The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-09-03

are Just enough to enable the reader to easily
recognize our Lost Leader"
HELP COMING.
"The 1st regiment of U. s Regulars passed
through our city yesterday afternoon on the
Alton and st. Louis railroad, en- route via st.
Louis, for the scene Of the Indian troubles"
So reports the telegraph. Glad Of it But
why are not companies of plains men enrolled
and put into service? They are ready. What
is to prevent?
Then why are Blunt quarters at Fort Riley?
Why not in the centre of Indian difficulties
Why not at Fort Larned?
Gentlemen Of the military, eschew politics!
Go to work Go to work. Defend the country
and let party alone.
We clip the above from the Leavenworth
Times of August 26th, frst because it contains
a news item our citizens will be glad to read.
Second, because its captious criticism is SO like
the would-be profound generalizer Of the
Times, that we use it as text for q few words
we've long wanted to say.
The editor of the Times knows quite as well
as does any other reasonable man, that Gen.
Blunt in placing District Headquarters at Fort
Riley, did the only sensible thing he could up
on that subject. We forget, however; the edi-
tor of the Times is not reasonable man,
wherever his partizan fury is touched or per-
sonal hate evoked.
Fort Riley is the only point where depot of
supplies can be assured. Larned is not in
the centre of Indian troubles. The atroci-
ties which have mainly alarmed Kansas have
nearly all been within radius Of sixty miles
west of Fort Riley. at Larned, no intelli-
gence could reach the Commander without
great danger to every messenger. At Fort
Riley Gen. Blunt is much nearer the centre Of
disturbance than he could be at any other
point Coming East from Salina, Smoky Hill.
Solomon, and Southeasterly from the Republi-
can waters citizens, with comparative safety.
can bring intelligence; messengers can bear
dispatches; Indians cannot well approach
without rousing settlers. At Fort Larned all
this would be changed. It would simply be
impossible for aught but scattered information
to reach Headquarters.
But the Times is not seeking to aid in de-
Tending the State or advancing the public well
fare. Gen. Blunt is a political and personal
foe; therefore, must be injured. Everything
to destroy the public confidence; nothing to
aid public servant in moment Of great exi-
gency.
What matters it to the Times that Gen. Blunt
is most earnestly seeking to do what he can
with his small force; striving to restore conf
dence to alarmed and panic-stricken citizens,
that the wide frontier may not be abandoned.
It matters not that Gen. Blunt casting aside
red tape, is to the extent of his ability issuing
arms and subsistence to that militia Carney
should long since have placed in position OF
defence. What matters it that he is held re-
sponsible for such issues, until special orders
from the War Department shall remove the
same. What matters it to the Times that once
before he issued to the Sheriff's Of the Border
counties, 500 stand of arms, for which the
State has failed to receipt and for which the
General is yet held personally responsible by
the Ordnance Bureau:-this DONE too, at q
time of peril.
The Times cares nothing for these things.
We verify believe it to be so malignant as to
be able to sneer tomorrow if it should hear
of some terrible butchery in this District, If
thereby an opportunity to injurc an opponent
could be obtained
The Times is utterly without honor-without
gcnerosity-without justice-slmost without
decency. We forget, however, it does pretend
to that: that is one Of its hypocrises.
When it cannot SOW dissension in one form,
it adroitly does it in another.
Look at an instance. The Times editor has
obtained the idea from some source that our
gallant fellow-citizen, Col. Vim. A. Phillips,
is in some way at variance with Senator Lane,
Gen. Blunt and others Of their friends. He
sedulously goes to work-not to expose any
real wrong that Col. Phillips may have suf-
fered, but with crafty modes inspires the pub
lie mind with such version as will best serve
his purpose.
Pirst Col. Phillips is eulogised for his hon
csty, bravery, intellect. In this az the press
Of Kansas agree; - do those Of her citizens
who know Col. Phillips, But that agreement