White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-09-05
Kansas and the War.

Kansas and the War.
While howl is being raised in the
East, under the direction of traitor dem
agogues, against the war. and the expen-
ses and hard times created by it, how
stands the question in Kansas To be
sure, we have many Infamous traitors
here, who are heart and hand with the
rebellion, and would be if the war were
carried on without dollars expense. and
plenty and prosperity were the conse-
quence but how is it with the honest
masses, who have come here to build up
a home, and who are to shape the destiny
OF the State?
LAST season there was drought, fol-
lowed by famine, and what little mon
ey Our people had, went to purchase the
becessaries of life, leaving them penniless.
This season, crops are excellent, and up
on them the people depended for sufficient
money to meet necessary wants. But the
trade of this region naturally depends up
on the Mississippi River. That river is
blockaded, and produce here will not sell
at any price. The farmers cannot ex-
change it for dry goods and groceries.
because merchants can find no market for
it. Coffee is selling at 25 cents per
pound. sugar at 124 cents, and all other
goods in proportion, with a prospect Of
q still greater rise, and no means to pur-
chase them at that. Add to this, our
proportion of the Direct Taxes, which
will amount to nearly IS cents for every
man, woman and child in the State, and
no means to pay it. With this state Of
affairs. Winter is approaching. Our
people will have food to keep starvation
out, and this is all. To crown all, we
have on the south and west vast regions
inhabited only by savage hordes, who
are in league with the traitors; while on
the east is a semi-hostile State, filled
with contending armies and bands of as
sassins, through which lies all our COM
munication with the East, which is al
ready difficult and dangerous, and we
know not what day it will be cut off al
together, and perhaps our State overrun
l. l.. f. n,,k - Af kho
present deplorable condition Of things,
and OF the gloomy future. does there
come single cry from our loyal people
to stop the war? to yield to the demands
of traitors? to surrender our glorious
Government and Constitution, that we
may take our ease? No! Kansas has
sent more men to fight the Unions bat
ties, in proportion to her population, than
any other State; she is still sending
and she will continue to send, if need be,
until every able-bodied citizen is in the
field. Yea. we verify believe that if, in
addition to our present distress, last
Winters famine were staring us in the
face. the voice of loyal Kansas would be,
to push the war to tho utmost power Of
the Government. until the last vestige of
treason was crushed ont, if it required ten
years in which to do it.
That is the feeling of the true people OF
Kansas; and if an occasional dismal
whine comes up from our borders for
peace with armed traitors, and to stop
the expenses. rest assured it comes from
those who have heretofore been throttled
in their efforts to subjugate the free peo-
pie of Kansas and who, while they are
too cowsrdly and pusillanimous to join
the armies of the traitors and fight for
them. are just it subjects to whine thei'
treason under cover of the guaranty oI
freedom of speech which they are doing
their best to overthrow. and to endeavol
to SOW the seeds Of discomfort among oul
citizens. None would rejoice at peact
more than the loyal people of Kansas
bu. they want an honorable peace, Of
none!
Let those persons in the States farther
East. who experience few or none Of th'
sufferings which beset Kansas. but wht
are bitterly complaining Of the expenses
and privations Of the war, take patterr
by her example.