, 1862-04-07

ing devotion to human freedom, CoL 5enn1-
son and Lieut. Col Anthony decided t. honor
their camp by his name. Among some peo-
ple even here this does not set well, but off,
Gers of this regiment-the Kansas Jayhawkers
never deny their principles, which are the
maintenance Of the Union and the annlhlla-
tion Of the cause Of the rebellion.
The fine appearance OF the First CaTalrY as
it entered town won high encomluui5 from
Ill observers. Many persons have an idea that
this body Of men are simply guerilla fighters, t
instead Of being, as they are, one Of the best
disciplined, drilled andmost orderly regiments |
In the United States volunteer service. The |
band played the John Brown song with its
"Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!" chorus, as they |
marched through Massachusetts, street, and
a1neng the men, as with me, there must have
been many memories aroused The scene
called back the hours Of '56, when alone, poor,
and few in numbers, we were honored BY being
allowed to stand on the outposts OF freedom
in this town, and for this territory. Truly is
freedom marching on.
The First Kansas (infantry] reached here in
the afternoon from Fort Scott, under COM
mand Of Lieut.. Col o. E. Learnard. Thcy1eft
that post On Tuesday, and made good marches.
This regiment is composed Of fighting men,
but I wish it was in my power to say as much
for its naosazs, as for It's pugnacious propenEi-
ties. The men are hard set, and do not be-
neve that either the Fire .Zouares or Billy
Wilson's roughs will quite equal the "Bloody
Fhst,'' in the peculiar traits which are pre-
sumed to belong to the members Of such
regiments as those named.
Acting Gen. Deitzler arrived in town yester-
day, and assumed command Of the troops al
ready arrived. On leaving Fort Scott, the
command Of the troops remaining in that
vicinity was placed in the hands Of Col Dou-
b1eday Of the ID Ohio Cavalry. Els command
includes his OWL regiment, the 9th Wisconsin,
and the 5th and 9Th Kansas. The 5th, under
command Of Col Clayton, Qately promoted
from the Lieutenant Colenelcy,) has marched
to Carthage, Jasper county, Mo-, for the pur-
pose Of dispensing some remnants Of Price's
forces who have gathered there. The 9Th is at
Dry Wood, ten miles from Fort Scott, On the
State line. At Fort Scott are the I'd Ohio
and 9th Wisconsin. The late Lieut.. Colonel
Of this regiment, Colonel Wichberg, (who re-
signed some weeks since) has enlisted in Col.
Jennison's regiment as a 7,riv1te soldier. This
gentleman is q mostaccomp1ished soldier, hay
ing been thoroughly trained in the Prussian
service, where, till the revolution Of AS, he
held the position Of King Adjutant. He Was
actively engaged in the Republican causc, be-
ing a member Of the German Parliament at
Frankfort, and also acting as Secretary Of
| War, at Baden Baden, when Minor General
Franz sigel commanded the Revolutionary
! army.
Thefrst evidence Of returning sense your
correspond ent has seen BY the "powers that
be,n in their management Of military affairs
ont here, was the announcement that J. ".
Denver, "a gentleman supposed to be Briga-
der General, who, since his commission was
issued, has done the nation the immense ser
vice Of travelling several times between WASH
ington and Kansas at the public cSpense) was
ordered away from this district Of the Depart
The New Mexican Expedition viii consist
Of - regiments and - batteries. Major
; Brice, Paymaster at Fort Leavenworth, has
been appointed Brigadicr General Of vo1un.
teers, and ordered to take command Of this
| consult with Gen. HalIeck- regiments are
already here. The others are the kansas I'd,
Col r. B. Mitchell, now in johnson county,
and the Wisconsin 18th and 18th, Coils Bryant
aho Mntue, HoW oH inc mafcl uom Fort
Scott
That the Territory Of New Mexico should
now virtually be in the hands Of the Texans
is but another evidence Of the inconsequeni
; manner in which the military necessities and
| dangers Of the Far West have been-or rathel
have not been-regarded. The whole series O.
movements in relation to them lave been one
| continual blunder. The most palpab1a thine
to one who viewed the nation in its continen
tai aspect, when this rebellion broke out, il
relation to to the extreme West, was that tht
e Indian Territory and Arizona were prizes whict
were needed in the scheme ofterritoriaI aggran
dizeinent they planned to carry out. ATizon:
y vas the pathway to the Pacific and to tue fu
tureacqnisftion Of the Mexican States Of Chi
. huahua, Du1ango, Sonora and Lower Califor
MIA. New Mel Mexico & Mas absolutely needed b,
, it already theirs from the fact that most Of tht
e army officers und all tho territorial official
!. were their allies. Yet though these thing
wcro evident, nothing was done, except to re
e tcials to Important pluccs in the terr1toria
q government. Nothing WIS done to reinforce
our forces there except to enroll three regi
!, mcnts OF Mexican volunteers, who, Wors
= than useless, ran at the first fire. It wa
= knoxn that these people would not fight Tex
l. grown plethoric, By means Of Governmen
CONTRACTS, wished to add few more million
/ to the means they had already used so frpel
+ against the interests Of liberty. Had two o
more regiments been raised in California an
s,nt to New Mexico, last summer, and one O
Two raised in Colorado, these forces with th
1850 regulars al.eady there, would have COZ
j.. | s1ituted force, not only large enough
~ lave driven ont the rebels in Arizona, oVel
l. conc the incipient ones in New Mexico, stoI
= ped the passage overland Of rebels from Cal
tornia to Dixie but also formed a respcctabl
4 army wherewith to have entered Texas i
r conjunction with force which should hay,
|v aakh.sariE 3. n,;ss as Last September, moved int
Smith, e0en suceor q r. o1s asG9k fnd,n. Fo
~ thus: have cut OF Prices rear, and final]
" moved into Texas aud Northern Louisiau
" Ten thousand men would then have aecon
n plisEed all this. But millions have been spe1
- and nothing but plumbers pcEpctrated, viii:
Us bad they not been so serious, would bare bet
~ very ridiculous.
=, Look at the present proposed expeditio
ID The Texans have secured the principal Pc
Of tion Of the Territory: Our troops are at Fo
L. oraao Eirst. This will give Col. Canby oy
IT. 2,0W effective men without counting the he
icana, who, if allowed to fight behind wall
will do well enough. The vanguard Of Il
proposed expedition cannot possibly mar
under three weeks. It will take from so to
time all Will probably be over, and then the
ly will be d fine bedy Of men rendered non-efe
Dr. tive for The remainder Of the Kar.
m The expedition as q body cannot possit
W move undera month or six weeks, and cann
>n- then reach there under sig weeks lonst
nd which renders it nearly July before anythi
err will be done. By that time the Texans r
~ have been largely reinforced, or driven OF
80 The most effective way, it seems to m
lid to aid NcW Mexico, is to raise all the IL
ks | months volunteers possible in Colorado, Sc
&c, out directly what arms and ammunition C
~.- besparcd here, bnt at any rate move as ma
an to Col. Canby's assistance as quick as t
Dr. telegraph will convey orders, arming the
md mountaineers and miners with the guns of t
=. Mexican volunteers, and such private arms
" can be obtained. 1t is certain that from o
'ho to two thousand men could thus be obtain
by within few days, and Injured as they are
de- the use Of arms. they would be valuable aus
iarics. The regulars and the Colora
are cavalry would be sufficient, from th
eV- drill and discipline, to give unity and dir
can ton to this force There is proba1
~ provisions and munitions in onr hands at F,
Craig and in Colorado, to sustain such a fo
OF from forty to sixty days, by which time etl
ob- supplies would have arrived from Fort Le
nv enworth. By this means the Governm:
Eonld be saved many millions, and verify
leve the Texans driven out long before
proposed expedition would be effective. 7
telegraph at Denver City, with line OF /
tin | press Riders fromthe.Union army, wouldke
-, Washington within a very fcw-days of the t
y" ritOFy, and the movements -four torccs the
Such acourse as this would enable the Pr
ing dent to employ the regiments here to gTea
pce advantage further South, save large ano1
no to our dcsolated territory, and thus satisfy