White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-03-30
somethi.g About the Draft.

is suspended, they are still more bothered
to make out what it is for. The Lane
men can tell exactly who caused the draft
it was the Anti-Lans party Tom
Carney was to blame. because he didn't
accomplish. Is . private citizen, that
which Lane and his men prevented him
from accomplishing. while Governor
Senator Pomeroy caused 1t, because. after
being positively informed BY Provost
Marshal Fry that Kansas was ahead Of
eli calls. and not subject to the draft. he
telegraphsd the fact to Kansas. The Anti
Lane newspapers caused it. BY asserting
and proving that Kansas justly owed no
troops. Finally. the Anti-Lane men of
the Legislature. Lane papeer coolly as
serts. were the cause of it, by preventing
the Legislature from sdjourning. and thus
delaying Gov. Crswford's visit to Wash
ington to have the draft suspended. This.
too. when there were not over thirty Anti
Lane men. all told, in the Legislature
not enough to sustain a motion or point Of
order in either House, nor to leave either
without. quorum had they withdrawn in
body! Bot let rs remark. right here.
that Immediately after the Senatorial cleo.
iion. 40 many members hurried off to
Washington. in pursuit of little Offices
for which they had sold themselves, that
the whole burden Of necessary legislation
was thrown upon the shoulders of the
Anti-Lsne members
We think we can cite the public to q
few prominent facts, which will give every
fair-minded man pretty good idea as to
who was at the bottom of the draft, better
than such senseless stuff as the foregoing.
When the call was made for troops,
the people Of Kansas were anxious to
know how they stood in the way Of
credits. They felt that they had furnish
cd more than their share, but as to the
correctness of this belief there was no
pisitive certainty. Gov. Crawford shared
the same belief, and so stated in bis mes
sage. About the time the call was made.
Gen. Lane left Washington for Kansas,
and remained here. engineering the Leg
islature und experimenting railroad ex.
cursions. until after the middle of Janu-
ary. Senator Pomeroy undertook to as
certain the standing of Kansas. and to
that end addressed letter Of inquiry to
Provost Marshal General Fry. That Of
6cer, after an examination of our debts
and credits, directed clerk in bis Office
to reply to Pomeroy that Kansas owed no
troops-tbat she was 1000 ahead of all
calls. Pomsroy telegraphed this fact
home, and burden was removed from
the minds of our people. But such an
event as Pomeroy making the people Of
Kansas feel grateful, was not to be en-
dured, and Lanes papers forthwith pro.
nounced his despatch humbug. and as,
serted that draf: would take place.
Lane. having been reelected by an al
most unanimous vote, hurried of to Wssh
ington. accompanied by Sid. Clarke. who
was still acting as Provost Marshal Cen
eral of Kansas. 1t was thought that they
could certainly clear up any remaining
doubts. and speedily announce to the
people of Kansas that they were clear of
the draft. But they had hardly reached
Washington. before despatch camo from
Clarke, stating that our quota was 1922,
and must be filled. This was . dsmper.
Every one was surprised aud disappoint-
Cd. The Legislature. having become
Lanes dupes. and re-msde him, innocent.
ly imagined that request from them
would command his attention. He had
told them that he was all-powerful with
every department Of the Government;
they had seen accounts of his having been
one of the favored few invited to the
Presidents dinner table-tbey believed q
hint from them would make it all right.
They therefore passed one or more of the
resolutions of which they were as prolific
as a green-ay of maggots-one blow. and
the thing was done. The poor fools did
not imagine that Lane regarded them as .
sort of political -birth-essentisl to
bis own existence ct FIRST. bet now that
be was safely landed into daylight, so dis
gusting that it WAS not ct to look upon.
and therefore to be put out Of sight and
out of mind without delay.
The Legislature having failed to make
Lane hear them, some q his particular
friends telegraphed him. and received for
reply. that the troops must be furnished.
and that the draft could not be suspended. |
Iowa, and one or two other States, which |
had not furnished half the men. in pro.
portion to their population. that kansas
had. were nevertheless clear. This look.
cd unfair, but our people had to grin and
bear it.
But the meanest thing was yet to come
The authorities at Washington. scarcely
waiting until the expiration Of the time