The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-07-18
Kansas and the Thieves.

This, wh:cf was 10 lie, unde. Massaciiu-
sets tutelage, the heav-nlies; State in the
Union, Is about the worst 4 considerable
portion of its patriotism is horse thiev-
ing, and much OF what is left, diviGes Il
runs strong in the contract a.d .ipbJiug
business.
The St Louis and Kansas Journals re-
ceived here tell US Gen. Ewiny, who SUI
per.eded Gen Blunt il the Frontier Dl--
trict, is restoring 10 N!sSourans what Tie
Kansas patriots have been stealing
Not long since we chrouicied an incur
sion of men claiming to be Federal troops
from Kansas into Missouri, who. after
/" scouting for hushwhackrrs, were ~
nouaced in the Kansas paper, as having
returned from highly success -ful expe
dition," bringing with them several hund
red head Of cattle, horsos and u.u,es, to-
gether with wagons, which they had cap
tured from the rebels The r-.i truth
in plain English vas, that this force was =
body of thieves. vino came into .hissosri
stole all the horses, cattle and wagons they
could find, and carrloi tteyn n hsi
k1a.s8 in Kansas They were robbers an
plunderers, who added to the ntainy OF
their ind.scriminate pillace of peaceable
(Which the Kansas papers echoedl that
they had captured this property as sol
;iers of the Federal Government.
Gen. Ewing has orde d all his property
to be returned from the homes OF the
Kansas thieves to lis legal owners in Mis-
souri,. The Kansas City (No) JovrtaI Of
the 29th says:
Every hoof Of stock which we men
.;Ar.,, OF, i.r L. bon ,lri,
Ell oil from loyal citizens of this county
has been returned to IT, ,ightful owners
Gen Ewing had the cattle brought bach
from johnson county. X -,as, where they
had been driven aA4 t4...,u them over L
Major Ransom % l,. :--,o.ed to sucl
owners as he, ION !. .Ong acquaintanc.
. in the county, knew to lie loyal. He die
50. and they all proy,4 10 haze l.s, t,ksnfrop
Gvd ule4 The result of this affair is il
the highest degree credita6le to the just
ness and promptncss OF Gen Ewing, aHt
shows the gross hard-hip- Inflicted often
times upon good and loyal citizens by ir
responsible parties of regular or irregular
military who assume to determine ptsas hyal
IL IN an arja1rg anil of-kId Hl1rocr.
Last week Gen. Ewing addressed
/ meeting of the citizens Of u!oathe and tn,
. 1Tt ~, II te A.. ;'S
bands who row prey upon property o!
! both sides of the border Said he:
/ There are ocyy MANY men >, haESaS 'gh
are Stedksa9 tLfmsaices .-ich IN the name ri L,5sJ
} tH These men must find some othr
( mode of giving effect to their patrio,
zeal ~ they want to kill lrebels. let then
! ioin any old regiment, or either of the Eev
. ones shout being raised. They can fin,
III The service positions equal to their en-
! ercv, daring and talent, and can adOrn til
service and be honOred in it The Gov
/ ernment will welcome them ii needs AM
| has a right TO the service Of all men {
enterprise who are at large, and twill 10
too closely discriminate against such me-
/ because of irregularities in the past Bu
whether they enter the service or not,
now notify them tkat thsp w,H be COMPEL.
to qldt stealng OF get 9ta OF tbs District, 9r 9
ne o,t Of It,"
Gen. Ewing. we believe, is the son Of til
Secretary of the Treasury, Thomas Fw in.
and was brought up IN Ohio-where it
against the moral law as well as In
State law TO steal He is a Republican
but does not believe that in order to be
Republican, it is also necessary to be
thlef-N Y. Express.