White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-16
The Election.

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be the only precinct that did all she pro-
missed, and more. The Democratic ma
iority is about $50. The Free State
party, however, elect one Delegate-Mr.
Porter-who, VIC learn, owes his success
to his interest in the St Joseph and To-
peka Rail Road. But at last accounts.
he was bleeding at the lungs, and, was not
expected to live. Mr.. Porter is good
man, VIC believe; and we rejoice in his
election, both on his own account, and
because il gives DOniphan County one
good Free State voice in the Convention.
But as much as We are gratified at his
election, it seems to us that, were it |
our case. we would prefer defeat with our
gallant comrades, rather than success at
the hands of trading spectators who have
sold their principles and betrayed their
cause.
One cause of the defeat was the orGani-
cation of the Republican party. We
opposed that movement for long time ;
but when VIC saw the thing determined
upon, wo concluded that it were better to
acqu:escc, for the time being. than to aid
in keeping up division. But VIC are con-
fident Rcpublicanism was not tho main
cause of defeat. We believe Doniphan
County is yet anti Democratic, and that,
with the Republican issue alone, the De-
mocracy would have been defeated. Lo-
cal schemes of speculation have decided
the result. The st. Joseph and Topeka
Rail Road did the matter. Certain can
didatcs were pledged to use their efforts
to have that Rail Road embraced in the
land grants asked for in the Constitution;
and the people of the lower part of the
County were led to believe that their
salvation depended upon the election Of
those candidates. Pretended Republicans
Of the most ultra stamp voted for the
veriest Border Rufians, upon this -qucs-
ton. We have even heard it rumorcd
that men in whom the party throughout
the entire Territory rcposed the fullest
confidence, sold themselves, and their
cause, in the hour of trial, for little
personal speculation. We hope this is
r untrue. We have heard of one man,
who was robbed, during the troubles, his
family driven from their home, and him
self compelled to lie hidden in the bushes,
for weeks at time, to escape being muir
dcrcd-at the late election he marched up
7 and voted for men who had countenanced
e this treatment of himself. 4 Free State
c man, several years ago, was shot down by
e q Pro-Slavery Ruffian. AT the late cleo
| ton, his sons marched up and voted for
: men who had countenanced the murder
q of their father When such men, and
= persons to whom the party were wont to
C look for counsel, deserted or betrayed
C their friends, can it be wondered at. that
: the gallant spirits who stood up true to
/ the cause, were overwhelmed? A Pro.
II Slavery man has told us that he witnessed
t. so much of this grovelling and dust-lick.
/, ing. that he became Disguised, and left
C the polls, without voting.
: The result of the matter is, four of the
c five Delegates elected are either interested
&c in or pledged to that Rail Road scheme
|, The entire portion of the County north
: of Troy, gets but one Delegate. Mr.
!; Lewis, Of Wolf River, who has stood up
e to the Democracy through thick and thin,
e and the Democracy Of Wolf River
y Township, who did better at this election
: than ever before, are discarded by thcir
brethren, because they were not so fortu.
: nate as to be interested in that Rail Road
;, They can now see what Democracy think.
" of principles, and of its friends. Mr.
: Lewis was nominated by the same Con.
&c vcntion, and stood upon the same plat.
|, form, as the other candidates yet he i:
/ sacrificed, because he lives too far up in
: the county, and is not interested in Q
y certain Rail Road speculation
" We think there is every reason for thu
Z. true Free State mon of Doniphan County
t. to take courage. Men brought into fel.
y lowship only by schemes of speculation
and plumber, cannot long stick together
d They will soon commence to skin each
, other, and then will commence q muss,
d and such exposures, as viii open the eyes
= of those who have been duped into aid
o ing and abetting them. Such a thing
q will occur in this County, and probably
o before next Novcmber's election - then
1t honest people can make their voices heard,
&c and right will again triumph.
J. ~We have been told that, in the lowor
part of the County. at the election, for.
|, eigncrs and others. who had been only