The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-09-10
From the Ninth Kansas.
LITTLE Rock, Ark. Aug. IS, Il

EDITOR NEWS: Why is it that after hav-
ing served the Government three years,
which is the extent of our contract, we
cannot be mustered out of the service
Why is it that soldiers are treated so un-
justly ? We enlisted for patriotism. We
enlisted to fight for the great cause of hu-
man rights. When the President of the
United States issued his first call for $780,
600 troops, to serve for three years, we
were among the first TO respond to that call.
We came forward and offered ourselves
freely to serve our country for three. years,
or during the war if not sooner discharged.
Our lime of enlistment has expired. We
have fulfilled our contract. We have serv-
ed our country to the best of our ability.
Why is II that we are now conScripted !; re-
| famed in the service without authority !;
deprived of our rights as American SOL
diers forced to DO military duty after our
time has fully expired, with no prospect of
being mustered out for months to come
If this will not crush patriotic spirit, and
! cause the love for our country to ooze out
of the ends of ouringers, then We are no
judge of human nature Have we mill.
| itary despotism? We were taught from
our infancy that this Government was a
great and glorious institutiou-ar refuge for
the oppressed of all natiohs-a Republican
government. If so. why4enslave its SOL
diers I? Any one will admit that therejs no
military necessity for keeping us in this
Department. If it would endanger this
Departmental have US discharged at the
present time, let the Government inform US
of the fact, and there will be found no more
willing soldiers to come forward and help
maintain its laws than will be found in the
Ninth Kansas. This action on the part of
the Government is what we call Injustice
a total disregard for all principle usurp-
alton of power qualification of all Re-
publican principles; stride toward an
archy and ruin. But this is not all Gov
eminent made a contract to pay US a stipu-
lated price for private horses and equip
ments. We have furnished horses at a
heavy eapensesa Government annuls the
contract, and declares chat it will not pay
for the use of private horses after the Goth
of June. The commander of this Depart
ment has issued an order declaring that no
one shall be all. wed 20 purchase horses of
soldiers. They refuse to issue forage long
er, and We are not allowed to dispose Of
them. This is the situation of the Ninth
Kansas to-day. Our horses that we paid
from $3.50 to $500 for are dying Of starva-
tion. 1t has taken nearly all our savings
for many months. at the small pittance of
s13 month. to pay for our horses, and to
lose them now, with no prospect of remu-
neration, is enough to cause dissatisfaction
among soldiers. Who is to blame for all
this Unprincipled officers. or weak,
vacillating Government We. are not dis
posed to find fault with our Government,
or its officers. But We know that Kansas
troops and iisloyal officers are sadly at va
rance. and it is notorious fact that dis
loyalty runs riot in this Department. and
in ALI probability this is the secret of such
military tyranny. There are soldiers in
this regiment that win have to serve eight
months alter their lime has expired. ac-
eOrding to the present ruling of this De-
partment. While IN Kansas and other
Stated they are paying large bcunties for
100 days mea-citizens can get large boup
ties for serving 100 dsys-heFe soldiers
that have served three years are eO7aseripted.
iTheseaare the sentiments Of the eth Kansas
We wish the people of Kansas to know
them. MURDocK.
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