Larned Territorial
road.
An act to change the the title of the Kan
sas Valley Bank Branch, at Atchison, Kan
sas.
An act to amend an act, entitled can
act to incorporate the Blue River Bridge Com
pany," approved Feb. 9th, 1858.
An act IegaliEing certain official acts of
the county officers of the county of Nemaha.
An act imposing tax upon ferry privi-
lege.
An act divorcing Augustus bigger and
Emeline Bilger.
An act divorcing Harriet s. Parker and
Howard E. Parker.
An act to provide for an appropriation.
and for other purposes.
An act to establish ferry across the
Missouri river.
An act diyorcing Henry Smith and Har-
riet Smith
An act to provide for the permanent To-
cation of the seat of Justice of Potawatomie
county.
An act making an appropriation for pay
ing the salary, and other expenses allowed
by law, of the Territorial Superintendent of
Common Schools in Kansas.
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He expected to have

poned for the present. He expected to have
gone tonight.
A salute was fred at the National Armo-
~ to-day for the admission of Kansas into
the Union. @
Col. Lander. whose superintendency Of
the Overland Wagon road vas so satisfae-
tory to the Government, has resigned that
office.
WAsHINeToN, Feb. 3.-The Commission
ers from New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia and In
diana, have arrived here. and are tonight
interchanging views.
One additional body. of Federal troops
has arrived, and this morning a train
brought artillery, arms and munitions of
war. 4 ~
An official copy of the louisiana ordi-
nance of secession has been received, and
the delegation from that State in Congress,
with the exception of Mr.. Bougligny, will
probably withdraw from further delibera-
tons in Congress tomorrow. He is the
only one from the seeding States who has
taken part in the proceedings since the sew
eral ordinances of secession have passed.
The names of all the members of the
House from the seeding States, continue
to be called when voting.
Gov. Fairbanks has appointed the follow
ing gentlemen as Commissioners from the
State of Vermont, to meet similar Commits
sioners of other States Feb. 4th: Ex-GoV-
ernor HilaAd Hall, Lieut.. Gov. Levi Under
wood, Gen. II. II. Baxter, Hon. L. A. Crit
tenden, Hon. B. D. Harris.
Gov. Goodwin. of New Hampshire. has
appointed Amos Tuck, Amos Fowler, and
Levi Chamberlain, Commissioners to rep
resent New Hampshire at the Washington
City Convention.
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Hon. Ira Harris is the caucus nominee of
the Republicans of the New York Legisla-
ture, as the successor of Mr. Seward. The
nomination is equivalent to an election.
The successful candidate has been for many
years Judge of the Supreme Court of that
State, and is. at the head of the Albany Law
School. He is one of the purest and ablest
men In the State.
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On Thursday night-Jan. 17th--the
mail carrier between the Sac and FoxAgen-
cy and Burlington. Kansas. was so badly
frozen that it is believed thai his feet must
be amputated. He described his feeling to
us-after the freezing commenced, as not
being disagreeable, but on the contrary was
very pleasant He says an uncomfortable
drowsiness set in just before his arrival at
the Agency, and when found was insensible
to pain Council GrOVe Press.
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SECESSION ITEMS.
4 roRF RErAKEN.

The Washington N. c. Dispatch says:
'.Fort Neale. Revolutionary earthwork,
near this town, was taken possession of on
Saturday night last, and on Sunday morning
the community was intensely excited at the
report that the Palmetto flag was flying
high above the ramparts, and had been nail
ed to the flagstaff. The outrage was borne
in silence during the sacred hours of the
Sabbath day and night, but early on Mon
day morning our citizens were startled by
the report of cannon, fred in quick success
sion. On inquiry, it was ascertaned that a
company of jolly tars had recaptured the
fort, shot down the Palmetto flag. trampled
it in the dust. and run up the stars and
stripes in its place. Forthwith the national
ensign was floating in the breeze from every
masthead IA the por;, and we had general
rejoicing on the OCCASION