The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-09-05
THE IMPENDING CRISIS.


to be crisis pending in Kansas. that will
culminste in something serious to the people
of the State.
I find, wherever 1 have been since the !
Lawrence RAID. a disposition on the part OF
the people to invade Missouri and destroy
and carry away all the property of the peO-
pie of the four or six counties south and
east of the mouth of the Kaw river. find
that lea tolionis is a favorite doctrine with
many of the people; and as an argument,
they say that from the year 1855 up toI
1868 there have at different times been raids
upon our people; and many will contend,
in spite of reason. that We must apply the
law of retaliation, for the purpose of pro-
tecting ourselves.
And now, in order to move in a concerted
and effective manner, we have been invited
equipped for the purposes of invasion, and
as l understand, TO be led by the grim
chieftain;' and wherever we go, "Desols-
ton of property and death of our invaders"
is to be the motto.
| Now, seriously, let US review the chances
and the effect.
LIST. The military has complete control,
at this time. of all that part of Missouri.
With me it is question of no insignificant
! import, as to whether Gen. Ewing will con-
sent to let civilians or independent compa-
MES 90 through the district, even though
he may believe that it is generally popular
l, for one. do not believe he will
Cd. Whenever you place the civil author
tiles against the military, and collision
occurs believe will be the fact, if
we undertake to go-our people, in their
zeal, at once lose the respect for the Gov
eminent that they have before entertained,
and you create from the radical portion of
our citizens another rebellion, which, if fol-
lowed up, must eventually destroy our Gov
eminent.
Sd. A disposition to fault the powers that
are intended to control US. will drive many
men in our own Stale into companies of
precisely the same general cast the fol-
lowers of Quantrile who at first will favor
the plan of going iuto Missouri and taking
cattle. horses aud sheep with anything else
they can use. Afterwards there will be
plenty of those fellows, who will learn to
disregard the rights of friends as well as
enemies, and in short time will see that
they can rob the citizens of Kansas. North
west Missouri and Iowa will also see that
the roads TO California, to Colorado and
New Mexico are full of treasure; and they
having lost all respect for the rights of 9th
ers, will make onslaughts upon our over
land travel-and it will be quite convenient
to fault rowing NJ ssourIans with it. In
short, 1 verify believe that the reckless
course we are pursuing win yea raise up in
Kansas school for robbers and highway
men which will ruin our fair country, il
persisted in. Let US look, before we
leap.
h 1 am about to touch with the peo-
pie of sumo parts of the State) tender
point. As l understand this matter, the
grim chieftain'' is to be there, aud to be in
the van. Now why? Because he sees at
this time that there is intense excitement,
and that of all times to get a popular ex-
preston which may be lasting and benef-
cial, that popular excitements will be the
most effeclua. And as he desires TO be re-
turned to the United States Senate, and
knows that there has been consider Bile pref
udice against him in the last year, and that
the political clouds have looked portentous
for some time, and that the game as it has
been playing has been against him, he at
once upon favorable opportunity, becomes
patriotic, and at the same time desperaI-,
and determined to make ten -strike. As
look at the matter, it is one of his games in
which he intends to create popular furore,
without any good consequences.
9th We have been throughout the State
we'll represented in the army. Now it seems
to me that the best policy is to call upon
the Government, and that in tones of thun-
der, to send our men home under the right
kind of men to protect US; and if she can
! spare all at them give US part of them, and
arm the State, calling for certain portion
of those at home TO meet the emergency,
with the understanding that as soon as
practicable they shall be released-that they
shall have the same rights as other volun-
teers. and shall tn n over to the Govern
ment all they take.
9Th. We have large crops to gather. and
also shOuld he sowing for another cror. bn,