The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1864-05-07
Gov. Carney.

A little less than two years ago the
name Of Thomas Carney was promi-
pently mentioned in connection with the
Governorship of the State. Al that
time we had never seen him; and to tell
the truth We were inclined to doubt the
p,oprissy Of his election. But be WAS
nominated and We gave him-as we did
the whole ticket-our hearty support.
He was elected. We still had doubts
Of his ability tofill the position to which
the free suffrages Of the people had
elevated him.
His FIRST message was the ablest doc
ument Of the kind ever produced in
Kansas. Ii was encouraging. But then
it was whispered around that he was
not the author Of the message. We
did not know, of course. whether there
was any thrush in this rumor or not;
but we did know that Gov. Carney had
the good sense to adopt the message.
whether he wrote it or not. and that
was evidence of sound judgment. at
any rate.
We remained somewhat skeptical,
however. as to the ability Of the Gov
ernor, and narrowly watched his course,
to ascertain whether we. as Safe, had
made mistake in elecii"g him 10 stand
at the head Of affairs. We had not to
observe long until We discovered a
sound, broad. noble policy developing
itself as the great features of his ad-
ministration. Instead of the petty
scheming Of spectators to gil their own
pockets being the order Of tbs day. there
was p,ide manifested for the reputation
of The State in al respects. Its credit
at home and abroad was watched with
Jealous eye. and when about to suffer
from want Of means to meet her liabili-
ties. the Governor generously stepped
in and advanced his own private funds
to save the reputation Of the State. The
interest falling due in las. July. 10 meet
which there were no moneys in the
treasury. was paid out of his own pock-
ct. Such an act placed Thomas Car
ney in cnmpany ,ri,L sLe .setis pA,.i>as
of The Revelation. who. when they saw
the country in danger. came to the res
cue with their private means. They
live in the grateful memory Of posieii,y,
though they were slandered at the time;
and so will Governor Carney live. BY
the side Of Governor Morris, in the
grateful remembrance Of the people o.
Kansas. when his traducers have gone
down TO dishonored graves and beer
forgotten. or remembered only to be ex
ecrated. The people Of Kansas in th.il
sober judgment will not forge. their rea
friends. nor will posterity suffer theil
names to 60 into oblivion or their fame
to be tarnished.
Our border Was threatened. 1t hac
been ravaged and our citizens plunder
ed and murdered the previous year.
The Governor made every exertion te
secure our people and territory from
the bloody ravages Of the worse thar
savage guer,illas. He labored night
and day. and but for the Internal wick.
edness of one of our Senator'S in Con
gress would have succeeded completely
in our protection as State. Tha
wretch said be should not get an order
from the Secretary of War for Home
Guard Regiment to place ON the border
unless he (tbe Senator) should be per.
ma1ed to nominate all the officers Of til,
regiment. The Governor had been se.
lected by the people to do this work. the
proposition was an insult to every citi.
zen Of the State, and the Governor very
properly refused to become cypher
and through himself reduce the Peopl.
Of Kansas to a CIPHER, merely to graf
ify the ambi'ion, the mslice. or the greed
Of Tie Senator. That Senator, having
influence with the War Department. did
prevent the granting Of the order. as he
had ,hrestened; the regiment was mol
raised, ut Laurence rds turned Il
the regiment lad been raised. Quanirel
woaIi never have entered our State
The Llao.i Of the Lawrence massacre
is. therefore. upon the soul Of that Sen.
a,or. and God ard posteri,y will hold
him To account for il.
Thwaried BY this iendish wicked.
ness in high places" the Governor did
not give over the Struggle to protect the
citizens exposed to the merciless raids
Of the bush whsckers. He armed men
and placed them along the border, p'y-
ing the Expenses out of his own pocket