The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1864-06-11
Kansas Protection.

0ouDoo 3AVSOSsAOsAs
TO protect our exposed border. and
prevent tlIOrecurrence of scenes like the
Lawrence tragedy. Gen. Curtis informs
Gov. Carney he needs more troops
The latter, ever mindful Of the welfare
of the people and Stale Of Kansas. goes
to Washington and tenders to the Pres
ident 1000 State troops for 100 days.
to be used any where in this Depart
ment. Mr.. Lincoln hesi,ates, and gives
as a reason for his hisitancy THAT Sen
ator Lane would probably oppose the rais-
ing of the troops. or. # raised. seould OPP
pose an appropriation for their pay. q"
consequence of tie patronage thus confer
red upon the Governor Of the STATE.
Was ever such scene before enacted!
The President hesita,ing to give protec-
ton to State. whose border is exposed
for hundreds Of miles without adequate
safeguards. because her brave men are
elsewhere by order of that very Presi-
dent. lighting the battles Of the Union.
and for the simple reason that the petty
jealousy Of a Senator inierposes with its
contemplate malice! Look at the dark
and damnable picture Our General
asks for the troops; our Executive ten
ders them; but they are refused because
their acceptance would confer upon him
little patronage which denagogue
fears-and another Lawrence massacre
may be the consequence!
Men from other States were accepted
by tens of thousands, and gladly, with
out shadow of opposition but they
were not disgraced BY representative
in the Senate whose face was slapped
on the street of the Nations capital by
a woman he had outraged.or whose des-
picabIs malice and unworthy ambition
would place themselves against the Sc
curity of the State and the lives Of the
inhabitants. Only Kansas is thus treat.
ed, BUNDLED and disbonored-copper.
head Seymour fares infinitely better al
the hands Of the President.
The reason assigned by old Halleck
10 whom the matter was referred for de.
cision by the hesitating President. fol
not accepting the Kansas troops is. that
lOO-days men can't do much good fol
the pay. After accepting over humid
red thousand such troops from othei
States. this remark is only gratuitous
insult to the intelligence and courage o.
the people of Kansas. Drawer soldier.
than ours never trod battle field.
In every view Of the case, this actor
is unprecedented. withou. excuse. ant
disgI acefuI. 1t shows cowardly dis.
position on the part Of the President
which We did not suppose lie possessed
timid as he has always been. II shows
too, that his timidity in this case arise
from listening to the threats of man
} for whose action in the premises he him
. self attributes the basest motive that Cal
impel the human mind.
1t is thus that Lane would sink tn
State to oppose an enemy or a rival
What does he care if the savage Iudi
ans are threatening US on one side. an,
the more savage bush whackers on tn
other-what cares he if our people ar
S murdered aud their property destroyed
what does he care that our young an
embarrassed State has already calle
7 out the militia at her own expense {
protect the borders from savage inroad
1 AYE. for all this what cares he? Moth
ing. In its contemplation he woul
chuckle 10 himself in view of the fac
that he had been the instrument Of di
: ver'ing little patronage from the Ex
ecutive of the State!