White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-08-28

the delay from Thursday to Saturday
enables rs to lay before them the news Of
the glorious Union victory at Bull Ran.
The Smallest BusfneD Yet. -
The Republican Central Committee Of
this County, met at Troy. on Tuesday
Of last week, and agreed upon q call for
Representative District meetings. which
will be found in our columns. Who. but
the most suspicious of mortals, could dis
cover anything 10 the call but what was
perfectly clear and honorable? Yet the
Committee had hardly turned their backs.
before the editor of the Troy Patriot came
ont with an extra, announcing startling
discovery! There was cat in the meal.
tub! The call was q political dodge !!
It was not gotten up by Col. Leland and
DR.. Wheeler, but was the work Of we'll
known politician in this County!
Now. with regard to this matter. we
must arrive at one of two conclusions
that the editor of the Patriot coolly un-
dertakes to set himself up IS oracle of the
County, and to inform Col. Leland and
DR.. Wheeler that they have been made
tools Of, and knew not what they were
doing; or, (which is more probable.
Leland and Wheeler living within hail
ing distance of the Patriot office, where
the editor could consult them at any mo-
ment, he speaks with their consent and
BY their authority. If the latter, it is an
example of bad faith and treschery which
we hope not often to see repeated in this
County. We assert. land we know
whereof we speak. } that Col. Leland and
DR.. Wheeler had something to do with
this matter. They were in the meeting
that agreed upon the call, and interposed
no objections. Before leaving Troy. on
Tuesday evening. we requested DR.. Whee-
Ter to give us copy of the call, for pub
location. He replied that he would write
Il out, and forward it to US by mail.
the next day. He did so. and the copy
is now in our Office. written in DR.. Whee-
ler's hand. and signed by him and Col.
Leland's name is also attached to it, in
his well-known hand. 1t appears. then.
that these two persons, after having
night and part of day to think and
dream over the matter. could no, discov.
er anything wrong in it; bat the sspient
editor of the Patriot, or some other wise
acre, saw the cheat, and q great hullaba-
loo is made over it. apparently upon the
authority Of Col. Leland and DR.. Wheeler.
The politician referred to. is Ed. Rus
sell. Need we ask any citizen of Doni-
phan County who Ed. Russell is !? Per.
hsps all be is worth in the world is in
vested in Doniphan County. He has
has been identified with her interests and
her politics for more than Eve years past.
He has ever been radical Republican
has from the very start been in favor Of
prosecuting the war with the utmost Wig
or and rigor; and he has been most ar
IDENTIFY devoted to the interests of the
County. foremost among which is her
great railroad project. Why, then, this
fierce war upon him? Simply because
he has had the independence to think and
act for himself, and has refused to become
. neutrality-suspicious. certain poll.
ticians who live and thrive alone upon
the excitement arising out of man-wor-
ship, entertain q private pique against
him, and see in the present . favorable
time to triumph. And who. pray, is it
that is doing the wind-work of this cru.
ssde against him? An extensive prop.
erty.holder, think you? Not at all
The sum total Of his interest IN the Couu-
ty. consists of . printing press and .
handful Of worn.out small.pica type.
which be would remove elsewhere next
week. If little better pay were offered
him. A man who has not resided in the
County one year during the past five
who was employed. little over . year
ago. in the Aid establishment at Atchison,
where hs made it business to impress
upon the minds Of the half-starved people
who came there. that Gen. Pomeroy (the
most influential and active enemy of Do
niphan County railrosd interests) was
their saviour. and that it would be an
unpardonsble sin il they did not urge
their Representatives to elect him to the
Senate. i've have no unkind feelings
toward Gen. Pomsroy. for be has done
the people Of Kansas great service, and
it is but natural be should build up At
Gibson in preference to Doniphan County
interests And lastly, . worshipper Of
. man who has not done . particle for
our County. and never so much as said
"booh!' when the Senate was strsngling
Doniphan County's cherished railroad
measure.
A regular system Of demagoguery and
humbuggery has been adopted. and is
being played with q high hand. There