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ciiuiy. MAN'D.llLLs, I'UM'KKS, IX.WKS,
CAItDS, cmCULAlt-J, PAMiTILLT-WoKK
And other kin In, .lone :o ur'er, m short no' ee.
Cormpanlenc f ike Arfu. .
V '"' '"" " Jacksoxtilli, O. T., June 11, 1855.
' Mn. Aiaoi : ( hivo juit retimitd from i trip
down to Wnlk.walla, at (lie Willimelte b leruii d
in tliiipurt of the' Territory.'1 I wui pleiMd, of
courw with (lie nvtural prospect, for lite country
hnrolU itKlf before llio traveler like a grrut map
bound round with a dark tiin of mountain!, inter-ttvU-i
tint and there by a itreihi enclosed with
it tliick border of fir timber', and ilretclng out In
the dUUnco like a huge rerpent ' The eye taken
in it one riew more lubstuntial wealth, more nib
atunce for real prosperity thun ever ha, bern or
ever can be found in all the gold niinei of Californ
ia ; and more true Jioetry, Doblo iinagii, esquin'te
harmony of form, lirooki growing to riven, valleya
.expanding to fertile plniiu, grovta . divi-rgiiig into
uresH, hilla swelling to iiiuunluiim, mid iiiouiituim
rising midt the cluucln, thun ever wai written,
save by lliin whoev ip'o U the CuivcrM.
All llii" and llliifh moro might have been laid
at it probably waa thought yean ago, when the
tirat eip'orer beheld this country of which I am
ipeuking ; but .IUt; arc oilier iinproioiii whieh
aUike the traveler of the present day more direct
, ly, and cerliiiuly, if ho C):ne like me from Jack
ouriUe, muajt itvorably. . , . ..
B"gne rivor-.valli'y rejoice! in a fertile wil, nnd
acl'mate pcaliapi more fuvorublo thuu that of the
Willamette, but it really tuflVra from the vicinity
of the mii.e-j.4o whi:h interest tho agricultural
plays second. The farmer not only calculating
tol.ve aJTot llie miner, but expecting to make a
furluue vut'Cf him in the course of a few years, is
therefore aimsttlcd ; hii calculations are tempora
ry, lm -thinks the country will be woilh nothing
ivben the mines are exhausted, (at.d heaven knows
they have needy reached that slato at this day)
and so he, piles ou the inot exorbitant prices, with
the ridiculous idea, that, ho is making hay while
the sun shuiee., whilst in fact he is only snipping w.
pool miners driving us to despair, or from the
country, wlterr wo might luy by a liitle money if he
would be salufleil to lecd us at such rates as would
iiiVord him lc(itiiiiiite proHt.
Last year the Walla-wallas hauled flour through
the canyon aiid uiujernold the Uogue rogues, and 1
Jiuve no doubt if tho road was planked through it
Aim that they woi'4 continue to supply lis for some
time to come. I'-But the canyon is now impassable,
and our uirmoss cuu have their own tonus, which
.arc just lo'.iough to shut out the packers fruin
.Crescent City.'
We have a few turnips of the present year at
rlhe tvmurka.Lly low price of ten cents per pound.
I'otatoes,Jhereui e none in tho valley, which shows
what enormous eaters we gold diggers are, or, (and
A believe it is the true view,) that our farmers arc
Jun unthrifty set, unfit for prosjierily. And here
.there, occurs an anomaly: notwithstanding the
. fertility of the soil, the unexampled increase, bath
t -vegetable and iinNnial, the high price, uud the in
.-adcquucy.of the supply to meet the demand, Hill
,rl!ie iiieicJianii (our friends) refuse to give I hero
'vred.t, and.Uicy always s.em to be light up, which
I con isuly account for upon tlio hyiioihesis that
they are J.-.zy. If you truvel on the road tiiey will
regale you with fried pork and heavy black birud,
. stowing you way at night in some nameless hole,
,UllU.we.or.'t!iree dirty blankets, to become the
miserable prey of hiiugiy verm'n, for"wh ch sup
..per and bed ynwjireloo happy to p iy one dollar
. and a half, ami .e without your breakfust. . 1
.upui.al.io veryne.lioe eye may fall upon llii,
my-iemeriiliciace uf a n'ghl utlhc "Six-bit lloiuti"
aind on at thr-'Turtle Creek Mills," if there is any
belter .nation for the .cxitinuance of the dirt and
S.tliof ''lorlyiliii.e" ut this d iy in Oregon than
L.tbete is for the nKcHivaiioii of the exoib'taut pii-
cesoMliatyiear. ,
i If llrasenio ore fixed to the foil, whose duti-
nies am permanently iuierwoven willi thecoomry
woulH treat the floating population hospitably,
charging such pticea as the resources of labor
would justify, they would be conferring no greater
advantages upon others than upon themselves.
We feel, and I speak confidently for the class to
, which I belong, as if all others were conspiring to
jet our money, without an equivalent ; the relaxa
tion a traveling, or idleness are equally extravau a u
cies in arbich we cannot indulge. ' Our daily food
with nothiog for clothing requires what would be
a haudsome income iu a properly regulated agri
cultural community. And so we have no alterna
tive but to remain in O'lr cabins with the hope that
"industry aud parsimony may at some time enable
' os to quit by the shortest route a country that has
no attractions for us. .'0 ,it. ,
. Here it is thai I wish to mark the cootrast which
exists between the two sides of the territory. . Pas
sing through the Umpqua you feel that you are ia
, the f bin t ivuaatitm. , You stop ever night
, with alis. at the fool of the mountain, be is a i
model landlord, aud will entertain you not oniy
. with good fare for the body, but he baa all the chit
cbat of the road, and some good stories to pass
way the evening. 1 you are traveling jSorUi,
before yen reach bit bras yoe will tee s saw-mill
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VOL. 1. ORBQOW CITY, ORBOOWTaKITOlTT, lATPRPAT, JXTIffg 3tt, ltl. ' ITO; if!
that seldom goes, the history of which Estie 'erill
give yon, together wlihaakstoh of Raid lis eecra
trie owner, wIm ia living on briad aud water la the
hope ef preliiaf'ng hit He to luch a time as bis
lumber may come In demand. ,
Pan'ng over the mountain you descend lute the
Willamette valley, and realm something of the
project which I have attempted to describe In the
qpeniug of my letter. If, so uufortunaie as I, roa
have prnt the last three or four years ia the miues
aud mountainsof Catifoiuia, you awaken as if it
ware the remembrance! of a dreem. It kl net Or
egon t you are in ail old country, old farms, old
houses, el l orchards, ami dear old remembrances
iurroiiiiu vou. or at lean It smed so to mc. '
Though mme of the houmfiat which I HopH
were even wanting in what are considered neces
saries or li.'e, still c reryliuuj ha I that unpreteuding
air of nealueas which is found only iu farming
rawimunitio that eleauliness which so agreeably
kUrpriras those who come from the miues. .
.The population, howover Hior at present, how
ever laughed and jeered at by ihone who sweat
their iiv.1 away in Ihesiinlen gi.lchis of Californ
ia and Oiegon for the poor competition of sirre
fy handling a few bright scales of gold, which
must iuevetably pnaa into the hands of express
men, packers and merchants, are building up for
ihcinnclves a permanent wealth which era long
will dep.-nd upon no contingencies, whilst are poor
miners are palpably exhausting our resources each
day aud there ii the difference, the farmer in
creases the value of the ground upon which he la
bors, whilst the miner dutroys it., , ,.
I am not a flying traveler, jolting down the pe
culiarities of a people among whom 1 have tpenl
only a day, but the personal embodiment of what
I write, having learned by the best opportunities of
observation and ample expel ience the evils which
we suffer tw a class ; and I thiuk that I know
which are inevitMe, (pringing from the nature of
our pii:-siul, aud which are conventional and might
be prevented. In the first place we have no con
cert of action except upon very special nnd exci
ting occasions where the whole community is bu
rned utcly interested j we are always ready ;
puuith a murder or the!), limply because it ii IU
act of self-protectiou, but take no further interest iu
the morals of n coinmuniiy iu which we feel that
we are only transie nt observers with no permsnent
interest; we are not social, have no correspondence
with our next neighbor, don't knew whether he is
doing Weil or bad ; his politics, his religion, and his
name are all mysteries to us it ia true we might
Hud all them things out simply by asking him,
but it would be an act of idle curiosity, the same
iu effect us if we should put those questions to a
man whom we met on the highway. The conse
quences of this are very upparent : the raw mate
rial of the community appears upon the surface,
sluco it is not mixed or stirred the good cannot ab
sorb the bad, and the latter appears too ollen the
principal part, whilst in fact we are neither worse
limn nor different aa individuals from the same
number of the specica anywhere elae. .1 :i
Rapacity aud selfishness have the field to them
sclves ogninst them individuals are left to pro
tect themselves there is no united voice of the
community to cry out.- Like a flock of sheep we
art tulu n, one at a time, und sheared j first by the
bunker, and if we escape the gambler, theu by the
merchant, und whilst we all stand in the pen, not
one poor fuel umougst us dreams that his turn may
Come the next.
It is "fortunate for us that nature has provided us
With so.ne wonderful instincts, though our reason
has nut inducted us imo the true state of the rase;
by being i beared so often and so close we become
cold, and being cold we naturally look about ui to
we what has become of our covering. It is uu
scCissary lo go into details, eveiy miner understands
that he has not been benefited by the reduction of
the price of gold dnst to $16 per ox., that it has
ilei'.hor made the article plentier nor reduced the
price of grub; he still pays for tho same quantity of
rag around his bacon w hich he can not cat, aud 1
am sure that he ia sensible that the Sunday luw ii
not avuided by the Stores and Saloons wholly for
his benefit.
' My subject ii only opening out, and yet my time
und space are exhausted. I had wished to say
something of the election lost Monday, nnd have a
tick at the new system, or more properly the old!
However. I shall take another opportunity. Aside
from the moral view of the case, the election in
Jacksonville offers an: pie material for a letter a
fine field for descriptive talent. '.'
My first thread is i-pun. . SPIDER.
S3T Two well known pvlillvlllell of De
troil were slightly "done fr" on thti Satrtt-
day morning train, coming from Ningaiit
to this city. 1 Having grown weary witlt the
ennui of tlie jou tnoy. on their arrival at
London they concluded tliev would obtain
a nark of cards for their amusement.'' Ac-
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eordiii"ly a buy was distia'clied with a three
dollar bill to purchase the desired article.
The time dad nearly arrived for the cars to
start, but tho boy did not make bis appear
ance. The gentlemen got uneasy--one of
them stepped totlie platform and discovered
the roguish youth peeping slyly round the
corner of building. Our friend began to
amell the rat, and was about to leave the
train and chastise the roagish messenger
when the bell sounded it was too late he
was obliged to content himself with a violent
shake of his fist at the boy, who Coolly ap
plied his thumb to his nose, and cried out
does your mother know' you'rt out"
Derrott Admtiter. " . 0 M '-a
Mr. Palmer Lancaster, of Michigan has invent.
I ed a machine for shearing rntep. . j
1 1 I -.,!! niJ lied ml
It""1 " nil i nil oTrr.Hi Inj-iTi !miiT)ii1
Jq., j,r,,f ol ,fn V vduan
Great Sic Messeai at Lsavenwerlfc CUy,
la. T. A rroastneal 1-oltltclaa of tare
fre-Htavert Van tkiitea at a Heiatter
Meet tas. The , rervtlrator Ikraateae
wit a Lyack Law Mob yioUace An
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. i (From Ibe St.LouIiIotelligenoer,MayS. 'I
., U'etre indebted to patscngonon the) Mia
souri river packets down, for the following
account of a Iiomicido nt Leavenworth City,
which created tho most intense excitement
in and around that town.' It Moms that
there Wait meeting of squatters and , citi
zens of I ho town and neighborhood gener
ally, in Lrav'cnworth City, on Monday, 30tb
April', got together for tlte purpose ,of ma
king a publio'dcmoristrntlon of opinion with
regard to tho claims of tha squnttera, the
election, the lavry agitation,., and other
piotniimnt quosiions ngiuted, jn that sec
tion.,, There was a large attendance flf both
tin .lave."- and nnti slavery men, ,'nnd tho
niocifii'l wii cfinc'erizAd b immnriou!-'!
iip, Irckoritiif, coiifiM'on, And euudition.
of animosity, between tin- two faciona.
4 qui'stion, : among thers, win put. .to
vnt! by .the Chairmuu, .and the tote buim;
close, a division was called by ordering the
ares to one siue i inu iiuiisvniiu uiu nays
to the other. Malcomb Clark; a prominent
Wlitician of the pro-slavery motion,: and a
large owner, of ,pr a squatter on laud in and
nbout the town, cried out, "V o have the
majority,", to -which a lawyer nnmed ' Mc
Crea a leader of the Frecaoil faction,' an
swered, "It's a lie;" whereupon Clark ad
vanced upon litm, and . struck mm with a
club, which would have felled him had he
not be-on prevented by staggering against
tho wall.' As soon as ho recovered from
the stun, McCrea drew a revolver and shot
Clark, killing hi in instanMy.; McCrea then
fled, holly pursued by a number of Clark's
friends, who fired several shots at him, pone
of which, however,' took eflect. .' He ran to
the river, nnd sought shelter behind the
bank, which was :;brupt nnd iiigh,' whence
his friends took him in their protection, re
moved him to the fort, two miles utstant,
and delivered him to the military authorities,
who locked him up in the guard house.
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Ureat excitement ensued, lurcatsoi mno
iolence and Lvnch law were circulated, but
no unlawful demonstrations made. A peti
tion was gotten up by the mob, and signed
by three or four hundred names, requesting
the oflicers in command at the fort to give
up the prisoner, promising to give him the
benefit of an impartial trial by jnryY' TKo
petition was not acceded to, and the prisoner
was still confined in the guard house nt tho
time our informant left. . .. . .
' A handbill was' printed and circulated all
over the' country, up nnd down the river,
calling' upon all pro-slavery men, nil true
friends of the South, and of slavery in Kan
sas, to moot .on Thursday, at Leavenworth
tiity,.to take into ccinsiueranun uie unpen ui
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atlairs, and to nttopt measures ot procceu
ing in the present crisis. The handbill is
signed by B. F. Stringfollow and John VV.
Ke lev, editors of the "Squatter sovereign,
J. Marion Alexander, and a number, of
others . ' '' ', .. -
We learri bv the St. Louis Democrat of
the samo date that there was to ie anotner
mobocratic display at Parkvillc on the nth,
at the bidding of the Self Defensive Associn
tton. The crowd was to bo divided off into
squads, to be detailed as follows : Ono com
pany to hansns Uily, to destroy tne Amer
ican Hotel, used as the reception house for
the Eastern men who come to settle in Kan
sas ; .another to proceed at the right timt to
Kmins Territory, to break up the Herald
of p ri'cuom otnee ; ana omers to uo o"ti
ness in oilier counties. ' '
The Democrat also publishes a letter to
the Duhlio from George S.. Park, of Park
villa, Mo-on the subje.ct of tho destruction
of the printing office by tho mob.. Ho was
absent in Kansas at the time, but forthwith
returned home on hearing of tho outrage
The Democrat aays: ;i ' ' " ! 1
-..?'lt is a manly and dignified appeal to the
honor and patriotism of tho people of Mis
souri, against tho ruffians who have.violatcd
the laws of tho State, in order to prevent an
exposure the frauds committed by them
in Kansas." 1 ' " ' 1 ' " ' " - "
t !..,.- .- TO THE PUBIIC. h.v. oil
. When our urintinir office was destroyed
I was absent in Kansas Territory, and re
turned forthwith on receiving information
of it. ' 1 am filled with the deepest concern
for th event' thai have transpired, and thr
passions that bear sway premeilitateuV an
thev have bnen. by a large and, powerful
secret association. I am liiiM-y to know
that the citiiens of Parkville and vicinity
took no part in it; and why my life and
nrorjertv should bo destroyed by any portion
of this community I cannot tell : the chargi
of abolitionism is false t I have never har
bored a thought nor mediated .an action
detrimental to the honor, the interests, or
institutions of Missouri, but have labored
unceasingly. o promote her prosperity. It
is truo I have not believed tho honor and
interest of Missouri to be in that course of
policy markei out by edtne politicians
duty has compeiiea.roe to, cross) u.eir puui,
which has brought on my devoted head the
bitterest persecution. . '1 , ,'
Our paper can be read it will speak for
ttself. -'I! does "not claim ptrfeetion-tbe
leading objects have been to promote tbe
principles of, temperance, , morality; and
virtue ; to take a conservative ppl'ical stand,
And, by moderating the' extremes nd hj
softening sectional asperities, to promote the
general good of the country and tbe perpe
tuitT of tbe American Union. : .
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fl'M ll"M 111! X II 'II" II kl II 7 . A
, love the South, nnd have spent th best
energies of my life to advance her interests
una, her glory. , the batile-niias ot lexns
nr eternal evidence of the fact j where in
dividual enterprise ' gathered around llio
gnllaril Houston, and by incredible hardship
and almost superhuman .sxertion, tho inde
pendence of that vast country was achieved
now one of the brightest stars in the con
stellation of Slates; and refer to my fellow
citizens to nttest tho fact, while I nave re
sided in Missouri, I have labored unceas
ingly to promote her interests. , . t
,','vVith regwd to leaving this community.
I would do so cheerfully, as soon as I could
dispose of my interests here, were I satisfied
that a further residence wah not agreeable ;
but to leave the grave of my wife', the house
I have toiled years to embellish and improve,
and many interest iuterwoven .with, the
growth nnd prosperity of the cuintry, and
the for no 'offeriV, liko a b.o culpiit-1
cdnliot! "'I would riilher prefer driith atmv
own borne, ninid. the flowers and trees plan
ted and consecrated by itH'ccii".), and uponi
ihu s'uii uf the country I have toiled to build
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up. UUf press oeen iuion nuo uie
Alissouri river I hint be btil icd there loo
an humble individual is in the power of
buudredi of armed men hut his death will
not destroy Uie' freedom of the ' American
Press 1,, ( Independence of thought and action
is iuherent in the" bosom of every freeman,
and it will gush tip like a perpetual fountain
forever I God has impressed on his universe
the principles of truth and justice, and they
must prevail. , . ' . .,
If there is no security in the land of
Washington If nn American home affords
no protection -if the time ie arrived when
this Union must be dissolved, nnd all its
kindred ties and mighty interest broken and
destroyed, and our hind drenched with
fraternal blood, then let me be buried bo
ncnlh the turbid waters of the Missouri rath
er than live to behold such a scene. God
save our country. - Geo. S. Pabi.
. A report was current in St. Louis on the
5ih, that Geo. S. Park had been severely
lynched in Kansas, and his dwelling house
burned. .This the Democrat pronounces "a
fabrication of his enemies." The Platte
Argus, however, warns both Park and Pat
terson not to appear in Weston on the 6th.
The mob resolutions, it will be recollected,
were to the effect that if these men were
found in Weston on that day, they should
be thrown into the Missouri river, or be fol
lowed to Kansas nnd hung. The Argns
further says that "the course of those who
committed to the bottom of the Missouri
river the Luminary press, has been sanction
ed by a very large and enthusiastic meeting
of the people of Clay county, who hnve ap-
minted committees to wait upon, and warn
off abolition preachers. ... ,,. . .,
To all this "Atchison banditti ' conduct,
tho St. Louis Democrat thus briefly but
pointedly comments: . , , ,
"Surely the people of that State must be
possessed of the same devils that drove the
swine over the precipice into the sen. ' How
reasonable beings can be gumy or such
reckless lawlessness we cannot dtvme. .
J The following handbill was published nt
Weston and Leavenworth ::.,;!
TO THE PUBLIC I GREAT INDIGNATION MEET
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i4rouand aunge the blood of your fellow man!
Whereas: Malcomb Clark, one of our most worthy
IIUU CBIIIIIUOIO CHltCIIB U lllll.l t
nuaslbletesee without admirinir. or lo know with
out esteeming, and of whom it might be said that
those who knew him best loved nun mosi, was con
sigued to an untimely crave, killed! alrocioitsly
murdered: without uny jusi cause or provocation,
In Ibis ciiv. on the 30th ultimo, by the violent and
ruthless hand of an assassin, C. McCrea, a meeting
of our ciuzenr is hereby called iu Una place ou
Thursday, May 3d, for the purpose of taking some
action in relation to this foul aud atroeiouacrime by
which a happy lamily haa sustained a aad and l
reparable bereavement, and our community been
deprived of one of her meet useful and euterprising
ciliiens. .; . .
Here is another life that has been taken by the
murderous hand of a treacherous villain! Where
these fatal couseaueucea will end, God oulv knows!
Arise, fellow men, and trample unoer your leet tne
hvdra-headed monster. ABOLITION I3M !
Signed by U. Scott Doyle, aud others, members
of the coinmilteeappo.iiiea oy uie eiiiicusoi iav.
enworth to frame a call for a publio meeting.
Lkavenwuith UiTV,K. 1., .nay 1st, !Si. ;
Latest from Ike Seal of War. .'
The Musouri Kopublican of the 12th May
has the following ; . .. .. , , . .,' i . ,,,
Kansas. An Illinoia Abolition paper is
abu.iinir us because we did -not publish ui
address, or plutlaliiaiioli, t'i the people of
Kansas, calling upon them to assemble und
take measure to ell! ct, the removal of Gov,
Reeder from tho office which he holds in that
Territory. That paper will excuse us for ex
ercising the right of filling up our paper ac
cording lo our own judgment. .We aid not
publish tho proclamation because it never
bad tbe sanction of any name, or authority
of any kind, and " never endorsed, so far
as we have seen, by any public meeting.
For aught that we could sec, it apiicared as
much like a trick of the abolitionists of Kan
sas to keen nn the excitement, as an effort
of the people of thai Territory to get rid of
a Governor who is obnoxious to iiiein, j ,
Time has proven that this proclamation
Hid not meet the concurrence or approbation
of any considerable number of citizens of
Kansas, for tney oio no respona mo can,
and the President ia left to dispose of Gov.
Reeder as he may deem proper either by
r-tj.ininff him in office, or by dismissing him
We infer from the dispatches from Wah.
ington last evening, that Do change will be
made that Gov, Reeder will be permitted
i. I . i. y i.' . In iH imUmilmiiH
to remain, and that, he will return with his
family to tho territory, in time to meet the
Assembly when it convene! in July, fcleo
tions to fill vacancies declared by tbe Gbv
to exist In that body, will be held on tho
22d of this month, but it matters very little
liow.they may terminate, as there is already
a decided A nti-Abolition majority in each
branch of tho Assembly, Tho majority in
that body will be able to fashion things just
a they please, and believe, from ottr
knowledge of the men, that while they will
recognize the institution of slavery, they
will do every ihing in their powr to advance
tho interests of the Territory." ' ' . ,
'A correspondent of the Mo. Republican,
writing from White Head, Kansas, on 'May
it- H ) i '.'I it I" '-'! .: -.1 M i 1
1st, says i ,
' For a long time It has been Warm nnd dry-, and
high winds have blown continually, until the
streams had almost ceaaed to 6Walong their ehan
i.ela. and vegetation looked languishing nnd dying.
Tin ruin, which began yesterday, and still contin
ues to f ill, though only in occasional sprinklings, is
reviving all nature, inanimate and anmate. We
thall now be able to plant our corn wltb the hope of
an abundant crop ; and, in; anticipation of the
large luoi eaea in population during the year, there
will be a great deal planted. ,.Many of the farm
ers, too, are bringing in number! of hngi aud oat,
tie, so aa to be ablo to supply any profitable demand
for provision!. '" " ' ' ' '
Immigrants are still arriving by land and water.
Numbers are prospecting and taking claims, and
building bousei, and plowing fields, and engaging
in every employment incident to a new country,
and giving to it a business appearance which haa
rarely b.en equaled. Tou can no longer feel lone
ly in the foreiti, or upon the plains you nieet per
sons everywhere. N o longor is it necessary to have
an enduring horso to bear you long d stances to
keep you from sleeping on the cold sod nnd being
canopied only by the sky. You can walk at your
leisure and find hospitable roofs to shelter and re
fresh yen..
There are to bs two weddingiin this neighbor
hood to-n;ght. Marriages are very frequent, and
there are already a good many native white Kan
kasiaiu. . , . ; ,
There are some few tra ns now getting ready for
California. English'! train will Hart from St. Jo
seph, Mo., th'i week. It will cons'st of some twen
ty men and aix or e'ght hundred head of cattle.
The course of the oltiieni of Ploite.ln regard to
Park and Patterson and the Northern Methodist
preachers, has been sanctioned by a large meeting
of the citiiens of Clay county. . , ,
It ia wholly out of the question for Abolif on'sts to
get a foot-hold here. Horace. Greeley and his hot
brained, fanatical pack may howl until they make
the welkin ring, to try to frighten us with the threat
of pouring one hundred thousand freemen, ae he
calli them, into Kansas. ve do not believe a
word of it. We think there are not that many
acna'blo Free Soilcra In the whole country who
would desire, under the circumstances, to come to
Kansas: and aa for the vict'mi ef the Aid Soaiety,
they are getting out of it fast enough to spread the
news al home in time to prevent any of their neigh.
bora from being duped by theisms thing, aielfuh
and treachcroua organiution. , We are glad lo sec
good men here from every quarter. ' We would
welcome honest citiiens from New York and Mas
sachusetts as readily and heartuy aa from any other
portion of our country, . , I, i .., '. '
We would hail luch men as our countrymen and
brothers. But tho managers of the Aid Society
and their base tools would find the atmosphere of
Kansas very uncongenial ; indeed, so warm that
they would hasten back to catch the ' Atlantic
breeiceto oool them off. They oould not exist in it;
I tell them the truth when I tell them so, and if
they doubt it, as Mr. Greeley would a em inclined
to do, jnatlet tbm come and try it. I would in
vito Mr. Greeley especially and particularly, as he
seems to ba a sort of champion of the freemen,
proclaiming to them with confidence, the glorious
benefits and growing delights that they would find
in a home in this new land of fertile plains, aud
balmv air. lo come and try it himself. I will. war.
rant that if he i's an honest man, that he wi II advise
no more abolitionists to come here J that he will tell
them that he was mistaken ; that the soil ia not
suited to their labor, nor the climate to their con
atituliona. ;. ... ... ... ... . ,., .- ,.
lad tgnatloa Meettag 71 o. X, al Leavenworth,
Pursuant to adjou rnment of tho Indigna
tion mooting on the 30lh April, the citizens
of Leavenworth re-convened on Thursday,
at 1 1 o'clock, Col. A. Payne presiding, and
James M. Lyle acting as Secretary of the
meeting. ' ' ' ' : ...
; The committee appointed to draft resolu
tions reported the following, through , tbo
chairman, J M. Alexander, which were
unanimously adopted : . ( .. .,
Unsolved. That we recret the death of our es
teemed I'ellow-citrien, Malcolm Clas, and most
bitterly condemn the cowardly act by which he
waa murdered ;but we would deprecate any viola
tion of the lawsof the Und by way of revenue, and
stand reedy lo ms.iitsiii and deleod llie laws irom
mob viol. nee i that we do not deem the lime
has arrived when n is iiecesanry for men to main-
taiu their inahenaWe r.gnie uy selling a. uenamo
the Constituted authorities of the copnlry. .
RmoIvmI. That we deeply and sincerely eym-
Mthiae willi the family of Maleubn Clark, deoeaeed,
in their sad and irreparable bereavemeni, which
has deprived them er an affectionate and doatmg
ruber, aud the community of one Of her most use
ful, enlerpr'.siun and esteemed citiiens., , ,,
Kesnlv-id, i bat ins inieresis oi our jnung ana
bnmlv Territorv have lost in the per) of Mr. Clark
an energetic and praiseworthy friend i one who
waa ever ready to put forwaid his best efforts to
advance the publio weal, and whose sentiments
were liberal, and at all limes expressed, wun a
bold and fearless defiance of the errors of the day.
. Resolved, That no. man haa a right to go into any
community and d.e.urb its peace and quiet by
doing incendiary acta or circulating ineendinry
sentiments; ws therefore advise such aa are unwill
ing to lubmit to the institutions ef thai oountry, lo
leave for eoinvetiiuatt more congenial lo Uieit
feeiiis) M abolition sowitiim.ts laanoi, ar will unit
be tolerated' here and while we de not say what
will be the consequences, for the peace and quiet
of the Community, we urge all enterta'ningand si
presaing auch sentiment to leave immediately;
claiming the right to, expel all soeh' a persist ia
evch a eourse.
Hesolvsd, That in Ilia present stste of publics!
oilement there ie no such thing is oeatroiliag the
ebullition of feeling while manual remains ui the
country on 'which to givs it vent. Ta the peculiar
friends of Northern fanatics ve say this ie net your
eouutry, go home aad Vent your treason where you
may find sympathy. 'I
Resolved, '1 hat we invite the Inhabitants of every
State, North, South, East and Went, to come
among us and to cultivate the beautnui prune
lamia of our Territory, but leave behind you tbe
fanaticisms of higher law and all kiudred dectrineai
come only to maintain the laws as they exist, aad
uet to preach your higher duties of setting them
at naught, for we warn vou in advance, that out
instituliona are sacred to as, and must and shall
be respected. - . i
Resolved. That the Institution of ilavery is known
and recognized in thia .Territory : that we repel the
doctrine that it iaa moral aud political evil, and we
burl back with acorn upon' its ilanderoue authors
the charm of Inhumanity, sud we warn all persons
not to cotne to our own peueeful firesides to slander
us, aud sow llie icedi of discord between the mu
ter end the servant ! for much aa wo may depre-
cite tho necessity to which we may be driven, we
cannot be respona ble for the consequence.
, Ilesolved, J bat we recognize tne r.gnt or every
mau to entertain hie own sentiments on all ques
tions, and to act them out so long as they interfere
with neither publie nor private rights, but that when
the ala of men sir.ko at the peace of our social re
lnt oui, and tend to aubvert the known and recog
nized rights of others, auch acta are in violation of
morali, of natural law, and lyatemi of jurispru
dence, to wh cli we are accustomed to submit
Resolved. Tluvt a vicilnnjo committee, consisting
of thirty members, shall now be appointed, who
shall observe and report all auch persons aa shall
openly act in violation of law and order, and by the
exnrcssion of abolition sentiments produce disturb
ance to the quiet of the citiiens, or danger to their
domestic relations, and all such uims offending
shall be notified and made to leave the Territory. .,
Tho coininitteo appointed on Monday last to nay
tify MrPhill psof the requisition of tha eitisenaof
Leavenworth, reported to the meeting that the said.
Philips had left town In compliance with the In
struction! given hi in.
' On motion of J. Marion Alexander, a Commit"
tee of Vigilance, comiatingof thirty, waa appoint
ed for the purpose of carrying out the resolutions
of the meeting. '
The meeting was addressed by Judge Leoorapte
Col. J. N. liurns, of Weiton, and D. M. Johnson.
Popular Sentiment la Wester a Missouri.
Ibe Rope, the Faigot, aad the Flee
threatened on Free-Hollers.
The Missouri Argus, of the 1st of May, pub
lishes the proceedings of a mass meeting held at
Weston, at which a leries of resolutiona, of a some
what lingular character, wore passed.
In the first place they Buy lelf-defenca requ ree
the expu'iibn from our Shite of every person who
by acta or worda brirega reproach upon negro ala
very and then goes on to state that rubbers and
traitors have no right to any protection from raw;
and neither have incendiary individuals who would
disturb our institutions.
The resolution! ratify the proceedings at Park
ville, and and approve of the resolution in regard
to . Methodist preachers, and adds thereto, all
preacheri who preach against slavery. They pro-.
fesa to have uo argument against Abolition papers,
but the Missouri river, the beufire, and Uie hemp
rope. i ....
The meeting pledged itself to go to h ansae and
holp to expol those thieves who should attempt cor
rupting the iluvcs.
A grand mass meeting la called, wblcn waa vr
lake place at Parkville on the 5th of May.
Pretty Women and Politeness.
.. A talented lady who "writes for tlio pa
pers," sneaks thus of city railway can : "The
seats of the car were all occupied crowded,
yet the conductor, stopped for irie. Not
wishing lo disturb those who were seated, 1
was intending to stand, but a gentleman up
at tho far end arose and insisted upon my
taking his Seati ' tieing very tired, I thank
ed him nnd obeyed. Presently a lady,
much younger, much prettier," and much
better dressed than myself, entered tho can
No less than fourgcntlemon arose irfatantly,
offering her a seat. She smiled sweetly
nnaffectedly, And thanking the gentleman
who urged the nearest seat to her she seated
herself with a peculiar grace of manner;.
Sho had ono of thoso faces Raphael was
ulways painting touchingly sweet and ex
pressive. A littlo nfter this " young beauty
had taken hor scat, a poor woman, looking
very thin And very pHle, with that care-worn;
haggard look that poverty, and sorrow,
nnd hard labor always give, came in. She
might have been one of thofe poor seam
stresses who work liko slaves and starve
for their labor. She was thinly And meanly
clad, and seemed weak and exhausted. She
had evidently no sixpence to throw away,
and came in the car not to stand, but to rest
while she was helped on in hor journey.
While she was meekly standing for tbe mo-
ment.none of the ycntlemtn (?) offering to
to rise, Raphael's angel, with sweet reprov
ing eyes, looked on those who had so
officiously offered her a scat, and seeing
none of them attempt to move, and just as
myself was rising to give the poor old lady
a seat, she arose and insisted upon tbe wo
man taking her seat. It was all the work
of a moment; nnd the look of grateful sur
prise the old woman gave her, and the
glance of sweet pity the beautiful girl be
stowed on the woman as she yields bet seat, .
and the evident consternation of the broad
cloth Individuals, who were manifestly
put to shame-all were tome irresistibly
interesting and instructive. One of these
same broadcloth wearers, apparently over
powered with confusion, got up And left tha
car, And Raphael's Mgol took his vacant
seat,"