White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1868-06-25

A BlassF r0a the Great Apostle q
Deaocracy.
We publish below. from the Ksoss'
City Journal Of Commsce. "a unique le''
ter written to the editor Of that paper oy
that shining light Of nodera Denoerscy'
"Brick" Pomeroy:
sr. LOUIS. Nay 90. 1863.
Editor journal
You may think it strange that %
dress Q lstter to yon. bat *ih sipisin
why I do 90 sm informed by friend
in this CITY, upon whom can rely. that
.Itboogb q violent Radical. you sre =
,.ntlsm.n and . man Of honor. and I
prefer to direct my correspondence to you
rather than TO the pretended Democratic
sheet of your city. which, l sm informed
by the Same friend. is one of the mon
prel, milk aud alter kind-somewh hat af.
ter the manner OF the Missouri Rspubli.
can.
l always prefer Al honest. open enemy
to a secret foe. or byPocriticaI friend.
The Missouri Republican is either .
secret foe or hypocritical friend to the
Democratic party.
1t has lot of satellites which revolve
around Il.
They take their opinions from Il, 90
fer Is they can be said to have any.
Whatever they get up on their own
account lie nonsense.
And what they get from the Republi.
can does not deserve 9 much bsttsr title.
How is it,
They pretend to be Democrats.
They pretend to symysthizs with the
South. trodden Is she is under the foot Of
military rule. and
They are aspiring to become leaders Of
the great Democratic party but
When the South ives making her gal.
liant struggle for her rights under the
Constitution.
Whist did they do?
Shoulder their muskst for her {?
Warmly espoose her cause in any
wsyi
Mol
They aided and sbsttsd the hirelipgs
and hounds set upon the South by Lin
coln-the greatest tyrsnt since Nero. and
the most stupendous ass since ViteIIius
And in the name Of human nature,
who were these hounds and hireiings
Niggers and foreigners.
Gan |. as the acknowledged leader Of
the great Democracy, not only of the
Northwest bnt of the whole South, CO.
operate With such men?
Never?
Whist do they say 10 the case Of Pillow.
men Va. Bondholders
Nothing.
What have they to say shout this in
tolersble National debt. created for the
unholiest Of purposes. sud which rests
IKE 9 vast incubus upon the energies Of
the people?
The towards say they think it should
be paid in greenbacks
They haven't the moral courage to
come out upon the only Democratic
platform possible. and insist upon its i'm
mediate and utter repudis'ion.
Shame! that such men should have
the hsrdihood to attempt to sit in the
councils Of the Dem ocrstic party.
Shade Of the gallant Booth !
Now. Mr.. Editor. IS am not Sc
quainted with q live and trne Democrat
in your city. and as have no faith in
your pretended Democratic org-n. 7
hope you will feel no astonishment at re.
ceiving this letter.
/ am about to canvass the entire State
OF Missouri 10 fsvor of instant and entire
reputation of the National debt. or in
default of that,
Revolution
think there are en- Tough of Democrats,
good and true, 10 Missouri to ssstain me
Let the others who are after the losves
and fishes go their own way.
trust they will be sienally repudis.
ted at New York on the 4th of July
next.
shall speak at Kansas City on Mon.
day. June 18th, upon the great and i'm
po,tant question.
Please hand this letter 10 some Demo.
-crat. who was, during Lincoln's par,
true to the injured South. (spd l trust
You have many such. who will attend
to procuring q place for the meeting,
bsve it properly Advertised. etc.
There can be no personal i'll will be.
twsen you and me. and trnst to your
honor as q gentleman to do as request.
Yours. etc.
BRtcK PoNFRoY.