White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-02-16

v.iley of the Missouri. in Kansas. At
Fort Leavenworth the governmeu, owns
some {. 1000 acres OF the inert land IN the
world. Has direct rail eommuDicstioo
with al parts Of the East. sad is already
sending supplies BY rail to the v.rIous
military posts. North. Sosths sod West.
We have opon the reservation the finee'
coal west OF Psnn-ylsspia. ssa msrtis es
the finest quality for our PsbIie bu'ldinss.
Ia connection with tns ssmovsi OF the
capital indulge in the hope thar our
hesutiful Fort L.avsoworth reservation
has iuiurs grander and more glorious
Than ws now dream Of.
Fellow ciiizens. this is fes;ive occas-
loo. We arc assembled here for the pur-
pose Offer ~ yment. and 30 far ss sin able
10 Judge In this regard, this nesting is .
success. I do not propose to tran gre.s
upon your time BY di,cussiDs the politi-
cal Questions Of the day. Iwillds that
Tor more appropriate occasion. l desire.
however. to say for the infor ormstiOn Of
my friends in tho remote parts OF the
State. that l am . Republican l am
proud. however. to acknowledge that such
good and Influential Democrats a. Tom
Fen'on. w. 8. Van Doreo. DR.. Crook.
A w F. Ashby. and others. voted for
me. I am much obliged to these gentle-
men for their sspport. bot viii do them
the jnstice to say that had there been q
prospect for tho election Of one Of ihei'
owD Faith my majority would have been
reduced BY ct least -four.
a many Of my f.iends are here from
all parts Of the State. and a some Of them
may not be as familiar as they should be
with my political record. l uust brisi
statement upon that suhj,et will not be
con sidered out Of place.
inherited from my father the princi.
pies Of the old Wing party. aud when a
boy, having had the honor to serve in the
Mexican q ar. under the gallant old sol.
dier, Gen. Sco,t. and follow him iu hi.
triumphant march from Vera Cruz to thu
Halls of the MontszumAs. 1t VAS with
great pleasure my first vote was cast fol
him, in 1852.
Subsequently, the dissolution Of th,
Whig party took place. and 10 1856 my
vote was Gas. for Jne. G. Fremont.
confess did not st that time have 81
much admiration for tho man - / had
for the party he represented. being On
orgsuiz ,tion pledged to resist the exten
sion of slavery.
Agsin. in 1860. I had the honor tt
work and voted for that great and pur.
pat, lot Abram Lincoln.
1 sm proud Of my Rrpublicanism
To the Republican party. in my opinion
are we indebted for the preservation o
Ct our nationality. TO it belongs tn
credit Of having voted men and means Il
suppress the most gigantic rebellion eve'
organized against g government. To i
DO four millions Of free men to-day ow'
their liberty. And Republicans all owe
the world arc indebted to that orgsniza
tion for the preservation Of the freee,t snd
best government ever vouchsafed to m an
And now that our glorious Union ha,
been preserved, let us see to 1t that tn,
life Of this great nation is not imperillsd
either from foes without or traitors with
in. And let all unite in sustaining sucl
measurers as will best protect aud develop
the labor;ng and manufacturing Interests
OF ihs whole county.
And now in conclusion, fellow citizen,
Of Leavrnworth. what shall | sey TO you
for the support extended to me in the re-
cent contest. I have no language to ex'
press my gratitude. 1t has been the mis-
fortune Of our city heretofore. TO hs devi
ded. Let that not be charged to bel
gain. Never vas o city more united,
never did men work more earnestly than
you did in the late contest. l can only
promise yoa in return. my best efforts in
your behalf. Your success. the success oil
Laavenworty. is my success and the snc-
cess Of the whole State. / am proud oi
this. the city Of adoption. My property
is here, and l have much to make by the
prosperity of Leavenwortb. and so has
the whole State. or much TO loso by its
define. Do not understand me. however
that l shall ever forget that Am Sens-
tor for the whole State OF X snsss. = Sens
tor for the ULi,ed States. 1t shall be my
duty and pleasure to carefully guard the
in'ere.t Of Atchieon. Lawrence, Topeka.
Wysndotte. Fort Scott. Manhattan. and
indeed all sections Of the State o. care
FULLY as do those OF Lsavenworth. Bnt.
gentlemen. every State mu>t have it,
m etiopolis. and if Nature designed there
shall bes great city upon the banks Of the
the Missouri, it LeSoves os. the men Of
Ksnsss. 10 $50 to it tat that city shall
not lie outside Of the borders OF our own
State. This is demanded by onr pecu.
mary interest as we'll as by our State
pride. Kansas has already too long
given her substance to towns beyond our
own border. Let ~ now build up our
own metropolis, and thus benefit the tax
payers Of Kansas.
"Tis true Leavenworth has lost many
opportunities in the psst. some Of which
c.n never be regained. 1t 10 not wise.
therefore, to expect too much. Bot l
believe there sre tides for cities % well
% for men which taken at their food.
lead on to fortuuc, and | do not believe
the tides for LsavenwortS srs sll past.
and We purposeto take advantage Of those
which are to come, aud do whatever il
is possible for man to do. to msks Lssv.
epworth the metropolis Of Kansas. the
Queen City Of the Wet"
DANIEL Booxe's GRAvs.-The grave Of
pioneer Daniel Boone. says writer from
Frankfort. Ky. 10 marked By mob-
ument rather imposing iu szs, bot the