White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-12-24
Lecompton.

Lecompton, Kansas Territory, must be a jolly
sort of place, five are to credit the correspon-
dent.of the New York Irish News. Some friends
will recognize the justiceoft following sketch
es: s-...- .-F.
"The most magnificent specimen of a sold
Ter, hswever, that have ever seen, is General
Haney himself The General is an Irishman,
no matter where he was born. Standing about
six feet in his stocking-soles; straight as pop
lar, with the build of an Apollo Belvidere, a
broad freckled face-Irish all oYer-clear blue
ewes, red moustache, red curly hair, and round
buIlet-head set a little obhquely on his neck, so
as to make the lower part of the face somewhat
prominent, he looks the very image of tall
Irish Kerne, or Highland Gilly. Mentally, he
possesses all the qualities that 60 to make up a
manly character in a degree which have rare
" met anywhere. He is the cir from top to toe!
And, indeed, it is but proper that, whilst speak
ing of the army, l should say that the whole
world beside could not produce class of men
more generally intelligent, more accomplished.
more periodically devoted, more brave, sociable,
and self-sacrifcing than the officers of the Uni
ted States Army. had peculiar opportunities
of forming acquaintance with them at the camp,
near Lawrence, and can never forget the pleas
ant time we had. The aroma of MAJOR Sibley's
whiskey toddy, that he brewed so copiously and
distributed SO profusely, is a joy for ever!
1.-THE mention Of whiskey Immediately sug
gests Lecompton. Lecompton has rollicking
reputation which, it must be admitted, is not en-
tirely undeserved. But they are glorious fellows,
those Lecompton boys. There's Mr.. F. P. Stan
ton, the Territorial Secretary-(of course do
not mean to speak of him as "boy;" not by
any means)- keen politician. an acute lawyer,
an able writer, and an smiable gentleman
There again, is General Calhoun, the fac sinile
of an Irish hunting squire, all of the olden
time; as politician, far sighted and shrewd; as
gentleman, affslble, hospitable and kind-heart-
ed. There again is Gen. Maclean, six fOot-four
Highlander, with an arm better adapted for wiel'
ding the claymore than the pen, though he is
good at both; head strong but heightened par
tisan, but full of generous impulses, and warm
Celtic feelings, gallant, accomplished and bold
ready to discuss politics, dance the Highland
fling, sing Gaelic song, or make pro-slayery
| speech for you at moments warning. But who
is that stretched out so comfortably on the bencl
: there on the other side of the street, from thu
| American Hotel7 " Fine looking old gentleman
: that" you say7 Yes, sir; and he is better thai
t he looks. That is my good friend, Judge AL
f mond, as kind soul and as good lawyer a
5 can be found from Maine to Texas. Then Their
' are nv young friends Major Boiling, T. B. Sykes
: and A. P. Walker, Young Southeners, with tn
J ardent temperament. high polish, and well-culti
:. waited mental powers which, sooner or later, vii
e make them of mark in the world. And ho'
Y could forget my venerable friend, Father Nc
e Gee, our good old Irish priest, who, as a judg
= of the theology, logic, Latin or horsehesh, ha
no superior in Kansas, and not very many out c
o it. Least of all could omit allusion to BishO
' Miegs, the sanity, self-sacri6ci-g, learned an
: laborious missionary, now in charge Of the die
i, cese, and residing at the town of LeavenWortl
d And what in the name of goodness, am tosa
4 of Jerry Murphy, of TOpeka-Jery, who tall
politics like Edmund Burke, and cuts doubl
r pigeon wing with all the agility Of Taglioni7
e would fail utterly to do justice to my estimatio
!, of him, and can only say, generally-f5r nev'
Ie get at the end Of the particSl1rs-that he is
true Irishman, and sincere philanthrOpist"