White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-01-09
Tha Other Side.

will attend to their cases.
The Other Side.
Several weeks ago, we had occasion to
speak of Capt. Williams, Of the Home
Guard Regiment, and to take exceptions
to some of his actions. Since that time.
we have been placed in possession Of copies
of certain statements and afhdavits sent
by Capt. Williams to Gov. Robinson.
which caused the issuing Of the order to
Capt. W., which we referred to at the
time above mentioned. We have been
requested to "pitch into" the Captain for
this, and to refute his statements. While
we have condemned certain things that
we dislike in his course. we shall uphold
him in matters wherein we think he is
right; and upon careful examination Of
the papers in our possession, we cannot
but think that there is too much truth in
. majority Of his statements.
Capt. Williams states that the laws
cannot be enforced, because mems lives
have been threatened if they should sp-
pear against the Jsyhawkers; and even
persons who spoke against these marsud.
ers. are in danger of losing their propery.
aad perhaps their lives-that even the
civil officers are afraid to act. he makes
especial mention Of Chandler, against
whom abortive attempts have been made
to enforce the law.
Every word of the above is truth. There
has not been Q Jayhawker convicted by
the civil authorities in this County. This
may not be because the civil officers are
in favor Of Jayhawking. as from the fact
that persons are afraid to appear as wit
pssses against the accused. We have
heard persons whom we know to entertain
the greatest repugnance to Jayhawking.
uphold and defend the practice, for fear
the Jayhawkers might hear Of their hos
tile sentiments, and make them suffer for
It. When J&yhawkers make their. ap-
pearancc, we have seen men rush pell-mell
to grasp their hands. when we had heard
them. not day before. hopeing all jay
hawkers might be shot. Some Jay hawk
ers whom we know, are governed by a
high sense of honor in their operations
taking from none but avowed and active
secessionists-b there are many others
who are known to be the lowest thieves.
who are petted and harbored by men, of
good standing. not because the latter are
in favor of thieving. but because they are
controlled by their fears The most no.
torious pillagers are taken into the best
society. and petted up, from the same
cause. In short the community is under
the thumb of lawless set of robbers.
Take for example the said Chandler.
There are hundreds who could testify
against him. yet charge can never be
sustained against him. Citizens who
have denounced him, and made efforts to
have him arrested, have been abused and
brow beaten by him in a most shameful
manner, and their lives threatened if they
did not desist in their efforts. They had
to submit. because, while he might easily
have been overpowered. everybody was
either afraid to interfere, or sympathized
with him. Consequently. any person
who attempts to lead the way in the right
direction, is left to fight it out alone, and
runs great risk Of losing property and
life. Men who claim to be in authority
even "staf officer" as much
about Chandler's plans as he does himself,
and can give list Of bis thieving projects
As correctly as an attentive church mem
ber can give list of the appointments
Of his circuit preacher.
We have known men who entertained
a hatred of others, but had not the spunk
to meet them fairly. But when Jayhawk-
ing arose. they excited the marauders
against their enemies, upon the plea that
they were suspected Of entertaining seces-
sion sentiments, and had them driven out
of the State. ..a.
Afidavits are produced showing that
Union men have been robbed. This is
also Q fact. Men who have been Union
from the beginning, have been robbed
of sll their stock. This has been done
through the instrumentality of mischievous
persons who were upon bad terms with the
victims.
We end an affidavit, which we presume
refers to the attempt Of the Iowa Point
Constable to arrest persons belonging to
Capt. Beeler's company. The Iowa
Point Coustables are notoriously seces-
sion, and we do not blame Beeler's men
for what they did. Had white officers
been sent on the errand, the result might
have been more favorable.
We do not deny that some of the men
in Col. Leland's command arc bad char.
acters, and that even officers in the COM
mand are upholders of Jayhawking; still.
the command was not organized for Jay