The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-06-13

5. The Crxsader Of FfsedoR was started early in
1858, ut DoRiphau, by James Redpath In politics.
it Abolitionist. 1t Was at that time that Gen.
Lane secured large interest in Doniphan, and e.
tablshed his headquarters there; and Redpath came
with him, publish his personal organ. and advo
cate his claims for President of the United States to
which Lane then aspired. The paper was continued
until about the 10Th of May of that year. when it sud-
denly collapsed. Redpath had quarreled with Lane,
who had treated him treaehsrously and came out in
one issue filed with the most bitter denuncatons of
Lane-then suspended. The material was, several
years Afterwards, removed to Atchison, to publish
the Atchison Union. John A. Martin, of the CAam-
pioa, and the notorious Charley Lenhart worked as
compositors on the Crxsader.
G. In the latter part of July, 1858 the material of
the Doniphan Consfifsiiosaiisf removed by Mr..
Key to Iowa Point, where he started the Iowa Point
Esqnirer-ProSlavery Democratic, of course. The
Enquirer published but short time, when it
suspended, Mr. Key returning to the South-to He
lena, Arkansas, We believe. In the following Win
ter, Thomas j. vanderslce undertook to resusctate
the Enqsirsr, but issued only two three numbers
z. In the Fall of 1858, the Palermo Leader was
started by +. w. Emery and Charles Perham. 1t
Republican in politics. 1t lived about two years.
The material purchased. in 1852 by Peter H. Pc
ters and removed to Marysville, where he published
paper it, which was seized in 1862 by a eompa-
ny of soldiers who recruiting for the 18th Kan
sas, and Peters taken to Fort Leavenworth, and
imprisoned short time, for publishing dsloyal arti-
cles.
g. In the Winter of 1859, the Elwood Adeerfiser
reconstructed into the Elwood Free Press by
Frank and Robert Tracy, and was edited by ID. W.
Wilder and A. L. Lee. 1t was u live Republican pa
per. During that year, H. d. Hunt became the
Of the Free Press and continued its publication
til about the last Of October, 1861. when he suspend
ed publication, and went into the army. The mate
rial of the Free Press purchased by John t.
Snoddy in the Spring of 1864 and removed to Mound
City, Linn County, where it used in the publica-
ton of the Border Sentinel.
g. In the Fall of 1858, Joseph Thompson removed
the material Of the Geary City Era to Troy, where
he commenced the publication of the Troy Democrat.
lie now called himself Free State Democrat, and
the paper was Democratic in politics. The paper
fingered but few weeks when, not being able to live
on promises, Thompson gave it up, and after,
removed the material to St. Joseph, where the Free
Demoeu was started by him, in connection with
Frank Tracy, DIR. +. II. Grant, and Earl Marble.
Thompson has since been a pretty thorough Repub-
lican, having got all such fanciful notions
Free State Democrat and Union Democrat. lie has
discovered that there is but one kind of Democrat
and that is who sticks to the party and obeys his
masters under all circumstances A little episode
that occurred in St. Joseph in which he and Marble
concerned. perhaps had good deal to do in in
tensifying his Republicanism. In May 1860, at the
time the news Of the nomination of Lincoln was
ceived, the Fire-eatiny Democrats held public
meeting in St. Joseph Incendiary speeches were
made by Slayback and Others and the hearts of the
young chivary were fired. until they could not
tain themselves but started ont to wreak vengeance
upon Abolitonists. They caught Thompson, and
beat him until he apparently dead, when they
threw him into the Court House yard, and left him.
Marble, who prided himself upon his long. poetcal
locks, which fell his shoulders, also caught
by them his locks shorn off, and then he was permit
ted to 60 his way.
TO- Along in the last days of 1853 and first days of
1859, the Highlander started at Highland. It
was published by Faulkner & Seaver, and edited by
T. p. Herrck, afterwards Colonel of the 7th Kansas
The publishers were Democrats, and the editor Re-
publican, and the paper neutral in politics. 1t
was well conducted. The mechanical department
was under charge of Frank A. Root, now of North
Topeka. The paper lasted but few months. The
material afterwards purchased by Chas. II.
Whitaker, and taken to Savannah, Missouri, where
he used it in the publication of paper until the out
voused in that section seized the Office, and carried
away with them. The large quads and job type were
shot at the Union forces at the siege of Lexington
IL. In the Fall of 1859, the Iowa Point paper was
under the of the Dispatch, by An
sci Watrous, Jr, and j. w. Biggers. 1t was intense
ly Democratic. The editorials were mostly written
by DIR. Jabez Robinson, Maine Yankee, who from
an enthusiastic Wing, had degenerated into n rebel
Democrat The paper was continued until the latter
part of the Spring of 1860 the last few weeks under
the control of Charles NJ Fisher printer from Rich
mond, Virginia.
IL. In the Fall of 1860 j. w. Biggers removed the
material of the Dispateh to Troy where he started
the Doniphan County Dispatch, Democratic paper.
That Fall was the crisis in Doniphan County politics
The County had been very close, but such men E.
NJ Lee the Penneys, of Bellemont, Shepherd, of DON
phan, Wngley, and others, who had been acting
with the Free State party, had gone to the De-
nocracy, and they expected to carry all before them
number of high-toned Chvalry from the South had
,lso in, their principal nest being at Bellemont
md they thought that nothing could stand before
hem. But many Republicans had also come in, and
he tidal wave that elected Lincoln was spreading
,ver the land. The Democracy was dsastrousy
,eaten, and the Dispatch ceased to breath forever
The material of the Office removed to Hiawatha
n the Summer of 1861, by p. Gould Parker, who pub
ished the Brown County Union upon it, until Janu-
Try, 1862, when the Office and of the material
we're burned Thus departed the material of the old
Doniphan Constifsfioaaiist. All that remains of it.
in the shape of two brass galleys and two iron side
ticks, with several pieces of column rule, which
low in the Chief Office. |
H. In the Fall of 1860, the Donphan Post was |
tarted at Douiphan, by George and William Rees. |
George Rees ran the office-Wiliam, his father, re-