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The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-12-13
THE RUMORED PEACE PROPOSALS.

The effect Of the recent Eastern elections
upon the cause of the Government and Liberty
will be more disastrous than was at first sup.
posed, according to the Developments which
have been made. Gradually the iutents and
purposes of the leaders of the Democracy are
coming to light. At first they were conser-
vative''-opposed to radiealism; now, arraying
themselves against every impulse Of loyalty,
and the honor of the nation. We cannot be-
lieve that the people of the Eastern States are
SO lost to honor and patriotism as to give the
vote they have, had such designs as the fol.
lowing been intimated previous to the election.
1t certainly cannot be fattering to loyal
man to hear such talk from one of the leaders
of his party. No man, with a spark of patriot,
thoughts, or follow the man who gives them
utterance. Fernando Wood, in the following
extract Of speech made by him, justifes his
immediate Incarceration in Fort Lafayette, as
he confesses to be in communication with 'smen
Of position and influence in the Southern Con
federacy," and his character is such that many
will doubt the nature Of the correspondence
He will do to examine. But here is the extract:
"Mr. Wood said he had received information
and had communicated it to the Government,
that under certain circumstances the South were
ready to return-aye. from leading statesmen Of
the South. Men of position and influence in
the Southern Confederacy had expressed q desire
to return under Democratic rule; the past to be
forgotten, the public debt on both sides to be
provided for, and they were willing to let by
cones be by cones, if the North would, and the
Union once again be restored"
There it is. They will cone back "under
Democratic rule'-that is, if they can "run
the machine 1t will be impossible for race
possessing in such degree the true instincts
Of manhood as does the freemen Of the North
to live as brothers with such people-therefore,
if for nothing else, tie war should be protraeted
until this spirit is whipped out of them. They
must be taught to behave themselves-sha the
world Is full Of a. good and better men than
they-Aahd should be put to live on probation
awhile With white folks. eFet z
No peace win be effectual, or inure one iota
to the benefit Of the Nation, but CONQUERED
prscr 1t would be equivalent to admission Of
inRbility on the part Of the Government to
exact anything less than an unconditional sur
render from the rebels. Such an act would
sdd to the stability Of the Government, and
stability must be established.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-12-13
CPlatSorn for Loysists.

In the House, on the 9Th inst, Mr.. Ste.
vens submitted the following resolution,
which on his motion was. postponed until
the following Tuesday: = s.'.
Resolpea, That this Unien must be and
remain one and inseparatle forever. 'a
Reso1red, That If anybody in the en-
plcyment of the United States, either in
the Legislative or Executive branch, should
propose to make peace, or should urge the
acceptance Of any such proposition, on any
other basis than the integrity of the United
States aud territories, as they existed at the
time of the rebellion, he will be deemed
guilty Of a igh crime. - sai ol'
Resolred, The Government can never
accept the mediation, nor permit the inter-
vention of any foreign power in this rebel
lion in our domestic affairs. a.os54 H'
Resolred, That no two Governments can
exist within the territory now belonging 70
the United States, and which acknowledged
their jurisdiction a: the time Of the iusur-
rection. s1
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-12-13
General Burnside-No Winterquarters.

The New York Times special dispatch
says it is proper to say that General Burn
side never possessed the confidence OF the
Government more than at present, and that
since his recent visit to Washington the
confidence has resulted in very great In
crease in his powers and his liberation from
many Of the restraints under which he pre-
yiously labored. All stories to the effeQP
that the army of the Potomac will 60 into
winter quarters are sheer fabrications.
There will be no cessation till the rebsllion
is beyond the power of inaicting further
mischief. -.
Our advances from Falmouth and Fred
ericksburg confirm the information ehat Lee
is removing large portion Of his forces
southwark, concentrating them in such
manner Is to be able either to march to the
relief Of Richmond in case Of an attack IN
flank or to act as . reserve in case of an
attack en- Fredericksburg.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-12-13
THE RAILROAD AT LAWRENCE.

We learn by the Topeka Record that at a
recent conference between the Directors of the
| Leavenworth, Pawnee and Western Railroad
Company, and a committee Of the citizens Of
Lawrence, it was made known that notwith-
standir the desire of the Company to construct
the road to Lawrence, the economy which they
are constrained to use in its building, requires
them to 90 two and half miles to the north
ward of that place. They ask the people Of
Lawrence to guarantee that the Company will
incur no additional expense in turning aside
to accommodate their town. The Company
are also in doubt as to whether the Government
will allow the application Of the $4,000 per
mile for such deviations. If not, then Law
renee mus, pay the whole extra cost Of cons
struction.
Communities, as we'll as individuals, must at
all times act upon the principle of the Golden
Rule Lawrence, in her blindness and hog
gishness, has always decrJed Western Kansas
unscrupulorsly in her grasping after the trade
Southern Kansas. In every thing pertaining
| to local rivalry she has always exhibited the
| most unmitigated meanness. We remember.
during the pal;ny days Of Lecompton, when
Lawrence feared she might outrival her, how
ungenerously and mean she acted. No act
was too mean or low for her to s:oop to or
coaniye at in divertirg trade from Lecompton.
So it would be with the rest of the world, if
she could act it oct. During the recent cam
pagn one Of her papers made the "intcrests
of Lawrence" paramount to every other con-
sideration, and would foist upon the State at
large pack of unprincipled politicians and
rebel sympathizers that the "intorests Of Law
rence' might be subserved.
But day of reckoning, it seems, is near at
hand. The only Railroad which in all proba
bility will be built in the State for years to
come, runs West, and not South. She has now
to pay almost what it is worth to have that
road come to her. In the meantime let her
turn her attention to the West; and further
more, to go slow, for che has fully as much to
atone for as Lecompton had.
Upon recital of the trayails Of Lawrence,
Manhattan would be e1cuseable if she trembled
little. She hasn't been very scrupulous in
her efforts to turn trade up "the Blue" MOI
is it consistent in friends" of Western Kansa.
to entertain thought of turning the Railroad
up "the Blue"
Let men lay aside such petty considerations
and be thankful that the rich and beautiful
valley Of the Kaw is not always to look bleak
and desolate, but soon to TEEN with life, and
its hills to echo with the rapid rumbling Of the
heavily freight-ladened cars. e--f
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-12-13
GKH. BLUNT FIGHTS ANOTHER RATr1R

x
The Army Of the Frontier. is = moving on. y
Gen. Blunt il striking deadly blows a the Con-
federste army in Arkansas, and We may soon
expect to hear of its utter destruction. On
the 7th inst. bloody battle Was fought near
Fayetteville, Ark, by the Union forces under
Gems. Blunt and Heron, numbering 5000, and
the rebels under Hindu an, Marmaduke, Frost
and Parsons, numbering $1,000, Gen. Blunt
held'the enemy in check for several days, while
Gen. Heron MAS marching to his relief The
enemy. finally succeeded in getting between the
two commands, and attacked Gen. Heron about
ten, a. m, who by desperate ana gallant fight
ing held them in check for three hours, when
Blunt came up and attacked them in the rear.
The fight was desperate ON both sides, and
was only terminated by the darkness Of the
night Our forces bivouacked on the field,
ready to renew the 6ght in the morning, bnt
the enemy fed across Dost IN Mountains under
cover Of the night
The loss on both sides was heavy. Cur killed
is small in proportion to the wounded. The
enemy's loss is at least four to eur one, our
artillery doing terrible execution. Gems. Hind
man and Marmaduke in an interview under q
flag of truce, admitted that they were badly
whipped. Among the enemy killed was Col
Stein. The 10Th and goth Iowa, 37th Illinois,
and Goth Indiana regiments suffered severely.
Gen. Heron is highly compi;mented for his
bravery.
This is the battle to which Gen. Blunt refers
to- - likely to como off or be big foot race, in
a dispatch published in another column.
Most of the boys in the army from this sec
ton of the country we're no doubt in this battle
aud further news from there will be looked 70,
with painful interest, by their many friends in
this vicinity.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-12-13

"a. The London Times, referring to the
case Of the ship Blanche, burned at sea oy
the pirate Alabama, says: =
This case Of outrage is most complete.
Everything-ship, Gag, destinaslon, pace
of capture, and burning, ell we're neural
and more international rights we're violated
in broad daylight than casols. "Sulu Isse
theught Of combining IN single byposnet,
ical case. We may be sure that Lord
Ru.sel has taken steps to obtain satisfaction
Co. ,hs ;nsults to the British Gag, and the
;n;r-, done to British interests. Captain
Smith estimates the losses at $4,000 sterl
ing. ..3.sa7io.sa III - seE s So
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-12-13
Great Capture of Rebel Treaties and Correspou
deuce.

We were shown yesterday by Colonel
Clough a roll of five or six hundred pages
in foolscap paper, of treaties and correspon-
dence between the Southern Co2federacy,
the Witchta and other tribes of Southern
Indians A number of the documents were
signed by Albert Pike, as Commissioner Of
the Confederate States of America. There
Was no mistaking the well-known auto
graph of that distinguished rebel. Accom-
panying these documents were number Of
muster rolls, mastering Indians into the
Confederate service, and one document OF
order related to mastering Indians into the
spy service ' gaz e
These important papers will be delivered
BY Colonel Ciough in few days to the War
Department at Washington. .seii5a4t
Among other things We were shown .
rebel paper, called the Sherman Journal,
published at Sherman, Texas. II is dated
September last, and is Published on light
brown wrapping paper. 1s1
These documents were captured ct the
Witchta Agency, in Texas, BY band of
loyal Delaware Indians, from this county.
who were out on kind Of extensive recon-
Doissance. They came upon the Agency
suddenly, and discovering that it was the
rendezvous Of . large number Of traitor
whites and indians, they made . dsspersse
onset upon the place, and massacred and
scalped every living soul there, and thus
captured these interesting State papees.-
Leavenrorth Times. -.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-12-13

Gen. Neal Dow At Work and HIS Views Of 6l2-
very in Louisiana. & 4
In a letter from New Orlean1 dated
Sept. .2stb, Brig Gen. Neal DM Aus
speaks Of the condition Of slavery in Lou
isiana:
CAS- to the institution of slavery, it is
virtually overthrown already-indeed it is
literally so everywhere within our military
lines. The slaves think themselves free,
and will not work for their masters unless
they choose to do SO, and ualess they are
paid. Many masters now pay their slaves,
some ten dollars some twelve dollars a
month. aud some stipulate to give one-third
of their entire crop for their labS in saw
ing it. The slaves leave their master as
they please and go away without fear; nor
have they the least fear for the old despot-
ism. I have now about six hundred of
them at these forts, constantly employed in
Government service, and they have no fear
at any time to 60 back to get their things.
They have no fear of their masters, nor of
the laws of Louisiana. They judge rightly
that these latter are no longer of any &C
count. Some time ago went into large
village, and hearing that loyal man was
couhncd in the Jail, went to it, and made
the iailor exhibit his list Of prisoners
Among them were many slaves, who were
committed for safe keeping, and three whites
on charge of murder. I demanded to
sec the slaves, and was taken into large
airy room occupied by the alleged murder
ers. On the floor of this apartment was a
trap door, which the keeper raised, bidding
the slaves come up, which they did. ait
The efluvium coming up from the den
below was so offensive that my officers
could not endure it. After little time
looked down the hole, and found it was a
wretched place, with only two small, heavi.
ly grated windows for light and air. They
were in confinement under the laws OF
Louisiana, but I bade them 60 and they
went. This was trampling those laws un'
der foot, and the slaves all understood since
that time that they are no longer in bondage
by the law, for the slave laws are null
Many plantations are abandoned by then
owners and am taking possession Of them
Yesterday sent an officer to a great estsb
lishment, the crops Of which, now upon the
ground, are one thousand hogsheads o.
sugar, besides great quantities Of produce
worth in all one hundred thousand dollars
! All the whites are gone, leaving one hun
dred negroes behind, and my officer is tc
superintend the estate, and secure the crops
and this week I shall take possession Of two
other great plantations, in the same way
and for the same purposes. In Louisiana,
before the war, negroes sold for more money
than in any other State, because the sugar
planters were making immense profits and
were constantly extending the cultivation
of the cane.
At present slaves are without value here,
and there is no market for them whatever
The entire business of the State is destroyed
and vast numbers Of men, of princely for
tunes before the war, are beggars now
Their trade entirely stopped, and their last
years crop destroyed or seized, and appro
priased by the rebel government, they are
left without resource"
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-12-13
THE HOMESTEAD ACT.

On the first day of January, 1863, this import
ant and beneficial act takes effect From that
time any person, male or female, being the head
of family, or young man twenty one years Of
age or a young man under that age, where he
has served in the army or navy of the United
States fourteen days, can, on the payment Of ten
dollars and the office fees, enter one hundred
and sixty acres, or less quantity, of any Of the
public land, not appropriated, as his Homestead.
If the land is on the line Of a Railroad, where
the price of the land has been increased to 81 so
per acre, then eighty acres will be the quantity
to which the settler is entitled.
Occupancy for five years will secure the Pa
tent, and in the meantime, persons having filed
under the provisions of the Act Of the 4th Of Sep
tember, ls4l, can, if they choose, at any time,
prove up and pay for their land, and thus secure
title before the expiration Of the five years.
The provisions of the Act are ample in refer
ence to securing the property, in ease Of death,
to the heirs Of the deceased. = :'a -
On the payment of $40 and the Office fees, at
the time of making the entry, the applicant will
receive Receivers Receipt, which will be his
title to the land till the expiration of the five
be received. r- ."E
One provision of the law allows persons resid-
ing on contiguous land to enter such an amount
of adjoining additional land to what they already
own, as will in the az aegregate amount to one
hundred and sixty acres.
When we consider the vast amount of excellent
land lying Immediately on and along the line o
the Pacific Railroad, as we'll as the vast unsettled
tracts in all Western Kansas, to not notice the
land elsewhere we cannot but feel that the pas
sage of the Homestead Bill will form q new era
in Western emigration. The field is now fully
open to the honest and energetic farmer, who
wishes to secure himself home on easy terms.
Thousands Of families can find the best Of land
Immediately on the line of the Kansas branch Of
the Pacific Railroad. but a very small portion OF
the land being yet taken.
Let the Government surveys be at once extend
ed, and the effects Of this beneficial law will
soon fill our beautiful vallies with the busy hum
of active life ada ... 81.
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Gbe II nj ~
. JUNCTION, KANSAS,
SATURDAY, DEC. 18th, 1862.

Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto
all the inhabitants thereof; it shall be jubilee
unto you /; and ye shall return every man unto
his possessions. and We shall return every man
unto his family-I.Er. XIV. 10.
Thosoever will not do the law ofthy God, and
the law of the king, let judgment be executed
speedily upon him, whether it be unto death. or
to banishment, or to confscation of goods, or to
imprisonment-EzRA VII. Do.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-12-13

rD.M. ADAMS, Of Wabaunsee, isa candidate
for Secretary of the Senate. DAS. has been q
Clerk in each Legislature for the last five years,
and has got to be one of the indispensables of
Kansas legislation. He is an untiring worker,
ard being acquainted with every public man in
the State, it is unnecessary for any one to run
against him. He has rare qualifications for the
position, and we hope to see him fill it.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-12-13

SURvEYs,-The land surveys in Kansas
last year amounted to II, 1876, ,667 acres
and in Nebrasks Territory to 1o,96S,sg5
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-12-13

~H our. fathers didn't intend the
Consultation for war times, Why didn's they
make pAis Of copstituticns-ous for was
and the other fos peace e'.E, ssola ssEia,.s
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-12-13

The ss.aation of Aaair. on The R.gppaIannoctl-s
The Confidence cf Noneyed Men Il the Covers
ment still Unsbakeu-. -.R1Hors of F9feigu Infet-
ventioz--A Check 70 nd-Thaxksgiving.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-12-13

uniform currency secured? I know of
none which promises so certain results, and
at the same time so unobjectionable, as the
organization of banking associations uuder
a general act of Congress, well guarded in
its provisions. To such associations the
Government will furnish circulating notes
on the security of the United States bonds
deposited 10 the treasury. These notes,
prepared under the supervision of proper
officers, uniform in appearance and security,
and convertible always into coin, would at
once protect labor against the evils Of a
vicious currency, and facilitate commerce by
cheap and safe exchange. A moderate, res
eryation from the interest on the bonds
would compensate the United States for the
preparation and distribution of the notes
and . general; supervision Of the system,
and would tighten the burden of that part
of the public debt employed as security.
The public credit, however, would be great
ly improved, and the negotiation Of new
loans greatly facilitated BY the steady mar
ket demand for Government bonds which
the adoption Of the proposed system would
creats.3 It Is an additional recommendation
Of the measure, Of considerable weight in
my judgment, that it would reconcile, as far
As possible, all existing interests by the
opportunity offered 70 existing institutions
for . secured uniform national currency in
place Of the local and various circulasions
now issued. 80 - % g ''...'. =.
The Presidsn, then give, Summary
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-14
THE NEW YORK sum
TUESDAY MORNING, JANY IA, 1851.


A regular nesting of this Board was held Ian
evening. President Henry in The Char.
A COMMITTEES from the Board o. CouLcilmen was
introduced, who announced that the Board had orr
ganized.
Aid. walsh offered res tuition Designating tie
TInEa corporation paper AID. Brady moved
to insert the HERALD, TEBtN ~, and buS The
amendment WIS declared H. 10 ont ~ order, and
the paper was laid over.
AID. Dayt TN offered resolution referring the AN
nuL message uf His Honor the Mayor ~ special
committee ~ five, 10 consider and report upon the
suggestions contained theron. The following gem
temen were appointed on the Committee Wv the
President Dayton, Chip, Walsh, Allen, and Jere-
miah.
Aid Brady offered a resolution designating the
lIIBALD, TnuUSF, aud SIS a. corporation pspcrs
Laid over under the rule.
Tho annual report Of tie City inspector was re-.
ceived, and 5000 copies ordered h. be printed The
following Is synopsis -
orrr ISsrKcIoR's arroRr
Nv this report returns are given ~ zoos mar.
ragcs, TO- Oi5 births and % ilT deaths IN the city
during the past year being deere Of 500 lie ths
from those & the year previous The liIihs and
marriages not fully olAsinahic, IN cnnqe Iuena q
Of defective legislation upon this point. from which
reasons, the deaths, hy rep RI, exceed the births
showing decrease % population, which Is contrary
n the fact
Tho stree, Inspector rct,rs t, the IIartlcy CON.
tract ~ lrse'y drawn, and apparently moro ~ the
benefit oi the contractor THAI the ely. Every two
weeks, IIacklcy Il hohinl his work tv dayt and
the error cannot I've rcmeli,d, under tlo prssen,
routine, before his payment becomes duo under the
contract. Mr.. Iiackley's annual pay IL S219, 900
Two days month for tho non pert finance " tho
w'rk In consequence of bad weather, amounts "
twenty four days being gain Of f1l,3-h 20. Pour
days month, frNra the imperfect wording 81 tho
contract amounts to another gain "' ti2IIO ~ He
receives therefore, SHVOOO for only 2fl days OF
street cleaning ia the course ~ VII" year, which, f'r
the Eve years Nh. term II his contract, ~ clear
gain " S32Ofi7 Thrs, Al days DO Uot mclldc tho
time 1t w winter, WHOM thrrr h lut hulc street.
av'cNing ut account 81 SNOW, .ud 'rnsi amounting
| g. many weeks.
Tho Inspector fc'crs a. The earth lbd uLd len iu
the -trrct- 10y builders aud Ttv,ir eui contractors
| ns serious impeachment g. -irc"i-rlctning opera.
tons, N,d recommend. the better regulation Of
Carriage l'Nc- stutlicr-hUuso-, NNrry tables, ft-
hiiug establishments 81. &c
Tho report 1lluic- a. Gle unhealthy mip-tnt