The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-07

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Correspondence Of the InteIl sencer. gn' l1sg
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, september3.
Were you at Philadelphia during tn
CentenniaI2 1fso,. you saw the Kansa
exhibit; and that alone will have convinced
you that Kansas does nothing by halves
In the grandeur of her country; in tn
Iluxuriance Of her crops; in the Tastnes
Of her Republican majority; in the hospi
talityof her people; in the beauty Of he
women; and last, though not least, in. he
Leyotionto the cause Of temperance, sh'
lis pre.eminent. l don't want to "gush'
about what have seen and heard durinl
a two weeks sojourn in tho State; nor i
this an advertising arrangement. 1loy'
West Virginia and herpeoplstoo
siroherdepopulation; butthc tale1 haye t.
unfold shall be but plain narration OF cir
cumstanstances rs seen through West Vir
ginia spectacles. Hers in the town OF Law
renee, westand upon holy ground. Herr
gd .rer JOHN hnowS'sNES ~ ~ ~
mustered their forces III opposition t.
slavery in Kansas. But q few miles from
here land in the same county is the towr
OF Lecompton, famous for the "Constitu
tom il provided, and from tile fact that il
was HEADQUARTERS for the pro-slavery mer
in territorial times. In this ncighborhood
blood was split freely by the ccntendinG
factions, and every. portion Of the prari,e
could it speak, would relate its tale OF early
horrors. This town Of Lawrence, too
was where * MIMI, ,a..t,i ,s,lsblE
mn noUANTRELL, THE GUERILLA, ID ~ s.
as far back as the civil war, robbed and
murdered the people-and destroyed the
acclimulations OF years. Thcold Kansans
who fought hegood. fight for liberty, dom,
get mad wheny you call them "jayhawkers.a
They honor the memory of John Brown,
and still insist that the old mans soul
goes marching on. The chief attraction a
Lawrence now is the session Of the ~ Y T.,
NATIONAL TEMrERAScE SOCIETY," d,
whose meetings are being heldat. Bismarck
Grove, beautiful park. owned by the
Kansas Pacific Railroad Company. 2he
ground was formerly patented to Rock.a'
too.wla. one Of the Chiefs OF the Della
ware Indians. It wassold by him to SEN
ator Vim Lane and others, ash am in
formed, and finally passed into the hands
OF the X. p. Road. Speaking OF tho Kan
sas exhibit at the Centennial reminds me
forc:bly OF the similarity OF enterprise OK
Inhibited by Kansas people at this temper
ance gathering. Everything that human
foresight could have directed, to make the
meetings pleasant, profitable and interest
ing, has been done. ~, No halfway work
was allowed, and when moneSwas!wnnted.
the poodle got right into their pockets and
forked it out, Every newspaper, man IN
America ought to give Kansas o lift tot
her people have n true appreciation of the
power OF the printing press. She has some
thing to adyeriise-she adyertises it freely
and honestly, and she eheerfully pays the
bill. In, the grand grove TO which l have
referred, amonster stand has been erected,
and high above all are the words "kansas
welcome" Below are two, hands in
fraternal greeting. This stand is capable
OF holding FIVE hundred people, while in
frontar seats for thousands, l said tna ma
above all on the stand were the words
-WclcOHci tnut u imlsHiNc, III
above all and around all is tho
tiag Of our country; above oil and
entwined with all Is the star spangled
banner Everywhere you turn YOU
see the stars, and stripes elcome,
and Temperance andothe notices. ThePres.
Iident of the society, and upon whom rests
the care Of this great undertaking, is Col
JohnIP. st. John, Of 0lathe, the Republl,
can nominee for Governor OF Kalsas- II
sounded funny to my West Virginia ear
to hear the nominee Of political party lose
his character Of a politician and stand nT
boldly for prohibition, Just think ofsuch
a thing in our State, will YOU? Just think
Of Estate Convention Il refer TO the one
held at Topeka), lasting three days, full o.
pulling Ind hauling and friendly strife, and
composed OF about 1000 delegates, and
during its entire session not q drunken
man was to be ssen. 1T reminded me o.
the, Moundsyille Convention, and brought
into iorcible contrast the New Martins
vile managerie. In more respects than
ono, the Republicans OF Kansas send you
greeting. COL st, John,t 2t9igG 1'ai7
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