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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19
Ebony Voting at 0berlin-A Scene at
the Polls.

Oberlin precinct, as everybody knows,
is black with Republicanism, and Repub-
licans. The Professors and Preachers
belonging to the Institution. generally
open the polls with prayer, and they
have a pious time polling ebony votes
General B. who lives hard by, and
who is an unterri6ed Democrat. generally
makes himself very frequent on election
days, and, although not much Of q pray
ing man. is decidedly social with the
Preachers and Professors.
At the last election. scores Of the
BLACKLIST Africans that ever crossed the
sea voted under the protection Of these
Priests. in defiance Of the law and in the
face of Democratic protests, and they al
voted for Chase. Over one hundred il.
legal votes were thus polled. when Gen.
B-g got his dander as well a. his De-
mocracy up. He challenged every dar-
key that dare show his wool, but it made
no difference; President Finney, Prof.
Peck, and Priest Morgan, were as much
above the c Constitution and Laws in 0ber-
lin. as Brigham Young, brother Kimball
sndDMp,her Babbett are in Deseret.
B.-Mr. Fnney. yon have been
down east preaching about.--do You know
of any old broken down managerie that |
can buy for little or nothing?
Brother Finney.-What DO you mean.
General. by asking me such . question!
What do you want Of such thing IS
menAgery?
Gen. B.-I want to set up an oppOsi-
ton to your institution here; l want the
Hyenas to howl. the catamounts To
screech, and the balloons and monkies to
vote.
This set the President into . piouI
sweat and the by ISLANDERS into 8 roar
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

We know several ladies who wouli
like excessively" to live in Missouri, if
the adventures of the family of Mr.. Ed
ward Barome. in Laclede county. are q
fair sample Of the delights Of that land.
That gentleman recently entered upon
the occupancy Of house which had been
some three months untenanted, and while
at breakfast next morning was treated to
"free show" in the shape of fight in
his kitchen between two snakes who had
crawled into the room through the floor.
Subsequently, tearing up the floor he found
and killed forty-two of the Shiny rascals,
of stripes varying from copper heads to
black snakes and rattlers.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19
Republication Finished m


The career of Republicanism hs, b..
rua,-and, as we have often ured;c.sSa
the ysarling is dead. The eoup 4. oroa
has been administered in the Sta. J.
Ohio,-its only Western stronghold
and it now lives only on its death bed !,
New York and New England. Dur;n..
its life, it was. without intending 4
great ally Of "the Democracy,"Ofori,
elected Buchanan when Fillmore slo,.
could have defeated him,-and a Con-
gress elected two years ago. American ;,
it converted afterwards into "RepubI
can"-to be succeeded, as it was certain
to be. under such a wrongful conversion
by a Congress Democratic. The FRI.
mont spasn, was but q spasm, and a
strong spasm that, of itself, it killed 4.
self.
The NEGRO" has now been hobby. IN
this country, for the politicians to nd.
some twenty years, and no one, North o,
South, ever made anything out of !,
South, "the negro" was ridden in tia
Mexican War, to extend Texas over The
Nueces, and it ended in free Califnrui.
and the exclusion of slavery from .bs
Pacific Ocean. South, again, the repeal
of the Missouri Compact was INDUCED in
to make Kansas slave. and it ends in BE-.
ing free.-with no interruption now to
the extension of freedom" South Of IS
80. North. it was ridden in 1874 to run
Birney. and it ended in Henry Clay's De.
feat, and the election of Polk. North
again. it was violently ridden. under the
meanest and boldest sectional organiza.
ton, to elect Fremont, a South Caroliu.
ian, and to defeat Fillmore, and it ended
in the election of Buchanan, who, to car.
~ out the analogy, ought to annex Cuba,
Central America, and the Terra Calisn.
of Mexico. Thus, "the negro" like ii.
iackass, upsets his riders and all their
principles"
"Republicanism," now, having ez.
hausted itself in the North, in the West,
and demonstrating itself to be unable to
carry the Northern. and never expecting.
Of course, to carry the Southern States,
will, after a brief fight upon "Drl
Scott" Lennon" or any other lk.
hobby that comes up. die out. into Old
Abolitionism. This abolitionism will al.
ways exist in the North, with its coun.
terpart, Notification and Secession in
the South. 1t is the law of our political
concentric system, that the centrifugal
forces shall fly of with something.-but
the centripetal, as yet. has been found
strong enough to keep the Union togeth.
err, and it is to hoped. though the pa.
triotism of the people North and South.
that it will always be strong enough for
that good purpose.-Nec York E+prs''.
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WORK FoR REPUBLIcANs IN THE NExT Cox
eREss.-The able Washington correspondent Of
the New York Courier L Enquirer, in a late let
ter, wisely, as we think, observes that il will be
becoming in the Republicans in the next Con-
gress, 70 bring forward measures Of reform 70 be
followed to asuccessful issue after accession TO
power. Among these measures Of real impor-
lance, which ought to be introduced BY them,
are bills for the recognizing Of the Supreme
Court, embracing juster arrangement Of dis
tricts, according 10 population and political
weight, and defines the limits in which the Pres
ident may use the army without authority OF
Congress. Affirmative and positive measures
like these will be recognized by the country AZ
worthy objects Of contest, and though Democra-
ey will of course raise frantic shrek Of ag.ta-
ton, they must prevail, and in the end become
laws of the land.
That's as rich and cool as = quart oil
fresh buttermilk with lump of ice in it.
When the Republicans were in power,
they did nothing but wrangle about Kan
sas, without doing her any good and
closed the performance by overhauling a
number of their members for raseality.
But since the Democrats have gained an
overwhelming majority in Congress, the
Republicans talk Of what good things
they must do. and compel the Democracy
to agree to i. 1t is an easy matter to
make promises. in time Of advsrsity.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

ONE Coop THINa.-The Commute on
the Executive Department, in the late
Constitutional Convention. reported q
provision disqualifying any person Of
foreign birth for the Office of Governor,
unless he had been q resident ofthe Unit
ed States for twenty years. which passed
upon its first reading by a small MAORI
y. There was much opposition to it,
but It is TO be hoped that it was also ad
opted upon the final passsge. If the
Constitution contained nothing more un
objectional than this provision, we could
indorse it heartily. Even the late Con-
stitution, as rabidly Democratic as it was,
thought It was ''time we were becoming a
little more Americanized." Wewsre in
formed. some time since. by a person in
ths confidence Of some Of the members of
the CONVENTION. that they were going to
FIX" the foreigners, but they may have
backed out. whA the tug of war came.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

WHAT UNCLE SAN HAs DoHE.-Th
following contrast is felieitously noticed
by the Brooklyn Eeglc-Uncle Sam. d.
ter having carried on business for tie
past eight years. having three wars, buy,
ing territories from France. Spain. and
Mexico. building railroads. Specializing
in Bank, and trading with ell crestiOn:.
comes out with 8 snug little balance o.
500, 100000, enough TO set up several
milliOnaires. and which makes Sam
millionaire. among nations. Since or
Revolution England has quaduplsd BIZ
national debt, and other nations Of Euror
have run mp a score nearly in properties.
while Sam has paid of his debt, bOcg~
real estate. and has money laid BY Tor =
rainy day, and is aiding the nations .
the earth to pay OF their debts By say
porting their paupers and ccnvicts.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

OFFICIAL NEGLEcr.-It would be an
accommodation to US, and money in our
pocket, If the Post Master at Iowa Point
would attend to his sworn duty. We
have . number Of subscribers at that
place, and not week passes, but we have
complaints that the paper does not reach
come of them regularly. A man called
upon US this week, who subscribed three
months ago, to whom the paper has been
sent regularly, but he said he had not
received single paper during the whole
time. Several have discontinued their
papers, on this account; some have chan
ged their address to other offices and
many who desire to take the paper. de-
cline to do so, for the reason above stated.
We have come to the conclusion that this
neglect is not accidental, but wilful. We
mail the paper regularly, directed plainly,
the distance between the two places is
only five miles, and the mail is not open
cd before it reaches there. These omis-
tions cannot all happen accidentally, and
do not so happen. If there is jealousy
existing between the two towns, it does
not follow that Post Master must neg
lect his duty. When the back country
il supplied with post Offices, and the
people out there are no longer dependent
upon Iowa Point for their mail matter, it
viii put q good many dollars into our
pocket.
We do not receive one-fourth of our
Kansas exchanges, which are sent up by
wsy of White Head and Iowa Point
That they are&hrown out some where on
the route, purPosely, we have not the re-
hottest doubt, but at what Office we De
unable TO say; but it is somewhere be-
tween Atchison and Iowa Point. We
intend to have this matter investigated,
and if the Department at Washington
have any regard for the interests of this
portion of the country. it will dispense
with some Of its unfaithful servants.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

The West6eld Argus has the follow
ing. which is not only good joke but q
fact:
Tho best political joke we have heard
this season was done" on the occasion
Of king" David Wilmot's speech at
Erie. An Irishman who had listened
sttentively to him, finally turned to a
friend and enquired, "An' that's David
Wilmot, eh?' YES" was the response.
And what is he running for?" "Gover-
nor" Governor Of Kansas is it?'' sNo,
Governor of Pennsylvania" Faith, he
said nothing Of Pennsylvania, EIogoht
q iCds Kansas, surer'
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

AN ANEcDoTE FOR THE TMEs.-At the
height of the panic and run upon the
banks and bankers in Louisville, Ger
man banker of that city named John
Smidt, found that he had paid out all
his money, and that he was compelled to
stop. Instead of writing a card for pub
LEGATION, he announced his suspension by
handbill affixed to his open doors, in
which he said he had no money on hand,
but expected in a day or two to make
some collections, and that he would then
resume payment.
Accordingly in a day or two another
handbill appeared on his doors announc-
ing that he had collected some $4,000.
which he would pay to those of his cred
itors who should first call on him for it.
This was soon paid out, and the first
handful again displayed, and in a few
days he announced that he had collected
some money which he We ready to pay
on demand. This manly and straight
forward course had the effect which was to
have been anticipated.
His German fellow citizens seeing that
John Smidt was in earnest about paying
his debts, and was not disposed to higgle
for an extension, concluded that he was a
man who ought to be sustained, and ac-
cordingly came forward and deposited
the sums they had withdrawn, and Undue
ed others tn do the same thing. At the
last accounts there was no run on John
Smidt. He was doing perfect land Of
fee business, and was able to assist those
who were in want by the money of those
to whom his pluck had given confidence.
- M DSr,
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

BREAKERs AHEAD.-Tbe Sumner Ga
zette contains an article, the object OF
which is to prove that the Free State
victory in this Territory is purely Re
publican victory, and nothing else, and
stigmatizes any one as Pro-Slavery in
disguise, who says otherwise. Here are
the concluding pal agraphs:
There is but one Republican or Free
State party; and the man or newspaper
that tries to find a distinction, is Pro-
Slavery in disguise. Pc.
Every Democrat who votes the Free
State ticket is no longer Democrat, but
a Free State man and Republican.
The Gazette is not the only paper en-
gagged in this laudable business. But we
can tell them that the Free State party,
upon its invitation to members of all
parties, 10 drop other issues and unite in
favor of Free Kansas, received thousands
of votes from men who never voted the
Republican ticket, and never will. under
other circumstances. They wish Kausas
to be free. and voted accordingly, yet
consider themselves as much members Of
otheG parties as ever. Any person blind
of one eye and red pepper in the other,
can see that there is brewing q grand
smash-up of this Free State party, from
the arrogant and overbearing course pur-
sued by these Pharisascal Free State pa
pers. The only pity is that they are be-
ginning to show the cloven foot at this
critical juncture, when every vote is need
ed, more than ever before. They may
imagine that they are safe for the present,
and threw out their taunts and sneers with
immunity; but it will be necessary for
them to preserve an undivided front for
years; and they may see the time when
they viii lift up their eyes, like the rich
man in torment, and beg Of some poor
Lazarus to warn others to avoid the course
which brought them to ruin.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

people adopted it. Congress will accept
it. and the fact that 3 majority Of the
people of the Territory NOT having voted,
will not have feathers weight; and If
they do vote. they win adopt Slavery any
how. We cannot see any reason to alter
our conviction. expressed = few weeks
since. that Kansas is destined to be a
Slave Stats. We fear that those who
place their dependence upon aDemocratic
Congress and Democratic Aeministra-
ton, are building their hopes upon a san
dy foundation.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

WHAT WILL Mas. GRUMPY SAY?-The
Norfolk Herald Of the 2sth has the fol-
lowing
"a few days ago several free negroes
were put mp at auction in Norfolk Com
ty. anil sold to labor for 9 term sufficient
to liquidate their taxes. Singular to re-
late, four Of them were purchased by q
slave in Portsmouth. who felt quite proud
Of the distinction, and made known his
determination to get the full value Of his
money out Of them, or know the reason
why" ans
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

CRUSADER OF FREEDoX."-We have
received prospectus of an illustrated
Free State paper, to bear the above name,
which is to be started at Doniphan, in
this County, sometime during the present
month, by james Redpath. the Kansas
correspondent of the St. Louis Democrat.
Gen. james H. Lane, VIM. A. Phillips,
N. F. Conway, Morris Hunt, Philip G.
Schuyler. Henry ]. Adams, Richard
Realf, and other eminent citizens Of the
Territory, viii be special contributors for
its columns. The Prospectus says:
Gen. Lane is preparing for the press, Histo-
~ Of his experience in Kansas, for the purpose
Of doing justice to the real actors who distin-
guished themselves during the troubles" II
will bring 70 light many interesting and impor-
tant documents, and explain the origin of many
events which have hitherto been unpublished,
misrepresented, or suppressed. It will embrace
an accurate and extended history Of the CIVIL
WARS IN KANSAS. This important work will be
published EXCLUSIVELY in the columns Of the
Crusader of Freedom.
There will be published, in regular sue
cession, Portraits of Kansas celebrities,
embracing the Free State Martyrs, the
Judges of the Free State Organization.
the Founders of the Emigrant Aid Com
pany, Gen. Lane. Gov. Geary, Whitfield,
Gov. Reeder, Gov. Walker, Parrot, Gov.
Shannon. Gov. Robinson, Capt. Walker,
Mr.. Forman, Col. Titus. Sheriff Jones,
Judge Lecompte, Judge Cato, Judge Ell
more, Woodson, Donaldson. Mayor
Adams, and many others equally and less
renowned. The Prospectus further says :
The Editor of the Crusader of Freedom will
endeayor, by truly reporting every diversity Of
opinion and policy, to make it pre-eminently the
organ of the Free State party.
The Emigrant will find il an accurate and re.
liable guide. 1t will expose every fraudulent
speculation, whether in paper towns, the price oil
shares, Emigrsnt Associations, maps or monisd
corporations, by which, now and hitherto, SO
many of our Eastern friends are and have been
swindled and deceived. 1t will not prostitute
its columns to puffs Of paper or embryo towns
nor permit any statements in relation to existing
municipalities, unwarranted BY facts, to appear
in its editorial columns.
There will, without doubt, be a vast
amount of talent employed upon the Cru.
sader, and it will commence its career
under very favorable auspices. Terms
Single subscriptions, 80 per annum
Clubs of Ten. s15-invariably in ad,
vance. Address James Redpath. Doni,
phan, Kansas.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

.~NoucE.-A number Of our subscribers
have only paid for six months, which
time wiz expire with next weeks issue.
II they desire the paper any longer. they
will please make known to Us the fact.
As We erase all names from our books. at
che expiration of the time for which they
have paid.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

'RoADs.-This is a subject which is Just
now occupying much Of the attention of
the citizens of Kansas. and is about as
important subject as could be agitated,
for ne are sadly in need of direct and
permanent roads, in every direction. We
are glad to see that the people Of White
Cloud and surrounding country are taking
the matter in hand, and are preparing to
petition the Legislature for the establish
ment of several roads which will lie of
great benefit to our place. One of the
roads is to run in q south-westerly direc-
zion from White Cloud, through Brown,
Calhoun and Pottowotomie Counties, to
Manhattan and Fl. Riley. This road
will DO one of great importance. An effort
is being made to establish a road from the
towa State line, through the northwest
corner Of Missouri, to White Cloud
This, in connection with the Fl. Riley
road, will bring vast amount of travel
through this place, and make it the centre
Of an extensive trade. Another road is
proposed from White Cloud, running due
South, on the Section line, which, under
the proposed new arrangement, would be
the County line, to connect with roads to
Lawrence, LecomptOn and Topeka. These
roads will give us connection with the
capital Of the State, and facilities for all
purposes, equal to those possessed by al
most any other town in the Territory.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

A lady in Kansas writes to the Boston
Traveller:
"The third finger Of my right hand
was bitten by a rattlesnake two weeks
ago to-day. As you preceive it has not
proved fatal. thanks to pint and a half
of raw whisky. salt and egg poultices.
besides the charming and doctoring Of
"Big Medicine" the Kansas Indian
Esculapius, who stayed with me night
and day through the worst of it, soothing
me with his wild and pleasing Indian
lullabies, and keeping of the flies with
his magic wanda wild goose's wing.
Does it not seem romantic to be tended
like BABY by great six foot Indian,
beads. earrings. amulets, and all! But
Il am over the worst now, though / have
a bad finger, rendering my right arm al
most useless"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

The SPEAKERsMP.-The Washington
correspondent Of the PhilsdsIphia Press
says that Hon. John S. Phelps, of Mis-
souri,, and Hon. Thos. s. Bocock, of Va,
the latter supported with great yigor by
his father-in-law. Hon. 7. ]. Faulkner,
Of Va. are pressing their chances for the
Speaksrship with some warmth. The
friends Of james L. On. Of South CARO-
linz, hold back for while. 80
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

EWe learn that James Foster. Esq,
of Oregon, intends spending the Winter
at Washington. As Mr.. Foster is Pres
ident of the White Cloud City Company,
the interests of the town will not be over
looked. In this connection. we would
drop hint to our Western friends. Mail
routes and post offices are greatly needed
in this rapidly settling back country
Those desiring offices and routes had bet
ter now get up their petitions. and send
them to Mr.. Foster. Through his init
mate acquaintance with q number Of
members of Congress, he will be able to
secure more prompt attention to the Pc
titiOns. than if they were presented by
strangers.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

KANSAS MUD.-Of late, we have had
ample opportunity to enjoy the luxury of
Kansas mud, in all its beauty and such
mud as it is, beats anything we ever ran
against. 1t is as black as tar, sticks to
anything it touches, and is slick as grease.
After a rain or a thaw, if one steps upon
a place not as level as a billiard table, ten
to one his heels fly up, and the heaviest
part of his body. between the back of the
head and his heels, comes kerwhallop in
to the mud. We have experienced this
sort of fun. But half an hours sunshine
dries the mud completely up. If it were
not for this, we believe it would make
excellent carriage grease. 1t is so much
like lard, in its nature if not its color,
that it might do to grease the pots, in
cooking operations: To tell the truth, we
once ate dinner at house in the Terrific
~, where the victuals did look as if the
pots in which they were cooked, might
have been CREASED weth Kansas mud
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

EThe town of Oregon, Mo-, was in
corporated by the Legislature of that
State, at its recent session. White Cloud
will follow suit, when the Legislature
convenes in this Territory.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

~ The Sioux City Eagle says that
the average number of letters received at
the Post Office in that city, is two hun
dred; but it does not tell us whether that
number are received each day, week,
month, quarter. or year.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

The Democracy would vote for the
Devil if he were the nominee of thspsrty.
-Ex.
Yes; but he couldn't be the nominee.
The Democrats always nominate men Of
their own party.-Bdtos Rouge Adpo-
rate.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

WAIKER MEErNe.-A large meeting
of Democrats was held at Lecompton,
not long since. to indorss the action of
Walker sud Stanton, in throwing out the
fraudulent returns from johnson and Nc
Gee Counties. A number of members
OF the constitutional Convention partic-
ipatsd.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

Gel. Benton. says the Boston POD. ~
written review Of the Dred Scott decir
ion. BE takes ground with Judges IN
tbs and .MrLane, and against msjcfE
Of tie Court, The book 10 now IN pro-
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

RI A. K. Miller, of the St. Joseph
Journal, has been getting married. His
excuse to slip away on this business was,
that he wanted to go and see his folks, in
Kentucky! Ere long, he will want to
be going to see his uncle Look out for
your bee- hives
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-11-19

EOhristmas. this year. falls on Fri
day. According to old writers and le-
gends. il signifies hard Winter.