White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-02-23


q few localities. there appears to be little
or no effort making to gil up the quota.
This certainly arises from no lack Of pat
riotism. nor unwillingness of our people
to do their share toward sustaining the
Government. The fact is. the people
cannot yet realize that there is to bs q
drsft-tbey know there should not in jus-
tice be one-snd they see poor encourage
ment to secure enlistments. They feel
tha. they are being wronssd by those who
control this matter, and ara required to
furnish that which they do not owe and
cannot spare. When we were yet far
ahead of all calls. new regiment upon
regiment MAS raised. and The number OF
our troops doubled. 1t literally drsinsd
our State Of men. Farmers could not OBJ
tain help. and labor in the towns was
scarcely to be had. Entire cfops were
suffered to waste in the fields. and farms
were abandoned and permitted to 60 to
destructioB. In addition to this depletion
of men, thousands Of our citizens who did
not 60 into the army, were forced to neg
lsct their business to defend the State from
invasion and desolstion, while our SOL
diers were of on duty elsewhere. Our
population has been somewhat recruited
by emigration, and the influx of refugees
who are mostly exempt from military
duty; and some of our soldiers, who have
se,-ved out their time, have returned homo.
but = msiority Of these have re-enlisted
as veterane, thus augmenting our credits.
Notwithstanding oil this. Kansas is called
upon for more; whi.'s Massachusetts, hsv-
ing furnished about fo,T times as many,
when her rightful quota would have been
ten times as many, is called upon Tor not
one hundred more men than Kt>nsas; and
Iowa, not having furnished three times As
many, but under obligation. for six times
as many. is called upon for none Uncer
such treatment, what inducement is there
for Kansas to send more men than are
forced from her? Suppose the men Of
wealth should contribute their mesns to
Gil our quota. what reason have they,
from past experience. that the men will
be justly credited It is even now a.
serted. by some of the Eastern papers.
that another call for troops will follow
speedily after the pending draft Why
this tom-foolery? Why not call for and
obtain all the men needed, at once, and
not keep the public in constant state OF
excitement and uncertainty ?-for who
can attend to bis business properly. or
make any arrangements for the future.
with prospect always hanging over his
head of being drafted i? If citizens should
give their means literally to ill our pre-
sent quota, there is no assurance but that
in q month they will be called upon to
give again. for the same purpose. or be
drafted themselves.
1t is all very pretty to talk about pat
riotism. and the service of every citizen
belonging to his country. when needed;
but there are two sides to that, as to every
other question. Every citizen owes his
service to Government; and in return.
Government owes justice to every citizen.
We do not dispute thst more than twenty
thousand citizens of Kansas owe it to their
country to 60 into the armv; but We do
dispute that fonr citizens of Kansas owe
as much service to the country as ten cit
izens of Massachusetts,; or that two citi-
izens of Kansas owe as much as six citi.
zens of Iows-and SO on. in about the
Same proportion, through the entire lis,
Of States. The truth is. there has either
been gross neglect and mismansgement
on the part Of persons in Kansas whose
duty it is to look after her interests, or
else gross injustice is being attempted
by authorities at Washington. In either
case. the people of Kansas are to be the
sufferers.
Col. Cloud is endeavoring to obtain
permission to raise cavalry regiment for
one year. for the purpose of fighting the
Indians on the plains; bat it is said that
the request has been refused. Had be
this authority. be could in q very few
weeks raise full regiment of veterans.
and clear up the quota said to be due from
Kansas. This refusal is another strange
freak. Troops must bo had to look after
the Indians. and nothing but cavalry will
answer the purpose. If not raised here. |
they must be brought from somewhere
else. Everything taken in connection. it
looks as If the authorities at Washington
were determined to punish Kansas for
having done more than her duty.
FoRcIBLE ExrRAcT.-We occasionally
meet with something forcible and clear in
our exchanges, which we consider a m odel