White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-08-27
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% A contemporary ssys-"The two opposing
armies in the North may he said to have imbi.
bed, Q: lste. . pastoral taste-sincs both are
nov led BY
"spangled MEADE and aovsry La"
u The very men who are nov most clamor.
Gus for free speech, opposed II eight years ago
in Kansas, a. the following clause from the
Code With the Pierce Democracy attempted
to force upon the people Of the Territory with
Federal bayonets. will show:
eff any free person. BY speaking or BY wri-
ting, assert or maintain that persons have not
he right to hold slaves in this Territory; or
PRINT publish, write. circulate, or canse to be
introduced into this Territory, written, publish.
ed or circulated in this Territory, any book,
paper, magazine. pamphlet or circular, contain
ing any denial Of The right 70 hold slaves in this
Territory, such person shall be deemed guilty
of felony, and punished BY imprisonnent at
hard labor for term not less than two year"
|. U The LOUISIANA MErHoDisrs-We arc
pleased to see an indication Of return to loy.
alty-an active and out-spoken ,loyalty-and in
this connection ve are pleased 10 sec, BY the
Central Christian Advocate. thst the Metho.
dists Of Louisiana have renowned the M. e.
Church South. and gone back to the old senu-
inc NJ. E. Church. Christians cannot fail to
rejoice at this action of the members in renoun-
cling church that, BY the course Of the leaders
of it, has become so Enthusiastically welded to
secession. We hope to see, now that slavery
the cause Of the division in the churcb-is
virtually ended in that State, all Methodists
returning to the old order.
70 Howell Cobb, Buchanan's larcenous Sec.
Rotary Of the Treasury, is described BY one who
saw him in the rebel army few days since as
a " contemplate, bloated BLACKBOARD" We
don't doubt the fidelity of the picture in the
least.-Albany Eu. Journal.
70 Artemus Ward is "gay cuss." He is
preparing q new lecture, entitled "Brigham
Young's Mother-in-law, showing how many
there is of Her." There is an original flavor
in the verbal conceits of this same Charles F.
Brown.
u Humphrey Anthony, of South Adams,
Mass, in his s5th year. laid rood of stone
wall ,one day lately. Widow Mehitable Potter,
Of the same place. completed her Tooth year,
the other day. and makes her own bed. That's
more than some sixteen year old females do in
these days.
CIRCUMSTANCES ALrER CAsts-When Gen.
Mcclellan was removed, last Autumn, from the
command of the Army of the Potomac, every
Democratic" journal in the North violently
denounced the act, mentioning, as the peculiar
ly Objectionable feature in the transaction, that
he was removed while in front of the enemy.
This, however, was not the fact; but now every
organ and supporter of Mcclellan In the land
is crying aloud for Hooker's removal, who ia
sctually in the immediate presence of the enc
my, and has for weeks past been directly en-
gagged in successfully battling their movements.
~ Y. Post.
" The case of the Girsrd heirs was decided
at Philadelphia on Wednesday in the Supreme
Court, in favor of the devises made to the city.
in the will of the testator, Stephen Girard.-
This decision reversed the judgment in the
Court below.
Il The Portland Press learns that over TWEEN,
ty Of the students of B owdoiu College have pro-
cured leave of absence for six months and en-
listed in the ID Rhode Island regiment of cav
airy uo~ forming.
C DEMOCRATIC TREAcurRy IN CONNECTICUT.
in the Connecticut Legislature, last week,
when the militia bill came to the final vote, the
Democratic members BY preconcerted action
left the House, thus leaving it without quo
rum. At the very time this conspiracy to keep
the State defenceless was carried out. the coast
was alarmed by the threatened descent of rebel
pirates on the unarmed ports. Thus the Dem
ocratic organization is everywhere showing its
utilization with the rebellion. and is fastening
eternal infaay on its name.
u EXCELLENCE OF MEADE's PLAN or BAT
TIE -Military men all speak in terms of the
warmcst praise Of Meade's plan Of battle a:
Gettysburg, diagrams of which have been re-
ceived At the War Department. No point of
the whole line of battle was over Is miles
march from his reserves. Gen. Benham, on
examining the plan, said it was the most per-
feet position he had ever known.
u Meade and Grant are great 6nanciers.
They raised the value of greenbacks in the
New York market eleven per cent. in two days.
u JOKING AsoUr SEnoUs THINGs-A ~ag
at our elbow suggests that the barbados of
by which the Offices of the New
York Tribune and the New York Times are
protected. must prove very effectual. for paper
is so high that the rioters cannot possibly get
over it.-Psoridenee Journal.
p THE CAUSE OF THE SMokv ATMOSPHERE.
During the last week and yesterday the at
mosphere has been filled with smoke, so much
as to render the sun hardly visible. or at least
resembling big orange hung up in mid-air.
No doubt the real cause 10 owing TO the exten.