White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-05-14
Our Candidate for Presidsnt.

Our Candidate for President.
We observe that papers in various sec-
tions of the country are hosting their
Presidential banners. inscribed with the
names Of their choice. We have no.
ticed the names Of cClellan, Butler,
and other military men. We this week
hoist the name Of our csndidate-ARsA-
Han LINCOLN. -,
Mr.. Lincoln entered the Presidential
chair 10 the midst of trouble. and It has
been increasing ever since. He was
compelled to enter the Capital in disguise.
to escape assassination. No other Pres
ident had one 1.-THE Of the difficulties. per-
plsxities and lsbors to encounter that
Mr.. Lincoln has. He has had to contend
against gigantic rebellion in the South !;
against thousands of enemies of the Union
in the North against secret traitors in
all the Departments /; and even against
stubbornness, contention, vacillation, RI
vslry and jealousy in his own councils.
In addition to this. he has had to keep q
watchful eye upon and deal delicately
with foreign nations, which were seeking
for some slight pretext to aid this rebel
lion. And besides, be has had to con.
duct in q largely increased ratio. the
countless affairs of Government, which
alone have been sufficient to break down
his predecessors. He has stood up man
fully under all these burdens, and done
all things well.
During the war of 1912. there was a
regularly organized party opposed to the
war. who went into the Presidential
election of that year with the determina-
tion to crush james Madison. They
were overwhelmingly defeated, and the
honor of the country sustained. We now
have party Of much greater magnitude,
composed of q tbousand-fold more infa-
NOUS traitors, who are marshalling their
forces to crush Abraham Lincoln, and to
aid in the destruction of the Union. If
the war is not concluded within the COM
ing year, we want to see that party met
upon the square issues of the war. and
upon these issues utterly annihilated /;
and the man whom We want for q leader
in this great battle. is ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The NEws.-It was reported, on Sat-
urdsy night, that Richmond had been
taken. The telegraph has been down
ever since, and we have received neither
Q positive confirmation nor contradiction
of tho rumor. We are bound to believe
it until it is proven unfonnded; but we
are afraid the news is too good to be true.
Richmond was utterly defenceless, and
would have fallen an easy prey; but our
Eastern army has never been known to
take advantage of such things. 1t would
leave on room for display of "strategy.
Lee has left the Rappahannock, and is
probably now in Richmond. Hooker
has re-cro ssed the river and rs pushing
after him. 1t was reported that his ad-
vance was skirmishing with Lees rear
guard. But we have given up all hopes
of anything decisive in that direction.
If on. army gets Richmond, it will be
after bloody fighting. They will not be
so unfair as to make an attack before the
rebels are thoroughly fortified and rein
forced.
We have nothing from any other
quarter, and don't know what is going
on. For aught We know. our armies
may have won hundred glorious victo-
ries, and then suddenly retreated, leaving
their dead and wounded behind, in order
70 fOoi the enemy!
LAresr.-As usual, about the time we
60 to press. We learn that the story about
Richmond was manufactured story, and
Hooker has not crossed the Rappahan-
mock: but be expects to soon, and they
are going to take Richmond one Of these
days.
The Richmond papers confirm the
death of Gen. Van Dorm, at the hands
Of DR.. Peters; and they announce the
death of Slonewall jackson. from the
effects of his wound, and Pneumonia.
Thankful for small favors.
Kansas FARMER.-The first number OF
this periodical has made its appearance.
and makes good begiening. 1t is .
neatly printed monthly of 81 pages. and
se 6ilad Nth matter of esnecial interest