Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-10-02
The Late Kansas War.

We give In another place an account of
the termination of the war in Kansas Terri
tory. The following, being portion of an
article taken from the Kickapoo X. T. ]
Pioneer, does not take exactly the same
view:--
Already as at Bull Creek the General
Officers are casting the respons bility upon
the soldiers. A maudlin paper General sits
in his easy chair and writes that, ''there was
no system, no cpncert of action no discipline
mo nothing" If there was nothing OF
that kind where then was the Udlidnt Brig
adler? Why was he not in the field teach
ing his officers that they might afterward
teach those ignorant militia? Echo an
swers where!
But 10 return to the campaign, and admit
ting that the marchings and counter march
ings, the night chasings of the enemy, the
forced marches and the anxiety felt from the
teamsters up 10 the Colonel in Command, tc
meet the enemy without counting his
strength, on this north side of the river all
vert for nought and was a complete loss Of
time. Admitting we say that It was use.
less, can politicians take that failure and
screw and twist it until they can get it on tc
the south side Of the Kaw River at Frank
lin, where the South was SOLD by thread
bare politicians to the North? Mark the
term and stick pin there. The South was
sold on Sunday evening the 18th day Of
September 1856, in the Territory of Kan.
sas by having hybrid species Of political
military leaders at the head Of her affairs
We challenge denial to the foregoing as
there was over 1000 witnesses to substanti
ate the position we assume; and that the
friends Of this paper in the South may prop.
erly understand it we will enter into the
minute details of the affair.
First il must be understood that upon the
18th inst, the grand descent was to be made
upon the hot bed of traitors, assembled and
fortified at Lawrence. Second it will be
recolected that unavoidable circumstances
detained General Reid one day longer thar
he intended in his camp Of occupation, but
on the | 4th inst, at o'clock in the after.
noon he was within short miles Of Law.
renee with an invincible army Of over 2,
800 fighting men-and there he halted
Yes there he halted his men; men who had
the smoke of battle in their nostrils. In.
fantry who had marched 20 miles that day
Infantry who had actually run miles Of thai
twenty to be in time for the action, halted tc
get supper. (Who the men were who ad.
vsed that halt we do not know but we are
satisfied that meddlers were at work and
were it possible to get their names we
would give publicity to them.) Was the
like ever heard Of? ever read of, or ever
dreampt OTTO halt men TO fed like cattle
who had hours of day light to 60 in on ar
enemy with. Men who were just in the
proper trim for good fighting, whose lungs
were bursting with enthusiasm, and the fire
OF victory flushing their cheeks and spark
ling in their eyes. TITS mournful picture
to contemplate and we quit it in disgust; bu
before doing so we must ask, not knowing
or caring who will answer; what poten,
charm was it that Gov. Geary applied to the
leader of that army which caused it tc nell
away before him like the frost before ar
October sun; when at the same time in full
view of the army could be seen the Adolf
tionists marching toward the South OF thu
Territory in full force? After that no on,
can wonder that the Abolitionists claim it a:
Victory-or that the lips of our pro. slave
ry brethren blanched who live in the Soutl
part of the Territory who were there at The
call of the Governor, when they espied the
cut-throats passing over the hills toward,
their homes.
Certainly there was pleasure in the view
for them.