The Sumner Gazette from Sumner, Kansas • 2

SUMNER, A A i 3 i 0nmncr ADVERTISEMENTS. Sumner Sljc Snmncr (Sajcttc. ANOTHER FREE STATE MAN MURDEltED Ey ths National Democrats ef Atchison, and so attempt suffered to be made to arrest the Murderer or M3 Accomplices! be elected or rejected. They have pending this action, provided for a state election on the first Monday in January next, underpaid instrument, and under the authority of a usurping Regency, unknown to constitutional authority, and dangerous to the liberties of the people the design of the same being to rob the people of Kansas of their rights, as rescued through the ballot box in October last and destroy the only legitimate Territorial legislative body ever in Kansas This dangerous assumption of power policy that elected" him, and he being the quintesence of policy it is vtry evident that he will sustain the Convention that formed the Constitution for the State of Kansas, as a matter of policy. The Constitution which will be adopted by pot tion of the people of Kansas on next monday, will pass Congress and receive the signature of Sir.

Buchanan, the rantings of the "Little Giant" to the contrary, notwithstanding. The Topeka Constitution will go up and be laid down by. Congress, and then Gov. Robinson will call his hosts together Col. Lane will be in his glory at the head of a.

few thousand in the meantime the election under the Calhoun-Con ven' ion will have passed, and Frank Marshall will be declared Governor elect of the S-ate of Kansas, one of the glorious States of North America, and will pro- uoa 01 justice ana numanuy ior tne rcc-claim! and proclaim and proclaim of -our intentions, we do solemnly The particulars are as follows: a free State Missourian named Lathan, claimed a piece of land which was also claimed by a 'Democrat' of named McVay. Lathan had taken measures to have the merit of their respective claims decided by proper authorities at the U. S. Land Cince, and the chances were that if anything like justice was done the case would be decided in favor of Lathan. On Tuesday last, a day or two before the trial was to come off, 'McVay appre-hendig that he should lose his case, armed himself and with ten or twelve other Natknal Democrats of Atchison, (all of them prominent men of that town,) started off on horseback in search of Lathan; the party cf murderers chanced to meet their intended victim in the road, about five miles above Atchison, as quick as they discerned him, McVay levelled a double barreled gun and shot him dead, the charge entering the top part of his head and blowing the whole upper part of it off; immediately after this diabolical act, the whole party rode leisurely back to Atchison, McVay having enough Democrat about him to protect him from harm; in the course of the day McVay went oyer theriver; no attempts can be male to arrest him or any of his accomplices because they are Democrats and live in Atchison! Our readers can infer by this, what kind of a place Atchison is to live in.

No free State man's life or property is sa there if he is so unfortunate as to incur the While all this thing is going on, Judge Purkins will have had their. Convention, asking Congress to pass an enabling act to enable the whole people to form a State ichat fz nothing what a farce, enallhg act hojh. KEEP IT BEFORE THE PE0FLK THAT if the Constitution framed at Lecomnton ia adopted, all White Citizens of Zanzas. who don't own nifgcra, zie serfs Slave owners and will have tuffew more rigMs than the slaves themselves. Remember that there a provision in the Constitution framed by the bogus Convention at Lecompton, which legalize and sanctions all the outrages of last sum- no man willhave aright to vote against it.

Remember that under this Conslitu- tion all Railroad charters, Ferry privi leges, College grants, Bridge charters 1 and all rights to make any trreat public 0 t.L. wo utmn.H I i jof the Missouri elected legislature thisjeeived the popular san i is enouah to crush out all business enter-1 thority of the only legi particular hatred of any of the numerous 11 Teratorv, recognized by the authority V. desire to build a Railroad, we must find' Tt- 0f J. Democrats of that town, and it will be! iof the united States, that we shall main- recollected that Atchison polled but five i Ut eT f' tain it against all opposition. yA rture owns tho chartered right to build it.

I 5-h. That, looking chiefly to the above fret ctale votes at the late election. 4l I JOHN P. WHEELER. Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Com missioner of Deeds, dealer in Real Estate and Exchange; land bought and sold in Kansas and Missouri; money invested, Sumner.

NEW GOODS. JUST RECEIVED BY KAHN SESSLER, Front street.Between Washington avenue and Chestnut street', Sumner. DEALER IN Clothing, Groceries, Hats, Caps, Roots and Shoes, Hardware, Cutlery, Tinware. Notions, Gentlemen's Furnishing GooJs, Carpet Rags, Trunks, Jewelery, and in everything wanted in. the trade.

No store in Kansas contaius so full an assortment of every description of Dry -Goods, such as Prints, from five to twelve and a half cents per yard; Ginghams from twelve to, twenty-five cents per yard; Lawns of every description: Cotton goods of every variety, at New York prices. Country Produce taken in exchange for Goods on the most reasonable terms. LUMBER. The subscriber would respectfully announce to all persons desiring to obtain Lumber for building, fencing, that he has just erected a large new steam saw mill in the city of Sumner, by which he expects to be "able to fill orders for hard or soft lumber upoi short notice and on the most reasonable trms. There is a lath mill in connection with the saw mill, where persons can obtain laths of as good quality and on as favorable terms as at any point in the Territory.

JOHN AR OR. A. BARBER, Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions, Roots, Shoes, Clothing, and all descrip ions of goods wanted iu Luis market. Front street, between Washington Avenue and Olive street, Sumner. D.

NEWCOMB, M. D. Physician and Surgeon; Office, ojice building, corner I'd street and Washington Avenue. BOOT and SHOE STORE. Cer.

Washington Avenue and 4th st. S. J. BURNETT keeps constantly on hand all kinds of Ready Maie Boots and Shoes. lie.

is also prepared to do all the best kind of Customer work; particular atten-ion paid to making Ladies Shoes. PINE LUMBER FOR SALE; 40,000 feet extra pine Lumber, just received, on the Levee, apnly to J. P. WHEELER or A. M.

CLAFLIN, at the office of the Sumner Company. BAKER'S HOTEL, Corner of Front and Olive streets. near the steamboat landing. Sumner. The proprietor will be in readiness to give his personal attention to the wants and cornfoitsof his guests, at all times, II.

BAKER, Proprietor. ARTHUR M. CLAFLIN, General Land Agent, Forwarding and Commission Merchant Money invested and land warrants located, Land, and Town property bought and Legnl instruments, Deeds, Mortgages, Contracts, carefully drawn up. Letters of enquiry promptly answered. Sumner, T.

PTTAXZrK. MinnEXDORF, SHANZER So MIDDENDORF. Blacksmiths, Wagon makers, Horse Shoers and Plow manufacturers. New work, and all kinds of repairing promptly and well done. Shop, Cedar street between 3d and 4th, Sumner.

Ct WT vvr LAND OFFICE. Doniphan K. November 13, 1S57-To the heirs and administrart tst of the es. tate of Sydny Kay, late ct Atchison county Kansas Territory, dtccasad. You are Lere-by notified that on tbe 17th dy March 1853 I will ode' proof in mpport.

of my rignt to pre-emp the North East quarter of section teveu, Township seven, of rane twenty-two" east, in the said county of Atchison, ana the territory a which liine you can attend and offer eounter proofs before the Register and Receiver of said land -ofiice, if you see cause to attend and do so. JOHN B. G0DDARD. St. CHARLES HOTEL.

J. H. CH DL Troirietcr. This house which has recently been opened and newly furnished throughout, is located near the land office The proprietor will give his personal attention to the wants and comforts of his guests. DONIPHAXJOUSE, A.

LOW, Proprietor. Corner Vain and Third streets, Doniphan. This" House has recently been refitted and furnished in the best anl m-tst thorough man- ner, and the table is s.ipp'.Ud with th" brtt rr.rut sflords. A. BAEBER'S 6REAIV MAMMOTH.

STOKE, -I No-1, HssacaiisettV Block, IS MOW At this Spacious estadlishment, the lar-j Stock of Goods in Kanzas can be founj. 6 The price of each" article has teea marked down to the very lowest fi. ure, as it is the determination of the proprietor to sell cheaper than any other merchant in the Great West. The stock at this s'ore is entirely new aai fresh, selected expressly for this market in B01-ton and New Yoik.lt comprises every imaia-able article that can come under the httj cf West India Goods, Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Cutlerv, Cloths. Buffalo Robei tt Hats Caps, ft Boots Shoes, Wrooden.WTare, Flour and Grain.

And in short short cverythin? that any ose in Kanzas can possibly be in want of. -Country Produce taken in exchange for goods. a Ives" invitetUo If you V'sh to get good bargains, go to Uarbcr store. If you wish to save money call at the saxe place, If you want anything the best war to it, is to po to that Store tr Remember the place, .4 Rgrbcrs new msa-moth store, No 1 Massachusetts block. Suaiuer, llanm November ICth.tS37.

NEW MEAT MARKET. Ko. 5. Block, Lcpold Will keepscomtantly on 1 supply ef bet pork and -other meats, cheij for cash. Cash paid fjr hides.

ADOLPII RUFF JL- Bakers and Confectioners, Olive street, Sumner; keep const antlv on hand all kind of Cakes, Pits, Bread, Cscditi, Also a full assortment of Wines Liquors. STOVES AND TIN WAHE. Ph. has just received at stand corner of Front stree and Washington Avenue, Sumner; a large and fi-egant stock of Parlor' AltclicnanJ office stoves, which he has selected nidi jnat care, and to which he respectfully invitei the attention of the public. Also a splendid stock, of Tin Wart, all of hich ill be sold very cheap for cash.

Job Work promptly attended to. 1 PII, DOiTLKR. NO TICK Those of air friends in the Territorr who have not subscribed for the WkkkIT Gazette and w'sh to tnke a good Em-tern paper, can by sending us 83 recipe copy of the Weekly Gazette and tidi one of the following roost exccller.t Ei-tern papers for one year The National aMI public, Washington, D. C. The N.

Y. Tribune orN.Y. Independent, NT. Y. city.

v5 will pay for any two cl the above nsmcd papers and th Gut'. for one year. Address Coxx Brothers. Sumner, BRICK FOR SALE. First quality brick can be had at Mr.

J. Evans' kiln, on his claim one mile Kasi of Mount Plea-ant, and three and a li! miles from Farmers and oiL- ess hauling lumV.tr from fcjumr.er in'-o that neihboihoood. can obtain rvtcrs 1 1 ading by applying to Mr. Evans on hu claim or to D. D.

Cone, at the GtiztLU Office. HAVERHILL MILLS, J. T. WEBSTER, J. V.

WHT. M. CARLETO, W. U. k.Jc.

nrrcnini. P. T7ZE3TEE ft C3. Haverhill, N- Cone Brothers Agents. WANTED.

A goo pmrie claim. Must besuitab for farmin-' purposes and within lweiv mdes of Suumer Doniphan. Appl5 to CONE BROTHERS Kansi. LAND WARRANTS. WANTED.

In exchange for Kansas la-: Scraner, or other town property, Ortbey be located on shares or commission. Apply personally or by 1 tter to Cone Br ns 7. H. DUHLAP ft North east corner Front and streeU, Cincinnati, Ohio, manufaC'Ur Steam Engines, Boilers, and Casu- enerallv. l'articular attention civen Flouring nd Saw Mill Machinery, Bolting Cloths, Smut Mills, Bran ers, and Kincian's Flour Packer; Porlor WUoh Parnham ble acting Lift and Force Pumps, OrtJ mental Fountains, Judson's Patent Go, ernor Valves, Brass Castings, -r-v I I1 1 iurnisn xrawings aiu and Machtnerv.

SUfaniboat pairing done promptly. D. D. CONE, Editor. SATURDAY, EECEMBES -19, 1251.

Northern Demxra's, we want you to understand that all we asV, politically, is the privilege of voting for or against the Constitution of Kansas, or the privilege of voting for or rgainst the men who are to nmke a Constitution for our state. Both tf these privileges' are denied us. Missourians are making preparations to come over and vote on the clause next Monday. Well let them come, 'there a re many newly arrived Democrats who want some illustration of the way democratic principles are carried out. PREPARATIONS ANOTHER INVASION OF THE BALLOT BOX OF KAN'ZAS.

The Kickapoo Rangers are preparing to go to Atchison to help the pro slavery citizens of that town out vote the farmers from the back part of the county, vn Monday next. Well, let them come on, they will be "good fellows well met" in will have no opposition in the matter of voting. Let them vote to their heart's content As long as we keep away from the polls they cannot.hurt us. Let ua always rally round the polls whenever there is a "half a chance given" us for a fair election and at all other times keep away. FEEE KANZ AS LEGISLATURE.

The Legislature met, in pursuance to the call of Sec. Stanton, on the -7th jnst (see Lecompton correspondence on the lirst'page.) They finally organized on. the 8th. Investigated the contested election cases -admitted members that proved themselves legally elected, itnd injected those who were proved to have been elected by fraudulent votes. They passed six acts and adjourned on the 17th.

The acts passed were as follows: 1. An Act providing for voting on the Lecompton Constitution on the 4th of January next. We can then vote against the whole constitution; if the fools are not all dead they can vote for it on that day 2. An Act organizing the Militia, appointing James II. Lane, Major General.

Making it felony for a Judge of dsctions, to return false reports of an election over which he presided. 4. Repealing the act calling the bogus Constitutional Convention of Lecompton, thus making all acts of that Convention illegal Constitution and all. 5. Repealed the Lifamous Rebellion Act of the Missouri "tlec'ed Leg 'stature, by which any free State man could be imprisoned any length of time without redress, simply for having been born in a free State.

6 Reorganized Supreme Court Districts of Kanzas. There were three in Kanzas formed under the Bornis legis-lature, each 700 miles lonf bv aa average of CO wide, which was a se-verc inconvenience to persons living in remote ends ot the Ions districts. By the new law the districts are an about 200 miles square, which will be a great convenience to the inhabitants for if the courts are located in the center of each district, the most distant inhabitats will be but about 100 miles from court, by the arrangement under the Bogus laws 700 was the distance mauy had to travel, on horseback, to attend court. We think the law will be a 0reat convenience to our citizens, und the judges, especally to the residents of ArrapaLo county. A FREE STATE MASS AJTD DELEGATE C0TJNTY CONTENTION Will be held at PARDEE, on Saturday the Gth at 1 o'clock P.

M. Delegates may be elected at each Free State Topeka government precinct, according to the Grasshopper Falls apportionment. Business of the utmost importance will be brought before this Convention, and it i to be hoped that every honest man in Atchison county will attend. By request of the Atchison Co. Fres State Ex.

Cemaiittee. Mr. McKee will open a singing school at Massachusetts Hall, Sumner, on Thursday eve kest; Mr. McKee is an efScicnt and accomplished teacher and an "opportunity i3 now offered for the citizens of this place to have a jrood sinjnne school through the wii.ter if they desire it. Mr.

McKee proposes to teach the first evening free of charge and if there is a number piesent to make it an object he will continue his1 school thro the winttr. 1 We shall not probably have an opportunity to procure another teacher as good, then let every one of us who takes tbe least interest in music turn out and be at Massachusetts hall next Thursday eve. 1 calls for a prompt! and' efficient remedy irom me people, ine oniy leguiniaie source of power therefore Resolved, 1st, That we utterly repu diate said constitution, framed Le compton, that it is an instrument hostile to the popular will, and appealing to the enter into a league and covenant with each other that we: will never, under any circumstances, permit the said constitution so framed, and not sudmitted, to be the organic law for the State of Kansas, but do pledge pur lives, our fortunes and sacred honors in ceaseless hostility to the same. 2d, that we denounce the so-called election or uecemoer ist, as a swincLe, anil tne election of Jan. 4th 1853 as a and misdemeanor against the p-ace of tllis Terntor7' and wiU oi majonty 3d, That the Legislature elected in this Territory on the 5th day of October 1867, is the only legitimate law making body that has ever been elected for the Territory of Kansas, 2nd that its functions shall not be suspended by any con stitution or State government until a fair and impartial vote shall be had on the same.

4th, That this delegate convention do hereby re-enJorse the constitution known a3 lhe. Topeka Constitution, and do de- iciureitto represent tne wisues 01 tne .1 i rr 1 majority of the people of Kansas to-day, ana that when it shall have aain re- etion, under au- timate Teni orial Legislature ever convened in ivansas ritorial gislature, about 10 convene in extra session on the 7th to frame fair and impartail election law, and that hey, under it do submit the two constitutions the peoples constitution framed at Topeka and the constitution framed at Lecompton to a vote of the people of this territory, and that the constitution which shall re-: eive a majority of all the legal votes shall become the fundamental law for the. State of Kansas. Mr. Pair closed with the following resolution.

Resolved, That the Delegates to the Convention be requested to call meetings in each Precinct and report to their constituents the action 'of this Convention. Carried. On motion cf Gen. Lane a committee of four was appointed to proceed to Lecompton and adjoarn the mass convention to be convened there to-morrom, until the 7th inst. D.

D. CONE, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, will execute all kinds of Lesral instruments, Mortgage and Warranty Deeds, Mortgages. Draft Contracts Copartnerships, Conveyances, Bills of Sale and Notes. Declarations filed in the Land oface, and Pre emption cases attended to. Office in the Gazette Building.

LANDS FOR SALE GG5 Acres of fine, rich, rollbj prairie land; well timbered and watered. This land is all in one body, and -situated within 12 miles of Topeka, and 14 miles of Grasshopper Falls. There i3 a first class steam saw mill ic successful operation v.ithin "2 miles of this perfect title given, also 960 acrss of good land for sale near Grasshopper Falls. This land is all in one body and presents opportunities for purchasing large farms not often found in Ka.nsas. also 1C0 acres of land for sale near Hickory point.

Apply to CONE BROTHERS, Summer, Kansas. LEWIS MAYER CO. Carpente" and Builders, Sumner. 5 55 1-9 oj a 1 1 cJ CD 3 CO 2. -3 3 i hi mrise in Jvar.za inrevnr.

Minnrwn we ty may tempt him to ask. Are you willing that all busineas enterprises should be forever taxed by these scoundrels Remember there are two clauses in the Constitution legalizing Slavery, and 0 Vote you must take an ca'h to support all the remainder, Slavery and Remember. It is a Pro Slavery Con- 11,. black slavery legal, but ci eating sort of slaves. There is an extra clause leal-izing slavery tacked on to the already pro-slavery Constitution we can vote for or aganst this extra pro-slavery clause, but in whatever way it is deciJed, the Constitution is as ever.

No chance is given to vote on any part of this Constitution except the part that was tacktd on expressly to be voted on the decison of which will in no wise change the result. Result of tha Free Stats Mass and Beleg-ite Ccnveatiea, hell at Lawrence Dec, 2i. PREAMBLE AN REVOLCTIOKS. We, the people of Kansas in Delegate Convention assembled at Lawrence, this the second day of December, 1857, do set forth the following to our fellow citizens and the people of these United States Circumstances of an extraordinary character threaten to imperil the peace of this Territory, and to deprive a majority af our people of their rights as citizens of this republic to govern the same. On the 30th of March, 1855, an armed force from Missouri violently took possession of the polls in Kansas, and fraudulently elected a Territorial Legislature, with sentiments adverse to the opinions of a majority of the people, and enacted laws cruel and oppressive.

A Legislature, composed in part of men elected as above, and others elect Oc tober IS 56, in like violent and fraudulent manner, and under degrading test oaths' enacted by the previous body. passed an act for the creation of a Con stitutional convention under partial partisan registration and apportionment, and in the election of members to said Constitutional Convention, the law pro viding for the same was never complied with --in many important and essential particulars, especially in taking a complete cfnsus of the. people, and registry of the voters of the lerntory, ttteen entire counties being totally disfranchised and many voters in the other counties left off. The convention that assembled in Lecompton in September last, thus elected, have proceeded to frame a Constitution for the State of Kansas, in defiance of the faet that they, by their own record, represented a' small, minority of the people of this Territory, being only seventeen hundred out of twenty thousand voters, conceded to be in the Territory, that their proceedings were protested against by the people on the ground of illegality and unfairness, and that the presence of a portion of the United States army was necessary to protect them during their sittings, a-crainst the indignation of an outraged people. In the face of these facts they refused to submit the instrument: they have thus framed to a vote of the people for ratification or rejection.

They provide for a swindle, syled bv them an election, in which neither the Constitu-i tion, nor any material part thereof, can a With all these facts staring him 16 I face, S. C. Pomeroy, alias Gen. Pomeroy is trying to entice free State men into that hellish hole, just because he owns 640 acres of land near the town, and which he hopes to make more valuable by having free State men settle near itt One of Gen. Pomeroy's victims told us, that the rpasnn whv he pame tr Ate.

I nsor was because he thought it a free State town, where life and property would be safe, but had he known the true state of the ease he never would have rone there, 1 and if he could sell out Lis property for! nan wnai ne gave, ne wcuia leave tne town forever. Let all eastern friends of ours remember tint AtchLon is the strongest kind of a pro-slavery town, and that is enough to say about it. ASOTUEK DAILY PAPER IX KAX2AS. We are in receipt of the Daily Ledger, published by at Leavenworth. This is the second daily published in Kanzas (the Sumner Daily Gazette start- ed in Sept.

last, being the first it is conducted with ability, enterprise- and good judgment, and will doubtless soon' take a prominent rank among its Kansas cotemporaries. Politically the Daily Ledger may be judged by the following truthful, candid and telling extract from its editorial columns. As an advertising medium we commend the Ledger to the attention of cur patrons. News from Washington which wc published yesterday, is of a very interesting character. The president regrets very much that the Convention did not submit the whole constitution to the whole people of Kansas," but will 'siga any Constitution that Congress may see proper to accept for the sake of peace (why not tell the truth and say for the sake cf the fpo 'ds Mr.

Douglas is opposed to the action of the Convention; he stands committed to that. Mr. Riler is the President's mouth-piece in the Senate, and always speaks by authority, (although he denies it sometimes when cornered) andsaj-s the Convention has acted wisely. This does not exactly, harmonize with the President's (xeecdirg rtgret, but when you take that and that, and pat that and that together the case is a plain one. Mr.

Ruchanans exceeding regret is nothing more nor less than an apology to the North for his approving the Act of the Convention. How could he avoid it, the pressure of Senators, Representatives, log-rollers and lobby members, fire-eaters, demagogues, spoilsmen and hosts of other strikers cf fourteen States of this Confederacy was irresistable. He has fchown himstlf in this instance to the chief of policy spoilsmen. He is a man of policy and the party that elected him is a policy party, his admin istratioa will be a policy one and every one, connected with him will hae to understand policy. This political policy is a great thing, is made to bend in every possiVe shape for every circum stance that.

may possibly arise, it was.