White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-01-03

THE Disusiox QuEsrios.-fhis is the
All- absorbing topic. Tho present is
dark hour in our history. and even those
who have heretofore maintained unsbak
On confidence in the strength Of the Un-
ion. are becoming solicitous for its safety.
Why is this! Not because South Car.
olina and several other States are crying
ont against the election Of Lincoln. and
threatening to break mp the Union; for
all this was foreseen, and carefully con-
iidsred. Aided only by their own exer-
sions. they could accomplish nothing
more than Temporary panic. But it is
because the proof has become SO positive
and convincing that there is no longer
room for doubt, Of the completely Of the
Administration in the treaeherous plot.
The safety Of the country lies in the
Presidents hands, and he is in league
with those whs seek its ruin. The army
sld navy sre at his command. yet be re.
fuses 70 use them in defence of the Con-
stisuticn and laws. His confidential ad
vissrs are traitors, and he is tool in
their hands. A gallant band Of soldiers
has been compelled to abandon United
States fortress to conspirators and trsi.
tors, and retreat from Amerscan soil, be.
cause the President refuses to send need
Cd rsinforcements. The American flag
is iusulted. and the flag of traitors waves
over buildings belonging to the United
States, vet the President is unconcsrnsd
A set of traitor commissioners are sent
to Washington, to demand the surron-
der of United States property. and the
President receives and confsrs with them.
as if they were the accredited agents Of a
powerful and acknowledged nation
This is not all. The public treasury
has been plunderei in every quarter. for
the benefit Of the Southern Disunionists.
A Disunion Secretary OF War permitted
the country to be swindled out Of mil.
lions Of money, in the Utah -four and mule
contracts, the Fort Smelling fraud, and
yet was retained in Office by the Presi.
dent. who knew of bis criminality. A
Disunion Postmaster General retained
Postmaster Fowler in office, knowing
that he was a robber. A Disunion Sec.
retary Of the Treasury emptied the na-
tion's Golfers, and then left them Of his
own accord, else be still would be there.
without so much as rebuke from the
President. A Disunion Secretary of the
Interior has just permitted Disunionists
to steal million of dollars of tho Indi-
an Trust funds, and the President utters
not word against it. The Government
funds have all gone into the hands of
traitors, and now the Secretary of War
is ordering the Government cannon and
other munitions of war to the South, to
fall into the hands of the enemies of the
Union. Still the President looks on
complacsntly, and utters not q word
against it.
II the President were faithful, disun-
ion would be impossible; but as he is a
peGured traitor. we'll may the friends OF
the Union trsmble. There is no longer
doubt that an attack upon Washington
City and the assassination of Lincoln and
Hsmlin are determined upon; yet the
President will take no measures to pre-.
vent it. Che only means to prevent
bloodshsd, and to save the Government,
is for the people to arise in their might.
and take the defence of the National Cap.
itol upon themselves