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G. W. BROWN, Editor.
Lawrence, Saturday, Jan. 12, 1856.
Fre8 SUte Ticket.
TOB COYZBSOK,
CHARLES ROBINSON.
TOB LIICTJOJAifT COYfcJiSOB,
... W. Y. ROBERTS.
TOB UC8XTAXT OF STATS, ,
P. C. SCHUYLER.
m Txxurxz cr tati,1
J. A. WAKEFIELD.
o jrocxi or erst xi cocbt,
S. N.- LATTA,
M. F. CONWAY,
MORRIS HUNT.
TOB ATTOE-VIT CKVXEAt,
II. MILES MOORE.
. TOB ACDtTCB,
G. A. CUTLER.
JOB STATX rBIXTTB,
JOHN SPEER.
roB cine or ecpbexz cocet,
S. B . FLOYD.
rB BzroBTiB or errazvc cocbt,
E. M. THURSTON.
TOB BFBISIIfTATIVE TO COGBIS8,
MARK W. DELAHAY.
Virginia and Kansas.
Since the patriarchs of the Revolution
were gathered to their fathers, Virginia
has turned a deaf ear to every benevo
lent appeal in behalf of her servile popu
lation. While her illustrious statesmen
and orators "were on earth, it was
considered no disgrace there to be known
as an abolitionist. Washington, was a'
theoretical abolitionist throughout his
i
life-time, and a practical abolitionist on
his death-bed. Jefferson, too, and Pat
rick Henry, Madison and Lee, Charles
Carroll, of Carrolton, the Randolphs and '
the Pleasants the first men of her first 1
families, as well as her mechanics and
her laborers, were conscious of the fact (
that'Slavery and Democracy are antago
nistic institutions, and that Slavery is at
variance with the spirit of Christianity
- as well as the Declaration of Indepen
dence. Virginia has turned from the rectitude
of her ways since that time. ' Washing
ton is now claimed as a fruit of slavery !
(See Sim's "Southward ho!") Her
prominent politicians (great men she has
cot) are all parasites and voices of the
slave power. -; An untimely grave or
ignominious punishment would inevit
alby be the reward of any man who
should proclaim in Virginia to-day that
, slavery is a crime, and he an advocate
for its immediate abolition.
' The Legislature of Virginia, at the
latest dates, was discussing the infamous
Black Law of the barons of Kansas a
law which estimates a white man's life
below a negro's labor -which muzzles
the press, and makes freedom of speech
a penitentiary offence. It will pass, and
will undoubtedly be obeyed for slavery
degrades the poor white population as
well as the servile class and poverty,
ignorance and sycophancy, go hand in
hand in Virginia, What the freemen of
Kansas repudiated and defied, the servile
souled white subjects of the slave power
in Virginia will be forced to Tespect and
obey. It is maintained by the journal
ists and politicians of Virginia, that sla
very is the only true basis on which re
publicanism can permanently rest. It is
a-Virginia doctrine, and is embodied in
her laws that property is the proper
qualification for the right of suffrage.
Virginia, whose young heart, "in the
olden time,", beat in unison with the
hearts of freemen throughout the world,
is now prompt to defend and offer aid to
despotism from Russia to Missouri. Her
politicians talk publicly of dissolving the
Union in consequence of the Friends cf
Freedom- "the abolitionists" its
Northern section contains. A still more
striking proof of her devotion to despot
ism; was furnished by her Legislature
recently. A "Squire Western" of the
name of Wellman offered a resolution by
which the Governor, was authorised to
place at the disposal of the President, a
regiment of her militia, for the purpose
of preserving "law and order' in Kan
sas. ' The resolution pa tied.
We sincerely hope that they will come
and bring the celebrated "sword of Vir
ginia" along with thorn. Our boys
would like to see that terrible instrument.
Six States already take precedence of
. Virginia,, and if the : Wellmaa regiment
conies on there will b one Territory al
so. We would like to whin Wise's and
.
Atchison's minions at the' same time.
OonVe along, young slaveocrats of the
Old Dominion, if you. wish to appreciate
the significance of the lines ;
' Oi'wTv m back, to Id Yirginnr r' - - -
I'd oJd Virgincy shore. . - v
. Disease sjaons Horses.
There has been considerable siokness
among horses in thit vicinity during the
l.ut few weeks, and several deaths. It
seem to b an epidemic.. The Boston
Journal showsTth&t a similar disease pre
vails iatht asV and Instances, the loss
of nbs viable horses in one week,' oca
cJHcbf,wsS worth 8S00.' Ttistafcs that
the? tfTfirWiaken with an entire lots of
tpjsSis, flowed fcj excessive tremcrnd , J
Tae Election.
The election for State officers and
Legislators will be held on Tuesday.
The ticket nominated by the Convention
will be found at the head of our columns.
There are two independent tickets in the
field. " Young America" has substi
tuted the name of If. J. Pareott, as
Lieut. Governor, for W. Y. Ro3ebts, the
Dombee of the Convention; and Scott
Axthoxt, of Leavenworth, instead of
Mr. Floyd, as Clerk of the Supreme
Court. The other nominations of the
Convention remain unaltered. The
cause of the change is said to be the re
fusal of Mr. Roberts notwithstanding
his letter, which we published last week
to insist that Messrs. Garvet is IIol
lidat shall make no use of his name.
The Freeman, Garvey's paper, tates
that Mr. Roberts denied to Mr. Dickey
and others, that he intended by his let
ter to mean anything more than that he
disapproved of the intention to run him
as Governor and Robinson as Lieuten
ant Governor. If Mr. Roberts, either
by silence or speech, has encouraged
Mr. Garvey's attempt to divide the Par
ty, he certainly deserves to be defeated.
We can hardly credit the assertion of
Mr. Holliday that he has done so.
Another ticket, headed "Anti-Abolition
Free State ticket," has been got up
by Messrs. Garvey, Holliday, Elliott &
Smith, all of whom were candidates be
fore the Convention and defeated by
overwhelming majorities. To effect
their election, they have , charged the
Convention with corruption, perfidy and
abolitionism. We hope that every man
who voted for delegates to the Conven
tion will resent the insult thus indirectly
offered to him, by using all his exertions
to defeat the bolters. .
Mr. Holliday, the editor of the Free
man, in order to cast odium on the reg
ular nominations, designates them as the
Emigrant Aid Society's Ticket, because
Dr. Charles Robinson, our candidate for
Governor, is an agent of that Society.
Yet C. K. Holliday, less than a year ago,
applied to that Society to be appointed
its agent. v e state this on the highest
authority. His request was refused, and
since then he has been, Stringfellow and
Atchison, perhaps, excepted, the most
industrious calumniator of it. We refer
our readers to the letter of the Emigrant
Aid Society, to see how little cause the
people of Kansas have to abuse that As
sociation. Of Mr. Smith, we will only say that
we do not wonder that he dislikes the
nominations of the Convention, as he
was a candidate for two offices, and was
defeated on both.
Read Charles Stearns' communication
published in another column, and then
decide on Mr. Elliott's conservative
pretences. If Mr. Elliott is an anti-abolitionist,
the regular nominees of the
Convention are pro-slavery men for all
of them are more conservative on the
slavery question than he. Mr. Stearns
is one of the' three abolitionists ol Kan
sas,, for, so far as we can learn, there are
only three in the Territory.
In order to defeat Dr. Robinson's
election, which can only be done by dis
honorable measures, Messrs. Holliday
and Garvey published an extra of the
Freeman, intended for circulation in re
mote parts of the Territory, in which it
it is stated that Dr. Robinson had de
clined. This is false. Read the sub
joined communication on this subject :
Editor Herald of, Freedom: I no
tice in the Kansas Freeman, published
by E. C. K. Garvey, Esq., a statement
that 1 had withdrawn my name from the
ticket nominated at ,the Convention of
the 22d ult. In regard to this matter, I
have only to say that my name was put
upon the Ticket by the Convention with
out solicitation or desire on my part ; but
since it has been thus used,I have not
authorized, and shall not authorize any
man, or set of men, except the Conven
tion, to withdraw it; and the above
statement is without a shadow of truth,
as all similar statements will be.
Very respectfullv,
CHARLES" ROBINSON.
They state, also, that Col. Lask en
couraged the formation of a new ticket
and "started the ball" in favor of it.
Read what the Colonel says in reply to
this charge:
Lawrence Citt, Jan. 7, '55.
Having participated throughout in the
proceedings of the Convention held in
this city on the 22d of December, for
the nomination of State officers, I abide
the nominations made therein-- having
and intend to give to the entire ticket my
earnest support. The candidates are
true Free State men, having been nomi
nated by the Delegates of the Free State
party, and are entitled to the support of
that party.
- The recent news from the States indi
cates our prospects fair for admission
into the . Union by this Congress. , I
would consider any division of our par
ty at this crisis peculiarly unfortunate,
and trust it may be avoided." ,
The course indicated is one I have in
variably pursued and expect to pursue ;
while a member of a party I will abide
the decisions of that party ; when I can
not, I will separata mvseif from it.
. - . ' J. IL LANE.
Freemen of Kansas shall Holudat
and Gartet dictate for whom - yon shall
rote, or can yurule yourselves j? t . Re
ply at the polls on Tuesday. '
, '-ST. Ccnsrres. after mora bailotifirs
&r speaker, is yet unorganized, tha Tota
The Treaty of Peace.
In a letter on "Kansas Affairs,' dated
Kansas City, Dec. 9, published in the
Missouri Statesman, we find the para
graph subjoined :
"Judjge Wm. A. Story, who visited
the camp of the Missourians, in compa
ny with a committee sent from Kansas
City, for the purpose of appeasing the
threats of the Clay county company to
tear down our fine hotel, returned last
evening. He tells me that up to eight
o'clock Saturday morning peace negoti
ations had not been ratified ; but not to
be alarmed, "that blood would not be
shed. He says the Yankees offered to
give up their arms, deliver the men who
resisted the laws, and acknowledge the
supremacy of the laws of Kansas Terri
tory. .Gen. Atchison made this state
ment to him."
If General Atchison made these state
ments, the arch -ruffian is a liar as well as
demagogue and traitor. Neither the
Yankees in Kansas, nor the Free State
soldiers who assembled at Lawrence,
ever offered to deliver up their arms, nor
promised obedience to the infamous
enactments of the Ruffian Barous. We
subjoin a correct copy of the treaty of
peace, transcribed from the original in
Gov. Shannon's own handwriting. It
was at Gov. Shannon's earnest request
that Gen. Robinson has hitherto prevent
ed the press from obtaining copies of it :
"Whereas, There is a misunder
standing between the people of Kansas,
or a portion of them, and the Governor
thereof, arising out of the rescue, near
Hickory Point of a citizen under arrest,
and some other matters :
"And whereas, a strong apprehension
exists that said misunderstanding may
lead to civil strife and bloodshed :
"And whereas, it is desired by both
Governor Shannon and the citizens of
Lawrence and vicinity,' to avert a calam
ity so disastrous to the interests of the
Territory and the Union ; and to place
all parties in a correct position before
the world, now, therefore, it is agreed
by the said Gov. Shannon, and the un
dersigned, citizens of said Territory, in
Lawrence now assembled, that the mat
ter now in dispute be settled as follows,
to wit:
"We, the said citizens of said Terri
tory, protest that the said rescue was
made without our knowledge or consent;
but that if any of the citizens of the town
of Lawrence have engaged in said res
cue, we pledge ourselves to aid in the
execution of any legal process against
them. That we have no knowledge of
the previous, present or prospective ex
istence of any organization in said Ter
ritory for the resistance of the laws; and
that we have not designed and do not
design to resist the legal service of any
criminal process therein ; but pledge
ourselves to aid in the execution of the
laws, when called upon by the proper
authority in the town or vicinity of Law
rence. And that we will use our influ
ence in preserving order therein ; and we
declare that we are now, as we always
have been, ready at any time to aid the
Governor in securing a posse for the
execution of such process. Provided
that any person thus arrested in Law
rence or vicinity, while a foreign force
shall remain in the Territory, shall be
duly examined before a United States
District Judge of said Territory, in said
town, and admttted to bail. And provid
ed further, that all citizens arrested with
out legal process, by said Sheriff's posse,
shall be set at liberty. And provided
further, that Gov. Shannon agrees to
use his influence to secure to the citizens
of Kansas Territory remuneration for
any damages suffered, or unlawful dep
redations, if any have b;en committed
by the Sheriff's posse in Douglas Coun
ty. And further, Gov. Shannon states
that he has not called upon persons resi
dent in any State to aid in the execution
of the laws, and that such as are here in
the Territory are here of their own
choice, and that he does not consider
that he has any authority or legal power
so to do, nor will he exercise any such
power. Ana that he will not call on
any citizens of any other State who may
be here. That we wish it understood
that we do not express any opinion as to
the enactments of the Territorial Legis
lature. WILSON SHANNON,
C. ROBINSON,
J. H. LANE.
We also subjoin the commissions of
Gens. Robinson and Lane :
To C. Robinson and J. H. Lane,
commanders of the enrolled citizens at
Lawrence : You are hereby authorized
and directed to take such measures and
use the en rolled Aforce under your com
mand in such manner for the preserva
tion of the peace and the protection of
the persons and property of the people
in Lawrence and vicinity, as in your
judgment shall best secure that end.
' WILSON SHANNON.
Lawrence, Dec. 9, 1 855.
Not a Puff.
Calling in at the new store room of
Hutchinsons fe Co., a fe w days ago, we
felt for the moment that we had been
suddenly transported from Lawrence to
Broadway, New York, so spacious are
their rooms, and so well filled are they
with the most beautiful productions of
the workshops of two hemispheres.-
Everything seems spread but there
which utility , or fancy can covet, and
at prices but little in advance of those of
the Northern and Eastern Stales.
This not being designed, or paid for
as a puff, we beg the reader to excuse us
from further remarks, and call for him
self, and judge whether we wre much
at fault when : we were dreaming of
standing in the door-way of some of the
merchant princes of New York. Re
member that their new store-room is ad
joining the one lately vacated by them in
the pew stone .building. ; ... ., .-;
T The weather is not near so cold,
nor the sir eo sharp &s it was a few days
Enforce the Lawa.
The editor of the Cincinnati Colum
bian says that Gov. Shannon should en
force the laws of the Territory tit what
ever cost, but discountenances violently
his inviting aid from other States to do
this. " ; What would the Columoian do ?
Nine-tenths of the people of jansas dis
regard : the "bastard laws attempted to
be enforced 'upon them by the people of
Missouri. They will, neither obey the
laws themselves, or aid the Governor , in
enforcing them - The people of Kansas
had no voice in; their enactment. Not
a single individual composing the so
called Legislature owed his election to
Kansas votes. Not a single member re
flected the viaws of a Kansas constituen
cy. And yet the Columbian desires to
see laws thus enacted forced upon us at
"whatever cost." It can't be done!
There is net sufficient power in the fed
eral government, saying nothingi about
our Territorial government, to enslave
the people of Kansas. Gov. Shannon is
well aware trathe is powerless, and this
information which he has got by dear
bought experience will save him a world
of trouble.
The People cf Kansas have formed a
State Government, and after the fourth of
March will set the: entire machinery in
motion. Uncle Sf m is too well school
ed in the rights of the squatter sovereigns
to offer any resistance ; and . Wilson
Shannon, if he nows his duty, and
heeds it, will quietly resign into the
hands of the people the "little brief au
thority" with whijhi he has been clothed.
It is apprehended by some that we
shall come in collision with the Federal
Government. TLe federal government
owes its existence to the people, and it j
can never become so much the oppress- i
or as to attempt to enslave those who
have imitated its example.
The people of Kansas have number
less precedents to justify them in their
procedure, as will be seen by an article
in another column from the Pittsburgh
Dispatch. In Michigan they absolutely
expelled the government officials by
force, and set up for themselves. This !
course will not be necessary in Kansas,
for our Territorial officers will have sense
enough to retire without bringing thera-
selves in collision with the powers that
be.
The Columbian cannot vet understand
the true condition of things in Kansas,
or the editor would not be talking about
"enforcing the laws" here, when it is
well known to every intelligent person
that we have no laws, save the United
States' Statutes, to enforce and these
are never violated.
Prospects Favorable.
We have almost been induced to de
spond frequently, in view of the many
difficulties we hare had to contend with
in publishing our paper during the last
year, but thus fa? have 'been enabled to
keep afloat, hoping for an improvement
with the new year. The year has open
ed upon us, and thus far the indications
are that we wera correct in our judg
ment; and the probability , now is that
nearly every subscriber of the last year
will renew his subscription, and thus
enable us somewhit to make up for the
losses on the first volume.
As the first volume, is about expiring,
and the distance is so great between us
and subscribers, we are anxious they
should forward their renewed subscrip
tions with as little delay as possible.
Last year the receipts for subscriptions
were almost wholly consumed between
our local, canvassing and general agents.
This year we are desirous of dispensing
with these, as far as possible, and
hence, ask subscribers to order the Her
ald of Freedom direct, enclosing the
money and registering the same, and in
case of loss on the route the loss shall be
ours.
We shall only work off an edition
equal to our subscription list, conse
quently cannot supply those with con
tinuous files who delay the renewal of
their subscriptions to the closa of the
volume.
The Frool
We have said more than once that the
people of Missouri were doing more to
secure the final triumph f freedom in
that State than the united effort of the
"abolitionists" directed in that direction
for twenty years could accomplish. The
people have gone to thinking, and reflec
tion generally ends gloriously for the
success of truth. If proof were want
ing that we were correct in our state
ments we would give the following let
ter, to the Mobile Daily Evening News,
from a gentleman in Sumter county,
Ala., who was at Council Bluffs, Iowa,
and has visited Missouri, Kansas, and
Nebraska. He says :
"The result of so great an agitation in
Kansas has been to frighten many of the
large and wealthy "planters of Northern
Missouri, and many have sold their ne
groes or moved further South, for fear of
losing their servants A Mary lander
told me, a few days since, that he had
been traveling all through those portions
of Missouri north of the Missouri river,
and that he found many planters selling
ana more desirous ox aoing so to move
further South ; that the major portion of
the . present , residents were in favor of
makiug Missouri a" free State ; and ' that
many Yankees and Western free State
men were moving into the. country all
determined to do their utmost to make
.StriagfeUovT Grinding his Organ.
and threatening and boasting and lyingj
and writing most frightful phillipics. j
Listen ! for a moment! Hear how he
grates his teeth :
"We would it were within the range
of the most liberal indulgence for us to mess, that I have no time to study deep
express satisfaction with the adjustment ly into Kansas politics, they not coming
of the difficulties which, called so large a under the head of those items of knowl
numberof the squatter sovereigns from edge concerning which' the Scripture
their firesides to encounter the inclemen- ... ... - . . '
cy of bleaks December winds. jf1' yfanng man though a
Had the matter iested with Mr. fo01 need not err therein." I therefore
Jones, the sheriff, the result would have am under the necessity of asking you a
been different. .The criminals would few questions respecting the two tickets
have been traced to their hiding places, for State officers now before the public,
and safely secured against the audacity, . . T . .
of a set of God-forsaken fanatics. This1, Ist: Is the. nom. by the
would have given satisfaction, answered late Convention an abolition ticket, as
the purpose of the requisition, and ful-; its oppose rs assert ?
filled the ends of justice. As it is,j 2d Is the new ticket, beaded ." Anti
base, cowardly, sneaking scoundrels will ' nvni:t:n t:w, w1a 9
uu)uuuucuauu icifc lice vj perpe
trate their infamous outrages wherever
vi j u i;v e ;
they may find an unprotected pro-slavery
family. We have heard the opin
ion expressed by some, that the moral
effect of the policy pursued will have a
happier result than a more decisive and
rigorous course would have had. Talk
to us of "moral effect" upon a set of low
flung pharisoes, who make one job of
saying their prayers and picking a pock
et. As well preach morality to the devil
as to expect a set of thieving abolition
ists to be influenced by "moral effect."
Such ingrat?s are only to be controlled
through fear of bodily injury or pecuni
ary loss, and not through the ordinary
channels by which the better portion of
humanity are governed."
It i rather funny, we admit, to talk
of the "moral effect" of the retreat of
the Missouri rabble on us especially as
they retreated without the accomplish
ment vf a solitary object they had threat
ened to execute.
Notwithstanding that the Missourians
were afraid to attack us the valliant
Stringfellow doesn't seem to regard us as
men of courage. He says :
Bravery! Three of the Abolition
picket guard were put to flight by one of
the Pro-Slavery guard. As they were
nearing the town, a shot from the pistol
of our guard killed one of the party
the other two having fleet horses escaped.
Another instance of bravery displayed
near Lawrence is worthy of note. Twen-ty-trhee
Abolitionist1, armed with Sharp's
rifles and revolvers, were met by six of
our picket guard and ordered to halt.
Although their business called them on
they were compelled to return to Law
rence. Such are the wretches we have
to'contend against. Twenty-three cow
ards put to flight by six brave men !
This statement is a lie, of course ; for
truth respecting us is never admitted into
the columns of the Squatter Sovereign.
We have selected other extracts but
are
obliged to omit them
for want of
room.
Correct Opinion.
Gray, of the Cleveland Plaindealer,
talks like a man. We thought him al
ways wrong, but we are glad to make a
correction in his favor. Speaking of
David 11. Atchison's inroads into Kan
sas he says :
"He, with all other rtsidents of Mis
souri who have crossed the borders of
that State either to vote or fight in Kan
sas, should be shot, if no other means can
be used to prevent their intrusions."
We may be allowed to say that we
coincide in opinion with Mr. Gray, and
that Atchison will be shot like a dog,
traitor as he is, if he shall be found in ;
Kansas with arms in his hands in case
of a similar outbreak to the last. The
people of Kansas hold him, and his col
league B. F. Stringfellow responsible
for all the difficulties on the border ; and
in due time they will compel those men
to pay the penalty for their violence, if
continued.
We thank the editor of the Plaindealer
for his opinion, and assure' him that
hundreds will adopt it as their sentiment
from this time forth. Mr. Atchison was
here there is no concealment about this
and he shall be held responsible for
his intrusion.
The Perjurer.
Pat Laughlin, the hero of the Kansas
Legion, said that the Free State men would
would endeavor to blast his reputation,
labor to prove him unworthy of credence.
Poor booby 1 There was no necessity of
pursuing that course with him, for his
own statements were too barefaced to b3
credited by any person, unless it was
among men like himself. We felt confi
dent his vile report would recoil upon
him, and it has done so. The pro-slavery
party, those for whom according lo
his own confession he played the per
jurer, have traced him up, and found he
absconded from Kentucky to come- to
Kansas, and left his friends greatly em
barrassed pecuniarily on account of his
villainies. We published an item in
our last issue from the Louisville Courier
in regard to him, and now find that arti
cle, as copied from the Kentucky paper,
traveling the rounds of the pro-slavery
journals in Missouri Poor, perjured
Pat! He stands disgraced before the
world, and will fill an ignominious grave.
. A Good List.
We are indebted to several gentlemen
for large additions to our subscription
list. Mr. E. Jones, late of this city,
sends us over fifty new names, accompa
nied with ; the cash, from Wilbraham,
Mass., and promises us another list ia a
few days. Such friends are worth hav-
For Oe IWald f Trud.
, Information Desired. "
i Lawrence, Jan. 9, 1856V
Ms! Editor: I am no politician,
and am so much occupied with my bu-'
i v-n.., -
I am entirely unsophisticated in poli
tics, therefore you must excuse my
greenness in offering a few remarks, up-
the basis that both of the above ques
tions are to be answered affirmatively.
On reading the two tickets I perceive
the names offive individuals upon both of
them. Now as this is nearly one-half of
all the names, it occurred to me that if
the former ticket was abolition, the latter
could hardly be a tee-total anti-abolition
ticket ; unless the old saying, " a man
is known by the company he keeps," is
so far changed as to mean " a man is re
ally in character what his comrades are."
In other words, five men, who are abo
litionists when nominated on one ticket,
become strong anti-abolitionists, when
placed upon another. I suppose, how
ever, that this sudden transformation of
character, must be owing to the pro
slavery tint which these men have re
ceived in passing through- the hands of
the getters up of the new ticket.
. " Anti-abolition ticket," forsooth ! Of
course, then, Mr. Elliott, one of the prin
cipal supporters of the new ticket, must
be a strong anti-abolitionist. Well,
"the. times change" and men change
with them, I suppose ; but this same
Mr. Elliott, together with myself and a
few others, one year ago, strongly con
demned the leading nominee, of what
Mr. Elliott now terms the "abolition tick
et," because he was not abolition enough.
The Free State denounced Dr. Robin
son, as well as yourself, for taking 'con
servative ground " on the anti-slavery
question, and supported one of the nom
inees of the "anti-abolition ticket," be
cause he was more of an abolitionist, or
an ti -slavery man, than Dr. Robin son's
favorite, Mr. Fleniken ; but now Dr.
Robinson io too much of an abolitionist
for Mr. Elliott. Verily, pro-slavery com
pany has had quite an effect upon our
former redoubted champion of undiluted
anti-slavery. For my part, I shall not
support the first ticket for the reason that
it is not an abolition ticket, and of course
not the second, because it carries a lie
on the face of it, as I have above ex
plained. """Yours i respectfully,
C. STEARNS.
For the Herald if Freedom.
Commercial Correspondence.
St. Louis, Dec. 28, 1855.
G. W. Brown & Co. Gentlemen:
We have not received a very large lot of
Kansas freight since the close of navi
gation, but report what is now in store,
as follows:
R. Gregg, 1 trunk, 1 box ; G. Jenk
ins, 5 kegs butter ; J. M. Jones, 4 box
es ; Wm. Clelland, 5 boxes ; S. N.
Wood, 2 bbls. ; A. B. Clapp, 1 box ; J.
Spuer, 1 circular saw ; S. C. Pomery, 1
frame, 1 carriage, 4 boxes ; J. Blood &
Co., 1 box ; H. H. & Co., 3 boxes ; S.
W. Eldridge, 1 box fruit; F. Davis, 1
box, 1 chest, 2 trunks ; R. D. Norton, 1
box; H. P. Warters, 2 box, 1 trunk.
In other Forwarding Houses: A.
C. Clement, 2 boxes ; Col. Horace
Hobbs, 1 box; M. Polly, 1 stove ; Jas.
Von, 2 chests, 2 boxes ; Wm. W. Wy
man, 1 bbl.
Freight shipped from Nov. 26th,
when we last reported :
S. W. Eldridge, 211 packages, steam
ier E. A. Ogden ; Wm. H. Wheeler, 2
packages, steamer E. A. Ogden; W. Jor
) dan, 1 package, steamer E. A. Ogden; II.
j H. & Co., 128 packages, steamer Mar
tha Jewett; S. W. Eldridge, 5 pack
ages, steamer Martha Jewett ; Hutch
inson & Co., 2 bales batting, steamer
j Martha Jewett; Rev. E. Nute, 1 roll of
matting, steamer Martha, Jewett ; C; S.
& i at,", uvAs mi ii i tui c, aicitmcr ouuuia.
Morrow & Blood, 1 box harness, steam
er Sonora ; C. A. Lapham, 2 packages,
Sonora ; M. Palley, 6 packages, steamer
Sonora.
We have had a severe spell of cold
weather since the 23d. Navigation
closed, and business dull, and tight
times for money, which will continue
until about the 10th of January. '. Yours
truly, B. SLATER.
- For the Herald f Freedom.
Complimentary.
V Boston, Dec. 21, 1855.
Messrs. G. W. Brown & Co. Dear
Sirs : Enclosed you will find altwo dol
lar note of the Warren Bank, Danvers,
for which we wish you to continue to us
the Herald of Freedom. We feel a
great interest for the success of Free
State principles . in Kansas. You have
taken a noble stand for Freedom, and
God will reward your valor and firmness.
As for the people of Lawrence, the
whole Free States are indebted to them,
aye, every soul that has aspirations for
liberty owes them a debt of gratitude.
Let thera remain as true and, firm as
they have been, and success will crown
their efforts, and if they need any more
Sharp tools to cultivate with, why
they must be sent on . We are full in
the iaith that Kansas will be a free
State, wbichwill give a heavy blow on
the back bone of Slavery, We are ad
vocates for Freedom to all men now and
forever. Yours very respectfully, : . ;
The Results of the Session.
A session of the Legislature, nr
than ordinarily vital in its action to I
honor and highest intrera r ir:- 1 I
nas jus; come to a close. Among the j
suit achieved, we rank as foremost I
defeat of the aspirations of Gen. At
son to a seat in the Senate of the Unid
States. JThe significance of tK ; i J
and marked. Missouri abhors the pi i
tne repeal of the Missouri Comproiai
She.puts the seal of reprobation oat
agiiauon oi me slavery question, whif j
has grown out of that breach of compa 1
for which Jen. Atchison glories ia bei I
primarily responsible." The violence I
frauds practiced in Kansas and the el
citement fermented in Missouri on t
same subject by means of the Lexingti
convention ana omer assemblages, tre
intended to operate on the Missouri Le
islature, to secure Atchison's electi
and the endorsement of the Kansas X
braska bill. Six weeks of inces&a
plotting and scheming failed to brir
about either the one or the other of the
measures. A, sanction of the Kaa
bill was strongly urged upoatheLegj
1
lature oy the Governor in bis re-ni1
t -, .
uieaMigw. xn pursuance oi His reconil
mendation, Col. Mothershead intruduce!
certain resolutions into the house, formal
ly espousing the principles of that iJ
iquitous violation of the solemnly plight!
ed laitn ot tlie nation. Happily theri
was a majority possessing the uerve ani
probity to resist -And crush this effort if
compromise the State, and commit it tj
the corrupt designs of a factious caba'
here and elsewhere. The resolution
wAra voted down, and with them tha uj
hopes of the nulliSers to sustain theirSl
cause in Missouri. Atchison was dror
ped by his own party friends, the ami
Benton men, and it was well under
stood that if the balloting for Senate
had been resumed at the adjourned se
sion, Atchison would not again Iw
been placed in nomination. Even haly
he been nominated, the result woullli
only have served to show into what an
abysmal political grave he has gone
down in Missouri. His agency in ef
fecting the breach of the Compromise,
his disgraceful interference in the affairs
of Kansas, so glaringly inconsistent with
the pretended principles of that meas-
ure, and nis notorious complicity wun
the Dark Lantern conspiracy, have all
conduced to his condemnation to that
limbo of lost politicians, over whose dis
mal gates is written: " Whoso enters
here, let him leave hope behind.'
Legislature upon the University bill.
This furnishes a most conclusive proof
of the reaction of the public mind of the
State upon the Kansas question. At the
regular session one year ago, an attempt
was made to pass a similar bill, intended
to silence the pro-slavery rantings of
Shannon, the President of the Universi
ty. The bill failed. Shannon took the
stump during the last summer, and at
tempted to rally to his support the pro
slavery sentiment of the Suite. At the
Lexington Convention, at every pro-slavery
meeting where he could get a hear
ing wherever throughout, ilisouri a
professed minister "of thegosber6f rwace
could parade before a scandalized public
an exhibition of ultraism and violence,
President Shannon was ready to explode
one of his inflammatory and insane har
ranues. All was calculated with ref
erence to the action of the Legislature on
the questions which formed the burden
of his phillipics. The ,isue, however,
has been very different from that so con
fidently calculated upon by the Atchison
taction. The bill which tailed to pass
last year was pased this year by an over
whelming majority ! and its numerous
friends in the Legislature were impelled
to resort to illegal and revolutionary
measures in order to prevent the two
Houses from meeting in joint session for
the election of Curators of the Univer
sity, who would have carried out the
condemnation pronounced by the Leg
islature, by effecting Shannon's expul
sion from the institution. At the heel
of the session, after many Senators had
left for their homes, when an attempt
was made to meet in joint session, Shan
non's friends defeated it by motions to
adjourn, by calling the ayes and noes,
and finally by going out in a body and
leaving the Senate without a quorum.
The Nullifiers in Missouri have been
driven to such measures to sustain their
dying cause. Another election will fin
ish them forever. Missiuri Democrat.
Kansas.
Speaking of Shannon's call on the
President for aid in "sutiugating" the
people of Kansas, the St. Louis Stews of
Thursday evening says :
"One thing is certain, if the law lov
ing and orderly citizens of Kansas will
not volunteer to put down the Lawrence
rebels, iuhows clearly that the Lawrence
rebels are in the right. Hitherto, we
have been told that they had committed
murder, rapine and divers outrages
had driven pro-slavery men from their
homes, insulted their wives and child
ren, and burned their houses ; had res
cued a culprit from the hands of the
Shriff, raised the "standard of insurreo
tinn and fit fied thfl law and the law's
executors. This is what we have been
told by their eaemies. If the people of
Lawrence have perpetrated these atroci
ties, how happens it that the Governor
can't find enough good "citizens to put
them down? The citizens of other
towns in the Territory side witb the peo
ple of Lawrence? and Gov. Shannon finds
himself calling on Missourians and th
President for aid to put down, not a
smauuouy oi insurrectionists prac
tically the whole population of Kansas.
"it shannon has rousca the whole
people, or what amounts to tht same
thing, a majority of the people of Kan
sas, and driven them to take up arms
against him, it proves that h is unfit to
be their Governor, and had better be re
moved at once. He has called for for
eign "aid to subdue and subject his own
citizens. 'Does not this preye that the
citizens aje ao.t wrong V
3T Forefather's Day was celebrated
on the 22d ult., at - Plymouth; Hn.
William H. Seward was the orator of
the occasion, and acquitted himself most
9
J.' S.'Gsaery,
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