White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-09-18


EXCUSE ERRoRs. editor is absent
at Topeka, this week, and the reader must
overlook sil errors and omissions.
A Traitor in the Camp.
Ais q true saying that the greatest rascal
is the loudest in crying "Stop. thief r.
This rule will apply to the medical and
surgical gentlemen who has recently es-
tablished paper in Troy. for the fur-
pose of regulating the affairs Of the Coun-
ty. He has opened furious warfare up
on certain men in this County, who have
ever stood up for her interests /; while he
has no interest here whatever, aside from
his purpose to make oil the money he can
out of the people. His hobby is. that
somebody wants to betrsy the railroad
interest of the County. That is the point
upon which the people are most sensitive.
and be uses it upon every occasion. We
have been furnished with evidence salts
factory to Us. that it is he who is the trail
tor. He is owned by Atchison. and is Ia
boring for her interests. Everything IN
dicates that our information is correct
Look at the facts:
He was employed in the Atchison Aid
Society. which owned him. body. soul
and breeches-precious little of all these
combined When the railroad question
assumed definite shape, Atchison men
sent him into the County to start paper
to do their work, while pretending to be
working for Doniphan. He went about
it systematically. Finding men in this
County who had axes to grind, he made
an arrangement with them. to deceive the
public into the belief that he came, here
at the solicitation of our citizens-they
not knowing that Atcbisou furnished the
funds be had previously been always COM
planning Of his poverty; but he sudden.
ly became flush, and now boasts that he
is in good circumstances, and could live
without work. This is, he can live upon
the price Of his treachery to the people of
Doniphan. He never publishes an edito-
rial favorable to Doniphan County's rail-
road project, and will not, unless he is
we'll paid for it. His paper is filled with
Atchison advertisements. and he pays that
place visit almost every week, to re-
ceive orders how to work his cards. and
the whsrewithal to keep himself going.
While doing nothing for the railroad he
is bitter in his abuse OF citizens who have
done everything in their power for it !;
and he is striving to create division in
the Republican party, upon false issue, }
which, before bis appearance among US,
had always worked together harmonious
ly. But it was so ordained by Atchison.
who has determined, by all means in her
power, to have exhibited zeal aud will
lingness to work for the Railroad. Grant
IS the instrument they are employing in
this work and be exhibits thousand.
fold more ardor in abusing Republicans
and dividing the loyal citizens of the
County, than he does in advocating rail-
road interests.
Well may the people Of Troy appoint
committees to ascertain whether Grant is
not selling them to Atchison. He belongs
to Atchison, was sent here and is kept up
by Atchison, end is doing all in his pow
or for Atchison. Why. he even had the
cheek to propose that the people Of Don
iphan work secretly for the railroad, and
do nothing openly-well knowing that
secret workings could not excite enthusi-
asm, and could be engaged in by very
few persons in the County. The cries Of
Laae. Robinsonite, wire-working, i'm
peschment, swindies, and all that, are
merely clsp-trsp to carry away the people.
II they permit themselves to be deceived,
when they are handed over to the enemy
bound hand and foot, they caLnot say that
we did it.