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J li ill 5 I I-' H THRHERALD. WM. J. OSBOILN', y3LU. ADAMS, (editors.) . LE1VEXWORTH, FRlDJi 1', OCTOBER 6, lS-Si. Tic Beginning. We -are on the eve of a great enterprise. Th time has arrived when our. territorial government is to be organized. It may be that the next number f the Herald -will con tain the proclamation of Governor Rex per. to tliis eiTect. An event of such peculiar interest and importance cannot fail to awaken deep feel ings ia the hearts of the people It is JLord Bacon, we believe, who declared that the founding of anew State was one ot the grandest employments that man can engage - in- Ana so it is. ihe settlers oi a new r;untry grapple not only with life's hard ships'.which try the physical energies, but with' intellectual duties, with all that per tains to justice; with much that pertains f o Statesmanship. The qualifications which enable men to succeed in such comprehen sive duties are a knowledge of leadinar principles in government and in law, a fa rniliarity with human nature, and an ac iiuamtance with the resources of the State they live in ; not the knowledge of the the orizing philosopher who dwells in his li brary and communes only .with books. We have good reasons for believing that the population of Kansas consists of a class cf st:lers superior to those generally found in a new country. The quarrels, the bloodshed, the disorder which too frequently stain the early history of a territory, have not been heard of here. Without law, we have been at peace. From this gratifying state of things it is safe to predict that the people of the territory will be found co-op - crating in regulations adapted to their wel fare. And if, as we fully believe, their ex - " crtionsarc characterized by a patriotic spir - it, tfcev will Le tounu worKirjfr m unison with the territorial authorities. As soon as the census is taken, and the districts are laid out, the people will be celled upon to elect a delegate to Congress, and members of the legislature. We are not surprised to learn that a general desire exists to have the territorial legislature con vened as early as practicable. It is thought t$is can he done by the first of December. Thus we find ourselves in the beginning of the State's career. And it behooves us to consider well the responsibility which rests upon U3. " - Ir rival of U. S. Officers.' We under stand that Lieutenant Colonel Cooke, with the Officers and non-commissioned Officers of the 2nd Diagoons who have been in service in New Mexico, v will arrive at Fort Leavenworth about the 6th inst. The officers accompanying Col Cooke are ?.Iajors How v2nd Diagoons ,and liackus, 3id Infantry, Captain Steele aLd Lieutenants JCvans, Robinson, Bell, and Sweitzer of the 2nd Dragoons, and Lts. Bundle and Whipple. , - The officers and men of this party have until their departure been actively and creditably engaged m the important and perilous operations against the Jicarilla Apaches, and as may be recollected have been mentioned in highly complimentary tc-rui3 in orders from Washington as also by the papers of the country. V . This party started from Fort Union, N, M., on the 15th ultimo.. Ladies accom panying the command are Mrs, Backus and daughter, Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Da vidson. As "Affray ox Board the Austra lia. Rather a serious case of stabbing oc curred on board the Australia, last Satur day night just before she had reached the town of Kansas.. About forty soldiers (re cruits) were on board under command of Lieut. Bowen, on their way to Fort Leaven worth. One of these Corporal .Simpson, was found 'near eleven o'clock badly stabb ed in the back and on the arm. A citizen named Timney was suspected ah the offen der and was accordingly arrested, and on Monday taken before a magistrate in West on (Mr. Andrews of Fort Leavenworth, appearing as his Counsel) and held for trial at a Superior Court. : Subsequently his counsel applied to the Judge of the Court of Common Fleas for a 'writ of Habeas Corpus, and by this means procureofhis dis charge. We learn that the. soldier is ro coverinjr from his wounds. : ' -." f-Tlie tpcstioa Las been asked why jt is considered impolite for gentlerrren to go into the presence of ladies in their shirt fcleeves, while it is considered in every way correct for the ladies themselves to. appear tTfore gentlemen without any Sleeves at VlL; ;'-' -- ' -- gsT We &ier indjeittd-to the eleik of the nut. urg Hans as (JfZo.) Enterprise. We have received a very neatly ; printed publishers much success- fn their undertak ing arid hope that their paper inay tlbe : the instrument of much, good ia the -cplnmuni-ties where it may circulate!" Ve take this" notice of the Enterprise as a courtesy due from one publisher to another. .We have iu misionuue 10 incur me wrath or a correspondent of that paper who signs him self "P." We 8hbuIdj'harc':notind:':P or his communication but for the fact, that the truth . of our statements is called in ques tion. Now we can assurc'Mr. P. tHat we shall not allow, hira to write himself or the town of Kansas into importance by a news paper controversy. The town of Kansas is not yet a part of Kansas Territory, though there is a fair prospect of its early annexa tion.. The fire-eating ultraism of that part ot Missouri is fast disappearing- under , the mollifying influence of the gold of the Mas sachusetts Immigration Society. Now be it understood that we have not one - word : to say against that. Association; we believe that its organization was a god-send to the town of Kansas, as it had been strugo-lin for years in a helpless and hopeless infan cy. Since Abbott Lawbexce and the Worcester Company have bought up the only valuable property in the place, its pro slavery stock having been closed out at a low figure and all such souls as that of -P. thrown in, it is beginning to exhibit some evidences of improvement. The date of all its Enterprises is subsequent to that bargain and sale, and probably rest upon the same substantial foundation. If we can draw an inference from the article of P., who is no doubt anxious to do his owners some ser vice, the little Town,in the first exstacics of its new found prosperity, imagines itself already the capitol of Kansas. Its delighted denizens have evidently forgotten that they are yet within the bo lindanes of Missouri. That difficulty would probably be easily obviated, as Missouri would readily consent to run its line east of them. ' A more seri ous obstacle would be found in gaining ad mission into the Territory as we are un willing to receive as citizens men who one day breathe out slaughter against a class of people to whom they are ready to sell out "body, soul and breeches" thp tlPTt. Mr. P. charges us with misrepresentation and gives as an instance our statement that the territory extends "about 210 miles from xiumx uuum, ne aumiis mat it is three degrees of latitude in that direction, and says that the distance. in miles is 1S9. We would like to know where he gets his authority for making 63 miles a degree. We have always understood that 60 geo graphic or 69 1-2 English miles make a degree. We hope that the Massachusetts Company will bring out a few good school masters- tor the benefit of the denizens of Kansas.- To show that Mr. P's. knowledge of the soil and topography of Kansas Territory is on a par with his arithmetical attainments, we subjoin the following from his article: "It is nevertheless true that on the North side of the Kansas river there is some desi rable land, but it is principally embraced within the Wyandott and Delaware reserva tions, being an area of about 436 square miles extending forty-six miles up the JKan- sas river which together with the Kansas half-breed reservation, and the Potawa'tto- mie lands on the same side of the Kansas shuts out effectually the North part of the Territory from this river, which is destined to exert a formidable influence in the settle ment .development and trade of that vast do main, notwithstanding the Herald denies the practicability of its successful navigation in the face of an experiment which resulted favorable." , ' ' "" The following which we extract from the same number of ike 'Enterprise is probably "the experiment which resulted favorable," above alluded to: "Two crentlemen. Messrs. Hugh Cameron and T. A. Houtenburg Jr. a day or two since decended the Kansas river one hundred miles from its mouth, en tered the Missouri and landed at the citv ol Kansas in a canoe made from a log,' with no instruments but ah ax and fire brand- It is worth seeing and may be found at the levee." . - . - . : . . r ; And no doubt all Kansas was there to see and wonder and that Mr; " P. inspired by this momentous event and fo'g with f the destiny of Kansas, thereupon delivered himself ihrough the columns of the Enter prise. , .We asserted that the Kansas would Tbe navigable for one month in the year, this is the longest time, claimed by any man of information- Further than this we have not denied "the practicability of its naviga tion.", r ; - :v . : Mr. P. asserts "that there is some, desir able land on the North side of Kansas river, but that it is principally Embraced -.1111 the Wyandott and Delaware reservations." Had Mr.. P. not been totally and hope lessly ignorant he would never have ven tured the above statement. He would have known ' that there . are . thousands of men ready to fix upon hira the brand of stupid mendacity. We are disposed to be . chari table and lay the whole blam to the fault of Irs hcadr ' We have made-no s!aesiacnt ! relative- to the country south of Kansas river that any well informed rhan does cl know to be true. We. have gained oux ihforma- of miles in a degf e. AH "exa: nination of any map of the totry..?riciiQn4i our statement tow5Sf P. takes exception, that nine, tenths of thewaters of the Kansas flow into it from the north-side. . It will.heieen that the extent of cotxy. dralred h- sireams on me nonn side is more man ten times as great as that' drainedby the south ern tributaries. , .'.Th'e ?viidQ be tWeJh e waters oi Kansas and those or JLsage .'.and "Arkahsas isTor 50 miles out on an average 'less than fifteen miles from,' the fpriner.--We do not expect03VIr,P.:to draw any;de-; duction Trorn this fact in naturatgeography -all science is alike y him.'v Nearly- the the entire wafers' VF tire north' hall' of riCari- sas antl a portion of tt:ose of southern. t If e-l braska go into the Kansas. river,vbile more than nine tentha of the waters of the south half of the territory go into " the 1 'Arkansas' and Osage. '.5 Jpur: object was ' not' to ; shbw that our portion of thcTerritory , was, superr- i " i . ... . i "'" - i -i . . - ' ur.iu any ouier, dui ;io give as . neariy as possible a correct outline of its? gebgraphi cal features. ' Every unprejudiced: mind every one yrho' has not . spme: poor hobby like Kansas to ride, will admit the fairness of our statements. , -Tvji.fV;- - S. As for Mr. P. we ' have -given: him the only attention he "will receive at our hands. He is an outsider and the ; intention of . his communication is to build up a town outside of our territorj We. are aware that we have given him and the town ' of Kansas undue, importance by : this Extended notice th,at all he deserved was a fe w contemptuous kicks; but we have thought it important -for. the benefit of strangers and persons contem plating Kansas as a home to refute Mr. P's. misstatements.' Persons resident .in. j the territory are well prepared to decide upon his veracity. - . - - v ;.. .. ' ' . . ,-. . Oar Pawnee Correspndence. Pa wsei, Kansas Txrritort; ) - September 24A, 1854: ' Gektlemex : It gives me r pleasure to send you the enclosed list of subscribers to the Kansas Weekly Hehald, from . our young, but flourishing town of Pawnee. Although, not haying the pleasure of a per sonal acquaintance, I. am satisfied , from what I have seen of your paper, that you are determined to uphold the true interests of our beautiful Territory, and" do all in your power to make her,-if possible, an im provement upon wnat nature - has . already done for her Our town site. is certainly one of themost oeauuiui spots witnin ner wide borders. Situated upon the left bank of the . Kansas river, below the head of navigation, and only one mile . from - Fort Riley, it pos sesses every essential quality for a . large and prosperous city; 'the surrounding coun try abounds in timber, is well watered .hy numerous springs, and creeks,, and ! is. as fertile as any other portion of the . Territory. This place, must undoubtedly, in conjunc tion with Leavenworth absorb the greater portion of the western trade, and travel. On the high road to Oregon; California, and New Mexico a road well bridged, and with no ferirys to cross it must necessarily flourish. A more central point for the seat of government of the Territory could hardly be obtained, and immediately' behind,..the town, and overlooking it and the neighbor ing country for miles as if nature had her self selected it is a bluff; admiral lylsuited lor the erection thereon of the government buildings. In fact, I know of no place, not even excepting your own progressive town-, which possesses such a combination of "ad vantages as - jr a w ee. By spring, the whistle -of .the steamer will be heard 'at' jier. Ievee and then look but, for we are bound to. go ahead. . .- : .. ;;?:; In .'a few days, "aparty of ' bur 1 enterpri sing citizens intend making ah expediiaa up : the Smoky '- .Hill about - twenty-five miles, in search of the tin mine, and beds of gypsum, known to be on, the banks ' bf that river. The Smoky "Hill. aa you are aware, is the rnair branch; of ihe i Kansas j the fork with the. Republican: being vabout a mile and a half above!PA wxEEi r;It isn'av igable for steamers over an hundred' miles. If the party are successful in ; their search, anpther source of .wealtnwiU be opiin to pur community, r:. I will advise you of "thTesult of thf PXTiPfHtinrL . ; ; With many .wisues fori the . success pf your paper and for: the progress; of Xeav-7 enworthp believe me yours." - f" :'J The. Nerw; Lucy -.-on Thursday .. last r lan ded at" Kansas 'abouVt)nehundred persons of tbe rew' England Emigti6ri:cThey are represented as being ;'ioX:'-atnt; every calling, and among ihem a,i:largepumber of mechanfes and farmers ;v-lTh8yjfrgo fnp the Kafisas to' the Waukarusa-ettlernent. Our informant represents v thehV'as s being highly intelligent and respectably , and such citizens as any country ;ouid Jbe- glad ; to receive. v &y-':xX;i- ,i- : : ' f .-r- . . ''. ' - " ' ' c-.'iii; U J&sF' G pv1. Bart of N ebraska , and : eral.of the officers of that. Territory i passed up the rivet ori the" Australia", on ' Sunday morning las?. : y: '".''-''!." Uon-jfirom persor l observation;' an I ircfi gentlemen, ?cho ?t leastllchow th' jinmfcer Cprreepondcnt of ihe Kansas Herald. A town wiIho:uJ'Bff ihe eastern - " oij? Womr kpiz ffunp-Jkkn not Abo ;f A : xTcffoas or THE Kansas Heeald. The fact that our fellow citizens from the East hove not yet fixed npon a-name for SSCrJPior city, as the "casjs may; be, deprives me ofthe.adi'ari(age..'of dating my letter at ayrmrtieular . fjlace. This:settIetnenfifi6InUmM cdlekJ?ik&- EnlajadiygeorHe,migrantv rui it wiu not suaerijoag ior, want ..otj , all I established name,-at least if itsopeoplel aire heart tof;the: Commonwealth; has! offered fq give: the 'settlers'a large. ( publid library "as' cester.'f;! nhd that a, good mahV are ;: par- J tial-lo Indiaa names and it wpuidriot -be surprising if gifts and book offerings are ire ietted. '-l -"I r jj:i .!';3ut passing 'ibver nameslef ,'me'icall your attention witn-some particularity to this lo cation :ana the advancement which has thus fat been' made in civilization.' Tne site- of the New England settlement is one oijLlfe mdsVpleasiiig oxi the Kansas Riyer:j It is on a behd of the river, about eigut ; miles from the mouth of the last flowing .Waka rusha, and forty miles west of the - town ' Oi Kansas in the State of fMissbuiii: To. tLe soutli and east the land is an elevated prai rie of more than ordinary fertility: ,and w ex tends for many : miles. : On ' the west lises a magnificent bluff ar mile from the ' river, imparting to the vie w pecuhar attractions! There are good, building materials inthe neighborhood,- consisting ' .of timber and stone; and it cannot be doubted : that .the place pbssesses rare natural advantages ; for the establishment of a. large and .thriving town. " . Before the agents "of the. j emigrant aid society had inspected this place -it had been secured by two western men, who 1 at an early day, made clahhsupon .'it. ' One of. them erected a good log house which . is how occupied as a hotel or boarding house. This stands on the claim farthest westJ and for which the agents of the company, have contracrea to pay 5?iuuv. ': The progress which has been mad substantial improvements is not ihucr evenalog house has been put upl) rant party. . neretoiore as well as now thej have lived in tents furnished, by the Aid Society. - The explanation of this is the inconvenience of procuring lumber foruse.vIthas not been thought best, to transport lumber YrOm Missouri, but father to wait until a steam saw mill begins to. run when it can! be furnished much 'cheaper iln muhidpaF affairs i however "they' are behind' no settlement, v Within a few days aJVIaybr Aldermen'and city .council were chosen. 3, Da Robinson is4 the ;Mayor?rr l am informed th hc'Came out at first4 as ond.df the agents of the company; . ' Ho has had considerable experience in pioneer life having. gravelled - through Jhis , territory years ago and survived the squatter bottles of California.' He. is cool and. cautious : in derising affairs;.' fearless ' and determined lii (heir executionr: v Those'who are apt . to regard rudeness and severity of adxlressas the evidence of firmness, would be inclined to passnthejoctor by for less than lie is. -" I haVesicn aiil.talkedwith'a large iiurfi4 bei" of . the. settlers :nere. . cAs. a ' general thingi they si'e, entirely satisfied, with . vKan-r sas, - and contented?; ; In :indurstry . and . en ergy2 they are liker the average '' of -rnejij a little more enthusiastic periiaps, and 'aKOod deal ; more -anti-slay ery,, than: tne , a veirage One opithing Uieyk bring with . them . is sobiiety f l think they are nearly all teto tolers. -The greater part are mechanics '-a Of the women, for there are such; among the. .corrrpany jthe ruiost are voung, hand some: and married. .1 : But more are coming put.0 -Yes' indeed, ; the Yankee girls wdl have coiisdeYableJto do::ih" Kausasrj-triey will make lngsstand aside, and tueys yijJL be he.attilywelcpmed prbti4ed Uiey'4o;inot dress in bloomers nor speak in publicvl- Yet ybusloio'w l was' always partial to;KenlttcJcryl grnenTl sE'pro 'fn"e re, nevingahat; llieyx comuieJ.jjntn grce:ahd'iemae'fU0Teliness,v more aeal genuine heart than the't fair - of -any ' other" land' Sr Statei 5 - f - -S.h oi :fl olr':lvybIe fiave ac'iwed'favpii opinion. f the New. England settlement-rrt: of thepebple who compose ivr' Though bjv posed tor'slaveryiAy otffati'f&bblttiom&sj nbHnhg'I.of;th;,m qmetjSay within a parenthesis i that. I.'jfind! a great many, more in theterfitory.who are' for making this a! free State 'thn l expected Lheirchi clject th'eij; indiviualpr'os-. perityloprcteahis qrid -:theylf.wish; i th.es $erritDrj jflourishj they raine herd breth- equalij' pmcctei byit inhJ'enjoet r therr5t-right.&. ,f ;Treat. them like 4neEu,r theyiw'iiribe.of advaiitAjtQ us, deride tfic; and they will return otlr decision "With ttonble Qis posedV to H accept generous - propositions froin tiieif letheVn at h pidjo'i sobii as they hava 'eonvelmentr place ' to "put" it," if they will' hanie their ' "city'.' ViWor- nm 111 Bcwfuus iw nuvitr-l ifUSl UiOUgQi 6fffiQuec& tellow ; citizeils liave for tlrein clh ',f cViect. their indivinAl Vnr'os- I Hhink the , Herald will have a, lq,g'e number of subscriptions in this region. The Etylen whiciJiis publjslie surpass iXXps .coi f nea tyivery iTsiyuri ipager S ul p -. i,tSv u;5eniwaent8 iot i e pretty generc fly cohcureol ini! Tssare enc' wureTs irmvnoypains-wiiijj:e , spareu iSng it the4ieraldof glad tidings uhtb in making glad uding all men, inasrnuch-isit'williontain acurate and extensive tepifalijfoirBamtionr-'tc say nothing jrthe general news of. the world out side, ' S'" Tii:T'""r VIATOR.?':" . r. r ...- . i"-; , " -Fio2lht.Piatte A-gus. v We rnust confess 'that w' feel Z no ' little degree of interest in ' the, I success - of this youiig and flourisliing tovn and one among othersfraost prominent is this ; ibsrt''Xear eirvvortli is eiruatedah tbe-heart'of tievifrl awdre country; and ii bound ' from : its - na tural advantages and the tountry surround ing it; to: become at no very distant day ;a town of 6pniderable impbiiance. : - The fu ture prospects ofthe'JDelaware squatters, as well as many others,1 are directly inter ested in its success It will, from 'its' po sition, not only be aport of entry for that immediate cbuntry but for the vast country which lies immediately back- and contigu ous to it." Itwill also-furnish aready mar ket for all the surplus products of the cduh try, as it will be the main shipping point on the Missouri riveri for - a : considerable distance above and below as well as . back of it. We are well aware - that 2 this town has its enemies, anJve regret to be obliged to say, some. of them are those. who should be its friends. . We are led; to believe . that the enemies of this town, ; are "actuated mainly from selfish motives.; This is wrong. It exhibits a bad "state of mind ; a narrow contracted feeling, which men who desire lo see their neighbors prosper as well , as themselves, should, discard. We believe this, town is bound to go forward, for the in- terestof thatportioh of Kansas demands it. f It.wjll ere, long command a high and noble position; for it . is. now progressing rapidly, And now,-while we. entertain tbe.most; friendly feelings towards other towns springing up in the new Territory, and hope: and expect they will succeed;: we cannot, avoid if we would, feelinir more than an ordinary interest in the future success of 1 JLeavenworth.r . -.It is a notorious fact that the : success of the .Pelaware squatters depends in a great measure upon the success of Leavenworth. It is known that a. majority . of the, Dela ware squatters, are citizens of Missouri, and as such, their interests are fully identi fied with those of their friends in this State, j Y? believe that. Congress will, at .its next session,' so modify the , present Del- are . Treaty as to permit those, lands to pre-empted, by, the. squatters now hold claims there. ., We see no goo3 reas on why Congress should, refuse to treat anew .with! these Indians, whpn not only the interests of the claimants but also of the Indians demand it. - , ; - r . timer ican Settlement Com- . . Delgates we understand will leave this City on ; Wednesday, the 28th inst.s, to be joined at Erie tand Oberlin by others from Pennsylvania and Ohio, ; whence they; will proceed to Kansas, to select- a favorable district, for agriculture, erecting grist and saw mills, and laying out a commercial vil lage.'; This delegation is to be followed in three-weeks by the pioneer party, which is composed of . men of different avocations, with families, who propose carrying, with them aiprinting'press and all the element i and advantages of an old established corn mumty.JV. Y.' Times. - - . - The Kansas Seal. ' Wc have just seen the sea! of the -Territory oF Kansas, engraved by K obcrt Lov ett, of Pliilad'elphia, . according, to the -de-sign; :of . Gov. n Reeder? it i consists '."of dshield. vvith two supporters and t surmoun ted by a scroll mb'.tov and is eniblemalic-"of 3f tiie life'of tile pioneer 'and. the, agricultu rist.'!Tlie!lbyeriouirtineht:ofthe shield coiitains-the buffalo and tlt?. huater ; the upper contains the r implimcnts of agri cul tured lThe left hand supporter is alpidheer vvith his smopk' frock ' leggins, rifle, ' and tomahayvk ; whilst on; thie , right is the God dess .Cer with, herr sheafandi their - feet, and between them,iicK a1 fallen1 tree5 and axe,' ' -The' motto is a'beautiiul and strikmg allusipri tp' the-jjf inciple ori yhicli the', (Ter- rirorrwas orgtnizeut i ana .consists 01 ine Popt7i.x- voce sat a," translated Bom of. the ' popular teilly The whole; design isJ we ihink,rw;ell devised? higMy"suggestive;! arid tn 'excellent tesieZEaston ( Pa.) Xr " LrA VJENORTH STEAit SAW llit, ' TttieuiSSriie-'hayeVrectea1 and 'have in; sticcessf ul-p Tij :a large bteamSaw -Mill of .the. most: approved model.and wlth-ii.lt4he rectnt improvements. Therare'rtadv toll bills for lumber of every descriptidn and iAay quantity at 1 the shortest notice and oa iavorable terms, v.' !'io bM sinli jX I ? be fiMURPIlY & SCRUGGS. "' Dry Easterly Vcrtaifugc. i rtlttE greatest Remedy ;f oft expeilifjg "worms -i t from children. 3Th most safe; pleasant and effectual medicine . known for the. removal? of worms, from childrinTis; J?r. Easterly,s.yrnii- f qgev" '"" ' r, ,V w: ' "Z i.'-t i4 Pareni1 rsin3 'uafdikns' "having the charge of childxenp-Ehoald watch carefully the Symptoms of, ppr;msoheir. children, and as'SoOBiaa symp toms.indicat.their.presenceVtheyrshould,! esoit at "once "to the ase.of TJr.1 ITast'erlj,;.-T?rmifage. More" ildreriiefrom w6rm3 rthan all -other-disease a, and a more inirable cdject canscafct lyefiafined than jt Ichildrsufferingt under th ordinary .$ymptom3.of ,WQrrijs--! Parents maik this: will you ndt blarheyourselves if yoiir'chil dren di e that you did; not jiel)r. iiasterl yy& Yer- i uare r l ae sver mix nge, ..i-1 fiut ye ?des.c..vap:s:from the -system in six. I .snursaicer uiKen. nl :3 c'enbj peroottl;. ;' . - u ; ai ur. easterly's female-medicine t -t. s.o---. a-ca.pvr-rirr uc nu.m ana cuesnuvsts. i S.v LjU Vf i. , d. . -: Spt.-15, 1S5-1 f J A.oftbe EANS AS HERALD. ! We fchfcsue "dn tile, lo'h" cf Sentpmlier Xeavcnyfd3j, ansaitenitory, tha Kansas Uar- aia, a TreeKiysJmirnal devoted to Mifcellt-sv Literature,- Agriculture," general intelligenc'ej dtrxj,ra4Bteitincs'of Democratic p ii;cipl??l Coming oailo poii'ical aienaat a time wh?a h2 whole count .y is convulsed with fie ce sec tional conflicts, we tl2-.ll take oar stnd, at tht stTrt Jimlycgainst the sweeping cm-rent cf pu"bUc infatuation and plant ourselve3 oa th? platfo m of ihi$tctiS5tai&, p inciples and measures of popular sr.p eni.cv. State sovereiga-"eqnalrr ivilere?, achrrci to th3.C.on5Utution.pf-the United Mates. iep.e senatloh,'f rejuenc oXViioPfKpo-iH to clas3 legislitioh. It is the success or ih-jse p in ciplea nd measuxetht hatselevatedjoyf beiov ed,county. wiJi a rapidity unparalleled, in, the aflpald ijf aitidai,:to.J hnglitof p opeiityi and power which j'ustfv entity hrr to be th-i won 'd?r of th world.-" Thrtugn-''xllingshoit in p6w---f to assist;nr4erially in upholding tha success of JDeinoc.'atic,!Uie, our best cri'oit fhail buput fo.'h in the cause ; and we are" determined that a vaut . of iiiiceiity "and vigilance shall not Le vus'.ty laid t our chirge. ' 1; J ; ' ' ' Beiievii- that a coatinwanca ofihe factional disputes tliA-t agitate our Territory are prejudi cial to its peace and onward progress, we ,"thali exeit'whatitei-' inftuenee'; we 'may possess, to haul dissensions, ths indulgence of which can not fa.il .to ilo harm The passage of the Nebraska-Bill, with its vaiiOLis provisions has drawn the attention of ;4ie whole Union, towards Kansas, witlr-'rcfer-. ence to thes abrogation of the JMi3souri Compro mise, ; Opinions differ widely on the subject, and we finq, equally good men bothi for -arid against the bill. We doubt not the honesty of either sidei nor shall we denounce either Th questioa'WJlether slaveiy shall exist or be pro hibited is ft be decided at the ballot-box,. ,by the fie'emeh of Kansas and it would "be a depjiy-cuj-e fi Om the spirit and meaning of the bill, e. tabrisliing the terrifory for a I.ewspancr tp at tempt to dictate to any faction. "VV'e b"eJong to no clique, (and shall' advocate trie "people's rights" and shall give our opinions freely and. plainly in riy emergency, that may arise," with out dictaUan from" any source whatever. AVe hall set forth the issue, such as it is nothing more or le," and treat both sides wiih fairness without hjsitation. .We endorse "the present national administration, in the wisdom," purity, and fiimnes of whose government, and strict n deiity to thp, Constitution, we have the. hirrhest confidence.;-' ' ' ". Oars is ppculiarly an agricultural State, and our encoui i cement wid be given to all. efforts to promote jChis branch of industry, and for the development of agricultural science, so impor tant to ihe people of Kansas, as a grain growing community;:-We have embarked in the enter p.ise of eid.blii-hing a Democratic Journal.that while it frhUl maintain and defend, the princi ples of ourjpolitical paj ty, in their strictness and purity shall at the same time present to the merchant and man of business, the best and mo,t reliable medium by which they can reach he masses of Kansas aud, Western Missouri, in a business point of view, and we doubt not the succejs of pur undertaking. It is conceded by all, that Leavenworth will soon be theigieat-commeicial depot, west of St.. Louis, for besides being the Capitol of Kansa3 Territory vte assume, and located ."at the oalv good landing on therio. River, it will continue co be tha nutleas-of a great part of the trade cf N. Mexico, Ui-h, Oi egon, Washington, Nebraska, weste:n Io'a,-western Missouri, and Kansas, and we, ihief ore,1 offer to ihe basines men of S.. Louii,Bbston, New York, and New Orle.ms, fat il: ties fqr adverusir.g,wi'.h -ho a.su: arce hit th iri ive iem-i.ts mL. be s en by- ihyusa!d3. O i. c.raidtioa will extend .0 ve . y Scat hi 7 he f T - -' j 1 . ... r. . : EfOP! E stern S.tes, tnd aioar.d ihi . bo.tlera cf the Western Lakes. ': We sha!i!ke?p up with this cge of astonith i!,g pog-.e., and it is ou:-.parpoe ioiiiue a dai ly as soon we meet vi .ii dUiScientencouiase ment and patronage to justify ih"i tdditioaai es pouse. . ' ' '. - " Toth friends cf Democracy partiaularly, and to ill generally, who would "encourage the dillasion or'jUseful kupwredge and correct itfor mationfwe would muke oax- appeal to id us ia xtendi:ig lae ci; cniation of the Heiald. I; wiii be our' highest amotion, our great object and study to givi- them a-iiaper worthy of oar cau.e and ihe enlightened agy fand natloa in which our lo: has been cast. - . . j izxljs. : $2 CO prannuia ia auVaiioe. '. - A'.l coicniuttiealiuns must be addressed -o ..ij Edi:d.3, Leavenworth, Km-asTorri'o y. ''...'! .n; CSEOKN ADAMS. September I5lh7 ISai. - .. -j- CHEAT. SALE. . - -. " OF LOTS!! : THERE will be a g:et sale Lots at this new and p otaisiag Town, adjoining Fort Leav eiiwdrth, oii 1 ' " " . Moiidayj9Jli day of Ocloler, ; It is'ssa.-cHy iiecessary to speak of-the beauty, cf Fort .L8ieaworih,or.cha surrounding country for.its pecujiar'advantages for a great Ooumji cial City have been known, by ail who haveer er ascended the Missouri River to this encien; Fo-t.. ' . -V- -. : The Towttjin3 the Military reserve abdut one mile and a half Lorn the Foit,1 arid his a lOck bound front on the. river, with a gradual ascent and gentle undulation for miles aroand. That this beautiful location is destined to be ihe Capitol and Metropolis of th j rich and -fertib? soil of Kansas, noone .who knows anything cf its geographical position or of the country ,sur rounding it tan' doubt.' It jcvillbe the starticr point fdi"th Caravans cf Emigrants and Mer chandise to aew Mexico, Utah, California and Oregon for centuries,-Or. until a Railroad is con-, structed .to those destined States, ths Eastern terminus of tvhich must L5 .t Leavexwosth. P.ivate sales will be niade after the first cf September. 1854. at which time our survrv ts-if 1 be completea, to all persons desirous of making immediate. impicvements. Having inview tha necessity of d great commercial ' center for the rapidly accam'ulating' citizen3 of Kansas, we promise the greatest fiberality to those who'tlrst try their f ortunas in the great City of ths W3t. Terms of Sale CA SI 2 lis? HAND. ' - Proceeds of sales after paying the : expence of the. association, are. to ba'-retained.pff deposit, with Good Security ia Si. Louis, until a peifect title Is assured fvom the, U. S. . in default of bich-the money will be: refunded to the pur"- LORENZCKIX BIRD, ? 0 - - - J-. -.. i AMOS REES, c- i, - - Tmstee . .SACKFIELDIMACIJtf; $ : - 'Leavenworth, K. T, August 26," 1854. -- PROPCSlLSFOa WOOD,; TIIE Ei3crj.ber invites, until 9 o'clock, A. Mf ba the 9lh of pcobe proposals for the de-t liyery,'tiytet Leaven worth of ' " v ' l Four Ilnndred CoisVf TTCJ. : ' TJie'wcdd toVb'eP sound)- Hickor v1 Oak,- llack beiryVA41 Pc4iii" cut fuilJoi fee Iong split tp pjpperjsizaa4 weli corded in the wood yard near the Garrisons c.The whole -quantity to be d?livpied,on or"betre the 1'sVday of March 1855. t,i--'.-'f ,fj5.-tiv ;"E.'Ai OGDENt' v i-nz :.r i : ri:;o? i Assist. Qaarter, Master." Assistant jQusirtcr Masr 05cer v: ?r Fprt.LeWriWQithSep.lS, i85t' -X',"r WHOLESALE DEALERS IN LXOT3 i i.Y . Shoes, N.' lMIMAla'strer St. Louis; Mo. 5, Arein receipt f thei? fall .stock of good comprising a compicte.as$o;taentt suitAbia. for the fall trad. Purchasers. Visituig the city ay re! v uikhi tinir.fr our soekWi.- in--a r k 1 v -uiioo finiir.?r jr s-? r i n - - --t , auu qnailtv,-. Dy In mxi siaitet; ir.i -wi'l V. oiiertsl ihr m.t f 5rrtblf trnn. . srn i.s. V1. : i -1 i i si I I- A -ti 41 f i t