, 1865-08-04

thls WILL De re7ched- The kansas railroad
system, as c1eated, comprItes not only the
line westward, but south wtst, to Santa Fe,
a!cpg the trsu as old ss t1e first dawn Of
civilization Wtst Of the Mississippi, with q
terminus On The Gul fof Calilornsa, ard the rich
n'pesof New bleItco and Arizona Left by 1t
en- either baud. Besides Il vilI open the rif1
sgr!cultura1 wealth of Texas to market, mad
t. its products market IN regions we'll ,ro-
vldtd With The wherewithal to buy what they
c,nnot raise. The railroad from LeayenHorth
70 lawrence viii soon be COMPLETED u ths
ti1st anu not nhimpottsnt plank thrown
deWn IN this direction. 0byiou,ly, this ia
secondary only in Importance to tbs great
FatnWoy OF empire fhst makes Kaosss Its
Teslrs pace Wade Its preparations are going
ierEeid ior 1ts extension due west TO the
Pacific, No other entrprisc Than that will
diSeIt me attention Of the county ftcm The
Pactac railroad Us great national measure,
bnt II Is ven to note that tho energy OF our
railroad men does not rest With this.
Mean"4ue, TO make the best Of what We
I nave. lne bu!te1feld Overland Dispatch Com
Fary are getting things In line for the start
q their great enterprise fran Atchison via
Tho Smoky Hill route 10 Denver. Within a
lew weeks all the stock vii be In readiness,
ana coschea are promised regularly to run
through to the mountains il eight days. L
| large aetaehment Of mules cane up the river
] dsy before yesterday. Extensive season Goa
| tfaets loF hay and ptogendr haycbecn made,
| ana " september 1st the agents say the
efano nret start will be mAde. 1. will BE- a
!n'se and welcome additioa to our facilities
"t Communication westward un:il We get tn.
Iailrcad, and tn enterprise beekons forward
us greater successor, the ruico Of one crying
III TIE wilderness a5 The daily coaches rattle
along, Prepare for ths locomotive; look
ont for the engine"
I: Is 90 customary to make military mat
te1s Tortlen Of newspaper eorrespondence,
that yield. to It from the !orcs Of habit,
ratter IEnn from having anything very I'M
portaut to write from Ge1tsvay that shall
bur the favor Of stouldd-stra2s mud but
toHs. You know, doubtless. By telegraph,
that that gallant veteran, Gen. Dodge, is IN
coihmand II this Department. lie received
Major Generals sa1ute m his arrival ut
headquarters at the Fort on Wednesday, His
staH and family are with him. nsnateen per-
cons IN all Tho duties deTolytd On him eau
not be very important, but No cannot, in
view OF the experiences Of the past :ous years,
deny the importance Of having all the places
OF military trust fll1sd with Tho right men,
The press md people cf kansss arc disposed
to hclierc that the action Of The Government
IN retainsns In service lager ratio Of Kansas
troops th4n Of other Suites Is more compli.
mtntary to thelr valcr than considerate OF
the State needs. She has still In the service
i've thousand troops, mostly cavalry, and 1t
ts d. ubtleEs from choice of arms OF the ser
vics rather thnn q discrimination of localities
that these ast still held. Dnt tie people Of
new State urge that alwast men are What
they must have, snl to IN extent exceeding
the cider states. Kansas needs the hand and
Grain power Q! all her Sous, and atrenuoas
efos Is a,e making to Eecu-n i dIztlnctton in
hez favor, II possible, If not, \ perfect equal
ify, in respect to the return Of troops, The
Dub!e 7th Kansas, long and eagerly expected
home By their friends. were sent BY steamer
to OnMha to make Instant IxeparaGions tor
the Plalns. Tho Governor and prominent
State Officials arc eeeking to have the otdcc
reyoktd and the 7th mustered out.
The sudden re1uepre of the waves OF the
rebellion Is giving t2 Kansas pleuly Of rebel
1tift VOID 7, jecteI from thul: own localities.
10 conceive how the Communities west OF the |
Aflsst eirpi late arebel 1T Is racei sary to hayo
Shared the experience Of Union men In ths |
stormy past, wh.n these nor bali hunblel |
knaVes were In high feather. They we're
then The ready and me1c!!ess tofncn sors Of |
70! al!sts, aud the ride aud ths torch were 1
busy IL their muEdcrous hands. Tho Union \
[Den remember thes, thtngs, scored as thew
aie IN scars geneIatlon will Scarcely eTtce,
All through Missouri. IN ntIghtu,Lool and
N. etings, II Is deeply and strongly
,eto:veu lhat rebels shall not return to /
WAL @tASA.- LAC". ar consequence tile
rjecied exits ase Seeking homas III Kansas,
't me- Of the local papers sre publishing their
lamt 9 as fast Us they arrive. Many OF them
NC as rampant as they dera to be, With tleIr
ebellicn as genuine sentiment as ever.
oc,haps they viii undergo gradual cbqnce
y contact aud collision wi Overwhelming
) loyal sentiment, but, II the contact does
ot cure, lhr collision certainly will.
In general tcsus I am atle to E.ite en-.
Of the status and progress Of
lese thriving Trans Mississippi: elites and
tide points, several IF which T. have visited
att1y. They are constantly taking on new
lemcnts and tokens Of sllfj growth. Homes
re increasing atnnng them, 1buildsags ars
cry numelously going up, With tca,ousy
nlrug them that keeps the lines tightly
tIatned By each. lest the others get nhead,
Fcspite 10y weathct croakiuss with which /
It out, l believe 1t understood that ua-
ire, boun'ttnl mother. Is sartly dangerous
creaway. as wet nurse. Kansas dreaIs
olF drought. She can stow away 4 power
moisture, and clothe her hills witt YER
a'c, and burst her barns With plenty, % the
anrtity be furnished IN sufficient auAntt-
ee. She Is doirg we'll this season. All she
eds Is men aao time. and she will hasten
get travely forward and beekoo 10
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