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THE RIGHTS OF SAVAGES.

Sidney Clarke's bills concerning In
dams in general, and the Osages in
particular, bring up a new point in
social and political ethics. While the
Rights of Man, Woman's Rights, and
State Rights, are being so generally
discussed, the relations of these wild
tribes to the nation and to humanity
should not be passed neglected by.
Blackstone calls society social COM
pact, of which each member surrenders
a part of his individual liberty for the
general good. If the welfare of the
nation demands it, he may be taken
from his home by a military conscrip-
ton, and carried to his death in battle.
His property may be taken from him
for the public use. His house may be
torn down to make room for a street,
railroad, or military evolution. There
fore Mr.. Jefierson's phrase "unalienable
rights" must be understood in qualified
and partial sense. Man has no such
rights, absolutely.
If this position be correct, we may be
prepared for some rather startling and
novel differences in Mr.. Clarke's favor.
Are the Indian tribes independent ma
tons? If so, by what right do we claim
their territory as part of orr national
domain, and exercise legislative author
ity over it? If they are not indepen-
dent nations, but rather wards of the
government, why should we observe
the usages of treaties, in diverting their
land to the needs and uses of civiliza-
ton?
Have these Osages the right to for
ever withhold from the worlds pro-
ductive workers twelve thousand sec
tions OF valuable land six sections fol
each man, woman, and child of the
tribe,-a territory as large as Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, and half of Con-
necticut? We may say that civilization
does not need this land; that there j.
room enough elsewhere. This is per.
haps true to-day, but will not long be
so. The number of young men push
ing westward to seek new homes ii
each year greater than the last and the
vacant space yet available for cultiva'
ton is now small indeed. The prevail
ing maxim of the age is, '"The world
belongs to the workers" If this ii
agrarian logic, we must abide the issue
for the principle seems certain TO pre-
vail.
/ If the principles suggested are SOUND
ones, we may lay down this conclusion
that it is right for the government t.
condemn for public use the vast tract
OF land now occupied by the Indians
duly compromising them, as in case o
private property so used, and guaran
teeing them safety in other homes.
/ If this be fairly and righteously done
it will be far better for all parties thai
those solemn farces known rs "Indial
treaties"-which are usually the worl
of fraud, bullying, and violence. Their
: is the best evidence that this is true Q
the .'Sturges Treaty" The chiefs re
fused to sign it, resisting every bland
ishmenf, till they were assured that tn
government would wreak bloody ven
geanee upon them for the murder of
white settler which had recently occur
red, and that this particular treaty ws
r their only salvation. So honest me
l ! familiar with the tribe assure us. 1t
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TO INSURANCE AGENTS.

We respectfully call the attention of
Insurance companies to the following
two sections to be found ON page 300 of
the General Statutes of Kansas:
Sec. los. 1t shall be the duty of the
agent or agents of any corporation men
toned in this article, before taking any
risks, or transacting any business of in
surance in this State, TO cause q copy
of the statement required to be filed
with the Auditor, together with the
certificate of the Auditor, to be pub
lished for three successive weeks, in a
newspaper published in the county
where the agent or agents do business,
and if there be no paper published in
the county, then in some paper of gen.
eral circulation in said county. A copy
of such published statement, together
with the original certificate of the Au-
ditor, shall annually be filed in the office
of the Clerk of the District Court of the
county in which any agency of the cor
poration is established.
Sec. 100. The statement and evidences
of investment required by this article
shall be renewed annually in the month
of February in each year, and said state
ment shall contain the full summary OF
the affairs OF such company upon the
0lSL OuN OI DcCtIIlDcE idSI pIcCculHSj
the first statement to be made at any
day such corporation shall commence
business; and the Auditor of State, on
being satisfied that the capital, securities
and investment remain secure as at the
first, shall furnish n renewal of the cer-
tiflcate of authority, as aforesaid, which
renewal, statement and certificate shall
be published and filed, as provided in
case of the first statement and certificate.
There are parties doing an insurance
business in Emporia' who do not make
publication of statement, certificate, OIL
renewal, as by law required, and thus
make themselves liable to fine of five
hundred dollars, or to imprisonment il
the county Jail for n period of thirty
days. "a word to the wise is suffi
Gent" we hope.
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ALAwyER.s CHAGR1N.

A gay fOppish lawyer, of prudence quite void
Was once in a court Of justice employed.
He deemed himself witty, bat the sequel will show
What shocks vain conceit must Oft undergo
Realistically foolish in thought and in deed
By words fraught with nonsense he often would
plead
II, by happy mistake, he e'er gained suit
1t swelled his vain mind till he longed to dispute
With any wise man on any grand theme
Till the hood-gates to fame wide open did seem
In this present sait-coneeit running high
By sarcastic words he vainly did try
To baffie 4 witness, who, very setIatc
To answer his questions did quietly await
Nv mere were You last night? in the street or in
In the street, with two friends" quite calmly he
said.
with two frendsf' quoth the lawyer quite likely
indeed.
Two thieves, were they nOts Pray tell me? Proceed
With sarcastic smile, looking mp, he replied
Quite likely they were thieves; it can't be denied
For lawyers they were, OF the very best seed.
Quite likely they were thieves quite likely indeed
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LETTER FROM LEAvENwORTH.

DEAR NEWS: Even here there is
means a new one-it is the weather
1t isn't muddy; it isn't very cold: nei-
Their is il unseasOnably warm ; the roads
are excellent; the sky is clear but
alas, so is the river, and where is ice to
| come from! To be sure, it is not badly
needed now, and there is u shadow OF
chance that there may be northwest
wind between now and next June that
will make any quantity to order. And,
meanwhile, the building of the bridge
is going on, though regrets have been
expressed that the old Board of Direc-
tors was not reelected, as it is thought
the new Board will not work as effect
lively as the former. But you will learn
all about these matters, and about the
rejoicing here Mt the termination of the
railroad difficulty from the papers; SO
will return to the subject of the Union
prayer-meetings, which still continue
and which all through the week OF
prayer were attended with unvarying
interest and profit.
On Thursday noon Rev. Mr.. Ligget
led the meeting, and it was an excellent
one, marked with deep and earnest feel.
ing; but as usual the deeper Interest
seemed to center in the exercises of the
evening, when Rev. Prof Williams
who is in charge of the public schools
took the lead of the exercises, notwith
standing his modest opinion ''that i
would be better for the pastors of the
churches TO conduct the meetings ;" fol
Rev. Mr.. Resor responded so neatl,
that "Prof. Williams is the pastor o
the largest church in this city," that thu
matter was settled at once.
The subject for the day-prayer fo
union of the churches-was one of in
terest to all, and called out, evidently
the best and kindest feeling of all ; ant
though only the ministers spoke, Their
could be no doubt that they expressed
the convictions of all present. Tn
house was well filled, and all denomin
ations We're represented, save only Epis
copal and Catholic.
Prof. Williams, Baptist, opened tn
+ meeting by reading Christ's prayer 10
his disciples, as given in st. Johns mos
beautiful 'evangel; and then, in his ters
clear style, explained what he under
: stood to be the meaning of the praye
( for uniOn-that while all evaugelics
: churches held the common doctrine {
9 salvation by faith in Christ, all were dc
a ing His work in the world and tn:
e while ''all in common believed in A
1 G and ID, one believed besides in N, Al
other in y, and still others in Y and
: they could work together on the con
8 mon ground of the common belle
s without being required to give up the
= belief in other points when working
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NOTICE.


A Ii PERSONS who are or NAV be interest
N ed in the proceedings hereinafter named
are hereby notified that the undersigned, the
Board Of County Commissioners OF the County
nesddy, the 16th day Of February, Il. d. 1870,
at ten (1O) O'Clock, A. NJ, meet at the point
where the route or track of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe Railroad enters the said Coun-
ty OF Lyon, and from said point said Commits
sioners will proceed to and will lay OFF along
the line Of said proposed Railroad, as located
by said Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Company, through the said County of Lyon,
route for said proposed Railroad to the extent
and in the manner provided by law; and also
will lay of for said Railroad Company the land
necessary for side-tracks, depots, workshops
and water stations, material for construction,
Except TIMBER right OF way over adjacent
lands sufficient to enable said Railroad Com
pany to construct and repair its roads and sta
tions, and right to conduct water by acque-
ducts, and the right OF making proper drains
along and from the line or route Of said Railroad
and said Commissioners will also appraise the
value OF the land SO to be taken for railroad pur
poses, and assess the damages as provided by
law. Said Commissioners will commence their
labors as hereinbefore stated, Mt the time and
place hereinbefore named, and will continue
the same along the route of said proposed
Railroad, ss located by said Railroad COmpa-
ny, from the point OF commencement to the
town of Emporia, in said County of Lyon; and
afterwards, to-wit: on Monday, the 2nd day of
May, A. ID. 1870. at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, of said
day, said County Commissioners viii meet
again at the town OF Emporia, in said County
of Lyon, in the State of Kansas, and will pro-
coed to lay of and locate for the said Atehison
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company, from
the said town Of EmpOria to the Western boun-
dairy line OF said County OF Lyon, and along
the line of said proposed Railroad, as located
by the said Railroad Company, route for said
proposed Railroad through the said County of
Lyon, from the town of Emporia to the west
ern boundary line Of said County, to the ex-
tent and in the manner prescribed by law; and
| also to set aside for said Company all lands
| necessary for side-tracks, depOts, workshops,
and water stations, material for construction,
Except timber, right of way over adjacent
lands sufficient 10 enable said Railroad Com
| pany to construct and repair its roads and sta
tions, and right to conduct water by acque-
ducts, and the right OF making proper drains
| along and from the line and tracks of said Rail-
| road; and also said Commissioners will APP
praise the value of such lands as may be taken
and appropriated by them for railroad pur-
poses, and they will also assess the damages
| as provided by law.
II. C. CROSSE The Board Of Coun-
d. L. WARD,S ~ Commissioners OF
L. G. HILL, J the County of Lyon.
| January 18th. A. ID. 1870. 2-4f
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one SO mean and low, we should not de-
grade ourselves by giving the sanction
of law to the same business, 10 be car
ried on openly Let us not extend the
wrong, but contest it where il is, and
see il there is not some law, or some
way, TO prevent the druggists from MAX
ing secret liquor saloons of their stores.
They are certainly as ameDable to the
law, as would be the man who would
open saloon. S.
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hardly necessary to aIlude 10 the bri-
berry, the drunkenness, the ten thousand
rascalities and villainies, by which these
treaties have so often been accomplish
ed. 1t would be far better for the
tribes to carry out Mr.. Clarke's policy,
appointing righteous, honest, God-fear-
ing men as commissioners to execute
the viii of the government.
IT II "
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NOTICE.
To the Honorable Board Of Commissioner.
Of LION county, KdnsdS:

To the Honorable Board Of Commissioners
Of Lyon county, Kansas:
0OUR petitioners househOlders of said Ly-
ON county, Kansas, and residents adjacent
10 the road hereafter prayed for, do respectful
lishment of a county road as follows: Com
mencing at the end of the approach ON the
south or west end ofthe bridge, across the Cot
tonwood river, in said county, in section p,
township 10, range IL; thence in a southwest
erIy direction, in nearly straight line as
practicable, to point on the east and west
center line ofthe W Il Of said section %. thirty
3O) rods east of the west line of said section;
thence on the said east and west center line
west. TO the west line Of said section twenty
two (22): thence south along said west line of
said section - and the extension Of the same.
to the crossing Of Dry creek, near the house Of
NJ. Chamness. MILTON CHAMNESS,
81 PrincipaI Petitioner
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NOTICE

ITO all whom it may concern, notice is here
Il by given, that petition will be presented
to the Board of Comfy Commissioners of the
county OF Lyon, and State OF Kansas, on the
10Th day of February, A. D., 1870, praying said
Board of Commissioners to establish a county
road as follows: Commencing ut the center of
the southwest abutment Of the bridge over the
Cottonwood river, in section %, township 10,
range IL; thence running south "a deg. Is min.
west 70 feet; thence south 46 deg, east SO 33-10O
rods to a road running south and north Oh the
center line OF said section %.
EDWARD EVANS,
"a Petitioner
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NOTICE is hereby given that letters of adj
IN ministration upon the estate of Samuel A.
Martin, deceased, have been granted 20 me by
the Probate court of Butler county, State of
Kansas, bearing date January 3D., A. D., 1870;
and persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them within one year
from said date, or they may be precluded from
any benefit in said estate, and if not exhibited
within three years from said date, they will be
forever barred. JOHN 7. MARTIN,
3-5 Administrator.
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Sherif,s Sale.

DY virtue of an order of sale, bearing date
ID January g. 1870, issued out of the District
Court Of the Fifth Judicial District sitting in
and for Lyon county, Kansas, and TO me direct
Court House door, in the town of Emporia, in
Il faIInhhrr an
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SheriT,s Sale.

DY virtue of an order of sale, bearing date
ID January s, 1870, issued out of the District
Court of the Fifth Judicial District, sitting in
Court House door, in the town of Emporia, in
said county, on
Tuesday, February -, 1870.
At one o'clock p. M, of said day, the following
described Real Estate. to wit: Lot No. "a. on
Rural street, in the said town of Emporia, said
property to be sold as the property of Orlando
A. Trip, to satisfy judgment in favor Of j.
r. Swallow.
Given under my hand this, Goth day of Janu-
airy. A. D., 1870. A. Il. BANCROFT.
81 Sheriff of Lyon county, Kas
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Public Sale Of School Lands.

COUNTY TREASURER's OFFICE,
EaEPORIA, Lyon Co., kas-, Jan. Is, 1870.
NOTICE is hereby given that will offer for
IN sale at public auction, ON
Saturday, 18th Of February, A. d. 1870,
At one O'Clock D. m. of said day, at my Office in
the Court House, in the town Of EmpOFia. the
following described School Lands, situate in
Lyon county, Kansas, 70 wit:
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MARRIED.

At the residence of the brides father Janu-
airy g, 1870, by Elder c. c. Deweese, Mr.. j. Nc
AULEY and Miss SARAH RECTOR, all of Jack
son township, Lyon county, Kansas.
At the residence of the brides father, Noryal
Kelley. Esq, by Rev. j. g. Houston, January
10th. 1870. Mr.. LYONS B. STONE and Miss
MARY j. KELLEY, allof Lyon county, Kansas.
At the residence of McKendrie L. Lambdin.
Esq, january IL, 1870, THOMAS THOMPSON, of
Emporia, Kansas, and MARY J. QUAKINBUsH.
of Pike township.
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The following speech of Lieut.. Gov.
Eskridge, before the Senate. Mt the open
ing ofthe Legislature, was inadvertently
omitted from or last weeks issue.
Our readers will peruse it with pleas
ure:
Gentlemen Of the Senate: In resum-
ing the Chair, you will allow me to
say that we should feel under renewed
obligations to the Great Ruler of all
people In being spared, members and
officers, to reassemble in the discharge
of our respective duties. Remember
ing, gentlemen, with grateful feelings
your courteous disposition towards me
during the last session, trust l shall
do nothing to prove myself unworthy
of a continuance of your kind forbear-
ance. In the humble effort to discharge
faithfully and impartially the duties of
my position, l hope to receive, as l
know / shall need, your counsel and
assistance. And, in turn, gentlemen,
1t shall be my pleasure, as it will be my
duty, to see that all your measures,
whatever may be my private opinion
as to their merits or dement's, receive
the protection to which they may be
entitled under the rules. In your de-
liberations and the zeal with which
| important measures are sometimes
pressed, trust that | shall not SO far
forget myself, at any time, as to assume
the position of lobbyist on any prop
osition that may be brought forward
for your consideration. l feel assured
that this session will be characterized,
as the last one was, by that earnestness
of purpose which is essential to the
dignity of the Senate and the dispatch
| of business.
Assembled here in this magnificent
hall, provided by the people at so much
expense, we should feel, ifpossible, un-
der great obligations, as the servants OF
the people, TO enact in as short a time
as may be consistent with thorough de-
elaboration, such laws as are required
to advance the various interests of Oul
State. To this end, gentlemen, you
will pardon me for impressing upon the
several standing committees the import
ance of most thoroughly and promptly
considering all matters which may bt
referred to them, so that the time of the
| Senate will not be unnecessarily takeI
up in doing the work of a committee
And, further, the EngrOssing and En-
rolling Clerks, and all other officers
will exhibit at least their usual indus
| try and promptness in the discharge o
their duties, so that the action of thu
Senate will not be delayed, Us haI
sometimes been the case-perhaps un
avoidably. Thus demeaning ourselves
we shall meet the appreciation of thu
people, which is our earnest desire.
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TueednY, Februarv 92. 1870.

An one O'Clock p. m, of said day, the following
described Real Estate, to wit: Lots No. %, on
Mechanics street, No. 127, on Union street, and
No. 14I, on Congress street, in the said town OF
Emporia, said property to be sold the prop
erty of Orlando A. Trip, to satisfy Judgment
in favor of j. r. Swallow.
Given under my hand this Goth day of Janu-
ary, A. D., 1870 A. K. BANCROFT
81 Sheriff Of Lyon county, K4s.
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Gazetteer and General Directory
OF THE
STATE OF KANSAS,
FOR 1870.
PRICE FIVE DOLLARS.

PRICE FIVE DoLLAR RS.
The Publishers beg to announce to the Profession
al and Business men of Kansas, that they ROW
have In course of compilation. q complete and
thorough Gazetteer and Business Directory of the
state OF Kansas. canvass OF the State is now
being made, and the work Will be published early
in the spring of 1870. Il will be handsome octave
volume of about 400 pages, well printed on fine
paper, and strongly bound This work is much
needed, and il receiving liberal patronage frOu
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SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS.

SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS
Succinct Historical Account OF the early Settle
ment and prosperous growth OF the State of Kan
sas, written especially for this wOrk~by Rev. r.
Cordly, of Lawrence
Kansas as field for Emigration; with observations
on its Topography, Climate, Soil, Agricultural
and Mineral Resources, Advantages to Settlers,
&c, by NJ w. Reynolds, Esq.
Constitution of the State of Kansas.
Digest of the Homestead and Prefer ption Acts,
as they Affect Settlers, and Rulings OF the Land
Office governing in such cases.
List OF the names OF the Senators and Members OF
the House of representatives Of the State of Kan
saS.
a General Gazetteer and Business Directory of the
Professional and Business Men in all the Cities,
Towns and Villages of the State.
List of Post Offices in the State of Kansas.
EDUCATI0EAL.-The School System OF Kansas,
Universities, Colleges, &c.
List of Masonic and Odd Fellows Lodges Temper
ance and other Societies.
List Of Newspapers in the State; Days of Publiea-
ton, Names of Publishers, SC.
Railways, Stage Routes, Tables of Distances &c
4 Map of the State Of Kansas.
With q variety of other useful inform alton to the
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DIE ID,

Infant son of b. F. and L. A. Myers, after s
short Illness of So hours, at IL o'clock Satur
day night, aged months and 3 days.
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EfO for TOpeIzaA..Buy your Tick.
cts via IBur1InRame.
GENERAL SUP'Ts. OFFICE,
Atchison, Topeka Il Santa Fe r. R.,
Topeka, Dec. 23d, 1869.
By arrangement with Stage Co.. on and af-
ter Monday. Dec. 81, '6S, through tickets be-
tween Emporfa and Topeka, and ut Stage
office in Emporia, at the very low rate Of Four
Dollars. Two passenges trains each day daily
Except Sunday
Leave Topeka. T:16A.A. 1891 4
Burlingame, 9:45 AK 4: 30 r. ~
Both trains connect ut Topeka, with trains
East and West on Kansas Pacific Railway,
and at Burlingame with stages for Empo-
ria, and all points South and West, making
this the shortest, quickest, and cheapest route
to Emporia- r. j. PETER.
Gen'l Superintendent.
NJ. l.. SARGENT,
Gen' Freight and Ticket Agent. l.
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missioners have discharged their dnties
honestly and faithfully. So far as it
goes it is probably the finest capital
building in the country. am told that
the contractors for the carpenter work
lost $1,000 on their job. The legislative
and State officers are certainly very com.
fortably fixed. The people have reason
to be proud of their State house. No
taxpayer coming to Topeka should fail
to visit the new building and take look
at it. AS it has frequently been de-
scribed, Il will not attempt description
here. An attempt will be made to have
it appropriately furnished at the pres
ent session. While the old furniture
looks out of place in the fine new build
ing with its frescoed walls, it will do
for few years. We think an appro-
priation for new furniture will hardly
be made at the present session. S.
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New Advertisements.

e. 3. DE La IATYR, NJ. d.,
"OMEOPATIIIST, has permanently located
L in Emporia for the practice of his Profession.
Office and Residence, corner Mechanics st and Sth
Avenue, one square east of Express Office.
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pphIie sale Of Sehaal Lands.

Anerseus, Kan, Jan. /, 1870.
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NO1 Is SffCEhS
County Treasurer.