The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-06-20
THE PRES ENT TENDENCY.

constituent elements, or in other words to
leave the established order of things, and
to walk in new paths without any rule for
guidance. This seems to be the inevitable
tendency at this time, judging from the
course of events.
Every one knows what is the manner
pointed out by the constitution, and what
method is usually pursued in the raising OF
volunteer soldiers for the service OF the Uni
ted States, viz: through the Governors of
the respective States. We submit tina; it
would not occur to the mind of any one, that
Kansas should receive more unfavorable
treatment from the General Government
than that given to the other loyal States; but
on the contrary, it would be supposed she
should be regarded with favor, after the pat
riotic exertions she has made, having fur
nished as soldiers for the service of the
United States one to every seven of pop
ulation, while the next State in the list has
only furnished one to every thirteen of pop
ulation. Now what has been the action Of
the War Department We all remember
how the three regiments were raised last
year; instead of calling on the Governor of
Kansas, as had been the course pursued in
every other loyal State. Recruiting Com
mission was established and Recruiting
Commissioner appointed in whose hands
was lodged the vast power and patronage of
appointing the officers of those regiments
thus treating the State of Kansas with de-
liberate contempt. We may remark, in
passing, that under the whip and spur of a
threatened immediate draft, and the cry that
the State was in danger, the regiments were
raised. Evil-dispOsed persons might sug-
gest that there was an election to be con
trolled at the time of the raising Of these
regiments; far be it from US to make such
an'insinuation, knowing as we do, that the
Recruiting Commissioner never dabbled in
politics in his life.
Then came the raising of the negro
troops, and again persistent disregard of
the State authorities. And why is this L?
Is it claimed that our State officers are dis
loyal, and therefore not to be trusted? Far
from it; there never has been aught whis
pered against their reputation for pure pat
riotism and devotion to the Union. It is
done at the instance and for the gratifca-
ton Of one man, in order that the vast pat
rOnage pertaining thereto may be used for
his own personal advancement. The result,
as might have been fsreseen, was the con;
fusion attendant upon two sets of officers,
one appointed by the Governor and the other
by the Recruiting Commissioner.
But the last act-the pound which breaks
the camel's backs the recent order au-
thorizng Gen. Blunt to raise two more reg
iments, one white and the other c5lored,
with the power of appointing the officers
again disregarding the State authorities, and
thus again insulting the State of Kansas
through its officers.
We now propose briefly to consider the
merits Of this man Blunt, in whom this au-
thority is vested to the exclusion of oul
State officers. He is simply puppet, made
to dance as another pulls the string, ASK
the men who were with him at Cane Hill
and Prairie Grove as to his qualities as 6
leader, and they will laugh you to scorn
and tell you that nothing under heaven bu
the wonderful marches of Heron to his re.
lief saved him and his army from utter an
initiation He is the same Blunt who ad
dressed an order to the sheriff of Atchisor
county, commanding him to deliver TIVE
accused persons in his custody to mob
which mob took the persons and immed
ately hung them.
Thomas Carney, the Governor of tn
State of Kansas, thus contemPtuously passe'
over, elected to his present high Office b,
larger majority than was ever given 70
any candidate for any Office within the gif
of the people of Kansas, is an eminentl
successful merchant, representative ma
of his class, a man whose financial skill ba
placed the credit of the State upon firm ba
sis, man as irreproachable in his private
life as he is straightforward in his business
relations. But were this otherwise, the in
suit to the State would remain. 1t is no
the man Thomas Carney who is treated
with contempt, but the Stale of Ksusa
through her Governor.
We trust the Governor will refuse to com
mission the officers for the new regiments
so that the people may fully understand
who it is that seeks his own personal az
grandiEement at the expense of the dignit.
of the State; who it is that must rule o
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