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Year: 1859

OLD JAcK.-Tho favorite old dog, of this
name, belonging to our fellow citizen, Ira A.
Eaton, was found dead, Wednesday morning.
near the residence of his master. Whether
he died from old age or from the hand of a
pOisOner is not known At any rate his death
was very sudden.


Old Jack had host of friends and was
beloved by his master, who mourns over him
greatly and refuses to be comforted. He
was a great favorite with the children, and
his little friends are ineonsolable Poor old
Jack he had an affectionate heart, and for a
dog, "a heap o sense" He was one Of the
best bird-hunters in the country, and did hi:
masters bidding on the instant by mere
sign or gesture, such was his ready intelli-
gence Well, we are sorry that old Jack is
dead. Peace to his names
Year: 1859

0F The whole South seems agitated
and convulsed for fear of an uprising of
the slaves among them. That is a part
of their penalty for the great wrong they
do the slave. After all, we are in hopes
Providence will somehow overrule the
late terrible affair at Harper's Ferry for
good, and that the freedom, more or less
of the oppressed bondman, will grow out
of it. The question cannot be discussed
in the slave States without, in some man
ner, reaching the ears of the slaves
They will, no doubt, turn the knowledge
they acquire to practical account. The
agitation of the slavery question along
the borders of Missouri has made slave la
Dor improbable there. Such must neces-
sarily be the case wherever the question
is discussed before the negro. If good
shall grow cut of it, instead of evil, then
Old John Brown will be less censurable
than at first supposed. His intentions were
no doubt philanthropic. This will cover
a multitude of faults, but will never vim
dicate his action at Pottawattamie.
Year: 1859

Our readers can't be too careful in hand
ling money at this time The country is
flooded with counterfeit gold dollars, both
of large and small size. The large ones
bear date 1858, and the small ones 1855.


The fellow arrested last week by the
Territorial authorities for having counter
felt coin, has been passed over to the U.
s. authority, where, we have no doubt, he
will get full justice. There are others
connected with him who should be put
over the same road.


Counterfeit two and a half dollar piece
are also in circulation. Besides being too
light there is deficit in the die, which
leaves little elevation across the star in
front of the nose on the medallion head.
The edges are badly milled, being quite
irregular. The whole impression is dull
and defective.


Since writing the above we have seen
another bogus dollar, of the small size,
dated 1854, also ten grains too light,
weighing but fourteen. They are very
fair imitation of the genuine, save there
is light circle line in which the stars are
placed, and the three stars over the head
are trifle larger than those on the side
of the head, and all are larger than the
genuine. The figures of the date are also
larger.
Year: 1859

In July, 1922, plan for an indepen-
dent newspaper was proposed to John
Quincy Adams, by some members Of
Congress, and the necessity of such pa
per was urged upon him with great ear
nestness. He replied:


"An independent newspaper is very
necessary to make truth known to the
people but an editor really independent
must have heart Of oak, nerves of iron,
and soul of adamant, to carry it through.
His first attempt will bring Q hornets
nest about his head and, if they do not
sting him. to death or to blindness, he
will have to pursue his march with them
continually swarming over him, and be
beset on all sides with obloquy and SLAM
der.n
Year: 1859

To the Honorable The General Assembly Of the


State Of Missouri.


The undersigned. citizens of the county
of would respectfully call your
attention to the urgent necessity of the
passage Of law forihe purpose of ridding
the State of free negroes, and would urge
upon you, at your approaching session, TO
pass some statute that will be as effectual
as possible in the accomplishment of said
object.


The above circular has been handed us
for publication, and copies of it have been
circulated throughout the State for sigma
lures. It is good move, and we have
no doubt will meet with the approval of
large majority of the people. That such
law should be passed must appear clear
to the mind of every STAKEHOLDER in the
State. Free negroes have an unlimited
influence with the slaves, and frequently
corrupt and poison their miuds-inducirg
them to run away from their owners-en-
deavoring to leave the impression on their
minds that freedom is better than slave
ry, which is one of the greatest blunders
of the age, and which the slave soon dis
covers to his disadvantage and regret as
soon as he breathes the air of freedom.-
That the slave is much better of than the
free negro, in many cases, is daily demon
strated yet all the freedom shriekers,
black as well as white, seem not to see its
efficacy, or if they do, will not acknowl-
edge its force. Be this as it may, Mis-
souri should see that her slaves are not
tampered with by free negroes; the SOON
er the State is rid of them the better will
it be for the slaves as well as the slave
holder To be brief in good cause, We
hope the members of the Legislature will
see the propriety and necessity to pass
such law as the above imperatively de-
mands.-Indepeldence Gazette,


Such law as is prayed for came with
IN one vote, we believe, of being passed
last winter. 1t is not improbable but it
will pass this winter; if so, Missouri will
find every free negro in the State who is
converted into slave, JoHN Brown,
stripped of his humanity. The usual Pc
riod for emancipation in Missouri has
been fixed by general consent at ten years.
Pass the law asked for, and it will be a
free State in less than five years, else it
will be deluged with blood.


"WhOm the Gods wish to destroy, they first make


mad"
Year: 1859

Notwithstanding the dull times, we learn
that Humboldt, the county seat of Allen
county, is making considerable progress
in improvements, more particularly in
finishing up buildings which have been
erected during last summer. The popu-
lation of the town now numbers about
one hundred and fifty. There are some
forty or fifty buildings, two steam saw
mills in operation, and a ccrn mill is
about to be attached to one Of them
There are three stores, hotel, and post
Office with weekly mail connecting with
Lawrence. Humboldt was projected in
the spring of 1857. Its location ON the
New York Indian lands has somewhat
retarded its prosperity, but as that draw
back is about to be removed we may
expect to see it prospering again next
spring beyond any previous period in her
history.
Year: 1859

OF The Leavenworth Register has
been changed from morning to an eve-
ming paper. We should suppose the
change would be very acceptable to the
business interests of Leavenworth. The
Register is good paper, too much in
clined to say hard things of the HERALD
OF FREEDOM, but as the editor has the
popular side of the question at present,
we shall excuse him.


Our Republican friends who wish the
latest news from the East, can obtain it
through the Register.
Year: 1859

OF Who would live in q slave State
Some wheat stacks were recently burned
at Harper's Ferry, and the whole country
was aroused and in arms, seeking the ar
rest of an army of Abolitionists who, it
was reported, were about overrunning the
country. A runaor comes that 500 men
are marching against Charlestown to res
cue the prisoners condemned to death,
and the State is again in arms. This is
the natural result of tyrannizing over q
portion of the population of :hat State
They feel that there is a volcano beneath
them in earnest. "The wicked flee when
no man pursueth." Let them do justice
to those they hold in bondage, instead of
committing a still greater wrong by at
tempting to convert free negroes into
slaves, and they will find greater security
to persons and property than they now ex-
perience.
Year: 1859




The difference between Old John
Browns anti-slaver yism and ours is this ::
He went into neifghboring State and at
tempted to incite slaves to insurection,
and to flee from their masters, hoping to
accom- plish their free dom by violelce We
have no hope of seeing that end attained
through any such instrumentality. 1t
was not accomplished by such means in
the northern and eastern States, which
were formerly slaveh olding, and it cannot
be through the southe m States. Besides,
if it could be attained in this manner, the
cost would be too great. Others may see
in cities on fire, desolat ed hearth-stones,
rapine, and the general devastation which
civil war engenders, something prefer
able to slavery. Firm ly believing that
the same end can be arr we'd at in as short
way, without the shed ding of drop of
blood in a civ7 contest, we are content to
LABOR AND WAIT. The moral influence,
with the prosperous ex ample of Kansas
on the west of it, is doing more to bring
about emancipation in Missouri, than
would civil war, in which all the bad
passions would be called INFO exercise, the
influence of which would be felt for two
generations. Until Kansas as made the
scene of so much strife and violence, we
had here moral, christian and tenn
perate community. Though now gradu-
ally improving again, yet the effect OF our
past difficulties in a moral, religious and
social view is seriously felt, and its ira ces
will be visible for many years.


We have great hope in the ultima te
triumph of RIGHT. "God has no attribut e
which sympathises with the oppressor,"
neither do we believe that he countenances
violence in any form, unless in self-de-
fense. If the slaves of the South should
voluntarily rise, demanding their own
freedom, and would show by their brave
acts-|ftt they were worthy to enjoy it,
gladly would we hail that era as glori-
Gus one in the history of this Republic
Then should Old John Brown and his
little band rush to their relief, and place
themselves at their head and labor to de-
fend their right to freedom, we would
feel they were doing noble work.


They who would be free, themselves must
strike the blow"


We have no evidence that the unedu-
Gated negro of the Southern States is quail
flied to enjoy freedom. II not adapted
for it, and with ability to perpetuate it,
then they will never obtain it by their
o,on acts. Adopt the apprenticeship sys-
tenn of Pennsylvania, and they would be
fitted for new condition by education.-
Force freedom upon them while they are
yet unprepared, and they would absolute
ly retrograde, and again become the mere
serfs of others, quite as humiliating as
the position they now occupy. We wish
to see the negro advanced in the scale of
moral, social and intellectual improve
ment, until he is qualified for any position
in our government.
Year: 1859

or We were in hopes the Republicans
would have not to exceed one majority
in the Council aud three in the House,
We shall probably have our wish as re-
CARDS the first, but we are apprehensive
the majority will be much greater in the
House. Every well wisher of Kansas
mustregret this, for the more equally par
ties are divided in the Legislature the less
the country will be cursed with partisan
legislation of which We have already had
a surfeit.
Year: 1859

o. We are glad to see business so brisk
in Lawrence, notwithstanding the scarcity
of money. The merchants are doing a
very good business for this dull season of
the year. The streets are constantly filed
with loaded teams, and every ybody is hur-
rying to and fro as if be had something
IN do
Year: 1859

OF The Leavenworth Herald has Gov.
RoBINsoN's letter to the Fitchburg Reville
made prominent in its columns as if there
was something very wicked in it. We
wish every Democratic journal, and Re-
publican, too, as for that, in the Territory,
would put it in small type, and keep it
standing the next six months in their
columns. Instead of being an objection
to the Doctor it is one of the strongest
arguments in his favor. That voting poll
icy was indorsed by over seven thousand
Free State voters of Kansas, and is to-day
approved by the whole population. He
believed it easier to make new Consti-
tuition and inaugurate peaceful govern
ment of the people than to gain the same
end through revolution, and so We all
believe.
Year: 1859

One of the correspondents of the Wool
Grouer, II. Ii. ROBINSON, Millersburg,
O., gives the following as his mode Of
Washing Sheep: "Take large size store
box and place it below a mill-dam or on a
rivulet where you can have a stream Of
water running in it through a spout.
The way to manage the sheep is this {:
turn the sheep on it's back, let one person
take hold of its fore legs with his left
hand, and hold the back Of its head with
the right, and another person hold the
hind legs, and in that manner dip the
sheep in the box of water few times,
then let the sheep turn on its feet in the
box and press the wool until it becomes
clean. like this way Of washing much
better than the old way Of dragging sheep
into a stream and worrying them about
until the wool is clean"
Year: 1859

himself some symptoms Of his former dis
order, but that, after starting hOmeward
from the Bank with his $40, he knew no.
thing Of his proceedings until he found
himself in walled town, which he was
told, upon inquiry was "NontreaS" Dark
ness again covered his memory until he
recognized that he was talking with gen
tleman and lady, upon ship out OF sight
of land. In answer to his queries, he
learned that they fell in with him on
steamboat between Montreal and Quebec;
that he informed thcm be was going with
them to England, and accompanied them
in boat to the ship that he *as cour-
teous, generally spent much time IN read
ing had lost no money; met with no ac'
cideut, except freezing two fingers, while
carrying lady when going down the
river in boat, aud suffering shipwreck
that some of the passengers thought him
rather an odd man, but none suspected his
insanity that be had just suffered from
sea-siekuess, and when he had recovered,
and came upon deck, in an Instant his
powers of memory and perception were per-
fectly restored. He found himself about
500 miles east of tho New -found-land
Banks, in a vessel bound for Liverpool,
which was reached 9th Of May, and in
August following he returned to New
York. OF his subsequent career, We never
Year: 1859

1The following, from J. j. CUNNING
HAM, Esq, formerly Senator from the
Mifiin, Juniata and Union districts, of
Pennsylvania, will interest many Of our
readers: l-Lewistonca GaseHe.


live in Carroll county, about one mile
from Brookville in Ogle county. con-
slider this one of the best farming coun-
tries in the United States, perhaps little
too cold in winter, but here the farmers
have little to do in winter but attend to
their stock. We SOW nearly all our wheat
in the spring. Some are now done, but
good many of cur farmers are in the
midst of their seeding. Last season we
had rather short crop Of wheat and
oats, but good corn. We can have our
wheat in market in four months from the
time Of sowing. There is ready market
for everything we have to sell, but money
is scarce, and commands from ten to thir-
ty per cent. interest. This high interest
is one thing that is inJuring our western
countries. l have always noticed that
where interest is high, money is scarce.
was sorry to see that your Legislature
altered the usury laws in the session of
1858. l think they will find it to be the
interest of the State to repeal that law.
Our Legislature meets every other win
ter. The Constitution fixes their pay and
time Of sitting at 81 per day for fOrty-tvo
days, and after that time 81 per day.
Everything in the western country goes
with rush !; men get rich in hurry,
and very often break up as suddenly; our
laws are all made in hurry, and conse-
queutIy are very badly digested; one
half of the Members, when they come
home, don't know what they have been
doing. l am told that the last session
they had as many as twenty transcribiug
clerks, while two used to do all in Penn.
sylvauia. But from what l have said
you must not conclude that our citizens
are ignorant, for, let some of your shrewd
dealing men come out here and they will
soon be convinced of the contrary. In
my immediate neighborhood, the pOpula-
tion is pretty much made up Of German
descent, from Pennsylvania.


In politics, we are strongly Republican.
think perhaps We have the strongest
Congressional district in the United States.
Give US Seward as our candidate for the
next President, and Lincoln for Vice
President, and l will almost insure $l4,-
600 majority, but We will support any
good men. l see the Democracy Of Penn
sylyania are in trouble. l think some Of
the Opposition in Pennsylvania have
better opinion Of Douglas than the people
of bis own State. We have no confidence
in his honesty a, politician. He still
wishes to stick TO the Democratic party
and be called a Democrat. lie reminds
me of passage Of Scripture | have read
of a certain woman saying that she would
eat her own bread, "ouly let me be called
by thy name" Only give him the name
of Democrat, and that is all he wants.
Elect him President, and he will deceive
the people, as Jas X. Polk and James
Buchanan have done. hope you will
be able to make judiciOus selection in
nominating ticket for next fall. If you
do, you must succeed but there are some
men trying to procure office in Peunsyl-
yaaia wka uill "Ai!l ap' aaJ patty.
Year: 1859

A bill for the admission of the State Of
California has passed both branches of
the Legislature, and gone to the Govern
or for his signature. The bill is entitled
"An Act for granting the consent of the
Legislature to the foundation of differ
ent Government for the Southern cOun-
ties of the State," and undoubtedly looks
to the erection of territory thus set of,
into an independent State. The name pro-
posed to be given to it is the Territory of
Colorado, and is intended to be Slave
holding.
Year: 1859

The Bride of Week Eelarns afler IHci'e Years
We have been requested to suppress.


the names in the following curious histo


~, which has recently transpired, or rath-


er the last chapter Of which recently oc-


Cured in this country. A farmers son,


twelve years ago, married a neighboring


girl-the daughter of a very respectable


family They removed Immediately to


distant place, where they had been living


but few days, when, upon his return


home one evening, the wife of week was


missing She did not return that night,


during which he felt, of course, the W


most anxiety, and in the morning be star


ted in search Of her He could only learn


that she had taken the stage (alOne)


which led to 4 railroad station some miles
distant. He followed, but at the depot


lost all traces of her. lie wrote to her


former home, and published notices in the


newspapers, but could obtain no clue to


her whereabouts. He grieyed in loneli


ness a. her supposed criminal act, and, to
escape the scene where his week of unsul-
lied happiness had been followed by SO
great grief, he removed to this then
sparsely settled wilderness. He here set


tied upon promising piece of land, and
in its cultivation, and the cares of life,
sought forsetfulness of the past. lie sue
ceeded measurably, has filed offices of
trust, and grown wealthy. After few
years, his home requiring attention, he
married, but his wife lived only long
enough to bear him son, and witness the
first year of the little ones existence.


A few weeks since, as the we'll to do
man Of the world was sitting by his own
freside, there entered the house woman
well clad, Of fuller form, and twelve
years older, but the picture of the long
lost bride of week, and she was accom-
panied by girl of near dozen years.


The sober man of forty was startled,
but asked the strange visiter to be seated.
Then came her long and agonizIng story
All was obliviOus to her for the first ten
years Of their separation. She could tell
nothing except Of one hour of returned
reason, when the little girl beside her, his
daughter, was brought into the world.
After that time, f,fully, and at periods
remote from each other, came back reason
and memory. She had wandered to a
distant city, in state Of mild insanity;
there she fell among some kind people
and was installed in an insane asylum.
After the birth Of the daughter, and ten
years more spent within its walls, thoughts
Of her youth, her home, and her husband,
came back. She slowly recovered, then
visited her pareuts, learned where her
husband was, and few to him. Be sure
he clasped her in his arms, and they wept
upon each others necks. Again going be-
fore the altar, they were united, and she
now presidcs with careful dignity and ease
over his household.


But little is said about it in the neigh
borhood, except expressions Of wonder at
Squire DIS sudden and unexpected mar
riage, to one whom they suppose to be
fair widow with whom he had recently
become acquainted.-Nadison( Wis. )Aryus
Year: 1859

SANTA RITA SILVER MISIxG CoxPASY.-Ths
Arzonian OF May 18th says:


The Santa Rita Silver Mining Co. have
just completed and put in operation fur
mace and vasa for the reduction of ores Of the
Crystal mine. The trial of the works was
made last week, and on 7th May the planeha
was refined in the vasa and plancha Cf sill
yer was extracted The success Of their first
attempt at smelling must be highly crafty
ing TO the company. 1t is only four months
since the train of the company arrived at its
destination. and in this short time, with a
limited number of hands, they have accom-.
phshed much in the way of opening mines,
making roads, and putting up improvements
Year: 1859

EH- The News of yesterday, de-
scends good deal too low for us to follow
in its articles upon the currency question:
1t carried the thing so far as to disgust its
own friends.


We did think at one time, that Messrs
Cook 4 Sargent had an interest in the Ne'cs'
but upon referring to the chattel mortgage
index, we find that we have been mistake
We give all parties the benefit Of the cor
rection.
Year: 1859

CnEAp FUEL,-In few weeks We
are likely to have fuel cheap as one could
wish We shsll then have three coal com
panies in active operation-just the number
we had before the consolidation. The Shef.
field company will in short time open a
yard on this side Of the river, and the com
pany of which Messrs. Clark aud Young
are the principals will also be in operation


1t is Mr.. Cables opinion, however. that he
will be able to sell coal cheaper than anv
other company that is or can he started in
this section We think that he is mistak < on,
as the company that is forming to bring
coal from below, will be able to do so at
much less expense than can Mr.. Cable
But it makes but very little difference, in
either case, to us. 50 that we get cheap fu-
el aud plenty Of 1t, We shall be satisfied.
Year: 1859

Very FINE.-The weather for the
past few days has been everything that one
could wish for. Tie sun comes out glorious
ly. causing all kinds Of Vegetation to shoot
forward with rapidity. About next SAtur-
day We shall speak for a slight shower, just
to soften the surface Of the soil, as it will


be pretty thoroughly baked by that time


Every farmer who comes to town wears a
smiling face, and it only requires a few
months of Just such pleasant weather as we
are now having to cause it to extend to a
broad open laugh. May we hear the laugh.