White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-03-21
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A BRACE OF ITEMS.

A BRACE OF ITEMS.
EDs1oa cnr,:-Ihsreuish send you eoup,.
Of items. which may Be- Of some interest," "a
your readers. The arst 10 . letter from gen.
tlemaa Of your County, and the seeopd. :.
extract from the records Of ttis County. A,
records Of the actions and opinions of an ipdi.
vidual who aspires to seat in the United
States Senate, they are At least curious. 1
think they need no particular comment, 10
here followeth:-
Wols RIvEa TovHsMP, DosrpnAs Co..,
March 9th, 1861.
Dess SI-Your letter of the Sth inst :. ma.
king inquiry with regard to certain goods and
money sent to Mr.. James Underwood, Of this
place, In care Of Samuel c. Pomeroy, and 9th.
er matters. has been received. will endea.
vor to give you . statement Of the facts, ~
clearly and correctly - possible.
About the 9Th Of January last, there we're
sent to Mr.. Underwood, in care of Gen. Pom
eroy, from Rockville Station, in the State of
Indiana. for distribution to the people Of this
Township. the following described goods, to
wit: One hundred and ten barrels of aour,
ninety bushels ofwheat. still greater proper
ton Of corn meal. $9so in clothing, valued,
and six boxes Of clothing, not valued. There
was also sent, At the same time, from the came
place, to Pomeroy, sum Of money, Of which
now forget the exact amount, but near $500,
to pay freight on these goods. The Chairman
of the Committee at Rockville wrote to Mr..
Underwood at the time of sending the goods,
informing him Of the facts. About the Goth Of
January, Mr.. u. accompanied BY myself, went
70 Atchison for the purpose Of procuring the
goods and bringing them ont here. When We
asked Gen. Pomeroy concerning the goods, he
said that there had never been any shipment
whatever to him from Rockville. Mr.. Under
take, As he had then in his possession letter
from the Chairman of the Committee at Rock.
vile, stating that the goods had been sent some
time, and demanded to see Pomeroy's books.
At first the G.neral refused to allow the books
to be seen, and said he would not do 20 until
he Was shown the letter from Rockville.
suppose Mr.. U. felt some delicacy with regard
to showing the letter, a. It contained some al.
lusions to the General Of . not very highly Fat.
tering character; but at length both letter and
books were produced, and it was found by the
books tn at the goods had been sent and receiv.
cd exactly a. the letter described. Poneroy
then said that the goods had not been shipped
to Mr.. Underwood, and that at all events they
had already been distributed, and that he could
get none Of them. The General then left thu
Office, leaving US to the gentlemanly attentions
of one Of his clerks, Mr.. Herrick, of this Coun
tv, from whom We received no satisfaction bu
abuse. Mr.. U. has never yet received any o
hi. goods, and do net think It probable tina
he ever will.
With regard to the way in which account
are kept at the General Relief Depot, it Is
little curions. The system is one of double
entry. It is very simple plan. but very inge
NOUS. The tcamsters, a. you doubtless know
receive certain compensation for hauling eac
load, when they choose to take it-say from s
to SIS or $50, according to distance. Well
this is the way they are paid: they sign re
ceip. on the books at Pomeroy's Office, a. for .
much money received for hauling, and thereuI
on receive an order on the "old clothes depot
for the same amount Of clothing. When the
arrive at the clothing depot, they are compelle
to take the Old clothes at q remarkably sti
price, considering they we're sent As charity
and then another entry is made upon the boot
of elotkss distributed. Don't you see how reas
lily the money ssiH be accounted for, BY payin
off teamsters at the rate Of from one hundre
to two hundred and fifty per day. and At frol
IS to $40 per head, in old elothes7
Yours truly,
GEORGE H. RoBB.
sec'y of Wolf River TIP. Relief Com.
1 Extract from deed Of conveyance of Churt
i. Premises, made by Samuel c. Poneroy to Co
gregational Church of Atchison:
i Whereas, the Grantors Aforesaid, recogni
1 and accept the fundamental doctrines of Eva
> eelical Christianity. Love to God and all Ma
kind, the Congregation aforesaid Is thereto
!, expressly enjoined, as one Of the conditions
: which this Grant is made, to give, in respect
& Membership, Worshippers. and Communican'
. practical exenpli6cation of the great doctri
of Christianity, that God hes made Of enc DO
> all the Nations Of the Earth; therefore, no pt
son shall be excluded from any Of the rights
privileges of Membership or Communion
y reason Of any distinction or PECULIARLY Of 70
OF color"