The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-05-11
KANSAS AROUSED.

| KANSAS AROUSED.
| The War for the Union has had the effect
to stimulate the military and patriotic ardor
OF the Kansas people, much after the fash
ion that the whole North has been stirred,
Notwithstanding the President did not call
upon her for any portion of the grand I'M
ion Army. and that the prospect for service
at home is slight as that abroad. But the
people of Kansas know, by experience. the
value to cause of being ready, at all times,
to take up arms in its defense.
We subjoin the following list of compa-
MES already formed, in the different coun-
ties, so far as their organization has been
recorded in our exchanges, or come under
ouI own observation. The list is doubtless
imperfect but we will correct, as far as
possible, in subsequent numbers of The
News:
Doniphan county has six. companies al
ready organized, and others are forming
The Elwood Press says that in less than
fortnight Doniphan county can muster a
regiment of thousand effective men.
Leavenworth county can easily furnish
another thousand men for the good cause,
and still have enough left for home service
The companies already formed, so far as we
are able to. report them, are as follows: The
Home Guards-Thos. Carney, Captain !;
Phoenix; Emmett Guards-WiIliam Phil.
lips, Captain German Rifles; steuben
Guards-G. Zesch, Captain.
Wyandot county has two companies
ready one of Light Artillery, Capt. John
Thrasher the other of Cavalry, Capt. A.
G. Davis.
Douglas county has the immortal
20 Stubs - Captain, Frank B. Swift, "a
typo); the Lawrence City Guard; the
Yaegers-Captain, Jos. Cracklin the Wa
karusa Rifles, and some half dozen other
companies whose names we have forgotten.
Old Douglas is ever ready. She can spare
1000 of as good fighting men as ever took
the field.
Shawnee county is not behindhand in the
SOOu WIN OHO hRo oOuAC Lehil-NOACh SOLn-
panies organized, and ''more a-coming :"
among others two cavalry companies at
Topeka, G. T. Tucker Captain of one, and
A. H. Hale of the other; an artillery COM
pany, and two infantry companies; with
the "Gdards' and the Rifles" two new
and strong companies just formed at Au-
burn, and the Constitutional Guards, of
Tecumseh-R. A. Randlett, Captain.
Lykins county has two companies, $50
far as heard from THE Paola Union
Guards, Capt. A. ]. Shannon, and the Osa-
watomie Rifles, Capt. W. B. Keith.
No names from Linn county, and no par
ticular news-and We don't need any.
MONTGOMERY lives in Linn county
Jefferson county has the Jefferson Rifles,
Capt. S. S. Cooper; the Oskaloosa Union
Guards. Capt. F. n, Stewart.
Wabaunsee has tie Kansas Guards, Capt.
Z. C. D. Lines.
Riley county. the ogden Mud sills"-
J. NJ. Harvey. Captain Manhattan Guards
"A. B. Spinning, Captain Manhattan Cav
alry-A. ]. Mead. Captain.
Coffey county, the Burlington Guards,
with Judge o. E. LEARNARD for Captain.
Good for the Judge!
Breckenridge county, the Emporia Guards,
Capt. W. F. Cloud: Emporia Artillery,
Capt. A. ]. Mitchell; Waterloo Rangers,
Capt w. Foster; and a company at Elmen-
daro, the name of which We have not
learned.
These military preparations are not be-
ing made with view of interfering with
peaceable people. They are entirely for de-
fensive purposes. all Kansas asks, is to
be let alone. These precautions are the
very best guarantees she can have of peace
with her neighbors.