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For the Ueralt of Fretom. Moxaxa, Sept. 18, '58. Farexp Buows:—As considerable in ‘erest in beginning to be manifest concerni ng the defers City and Neosho Valley Railroad, perhaps your readers, who are numbered among its friends, would like to know of its whereabouts in its upward s ttrggle for existence. ‘The convention just concluded at Clin ton, in Missouri has, perhaps, done as much to make certainty sure, and add security to confirmation, as any one that has been held, though each convention has had its appropriate work to do in car rying it forward to its final consummation. By the charter of the Kansas Company, the principle points were designated is: the law and of which they organized, as well as some other considerations re quired, and the starting point on the State line was fixed, and from thence through Moneka, Hyatt, Hampden, and Ottumwa to Emporia. A resolution was passed at a meeting of the directors, held at Ottumwa, July 18th, declaring their design and intention of uniting and co-operating with the Mis souri portion of the line. A committee was appointed to meet them at their con vention and report to them the resolu tion, ‘This committee met them at Clinton and communicated to them the resolu tion and its intention. ‘The following was then unanimously passed in response:— “ Resolved, That we hereby extend to the Jefferson City and Neosho Valley Railroad Co. of Kansas, our hearty co operation in all matters pertaining to the construction of said Jefferson City and Neoho Valley Railroad in Kansas, and advancing its interests generally, realizin, as we do, the mutual benefits to be derived from such consuction, the interests of our two companies being the same.” Thus you will observe that a formal declaration and legal publication has been made of the union of the two companies into one. But many would like to know whether the Missouri Company will make their road so as to connect with the Kan sas portion, or whether they will not be moved by lateral influence and take it to some other point, either north or south of that locality. ‘The following resolution, which passed without a dissenting voice, will make that matter quite clear :— “Resolved, That is in the design of the ‘Southern Missouri and Osage Valley ‘Railroad Co.’ to constmrt their road from ‘some point on the Pacific Bar be ween Jefferos City and Round Hills through Coal Camp, in Benton county; Clinton, in Henrycoun’ Batter, in Bates County, to the point on the State line where the Kansas portion of the road makes its commencement, ‘at of bear ) where the State Ting cromes the Marins des Oygues. ‘This makes a continuous tiis from Jefferson City to Emporia, and that there shall be no misunderstaning or miscon ception of the matter. Wild last resolution, fixing the polnta, is to be prefixed to the subscription papers of the several solicit ors. At the close of the public meeting, which had been addicated by Mosera, Cook, of Coal Camp, in a most eloquent speech, W. F. Mf. Ary and J. C. Wat tles, of Kansas, a most commendatile spirit of Liberality was manifest by the persons present.’ Some offered half their land in subscriptionany offered their hundreds of scree; three offered 1,000 acres each, and one man pledged himslf for $20,000 worth of stock. At a meeting of the citizens of Butter, in Bates county, feeling equally Wheral seemed to be manifested. J. H. Hollingsworth, Esq., ax ferpen Hal citizen of that place, pledged himself to visit all parts of the county and obtain subservitions to their capital stock. Mr. Hollingsworth was also appointed for this purpose at Clintom. I should not be surprised if the several counties along the line abourd the su/S cient stagk to warren: the construction of | ‘the road. A tmsolution was passed, regulating the Directors to nae. their ._ influence to indece the several in which | | ry aside ota atck i. this ead, | project, though nut little over a year old, has come to be a subject of no small interest to south-western Missouri and southern Kansas, and one in which all friends of progress will refoice. With a little effort this rusd can be built and be put in operation in four or five year, and # great thoroughfare opened from St. Louis into southern Kan sas, the result of which can only be con jectured, Yours in high hope, JOHN ©. WATTLES. 3 For the Maraleh Preeti jas Babess Poceeie Data To your issue of Sept. 11, I find an article on the religious belief of Thomas Jefferson, (taken from Randall's life, which hema \calculated to produces false impression on the minds of those who have never heard or read the other side of the quod ation. Tn the article, it is stated that Mr. Jef fferson was public professor of his belief In the Chistian religion, and that here is nothing in his writings to show that his public declarations were insincere, or that they were thrown out for mere ef fect. ‘To thoes who have read that article, I wish to present in reply the following declarations from the collection of his worka, prepared for the press by his own hand, in his last years, and publish ed according to his instructions by Thom as Jefferson Randolph, at Charlottesville, in 1829. On page 32, vol. 4, he says: “It is not to be understood that Tam with Jesus in all his doctrines, Tam a materialist; he takes the side of spiritual ism; he preaches the efficacy of repen tance towards the forgiveness of sin; I re quire a counterpoise of good works* c. 1, “Among the sayings and discourses im puted to him by his biographies, I find many passages of fine imagination, correct morality, and the most lovely hanevo- Joncw ; and others, again, of so much igno rance, 30 much absurdity, so much un truth, charlatanism and imposture,” ec. But be suggests that these qualities are not to be attributed to Jesus so much as “to the stupidicity of some, and che reuc ry of others of his disciples” and of this “band of dupas and imposters,” he styles Paul, the great Coryphwns.” Of the doctrines that he eappowes were taught by Jesus, he says: “LT read them and do those of other an cient and modern moralists, with a mix ture of approbation and dissent.” Such quotations might be greatly mul tiplied, and they prove, if anything can be proved, that Thomas Jefferson was no more of a believer in the Christian relig ion than Robert Owen. If that man can be claimed by the Christians who disapp See Sesetaeet i re isciples an dupes and isapos ‘tert, who speaks of “the follies, false hoods and charlataniems of the four even geliste,” then Thomas Pains himself may yet be canonized as 9 Christian ry and Volteirs be numbered among the de vout followers of Jesus. ' ‘Truth needs no lis to back it, any more than the heavens need a wooden prop to uphold them; and when I see men engag e Saceetaren men aw they are infidels alibeare. “Yours for the tral WA. DENTON. Foe the Memolit of Frentown, Maxuattax, Sept. 22, 1858. G W., Knows—Dean Snn —Riley county is again called upon to note her political reckonings. Nine celegates from the several pre cincts, duly apportioned by her Executive Committee, were to meet in County Nom inating Convention, foreestly to arrange ment, at Ogden, the 18th inst, to put in nomination one candidate for the next session of the Legislative Assembly. At the appointed time, all, sava oho, of the Ogden delegates, were found wander ing in the streets of that famous city, without a resting place. At length the hospitality of Mr. Smith opened the door of the Downer House, and the restive delegates from obscure precincts were soon seated. The Ogden and Kansas Falls delegates would not even enter the room at the or ganization of the Convention, lest it might seem to give cowntensues to the nomina tion that might follow ; but on invitation, they refused to come in, on the gromand that the political phase of the delegates ooked unlike, nominating the man as “their choice. ‘Thes were we“ invited questa, — esis, So we were not alone. We observed among the impatient but distinguished iisitore as Genii in suspense, waiting some anticipation of the result of our delibers tom, as an era of efiliation with the ab movement, to breathe | Seberieite the Tavenner See Ree See to Say ete -aee 4 124 Comvantiyn in Jokntem County. Onarne, Joursex Co. ‘Soph. 27¢h, 1863. t The County Convention met to. agreeatly to a call made by the commities, ©. T. Difle, Esq. chairman’ of the County Committee, called KM Con vention to order at 1 p.m. and A. J. HUI «2a appointed Chairmenpretem, and J. M. Hadley, Secretary. ‘The various committees were thus appointed, Com mittee on credentials reported as dele gates from Olathe, A.J. HIT and B. F. Dare; Spring-Hill, A.B. Simmons and W. A. Jenkinssh; Atbry, G. Treekle; Monticello, J. M. Hadley ; Oxford, Bhi near Morgan; Shawnee,John A. White, J. Thompson, and Julius Fairfield. The remaining townships were contested, and the following delegates were afterwards admitted: Gandner,O. B. Gardoce, J. W Brown, so J. Lavorte ; McCamish, Wm. Gans, G. W. Groves and J. Jones; Lex ingico,R. W. Eddy and Mr. Potter, Committee on permanent organization reported, A. J. Hill, Chairman; J. W. Hadley and W. A. Jenkinson, Secretariag, ‘The Convention proceeded to an informal ballot, with the following remitt; J. Lock hart 9, J.B. Hovey 11, J. E. Corfies 3, and R. W. Eddy 3, RW. Eddy moved that J. H. Lock hart and J. Hovey be declared unani mously elacted by acclamation. Carried: After the adoption of some resolutions and the appointment of a county execu tive committee, the Convention ad journed sine die. J.M.ann, . W. A. Fasxrreon, Sever Wire Fence. HF. French, of Exeter, N. H., gives detailed account in The New England Far mer about making wire fence, that is of practical importance to all who think of using wire for fences. We copy the ma terial portions “On the 4th of August, 1852, I put up 70 rods of wire fence between my cow parture and field, through the woods, using the trees for posts, occasionally eat tin, ke and deving where more then eight feet space remained between the trees, to which the wires are attached, used No. 9 wire, annealed, and tat three wires, the highest four feet from the ground, and the spaces ten inches, lemyit wide space at the bottom, of course. Attached the wires to the tree partly by small staples made of the same wire, by myself, and partly by sawing notches into the trees and driving nails over the wires, I ran crooked wherever a tree came near. Four of us put up the T0 rods In one day. The cows have looked through it each Summer, with approbation, at corn fields, but no animal has ever broken through It, and no repairs have been made upon it. The cost was 5 190 ponds annealed iron wire at 6g cous, $12 27 Labor of putting up, 40 Nails, 25 rea ‘Total, $16 62 being about 2% cents per rod, “To build good fence against cattle, I should use No. 9 wire, not anhealed, be cause it is aaid to be stronger. The tele graph sermon am told, sometimes use galvanized which does not rush, but that is too expensive. “The tension of the wires makes the whole strength of the fence, and to gob them straight, if the groundie level, stretch the wire the whole distance. A tree at each end is the beet post, Indeed it is almost impossible to set a stone of a woodes post, thatt is not yield to the constant atre in the freot spring. If you net posta, set them very sep, end, brace them wit strong timbers, resting againet whost set for the purpose. “The best impress with ‘which to attain the wires, is a betle which ot can tanke ip tent minutes, in this ways © wotick of sound hand wood, about six inches in diameter, and sixteen inch es long. With a two-inch lager, bore two holes through it, at right unin each other, one near each end, al other small hole, say one-quarter of =n inch, cos the middle, to pass the wires through conveniently.— Make two handapikes, say two feet long, to fit the auger-hole. Having secured the wire at one end, unroll it by trunching the coil along on the 0 as not to any kinks In It, which you are sara tr in a other way, until you reach the oth. ren natch in eac h a tree of wire through, Ieavise or oar fob apere - mgt. Pant the wire through the small hole to your windlam and wind ie twund once often , shat ew pot ipt in the handapike, see thesey more power than de horves, and cars hold the strain steadily. oa is Raat dlen nee Abroastres ot post, on the out side, hla will hold scarire til you take off your windlam, and wind the wire around the proffcting end of the pin. “At eight feet distance slang the wires, drive small stakes, for the purpose of keeping the wires st, their proper dis tance apart, #0 that cattle cannot pass be tween them. ‘With stort, mie pes oms Qo It i represented by one of the Eastern correspondenta, that e Crestitn dun, residing at Quindaro, was kidnapped a few weeks ago, while in Johnson county on business, and was carried to Missouri and lodged in the indepandence pall, no tiee the representation that he was 4 fugi- Mie from ubevery... If the noport is woe, I leit be w poor trvestanomt foe te [of dlaves im Mimeuri, «= (er Boaser 2 coon ola
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