White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1864-07-28

Hsiissts I pres Il spoa eesSssasSssi
snd earnestly urge its immediate adoption.
Very respectfully.
Your obsdient servant.
THOMAS CARHEY.
Nor wss the effort wholly fruitlsss. l
rsjoics to say that the Government re-
eoasidered its decision. anil coucluaei. in
part. to adopt tho policy urged By me.
You ask last for explsaation of the
Official connections betwssn ihe Federal
Govsrnusrt and tha State. Whss !
entered upon the dnties of the Executive
sScs. I not only deierninsd to render to
the Federal Govsrnmsnt every aid 10 my
power, but to make fhst aid elective by
uniting with our public men in whatever
plsinly touched the wsal Of the State or
Of ths nation. did not think it possible
that personal feuds could divide us; the
crisis seemsI 90 grsvs. the Consequences
involved in it 90 vast. that / did not think
any ambition 90 towering. or any selfish.
meas % base % 10 overlook the ons or
forget the other.
Twent to work. therefore. practically
and directly counssling our best men -
the inexperienced always should do. sock
ing TO syatsmatizs our homo policy and
. homo sction. ,i :sSsu .-au9 ed -
There is nothing moro unpleasant to IN
official. .thsn conHict Of authority wh-n
not csussdo created for thessks Of liberty.
When especially it is csused or created
to upbuild. personsl ambition or party
power, il 10 invsrisbiy prejudieial to the
common interest Of the State. l con-
cludsd to do what could to remove the
ssme. Il grfE -r...gss =.
found, for instance. the following
erder when / entered othcs: ..s
Ory1cs OF REoaulrrHs Con-.
DErARrnfs7 OF KAssAs.
LEAvrHwoRrl. Sept. &. 1861.
Fading Johasoa: e s11a
Sin:-For the inform alton Of recruiting
officers and ell others concerned within
the limits Of your district. the following
rules for company organisations sre here
with respectfully transmitted: T
1st. On the organization of companies
and the consolidation Of parts Of com
psnies being perfected. and the selection
Of the officers thereof being msds. GER
titled report Of such organisation will be
sent to this office. ht 20
81. On the reception Of srch report. i
approved. letters Of appointment will b
given to the officers so selected. undeI
which they will be mustered into the ser.
vics Of the United States. with their re
spective companies. y.
3D. On tbs completion Of regiment
Organizations, sll officers will be commis'
stoned under the direction OF the Secretary
of War. SO s'' ..' .si '6.
4th. No application to the Governor
Of the State. for commissions in the new
regiments. will bs tolerated. "a
5th. 1t 10 expected that in the selection
OF company officers. the first claims Of re-
cruiting officers who have enlisted tn.
men will be respected. By order Of {
JANEs a. LArE.
Commissioner OF Recruiting.
T.J. WEED.
Major and A. A. A. g..
Nothing could be more sweeping. II
annihilsted the Executive Of the State
1t centralized all powers in an officer IN
known to our laws. 1t concentrated in
the hands of the Senator all the authority
which the Constitution confers upon him
and gives to him besides sll the authority
which law and custom confer upon ,ths
Governor. ~
"No application to the Governor ol
this State. for commissions in' the new
regiments. unless N sde through this com.
mission. will be tolerated" :
OF course ! could not consent to this
usurpation. All Of us can submit to The
ordinary abuses of party. but never. when
it tramples under foot the laws and cus.
toms Of tie country.
Feeling thus. I wrote. With the order oI
j. d.. Lane. Commissioner Of Recruiting,
before me. the following letter:
SrarE or KAxsAs. ExsourrvE DEr'r. !
sa5 TePExA. Feb. 20, 1864.
To aas Secretary Of War: ,.,l s..ssl
SIR:-0wing to complications and EN-.
barrsssments. the nature of which I dc
not deem it necessary to review. the pow.
or Of commissioning officers 10 the volun.
tesr force Of toe United States was taken
ont Of the hands Of my predecessor in Of
dee. With my sssnmption OF the duties
of the Executive. l believe these dificul'
ties passed away. and ! now desire tc
claim snd exercise. in this respect. tn.
authority vested in me. both BY the Con
s,itutiop and the regulations Of the Wa
Department. For ell troops raised in
this State. I shall expect to commission
oficsrs without any intsrisrsncs from 9TH
! trust to have an opinion from you il
reference to the matter. - zIsts
Very respectfully. la
,-soxg~s Your obcdient servant.
"a r: THos. CARNEY.
SrAfE o. Kansas. Exreurvs DEs'f.
'ss" TorrxA. Fsb. 20. 1854.
Roa. Jas. H. Lane. Warrington:
MY DEAR Sra II have this day writ
ten to the Secretary Of War. concerning
my right to commission AL officers for the
volunteer troops to b raised in Kansas
7 trust yon will prees nv request before