The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1861-10-03
For the Smoky Hill and Republican Union

For the Smoky Hill and Republican Cnion
Mr.. EDIToR-Allow me, an cold cltl-
zen" and Democrat, small space In your
Journal. in order that may correct some
talsehoods, which are being circulated over
cur county by certain dissatisfied Union q
gentlemen.
In recent number of the Kansas From
tier, until recently disunion paper, pub
lished in your city, l notice an article,
purporting to be written by one "S.,
evidently white man outwardly, but IN
yardly blacker than that God-forsaken
rebel, Davis, and as much beneath him In
trsachery as Satan is beneath the angels
As S gives but one of his initials, we Will
guess the other two, and proceed to show
him up in summary manner.
From facts in the writer's possession, l
am led to believe that the aforesaid 5, IN
his Youthful days studied for the ministry,
but having fallen from grace, took to law
and srot." About month ago: it seems
(strange to say,) he received a shock Of pa,
triotsm, which so penetrated his hardened
heart. and so affected him, that instead OF
reviling the Government and Adminlstra-
tion, as be had done before, he could hardly
find words to express his horror and hatred
of secession and its votaries. Thus we lind
Mr.. S about the first of September.
About this time the Republicans and
Union Democrats in this District and
County agreed to bury al partisan feeling,
and unite on a common platform, f4r The
purpose of putting down traitors; and ac-
cordingly call for Union Conyen-
ton was gotten up, and signed by nearly
every Union man in the county, including
our subject, S. The Union men of the
different precincts were requested to meet
and select delegates to the County and
District Conventions. The aforesaid 3,
wishing to show his patriotism, participated
in the primary caucus, and l learn tired
hard to be elected delegate; but the
people of his precinct, doubling his sln-
celitv, didn't see fit to trust him as dele
gate, and consequently he was defeated,
and "insulted." To casual observer, 1t
could be clearly seen that our subject felt
that lie had been shamcfdlly treated, Oudg-
ino from the dark scowl on his honest phiz,
and his frequent button holing and caucps-
ing with certain traitors,) saying, that If
"ihings didn't 90 as he wanted, he would
make trouble" &c. Thus We find Mr.. :
about The 2lst of September.
In accordance with the call for the Union
Convention, the delegates from the different
precincts met at your city, and after the
usual prelimiuaries, proceeded TO nominate
candidates 10 lill the different county Offices.
Mr.. $ finds 10 fault with the commissioners,
or the manner in which they were nomina-
ted. But when it comes to Recorder, and
George L. Miller receives thirteen out OF
sixteen votes, 10, the change! his man is
defeated" the Convention is packed" "
Mr.. S, was the Democratic Convention,
1 that nominated Sanford-a man who has,
within the memory of the writer, hurrahed
/ for Jeff Davis, aud not three mouths ago
an outspoken secessionist, but nor Union
man-packed? Why were such men as
Rogers and Perry defeated? Because, sir,
they loved the Stars and Stripes, and not
the reptile emblem of South Carolina.
Again: S can't see why Samuel Orr
was nominated for Sherif-that the Ger
man delegates had to be escaped" in order
to understand the mo1us operandt. | sup
pose prefers "rot" to soap"--hence hi:
objection. Did not Mr.. Orr act honorable
in requesting the Convention to reconsider
his nomination, and inviting his opponent:
to once more try their chances! presume
he heartily approves of Gearys nomination
yes, Geary, the editor and proprietor o
the Kansas Frontier; paper, previous tt
the first of September, devoted to the CON
,diionol preservation of our Union-copy
ing articles from secession journals opposing
the Government and Administration, ane
furnishing its readers with secession edi
torials. 1t is disgrace to our fair State
and had it been east Of junction City, !
would long ago have been declared publ
nuisance, and subjected to the fate OF it
, mere enlightened clique. But S says Nh
Geary has come around "all right, and vii
remain so till after the election" Ou
wiley subject has not studied the nobl
t eharacter-the patriotic devotion which on
: German citizens have shown for the Union
and their adopted country, or he would no
dare to insult them with such contemptibl
accusations. Has the so-called Democrats
iparty put German on their ticket! No
5 and why? simply because our German ely
: zens are Union men. But you say tn
Germans will support an independent can
didate, and consequently elect Geary
Time will tell, Mr.. Traitor, and you Wi
be sadly disappointed.
Again: You find fault with the Roniins
$ tion Of Mr.. Kingsbury for Treasurer
: We remember right, his nomination va
Unanimous, every delegate rising to has tee