Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-12-28

the ducks. When you march thruogn
State you must destroy the property
of the men in arms against the govern
ment-destroy, devastate, desolate.-
This is war.
Take the Union man by the hand,
but lay waste the property ct the
traitors. Why so much sympathy
shown to traitors, and none to Union
men? Hundreds and hundreds OF
Union men have followed the Kansas
brigade to escape the clutches OF tral-
tors-Did YOU ever hear this puppy
Prince say word about Maj. Dean
who was robbed ard driven from his
home by traitors ?
Not + word Of sympathy tor such
men. But let a Shareholder lose
nieger and the very air resounds with
cries for the return Of the fugitive
T " Shame, - Shame" Now I'll
tell you what I want of YOU. We'li
do your fighting. Wen try and not
surrender We ask the people Of
Kansas to stand between us and the
cowardly traitors who stand III our
rear
What is the reason Price and Rains
did not march into Kansas? Did
Prince keep off the 10000? Did
Robinson do it? Did Blood who went
in pursuit Of herd of cattle and ran
to Pixies Peak, did Blood drive away
the l2'0OQ? Did Sam Smith do it ?
But they say Price and Rains had 10
intentions of invading Kansas that
they had made an arrangement not to
invade Kansas. With whom did our
authorities make the arrangement =
Not with Gamble, for he is Union
man-it must have been with Claib
Jackson. All ] can say is that he
who can hold intercourse with Jack
son, is traitor and deserves rope.
["Hang him." Hang him.'']
Price marched $4,000 men from
Springfield to within eight miles of
Fort Scott. He Intended to take it
The <:peace" men al! left, and town
is always in danger when the traitors
run away. There were more valuable
stores at Forts Scott and Lincoln, at
that time, than there were at Lexing
ton. But we get no credit for driving
back the traitors because we lost sixty
mules. IF | am charged with those
mules, they ought at least to give me
credit for what [ have captured from
the enemy. We took one hundred and
fifty Of the enemy at Morristown, and
it wasn't much Of day for mules Ell
ther.
have commanded seven armies and
I have found that officers succeed when
they treat soldiers as men; do that and
they will fight for you. Why, my sol
diers would follow me right into the
middle of hell. And let me tell you
that if | wanted to make sure job of
capturing the Old Fellow, I'd take the
Kansas Brigade, and I'd do it though
he had Robinson and Prince to help
him. Terrific cheering.
The appointment Of Brigadier Cen
eral was offered to me, and [ intended
to accept it when the brigade was or
ganized: but I could not be driven to
take it. Although not a Bligadier, |
have been playing it all over and pretty
big-betting high on small cards
lCheers and laughter,
For my labor, hardship and expense
| have not received one dime. Now
don't you think Robinson and Prince
could have afforded to let me serve my
country for nothing?
II the government will make sepa-
rate department here, | will resign my
Senatorship and accept it. TINS de |
partment ought to be cammanded by a
Kansas man. Then we can save Kan
saS, restore the Cherokee country, and |
a good deal south Of it.