White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-09-04
Correspondence.

Correspondence.
Cor the ChieE)
Eron the Kaus1S Seventh.
Carr Kansas Ira, Man REIxzI. MIss.,l
August l6ah, 1862.
FnrxD SoL.:-From the land Of cotton and
cane. the land Of negroes and traitors. the home
of the first and last President Of the c. s. A.,
from the veritable land Of Dixie, viii attempt
to indite letter 70 ysu. Nearly three months
have been numbered With the past, since We
babe adieu 70 the land Of prairies, and turned
our faces Southvard, for more actiye field of
service. Ofour trip down the river, our march
from Columbus, KY, here, our taryings at
Union City, Camp Ethendge, Humbolds, and
Corinth, nothing need be said; for in, this ac-
tive age. the past e forgotten and ignored, and
our people feel interested only in the living
present.
We are about fifteen miles south of Corr. tn
not the world.renowned Corinth Of Grecian
history, but the fanous city Of rebel notoriety,
where Gen. Halleck outcamped the traitors,
and forced them to eyacuate works,
mean.) Our regiment. .tha famous Jayhawkers,
was received with mingled feelings of fear, re.
spect, and distrust- fear, BY the traitors, who
had heard Of our prompt and efficient mode Of
administering justice TO their Missouri brethren;
If respect, and almost admiration, BY the mass
Of our own soldiers, Who not only regard our
regiment As emphaticaily fighting one, but
admire our ,cGy Of doing it; Of distrust, by the
red tape officers, who have so much regard for
forms and ceremonies. and who are 90 particu-
larly sensitive, lest their deluded and erring
brethren of the South should have their feelings
injured by the iorcible abstraction of chicken
or cabbage head. But public sentiment is
undergoing change, rapid and radical. The
people are fast learning that they have under
rated the strength an6 perseverance of the en-
emy, and that prompt and energetic measures
alone will crush out the traitors, and restore
peace to our country. 1t is about time that the
" rose-water," !" "treat- 'em- -tenderly policy was
laid on the Shelf This dilly .dallying with trail
tors, is almost enough to make one wish for q
King James the Second to administer the Gov
ernnent, with Jedlreys to sit on the bench and
try the scoundrels.
For several weeks We have been lying here,
the advance guard of the Federal forces, doing
nothing, till our boys are chafng for action, and
demanding very impatiently that they may be
led to the attack. This is without doubt one
of the strongest and most active regiments rails
cd in our State. ERlisting, as they did, under
the brave Col. Jennison, they expected to see
harder service and more severe fighting than
would fall to the lot of other commands.
Col. Jennison has left us, but his place is
well filed BY Col. A. L. Lee, Of Elwood, Kan
sas, who was, you remember, our first District
Judge. As Major, he had won the love ard
respect of the whole command; and when the
chief of Jayhawkers retired from the field, it
was the almost unanimous wish of the command
that Major Lee should lead them. OF keen
perception, seeing at glnnce what should be
done, and prompt and vigorous in executing his
plans. we'll skilled as a tactician, possessing a
fine legal education, and as brave man as has
ever met the enemy, he is peculiarly fitted to
command. Added to this, he remembers "a
fact which some officers seem to forget or ig.
nore) that those who are under his command
were men before they enlisted; that many of
them left their homes, their wives and little
ones, all that they held dear on earth, and of.
fered themselves as sacrifices on their coantry's
altar. He remembers that, and treats them as
men.
The men from White Cloud and vicinity
with one or two exceptions. and those not Sc.
rious,) are enjoying excellent health, and are
in fine spirits. just give them a chance, and
they will make mark that will cause old Dom
iphan and Brown to be proud Of them.
We shall leave here before many days, and
then We hope to have something to make our
blood circulate quicker, and TO remove the en-.
nsi which idleness has engendered. Contra
bands are coming in daily, and are being en-
ployed whenever possible. This is an interest.
ing and important subject. and I will reserve it
for some future occasion.
With renewed assurances of respect and es.
TEEN. I am, Yours, truly, &C.,