White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-09-03


NALs.-Journalistic correspondence some years
since, was so thoroughly systematized at Wash
ington, that public men seeking fame found it
necessary to conciliate these manufacturers Of
public opinion, in order to secure the object Of
their ambition. Il was not necessary that the
aspirant should have real merit in order to Sc.
cure their endorsement, nor were absolute inper-
fections necessary to bring the letter writers
down upon him. Corruption and black mail I'M
derlay the whole structure. Very few men
wrote with view to the dissemination Of truth.
Party aggrandizement frequently required mis-
representation, and money stimulated to the
effort.
A similar state of facts exists in Kansas with
regard to newspaper correspondents. Very few
of the multitude of 'our correspondents" now
in Kansas, content themselves. with an impair
tial recital of events. The object does not seem
10 be to afford accurate information 10 eastern
readers of the actual state of things; but every
demonstration which takes place, and many i'm
aginative ones, are heralded as an outrage or
GLORIOUS demonstration" by one set Of writers,
and Uiee UeTsa by another. II il amusing, to
resident of Kansas, well acquainted with the
Territory and its peoples to pick up eastern
journals, and see the difference ofstatements as
to a single transaction, and the wide departure
of bothfrom the truth. We have been much
amused at different versions Of an actual &C.
curence presented by two prominent New York
journals. One Of them contained letter eulo-
gising Gov. Walker, at least one-half Of which
was absolute falsehood. The other undertook
to "write him down." and it contained about
the same proportion of fiction. Bach contained
about enough truth to swear by; and both SEEM
ed TO be written to show that an immense
amount Of trouble was about being inaugurated.
Indeed, if implicit reliance were placed upon
the representations of the correspondents in his
behalf, no quiet man wOsld have emigrated to
the Territory for the past six months. -
Now, We are willing, without a .murmur, to
sscord to every one the privilege of writing
whatever may suit his taste, and having the
same published in any paper to which be may be
able to find access. But we do protest against
the persistent efforts Of ''own," and "speciaI
correspondents" to createthe impression in the
minds of eastern readers, that we are always on
the eve Of some tremendous outbreak-some
hostile demonstration from some source or
other-that the settlers always sleep upon their
arms, and everybody Is on the Qui vipe fer a
descent from come quarter or other. Such Is
the burthen Of Kansas correspondence, and the
legitimate efectis to keep away from the Ter
ritory the very best class Of emigration.
For the past eight months, Kansas has been
as quiet and orderly, as any other Territory in
the Union. Ne matter what brought about
this state ofthings, suffice it that it exists. Ger
tainly the best way to preserve it is not to ere
ate in the minds of emigration, the impression
thatit cannot and will not continue so.
We have no personal pique to crafty in thus
speaking of correspondents They have treated
us with uniform kindness, for which We are duly
thankful. But.ve do hope they viii entirely
lay aside their "tempest-in-a-teapot" prOclivi-
ties, and give their eastern readers naked facts,
and facts alone. II they have friends who are
hungry for fame, they should endeavor 10 secure
the good wishes of such friends in sonie other
manner, than by the sacrifice Of the material in
terests of the Teritory.-LeaDeHrcrth Tinse'.