The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-11-05
Wror. Chase County.
CEDAR PoEAF. Chase Co, Kas.,
o. OH 1874

publican Union District Convention for the
18th Senatorial Dist. was held at Cotton
wood Falls. and nominated r. B. Lockwood.
of Morris county, for election to the State
Senate.
The Sam Wood Mcclellan fraud copper
head meeting, which was held week or
two ago. placed in nomination H. L. Hunt,
an ''oid-iine copperhead." From the be-
ginning of the war, Mr.. Hunt has aessiled
The Administration and war party with
greater Aippancy and less reserve, than any
other man in Southern Kansas.
He says that Lincoln is a tyrant. Our
brave and gallant volunteers, who have
sprung forward with so much alacrity. to
save the Republic from the traitors tiendish
grasp, in order to perpetuate The dearly
b bought boon of Liberty, handed down to
Us by 'Fhe fathers" and in order that tyr
amy and oppression may be annihilated and
Freedom prSvail;-these abolition hordes'
are, according to Mr.. Hunts maleVolent
lexicon, ''murderers."
A few weeks ago, he remarked in the
presence of number of our citiEens that
- before be would vote for Lincoln he
would vote for JEFF Dayis-or the Devil. !"
With. him Slavery, the cause Of all our woes.
is paramount to the Union.
No man has been more ready than he to
recount the great and glorious victories won
by the confederate arms, over our abolition
forces. and no man more silent on the sab
ject than be, when cur Southern brethren
in arms" have been whipped. Sam Wood
supports Hunt. Indeed, he is the main
spring that propels the whole cop sorebead-
Mcclellan combination. a few months ago
Sam didn't like the Lincoln party because
it was not radical enough. He wrote TO a
gentleman in Washington. early last spring.
Kansas IS for Lincoln only on the surface. -
There is no doubt but those words express
the truth, so far as the frauds are concerned.
and it is in perfect keeping with that express
sion that The A." gentleman from Morris -
should attach himself and his ''few faithful
friends to The Copperhead Nc Clellan or
ganization, and support for the State Sen
ate a radical, anti war Democrat. How
much are the statements of such political
babhoous worth? Sam says that Lane once
offered TO make him Minister TO Russia ii
he would support him for President. The
| Celestials are said to be the most motto riou-
liars in the world, and if the illuslrious
Brigqdier General should be sent ab road
be ought to go to China--he would find
congenial company there.
presume Sam would tell you that he
was driven to the support of Hunt by the
Lane party-that be fayors Democrat il
order to make sure of electing an anti Lane
man. But such an excuse as that won'l
take, just now, for Lockwood is anti Lane
except so far as the issue runs between
Lane and Carney. What more could an
honest anti-Lane man desire. in the prem
ises? The truth is, they are going to try
to control majority of the State Senate,
(Which would be only 13) next winter, and
prevent another election of United States
Senator, Whereupon Carney will go 10
Washington with the credentials of last win
ter's election, and being The only applicant.
may get his geat; and of course Hunt is
privately pledged to the Frauds to be with
them. should he be elected.
Wood made speech in Topeka just AZ
ter the adjournment of the Legislature last
spring, attempting to justify The premature
election, and notwithstanding the indignity
Of an outraged people. in every part Of tie
State, he then and there predicted That on
the fourth Of March, 1865, Tom Carney
would De sworn into Office as Uui.ed States
Senator" And every possible means j,
beng employed that chat prediction may be
fulfilled. Tom Carney said, in letter 10
Amos Hanna, E-q., of Mnneola:
81 do not believe Lane f. man to be an
tru ted with power. His aims are too sci
Il h and his purposes too loose t. b e
representative of our party; therefore | am
OPP pss1 TO him, and do MT BOW propose /"
work for men, bat for principles. There Is
deep, settled determination not to coo.inue
Lane longer in power, and If you can uniIe
VI" Us "h GUS b5stS' UoeL giAut5 VIII We
accept your services Tbfra will b. (.
ami Lane fund 4, assist. at the proper uma.
10 d'feal him. which will b. used ~ t1F
CommitiAe tor rlri- purpose, who wilt c
respond further win YOU on ttl- -ul,j Ct .
Good Hesvensl An anti Lane fund 10
assist the sovsreign people IF Kansas 70 eleet
the man Of their choiee
Why didn't h $ ExceIleucy write: es
TEEN myself the best man to represent the
Stale OF Kansas in the pace of Lane for he
next six years. 1 am treasurer Of the
"comnnitteen who have charua of lha AMI.