The Smoky Hill and Republican union., 1863-08-29
THE sAcK1NG OF LAWRENCE.

Loyal, bleeding, devoted, selfsacrifcing. Free
dom-loving Kansas, has drank the dregs of Sla-
very and Rebellion. 1t has been reserved to
our blood consecrated people to make the greatest
sacrifce on Freedoms altar-to give still more
of their precious blood to satisfy the ravenous
NAV of that arch-fend of Hell-Slavery. From
her desolated hearthstones there goes up to the
Throne on High cries for mercy that will ring
in humanity'e ears while tender chord yibrates,
or brute lives. And from her stalwart sons q
cry for vengeance pierces the air-recorded with
. Border Ruffian lives.
The charred and butchered bodies, the broken
hearts and ruined homes, the once proud and
stately edi6ces now smouldering. shapeless
ruins. are incentives to such an oath, and will
steady the hand and nerve the heart till ven.
geance swift and terrible overtakes the iends who
have spread broadcast over our State so much
sorrow.
The sacking of Lawrenceis the greatest calsm-
ity. the severest stroke. that any of the loyal
States have yet suffered for the sake ofthe Union.
And the savage atrocity with which its citizens
were murdered makes it the greatest outrage ever
suffered by humanity in obedience to its de-
pravity. 1t sickens one to read the details of
such destruction of life and property-euch bru-
tai butchery Of innocence. We were not wanting
in such evidence of the savage character of rebels,
but are surprised that this was wanting to bring
our people up to that standard of severity which
they have now attained, and which demands
IMMEDIATE AND TOTAL DETERMINATION. But their
mode Of warfare will forbid this, unless retalia-
tory measures are adopted against the Border
counties of Missouri. This should be done.
Lay waste to jackson and adjoining counties,
and our word for it Kansas will not again be
troubled. It is time this was done. For eight
years past, the people Of those counties have
made. or harbored those who did make. raids
into Kansas, numbering and plundering our citi-
izens. Selfprotection demands that the rendez-
vous Of these villains be broken up As it is,
this party will flee to Missouri. and when our
troops come along. will be quiet farmers, and Of
course Union" 1t is difficult to even surmise
the number oftimes they have taken the oath, IS
well as the neighbors who harbor them.
This is the only efectual way of remedying
the evil. And unless there is speedy change
OF commanders in this District. it will become
necessity. There has been no protection from
invasion afforded by Ewing-his Olathe speech
has been the deadest letter ever uttered-and if
the power of the General Government is longer
to be paralyzed by his retention. then the war
on the border must assume q new character-that |
of . war between the States of Missouri and |
kansas. The forbearance of our people is fast |
exhausting. We must have protection from the |
rebels OF Missouri, or else demand the return of
our troops, that We may do it ourselves. We
have sacrificed too much. to be thus bound over
hand and foot.
The Times says: "Kansas, the birth h-place
and sacred battle ground of freedom in the West,
The first to successfully resist the huge wave of
Southern aggression, must not, SHALL NOT, be
overrun by the common enemy. Kansas can
protect herself; she administer like for like,
and unless the military arm of the Government
s successfully interposed to protect her. she will
again, In the strength of her brave, free, and
Intelligent people, sound the tocsin of war and
make in Missouri track offire and blood which
ball be visible to the world, and stand for ave
n the calendar as . record of Kansas vengeance
Dur people demand of the Government that the 8
,uerrilas of Missouri shall be exterminated riot
md branch and if the Government fails, with
t. vast resources. the war on the border will be
lecisive, bloody. and terrible" :
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GooD.-Gen. Ewing has issued an order a
,hich, if carried out will nearly depopulate "
ackson, Cass, Bates and Vernon counties, Mo. Y
lN persons in those counties, except within Ii,
ertain limits named. arc required to lssve :,
.ithin fifteen days The loyal will Be allowed :
, move into Kansas, and the rebels will be
mt ont Of the District. There is to 10 none u
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