Nebraska advertiser., 1861-10-17
JayhaWkIHg and JayhaWkeFs.

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A nation of freemen that moment shall fall
When its stars shall be trailcd on the ground.
JayhaWkiHg and JayhaWkeFs.
Some of u citizens are disposed to
become, we think, unnccessarially al
armed in regard to what IS called
JaYhawkers, who are operating in North
Missouri, Kansas and Southern Nebraska.
We are no advocate Of Jayhawking, or
apol ogist for Jayhawkers; but are fully
satisfied in our own mind that those who
adhere to, and remain loyal to the govern
ment Of the United States. under which
they have so long lived and prospered,
and obey strictly the lIlh commandment,
need not spend sleepless nights in fear
Of the J~ayhawkers said TO be around"
IF some people would spend half the
words and time denouncing treason they
do to j~ayhawking, they would eyince more
wisdom and patriotism. Wecan but think
there are worse Institutions than jayhawk-
ing, and worse individuals than jayhawk-
ers, especially while their operations are
confined to those who are striving TO over
throw tie general Government; such
men as those who burned Platte Bridge
and are yet unhung /; such men as those
who are daily secretly engaged in giving
"aid and comfort" to the enemy, and
under ingenious pleas are escaping the
sloz process of the United Safes author
/ tiles.
So far as our knowledge Of depreda-
lions extends, as to jayhawkers now in
this region, the operations are r~etalia-
tory, or inflicted upon meE who are open
and avowed traitors.
A Union man from Richardson county
who had a pair of fine horses taken not
long since, was in our office yesterday,
and informed US hat he had no trouble
in regaining his property; only to satisfy
the so called jayhawkers that he was a
SOUND Union man, and that they had been
misinfOrmed in regard 10 his being en-
gagged against the government.
The Union men from Missouri, who
were guIled into the expedition from ST.
Stephens, under the representation that
the jayhawkers were roJ5ing people in
Discriminatory, when captured by them in
company with prominent s-ecessionists
from that point and Rush Bottom, no,
were all Immediately released, their
property returned, and they treated in
the most gentlemanly style and escorted
to the river. This we have from Messrs.
Biggers and Colvin of Atchison county,
no, who were among the number.
We repeat our belief that what is gen
orally understood to be jayhawking, is all
wrong. Yet the times are such, and the
men TO be dealt with such, that it n
times seems that there is but one alter
native, and hat TO meet the enemy upon
their OWL ground and fight them with
their own weapons. Do not cur citizens
know that for weeks past the Steam Fer
~ at this point has been busily engaged
from daylight until dark crossing hun
dreds of men and families who are fee
iIg from regular disunion iayhawkers,
who are o%verrunning Southern Missouri
and Kansas, destroying lives and proper
ty wherever they can? Would this not
be the case here were that class Of men
in the ~ascendancy in this region? Have
they not done so al all times In all pla-
Ces and under all circumstances where
and when they had the power? Have
they not attempted it within gun shot Of
our wv town2 Are there not to-day
thousands Of dollars worth Of goods and
property stored in this very city that has
been driven opt of Missouri and Kanias
by Ciaib Jackson's jayhawkers? Reflect
a moment upon these fats, and see if you
DO not conclude there Is some apparent
excuse Tor Union iayhawkers.
Would y God lhis war had never been
commenced /; orlhat commenced, it could
be conducted ike other wars. But not SO.
The rebels have inaugurated war; they
have forced it upon loyal men; they have
adopted a system or plan Of warfare
That plan is jayhawking, from Buaure-
guards so called army down to Capt. Will
mans one-horse sesesh company over In
Atehison county. They are Jayhawking
Missouri and Kansas with all their might.
They should not complain if they get
iayhawked. 1t makes a great difference
we know, as to "Whose OK is gOred 90
But those who inaugurate such an unholy
war, and such a guerilla system must
abide the consequences.
Hon. DAvID L. COLLIER, the recently
appointed q. s. Dist Attorney for Ne
braska, arrived at Omaha last week, says
the Republican. We have known Mr..
COLLIER Intimately for a number Of years