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SEVER KISS AKD TELL.
BT C. CHACNCET BCRR.
I kissed a maid the other night;
- But who she was I may not tell ;
. Her eyes were as the diamonds bright, '
And loft as those of Isabel
But I never kiss and tell.
Her breast a bank of virgin saow,
Whereon no thought of sin should dwell-
Her voioe was very sweet and low,
And like the voice of Isabel
But I never kiss and tell.
Her ling are as cherries, sweet and red,
And she was shy as a gazelle ;
She kissed me back and then she fled,
,, Just like our charming Isabel
But 1 never kiss and tell. .
- AN ADVENTURE IN INDIA.
Daring a residence of some months at a sta
tion on the Malabar coast of nindoostan,!
frequently went into the forest alone, for the
purpose of amusing myself by the great vari
ety of game, but seldom ventured so far as to
prevent my returning before night. Attended
by a native, I one day proposed ascending a
mountain, whose blue summit could scarcely
be distinguished from the town, rising afar in
the wilderness above the lesser heights of the
great Gaut range. We started at daybreak,
and plunged directly into the forest, in a di
tlon toward the object of our expedition. I
carried a heavy rifle, and wore a brace of pis
tols and a long hunting knife In my girdle.
My companion wore nothing but a pair of un
shapely shoes, made of untanncd leather, and
a garment of leopard skin which descended to
hit knees, was fasteded at the waist by a belt,
in which was placed a heavy knlfe,with a curv
ed blade, which I observed was very sharp and
bright; he carried no other weapon, except a
short fowling piece, loaded with ball. He was
an athletic and bold-looking fellow, acquaint
ed with all the methods of hunting and com
bating all the fierce prowtersof the wilds, and
possessed of an uncommon degree of sagaci
ty, coolness and physical strength. Those
were the qualities I desired, for I had been in
formed that the mountain we had been in quest
ol was considered by the natives as a danger
ous place, even for the most skillful and dar
ing hunter, being full of rocky caves inacces
sible to anything but the beasts to which they
afforded shelter; and the country in its vicin
ity being covered with dense forests and dark
Ugled jungles, into which the foot of man had
never ventured.
As we approached the mountain our pro
gress indeed became more and more difficult.
Thick bushes and fallen timber frequently ob
structed our way. Nearly every appearance
f game ceased here. The smallest animals
had fled this region, or had fallen a prey to
the more lordly species of the brute creation.
Ocsaslonaily wo heard the crashing of the
boughs, and caught a glimpse of some moving
object in tho dark recesses of the thickets, or
saw the spotted folds of the cobra di capella,
and other fearful snakes, glide away and dis
appear among the leaves and thick brush, as
hough startled at our approach. But thus far
we had proceeded so cautiously as not to dis
turb these dangerous creatures, or attract their
attention. My companion would frequently
pause, in a listening attitude, and cast his pier
cing eyes into the tree tops, which met above
us and completely shut out the light of day,
as though he expected to see the crouching ti
ger or the auaconda, ready to dart upon us;
and yet there was no expression of fear on the
fellow's countenance it was the caution of
the true hunter.
We had accomplished nearly one-half of
the ascent, when we were stopped by a wall of
rock, perpendicular in many places to the
height of several hundred feet, and running a
cross tho face of the mountain, to the right
and the left, until the eye lt its curve on
either side. Seeing no way ol passing over,
under, or through the obstacle, I directed the
native to follow tho ledge a short distance to
ward the left, in order to find an opening,
while I took to the right. I proceeded some
distance, and found a break in the rock through
which I thought. we might make onr way to
the top. Trees had grown up in this opening,
and bushes had sprung up from every crevice
along its sides, filling it up so completely that
only an occasional glimpso could bo had of
the sky, through the top, which appeared no
wider than one's hand.
While oontcmplatiug this singular arrange
ment, the native made his appearance, and af
ter attentively considering the opening, said
h could make the ascent. At this moment a
udden current of air, bursting through the
crevice, parted the bushes and disclosed to us,
a little beyond, a spot where the great rock
seemed no longer entire. We bad proceeded
along this passage, which was nearly blocked
pp by tho trees and brush, until we reached
this point, and wero convinced at once that
the ascent would be difficult. The crevice wi
dened here, and struck me in particular that
It seemed no longer a rent, but a natural open
ing, which grew gradually wider as it ran far
ther into the mountain, and the sides of which
were composed of earth and rock of various
dimensions, some projecting nearly or quite
across the fissure. The side which we propos
ed to ascend was not quite perpendicular at
this spot, and Its broken appearance, and the
shrubs rowing from it, made our success ap
parently feasible. -
Impelled by curiosity and a desire to know
store of the singular opening, I determine1! to
penetrate farther into it, while my companion
tried the ascent. I proceeded some distance,
and noticed the passage seemed to crow no
wider; but the vegetation became thinner at
every step, and at length ceased almost entire
ly. Here on looking up, I saw that the crev
ice was closed some fifty feet above, and be
fore me was darkness, in which I dared not
penetrate. , While looking with a sort of hor
ror into this dark chasm which seemed to lead
directly. toward the heart of the mountain, I
heard a rustling sound proceeding from its re-
cesses.and started back appalled at the thought
of having entered, perhaps, the very don of
the fierce tiger or the dread lion. The noise
was repeated, and hastily turning, I retraced
ray steps as silently and rapidly as possible. I
cast my eyes up among tho rocks to discover
my companion, but found that 1 had passed
the spot whero he commenced climbing, and
as I turned round to go back to the placc,I saw
through the bushes an enormous serpent glide
slowly toward me, along that part of the pas
sage I had traversed. He did not seem to be
aware of the presence of any foe or victim
but crept along with his body half concealed
among the bushes, and his head close to the
ground, until arriving under the native, and
probably alarmed at some noise the latter
made, he then reared himself several feet from
the ground and beholding t'je man above him,
gave a loud and terrible hiss, and quick-as
lightning coiled himself around tho nearest
tree, and ascended to its first boughs. The
sight paralyzed every mental and physical fa
culty I possessed. I had no life but in tho
horror of gazing upon tlria frightful monster
horror which was greatly increased by the
peril in which it placed my companion. He
meanwhile heard the ten ible hissing below
him, and became fully aware ot tho extent of
his danger. He had climbed forty or fifty feet,
and was very near as high as the top of tho
tree which the serpent was ascending in pur
suit of him.
For ten or fifteen feet above where ho now
stood the rock was perpendicular, and afford
ed no facilities for climbing, except its crevi
ces and the bushes that grew from them." Up
ho went, however, with incredible agility, un
til within a few feet of a spot where tho wall
seemed to Jut back, forming a sort of shelf;
here nothing seemed within bis reach by which
he might raise himself higher, and for a mo
ment he paused. Above him, and quite out of
his reach, was a decayed root, which did not
look strong enough to sustain his weight, and
above that was a strong bueh which, if he
could but grasp, he felt certain of being able
to reach the shelf, where ho could have some
chance of defending himself, and he observed
the top of tho great opening was not far above
this,although a closer examination would have
shown him it was impossible to reach it from
bis present position, for the wall above the
shelf, and on either side, presented a solid,
smooth front, without shrub or crevice. He
had not an instant to consider. He heard a
quick rustling in the tree below, a branch of
which run near him, and again that sharp hiss
told him that his frightful enemy was almost
in reach of him. With the energy that des
peration gives in such moments, he made a
spring up the perpendicular face of the rock.
If he missed his aim or the root broke, unloss
he could seize tho bush above it he was lost,
for he would inevitably fall, and the serpent
wonld seize him as soon as he was within his
reach. The root did break almost an instant
after his weight was upon it, but the agile na
tive had managed to lay his hand on the bush,
and after another powerful effort he was upon
the shelf. Seeing it was impossible to climb
further, ho turned, settling his back firmly a
gainst the rock, drew his knife and fixed his
eyes upon his enemy.
I saw the latter wind himself around one cf
the strongest of the high limbs, which would
bring him very near his victim, and then my
self possesion returned. In fact, what I have
said passed so rapidly before my eyes that I
scarcely had time for action of any sort. The
serpent had ascended the tree so swiftly until
concealed by its branches that I had no time
to fire, but now that he had exposed himself, I
determined to do so, although tho shot might
endanger the native. The frightful monster,
in his revolutions around the limb, paused
whenever bis head came above it, and fixing
his burning eyes upon his expected prcy.made
another turn round the limb, and every time
came nearer its extremity. As his head came
fairly in view I fired, aiming at his neck. The
report of the rifle in the pent up place was
tremendous, and instantly turning his head to
ward the tree, the serpent twisted himself into-
a hard knot upon the limb. I distinctly
heard his blood drop on the leaves near my
feet. I thought I had done the business for
him, but was mistaken, for In a moment, his
sing angry, he uncoiled himself and again ad
vanced along the branch. My companion had
left his fowling piece near where I stood, and '
I seized it and fired the second time, but with
out effect. He reached tho end of the limb
which, though running horizontally ,was a con
tinuance of the main body of the tree, and
having been broken near the shelf, was strong
enough to bear his weight and bend Tery lit
tle. Here, his head flattened and his arched
and swollen crest glowing like fire, he prepar
ed to spring upon his prize. The blood stream
ed from the wound in bis neck, and flowing
down crimsoned the bright scales, but he
seemed to be but little injured. His burning
and dilating eyes were fixed upon the native,
and his red forked tongue darted like one in
cessant flame from his mouth. The man was
prepared for him the keen knife glittered in
his hand; but his situation was a terrible one.
At this moment a dark shadow fell upon
him. ne looked up and in amazement beheld
a lion of great size standing upon the brink of
the opening, some ten feet above him, with
his eyes fixed on the other side, and evident
ly intending to cross. A hiss from below
caught his ear, and dropping his head quickly
between his legs, he lifted his mane, and with
a loud roar sprang fiercly at the native, who
avoided him by shrinked close to the shelf,
and as he came within reach of tho shelf, he
plunged the knife into him, and as he turned
upon his toe, J saw two or three coils fly from
the limb like rings of fire, and iu an instant
one of them was around the neck of the lord
ly beast, and the fangs of the serpent were fas
tened just above his eyes. He was dragged
struggling from the shelf, and the serpent re
taining his hold upon the limb, they swung
heavily against the body of the tree. The
joints of the serpent stretched to their utmost
tension, and the limb bent and cracked with
the weight it sustained, but he firmly kept
hold ; but the mighty beast was not thus to be
overcome. With one of his strong paws he
grasped the snake above the head, and tnrning,
seized part in his mouth crushing bones and
flesh, and grinding his teeth in fury when they
met. The cords upon the limb now relaxed,
and they fell heavily upon the ground fighting
in a heap, and whirling the dry leaves up in a
cloud with their fiery energy.
I ran up the path which the native had se
lected before, and was soon joined by him.
With little difficulty we reached the top of the
opening, and turned to look at the strange bat
tle below. But it was over. The huge ser
pent lay bloody and motionless at the foot of
the tree, and tho victorious lion disappeared
among the bushes in the direction of the fis
sure. He had received some severe wounds,
and I doubt not his bones ached from tho great
stress of tho serpent's folds. Our attempted
ascent of the mountain ended for that day.and
we quickly wended our way homeward.
Astonishing Effects op Guano. Although
some people may be inclined to doubt the
truth of the following yarn, wo can bring for
ward any quantity of vouchers. An old Salt,
of our acquaintance, says that when he was in
the guano trade he sailed as mate of an old
brig which might have been tender to Noah's
ark. On a return trip, with a load of guano,
the batches were left open one night and a
tremendous shower wet the guano in the hold,
and produced the most surprising effects.
The timbers of the vessel sprouted and grew
in all directions. Between decks was a com
plete bowery. The forecastle became an al
most impenetrable thicket, and the cabin a
beautiful arbor. The rudder post, being made
of white oak, grew up into a "live oak" tree,
which afforded a grateful shade to the man at
the helm, though he was sometimes annoyed
by the acorns rattling upon his tarpaulin hat.
The masts became very imposing with their
evergreen foliage, and strange to relate, tho
foretopmast, which had been carried away in
a gale, grew out again, and the altitude of all
the masts was so much increased as to render
the brig exceedingly crank. The vessel had
boughs on her stern, and the figure-head,
(speaking figuratively) was as full of boughs
as a dancing master. They were obliged to
prune the bowsprit and some of the spars
twice a week. The quarter deck was covered
with shrubbery, and the cook's caboose resem
bled a rustic summer-house. Crab-apples
grew on the pump-handle, and a cherry table
in the cabin bore fruit. Perhaps the most re
markable circumstance occasioned by the stim
ulating and fertilizing influences of the guano
was that the cockroaches on board became so
large that they could get up the anchors and
make sail on tho brig. One of tho owners of
the craft facetiously remarked that she went
out a fuli-rigged brig and came home half
bark. There is nothing like guano to make
things grow, and for strict truth and veracity
give us an old sailor when he lays himself out
on a big yarn. Boston Herald.
"Pat, what are you digging there 7"
"Digging the ground, sir I"
"I don't want my garden dug up in that
manner ; what aro you digging that enormous
hole for V
Bekase, sir, ye tould me yisterday that ye
was goin' to get a post of honor from the gov
ernment, and that hole's for ye to put it in."
Squatter. "Mister, where's yonr house 1"
asked a curious traveller of a half horse, half
alligator squatter. "House, eh ? D'ye think
I'm one of them sort stranger 1 I sleeps in the
prairie, I eats raw buffalo, and drinks out of
the Mississippi." '
Washington's Sentiment "Promote, as
aa object of primary importance, Institutions
for the diffusion of knowledge. In a free gov
ernrnent,public opinion should be enlightened.'
Snooks says the prettiest sewing machine
he ever saw was about seventeen years old,
with short sleeves, low neck dress, and gaiter
boots. - . ' -
BUTTER MAKING.
There is, perhaps, says Tht Ohio Farmer, no
branch of domestic economy .the theory of
which is so little understood by those who
practice it, than that of butter making. The
first truth to be learned on this subject is, that
butter is not made by churning I All the but
ter that can by any process, be procured from
cream or milk, exists in the milk when drawn
from the cow, and the business of the dairy
man is to ascertain how it can be most perfect
ly separated from the other proximate element
of the milk ' with the least labor, and carry
with It. the fewest impurities, or substances
other than butter. In newly drawn milk, the
butter exists in the form of exceedingly min
ute globules, each wrapped in a very delicate
membrane of cheesy matter (casein) and float
ing promiscuously through the fluid. If the
milk be suffered to stand at rest a few hours,
butter being lighter than milk, the globules
And their place at the surface, according to
the laws of gravitation. If the new milk be
heated to 180 deg., and suffered to cool, the
globules, swelled by the heating, their enve
lopes thickened by accumulating cheesy mat
tor from the milk, will rise to the surface
more rapidly and form a heavier and thicker
coatol cream, which, on being chuined, will
yield more pounds, not indeod of butter, but
of a compound of butter, casein and sugar of
milk, which has a very rich flavor when fresh,
but soon becomes rancid and unfit for the ta
ble. Churning is but tho breaking of these
globules, that the particles of butter may co
here together and form a mass more or less
solid. This, at first, would seem to be a mere
mechanical action, but connected with it, or
at least accompanying it, are chemical chan
ges, whose invariable presence leads us to in
fcr that they constitute an essential part of
the process. These are, first, an elevation ot
temperature, frequently amounting to 10 deg.,
if tho "butter comes" rapidly ; and, second,
the formation of lactic acid; for, if milk be
churned as soon as drawn from the cow, and
butter be separated, the butter-milk will be
found to contain acid, though it may not taste
very sour. Whether this lactic acid is a
cause or an effect of the separation of the but
ter, has not been satisfactorily settled, but
that it is always present after butter has been
churned, is a well ascertained fact, which all
scientific books on the dairy assert.
8ix Seasons for Planting an Orchard.
1st. Would you leave an inheritance to your
children, plant an orchard. No other invest
ment of money and labor will be more profi
table. 2nd. Would you make home the abode of
the social virtues, plant an orchard. Nothing
better promotes among neighbors a fueling of
kindness and good will than a treat of good
fruit often repeated.
3d. Would you remove from your children
the strongest temptation to steal, plant an or
chard. If children cannot obtain fruit at home
they aro very apt to steal It; and when they
have learned to steal fruit, they are in a fair
way to steal horses.
4th. Would you cultivate a thankfulness to
wards the Giver of all good, plant an orchard.
By having constantly before you one of the
greatest blessings to men, yon must be hard
ened Indeed if you are not influenced by a
spirit of humility and thankfulness.
5th. Would you have your children love
their homes, respect their parents while living
and venerate their memory when dead, in all
wanderings look back upon the home of their
youth as a sacred spot, an oasis in the great
wilderness of the world,then plant an orchard.
6th. In short, if you wish to avail yourselves
of the blessings of a bountiful Providence,
which are within your reach, you must plant
an orchard. And when you do it, see that you
plant good fruit. Don't plant crab apple trees,
nor Indian peaches, the best aro the cheapest.
Horticultural Novelty.
The agricultural branch of the Patent Office
has taken steps to procure seeds of the bunya
bunya, a. tree of the fir genus, which grows in
Australia, and bears a cone nearly two feet in
diameter, filled with seeds of the size of an
olive, and of flavor more rich and delicate
than that of the pine apple.
There have recently been imported from
France the cuttings of several varieties of the
prune, which have been distributed by the
Department.
Ah Excellent Sugar Gingerbread. One
pound of flour, three quarters of a pound of
sugar, half a pound of butter, six eggs, and
season to taste. Pour into shallow pans, and
bake half an hour in a moderately hot oven.
Cream Cake. One cup of cream, one cup
of sugar, two cups of flour, two eggs, one tea
spoon of salaratas, flavor with lemon.
. If you wish to have your chickens to lay
well, feed them gravel and parched corn at
least once every two days. . The labor will be
compensated by a productive crop.
' A company has been established In Munich
with the object of insuring farmers against
loss by hall-storms, or as the Germans express
It In a single word, a "Hagiltvcrsicherungsgt
ttlhchaft." : Ten thousand British soldiers bare recently
besn quartered in Canada. . '
- v. - 8PEECH. CF GOV. EEEDER.
1'ELIVEBED AT DETROIT, JINE 2, 185tj.
Gov. Reeder said that he felt very grateful
at receiving so cordial and generous a welcome
among a city of straugers, but, nevertheless,
realized that it was more for the cause of Kan
sas that the assembly had gathered that from
anything personal to himself. He hoped that
these feelings would grow and become general
ail over the North, and result in making Kan
sas a Free State. He . then contrasted the
peaceful, prosperous and happy condition of
people in the Free States with the conditiou
cf the oppressed and down-trodden people of
Kansas, where they had neither the freedom
of speech, of suffrage, or opinion, nor the right
to make laws by which they should be gover
ned. He said all the rights guaranteed by
the Constitution to the citizens of the United
States had been stripped f rem the free settlers
of Kansas. Tho rights which our forefathers
fought for and shed their blood to secure, the
rights which made our Government the model
republic of the world, all which makes life
dear, all for which wo claim pre-eminence,
had been desecrated, and the citizens of Kan
sas were now holding out their hands to their
friends of the North for assistancejand protec
tion. He asked iftbe citizens of the North
would stand calmly by and see them robbed
of life and liberty, or give them the support
which they craved. He said that the acts of
the ruffians in Kansas had been so ruthless, so
far beyond all precedent that an exaggeration
of the facts was impossible. Murder, rapine
and plunder had stalked through the land, and
the condition of things there was difficult to
be realized. He asked the attention of the
assembly. He came not for to make political
capital for any party, nor as the orator of any
candidate, but simply as tho relator of the
wrongs of a new and promising land. He
said he hoped to awake the sympathy of all
classes in behalf of that Territory. In his po
litical life it was well known he had been a
working Democrat, and that helped (he hoped
God would forgive him) to elect the present
Administration. He found many of those
now working against him who formerly had
stood shoulder to shoulder with him ia the
same party. He said if any of them were of
slow faith in the wrongs which had been heap
ed upon that Territory, he asked .their atten
tion while he would give them the evidence ol
an eye witness. He said that he had no mo
tive to misrepresent the affairs that had there
transpired, and if there was anything requir
ing explanation, he was ready to answer all
pertinent questions which should be propoun
ded. He said that Kansas alone was of vast
importance to tho Union- But It was not on
ly for Kansas that this war was being waged.
There is beyond that Territory region enough
for six States as large as Pennsylvania. As
one goes, so all will go. It is a contest for
all of these States for twelve Senators in
Congress, who will over-ride the North, and
usurp the freedom of every State In the Union.
But this is not all. Further South is New
Mexico, which will, by these proceedings be
isolated from the North, and come into the
Union under Slavery auspices, and the North
will not be allowed to put a hand upon the first
foot of that Territory as it comes into the U
nion. He said it was, then, a contort for the
empire of almost a continent. The South
knows the value of this State. Once they get
Kansas, and the die is cast, and all the States
thereafter admitted falls into their hands.
Cuba, Sandwhich Islands and Nicaragua are
looked forward to, and once in, the South
has the rule. Then what have you to expect
The past shows what the future will be, and
those who beat down and murder your citizens
to gain the power, will rule in the same way,
and if great care is not taken, the North will
wake up too late to avert the calamity.
A shower of rain broke in upon the speech
and the assembly adjourned to the market
building, and Gov. Reeder mounted a table
and proceeded J.
When order was again restored he procee
ded to say that the great contest was not to be
looked upon alone in its aspect of political
preponderance, but in a far more important
relation. The laborer was interested in the
issue. Kansas is a rich country, well adapted
to the purpose of the farmer ; intended by
God to be the home of the free white man
who lives by the sweat of his brow. . A land
where, when our Northern country becomes
filled by immigration and increase, they can
go and lay the foundafion of their future
homes. The laboring classes of the South
can't use it. No Slave State is fnll or ever
will be. They do not want it for the glory of
our Government, but for political power.
They seek to destroy its usefulness, and di
vert it from the North, by which the free la
borer ot the North will be bowed down. Ev
ery laborer is interested, because when our
States of the North become crowded, those
who emigrate to new lands benefit themselves,
while they benefit those they leave behind.
He asked what would be the condition of the j
laborer here at the North, if Slavery,, overri-
ding all limits was introduced here. . Could
the free laborer live beside the Slave 1 Would
he submit to the-out rsge upon bis rights ?
He said unless a check was placed upon this
propagandism that the time would come tt
might not coma to-day or tomorrow, but It"
ill come, and all will hive a solemn interest
j in seeing this matter settled. The question
j will come, will you allow this great heritage
cf yourselves and your children to bo usurped
and cursed by the blight of niggerdom But,
said he, this is not all; it may be enough but
not all. . There is another aspect in which to
regard it. We are already talking about the
Pacific Railroad. We are In pursuit ef the
East India and China trade, and lock forward
hopefully to the time when we can stand
among our fellow-citizens by the waters that
lave the shores of those lands. , This great in
terest is to be accomplished over Kansas
Maie this Territory free and the time wfij
soon come; In fifteen years the North can
and w ill accomplish the end. . Make , it Into
Slave States, and it will not happen for fifty
years. If you want proof, go to the parched
and dried fields of North and South Carolina,
to the decayed State of Virginia. Bead their
history, note their progress and prosperity,
and tell us when it will be accomplished. Q
down the Ohio river, or down the Mississippi,
and note the difference on the banks. On the
right, in Missouri, land is worth from $5 to f S
per acre, and on the left, in Illinois, It is val
ued at $25 to $30 per acre. On tho one band
all is blighted, and on the other 11 Is thrift
and progress. Illinois has 2,000 miles of
Railroad, and Missouri only 100. Yet Missou
ri is inferior to none of the other States in
natural advantages, and if in the hands of free
men, would become one of the first States in
the Union. It is a subject which interests us
all. Who is there not interested in develop
ing the resources of the States and Territories
instead of dooming them to Slavery 1 But if
we do not take care of the out-posts the time
will come when we shall have to defend our
wives and children by our own bcartlessness.
The ruffians hands that have murdered the
peaceful citizens, and thrown the three press
es of Kansas into the river will at last attack
you. Do you doubt that they will do It f -When
have you known the South to refuse a
political advantage which was offered, or which
could be had at any price 1 If you do not un
derstand the stake involved in this matter the
South does. They made the first compact as
to this Territory and broke it. In 1854 they
made another, and before the ink was dry they
violated that. Emigrants went out under the
solemn pledge of the nation to protect their
rights, and when they ask for the fulfillment
of these pledges they are answered in words
which, like the fruit of the Dead Sea, turn to
ashes on the lip. The Slave population of the
border enters the lists and resorts to acts of
violence to secure their aims. They marched
in 8,000 or 4,000 strong, and took possession
of the ballot-boxes and declared themselves
ready for any emergency. He said he desired
in his place to meet the allegation, made by
some who would justify these wrongs by say
ing that only a minority of the Legislature
had been so elected. He said that ont of the
13 members of the Council, 11 were Pro-Slavery,
and of the 29 Representatives, 22 were
elected by the Missourians ; and the fact is so
proven before the Committee. The Free.
State men were intimidated from contesting
the elections ; and this, aiso, is proven before
the Committee. This was the first step.
They next took care that all offices should be
filled by Pro-Slavery men, appointed by them
selves. And thus they perfected their power.
This machinery of the election laws was so
arranged that the ballot-box waa virtually
closed against the rightful sovereigns of the
Territory. The laws enacted by officers thus
elected were put in force. One who figured
largely In these elections was appointed Sher
iff of Douglas county, while a resident of Mis
souri and postmaster at Westport in that State.
Juries were made up ol the same kidney, and
lawyers were excluded, so that all peaceful
remedies in the courts were effectually cut off.
Under this arrangement men were shot down
and murdered in cold blood. He then procee
ded to say that, after the Border-Rurhaus of
Kansas had usurped the ballot-boxes, - and
made laws and appointed officers suited to
their purposes, they took another step, j They
introduced military discipline, and paraded
armed mobs through the streets of the princi
pal towns in Kansas. These bands of marau
ders committed all sorts of depredations and
crimes. Dow, a man from Michigan, a brave,
upright citizen, was shot- He waa met by
three men, with whom he had some words
One of them drew a revolver and threatened
to take his life ; Dow faced him and dared
him to put the threat into execution. , Tlx
bully was cowed down, and Dow turned away
from them. When a short distance off, oca
of the ruffians drew a pistol and cowardly
shot him in the back. . Thai murderer ma
not arrested. At that time he kept a misera
ble grocery, but has since been appointed
Justice of the Peace. They had an object ia
these outrages. They hoped to stir npths
bowed spirits of the settlers to retaliation, ia
order that a pretext might be bad for their
driving even peaceable citizens ont of the Ter
ritory. ,They did not. succeed,, and they a
dopted other expedients.' They issued a war
rant for a friend of Dow, who had threatened
to. punish, his murderer. They .seized him
and dragged hiaa from his homo under fhia
paltry charge"; but before they ' had ful goi
him in their power, they came upon a party
ot their prisoner's friends, who demanded his
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