The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07
aHsxk from the Tonbs"--A Voice
from the Bone Gsrdenl

from TIE Bone Gayaeni
The last HsraEd Of -asaddoss contsins
the long thssstsned eail for . Half
Breed Contention at Big sprinss-and 4
most formidable looking doeament It .. tru-
". We feel it incumbent on US as faithful
public journalists to eEdeavor to give our
readers at least faint idea of it. since lack
of space and tenier compassion for weak
nerves, preeludes as from publishing it en-
tire TO begin then at the beginning. the
presiding and inspiring genius of the whele
seems to be that immortal bird of Buncombe.
so well known to our readers under the
name OF the Spread Eagle. With wings
+outstretchsd to. the ntnosts and the most
savage looking beak imaginable he comes
swooping down from his eyrie, supposed to
be on Blue Mound. just back of Judge
Smiths with the evident determination to
deveur the whole Republican host cat one
fell swoop.' His eye gIances uickedly
over the prairie plains in quest of prey, and
from his open mouth one can almost hear
bis fierce and greedy ery for "JIN LANE ~
The rushing of his wings and that fierce.
but Welcome cry operates like the voice OF
the Prophet in the valley of dry bones, and
forthwith from the vast grave yard of Kan
sas Governors, are seen to rise four skele
ton forms, their aeshless skulls cleaning
white and ghastiy IN the fair sunshine of
our glorious Spring: the naked bones bound
together by sinews and igaments, which
even the touch of death ieonld not deprive
of tension, and forthwith from each beasing
and deep laboring breast, comes forth in Sc
pulchral tones the ghostly summons-"Ro
for Big SpringsP' Anon other forms appear.
and soon the motley. spectral host array
themselves in marching order. into four di-
visions. each under its chosen chief-each
chief in place of a ,Msrshaps baton in his
hand. proudly bears his official coffin upon
his shoulder, and the solemn march begins
'fsonorous metal blowing martial sounds"
to the appropriate tune of "Hark from tie
Toni5s. His acting ex-Excellency. Gov
ernor T. p Stanton, hesds the first divis-
ion, with that honored relic of the by -gones,
p. C. Schuyler, for, Lieutenant and E. s.
LoWman Ensign; In. Roberts, J. W. Rob-
erts, the celebrated John. Skeaster, and
some twenty more of the Skeaster eonnec-
ton, make up the division-making in all,
officers. and men, thirty three. -. -
Next comes the second division, headed
by his ex.Lieutenant Topeka Excellency,
VIM. Y. Roberts, Chief of the Wyandotts,
and late President OF. Liberia, followed by
Pat Geland, Dennis Moriarty., Bart Mori-
arty, Mike Moriarty. and sundry more of
the ssSons of Urine," to the number of 80
in ali; the names of VIM. Fix. and Henry
Fix; showing a Jfred determination toJfr
things right. AS We gaze in mournful but
admiring silence and wonder upon the last
files of the Cd, or Wyahdott Division, behold
the Sd Division approaches, led by His ex To-
opeka Excellency. Governor Charles Robin
SON. known to fame as the hero of the Sacra-
meHto7 squatter riots, and the founder of
Quindaro. Around his temples in place of his
former well won laurel bays, he wears cap
fashioned from an old copy of the Fitchburg
{ Mass Ree;lle, containing a copy of his
(too) famous Fitchburg letter recommend
ing, the adoption of the Lecompton Con-
stitution, as preferable to continued agita-
ton. He is followed by Adam MeGee, the
father of all the McGee's, also by Thomas
McGee. Jacob McGee. and Mr.. Noggle, not
to mention score of others with names
less known to fame. A solemn host, march
ing in sad and melancholy silence, except
ing that now and then We hear the ghost
of some tune that sounds like "Auid Lang
Syne," but the notes rise family and have
ga dying fall!" Let them pass.
Lastly, there comes, to bring up the rear
of the sorry host, the fourth Division,
Msrshalled by that chosen man of our first
family, the Smiths, we mean His would
have been Lecompton Excellency, Cover
nor George Washington Smith; surnamed
the Judge-his face bearing traces of high
spiritual excitement, and his shouldered eof.
I'm, bearing considerable resemblance to q
ghostly candleboI. Christian Ratz, and
several pagan rats, with outlandish names,
Joseph DejarWatt, Frederick Dejarwatt
William Deeds, David Deeds, and others o.
mighty and of doubtful deeds. Giddeo1
Crews, and other hunkerish crews of mer
nobody ever heard of before, or viii again
to the number Of thirty three in all, MAKE
mp his following. It strikes us as mos
wonderful that not one single Smith eoulc
be prevailed on to follow the fortunes 0
the father and founder of the house o
Smith, on this last forlorn hope.
W.u Al. fo,,-th D;v;s;on hsyA deElaf