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BY G. W. B110WN & CO.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
NUMBER:4M0WJME;L
3
Political.
Kansas Question-Senator Brown's
Proposition.
)
Hon. Albert G. crown, - one .01. the
Senators, has written a letter
J the question, "How to make Kansas a
rye State?" After alluding to the
Lkwardness which slaveholders exbib
jn responding to the proposition, to
3e money OV iumiuuai suuscnuuuna
aid . of pro-suvery emigration, the
tor broaches the following plan :
; Every slaveholder has a direct interest
"f "lie question, and every one should
tribute in proportion to his interest.
A fa l am satisfied, all, or nearly all,
r.) allvill'n'j do, if proper guarantees
A fare gi'en 'hat the money so contributed
&s 10 be judiciously applied. ;
To ensure this, and at the same time to
itaia speedy and decisive action, will it
U.10Q
iadred and twenty-hve thousand aoi-
r I. ' it. 1
1-3. in sue ti hii emereuuy wie pevpre
iqH not grumble, if it was assessed in
Lrch and collected in May. This sum,
iiciously laid out, would buy at least
free hundred slaves, and leave a. sur
ras sufficient to pay the expenses of
iree hundred emigrants to Kansas. -.
j My plan would be thus : For the State
t purchase the slaves in her own name
dsend in charge of reliable persons
I b the Territory, to be held there as the
jperiy Ol ukj oiaie, uu uscu wi wio
u&i 01 the persons having tnem in
te. Mississippi . is certainly part
liner of the Territory, and the power
at could rightfully confiscate or expel
: property Irom the'ferritory, I think
reater than those of an individual. The
Lint gained by this movement would,
i I think,ibe to plan t slavery iu the Ter-
ttry, Duelled by the sovereignty 01 tne
and thus ulacn it on the most solid
LJ certam basis.
The persons going out in charge of the
Lres could be chosen by commissioners
ba appointed for each county by the
itveruor. and these commissioners
juld also purchase the slaves.
A young Mississrppian, thus made the
hster of a slave by his btate, and sent,
ot charge to such a lerntory as
liasas, would do the necessary voting
1, if needs be, the fighting also, re
ared to sustaiu the acts of his State in
t Territory.'
f I In short", mv proposition is for the
I late to colonize three hundred slaves,
-I i appoint three hundred of her young
n to defend them with b illots, and, it
sessary with bullets. To do this will j
1 stone dollar a head on every slave m;
8 State, and no more. If all the slave j
ates will follow the example, in twelve
pths we would have a Mave colony m j
in
nion could not expel.
If yuu thiuk well of this proposition,
it it iu such a form as will arrest the
ution of the Legislature.
It will not do to rely on individual en-
rpnse. ihe interest involved is too
tat to be left to such uncertain defences.
ae persons interested are too numerous
d too widely scattered, even, to act in
fficient concert to procure the best and
tevdwrtmulto.' A. G. BROWN.
Thatpropositioa of Mr. Brown meets
x idea of the true nlan of managing
- - f W V
e matter to a T. Let us figure : Ten
five States, each doing the thing as lib
Jally as Mississippi, would give us
-1000 resident rjro-blaverv voters, and
0OO slaves. While these 3,000 south
"1 h gentlemen, with their 3,000 chattels
Tl ch possessing the right and power of
f,4mUiGnt were coming to Kansas pre-
wtd to do the "voting and fighting,"
sis lot unreasonable to suppose that 10,-
i Tw inemen of the iNortn wouia enter
i 3'.. t ' .1 .? frv!
I jae leruory. in trie same ume. xnis
"t kuld nake an addition of 13,000 la-
Jortrs, aid 3,000 hired slave-drivers to
Terri&ry, and with the women and
pildren wuld increase the population
i'-OOperceny in a siugle year, and we
paid boastof one hundred thousand
Ails in Kansas in two years from the
pe of its firjt settlement.;; But these
drivers, aer the 4th of July, next,
?attld find 'thei occupation gone, ,and
fir -chattels suddenly converted into
ftp by virtue of ur Free Sta'e Consti
jion. Wonder ow they will like the
angement ? ; , Tiy free State men will
glad to meet tlie in any - reasonable
J which may be suggested, . provided
irneighbors.wiirincata their desire.
people are extninIy kind to the un
jrtanaia. and would hve . no objectioi
tion
jfl giving the slave driers employment
f reasonable; composition. What
jcess will they preter Let an open-
i M made tor them. ; . r - i -
...
... - ; t-: ''-!:;
fropoaed Cnanse of Bijiadary. ,
A. Nehraka.-corresDoaoW of the
jiuaes states that a. cwTemenlis on foot
memorialize Congress to rVnove the
rcat boundary line of, Kanas north-
Ci to the Platte Riter, and imlade the
nansas, tnereoy giving u aaai
aof actual and bona tide setters to
of 8,100, of, whom 900; ire to-Nine-tenths
of this population are
i ;Tor of freedom in Kansas, and &nce
J r'weipti object to make Kansaiia.
J fJ free State. Tne subject isto
i; bs we.l lor the legislature to take the
Lutr in hand ? A tax of one dollar per
slaves would raise at once three
TTansas State Scrip.
The Toice of the people and the press
is unanimous in praise of the people of
Lawrence and their free State brethren
in Kansas Territory, during their recent
trials and dangers. Although insulted
and injured most grievously, and with
out cause, they acted with a prudence
and a wisdom most admirable.
We feel sure that the closer the con
duct of the free State population of the
Territory is examined, the more loudly
will it be commended.
Am jng the points with regard to which
the Free State Party has been misrepre
sented, is the issue of "scrip" under the
authority of the Executive Committee,
appointed by ; the Convention which
formed the State Constitution of Kansas.
Some of the . newspapers appear not to
understand the subject fully, v
This scrip is simply certificates of in
debtedness issued to individuals for ser
vices actually rendered to the State.
Every bill, in payment of which certifi
cates are issued, is kept on file in the
Secietary's office, and is numbered to'
correspond with the number of the cer
tificate. Each certineate must be signed
by the President and Secietary of the
Executive Committee, and countersigned
by the Treasurer. No bill can be ap
proved except by a majority of the com
mittee, and no scrip can be issued for
other than legitimate expenses ; and the
whole amount, in every event, is limited
to 825,000 in the aggregate. '
it is oovious tnai mere is no specula
tion about this, and no opportunity on the
part of the Executive Committee to en
rich themselves by an extravagant issue
of scrip. It can only be given in pay
ment of services actually . rendered and
the whole amount is too small for any
purpose of dishonest aggrandizement.
The people of Kansas, as a general
thing, are not rich, and the expenses of
organixing a State government fall heav
ily upon them. .They cannot at present
raise money by taxation. Whoever does
a service to the embryo State Govern
ment does so, of course, at his own risk
of the maturity of that Government.
But it is true that prudence on the part
of the government, no less than justice
towards such individuals, demands that
in cases of services rendered, some evi
dence of the fact and of its value be
given, to be used when the wheels of the
State Government shall be put in opera
tion. . . ,
' These certificates bear interest at ten
per cent, per annum ; and the State Con
stitution directs that the Legislature shall
provide for their redemption. The only
risk in regard to them is the failure of
Kansas as a State with the Constitution
already formed. That risk is a slight
one.
We have seen a private letter from Dr.
Kobmson, (who has earned endunn
laurels dv ins wise and prudent course
while standing at the head of affairs in
Lawrence during the recent exciting
scenes,) in which letter he says :
"I am ready to pledge myself, and give
bonds if necessary, that no certificates
shall be countersigned by me as Treas
urer, that are not issued strictly in ac
cordance with the directions prescribed
by the Constitutional Convention, and
named above, the same as we have al
ready stated them, and I have the fullest
confidence that all such will be redeemed
at an early day."
It would greatly facilitate the proceed
ings of such patriots and statesmen as
Dr. Robinson, if some capitalists would
furnish funds for the( purchase of these
certificates as are already issued, at par
or at a reasonable discount. To any
gentleman who has confidence in the
probable success of a cause certainly
righteous and managed (as is admitted
on all hands) with the most xonsumate
wisdom, this step would only be a profit
able investment. At die same time it
would throw ready money capital into
the Territory, and this (as we have said
a hundred times) is its greatest want. If
the true and honest settlers fail in their
glorious work, it will only be for want of
a little money. Men who have devoted
all the time and means which they have
at command to the service of the State,
will be encouraged to persevere if they
receive a substantial indication of , confi
dence in tbeirdoings. "The purchase of
certificates from parties to whom they
have been issued in compensation for
services actually rendered, would . thus
be an excellent and entirely unobjection
able measure on all sides. We commend
the subject to the attention of the readers
and particularly desire them to observe
how entirely free from a speculative taint
is the issue of the scrip by the State au
thorities. Mats: Spy. (
' J52T It seems that "Squatter Sove
reignty" has been repudiated at the Gen
eral Land Office. The pseudo legislature
of Kansas having passed an act regard
.1- j; Ir -.1. 1 1 - :
ing ma aispusiuou 01 uie puuuu uuus iu
that Territory, the Commissioner of the
General Land Office has decided that an
act or Territorial legislation cannot in
any way affect the disposal, of the
public lands, that being a matter over
which' Congress has exclusive control;
and that the laws of Congress in regard
to pre-emption and sale must exclusively
govern the Department in ,: its zaanage
xnent of the public domain. 7 .f
iSrRobert Schuiler is"said to hare
died recently near.Genoa in Italy. Ee
leaves ft collates of ppers which will
give some resar&suis uisciuiurs vi
Bead gaaas&risg ia thi .-ecssey.
Correct View of the Question.
The Pittsburgh Gazette publishes the
"Treaty" between Gov. Shannon, and
the people of Lawrence, also the follow
in Commission from the Governor to
Gens. Robinson and Line, after which
it makes the following comments :
"In this treaty Gov. - Shannon con
cedes everything, tha Free State men
nothing. The latter agree to obey the
laws, and to assist the legal execution of
them, and they make a special provision
for the examination of any suspected of
fenders before the United Stales author
ities ; and they are careful to have it sta
ted that they are not to be considered as
recognizing the laws of the bogus Leg
islature. "On his part Gov. Shannon acknowl
edges that he had no power to call upon
the Missourians to assist in the execution
of a legal process in Kansas, and prom
ises that he will not call for such aid in
future,' and even disavows the army of
Border Ruffians then in the Territory
headed by Stringfellow and Atchison,
and declares that they did not maka the
invasion by his request, (what a whop
per !) and that they were there; by their
own choice. He also promises to use
his official influence to obtain remunera
tion to the citizens of Kansas for any
damages sustained by the Sheriffs posse,
and he finally invests Gen. Robinson and
Lane, with full authority to use the en
rolled and aimed men under their com
mand, for the preservation of order, and
for the protection of the people and prop
erty of Lawrence.
"Thus has Gov. Shannon disavowed
the army of the invaders, and has "recog
nized and legalized that of the Free
State men. This shows that the victory
has been won by the freemen of the Ter
ritory, and that the bullying slavehold
ers from Missouri, with their leaders
Atchison and Stringfellow, have, after
all this bluster, succumbed to Sharp's
rifles. Blessed be Sharp's rifles ! They
are the only peace-makers which such
villains can understand or respect."
The commission alluded to is as fol
lows :
To 1 Charles Robinson and J. H.
Lane : You are hereby authorized
and directed to take such measures, and
use the enrolled force 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
of Lawrence and vicinity, as in your
judgment shall best secure that end.
WILSON SHANNON.
Lawrence, Dec. 9, 1855.
Diseased Horses.
Editors of the Cycle -Gentlemen :
Believing that it might be of some ser
vice to a portion of your readers to call
attention to an epidemic, which is, and
has been prevailing amongst horses in
Buchanan county, I propose to offer you
a few remarks upon the subject, embrac
ing such facts as have come under my
own observation. Four weeks since I
bad two horses attacked on the same day
with what seemed, from the description
given in books, to be blind staggers, and
a neighbor had anoiher attacked in the
same way. The day previous the horses
were sprightly and well ; there were no
premonitory symptoms. Suddenly one
of them grew violent, commenced kick
ing and biting at everything in his reach ;
presently staggerins, he fell, where he
remained unable to rise, beating himself
about, his muscles twitching, his eyes
drawn back, and apparently suffering
great pain about the head. Under prompt
treatment, however,' he got up in a few
hours, and by subsequent treatment and
nursing he has recovered. The attack
of the second was iu all respects like the
first, and the same course of treatment
was pursued, with a like result This
horse, however, has had several relapses
a week intervening between each until
the last.
I had my horses bled freely in the
mouth ; rubbed the top of the head, the
spinal column, and loins with spirits tur
pentine freely ; scalded their legs in hot
salt water, aud well rubbed, after which
I had them bleed a gallon and a half in
the neck, and gave purgative medicines ;
and to the last one, amongst other things,
I have given several pints tincture of
barks,' under which he is rapidly im
proving. The horse of my neighbor,
without treatment, -. died in a few. hours.
His case was in all respects like those of
mine. ... .' 1 . . . .
. We made a post mortem examination
and could find no diseased marks about
him, except a coagulated clot of blood as
large as a full-grown raisin, in center of
one of the vantricles of the brain, sur
rounded by a small quantity of pus.
There was also some congestion of the
blood vessels about the base of the brain.
I have been' thus minute, because I
hear of many horses with' this singular
malady, in our community. I As to the
cause of the disease, I am wholly igno
rant; and I am by no means prepared to
say the treatment adopted was the best.
Will not some one 'of practical experi
ence give us the benefit of his observa
tion. Fajuizil CowTurcial Cycle.
i j3No man, however isolated ; may
be his position, is entirely devoid of in
fluence for good or e vil in the world, and
the responsibilities which rest upon him
are far greater in his socal than. in hjs
W45 Pipaeitjt-'-' ftiMw this in
A Typo's Opinion. j
Ebensburo, Pa., Jan. 1, '6. ,
G. W. B&owk, . Esq. Dear Sa
I will give you' my opinion in regard to
the advantages which Kansas Teiritory
has over my native State, the Keptone
of the Federal arch. Having had nearly
a year's experience of rough and fumble
pioneering life ' in Kansas, as you, per
haps, well know, I will try and do what
I can to push forward the cause of God
and Freedom in that new arjd beautiful
country.
On the afternoon of tie 25th of No
vember, 1854, 1 startedon my journey
from Kansas City, Mo., io Lawrence, K.
T., in company with thee other gentle
men and a coyered wagtn, drawn by two
horses, which, I hare no doubt, had
"seen better days.'V Passing through
Westport, on the border, we were salu
ted several times by the following phra
ses, customary among; the Border Ruf
fians : "Where are you going you d d
Abolitionists;" "There goes a patty of
d d Yankee Abolitionists bound for
that d d Yankee town Lawrence.'
We had . been told that such would be
the case, so we pursued our journey
without further "molestation. We soon
came in sight and passed the Methodist
Mission, ( South ) latterly known as the
place where the Missouri-Kansas Legis
lature met, and enacted those damnable
law, which his Highness, Gov. Slian-
non that ; miserable doughface tried
to. enforce on the free and enlightened
citizens of Kansas. Going on we passed
the Quaker Mission, and a few miles
further we pitched our tent in the woods
near the road. It was as cold a night
as I ever experienced . The wind blew,
and the snow fell thick and heavy ; but
we covered ourselves with buffalo robes
and blankets, and laid down on the bare
ground to sleep. We slept souudly But
coldly. The morning sun saw us far on our
journey. At noon we 3 passed Udar
Creek, and at supper we crossed the
Wakarusa at Blue Jacket's, and arrived
in Lawrence just as the sable curtains of
night were gathering around us. All
there was of Lawrence then "jou could
put in . your ye only the boarding
tent, where we were fed on "soup bar-:
rels" and "flapjacks." and the old meet
ing house, which has si ice been num
bered with the things that were. ;
. As to the advantages of Kansas over
Pennsylvania ; in the fiist place I never
saw as little snow in ray afe as there was
in Kansas last winter, While everybody
here agrees that it was a iery severe win
ter in this State. Not cure than two or
three inches of snow fell jit any one time,
aud that did not stay on the ground but
a few days. I am positive when I say,
that if last winter had Wen as severe in
Kansas as it was in Pennsylvania, few
suffering individuals would have been
left to tell the mournftl tile. '
The climate in sum'tner is delicious ;
there is always a nie breeze in the
warmest days of the simmer months.
Nothing like the foggy sleepy, and mud
dy days of the Eat are the days of sum
mer or fall in Kansas. Had I the pen of
an inspired writer, I could not paint too
vividly the beauty aud magnificence of
its summer and fall. , ;..
The health of Kansas is much better
than that of this or any other State.--It
is true there is a little fever and a!gue
there ; but it is brought on by careless
ness and negligence ; ;; it is common
throughout all the Western and some of
the Middle States. There was no chol
era in the vicinity while I was there. It
is true there were a few cases of cholera
morbus, which were brottifht on undoubt
edly by the food which was used, and by
not taking good care of ourselves. There
is no consumption there except what was
brought on from the East. On the whole
I consider Kansas ' Terrhoryr one of the
healthiest places in the United States.
I would far sooner live in Kansas Ter
ritory, especially in Lawrence, than in
any other place I have ever been in the
States. The people are good compared
with other places; they are as intelli-i
gent, honest, and hospitable as any peo
ple I ever knew in my life. ' And the
girls are beautiful, modest and unassum
ing. If I live : till . spring, and am in
good health, I most assuredly will visit
you and the good people of Kansas again.
I am glad to learn that you are at
peace, at present, with the "Pukes" and
Border Ruffians, and hope they will keep
their fingers out of the matters of a
neighboring Territory, or they will sure
ly get them bit according to their mer
its. - But I must close by bidding you a
short but affectionate farewell, while I
remain as ever, yours. for God and Lib
erty for Kansas Territory. -
A PIONEER TYPO.
37"A correspondent of the ;New
York Herald, writing from Washington,
under date of December 28th, says ;
' "The President has sent to the Senate
for confirmation, ; the Kansas ; appoint
ments. iThey were all referred, to. the
proper, committees. Got. Shannon-will
experience some difficulty in passing the
ordeal, as I am informed, they it t i to
make a hard fight oa hhni I was L orta
ed by a Senssor irha) beioegsto thaDesa
ocraik fids, that it vzs extremely dsubs-
Letter from. Manhattan.' '; : -Manhattait,"
K. T., Jan. 2d, '66.
: ' FkXks Brows : We " are ' happy to
learn of the' "termination of the war so
honoraoly .to the friends of freedom.' " It
is a cause of thankfulness that though so
highly provoked and injured, , they did
not shed one drop of blood. ' I
; rAt Manhattan things are moving on
prosperously. The Emigrant Aid Com
pany have given us a first class saw-mill
all ready for running as soon as our
Greenland cold weather passes away.
They have also'on the ground here a
grist mill, and what is better our people
have corn to be ground. The ; settlers
are busy cutting and hauling logs to the
mill, from every direction.- The-, ice
bridge 'across the Kansas affords a fine,
opportunity for those south of the ' river
to haul in their logs. ,We hope, during
the coming season, to see a : wooden
bridge across the Blue, which will short
en the distance some eight r miles ,from
Ft; Leavenworth to Ft. Riley. It is said
that 1000 loaded government teams have
crossed the bridge at Juniatta during the
past season. . .. ;, . . -.
As we' shall now . have a mail direct
from Lawrence, we hope' to see the Her
ald once in a while before it is a month
old. , Yours truly, v . BIG BLUE.
. Fr lie Herald of Fresdtrtu
Letter from Nebraska.
i Nebraska Citt. N. '., Dec! 26, '55.
' G. W. Browx & Co.: We have had
an exciting time in Nebraska during the
late canvass for Delegate to Congress.
You, doubtless have learned before this
time.'that H. P. Bennet and B. B. Chap
man have both gone to Washington, in
order to claim a seat as Delegate from
this Territory ; Bird B. Chapman carry
ing with him the Governor's certificate
as evidence of his election, H. P. Ben
net claims a majority ofall the votts cast.
According to the returns Bennet doubt
less had a majority,, but according to the
legal votes Chapman certainly had j the
largest num be r of votes. The pri hciples
or platform of neither of the candidates
suited a majority of the sovereign squat
ters of Nebraska. Chapman is known
to be a friend of the Administration, and
Bennet belongs to a secret pro-slavery
organization which is at work in this
Territory. And in case Bennet gets his
seat as Delegate in Congress, they expect
to have all that portion of Nebraska ly-
ing south of the Platte river attached to
Kansas Territory, in order as they sup
pose the better to enable them to bring
the black curse ef slavery? into this por
tion of Nebraska. But whether we are
thrown into Kansas or not,'' we expect to
be wide awake and duly sober. ' We are
organizing into Republican parlies, and
will do our duty in using our influence
not only to prevent slavery here, but in
Kansas, as every where else. More anon.
: - - v : A3 AX.
For th Iltrald of Frttiam. .
Napoleon and Kansas ' City ' Railroad.
It is gratifying to the friends of this
road that the citizens of Kansas Citv,
Mo., (the north-western terminus) have
refused to participate in the unfortunate
difficulties of that Country. Her moder
ation is' the praise of the people ; and, in
consequence, she must continue to be the
commercial focus of the rich valley of
which she is the geographical center."
The road at the other end is progress
ing finely The first division was put
under : contract last spring. The con
tractors (who are wealthy planters) put
between two and three thousand negroes
to work on it'the latter part of last sum
mer, and will doubtless complete their
contracts by the first of October" next
The grade is almost nothing, and the
best of timber on the ground. s
1 When the first 'division of 60 -miles
shall be . completed, the necessity of
another united effort to extend it will be
more manifest ; property will increase in
value; capital will accumulate; people
will : densely populate" the country
thereby furnishing the means of extend
ing it.- r -v:..4 prjj. JL.-RICE.;
:;iCeysburgf:Ky.'y Jan. lt 1856,; .
; ' "V ?ost-02cesl
. Cha50s by - Niks 'Airb Site. The
Post Office at Pawnee, JL Ti,1 has been
changed to Fort Riley, and Robert Wil
son appointed Postmaster, -Ivice Alexan
der Sliaw. ,;.: pp:;: -.
The name and site of the Post, Office
at Lorihg, K-' T., has been changed from
Lorimr to Indiiaok. fone mile distant)
and Louis J. Harris has been appointed
. . 1... n t
rostmaster in me piace ; 01 ; veorge ju.
Young, resigned, i .-t L, - ; -.; ; .
F. M. Mahan has been appointed Post
master'&t Palermo, Doniphan Co., K. T.
Bowling ; Green, Kansas Territory ;
Alexander Smith, Postmaster.! r -, ,
. Easton, Leavenworth county, Kansas
Territory ; Armistead; Dawson, Post
master. -sv: ' " ' ' '
' Franklin, j Hanxas Territory : Samuel
Crane, sr.. Postmaster.:. "y - 'T ,
Grasshopper Falls, Kaasaa.Territory ;
Andrew J; tThuney, Postmaster. y
:'. Osawnla, Ki'' ritoiy V ,B-ia-uelGeeivPcstmastr
J;.
jPeoriaVillage, Ks.riii Territory ; Jo
rsph H. Gtarhesrt,-PosteiMtsr..
T.lrxnaustiUe;- Eassa Territerj ;.'A1-
The Dismissal of Cel. Llcntgonaery.' .
A The -recent dbmissal of Brevet Ool.
William R. Montgomery, Major second
infantry, from ihe .U. S. Army, accord
ing to the sentence of a Court Martial,
of which Col. Joseph K. F. Mansfield,
Inspector General; was president, grew
out of his complicity in, the Pawnee
t town site speculation of (Joyernor Reed
er, which, with , other similar affairs,
brought about the removal of the latter.
He (Major M; ) was charged with using
the trusts of hi3 official position for the
benefit of the original" speculators con
nected with the Pawnee city town site,
of .which lie.was one; and having been
found guilty of so doing, he is dismissed
from the army." V
u -We cony ; the-" above announcement
I from the Washington Star. An intimate
personal acquaintance with Col. M., and
a full knowledge of all the facts in the
I case, enables us to declare these charges
'and the sentence -harshly unjust. We
I feel confident that he would never have
been visited with such condemnation,
had not the dismissal of Gov. Reeder,
upon the grounds above alleged, left no
alternative. When it became necessary
to remove Gov. R., that the pledges of
Secretary Davis might be redeemed, and
the .''Atchison Regulators" quieted, it
will be remembered a pretext was sought
to be manufactured out of an alleged
criminal speculation in 'Half breed lands.
This having been swept away by the an
swer of Gov. R. to the letter of the Pres
ident, in which he clearly disproved the
charge, another excuse was necessary to
justity'the removal, 'which was at the
time a foregone conclusion. roolishly
imagining that a partial concealment of
the design of his removal would screen
them from the angry reprobation which
it was sure to meet upon a disclosure of
the real object, the Secretary of State
was instructed to inform him of his d is-!
missal upon -the . ground of locating
towns "upon .military and other re
serves" intimating that he had done so
in the case of Pawnee. -, Everybody wa
not acquainted with the facts in the case,
and of course it was thought that there
was little fear of the discovery of the ut
ter falsity of the charges. At this late
day, when the people are . aware of the
true causes of Gov. R.'s removal, it
would be unprofitable to pursue an in
quiry as to them, and we merely allude
to them, in connection with the dismissal
of; Cwl. Montgomery, to enable the pe6
pl to judge intelligently of th character
of, this last tyranical act of the powers at
Washington, growing out olthe location
ui iiib wwn vi ravroee, as aiiegeu upon
the:. Port Riley Reserve.- Gov. Reeder
had been removed, the Star says, for his
complicity in this matter, though they
know that the town was located long be
fore he got to Kansas, and Col. M; has
been cashieredor the sake of consisten
cy Every intelligent person would have
exclaimed, "it was not right to dismiss
Gov. Reeder for purchasing shares in a
town located as was Pawnee, and suffer
the officer who permitted the 1 cation to
be made to pass free," and hence the
removal of this gallant officer. "We will
not 6top to prove our assertion, but will
pledge our honor for the truth of if, that
Col. Montgomery as sacrificed fox the
sake of consistency ; and . not for abuse
of the trusts of his official position.- Al
though located in September, and known
to the President and the Secretary of
War, there was not a word said about
this abuse of trusts until in May follow
ing, when it was thought by the Presi
dent and Secretary that the Pawnee
"speculatien'l would furbish" an excuse
for the removal of Reeder, which was
then beginning to excite cabinet discus
sions. The result as to Reeder is known
to the country ; but very little emotion
is excited by the announcement of the
dismissal of Brevet Col. William . R.
Montgomery, because sew. persons are
aware that he also was a sacrifice to that
miserable policy which stooped to "ruf
fian" dictation, and bas ; within the last
month nearly embroiled the country i in
a civil strife. : Col. Montgomery was an
intelligent, high-toned officer, whose ser
vices in Mexico are attested by honora
ble scars received at Palo Alto .and Mo
lino Del Rey. A kind and aSable dis
position made him friends in; every ac
quaintance, by whom this act of injus
tice will be remembered until he is re
instated, and the whole action in his case
is repudiated-by-an enlightened public
ooinion. Easton Argus; . i -Vr.r -f
-
T ' 1 Philosophy." .
" Philosophy manages a most important
nrm, not omy wun a capital 01 ner own,
but' also with a still larger one that she
has borrowed; ' but she repays with' a
most liberal interest, -and in a mode that
ultimately enriches, not only others, but
herself. I The philosopher is . neither a
chemist," a smith, aWrchant; or a man-
ufaetarer but : he b ith : ieaches and; is
taught by all of them; and his prayer is,
that the intellectual light may be as gen
eral as Ihe solar, and uncontroled. Jus
he is as much ' " delighted to imbibe
knowladse :as to impart it, he watches
the t rudest operations 1 of thaV experi?
encev whuh may be both old. and un.m
formedjrightj i though unable to say
why, or wrong, without knowing tne
wherefore . The philosopher, therefore,
strengthen that iriiieh was ' raere prko
tice, by disclosing the principls; hs'es
tablishes customs --that ? were, risht by
f supersddic ? tha fousdatba ptcnssa
, and overlarows tnese tnsx weia erroiia
7cua bj'uk ihsi ',&ssda;a swj M-
, What" a Fro-!avery Paper Says.
J.J (muiK?c in TTT.
sas are over forthe present, ahd without
th hlfwlsK thinh vr&s annrehended : P
and we hope that it is the last time - that
the neoDle of an 'adioinins ' State, will
have to be called in to regulate ihe affairs
; There have been great errors commit
ted in regard to the organixation of Kan
sas. The first "error was in the admission
of foreigners to vote without naturaliza
tion. The second was, in the forcible
interference of citixens of Missouri, to
control the elections. Ihe third was, m
the Legislature assuming ' to" make ap
pointments of all officers for six - years.
The fourth was, in rect guizing tha power
if Ua T.ni.lAfnM in mol-o Uw art A
then refusWi? to obey them. . And the
fifth was, in calling in an armed power
from Missouri to enforce the laws. ; But
the greatest error of all was in incorpo
ralinL'a clause in the Kansas-Nebraska
bill to repeal the Missouri Compromise.
We call that the greatest error because it
Droduced all the others, and threw not
only Kansas, but the'whole Union into
a state of excitement, from which it
would have been exempt, had the nation
al Legislature acted with more prudence
and justice.
It was intended, it has been said, tnas
the actual settlers of Kansas should have
the control of their own legislation ; but
such was not the case for it is notorious
that transient persons took the , elections
into their own hands ; and, after baving
ohnwn Wial&tors in suit their views.
retired to their own State. But it is said
that this step was justifiable, inasmuch
as tin free Suites had sent colonists to
Kansas.- This was a proceeding within
the limits of the law, and could not be
Drevented: and afforded no justification
for the interference of people who had
no iintention 01 Decerning resiueaw
Kansas. ; It did not matter who paid the
expenses of emigrants to Kansas, if such
emigrants went there to reside perma
nently; and not w effect a certain ooject,
and then to retire. The Territory was
open to settlers . from all parts . of .the
Union and the people of .Missouri, or
any other slave State, had the right to go
mere ana sewe ; Duiiaey uu uu, ngub
to march over in a body seixe the polls
vote in members of the Legislature to
.... 1 1 .1 .-it
suit tnemseives ana tnen return toineir
hnmfta If this kind of reference be
justifiable, the" people of Pennsylvania,
living . upon the .borders ol fiaryjana,
might arm themselves,' come over into
some of the counties of our State, take
forcible possession of the polls, elect ab
olitionists, and then retire. . What citi
zen of Maryland would tolerate such an
outrage ? Would we recognize the au
thority of persons thus elected t Cer
tainly not. ; Nor caa it be justified in
the case of Kansas. The actual settlers
of that Ter ritory should have been left
free to choose theirown rulers. - . .
11 seems mat me vevpm vi
could not be intamidatad into a surrender
of their arms; with an , armed force at
their doors.. They refused , to .yield . to
this demand of Gov. Shannon, but con
sented to obey the laws; and thus the
matter endel. ; The : Governor wa loo
wise to bring the dispute to extremity,
and he theretore disbanded the xjissou-
rians whom he had called to his assis
tance. But for this act of prudence.
torrents of blood might hare been shed,
and our country disgraced by a civil war.
We trust that we have heard . the last ot
the affair,, and that the Governor will
hereafter be as ready to enforce the' t law
against the'one side as the otheK ' Let
me people 01 iuns uu vueir - vn 11
irg ; and wnetner tney aecaaa ior or
against . the admission --of slavery, tne
care not what may be the result, though 4
we are free ' tb.decUre,4 that we hare never
entertained the iopiniort"-that' -Kahsas
would become a slave State. , Foreign
emiirration will prevent that, as it has ia 1
other Temtories. Zte&'mr Clipper.'
TheEhawaees.
Henrv Harver. a member of the So
ciety of Friends, has published a 'His
tory of the Shawijee Indians; from' the
year 1581 to 1 854, inclusive." Mr.1 H.
has lived - with this tnoe ior the last
twenty-five years, and has bad opportu
nities for gathering its scattered history
which nobody else enjoyed, e givea
an account of rtheir migrations, councils.
Kansas, together with aa acccuatof their
rhurzrtp.r and - manners at the time 7 of "
Penn. The fchawnees have jon'&eea-
ndir'tfie cafe of theSocietv ofFrishds.
and are now settled on farms asd cultiva
ting the earth; ?' Schools are maiatainsa ,
amon ? them . and much has t been dese
for their mental and material improve-
. - - ' j. : " 9 :
IIS CJ5irai;WOU ccu &uvug wwo cw -,
. - .- - - . . .. .
nants of lndun tnoes; and aiyisiruie
Chipand CoaneiL the Siiaw-
nees were "divided into pro-siarery and -
anti-slavery parties.; xcs .iMier -were ,
successful, and elected their Chisf . aada A
rnajong', ef the J0USii, ia - f jasa ci uv
active electioneering effarts cf the pro
slavery leaders ia Kanss. lCr. Hsrrsy
ia&rms us thai the Indians theclrves do
nea intotse tne. Ace tcsr qi
khrki anon? thsa h x:,T7 iP&
ilS&Sf a AeiS.
TKcWl ida linden 'jpk'.lzh1 &