White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-06-21

They Refuse to be COmfOrted-
One Of the most absurd and ridiculous
pieces Of business of the present day. Is
the lsmentation even yet INDUCED in BY
the jealous Seward organs, because Of
the failure Of their chief at Chicago
Even while expressing determination to
heartily support Lincoln. ons-half Of the
good eject Of that support 10 destroyed
BY their ineessant repetition Of the virtues
and the wrongs Of Seward. OF all men
in the nation, the friends Of Seward
should be the last to complain. They
had every sdvantags in the Chicago Con-
vention, and were allowed privileges
which they would have been the loudest
to protest against, had they been claimed
BY the friends Of other candidates.
In the FIRST place, they set to work ear
y and indsfatigably, and in every dis
trict and State where they could get up Q
Seward feeling. delegates were instructed
in his favor. In the Convention. Sew
ard received the vote of every delegate. in
regard to whose right to occupy 3 seat in
the Convention there was any doubt or
question. In reality. the delegates from
Kansas, Nebraska, Texas and the Dis
trict of Columbia had no more right to
seats in the Convention, than so many
persons from Dacotah or Arizona. Yet
they were allowed votes, and they all vo-
ted presistently for Seward. with the ex-
ception Of three of the Nebraska dele
gates. Thus Seward had the advantage
of eighteen votes which were only per-
mitted by the suferance Of the Convention,
TO three votes of the same sort divided
between other candidates. Judge Will
mot, Of Pennsylvania, very properly sug-
gested an investigation ss to the right Of
certain delegates to seats in the Conven-
vention, or as to whether they had been
appointed BY any organized party
For this be was booted at, and bis prop
osition was cried down. We can very
easily guess whose friends were loudest
in sitting such an investigation. This
move placed some Of the doubtful dele
gates upon their dignity and patriotism.
and one of the Texas delegates was partic-
ularly eloquent. He said he was . resi-
dent Of Galveston, and solemnly assured
the Convention, upon his word Of hon.
or. that the delegates purpOrting to rep
resent that State, bad been fairly and
formally appointed BY Convention in
the State; and that . call for said Con.
vsntion had been published in two Ger
man papers in Texas, and also circulated
by means Of hand.bills. But it has been
ascertainsd that not one Tor not more
than ons) Of the delegates was ever in
Texas. Their credentials were gotten up
in Michigan. in which State eel kral of
them resided. while pne was a citizen of
Canada! After thus virtually perjuring
themselves, to obtain seats in the Con.
vention. these delegates afterwards illus.
tratsd the honesty ofthsir Rspublicanism
by voting in body for Sam. Huston for
Vice President
Notwithstanding the fact that ell the
unfair advantages were on Stewards side,
be was beaten, and his friends make .
great ado over it, as if he had been cheat.
cd out of something which rigbtfully and
absolutely belonged to him. If they had
any regard for the principles Of honor. or
if they are even possessed Of due amount
of modesty. they should remain quiet on
the subject.