The national Republican., 1861-12-21
KANSAS AFFAIR.

We publish the snbjoined extract Of letter
written at Leavenworth, Nov. 3O to the Boston
Traveller, because we believe It gives view OF
public opinion in Kansas which is correct and
on ght to be known, but without intending to
reflect upon the personal character Of General
D,nver, of whom all our impressions are favor
able:
Affairs In this department are yet me what
miNld The sud!e cha sc OF cgramme Ia South
I. At Missouri has seem, to throw tnat State open
~ the gueri las and also our own adjoining ooun-
ties.
Is ordered to asspme the command y, the kausas
regiments. All these regiments will report 10 their
h ndquariers, or at Fort Scott. There are, homi.
n Twelve Sansas ten OF S when r s,c are
Of over $500 men: Our quo;s was 400; we have
Dearly quadruped It, and shall quite do 20 before
wiIter 10 over. six of these regiments have dist,n
gUished themselves as much as aUy other corps In
the FEDERAL army They have as gallant and com.
,e'ent officers aid it not for come red tapcsm
jeal,uy or other similar cause at the war Ohce,
woil be so equipped that their pxculiar qualities
Of the war.
"Ietu ia plsin and pilpable face that the Kan.
as meu ard Kansas otiicsrs have been utterly neg
lee ed; that, IA public documents, they have bsen
treated with contempt; that til have not only not
had honors but have been giect d utterly, evea
TO the n.cessarics of n soldiers life. They have
ma le more forced marches done AZ much hard work
lila kind and yet there ij not poorer clothed ana
equipped body of men in the service tan tho.e that
con,masd We have gal lipnf otiic ,rs Colonels Doit
zler and Mitchell fought gallantiy, and were both
wounded at Springfield; Colonel Montgemery s
| anne is u household word and Cooael Gunnison Is
lo kcd upon one of the most efficient men In the
| fed. or General Lane need not speak. lie is
too VI II known and has identfc cd himself too fully
and earnestly v ith the cause of freedom to need eu
| loIy or defence at my hands Yet, why Is it that
our oupg state, which has done 50 much, and will
Il say why is it that with force of 5000 eirtc.
| tive men aud officers, veterans in tie field, we
| ca not be alloaed commanding officer from
cur own midst. ,B,igaoier and major generals
have been made by The score from other stato',
an States, too, that have not raised their qaota,
AMI yet the War Office have 20 send to Cali.
| fornia to find gentleman to command the Kansas
brigade. Putting aside entirely past political ssso
cia ion, is it net practical insult TO the gallant men
of Kansas to foist upon them a. brgadicr general
Governor Denver, of CALIFORNIA; Our people felt it
such, and keenly too. 1t was asked that General
La should be placed in the field with effective aid
to ul orgo ize FOR the coming camp4iln This is
the rePy we obtain after ali our willing TrvatioIs
| and conrase.
There il another point and that Is in relation to
III" past connection of General Denver with Kansas
affairs 1t seems to many persons very unsagacious
ehd o,SS 10 Sommsu ners oIe M OF m e me do Of
tn territorial governorship 1t is true thar Denver
wps not specially obnoXi US to the people, yet 1t
was impossible for man In such position TO tsca
| from making bitter political foes among the domi-
| ma It class in kansrs Denver made himsel the
biGer foe OF General Lane and Colonel JAMES Mont
Somery, and after he resigned hi' OF ce, wioIe a
lete which considered at the time basely Sian
| de on, of the latter gentleman TIE political con.
ties Of Kansas have too Of en- involved the lives and
liberties Of the people, and tn r memory have left
| behind ting
at is to h. sting and tbs low cd &c gained by its
cause which makes our Kansas Il en- sucn good fight
and 1t is this which ads bitterness 10 the judg
| m" ats o. those who have been their o.roaents
Tho wGo have not beeG for uS have beet against
us "a emphaici II true of th,s. cl.U.rn;- which
h7ve mi g!ed in III cau.d-cn. 1t CcttHuly seems
srr iuge that W: .hoSd he 'blgs I'd 10 Cahfo.I, Tor
general 10 cCnmanC US I,,u npY .r-t a.su cd hat
in speak, ig hus warmly am 'ly rerresenurg
the feeling o all conoeo ed With mi arg lirr here
Gen. DeEvers presence N the cam OF jhe Ksnsa
yade will GO very far TO OisorgsniIe and 6ispIr
tn" men and 10 d gu7' the Off :er6 Of that llsn
cor ps You v Ill he ar OF this ''