White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-11-03
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declared that, If he could say nothing in
favor Of his own party candidates. he
would not endeavor to villify those Of the
opposite party. But it seems that he has
already forgotten that laudable resolution;
for in his last issue he pays his respects
to some Of the Republican candidates. in
. column or moro Of slang. The greater
portion Of the article is devoted to VIM.
ID. Beeler; and from perusal Of it. we
Judge that The author set ont upon lying
expedition, determined not to touch upon
truth throughout the entire route. If so,
he has succeeded admirably. The beauty
of It is. the article was dictated { knowing
ones say written) by Thomas j. Wander
slice, himself candidate for the Legis-
lature.
The article begins with a lie. The
writer says that he pennod it at the car
nest solicitation Of Republicans. who are
Mr.. Beeler's wsrmest friends. Now, Mr.
BeeIer's friends are those who have been
in Kansas through her troubles. and are
we'll acquainted with him. 1t is extreme
" probable that these men would apply
to q young squirt, nineteen years old, }
who is not yet dry behind the ears, and
who has not been in the Territory six
months, for history Of Mr.. Beeler, whom
he scarcely knows Lie No. l.
The writer said he had intended to give
Mr.. Beeler fair and honorable chance
but, so and SO. The but implies that,
upon consideration, he does not intend to
deal fairly and honorshly with him.
The next point made is, that when Mr..
Becler was elected Sheriff of Holt Coun-
~, Mo-, he was a strong Pro- Slavery
man. Now, the fact is, at that time
there was bat very little said upon the
Slavery question in Missouri; and it was
only referred to once on election day,
when Mr.. Beeler was q candidate. A
certain prominent citizen of Holt, now a
resident of Brownville, Nebraska, said he
liked Beeler well enough. but had mis-
givings as to voting for him, because he
believed he was Free Soiler. If there
were grounds for such belief, at time
when the Free Labor question was not at
issue, Mr.. Beeler could not have been 8
very strong ro-SlsTsry man. Lie No. Q.
1t 10 next asserted that
He crossed the Missouri and located
in Iowa Point, retaining the same preiu-
dices he had always held in regard to
slavery. While here, he held frequent
intercourse with men in Holt County, as
TO the best and surest plan of securing
slavery in this Territory"
That is lie No. 8.
But here comes the most important
confession Of all, TO which we ask parti-
cular attention
during the sitting of Tom Wander
slices Grand Jury. Mr. Bseler was pres
ent. and acted conspicuouSly as a Pro-
Slaveryite, held frequent and earnest con-
versstions with Judge Atchison, who was
present, and in his remarks to the Judge,
said, bolt her through, Judge; if we
haven't got votes enough here to carry
the Territory for slavery, by Cd, we
can bring them from Missouri
We charged. short time since, that
Mr.. Vanderslice was a member of the
Grand Jury which indicted Free State
men for voting. which was vehemently
denied BY the Dispatch. Yet here is an
article dictated by Mr.. Vsnderslice him.
self. in which, to bcslime an opponent,
be acknowledges the corn, and even calls
it "Tom Vanderslics's Jury !" And if
that Jury was not engaged in some move
ment to keep down the Free State men.
and carry the Territory for Slavery, why
was such conversation as the above going
on in Court? Let voters remember the
above admission. What were Judge
Atchison and Tom Vanderslice's Jury
"bolting through" if it was not some
scheme to disfranchise Free State people?
The foregoing extract contains some half
q dozen lies. Besides being no Pro.Sla.
very man, Mr. Bseler is not in the habit
of using such language as is there stated :.
But listen again:
And he did bring them, but as the
statistics show, he didn't carry the Terri
tory, and this probably accounts for Mr..
Dealers present anti-slavery proclivities."
Three or four more lies. 1t il we'll
known that the Missourians did come
over and carry the Territory, the year
that Tom Vsnderslice's Jury sat; and yet
the historian Of the DiSpatch says they
did not. Such truth telling is refreshing,
and the author Of it deserves q premium.
Now let US PROFOUND few questions.
When Mr.. Beeler frat came to Kansas,
and engaged in the mercantile business,
be had partner in Oregon. Mo-. now q
resident of Forest City. If Mr.. Beelsr
was such q ranting Pro-Slavery man,
why did certain brawling Slaveite at