The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-07-03
Notes from the Capital.
tTopeks COmmnnweat


| The following counties will hold their Nor
son, Atchison, Bour bon. Butler. Chase. Chau-
| tauqa, Corfey. Crawford, Dickinson, Elk,
| Ellsworth, franklin, Harvey. Jeff non,
| Johnson, Lsavenworth, Lyon. Marion Miami,
Morris, Nemsha, Osags, Phillips. Pottawato-
| mie; Reno. Rice, Riley, Saline, Shawnee,
wabaunsee, Washington, Wilson, wyan-
dolte.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
| Judge Adams has received the following
| letter from Il. Hinton, who was closely
| Identified with the early Kansas trDubles:
The NAIL. NEW York June Is, 20.
+. q. adams, Esq Secretary Slate Mstorica
.Socisty. Topeka Kansas:
Sir: Accept my thanks personally, and
tender In my behalf personally, my grateful
obligations To the Historical society Of Kan
sss for the honor they hAv. done me in elect.
ing me an honorary memb-r.
To me this is no empty honor The COM
plement paid TO my humble aelf, Is one |
fully appreciate. Kansas viii always stand
to me my Aima Hat,7- In the service OF
free instituu uons, fought or in her Uehaif /
learned the Lesson of struggle and won the
consciousness. Of duty,-ierform.d. II not
designed and achieved.
Amid the bu.y cares OF . h ard y ing life
! have cherished, and SIN do, the hope OF
TO execute grateful task-tbat Of writ
Ing record OF 4 1t uggle which, II IL WAS
but prelude. struck At least q lofty
note, breathed an heroic spirit. vas manfu Iy
conceived, vigorously fought, and eallantly
won At last MY ambition is to write the
Free state struggle. 1 have grown away
ly, trust, TO be both personslly and gener-
ally just. IL In therefore. having s.-t such
work before me, a. my liie's UIde msecrin,. that
| am grateful fos the honor that hereby ac-
knowledge
Again tending my aaaurar G. Of respect 10
the honorable confrsternity OF which you
expression OF my personal eetsem, Hu, nv
KicsAxD HINTON.
The following IL from Hon. III Thayer
WOsCss1Ek, Mass June 10, 1879
+. q adams, E.q.. Secretary Kansas Historical
Society:
forming NE OF my eection - honorarsry
nemb Der of the state Historical Soeiety snd
enclosing = certificate OF member-nip, Is re
ceived. For the nigh honor plsase accept |
what-ver / can do TO assist you TO
give to postsriiy = truthful record OF the |
heroic free settlers of Kansas. viii be done
most cheerful'y. In my Judgment, the glory
Of their achievements has no parallel In this
or any other land, Their patient aud psrsi. l.
ent warfare against slavery IN Kansas re- /
this continent, and throughout the world. /
Russia, Brazil and Cub o., STIMULATED by the
triumph OF freedom here, have followed our /
example: while Africa. 30 long the hunting
ground tor slaves. is to-day feeling the inilu-
ence uf the Kansas struggle IN the suppres.
SION OF the slave traffic, and In the regenera-
ting influence OF freetom. Well NAV Kan
sas be proud OF the istOry of her carry hero. /
and martyrs. There was no grAud or noble
quality OF mind or heart In the revol utionsry
army OF Washington or In their ii!usirious |
commander which your early Tree st To set |
tiers did not exempiify and ILLUSTRATE All
honor to the heroes of KANSAS aud 10 h.. soc,.
TIM
their EobIe work. Very truly yours,
ELI TuAYER.