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The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07

The question of political rights is .o.;,'
before Kansas and the American neeDIa
and this time for q final adiudic.t;on'
The discussion will not end; agitation"
so hateful always to the opponent. ~
liberal principals-will not cease until N N
men in this Union are indeed free and
enjoy equal political rights. The main
fight was made and won on Emancipat;on
How bitter and terrible it was none knev
better than the people Of Kansas. The
great principal triumphed, however, and
aud all its concommittants will inevitably
follow in its train. When You got Les
whipped, Johnston and Kirby Smith sur.
render without a fght-only a little d.
lay and dying blus,er. Negro suffraea
will be carried in Kansas and Carol;ns
and the timid politicians who oppose !,
are conte nding against the power of reason
as we'll as against the democratic princ;.
pie which is the corner stone of our Rs.
public. Taxation and representation mus.
60 together. The progress of knowled0s
instead of curtailing political rights ever
extends them. The movement now eoinr
on in England, and which was made the
issue of the recent Parliament election :.
is simply TO extend the elective franchise
and it has already been greatly successful
The question of color, to be sure, is not
there involved, but how can that effect the
principle7 There is no virtue in blue
eyes no Inherent privileges in yellow
hair. If color is made basis of political
rights, weight and size will follow, and We
shall have a statute like this:
"Be 1t enacted, That all male persons
"whose eyes are blue, whose hair is yellow
''who weigh one hundred and ninety three
"pounds, and whose stature is six feet, shall
"be citizens in the said State of Ignis
''Fatuus and shall be entitled to vote at
"all general elections. ''-Web Wilder,
Letter.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07
Convention Called

In another column there is a call from
the Chairman of the two Committees in
Marshall county for County Convention.
As it is matter in which all voters are
interested we call attention to it with
few remarks. After consultation with
members of both committees and other
active citizens of the county it was thought
best to merge the two party organizations
into one, since the issues that divided US
were done away with. All held to be
Union supporting and Union loving men
only parting on persons and not on princi-
pals; hence the propriety of the step.
1t is desirable that as many voters as
possible attend the primary meetings and
that they appoint as delegates to the County
Convention, rgood men who will select
good and capable men for the various po-
sitions the people have to confer. We
hope to see no habitual drunkard placed
upon the ticket, nor any person who is in
the habit of drinking enough to unfit him
for the duties of the Office at any time.
We have had enough such. As usual
Marysville has candidates for every Office,
but we hope to see fair distribution
throughout the county. Mary sville can.
not afford to be ungenerons. There is
somebody in Marshall county besides the
people of Marysville and ihe sooner We
find it out the better for us.
We don't like to be too free in suggest
ing names of candidates for convention
to consider /; but beg leave to present the
name of Charles 2. Koester as candidate
for County Recorder, the Office he now
fills and has occupied so long and so hon
orably. This we do unsolicited, but in \
earnest desire to preserve the records Of
Marshall county in good condition, and
retain them as long as possible in hands
that can keep them better than they
ever were kept before, and as we'll as they
possibly can be kept.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07

A New York correspon dent of Phila-
delphia paper gives the following in regard
to the Fenian movement:
Negoliatians are pending for the pur-
chase of eight ocean steamers. each war.
ranted to carry one thousand men, with a
certainty,almost that the purchase will be
made before toe first of October.
There have been immense purchases Of
arms from the Government by parties sup
posed to be identified with the FeDians,
within the last fortnight, and propositions
for further purchases are now under
consideration.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07
Thaddeus stevens.

The chairman of the Commute on ways
and means in the last Congress, and one
of the ablest men in the Union, made a
speech to his constituents at Lancaster
Penn, on the 9th inst He took the posi-
ton that the South should be treated as a
conquered territory, the property of leading
rebels be con6scated TO pay the expenses of
the war, the rebel States be admitted into the
Union under the enabling act of Congress
prescribing who shall be voters at the elec-
tion for delegates to Conventions to form
new State constitutions, and no! afterward,
and that Congress she uld insist that the
State Governments there formed should be
Republican in fact, as well as in form.
Congress alone can settle this question.
If it has wisdom and firmness enough to
declare the Confederate States conquer.
ed enemy, to be dealt with as such, the
work of Reconstruction will be easy and
freedom'will oe triumphant. Ifthe presen,
policy of taking back repentant rebels is
to prevail, the Union party will be over.
whelmed. rebels and copperheads will rule
the country, slavery will be restored, and
all our sacrifices of blood and treasure will
have been in vain. The public debt will
be repudiated. or the rebel debt be added
to ours and the people be crushed beneath
the heavy burthens. This speech fore.
shadows the current discussions of the next
Congress
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07
The Atchison and P. P. Railroad is r

The Atchison and P. P. Railroad is re.
ported to have taken a new start and that
hands are being employed by hundreds
upon it. This, we believe is the seventy
first new start that road has taken during
the last twelve months. Nearly every
mail reports new start on the road. 1t
has gotten to be such an old song that its
enemies do not fear nor its friends respect
the announcement. Thus far blind horse,
two crippled 1rishmsn and a broken wheel
barrow has constituted the laboring force
the remainder has been wind work. with
"beans' as motive power. In our opinion
road through Marshall county anywhere
is better than no road at all, and We long
to see the iron horse shake his name and
slake his thirst in the valley of the Blue.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07

The President recently said to an emf.
nent person that in the event of reor.
gsnization eff his cabinet he should not
object to the selection of thoroughly
southern man, believing that it would
strengthen the general desire for concili.
ation.-E.
Certainly ! certainly! although we pre-.
fer that you do not take JEFF Davis. Mem.
minger, Benjamin, or Breckenridg we
could stand, since everything is drifting
in that direction at present it might as vel
come first as last.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07
Conner Fights and Defeats the
Indians.

The Denver Neps of the 26th ult. has
the following:
'Just as We 60 to press we learn that
Gen. Connor is after the Indians, having
fought three engagements and defeated
them with great slaughter. Our loss 10
all three battles is twenty-five killed. We
will give the particu lars tomorrow.
"P. s. Since the above was In type We
have received the following additional par
ticulars:
"The center column of Gen. Conners
command, under Col. Cole, had three cd,
gagements with Sioux, Cheyennes ana
Arrappahoes, on the 1st. Cd, Sd, 9Th ana
9th of September, routing them each t,"e'
with great loss, variousIy estim aied al
from two to six hundred Indians killed.
with loss of horses, camp equlppage' &c.
Our loss. twenty five killed and tnfeS
wounded"
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07
The Fenians

It seems that the above organization
means business. Reports come to us from
the eastern press, stating that they kave
purchased several vessels, and large am
ount of arms and ammunition from Gov.
ernment, which, it is surmlsed are to be
used for the liberation of Ireland. The
London papers give accounts of large bod
les of men being seen drilling every week
in secluded places throughout Ireland, and
the English public seem very much exer.
cised thereat. We hope they will go in
and give old Hengland little stirring up,
just by the way Of amusement.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07
Land for Kansas.

The Secretary of the Interior has ap.
proved list submitted to the general land
Office of tracts of public lands selected by
the agent of Kansas under the act Of July
I'd, 1862, donating lands to the States for
the benefit of the agricultural and mechan-
ical arts, amounting to SO 1896 acres, being
the quantity which Kansas is entitled to
under the said act. This approved list
vests in Kansas the fee simple title to said
lands, and satisfies the claim of the State
under the same.-N. r Tribune.
The above lands belong toIhe Agricul-
tural College at Manhattan, and unfortun-
ately for: Washington county, over one
half of the locations we're made within its
limits. The selections made embrace some
of its best lands, and the location of so
much of the grant within the county is of
serious damage to its prosperity. Itkeeps
out many who would settle there if they
could obtain the land. The next Legis-
lature should provide some way by which
the lands could be put into market and the
proceeds used to create perpetual inter-
est for the benefit of the college. In this
mannor the county could be allowed to set
tie up and the college have the immediate
benefit of the donation which it so much
needs. This would also relieve the neces-
ity of an appropriation of three or four
thousand dollars every year ou, of the
State Treasury for the maintenance of the
Institution. We would not urge the sale
of all the land. but of enough to relieve
in measure Washington county and ere.
ate a sufficient income to maintain the
Agricultural college free of expense to tho
State; leaving the remainder of the land:
10 increase in value and for future de-
mands. What think you Legislators
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07

FIREs.-Every season we have warned
our farmers against prairie fires and as
often have had to chronicle the destruction
of thousands Of dollars worth of property
BY the raging element. When will ex-
perience teach those who are exposed that
q day spent in burning around farms at
this time is time well spent. Already we
see every night the lurid light of the prai-
RE fire shoot high into the horizon from
the highlands Of the surrounding coun.
try. Heed the warning.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07
Republican Union Convention.

The two committees o: the Republican Cn'Un
organizations of Marshall county seeing ~
occasion for division of the party have coi''1
ded to unite iu a call for one convention. LII
The Republican Union voters OF NAT
County will assemble at their various place. n
holding Township elections on Tuesday the M -. =.
day of October 1866, at O'Clock r N ". aua N
that time elect delegates from each t'~ship "
. County Convention to be he,a IN n N.
vile Thursday October, 18th, at O'CLOCK :;an r.
for for the purpose of. putting in nomination
candidates for the various County Offices ana snS
Renresentst;ye to the Legislature to be Totea
for at the ensuing election Nov. !. 1868. u,..
Each Township will be entitled to the f0il0"'
ing number of delegates as heretofore; (. Var.
Marysvile Tp- 6; Blue Rapids I p o. W.
million TIP, 6; Guittard TIP. 4.
By order of the Committees,
E. C. MANNING,
WEISBACH,
Chairmsa.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07
The Central City COLORADO Register

The Central City Colorado Register
of the 24th ult. says, "The Overland con-
strnction train, mentioned day or two
since as being at the Sulphur Springs. in
the Middle Park, will probably be in here
tomorrow, having made the road passable
for their Wagons the entire distance from
Salt Lake to Central City. As has been
stated this road is on straight line west
from Centarl City to Sal. Lake, possessing
by virtue of. this fact an advantage Of be-
tween two and three hundred miles over
the present travelled route. Gen. B. M.
Hughes. the nsnsger Of the work, has
been in tewn for day or two."
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07

The following is the clause of the con.
stitution as apopted in the South Carolina
convention by vote of SO to 8:
The slaves in South Carolina having
been de facto emancipated by the action
of the United States, neither slavery nor
involuntary servitude, except as punish.
ment for crime. whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted, shall ever be
established in this State.
:. An ordinance to repeal the ordinance of
secession was .hen ratified.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07

A train consisting Of ESQ army wagons,
2 ambulances and 6 forges, under the di-
rection of Capt. Vaudeville, Quartermas-
ter of the Fifth Corps, passed through
Columbus, Ohio, on Friday last. on the
National Road, en- route for Leavenworth,
Kansas. Each wagon is drawn by six
mules, and in addition there are FIVE extra
mules for every Is teams, making in all
l, $50 mules.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07
RIDERS IN SADDLE

The State department recently issued a
notice requesting American citizens having
claims against foreign governments. origi-
mating since 1853, TO forward statements
thereof 10 the department without delay.
These claims will inc lude those for damage
done by the Anglo.rebel cruisers.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07


Nh. EDIruR,-First and 4most l want
tn talk tn yu. What makes yu ware such
patched briches as yu du and ruff old close !
Why don't yu ware good close and gresse
yure hare and curl it and black yure boots
and be nice! It's a shame such leedin
man as yu be shood 60 lookin SO ruff. l
see yu try tu sing the other day in church,
and yu broke down, and laid it tn yure
old close. When yu struck up the tune
every body looked at yu and yu gut
ashamed of yureself and failed. Thought
it showed good deal more bashfulness
than is seen among editurs generally.
Yure paper is tn dri; yu don't print eny
funny ,hings-yu cant appreshate this
kummuni,y. What du we care for "F acks
aud Figgers," and the future, we live on
the present and whisky and es long es
there is plenty of both Of them we don't
kare fur the future. Those proxy peeces
about farmers, and niggers down south and
reconstruction don't bother US. Whi don't
yu sa sumthing about boss racing. and the
wimmen, and balls, and sech like. Talk
in about wimmen makes me think of mi
seein Mr.. -, rattin round the other
mite after 2 wibders, or one widder and a
half, them is things that interest," INTELLIGENT
people. Tha sa that she's that kind Nv a
man." and it makes all the Mise wimmen
kurl up THAR noses.
We yung men hev gut up ball club,
institooted fur the purpuse ov institooIing
a sistem ov balls and other entertanemenls
this winter, WHARF we yung foxes can en-
gov ourselves and s'sech like" Yu don't
take no motifs in yure little paper Nv sech
things. Yu don't no the xtacy ov taking
a yung and bluming female round the waste
and gumping up and down, and whurling
round and round and going back and 4th
on the fore, and then gettin chance tc
talk bout this ones short comins and that
ones long goins-3dly. yu amt put into
kompany with any "trash" thare. What
air books, and skool houses, and churches
and agricultural sosieties and sech things
tu be kompared tn our ball club. I mus
tell you ajoke We had a ball here {
while ago tn get money tn by skool houst
Etll, and it took all the muney we gut, tt
"a fur the dishes that wus stolen and tn pa
the kummittee fur kollectin it. Twas tht
.soljers that stole the dishes.
Theirs a good deal talk about lection
and candidates, and kunvenshuns, ant
"Maxwelton's Braze are bonny," and th
rising man and sich like now daze. Flu
mi part, I'm opposed tn them all, special!
the rising man. There's sum "dirt,
skrapes" must be cleared up before II
support eny of EN-.
Tha sa the man that keeps the enterpris
is going to Manhattan-I do Mt believe he'll
60, he's had 2 many "go's" already =
let's ego" and take drink. (P. S.
here you must laf and wink with l eye.
Iwant tn see yure paper more hi toned
it was ''hi" toned enuff when Mr.. Henr,
helped yu, but thare don't seem .u be n
Esprit" about it now. I'll rite yu agil
next week and kepe yu posted
u. BET.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07

Beauregard has gone to Mexico, where
Ex-Governor Isham G. Harris, OF Ienne''
see, and many other prominent and 0O'
scure rebels have been for some time.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07

At the Alchison county Fair, held in
Atchison this week the following pre-
miums were offered for female eques-
,rianship:
RIDERS IN SADDLE.
1st premium gold watch valued at $75 90
I'd do photograph album % 90
Sd do pen and holder 10 90
RIDERS WITHOUT SADDLES.
1st premium, set jewelry ware S25 90
I'd do set jewelry ware 18 90
Entrance Fee $500.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07

"FLAG Of the free hearts hope and home,
By angel hands to valor given;
Thy stars have lit the welkin dome,
And all thy hues were born of heaven.
FOREVER FLOAT THAT STANDARD SuEETI
Where breathes the foe but falls before us
With Freedoms soil beneath our feet,
And Freedoms banner streaming Ger US.
The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-07

The Territory of Colorado has given q
majority of 852 for the State Constitution.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-09-06

Most LameDtable Fire.

We regret eAccedinsly 'hat it becomes our duty
10 tell OF greet misfortune winch he's lately
befallou thai learned and popular gentleman,
Prof. T S HOLMES, late Of tho Charleston ecl>
lcge. aul forl,hees 5ears past citizen of Edge
fold: On Friday night last, Or rnther between
two ar three O'Clock on Saturday morning, an
Office, adj 4iniug Pruf H's dwelling house, con-
,aining the Professors entire library, geological
museum, and philosophical apparatus, was des-
tropea by fire. Besides his library, ono of the
MOTT rare and valuable in the South, n vast GUAM
tity of costly scientific instruments and novol
geological. as.d natural specimens were stored in
this 1ffice Also sevcral hundred dollars worth
Of table silver. And, ,saddcst loss of all to a
literary and scientific man ! all the notes, manu-
scripts. and reports OF researches, made by the
Professor from his yonth to the present dsy-anl
preserved by him with almost parental care. We
beg leave to offer to Prof. HOLMES our most hon
est sympathy at this his grca. and irrsparable loss
The fire is supposed to have been the work of an
incondiury. Most richly does the vanaal wretch
aesarys to hang as high as Hamal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-09-06
Month Full of Pearls

Can be provided TOR any one, mal or "oiuah'
by that accomplished Dentist, DR.. II. PARKER
Or at least ne caa rroride tho pearls, and arrange
them bcautiiully the mouth ciust. he 6Aerc to
begin With. DR.. P. has just returned from the
North, whittier hc Las been noi only to'buy ma
terials necessary in the carrying III Of bis hnsi-
ness, but aso, to ocquairt himislF with oil the
improvements in dcu,;s,ry ~hiea have been MAZE
aud pcr.eetsd during the war. As regards both
these objects he las been c:ainontiy successful
us spy one will see by visiting his Office. lie has
tho most cxqaisiroiy perfect artificial tsetn We
hive ever seen. Aud Eis ae" me,iloi Of getting
W. scs, the plates being NJ vuica''ised inGia-'uS
her or gutta pecrha. rho color Of the gum or
roof of the mouth, undoubtedly indica'es aV'st
onward stride in the dental art. We can nat ez-
actly describe this new me;h,d, but suffice 1t TO
sny that as regards lghtQess, strength, durability
and truth to nature, these new p'ares are i'm mense-
lv superior to .hoso Of metal. Sec Dr.. P's Card
IN another column.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-09-06
The Mississippi Conrention.

A dispatch to n. 0. Times dated JACKSON
August 23. says the Mississippi Srate Con.
vantion adopted IN ordinance rathyl-g al
laws and Official acts passed since the States
secession, not repuguant to the Constitution
of the Cnitpd States and Of Missis s'inpi prlor
to January, 1861; except laws concerning
crimes, and acts enabling railroads to pay
monies borrowed by them; rep-;Als all laws
authorizing the payment Of dues to the State
in Confederate scrip, and dsti'iat'on @,
spirits on State account; ratlii'% all nffciai
ac.s, proceedings. judgments, dec"ees, &c, OF
the seyeralcoarsS, with all SUES made hy al
mini traitors and others acting in ,ud'cisi Ca
psci,y; authorizes executors and Others t.
c,mprarn:se with persons against whom 'hey
hold notes as TO the real value ofthe pror-r-
t. for r'whica Snch notes were given; authorl
gers parol testimony 10 he taken to prove
whelker or not contracts contemplated spec'r
or currency; ratified MI marriages consam-
melted since Jae unry 1851.
A Jackson Dispatch Of Aug. "a, says the
ordinance prepo.iDg to submit the constitu
tiona, auterdment TO the people for ratih
cation or.rcjecton was tos-, 10 A. An rlo
Guent appead 20 memoriaizn President j ohn-
SON to grant pardon in hehalf Of JGd. DAVIS
and c. C.arIes Clark, late Gov: Of Mlssiss'rpi.
and signed By ov'r 1000 ladies Was read
snd spproved. resolution was adopted
requesting tie President Of the Convention
to forward the same to the President OF the
United, ,Ssates.
The convection gives their President the
right to re-convene them when deemed re-
csssary.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-09-06
Ftom.the yiuslington Chronicle.

New York. Adig. o. The opering of trade
q;i,l. tho South Is proved by many healthy
s;,,as. Passi.g along Beade street yesier,
e!.v l observed Tie ravemsnt* filled and
d, rked With bales AID boxes el merchandise,
directed to rHfiour firms IN towns III Asba-
/ mn, all marked : a. 7. Stewart & Co., New
York: sllowiue that the commanding intel
lrct at The lead Of tina, grea, house is net MI
wiling to cn:tids il, the people whose reoell-
lcns cilarfs he worked 50 hard and gave So :
;,arl.od that many S. utheru shorkf epers arg
enming, forward to pay their debts, and, wher'
ever tnls is d,re, their sra'if;d creditors ire
Iy lr4uk them to such dea,ers as would not
.:thers:se confGe in them. Thus re% ant:
b.norable commerce is commenced, never,
pray. t. be darksOe. by TIE black Cloud Of
rcpudiatioa.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-09-06
ss. Ecast Of Fat Things"

The members of the Adrertiser frn'Ornitytt to
say nothing of q nalnber OF accidental salc-o'y
friends, have this day toasted on Crackers and
Cbecse, Sweet Soda scuits, Pruncs, Fasey Con-
dictionaries, and Lcmopatle, and pafed the finest
Havana Segsrs, all sent them by those very po-
lite grl;!cmen and ohligins merchants Messrs
ATKINSON & euEcUr. The latter have just re-
c.ycd ,rec. from Charleston. new supplies OF 'he
a5.ys mentioned articles, besides other go"d
,hiugs too numerous TO mention; and eher them
for sale TO the citizens Of Edgefeld, District Oh
reasonable terms. Ali these luSurieS and ds'iea-
eios are If the very best qaality. The clarified
sugar which accompanied the lemons and Witn
which VIC swce,enc6 tie lemonade, was as bcauti-
full as we ever saw. But 60 and see for your
splyPs