White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-07-23
A Gay Fight.

A Gay Fight.
We hsve for some time past been q
disinterested spectator of . feud which
has been gradually growing up between
Gov. Carney and Gen. Lane. which is
daily increasing IN bitterness. snd prom
ises to ripen into . personal warfare such
q has never before been witnessed in the
State. We shall continue to look on,
until We ascertain the merits Of the eight.
II the difficulty arises merely out of RI
valry for the next United States Senator
ship, We shall continus to look on ID
complacently as did the woman whose
husband wss fighting the bear: but if il
grows out of the efforts of Carney to be
what the people Of Kansas elected him
Governor of the State-we want to be
counted on that side.
There were certain scenes, during the
State Convention at Topeka. last Sep.
tember, which were extremely disgusting
to all who witnessed them, except to the
blind followers Of the principal actors
Carney was Lanes candidate for Cover.
nor. and was unquestionably nominated
through bis influence. Lanes chief groom,
John Speer. 6rst brought Carney out,
through published correspondence. which
was Of course sgreed upon by the high
contracting parties beforehand. Lane
moved through the streets Of Topeka, in
the midst of admiring throngs. from NOR
ming till night, pronouncing anathema.
against those who opposed Carney's no.
mination, and openly offering bribes. by
promising Offices to those Delegates who
should support Carney-referring. by
way of encouragement. to the fat Offices
be had procured for most of the members
of the Legislature who voted for him fol
United States Senator. Added to this,
every pimp Of Lanes who had at his dis.
posal an insigni6cant deputyship, was
using that miserable patronage. and sue.
cessfully. too. in favor Of Carney. Lick
spittles who we're crawling at Lanes feet,
for appointments in the regiments then
forming. forced themselves upon the Con.
vention, crowding out legally chosen del.
egates. and voted for Carney, for which
they were rewarded by Lane. These are
disgraceful and intensely disgusting facts,
which none can gainsay. 1t was cur
rently talked, at the time, that in return
for these favors. Carney was to furnish
Lane with the "sinews OF war;" to make
the race for q reelection to the Senate
This may or may not have been true
and it may be, that Lane thought Carney
political greenhorn, who would be SC
overwh helmed with Gubernatorial honors,
that be would quietly subside into non.
entity, and permit Lane to "run" the
State.
Be this as it may, it matters not to u.s.
Carney was elected Governor, and as
such. is entitled to the support of every
citizen of the State. We regretted the
manner of his nomination but he is the
guardian of the honor of the State, and
We are happy to believe that he means to
be an independent one. 1t has become
pretty well understood, that Lanes poll.
cy is to control the State Government,
or disgrace it. Through his efforts, the
State was for an entire year compelled to
submit to insult and humiliation, in the
treatment Of Gov. Robinson by the Ma.
tionai Administration and certain State
Governments. The Governor Of Kansas
received not as much respect as an hum.
bic private citizen would have comman.
ded. Many persons still labor under the
delusion that this was owing to misde'
meanors of Robinson. But it was no,
so. He was tried by court of his enc
mics. and acquitted. 1t was simply and
solely because be refused to be q tool o.
Lane. As soon as Gov. Carney lets it b.
unmistakably understood that be mesnl
to be Governor in deed as well as il
name, without any assistance from Lane
the war upon him will surpass in intensi'
ty that which was wsged against Gov
Robinson, as far . smallpox surpassei
"hives."
To man up tree, this is what tn.
matter appears to be coming to. Al
long as it involves the question as te
whom shall be Governor of Kansas, and
whether the State shall be honored and
respected or disgrsced and humiliated
we are with Carney; but if it come,
down to . nice little family fight over ths
United States Senatonhip. we'll put OF
our coat and step to one side.
N"PEEs.Ku-SE-KA!"-John Ms-he hap.
pening in town. the other day. professed
to be in want of butter, which the mer.
chants clerk invited him into the cellar
to examine. While the clerk . attention
was engaged, Maize quickly stopped