White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-01-12
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gressmAn Neutrality-suspicious. L.
of Ohio, is an ambitious man-ambitious
for notoriety-snd he Is determined to
get into notoristy, even if he has to b
kicked in. He is like 9 little "feist''
dog-bound to bark-can't live without
it. He barks at every object that pre-
sents itself, barks "all around the edges, 7"
and barks as long as the object is in
sight. But be is in his favorits element.
when barking at the big dogs. Should
two Of them get to lighting, or even snarl-
ing and showing their teeth, Z" fsist''
pitches in and barks most furiously.
What though it don't affect the temper
Of the larger ours, or scarcely even at
tract their attention T? His business is to
bark, and bark he does.
At the time Of the Harper's Ferry IN.
surrection, when it was supposed that all
well behaved Congressman were at home.
certain distinguished persons visited Old
Brown. Who should sneak in with
thsm-probably hidden beneath some
one Of their cloaks-but this same little
Congressional "feist 90 Once in, he
barked right out. The visitors went in
to question Brown; but it appears that
the little dog was too fast for them, for
the greater part Of the catschising was
done by Vallandigham--all so directed
as to rebound to the notoriety and self
interest of the aforesaid Vallandigham.
Congress met, and furo-e was raised
over Helpers book. Southern men
pitched in. and denounced the book furi-
ously. The "feist," of course, must
bark-and he did bark most terrifcaIly,
going little farther in his denunciation
than any Southern man who had spoken.
He did not stop here. He had come
from a Northern State. and foolishly i'm.
sgined that some persons might wrongly
suspect him of entertaining feelings on
some subjects in common with Northern
people; so he arose, and took unnecessa-
ry pains to deny having any feelings or
sympathies in common with the people
Of the North.
More recently. Mr.. Branch made some
derogatory remarks in reference to Mr..
Grows course on an appropriation bill.
Grow retorted that Branch had not acted
the gentleman, and refused to retract.
An excitement was up, and it was evil
dent that challenge would snsue. Here
was a glorious opening for the "feist."
All the little circumstances would be
published throughout the land, and here
was an opportunity to gain some notori-
ety-and he improved it. He bounced
up. and reiterated Branch's charges, ad-
ding some of his own manufacture. But
it does not appear that his rawlings even
so much as attracted passing notice
from any other than the reporters, whose
business it is to record what transpires in
Congress.
Poor Vallandighaml That was a bid
to become Branch's second in the antici-
pated duel. 1t would have been a "ten
strike" in giving him a reputation for
and for being q champion Of
the South. Ungrsteful Branchl He did
not even acknowledge the offering, pre-.
ferring friend from the South, to one
who had denied his own section. But
Vallandigham has some consolation.
His rantings appear in the Congressional
will read, and exclaim
IL Don't Vallsndigham talk to them ?"
ID What 9 spunky fellow that Vallsndig-
ham is !" "Vsllandigham is q h-ll of
a man %
But Vallandigham figures in the re-
ports of Congress, only because the re-
porters are compelled to take down his
gymnastics; and that is but slender con-
after all. Won't somebody give
a pretext to challenge
him? Won't somebody challenge Val
andigham A? Won't somebody so much
IS kick Vallandighsm? He is dying for
notoriety, and nobody will notice him.
Won't somebody even spit on Vallan-
ligham?
CoSoRLss.-The same old tune. No
Speaker yet, and those who pretend to be