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ri ,! I 1 ! JlliiliP 4 r, Terin:--Two Dollars Per Annum-In Advance. " TIICTfl CEUSflKD TO EARTH SHALL EISK AGAIN." ''"' 7 . - . A Family Neirspaprr Independent on All Snljccts. j J3YG. W. BROWN & CO. : , LAWRENCE, KANSAS, JULY 23, 18.59. NUMBER 1 VOLUME 5. vjj Now. . .. . , BT CtURI." VACSAT. Xh-Teir'b! p ! t p"l; Ti (!:irfc, and shines not in the ray; Tsl. imd'ub: 'liscun at but ' Vbrr-dnwiis another da; ffhi -Iii ii'iI we sit w Here iviraerrep, VjI hr"U'l "Or-elves in chnmela deep; . 0 -he w-rlT rwti-nl.n depli.ro 'Td c-uoiMirc roins In o-sj hoar? Wo .Ko'iM we-s with dead men's yes, li .ki- t Win 'run, morn ti niihi, fl'K'O h-3 b:-mein Sow, the I). vine To Be, Wuo with thir charm i.nr living eight? wh idionld we bear buteniweii dull Vl.eit ewurldnf sound bountiful. Will sivo n rausie of ournwn? fVhi in 'be daikni-s. h-uld we ffrrpe? W hen the n in bT-n' re-plendant cope, Sliiuojas bright Merer it sliime? Tin present nee In us. Even eeo U,-q. matin tiie next f.ir heriugu ' .! luaur ur delight i:t f retiuous lnb-rf.r ihe rijV: f t S"W, 'heehiid and Sir: in Time, i -to tnd the deeds of earned uua T,m -ke it butter than the put, Audstrcicu. the eiro.e ol m ken. S-f, ii the fact that m?n dcpb.re,. Th.iiish it in gnt bl- s thein evermore, Yt'.rtil't the but sstiinn it angm, 'Ti- ever now, 'ti- ever bright. Tinn. iwr elernit hath eeea 1 cpetilioa of delight In II ii pbae; naVr hath been. For wen or ar.csl that which it: And lhat which is hath ceased to be Ere we have breathed ic, aud ita plaoe li l"4t iu the Eternity. But Now is evergwi i and fair, Of the Infinitude the heir, Aui wo i fit. So let us liro. Tb it frnm the 1'aat we may receive Ig it from the Jn.w from Now a joy Tuat Ule our titao shall er diMUojr. Jonrnalhm. The people of the United Slates have licit a luffi-iently realizing sense of the favored position tlipy lioM in the world, nor i f the mat.iroM blurtitiga by which tliey nre surrounded U'nsiiigs which are rxiln-ively our own, and duiiied to thi rest of the world. Our vast extent of cheap Htnl fcrtilo l.unlii, our tiybtem ol nnivcrsnl education, our free rvMi, telig iiun treeiloin, popular governmiint, and the alienee of a grt-at Htanding army, are Ui-ninji inestimiilile, that we cannot tro highly vlite; and I hey Deed to ba watrh ed over with tderjilet viiluuci', and with nine sense of the re.-uisibilily incurred li; ihe poaeMiin of ifta no yreat, and such as have teen vouchsafed hy Heaven to no other people on the face of the enh. Not tha least among those peculiar fritilces which lie at t tie foundation of lie ro.-erity of our community and the lniiiiieiia of our people, J8 a Irea press. Wi'b Ui tha press Ins a h;gh oQice and imortant duties to fulfill. ' Perhaps, of all our iimtit minus, not excepting even those of wavere d educalioo and religious free, dom, the pre is the most important, and ttpible of peforming the greatest t!"oJ when rightly conlmlled, aa well as ii. flict in the most terrible evil should it be enne corrupt and licentious. . The pre? of the United States is al ready lilk-r.tlly endowed with ability, en lerpiise and energy. To so great an ex tent are iu conductors anxious to excel in tlit-se respects, that ihe most success ful of tliein, and those iu the most fa vored positions, are generally found, year sfter j ear, spending all thii prnfi s of their luiitims in improvements involving large ly increased expenditure. To so greatan extent is this course pursued, that many ofuur newspaper proprietors not ui. fre quently go into on lays which do not re turn to them, or even furnish to the com miii.il v, a tithe of the value of the expen diture incurred. - Hut with all tbid, the press is not what ituuht to bd in this cnuutry, and while there is ample room for improvement, there is no linle danger of deieriwaiion. I. needs, above alt things, a more elevated touo of Ijimesn, impartiality, discriiniua t on aud eueroaiiv . and a thorough re- furru of much ill at is now liable to con- ure, as mipa-fieial and unsound, or under tne iiiU.ieuce of snlHshuesa and preludice Toe excessive competiuon which often pervades the newspaper prets, as well u all other departments of business, is chsrgffabio with many of its faults. ' But there are others which arise from the Uct tlut our journals almost ii variably ally themselves to souie particular clique, eilher political, social, moral or religtou. sod become, to a great extent, the organs and the instruments used for the personal Ivaiieemeiit and the ambitions designs "i ilie leaders of such uariles and cluiiiea. As a consequence of this many of our best j umlsare precluded from exhibiting or "IW.-U3SHI j more t nau one side 01 a ques tion, unless, indeed, they may , be re- q'liivd to misrenresent tha other aide. I xeemj to be generally expected that newspaper must, with all the ardor of ptriizjusuip, enter the lists in support euner ot some great party or of some pet- r clique ul adventurers; Ibat ll must ex tol and g'onfy every measure and every nan of us party or clinue. however Ques tionable may be the nolicv of the meas- ore or tbe honesty and capacity ot the Mm. A a corollary of this it follows uai every imug at noiue or abroad, in heaven above or IhA rth hnnath. in theory 0r practice, in religion or philos rr. which is likely to exert even the !,ghtet unfavorable influence upon the flesisns of tbe partisaii demagogues or the g"iitical tipiuionated leaders who have 'tch a press under their thumbi, must be Intoned, perverted and denounced. - It has come to pass that a roan who tk to take part io public life, or one uI'Kised in any sense to be a rival of ambitious aspirants, ia nre to meet at e7 turn with misrepresentation, scur- un laisenood, thrown like mud J xn htra by some of those with, whom "omay differ in opinion, or who, per "ance, supiiose lhat the expression of his ' rany be an obstruction In their path y to power, or the means of preventing a ijeony from falling into . their pockets, A rn.au mav not nniMiion tha vTiixiinnr the justice of any favorite plan of Ins ehibit any miL'naniioitv towards Jeir lponent, nor ntter ao opinion of who lived a thousand years ago, or .. """"g me character of a people wtio ,,' antipodea, and of whom nine ntidred ind ninety. nine io a thousand i ra now little or nothing, without fio.1- a Olrnself dennnnf-aJ fir it in nnnanhri. p term., by perhaps both friends and . For the indulgence even, of some tni? 'x,reioI, of opinioo, as true as Bible, but hapiening to run counter ",h Popular current of the dav, many 0 nOtlent and valn.kla nlln liu hon "tHaud, au4 bU place ar.plied Uwm ennrges of the world, the pnrveyora'of araomon ana se.u.n venalitv. who obtain power throuih the cant of lemssneups and the urarrnrmlnm .bnc. of twrsonal rival and political opponents. it naa si lasi neenme dangerous for a man of note to ti'tor a word nf 'ntnVct-'nn to the concerted measures of his party, or admit that any rf its leadintr onuonent iwwsesa a single good fruit of th tracter. And so. too. even in nrivate and anriul if", one ia liable to be insulted and ibiiffld for the utterance of tin honest ex pressi"n of rp:niin in regard to some of he tinpiilar hobbies pf the day. Individ uality is ntterly lof. and a man who does not feel like f offering himself to be car ried alorrg in the great, careless and mov ing mass of the community, must he "crushed out," unless indeed he j'dns some Macedonian phalanx of adjudged outlaws, who have banded together as a forlorn hope on th? ou'sliiris of society. It is in the iwer of journalists to re form this unfortunate state of things, and they should no longer lend to it their support. 1 he evil will ultimately reach so aggravated an extent that the com mil lty will demaud its reform, because it is fast driving iuto private life the best men in tha couiinnnitr, ar.d putting into the high places of power, those who care nothing for the -public good save as it ministers to their own ambition and emol ument. A higher tone in the journalism of the couutry is now the one thing most need ed, as a pioneer work in all other re forms. It wotdd be well if our journals. generally, would abjure the narrow influ ence by which organized power seeks to control them, and ascend from the low level of ex parte and nnfairrepresentatiniis to the heights where a clear and unob structed vision of ever living truth may always be discerned. hat is wanted is he broad and full discussion of everv "rent principle from all points of view. and the elucidation nf truth, the whole trui Ii and nothing but the truth. We hold in but little esteem those in private life ho will never tell but a part of the truth, withholding or concealiu" all which does not make for their own advan'nie ; and why should not this exact justica be earned into public life 7 Wh it the ae of the world and the state of the times imperiously demand of journalism are, more sound philosophy and leg partisan scribb ing ; more thor ough, research, and cart-rut, unpreiudtced nvestigation, instead of crude and super ficial speculations ; and a bold and ear nest, but candid and. truthful examina tion of all the mil i Heal, religious and so cial pretensions nf the day. It is not to be expected, nor is it need ful, that all journals should be kept up to this high standard. The strong interests and the master passions which exist in the community, will of course always be able to command their retained advocates to battle each other ns well as tor defeat the aims of justice. Let us, however, at least have a portion of the press, wise in its discrimination and UDtlii.ctnnf; in its integrity, to stand forth as arbiters in the conflicts of opinion and the collisions of interests, an i to lav before tbe great jury of public opinion the rights and duties nf both side?, diseutangl'ng all matters from the web of sophistry and the c-infu.ion of ideas in which interested parties seek to involve great questions of individual wel fare, social existence and public policy. It is matter a of regret that many jour nalists nre deterred from manifestiir an hononhte, high-minded and migtiani moils line of conduct towards their oppo nents, because too often admissions of this character are in various ways sought to be peryerted to their own disadvantage; and the same short sighted policy and unenlii'hti'nod self-interest also induces in an v of them to treat one another dis courteously. - Surely it is a great mistake to suppose that any of these reforms are inconsistent with self-protection and with success in our cause. With any moderate degree ot intellectual power, those who pass through life, in all its relations, uniting the most candor, magnanimity and geuerous for bearance, meet wtlb infinitely the great est success. Boston Traveler. Fablle Land. Important DacUdon. The local land officer at Marysville, California, having asked instructions, of the Iteneral Land Ullice as to the proper construction of the act of 26ih February, 1839, eutitled "Au act to authorize set tlers upon sixteenth and thirty -sixth sec tions, who settled before the surveys of the public lands, to pre-empt their settle ments," the Commissioner replied, tha', in order to give tbe act a construction consistent with reason and justice, it was necessary to ascertain as near as possible tbe iuietition of tbe Legislature, and, as a means'cf arriving at such intention, to consult previous legislation on the Same subject The acts of Congress authoriz- mg settlements on nosurveyed lanus. ar.a the ioint resolution of 31 March, 1357, authorizing pre-emption of school sec- tious io Kansas, Nebraska, and jSiinncso tu, are enlarging in their tendencies as welt as beneficial and remedial. S with the aVtt of 2G.h February, 1S59 Itshould, therefore, receive a liberal construction. To adopt a construction that confines its provisions to settler prior to its date, would defeat the object of Congress, and be an unreasonable and unjust discrimi nation io favor of such settlers, and in consistent with all tbe uniform olicy of Congress, as manifested by all previous legislation on the sumeet. i tie Uimiuis- sioner concluded that the only rational and just interpretation of the act is, that it operates equally upon an settlers upon the clas of lands contemplated, (school sections before tbey are surveyed.) wheth er their settlements be. anterior or suuse- queut to its date. Ctkstilutian. . fjr Major Ben McCullocb, late United Stales Marshal tff.Texavi a prodigy. He not only resigned bis office, but upon settling his account , tha Government fonod due him $18 06 mora than be claimed. During the seven yean he was m wfflce, ha disbursed $160,000 for the Government, and collected under execu tions and judgment about half a million more, and yet ba did not steal a dollar nor hold oa to a large turn under a pretext that be ht etTerta aint the Uuvern- ment, BoclforJ Rep ) Uegtitef. . Such honesty ia spoken of as. unparal leled, 'so usual is it for the opposition press to suppose it impossible for a Dem ocrat to be .honest. - It ia refreshing to M tbem actMwledre th truth at last John a. WninUr en th Eeatb ml Dr. Bailey. The Rational Erm publishes a feeling' tribute to the memory of the late Dr. Bailey, from the pen of John G. Whit tier. We copy the following passages : ." The death rf Dr. Bailey will be wide ly felt as a public calamity. He was one of those men who mould and shape the age ia which they live. To no one is the cause of Freedom' and Progress, as em bodied in the Republican Party, more in debted than to him. Clear-sighted, warm hearted, generous to a fault, frank in the avowal nf his opinions earnest without fanaticism, bold wit bout temerity, uncom promising yet courteous and charitable, a gentleman always, never stoopiog to per sonal invective nr controversy be has ln-en emphatically the man for his place aud time. His views were broad and statesmanlike he could Dot wear the badge nf a mere partisau and bit held himself ready always -to censure his po litical friends when, in bis view, they were in the wrong, and to commend his opponents whenever they took a step in the right direction. None but those who knew him well, and understood his social and genial nature, aud his strong love of approbation, could estimate how much it cost him to in nnta'ii, under circttmstan-rrs to which a weaker man would have yield ed as to destiny, his perfect loyalty to truth. What most impressed us, in pur intercourse with htm. was tbe total ab sence of all cant, cavil or subterfuge the transparent honesty and christian manli ness of his character. In that dark period, when his press, in Cincinnati, was twice destroyed by mobs. and in the perilous excitement which at asuington lollowed the capture or the Fearl with itsr-caro of fugitive slaves, his courage never faltered. With every thing he loved in life at stake, he disre garded alike the menaces of euemies and tbe persuasion of friends, and refused to make any concession , or apology, and, strong in his conscious integrity.chullunged the closest scrutiny of his words aud ac tions. The future historian of the Anti Slavery movement will find few nobler pictures for his canvass than that of tbe slight figure of the Anti-Slavery editor, alone with bis family, unarmed and un supported in the heart of a slavebolding c ty, calmly confronting an armed and ex cited multitude, declaring bis determina tion to live and die a free man, and to speak and write his sentiments freely and fully, subject only to tbe laws of his country ; and cloning with au appeal, at once touching and manly, to the better nature of his opponents, until threats changed to cheers, and the really gener ous but misguided populace pressed to wards btm, not to maltreat or intimidate, but to shake the hand of a brave and honest man. Th Bight of Expoliadon. Our telegraphio dispatches of yester day, from Washington, gives the result of this application, in tbe following : " 1 he Constitution of this morning contains a copy of the dispatch, rrora tbe State department recently sent to our minister at Berlin, on the subject of nat uralization. The case is that of a natur alized citizen of the United States, who is a native of Hanover, and when he left his native country was neither in actual service in the Hanovrian army, nor had been drafted to serve in it, but upon his return to Hanover, had been deprived of his liberty, and compelled to perform mil itary service. The Presflent and Cabinet concur in the views expressed, taking the ground that the moment a foreigner becomes natural-, ized his allegteiice to his native country is severed ; be is no more responsible for anything he may say or do, or admit to say or do after assuming this character, then if he had been born in the U. S Should he return to his native couutry he returns as an American citizen aud iu no other character. In order to entitle his original govern ment to punish him for au offense, this must have bjen committed while he was subject and owed allegiance to that gov ernment; tbe offeiisa must have been complete before bis expatriation, and it must bava bee 3 of such a character that he might have been tried and punished for it tbe moment of his departure.- Our minister is instructed to demand the re lease of the naturalized citizen in ques tion." Here then, is all their froth and fury dissipated almost before it had been raised, and tbe doctrine of the Kostza let ter fully and firmly maintained. Th Gold. The arrival of the Express on Wednes day night, and tbe cheering intelligence as detailed io our issua of yesterday which it brought in, would seem to re move the last doubt that might have been entertained of the extent and richness' of! the new gold fields Letters from cor respondents, whose veracity no one can question, and the sight of tbe gold It self, make it sheer folly to longer disbe lieve. We bad the pleasure. Yesterday." of handling about $4,000 worth of the pre cious 'ore,1 at 'the Banking House of Smoor. Rn-well Sc Co. We predict that hen sofJL-ient coin shall have been shipped to the mines, an immense amount of the mineral will he forthcoming ; for it is said that over $100,000 worth coold have been purchased when the Express left. Leav. IleralJ. , .' Gwaenl Lisa 03" The General is showing Kansas np (whether to their admiration or disgnst, we can't say ) to the Indianiana. Report says he ia received with much ' enthusi asm ; if so, be had better lemain there until he can get a like reception bere on his return, and, in the meantime, be can enlighten Indianiana as much as be pleases. Palermo Leader. V "'' (fir We learn that the wife of Mr. J, B. Neudier was bitten on tbe Soger tbe other1 day -by a large rattlesnake. . A prompt application of strong liquor to the part affected, prevented fatal result, Fort &ott Democrat. x 1 1 ' (r"The n'l from Topeka to Council Grove has been discontinued. Mail mat ter from Council Grove now goea by the way of Independence, by tbe Santa Fe mail. Topeka Inbtne, " An asylum for inebriate will be opened in Cleveland next spring. Dr. Seely, of the watsreur la that city, baa conclud ed - to convert ue of his. buildings into tuca aa asyiiua , .. .v-i , , ' , r-r M Btra'i Jntixm. . Celebration of the Fcortb at Tectum eh, K. T. Mr. Editor. : We had a glorious cele bration at Tecumeehon the 4th inst Un der direction of the gallant Dr. Anderson, .Marshal of the day, the citizens of Te- enmseh marched to Copeland Spring, one mile east of the city, where the exercises took place. Tho crowd assembled, and were leated. Ex -Mayor Clements was balled to tbe chair, E. B. 8mith appoint ed Secretary, and a Committee appointed to arrange the order of exercise.' j The following is a programme' of the proceeding : H-ading of John Adams' spechty'H'!ft,k certificates of membership, signed Ex-Mayor Clements, of Tecumseh, for- merly of Indiana. Toast Memory of John A lami, (drank jin silence.) 1 i 1 I Reading of the "Declaration of Indepen dence," by Col. Banks, formerly of Ala bama. .. . Toast Our Country.' Answered by ,Mr, Bashman7;a young Shawnee chief. Toast Our Country. Answered by Mr Van Cleave, formerly of New Jersey. Toast The Union. Answered by James M. Newsom, formerly of L.-banon, Tenn. Toast Oregon. Answered by J. S. Ridley. Ex-Mayor Clements introduced the ex ercises with feeling and eloquent remarks. The Declaration was read by Col. Banks, an Englishman by birth.' It was elocu tionized in a beautiful manner. He is a whole-souled fellow, and a true American now, as he bas ever been in sentiment. The toasts were appropriately answered by the several gentlemen mentioned above. Mr. Basbman, in a strong meas ured manner, indicative of the deep feel ing that pervades his people iu speaking on public occasions, entertained the as semblage. Mr. Van Cleave, of New Jer sey, made a sensible speech on the cor ruption of parties, after replying to his toast. Jas. M. Newsom, formerly of Leb anon, Tetin., delivered a chaste address upon the Union. Ic braatbel a patriotic spirit, and, for bis maiden effort, was very creditable indeed, A star was then tacked to the banner, which bung over the rostrum, and the ''State of Oregon" was drank ia tumultu ous applause. J. S. Ridley replied to this in a deep and feeling speech. It was ihe speech of the day, full of fervid eloquence and thrilling climax. I', moved tbe patriotic tear, and excited the crowd to the great eat enthusiasm. The company adjourned after this to the dinner table, which was enlivened by tbe smiles of beauty, and the especial wit and humor of Mr. Corraucheal and Ser geant Herrin. At night the court house was illuminated,' and the beauty and chivalry chased the "glowing hours with flying feet," till the grey streaks in the east advised a dispersion for home. An elegant supper was prepared by the Misses Campbell for the occasion. The Fourth was a glorious day for Te cumseh. Every heart was a patriotic al tar, and every throb was for Liberty aud our Union. The. Marshal and President deserve much credit for the manner,iu which they discharged their duties. We do not know what will make ns rejoice so much again, except it be the loc.v ion of the capitol of Kansas at Te cumseh. Chan; of Boat. Jones, Russell &Co's Leavenworth Ex press to Cherry Creek has abandoned the Smoky Hill route as too hazardous and expensive, and is now running on the only safe and direct route for the mines : via Platte river and Fort Kearney. The diversion of a large share of the emigra tion to tbe Smoky Hill, Republican and Arkrrsas route, was the result of a sharp practice and special pleadiitg on the part of those interested in turning the tide from its proper course. The different roads to the gold mines have now become generally known, and the preference is given by all disinterested parties to tbe Platte Route, starting from St. Joseph and Palermo Palermo Leader TJ. S. District Coart, Third JaUeta District. This Tribunal, Hon. Jos. Williams, of the supreme Court, presiding, recently closed a session of some two weeks, at this place. Grand and petit juries were in attendance, and a very large number of witnesses, from Lyktna and Linn coun ties, were called belore the U;raod J ury. It is understood tbev were called to testify in relation to tref passes upon the liead-K'gtits of tbe Miami Iddians. A large namber of bill of indictment were returned by that body during their term, and much tha larger proportion of them are supposed to lie for depredations on those lands. tort S.tdW Democrat. Wodaoa Oonaar. Mr. Goss, of Neosho Falls, Woodson Co. was in this place a few days a?o. He informs ns that the wheat and corn crops of Woodson county give promise of an aouoiiant yield, when they coma to be gathered. . Jieasho .f alls is the conoly seat of Woodson county, and ia situated on the Neosho river. The town and country aroond are fast filling up with good class of inhabitants. . Woodson county ia destined to he one of the best in southern Kansas. . Hurrah for Wood son county. Emporia iVarj. . . . , , . CirThe Superintendent of tbe House of Industry in New York found a .widow hard at work- making boye Uack doth caps, trimmed with braid and bow and buttons, lined with glazed mnslin and wash leather, and with patent leather in front, for the making and pressing of which, she received twenty JU cent at doztm, or two cent a piec. . .. -. . .v.. ', OiT Crops of all kinds lnok wlT. and promise an abundant . yield. Junction SaiifiA :. ; '. - - f - -v - 3i ror Ik Brall f Frwm, . Dons? Ooaaty Agrica'tiral Society. " LaWREXCE, Douglas county. K. T.',) - Saturday, July 9tb,' 1853. -To-day, at 1 rciock P. M., the Board of the Donglas County Agricultural S ci- ety met at tbe Court House, and was called to order by the President, Jos. Gardner. Present, Messrs. Allen,' Yates, Ferman, Well,. Walsh, Hiatt, Ingersoll, Camp bell, Gardner and Berkau. - " ' . For the purpose of giving full facilities to the public in different parts of the county to become connected with this So- eiety it was moved hy Mr. Ferman, that by the President and Secretary, be placed for sale in tbe bands of all the Directors. Carried. " Mr. Allen stated that he bad assumed tbe responsibility of ordering one thou sand blank, certificates of membership to be printed for this Society, and that be had also ordered a record for the same, which action was approved by tbe Board. Mr. Allen said that it was now a prop er time to consider the resolution passed at the last meeting of the Society, viz : That this Board bo requested to order, that that township furbishing the largest amount of money prior to tho first day of August, shou',d be entitled to the selec tion of the first fair ground, within its limits. . i . . Mr. Hiatt objected to any such, arrange ment. He was by no means ia favor of giving any such iuducement to bidders, t was his wish that the first fair should beheld in some ceutral portion of .the county. ............. j Mr. Ingersoll did uot like the principle ofjhat resolution, yet under the circum stances be wouid favor tho plan as a mat ter of expediency. Mr. Fcnn.io thought it would be better to lengtbeu the tiiuu to the second Satur day (13.h) of August. . Mr. Alleu moved that an order be made to that effect. Carried. Mr. Alleu moved that there ba a fair held this fall, provided a thousand dollars should be received into the treasury of the Society prior to tha 15th of August next. - . Mr. Hiatt thought it altogether unim portant whether there be a fair held this fall or not. He, for one, would rather be considerate, and not iuduce people to overstrain themselves these hard limes. It was his judgment that the Siety should have au eye to not over-doing the thing at first, Mr. Walsh remarked that a thousand dollars was certainly a very moderate sum to commence with, and that it would in all probability take a much larger amount, if it was managed in a manner creditable to the county. Mr. Ingersoll said that be could not see any use iu discussing this matter now for his part, he would greatly prefer to tea the money (necessary to such an un dertaking) iu the treasury before d elid ing upon having a fair on any condition. Mr. Yalea favored the motion.. Ques tion was called aud lost. Thereupon Mr. Allen offered tbe fol lowing resolution, which was adopted : HisolveJ, That the Douglas Cjuuty Ag ricultural society bold its nrt ani.ud lair ou or about the 15. b of October next. Mr. Hiatt moved, that when this Board adjourns, it adjourn to meet at Blooming- ton. Lost. Moved by Mr. Allen, that a Committee of three be appointed by tbe Chair to draft a Schedule of Articles aud Classifi cation of Premiums, and report the same at the next meeting of the Board. Mi-fcjrs. Alleu, Walsh and Ingersoll were appointed on said Committee. Ou motion of Mr. Hiatt, a Committee of three was appointed consisting of Messrs. Hiatr, Yates and Campbell to conclude upon some plan which may seem to them the most feasible for conducting the contemplated fair; to estimate the cost of inclosing fair ground, together with fuch other expenses as are likely to be incidental to au undertaking of that kind, aud report at the next meeting of the Board. On motion,' adjourne J, to meet at the Court House, in Liwrence, on Saturday, the 13:h day of August next, at 1 o'clock, P.M. JOi GARDNER, President, P. H. BcHKAU, Secretary. load rr-n?a Tremens Baiin. We bad tha pleonre yesterday' of meeting our Jr'end M .j. Wm. Wei of trfcompton, wbo is now in the ctty. He i u for to us that over 131.000 acres of land have been entered at the Ltnd Office at Lscompton doring. tha month of June,' the pre -emptors numbering over 1,100 This ia an immenss bnsineas, considering that there are four land othces iu Kansas, All these land-, too, lie south of the Kan sas river. Katuat Jour. Com. - (ErTas Deputy U. S. Surveyors are at work corapieunz tba survey of the N. Y. Lands. .To Mr. Van Zandt waa allotted the work of determining tbe S-rathern Boundary of these Lands, and of townsbii ing all that portion lying east of town 12. Capt. Gaines ha a large party at work sectioniziog the eastern por tion. Mr. McKee and Mr. W. C. Ban nm are ' engaged farther west. Fort Scott DemocrtL, ' COMr. J.B. Swallow, of Waushara, In Waterloo township io this county, called on us this morning Ha report every thing all right in Waterloo, and say lhat that township has doubled its population this Maon, many of the returned Pike's Peakerav has in taken c taint in that ro- ... Coastiiedraal Conventlaa. ; ' t Fifth Dat. July 11. , Tbe credentials of delegates elect from Nebraska were presented and referred to Committee on Credentials. . y - . -. Petitions on granting tbe elective fran chise to womej were referred to appro priate committee, . The several committees, except that on Phraseology and Arrangement, were in structed to submit their reports before Friday, the 15;h inst, . A resolution, in reference to the ex pulsion of fr.e nrg-oos after lt of Nov., 18G0, was tabled by a vote of 24 to 13. " Anotherrwolu forr, Ls'ructingthe Com mittee on Preamble and Right to report that representation and taxation ba insep arable, was adopted. Tbe Wyandott delegates were admit ted as honorary members, but not entitled to vote. - . Mr. Johnson offered a report on Cor poration and Banking, which was discuss ed at length. , , . Sixth Dat, July 12. The Chairman of the Committee on credentials reported a resolution inviting the Nebraska delegates to seats, with all tbe privileges of uin'tars, except to vote on matters connected with their mission, which was adopted. A petition from the New England Em igrant Aid Society, asking the Convention to make some provision for indemnity to that Company for tbe destruction of tbe Free S ate Hotel at Liwrence during tbe Kansas troubles, was presented and re ferred. The Convention went into Committee of the Whole and resumed the considera tion of the report of the Committee on Banks and Corporations.' At eleven o' clock the Committee rose and reported back the bill with numerous amendments, pending the consideration of which, tbe Convention took a recess till 3 P. M. The consideration of the Committee on Ban's and Corporations" was resumed, and after some further discussion and ajneudroent it waa referred to the Com mittee on Phraseology and. Arrangements. A memorial from the Nebraska delega tion, praying the CiMivention to take measures for extending tho northern boundary of Kansas to Nebraska river, was presented and referred to a special Committee of 13, Mr. McDowell, of Leavenworth, offered a resolution for the appointment of a Committee oa Mulattocs and Negroes, with instructions to inquire into the ex pedier.cy of prohibiting such from re maining or coming iuto the Territory. Laid on the table syea 20, nays 2L Skvestb Dat, July 13. The Conventiou was in Committee of tbe Whole tbe remainder of the morning session, having under consideration the report of the Committee on Legislative Department. This report fixes the num ber of members of tbe first General As sembly, time of meeting, duration ol session, compensation of members; re quires rill bills to originate in the House of Representatives ; mode of passing laws, defining power of Legislature, provide for taking the census, etc. An effort war made to insert a clause depriving the Governor of the veto power, lut it failed. ArTEBSOos Tbe consideration of tbe report of Committee on Legislative De partment was resumed, and continued until near tbe hour of adjournment. An amendment reducing the number of Del ate from seventy -five to fifty iu the first Legislature was lost, ayes 14, noes 34. An amendment giving . females the right to vote in all matters relative to common schools, was adopted. The ra port was submitted to Uoramittee on Phraseology and Arrangement. The report of Committee on Judiciary was presented, and made special order for to-morrow morning. ' ' Committee on Militia' submitted their report. This report provides that the Militia shall ba composed of all able bod. ied white male citizens between tbe ages of IS and 45, and makes the Governor commander-in-chief. A motion to strike out tbe word white waa laid on tha table, ayes 42 nays 6. Tbe report was submit ted to the Committee on Phraseology and Arrangement. Adjourned. .. , X10BTH PAT, - The forenoon and a ortiov of tbe af ternoon was consumed io considering tbe Report of the Judiciary Committee. Tbir. article establishes: tbe various Courts, defines their jurisdiction,1 provide for the election of Judges and Clerk, term of office, makes minimum salary of Judges of Supreme and District Courts at $1,600 per annum, provide for and define five Judicial Districts. - It aras passed and submitted to tbe Committee oa Phraseology and Arrangement, The Convention again want' into Com mittee on report of tba Committee on Education and Public Institutions. This report provides that tha General Assem bly shall provide for a uoiform system of common and other schools of a higher grade, embracing Normal, Preparatory, Collegiate and University department, which shall be open tor th admission 'ol pupil of botb sexes. ? - A motion to- insert tba word "white, before "pepiLs" ' was tabled ayes 26, nays So. The bill also provides for th election of a 8 at and county snperioten dent Tba 9:h section, which provided that children of African descent shooM b aauUsd to u taitaUa propartiet i the common school funds of the State, and that tha Legislature should make provision for their education,' was strick en out. The article on Publij Institutions pro vides for. the establishment of Institu tion for the insane, blind, deaf and dumb, and for a penitentiary. An amendment was proposed to the 2J section of the article on E location, that no negro or mulatto shall be admitted to the schools therein provided for. An extended discussion ensued, pend ing which the Convention adjourned lilt 9 o'clock to-morrow. - tf --' SIXTH DAT. .---- - Report of Committee on County and Township Organization, discussed and referred to Committee on Paraseolojy, but subsequently recalled and tabled. The article entitled schedule was then taken up. I; provide that all suits rights, prosecutions, contracts, etc., shall continue as if no chmge had taken place iu the government of the Territory. That officer now holding, shall continue iu office until others are elected under the new Constitution, that no debt of ' the Territory shall be assumed by the State, except by a two-third's vote of tha Leg islature, aud that until otherwise provid ed, the seat of government shall be at , pending the consideration of which, Convention took recess until 3 P. M. At the afternoon session, the schedule wys made the order of the day on Mon day, and the Preamble reported and dis cussed. TESTII DAT. The article on county and township or ganization was taken up and a lengthy discussion ensued upon the section requir ing the location of County seats and the changing of County lines, to be submitted to a vote of the people. That part in re lation to County lines was stricken out and an amendment adopted that the Leg islature shall form no C unty. containing less than 432 square miles, and the arti cle submitted to the Committee on Phra seology and Arrangement. The section of the preamble defining the S'ate boundary, was taken np in tbe Committeeof the Whole. An amendment extending the bounda ry to the summit of the Rocky Moun tains was proposed, with a clause sub mittingthe question to a vote of tbe peo ple of Kansas and that part of Nebraska proposed to be annexed, and providing lhat the same ba ratified by Congress. Aftebnoon. The consideration of tbe boundary question was resumed, aud continued until near the hour of adjourn ment, when ah effort was made to nit off debate, and finally succeeded by a mo tiou for the previous question, and tbe preamble, including the boundary, was passed.- Tbe article, as amended, fixed the boundary on the original Nebraska line, north aud west, at tbe 24. h meridian. Adjourned. - Johnson County Whi; Convention. A mass mooting of the Whists of John son county was bell at the Conrt House! in Olathe, on Saturday, July 2, 1359and on motion of C. L. Dille, Eq , Col. John T. Quarles was elected Chairman, and S. F. Hill Secretary. The Chairmau ex plained the object of tbe meeting to be to take into consideration tbe unsettled state of poli ical p irties, and tbe propri ety of organizing the Whig party in this county. Ou motion of C. L. Cornwall, C. B. McRobert and C. L. Dille were ap pointed a committee to preseot resolutions fof the consideration of the meeting.- Tbe committee retired and the meeting was addressed by S. F. Hill, Eq. The Committee reported tbe following preamble and resolutions, which, npon motion, were unanimously adopted: ' Whebeas, Wp, tbe Whigs of Johnson county, iu Kansas Territory, ta mass meeting assembled, feeling the necessity for concert of political action for the good of the country, are strongly desirous lhat a party should be organized, embracing the old fundamental principle of our government, as maintained by Washing, ton. Madison, Clay and - Webster, believ. ins tbe same opiuions are entertained to day by a large majority of the freemen of America, but for want of organization are nnabla to exoresa them or be heard in fhi 1i.rne? anil . l Wuebeas, The people of this Territory have become surfeited with wild fire-eating and fanatical dogmas that have been made hobble for demagogues to ride into office n pon, who have no other recom mendation fir tbe honorable stations tuey have filled, than their sensele, unmean ing and absurd opposition to each other; and, . ' Whebkas, We believe tb time ba arrived when it becomes tba imperative luty of every good citizen to free them selves of party shackle that bind them to demagoguerv and seciionai'sre, aiid elect men id office who will serve tbtn faithfully, honestly and. for tb good of our growing and pro parous Territory, and to lhat end we now rgamza tb Whig party of Johnson county, and in order to ecu re a more perfect boud of union, we unanimously adopt th following resolu tions:, . .... .- r. ' L That , both th political parlies of our county are organized and held together by sectional ties, dangers ns to our liber, tie, and no worthy ot our support. 2 That we cherish with. patriotic de votion tb purest principle embodied ia Gen. Washington' address to hi coun trymen, and regard any man as an enemy to our country, who will voluntarily agi tat any aectional question, or abaraeter ae partira by )rogrphical discrimination, Aonb nr juth. Atlantic or wear. 3. That we regard the slavery question necessarily sectional, and eschew having .any cossUua wivk lb fiiuio it, leaving it where the .God of Nations de signed it to be governed and controlled by the immutable law of climate and lalmr. . 4. That we still chorisb the principles of ihe American system, as inaugurated by its great champ nn: 11. An econom ical administration of tba government, 2 Encouragement of domestic labor. 3. Tbe development of our rexmrce by a judicious system of internal lmve ruent. 4. Theencotir.imeiitf acbool aml im lemie by liberal ljil.uin. 5. That our nii"1 platform i tha Constitution of tha Un't-'d t a'f aa ex pounded bv Clay and WeHatcr, relying upon a f ir'jnlerireta;innof it provisioii as the only sure guarantee of our civil aud religion liber J a. 0 That we i-epnllatn irwjim prwi-. idea and Party nil faratical and sectional dogm v, wheih-r it le the di-noion onti ment of the 8utn or tlie ranicaiiam n tne North, nr the doctrine that the do mestic itistitirinii nf a new S,at aball he a bar to her diniwi'n vito the Unin, and will adhere strictly the great Cntn. promise measorj of 1850, where it is asserted that the iwople if a Territory, when they come to form their C mstitu tion, shall" determiue'their ilislituiious for themselves. 7. That we again throw onr b inner to the breeze and invite all union-loving, M'.riotic citizen to rally around It. and pledge to each other, a OCT fa'hets of old did, our lives, our fortune aud ou aacred honors, never to sufTer ono star blotted out or one stripe erased. On motion in order to perfect a Whig org aniz ttion in the county the meeting proceeded to appoint a Ceutral Committee of one from each Township, and two associate committee men, who, together with the Township members of the Cen tral Committee should constitute Town, ship Committee, with authority to call township moetiugs when requested by tho Central Committee. The following gen. tlemen were appointed on said commit, tee: s Olathe township J. T. Quarlet; asso ciates, S. F. Hill, G. W. Robert. . Aubry township-A. B. O'.ney; asso ciates, Wm. Bradloy, Joel Rice. Oxford townshi,. C B. M:RberU; associates, J. J. Fard, M. T. Wells. McCamish township C. L. Ddle; asso ciates, Win. Fisher, S. ., O. S. Laws. Lsxiiigtoii township 0. F. Williams; associate. T. IL Ellis, J. W. Johnson. Shawneo township J. D. Allen; asso ciates, Wm. Donaldson, Wm. Holme. Monticello tnwnbi R. W. Cattersor; associates, J. B. Jenkins, C L. Rober;, Sr.. .. . Spring Hilt township IL H. Wilcox; associates, W. A. Jeukinson, . Gardner township F. Ilendricksoo; associates, V. E. E'li, W. J. O.t. On motion of C. B. McR .berts, Ruoloel, That the Whigs of the differ ent cou die in the Territory bo requested to organize, preparatory to Territorial organization. On motion of J. J. Ford, E q , ; E'Moloel, That we recommend amiss meeting of the Whi,r nf the comity be held at Olathe, on Svii'diy. the GJi dy nf August, and that J. T. Qiarte and S. F. Hill be a committee to iuvite speakers for that occasion. On motion of L. S. Cornwall, the pro ceedings of the meeting bi furnished tho editor of the Uebald o? Fbeedom for publication. The meeting then aljourned Ujdil tha Cih day of Angust next. ' JOHN T. QUAKLES, Cuairman. ' S. F. Hiu,, Sicreury. . ' ' Uses of I. . In health no one onht to drink lea water, for it ha occasioned fatal infl im -tion of the stomach and boweU, aud sometime sudden death. The tempta tion to drink it i very great iu rummer; to ne it at ll with any safety, the per son should take but a single swallow at a time, take the x from Kp foihalf a minute, aud then another swallow, and roon, It will lie fouud that in thf way it becomes disagreeable after a few mouth full. - On tha other hind, ice itself may bo Jptaken ss freely as itoseiUU', not only with-; out injury but wrn tne nnsi sinning ad vantage in dangerous forms of disease. If broken in is f a p or bean, and-, swallowed as freely as practicable,, with out much chewing nr crushing between the teeth, St will often he efficient in checking various kind of dttrrboj i, and and baa cured violent esses f -Asiatic cholera. - - ' ' '. ... .- . A kind of cushion of powdered lea, kept to the entire scalp, ba allayed vio lent inflamation of the brain, and arrest-' ed fearful convulsions induced by too much blood there. ' . ' ' ' - - i Water a cold aa ice can make, applied., freely loth throat, neck and tha chest with a sponge oreloth.'very often aiTnrls . an slmoat miracnlon relief,' and. If thi be f.dlowcd by drinking copiously of the same ice cold clement, tbe wetted parts wiped dry and tbe child be wrapied np well in lie bed -clothe; it falls iuto a de lightful nod life-giviog alumber. ''' Atl Ufl imatiana. Internal or external, are promptly uWul by tha appl''01 of ic and water, becaiu it is converted into steam, and rapidly conveys away tha extra heat, and alo dimimsne tne quan tity of U n-I in the veel of th par. :- f A i iace of ica laid on lb wnt will of ten arrest violent bleeding nf th nose. , Todrh.k any ice-cold liquid at meats retard digestion, chill the bdy. and haa been known to induce th most uanger- ou internal congestions. ' .','. - If. ice ia put into tmik or on putter, ana these are not used at lb time, they lost their freshness and become snnr and Ulv (bribe essential oat nre uf both la changed whu one fmxn anil then thawed. HaUt Journaiof IleaUk , , : ,., .. . frr W learn from a rcedi".! sonrc, that th troops who left F-tt R ley about a month aide, to spend tha summ-r os th Arkansas, bav bl a btttle with th Kiowa', and. lost 17 killed. W bi not learned th full particulars, but shall prohibly before our next tue. Vaarfwn . , i i 6! ; i w ! I i t i t