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

The Debate.
Pursuant to notice, the FIRST joint Do
bate in the County CANVASS came of in
his place. on Friday evening last. A
arge room was crowded to ever8owing
With hsapes. Besides the citizens of
his place and vicinity. . lArge number
Of persons came from Iowa Point and
Wolf River. These furnished the sp-
plause for the Democratic side. The 70
suit Of the discussion was entirely satis.
factory to the Republicans. The opening
speech was by Mr.. Markham. on the De-
mocratic side, who was followed by
Messrs. Price, Jenkins and Larzelere, on
the part of the Republicans then. after
IN explanatory interpolation by Mr..
Word, the meeting was closed BY the
clownish performances Of Carey B.
Whitehead.
We must say for Mr.. Markhau, that
be labored unner the disadvantage Of
having to make the FIRST plunge into tho
fight. and of having to "go it alone,"
there being no other Democratic candi.
date present to speak. His remarks
were principally reiterations Of the stale
charges Of sectionalism and negro equali-
" against the Republicans, and the ssser'
tion that they were the corruption party.
Those other ''little 6xings" about Wash
ington. Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Henry
Clay. the Potomac, etc., are all very fine
trimmings for college students speech,
but not very appropriate for the stump
speech Of Pro. Slavery Democrat. A.
ter alluding to County affairs. be said be
would leave them for . gentleman who
was to close the debate. who knew them
"hon A to iszerd," and who would
show them up thoroughly.
Mr.. Price followed. in . good speech.
. considerable portion Of which was t.
ken up in airing Mr.. Markhsm's recent
political record. Mr.. Jenkins followed
His remarks were confined to the posi-
tions and principles Of parties. Then
came Mr.. Larzelers, who made telling
speech upon Territorial and County af.
fairs, all of which be thoroughly under.
stands.
After this, Mr.. Word consum ID about
fifteen minutes in defending bis conduct,
as one of the County Commissioners
When he sat down, all eyes looked e.
gerly for the man who was to give such
. graphic expose of our County affairs,
IS bad been promised BY Mr.. Markham
That person srose, in the shape o.
Carey B. Whitehead. We think hs
amounts to just one notch on the Irish
mans stick that he told about. and thai
his father missed it by not apprenticine
him, in his youth. to the profession o.
clown in . niger show. He succeeded
in amusing his opponents, and in dissp'
pointing and disgusting his friends. HI
said the Commissioner did right in pay.
ing the fees Of the Distri.G Clerk for in.
dieting Free State men. if the Clerk sea.
his nephew. This was the sum total o.
his mastery expose Of our County affairs
The balance Of bis hsrangus consisted o.
obscene stories. scurrility. and insipid
pointless yarns upon Mr.. Larzelers. HI
Just happened here. a. he was on bis way
to Nebraska. HE brought pocket fol
Of documents along, and followed tn
debaters to lows Point and Highland
his route to Nebrasks being somswhs
like that Of Douglas in search Of hi
mother.) He said be was Pro-Slaver!
man-was born in old Virgin.ni.a. ant
raised on . plantation Of niggers. HI
had seen Jefferson's farm, which had
stone wall around it, built BY niggers
He had lived in Mississippi. where b
} was Repudiator. He pitched into tn
people of Lawrence declared there wa
} . splendid hotel at Lecompton. but whel
the Legislature adjourned to Lawrence
be had to live on slap.jscks and sorghum
and half dirt at that. But he forgot +
tell that the reason was, that he put ul
at Democratic house. where he got hi
, board for City cents per day less than q
good hotels. and had to eat principal,
dirt. He cast . foul insinuation upo
Madame Nichols" and the women Q
Lawrence. and showered unstintsd abus
; and blsctguardism upon the Black Re
publicans. He sang . nigger song. AM
told tedious yarn about Mr.. Larzeler
having been the leader of niger class
meeting. raising frogs and broom.corn
and making sorghum molasses out Q
chinch. bugs-all Of which hs though
was very smart We arc informed tha
he hes been telling tie same story for th
last two years, in almost every part o
the County, and has tired nearly every
body out with it. To help the mstts
along. the Troy Dispatch has recentl,