The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-04-16

gin 70 prepare must get 0t my Work And
TRY and get through it before that time. Z
You must prepare too. You must press for.
ward in your studies. You must crowd that
boy, Howard You must be No. l. II is aiine
number. easily found and ndremembered-simpl
and unique. Jump to it, fellow.
| Your father,
,-- r. E. LEE.
! 1t is a remarkable fact that "that boy How
ard" WAS, by merit, No. l." so conceded and
known by his class. He told friend Of the
writer, just before graduation, that the honor
of FIRST in the class would fall upon LEE
though it belonged to him (Howard). No fate
could avert it. A proud STAKEHOLDER, an aris-
tocratic Southerner, could not brook that the
" boy Howard" the son Of an humble farmer,
and native of the little town Of Leeds, in the
free State of Maine, should bear away the palm
from his son, though 50 justly earned. This is
. noted instance Of the impudent assumption
Of prorogatives of others which has been set
up by the men now in rebellion. Their def
ant disregard Of the rights Of those who alb
horred slavery-more, their attacks upon those
rights, SO long witnessed in Kansas, for the
purpose of establishing slavery there, are but
mere pecadilloes compared with the giant
wrong they would have fastened upon the peo-
pie, and which brought on this rebellion. That
hoy, Howard" now a Major General in the
United States Army, is the hero more than any
other, who planned and brought on the battle
Of Gettysburg. which hurled back the rebel
Gen. Lee and his hosts broken and defeated,
across the Potomac.
Amos Kendall, who once controlled Jack
sons famous " Kitchen Cabinet" and now re-
siding here, is making great ado about the
unconstitutional acts of the President. This
is the man who, when Postmaster General,
approved Of rifing the Southern mails to purge
them of anti-slavery papers. Such are the
men who array themselves against the Presi
dent, and who are arrayed against the Gov
ernment
The Presidential question seems to have set
tied down in one direction-the tide is over
whelmingly for LINCOLN. What little opposi-
tion has oppeared, is weak and contemplate.
Gen. Neal Dow, recently released from the
Richmond prisons, in q speech just made in
Portland, his native city, alludes to the impor-
tance of sustaining the present policy of the
Government, and re-electing Mr.. Lincoln. He
said: ...f
"At present the rebels are looking anxious
ly at movements in the North in relation to the
next Presidential election. Their hope is that
some other man than Mr.. Lincoln may be NOM
mated and elected to the Presidency. The
election of any other person they will regard
as q sure indication that the loyal North tires
of the war, and means to change its policy in
relation to it. The leaders of the rebellion
have now no other hope Of success than this,
and their hope is that those may come into pow
er who will say to them, Erring sisters, de-
part in peacer' The officers in Libby Prison
who had abundant opportunities to see the
feelings of the rebels on this subject, were
anxious that the loyal men of the North should
perceive the danger of lending any encourage
ment to it. No man has greater respect than
myself for Mr.. Chase and Mr.. Fremont, nor
more entire conviction Of their loyalty-and
their ability to conduct the affairs of the coun-
try with honor to themselves and to the advan-
tage to the nation-but for this time, should
regard the nomination of any other person
than Mr.. Lincoln, as a public misfortune"
George Thompson, the great English champion
Of American freedom, speaks in the House OF
one evening this week. A few
years ago. when in this country, he was threat
ened with mob violence in consequence of dis
like of Slavery. How changed the timesl
The Rev. Byron Sunderland. paetor of the
Fourth Street Presbyterian church, and Chaplain
Of the Senate. leaves here soon to preach to the
congregation in Paris. DR.. Sunder-
land was of the few men who in the first dark
hour Of treason sounded the alarm in this capital
which drove from his congregation the disloyal
members, who fain would have driven him from |
The pulpit. The attendance upon his preaching |
has become crowded, which is attributed to his |
faithful and eloquent support of the Country. |
The Senate has shown just appreciation of his
influence by electing him twice their Chaplain |
abroad extend, in some respects. q wider sphere
If influence to him. Not behind him in loyalty, |
Ind out-spoken denunciation of Slavery, is the |
Rev. DR.. Charming. Chaplain of the House.
So great is the change here that the pro slavery
Democrats find the atmosphere exceedingly un-
ongenial. Their masters are not here, and they |
eel ont of their element-they have, for so many
'ears been accustomed to fswn over their South
rn allies that they hardly know what to do
'iIi HehseNes, "uu uiey nave hot tne courage |!
o become open rebels Cox is very anxious for
Furnandy" to go down to Richmond to try to
their friends back. But Congress does
ot seem to have much confidence in these peace
rofessing saints. and some are so daring as to
enounce them as canting hypocrites, apologist
treason. and secret foes of the Government
he sitting process that is going on will show
hese men that there can be but two parties in {
he present crisis. patriots and traitors and that
rebels and traitors have political rights"
one even that loyal negro need respect.
KENToN. April Is, 1864.