The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-12

THE STRUGGLE OF ~. Facts for Pr.sss
Political Campaign. Chicago: The Unies
Publishing Company. so,d by subscsiptiea.
Avery opportune and valuable volsDe By Ed
ward Chamberlin has been issued from ~ Psss
Of the Union Publishing Conpsny, eotisasd II
Struggle Of ~" Il embraces vast snoant q
Politieal ipSssnsesss ~ aass pertaining 70 u
present pssitiesl saneeigs, which has thss sasiy
opessa wfth saeA unasaal fervOr and enthasiasm
The 6r.t ten ehapterl, smbraeing lo2 pssss ofths
WORK, = devotsa to . history Of Tie Rspsblieaz
j party, from the Philsdelphia Convention that
nominated Fremont and Dayton for the Presi
dency and Vice Presidency in 1856, and traces il
down to the last oosvessisa in the same city thu,
nominated General Grant. The labors and
achievements Of that party are set out in cleal
and remarkably impartial manner, and although
the author 10 partisan Of the party whose 10
cord he transeribea, he nevertheless gives acandd
review ofits accomplishments, and confines himself
to cles ntatements Of those facts that are within
the memory ofthose who have been identified with
account Of General Gfant-his life, military re,
cord, his ofBcial acta, With some description Of
his qualities - . man, and his relations to the
colored race, to whose freedom he, more than any
man except Abraham Lincoln, has contributed.
This portion Of the work occupies about $50 pa
ges. Had Mr.. Chsmberlin written this account
| of General Grant the day after the grand review
| Of the grand armies Of the Union that took place
at Washington at the Close of the war, even those
who are now 50 bitter against the President
would hardly accuse him of an attempt to panegy-
rize the great military leaisr who was then
everywhere greeted with an uubounded enthu-
siasm that the American people universally Law
ished upon him. He needs no adulatiou at the
hands of any one. and Mr.. Chamberiin has at
| tempted none.
In that part Of the work devoted to "The So
Called Liberal Movement" the author dates its
origin back to the impeachment of Andrew John
son, and shows how, being half breed free trade
bantling, it made itself FELT in that memorable
trial, and secured the acquittal of johnson
through hatred Of the Hon. Ben. Wade, protec-
ZIONIST, who, in case the President had been de-
posed from his Office, would have succeeded him
by virtue Of his Presidency Of the Senate. From
this he traces the growth of the faction to the
Cincinnati Convention that nominated Horace
Greeley for the Presidency. The doings and
wranglings of that gathering are clearly delinea-
ted. Five chapters are given to Greeley and his
career - . Fourierite politician and farmer, and
discusses his want of fitness for the Office Of Chief
Magistrate of the United States One chapter is
devoted to "The Democratic party" one to the
Baltimore Convention, one to Henry Wilson, and
one to Benjamin G. Brown. An appendix giving
Grceley's letter of acceptance, extracts from the
New York T1bsse, an crpose of Summers false
h<c<d 49,
valuable political information, closes the volume.
Tho work is illustrated with portraits of many Of
the political leaders Of both parties, Of which
are excellent Some of the humorous illustra-
tions are good, and show more on page than
could he conveyed by folio Of written argu-
ment.
Mr.. Cbamberlin has contributed a work of no
small Importance to the political literature Of the
day. Its merit consists not 90 much in its origi-
nality a. in the fact that he has grouped togeth-
er, in q convenient form, large amount of re-
liable political information not usually found in
90 small compass. 1t is well and systematical-
ly arranged, clearly and eoncis /! written, and
commends itself to all who wish to 60 to the polls
in November with clear understanding of the
real issue before the American people.
NEAR-SlGi1ED.-Scme one in Holt Comfy re-
wives "reminiscences Of the mighty Clark Irvine.
At tho beginning of the rcbellion, he a savage
Union man, and his friends could hardly hold him
hack from wading into the South and chawing
her mp, solitary and alone But when fighting be-
gan in earnest and q call was made for troops,
his eyes became suddenly affected. He became
painfully near-sighted. One day, passing the re-
cruiting Office he accosted the officer, and point
ing to horse hitched to . rack, inquired wcther
that animal tied there was . horse or a COW
Soon after, h: went to Nebraska, for the beneft
close of the war. He recovered his eyesight just
in time to charge upon the claims of crippled SOL
diers and soldiers widows.
~ The Leavenworth Times is begging the
Liberals and Democrats to nominate q strong
ticket, in order to beat the Republican State tick
ct. The Republicans placed it beyond the power
Of the opposition to beat any part of the ticket,
by leaving D. R. Anthony off.
~ Col. Cobb, in his remarks to the Convcn-
tion after his nomination for Congress, said that
he had reached the acme Of his ambition. He is |
more modest than we had supposed. We did not
think that he would set his utmost stake any
where short of the Presidency.
II Complaints reach us, that copies of our pa
per sent to Oregon, No., are not received by those
Tor whom they arc intended. We can suggest
but one remedy, and one which is badly needed,
Is We intimated several weeks age-a change in
he Post-of3ce at Oregon.
= Passing the State Agricultural Society's
ooms, at Topeka, the other day, We heard bois-
erous laughing. We did not ascertain the cause,
'ut supposed they were enjoying the jokes in the
ast report from the Agricultural Bureau at WASH
ngton.
II One W. +. Goblc deems himself of sufficient
Importance to write long letter to the Leaven-
Vorth 7Snes, announcing that he has come ont
or Greeley. Who the dence is Goble, and what
oes he feed on I Isn't his name Gobblei
u Liberal in this State, some weeks ago.
resented his wife with one Of those Greeley fans.
he other day, she presented him with . son. He !
kinks his wife must have got sacred at the What
s-It in the circus, to deform the child so.
y E. d. Ladd. an old citizen At Lawrence. I