White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-02-13
zpIroRiAL CORRESPONDENCE
.zsE Doines st the Capital.

s.rz==.===rrff Topeka. Feb. 7. 1852.
The ~srim .Chieftaiu'' has been here
at laesm1srf. we believe he is still here.
Upon i5iitaion. he addressed the public.
in the Hall of the House. on Tuesday
evening. upon his wsr policy. The main
feature in his speech, was "big man M" !"
He has a new hobby. He wants the
Indian Territory annexed to Kansas. SO
that the Red River may be our Southern
boundry. He told how the Administra-
ton was anxious for him to take COM
mand of the Southern expedition. but that
he would not do SO unless the Legislature
recommended him for that command. In
short, he cody declared that be had q
sure thing on the Senatorship. and il the
Legislature wanted to get him out of it.
they must put him up higher. by making
him q Major-General Commissioner
Dole being present, was next called upon.
and assented to all of Lanes "bosh," re-
garding bis popularity with the Admin
istration. Afterwards came Ewing and
Werter. who sang hosanuas to Lane, his
policy. and his military prowess. OF
course, there sentiments were wholly un-
selfish, for neither of them "don't want
Lanes place in the Senate nor nothin'."
Lanes rant had the desired effect, and
his lsckeys hastened to do his bidding.
Upon the following morning. the Chap
lain of the House had scarcely pronounc-
ed "Amen," before a resolution was Of
fsrsd. asking Congress to. annex the In
dian Territory to Kansas; AMI on Thurs
day morning. series of resolutions were
offered, asking that Lane be appointed
Major General. and placed in command
of the Southern expedition. The Rdlss
were suspended. and the resolutions hur-
ried to vote. They were passed almost
unanimously y-some voting for them be-
cause they wanted Lane to have the po-
sition asked for; and equally as many,
becsnse. they wanted him out of the SEN
ate; for he had pledged himself, in his
speech, to resign the Senatorship and
permit the Legislature to choose his sue
cessor, if the people of Kansas. through
their immediate Representatives,, should
recommend him to the Administration for
the above position. Will he do it! Not
merely upon the recommendation alone
He will wait until he has sure thing of
the military Office. r
There is considerable feeling here at
present, with regard to Investigations
going on. 1t is the general belief that
our state has been terribly swindled in the
sale of Bonds. We cannot say what the
Investigations will bring to light; but as
nearly as We can understand the matter,
it is about this: Certain State officers.
who we're authorized to negotiate the
bonds. after making an effort, 1--WE cannot
say how persistent that effort and not
succeeding. called to their aid an agent.
sgresing. if be succeed in disposing Of the
bonds, to receive sixty cents on the dol
lar for them, and give him all he could
gekoyer that amount. he sold them for
seventy two cents. thereby clearing twelve
cents on the dollar. which made him an
immense speculation.
The act in relation to County WAR
rants, which we mentioned in our last as
having virtually passed. was unexpected
ly killed. after passing through Com
mittee Of the Whole. Consequently.
Counties may continue to issue scrip BY
ths wagon load without any prospect Of
rsdeeming il. and which will soon not be
worth the paper upon which it is written.
We were again reminded. on to-day.
Of the truth efthe saying that "extremes
meet" by noticing Gen. Lane and Gen |
stringfsllew seated together at the dinner
table. in friendly conversation. Who
would have dreamed of such thing. in
the troublous times of SO?
1t is again quite cold. and we are now
having snow storm. This weather is
causing vast anmount Of unbelief in the
Gronnd-Hog. Wehavs no patience with !
such irrevsrence. In few days we shall
have such weather as will put the inddsls
to shame. ..oes s
oEI Arthur's Home Magazine for
March is received. Iii just the Maga-