White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-08-22
Tho King of France, Redivivus.

Tho King of France, Redivivus.
On Sunday, several hundred troops
left St. Joseph, on the West Wind, for
another expedition to Holt County. The
day before, q detachment left on tine cars.
for Andrew County. At Savannah, We
learn. they arrested Prince Hudgens and
sent him to St. Joseph, (don't suck it j
and also tumbled the Democrat printing
fixtures into wagon and hanled them
away. They surprised the Office just Is
an extra was being printed, containing
the lying letter Of j. NJ. Hughes relative
to the battle near Springfield.
A portion of the troops on the West
Wind were landed near the mouth Of the
Nodawsy River, and marched mp the
west bank of that stream another por.
ton were put off at Forest City. and sent
through the County by way Of Oregon
while the balance were sent to the uppe'
part of the County, landing at Jones
Point, above here. 1t was night before
the boat reached Forest but q messen.
ger had been dispatched from St. Joseph
simultaneously with the departure Of the
boat, to warn the traitors OF Holt of ths
expedition, and there were but few sur.
prises. There was the usual amount o!
"skedaddling" for the brush and corn.
fields, but it was generally regarded as q
piece of sport. The traitors have become
used to the dilly y-dallying of the Govern
ment authorities. and begin to regard
these affairs as 6rst-rate jokes.
te At Oregon. the News Office was hus,
tied into wagon and started off for St
Joseph; but Jim Foster, accompanied
by several o.called Union men, hurried
off to Major Peabody. in the upper part
of the County. to whom Foster made Q
pitiful face and many solemn promises,
when Peabody sent an order for the re.
turn of the "mschine," first taking Fos'
ter's bond that nothing should be printed
in the Office contrary to the laws of the
United States, or some such soft-shell
humbug. Everybody knows what g
traitors bond and oath are worth. The
Holt County News will shortly furnish
another example. The result of this op.
Grafton made the secessionists jubilsnt
and Foster, after the return of the press,
bloviated about the streets that he had
gone to Peabody. telling him there were
eight hundred secessionists close at hand,
and if the press was not returned, every
soldier should be killed and scalped
whereupon Peabody Immediately knock
ed under, and gave the required order
This was while the troops were still in
the County, and in the presence of men
who accompanied Foster. and knew he
was lying. What may be expected here.
after?
Major Peabody has marched his troops
through Holt County, and done nothing
As far as we can learn, no traitor ha,
been arrested, no assassin disarmed, nc
murderer hung. The visit will result in
rendering the secessionists more saucy
and devilish than ever. Every visit he
makes, leaves the Union men less secure.
If he does not either stay away. or else
do something when he does come, be will
soon have the Union men of Holt County
murdered or driven out. If reports be
true. he is man of incorporate habits,
and in no way fitted to command troops.
Such being the case. what would be the
fate of the raw recruits under his com.
mand at St. Joseph, were they to be at.
tackled by a disciplined force of one-third
their number? The effect of this last
expedition. has been to incense the Union
men as much as the secessionists against
him /; and the former seriously contem.
plate laying in complaint at head quarters
Rumors are rife that the secessionists
overpowered Peabody's command, forc.
ing compromises and concessions from
him, and compelling him to put back to
st. Joseph. As these stories are chiefly
from secession sources, the reader has
permission to believe as much of them as
we do; but, for all the good that has
been accomplished, he might as well
have done these things. and much more
OF the same sort.