White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-10-25

,oms Bright Particular Spots in the
History Of . Candidate.
We incidentally. last week, asserted
hat Charles Blskely. the Democratic
candidate Tor Sheriff Of this County. was
not Ct subject to receive the votes OF
civilized beings; and We will now pro-
ceed to state the grounds for that as'er-
ton. We ask every unprejudiced and
well thinking person to reflect over thsm'
and make up his own mind for what
w intead to state is substantially true.
The Sheriff is the chief polies and psaes
officer Of the County be has the guar
dianship of all criminals Of every grade;
il is his duty to suppress outhwry and
crime, and to bring violators Of the law
to justice. Then. Is b. . proper nan to
hold that responsible Office. who has
made criminals and outlaws his associates;
who has been prominent leader OF mob
ocrscy; who has violated the public
peace, and hunted down peaceabls and
unofending citizens. compelling them to
leave their homes or suffer violence or
death. for their opinions sake; and who
has, to say the very least, associated with
and encouraged villains who have COM
mittsd deeds which would have consign.
ed thsm to the gallows in any community
where the semblance Of justice was meted
out? Such q man is Charley Blakely,
as we shall now proceed to show.
During the Kansas troubles. Blakely
was one of the most ultra and brutal Of
the Border Rufisns. To DO suspected Of
entertaining Free State sentiments, was
sufficient to bring down the enmity OF
Blaksly upon the head Of any man. no
matter how peaceable or innocent be
might have been. 1t mattersd not, then,
il man had been Democrat all bis life:
his Democracy Vas of NO svail in sp-
pessing Blakely's enmity. if that man
opposed the introduction Of Slavery into
Kansas. but he was subjected to al the
indignitiss and prosecutions that malice
could invent. Many such persons were
driven from the Democratic party, but
have since sneaked back into its ranks.
and are now asked 10 vote for this same
RlsksIy. and for . ticket composed al.
most entirely Of men Of bis stamp.
In the FIRST settlement Of the Territory.
men aocked in and took up claims in
this part Of the County. A large major
ity Of these persons were from Missouri,
and many of them wers what were known
IS Benton Democrats-being generally
in favor of Free Labor. When . Pro-
Slavery msn would come along hunting
for . claim, Blskely would 80 to him,
and tell him he knew Of very fne one
that there was . d-d Abolitionist on it
but he could be gotten of very easily
The Pro-slsvery man would jump th'
claim, and Blskely and bis crowd would
annoy and persecute the Free State mar
in every conceivable way-throw hil
good. ont of his cabin during his abssnes
tear down the house gather about it il
the night, and threaten to lynch him i
be did not leave; and many other similar
| performances. Sometimes these proceed
ings would have the desired effect; bu
when they failed, there was another re
sort. There was . Squatter Land Cour
organized, before which all disputes
claims had to be settled, before the lsnt
could be purchased. The Court wa
composed of q number of the most bite
Pro-6lavery men in the Township. NJ
man was permitted to select bis jury, bu
all had to 60 before this packed and pre-
ljudiced COMMITTEES. Blakelyism was j,
the ascendant there; and as sure ~ ,
Free State man came before it to content
sgainst Pro.Slavery man. that sure b.
was to lose his land. Blaksly was th'
head and front Of this imposition, whicl
kept the Territory in . constant turmoil
and retarded its prosperity /; yet be nov
appears before you, and asks you to ele
vste him to the most responsible Office il
the County-to make him its head peac'
officer
! During the height of the Kansas OK
citemsnt. string Of obnoxious Resolu
tions were drawn up in Iowa Point, enc
the command was issued that oil Fre
State men must sign them; OF. if they
refused to 80 humiliate themselves, they
must leave the Territory. Blskely loud
} ly proclaimed it in the streets of .ha
town, that every man must sign the Res
olutions. or suffer the consequences, u
the motto hsncsforth was. "No fear NO,
favon" Pursuant to this determination
. number Of persons wsrs ordered to quit
i An old Democrat told us, little over Z