White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1864-07-14

The demsnds of ths war -hsvs. pretty.
we'll thinned out this country in men.
The regular service made heavy draw.
and then the hundred days call took thou
sands of the Substantial business men Of
the State. We said men. which express
cd exactly what We meant. There are
plenty Of objects here. the sizs. .snd shspe
of men. having two legs and wearing
breschss; bot they are only miserable
things. This country is full of Copper
heads-or Butternuts. - they are called
here. The great wonder is. how the
Union men manage to carry the elections
Very many Democrats enlisted in the be-
gining of the war; bat ninety-nin out Of
every hundred Of them would now take it
ss an insult to be called Democrats. But
of the hundred days men, there is scarcely
. Democrat to be found among them eli.
The entire Democratic party. with few
honorable exceptions. are thoroughly drill
ed into Copperbeadism. They sit sueer-
ing at the Government. abusing the Union
soldiers, and rejoicing over every rebel
success. Some Of them. with . little
shame left, are Union as far as their pub
lie conversation is concerned; but the
great majority are open. rampant rebels.
A loyal Kansan, after visiting this part
of the land, cannot but thank God that
Kansas is no. free country for traitors
that rebels were compelled, at the very
beginning. to leave Kansas soil. or go un-
der it; and that . rsbel is no. there entitled
to the privilege Of free speech. We wish
they could only send few Of these fei
low out there -how soon they would be-
come noisy Union men! We are of tho
opinion thst when the war is over, and
our armies return home. there will be sor-
~ times among these Butternuts. One
strange circumstances we notice here:
eight. tenths OF the Germans throughout
this whole country are Copperhssds Of the
very mesnest type. But. we will also
add. that large majority Of the Germans
about here are Of a very low class. This
doubtless accounts for their politics. In
medistely upon their arrival. they are
taken 10 charge by few leading Ger
mans. who are in the pay of the rebels.
and thus this extensive foreign element is
swsyed against the Government BY which
it is protected.
Some of the Coppsrheads exhibited
demonstrations Of Joy when Vallsudigham
returned. but upon the whole. the thing
has been failure. They do not seem to
think that they have secured any especial
triumph. and evidently fear that the deuce
will yet be to pay. The martyr is rare
y mentioned. and to a stranger it looks
very much as if be were about played
ont. We have only seen him from
distance; but from his present appearance.
compared with his former proportions.
be must have had fat eating land drink
ing) in Canada. He does not permit
himself to be seen much in public. and,
it is said, does not sleep at homs.
The people of the Far West have no
idea of the intense eagerness of the people
here for war news. Daily papers are
seized and the contents .levoured With the
greatest svidity. by men. women and
children. Especially on q visit to .
neighboring village. we observed women
come in town on horseback. daily, from
every direction. procure the daily papers.
then seat themselves in some store or pub
lie house. and examine the columns with
great interest. Skirmishes and rumors
that our Western people give scarcely
thought, are regarded as Of great impor.
tsnce; while every little reverse, whether
it be picket skirmish or reconnaissance.
produces gloomy and disponding feeling
in the Union mind. Whenever Grants
army comes to stand. or day passes
without news of success. disaster is fore
boded. This state of the public mind
doubtless arises from the fact thst rebel
sympsthizsrs are so numerous, who open.
ly rejoice over every rebel success and
Union reverse. and who are regarded BY
the Union people as enemies who lack
only the opportunity and the courage to
aid the rebel cause BY making war upon
the Government at home.
The Presidential excitement is gradu.
ally rising. The Union men in these
parts are oil for Lincoln. We have not
yet found . Fremont man among them.
On the other hand, many of the Copper
heads are the strongest kind of Fremont
men. Some even 60 so fer as to say that
they srs in favor OF the Chicago Conven-
ton forming . union with the Fremont
party. Now, they have no love for Fre-
mont. nor do they think that his election
would be any benefit to them; but they
know that il they can get mp . feeling in
his favor, and inveigls Union men into