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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23

PoLrrIcs IN MIssoURi.-A warm con
test is now going on among the Democ-
racy of the Congressional District in
Missouri, on the opposite side OF the riv-
err, as to whom shall be the nominee for
Congress. The contest is between Judge
Norton and James n. Burnes, Of Platte
County. Norton has him by the heels,
and will receive the nomination, as .
majority of the Counties in the District
have already instructed their Delegates
in bis favor. He has the reputation Of
being very good man. while Burnes is
far from it. The last named worthy was
one of the hounds who. several years ago,
invaded Kansas, and murdered her peace
able citizens. He assisted in the assas-
sination of Thomas W. Barber. near
Lawrence, in December, 1s55-in fact,
it is eontended by some, that he commit.
ted the deed, instead Of G. W. Clark.
Craig. the present member from the above
District. will not ask for denomination,
and probably could not get it if he did +;
as. we believe, majority Of the Demo
cratic papers in his District condemn his
course upon the LecOmpton Swindle.o
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23
WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS:
thursdays February ., 1862

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spsculation at Washington.

We clip the following parsgraphs-to
be read with due allowance and canton
from the Washington. correspondence
of the New York papers: -
The friends Of Seward seem content
with the resolve to give him the mission
to Great Britain. They say IL nomina-
ted now. that he would he badly beaten
and killed of forever; while by keeping
him in reserve for four years. his violent
enunciations viii have been forgotten. and
one conservative Black Republican Pres
ident will have paved the way for the full
glory and sweep of Abolitionism. Thur
low Weed Is said to have been one Of
the FIRST to suggest this arrangement. and
those who know that political timi,lity,
which is his failing. can readily UNDER
stand MS motives. )
The death Of the Republican party. in
the defeat Of John Sherman. is now ac-
knowlsdged and to day the public nup-
tials with the Southern Know Nothings
were duly solemnized. The joint ticket,
as telegraphed last night, win be Bates
OF hlSNOUFls dntl y dWciOus vi Nuu-
sylvania-the South Americans however,
making diversion to substitute John
Minor Bolts. for Betes. Forney is the
master craftsman Of the coalition. and
has gone over heart, and soul, and body,
to the Republicans.-Timss.J r..
Mr.. Forney rendered valuable services
to the Opposition party of Pennsylvania
in the victorious campaigns Of 1858 and
1859. We believe his well-understood
present political position is this II Mr..
Douglas should be nominated for the
Presidency on a Popular Sovereignty
platform. and should avowelly accept
that. nomination on such a platform, and
should declare to the country that he adj
hered to the principles be proclaimed in
the Lecompton contest, then DR., Forney
wonld support him. provided that The
platform WoS established in good faith.
and Mr.. d. EoS sincere in his asOTals.-
Tribune. trrs-r
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23

FARMERS, RAISE Hoos,-Now is the
time to commence. Gather together ev-
cry stock hog, shoat and runt about your
premises, and take care of them. Get
good breeding sows, and see that they
want for no inducements to breed. There
is more money in hogs than in anything
else you can raise. Corn grows in our
prairie soil, almost witheut attention,
and commands Fair prices 'but you can
get more for it after it is fed into pork.
Hogs are sure sale and ready cash, and
there is 3 pork, house right at hand.
With prices of pork ranging as, they did
during the season Just closed, farmer
ought to get rich IN . single year. II he
should fatten only one hundred hogs. av:
eraging $50 TBS. nett, it would bring him
over $1,000 cash. Sixty or eighty acres
of land will produce an immense quantity
of corn; that corn viii fatten very large
number Of hogs; and those hogs will
bring huge pile of clean cash-enough.
in single year. to pay for a farm, i'm
provements and all ard he conld raise.
beside, enough to sustain his family and
pay his store bills. After that, he will
have money to lay by. Farmers. raise
corn and hogs.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23
Admission of Kansas.

WAsHISGToS, Feb. A number OF
Democrats who are here from Kansas,
have conferred with the Southern Demo-
Gratis in Congress. and propose to sdvo-
cate the admission of Kansas into the I'm
ion with the Wyandotte Constitution.
changing the boundaries so as to include
Pixies Peak and portion Of Nebrasks.
south of the Platte river. The change
to be submitted to vote Of the people
of Kansas, and when ratified, to be ad-
mitted as a State by proclamation Of the
President
Hon. Marcus J. Parrot. Gen. Pome-
roy. Judge Army and other Republicans
are here from Kansas to insist npon the
admission OF Kansas under the Wyan-
dotte Constitution. without any alteration
that Constitution being already ratified
by two-thifds Of the citizens of the Ter
ritory. The question of population will
not be argued, as Judge Petit. Of Kan
sas, has said that he is confident there
are 100. 900 inhabitants. which comes up
fnIlyto the requirements Of the English
bill. - 80 'a;H
1t is also proposed by the Democratic
Senators, to resist the organization Of any
new Territories. They want to attach
Dacotsh. and the region round abont it
to Nebraska. while Utah and the Terri
tories south Of Kansas. are to be annexed
to New Mexico and follow its fortunes.
To this it is objected. that having secured
slavery in New Mexico by law, this i'm
mense Territory should not be brought
under the same enactment, which might
secure it to Slavery forever. ?
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23

E An article is going the rounds Of
the papers. entitled "a Singular Dream
of John G. Calhoun" Many person,
suppose that Calhoun really had such 8
dream. 1t was merely one Of the unique
fancies of George Lippsrd. the gifted but
neglected author. who died . few years
ago. in Philadelphia. He wrote it from
Washington, in the Winter of 1889,
to the " Quaker City," paper which he
then edited. in Philadelphia. We re-
member having read It at the time. and
think We still have the paper in our pos
session. He conceived the fancy, after
gaining an insight into some Of the dis
union scenes being concocted by Cal
houn, and seconded by Toombs and other
followers, a short time previous to the
death Of that distinguished statesman Of
South Carolina, and father of the present
Democratic party. tfea e ..ia
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23

DocuNESTs.-The publishers of the
New York Tribune are issuing a series
Of documents for the approaching Presi.
Dental campaign. They have favored us
with the FIRST Of the series. containing
Stewards celebrated /" Irrepressible Con,
fict" speech at Rochester aad also the
speech Of Charles O'Connor, to prove
that Slavery Is just. Against this latter
are sprayed the opinions Of all the earlier
Presidents. and lealing American states
men, together with the testimony of some
Of the most eminent men Europe ever
produced. These documents should have
wide circulation. Price, per single
copy. 4 cents; per dozen. 80 cents per
hundred, 81; per Thousand, SIS.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23


KEEP CooL-Two weeks ego. We
made statement. upon the strength Of
what had bern told rs. not very Hattering
to the members of the Legislature gene
rally. Since we have reflected over the
matter, We think the statement was rather
too sweeping. and that the proportion Of
ignoramnses in the Legislature Is not so
great e OUT language E6ald implsEns-
vertbeless. rom the best evidences ptsssn-
ted to as, We are satisfied that the NUM-
Der who are utterly unfit for the station
they occupy. is much larger than il ought
to be. But our article has stirred up the
sensibilities Of some member-we know
not whom-who has rescrted to rather
undignifed method Of exhibiting his dis
pleasure. The other day We received .
document Of three pages. inclosing an
anonymous note of three lines. informing
rs that the document was sent in return
for the compliment Republican paper
passed upon a Republican Legislature.
We will here remark, that it makes not
bit Of difference to Us what the politics
Of Legislature may be-if we think the
members are no smarter than they should
be. or if we do not approve Of their pro-
ceedings, we shall say so, be they Re-
publicans or Democrats. II we should
print the three lines with which our I'M
known friend has favored us, verbatim,
ETC., it might not prove very Aatterins
recommendation Of his own talents, and
would probably give the public as unfa.
vorable an opinion of the ability of the
Legislature, as the article did at which
be takes umbrage-to say nothing Of his
violation Of the postal law.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23

HOUSE, BUaxED.-On Friday evening.
the 18th inst, about Dusk the House Of
Henry Ulsh. in this Township. about six
uiIes- from here, was burned to the
ground. with nearly all its contents. The
circumstances were as follows: The bull
ding was . two story one, with a stove
pipe passing through the ceiling and up
per room into fiue above. The family
Used a coal oil lamp. and had gallon
and q half Of the oil in demjOhp. up
stairs Upon the evening in question.
Mr. Ulsh and several workmen whom he
had employed were sitting in the room.
when Mrs. Ulsh came in, and remarked
to him that it was time to light the lamp.
he inquired where the oil was: ,whereup-
on little girl. but six or eight years Of
age, exclaimed that she knew were it
was. at the same time darting up stairs.
and getting the demJshn. The vessel
was either cracked or she struck it
against something; SO that the concern
came to pieces just as she passed the stove
pipe. The oil spread over the floor and
rsa down the stove pipe. igniting as soon
% itcame in contsetrw the hot stove,
the blaze following the oil to the upper
story. All hands used every exertion to
extinguish the flames, bnt without avail.
The house was -eonstructed OF thoroughly
seasoned cottonwood, and burnt almost
withfthe rspiditY of heap of tow. No
thing Of consequence was saved. Beds.
furniture. and all the clothing Of the fam
ily,, except what they had on, were de-
stroyed: together with meat, potatoes,
and other provisions, in the cellar. Even
some Of the toels and clothing of the
workmen were burnt. The house was a
new one, almost out of the hands of the
carpenter. and ready for the plasterer,
and had cost about $500. The loss is a
severe blow to Mr.. Ulsh. Who had labor,
81 hard, and was congratulating himself
that he was about fixed comfortably in
the world, and henceforth could live al
his ease.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23

Horace Greeley has turned prophst.
In . letter written from Iowa, and pub
lished in the. Tribune. be says: eeos-,
/ have been looking through and IA
king notes in each Of the States; North
West of the Ohio. Minnesota excepted.
during the past fortnight; and though !
seldom plAcs predictions on record !
now mske one which I would not haFs
credited when ] left New York. ] pre-
dict that Stephen A. Douglas viii q be
nominated for President at Charleston
next April, and that most Of the Slave
States viii give him their Electoral votes.
Let thess fOreshadoWings be noted and
compared with the events. ss
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23

LEeIsLATURE.-In the absence of any
regular report Of the dOings of the Legis.
lature. we are unable to state what has
been done. A large number of bills have
besn passed, = majority of them being
divorce bills or local affairs. Several
Railroad bills have been passed. but we
are unable to say whether the Missouri
River Railroad Charter is among them
or not. Some important general laws
have been enacted, one Of which is law
fixing the legal rate Of interest on money
ct 10 per cent. = year. with liberty to
contract for 20 per cent. This will rath-
,sr interfere with the operations of old FIVE
per cent. month.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23

The Washington correspondent OfiA'
New York Times. sketches . scene IN
Congress on the ballot for Speaker, gben
Pennington was elected:
Numerous explanations were given' "
members were called to vote. Bat It '"
not until the. name Of Henry Winter De-
Wis was called. that every ear was 'triia-
ed to catch the response. he was lt the
moment promenading in the rear Of the
member seats, when. suddenly "hesi.
ing. "his voice fell ike falling star
upon the House and galleries Is be 90,
swered, az Pennington. Such Sur's o.
applause. mingled With Kisses, has never
before deafened the ball.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23

The xnieksrbceksf.
THE January KEICKERBoCKER,
(opening the ssh yol.) IN addition 70
the usual amount Of reading matter. con-
tsins long
Nsmorial Of RssIissios Irving.
its. most volaminous and ssaownsd con-
tributOr. embracing SrLzzslB srEEt
PLATE Eseaz-se; facsimile. IN lishO-
graph. Of = three page onElarHas Lar
rEa BY Mr.. living; sUrsYsi1t. beaEti-
fully illustrated BY T. Addison Richards.
with several original letters BIOoaArH-
IcAL SKETCH. AsEcporEs. and RzxEIs-
oEScEs. BY Louis Gaylord Clark. James
Io.-Noyes. Hon. George Bancroft, Mp.
Willis. Theodore Titon, and DR.. J. We
Francis. These with similar papers, and
illustrations of .SLEEFT Hollow, BY I.
Addison Richards. to follow in the FeS-
ruary Ne. form . memorial Of the beloy,
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SIX By SEVEN 10 wired and fascina-
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Of Neybwyport. THE BArrLs OF FORr
MOuLrRIE. BY Hon. George Bancroft, is
. finished and eloquent description Of one
Of the fiercest contests during the Revolu-
ton. and fully equals his. famous nara
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made memorable by the fate Of Andre
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The PHYSICAL DECLINE OF AMERICAN
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Day AT MErrRAY gives an interesting ac-
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treformatory institutions Of France. The
4 inimitable EDITol'sL TABLE has more
than the usual number of good stories.
witticisms, etc, etc. .'......
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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23
New York.

A FfzzLE.--The Senate Investigating
Committee upon the Harper's Ferry af-
fair, after all its fuss. trouble and expense.
has proven a disgraceful 6zzle. and is
about being dropped, having accomplished
less than nothing. 1t is well known that
the Committee was gotten up in order to
manufacture capital against the Republi-
can party at the expense Of the General
Government; but so far from accomplish
that object, it has not implicated the Re
publican party. nor single individual
of the party. by the remotest testimony.
About the only thing it has brought to
light. is the fact that Old Browns pixies
were manufactured by Democrat
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23

CoSGREss.- number of important
bills have been introduced in the House.
such as Homestead, Pacific Railroad, &c.
The Post Office Appropriation bill has
passed. without the amendment abolish
ing the ranking privilege. The Wyan,
dotte Constitution has been presented in
the Senate, and the Republican Senators
keep urging action upon it. while the
Democrats harp upon the provisions Of
the English Bill. 1t is uncertain what
the fate Of Kansas will be. In the latest
reports of the House proceedings, we End
the following:
Mr.. Parrott introduced bill repeating
the act for the admission of Kansas into
the Union. -.......-, --...i
This no doubt refers to the English
prohibition. We see that English him.
self has given notice of bill to provide
for taking census OF Kansas. The De-
legate from Nebraska has introduced q
bill to enable the people of that Territory
to hold Convention preliminary to adj
mission into the Union. Contested cleo
ton cases are before the House, among
which are those of Williamson against
Sickles and Blair against Barrett. Sick,
les will probably be ousted |; as to Bar
rett, We cannot say
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23

The Southern Oonledesaey bitterly n
sails Mr.. Hayden. merchant Of Atlanta
because, at public meeting IN that eity'
he secuted the on-ihterconrse iOolsfy. a.
Yocsted by that paper. and used the IOl, y;
lowing linguage-whieh practical ne .,
everywhere win endorse ss sensible sno
rssttiSsnt-. "a rOlia5,. .r'f q
tissI shah buy goods wherever ! can Is, 8
them the cheapest, and when ! 60 soS y !,
York, / have The money IN my poeEs -.
and meyer have and never will s,k : %.
whsthsr he Is Demoerst. . MhG
Know Nothing. Black Republican, "
an AboIitionist." rv-f
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23
sEwAnD's NEw srEECH N THE sESArE.

SEwARD's NEW SPEEcH IN THE SENATE.
Every one is expecting soon 8 great
speech on the state Of the country from
Mr. Seward in the Senate. His very 81
lence is indicative that a storm is brewing
somewhere. A faction in his own party
is preparing to overthrow him. This
faction is organized by old Blair. Of Sill
yer Springs. and championed BY Horace
Greeley, with design Of bringing for
ward Bates and Cameron for the nomin-
alton at Chicago. Seward will Be
swamped before the middle of June II
he does not wake up. There is soma.
thing in the wind. The hounds on his
track are giving tongue. The apostle Of
the higher law is like stag At bay. Let
the dogs beware. Look out for his speech.
" ?. Herald. = r21 geh o 10
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23

~ The Railroad question in Holt
County, No.. is settled at last. The
Comfy Court has subscribed SIS. 900
stock. and the Road is located to Forest
City-0regon not being made point
Above Forest City. the route has not yet
been decided upon. We trust the Direc-
tors viii see the prOpriety of bearing over
this way.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23

! CoRH.-Ws II. Van Dorsn is still
paying cash for corn. delivered in this
place He has already received some
5000 bushels. and teams are daily COM
ing in loaded with it. Now is the time
for farmers=to- turn their surplus corn
into ready cash: Prices In the East are
'nuetuatins, and are as likely to go down
q up.'
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23

eF The Leavenworth Register. in q
sketch Of Mr.. Elder, of the Territorial
Legislature, says he came from Torres
sett County, Maine. VIII the sketcher
please inform the public whether that
County is located above or below the
surface of the earth. or at the bottom of
UEbagog or Moosehead Lskef All
maps are DARK on the snbiact.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23

. e. A great deal is being said in re-
lation to the fact that q Jewish Rabbi
opened Congress with prayer. upon the
day on which Speaker was elected.
Well. every other plan had been tried,
and we presume it was thought that If
the prayer Of a Rabbi could not effect the
organization Of such Rabbls. nothing
could -,r't t~s
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23

-% Unbelisvsrs. who affected to snesr
1t Che wisdom of the Ground Hog. be-
csuae the weather had not been inclem-
ently cold ever since his anniversary. can
nov change their tune. With the ground
hard frozen. and covered with snow, if it
doss not look and feel like Winter, what
does:
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23

PDoSATIoS PARTY.-A Donation Par.
iy, for the benefit of Rev. G. Graham,
will be held at the City Hotel. in this
place. on the evening of Friday. March
I'd. The public are invited to attend.
and contribute such articles as they see
proper. These who can do so, are re-
quested to take provisions. for an evening
repast efi n19 q, --
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23

re- Several of the Democratic papers
of Kansas having published Beebs's elo-
quent speech in the Council. upon the
relative merits Of the "grub" at Troy
and LecOmpton. we think it no more than
fair that they should also publish the
crack speech Of their party in the other
branch of the Legislature-Blake's SIRE
pressible conflict" between ignorance and
stupidity.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23

E A Washington letter-writer say.
Tom Corwin's great speech was an acct
dent. We are inclined to think . good
many of the speeches made since Dscem-
Der. together with their authors, were mo-
thing but accidents. n
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-23

q E Secretary Walsh has had to
" cave" and fork over pay, to the mem
bers Of the Legislature, for the regular
session held at Lawrence. The Attorney
General of the United States must be 9
man Of great assurance, to make such e
decision in direct opposition to the die
tum Of Walsh. ~ Is f.-g. ar