White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-08-10
The Thirteenth.

The Thirteenth.
49,, Gallant regiment Of our home re,
In's Ssroes, has been mustered ont, and
nrnlDs d It's members have returned to re-
n'n! y. peaceful arts among Us, and to
s0ns ~, ~, donors and rewards which they
s9@ earned by three years arduous and
S''s ...bIe service. in camp and field
GEM If them will return no more. save
N' hair blessed ghosts may revisit the
'u' from which they were SO cruelty
gene, ,,,,,.berously lured. by the deceitful
'nl ;sss under which they were enlisted.
gI ET.,s disease and deprivation have
Daa' their fatal deeds, and the victims
1 S.o The unwnking sleep. in lonely forests.
80" h hanks of desolate rivers. and be-
9Th the alien sod that has been redden-
. sby the blood of their sacrifice.
Close their eyes their work is done;
TOucbt 10 them is friend or foeman,
o. If moon, or set Of sun,
T,Dd of man, or kiss of woman"
Tbs organization of the regiment was
,aIticsl necessity. The interest, the
,,pss the hopes, the future of thousand
", we're put in peril that few hungry
D ..,Db.uts might be fed. Families were
FS S,ssa to absolute want, that q few
%,oIders might shine with the straps
L;cb their wearers should have felt. and
:. bans through which they should have
s.o gazing. Children have gone naked
nI hungry, mothers and wives have
.,,k into early graves. farms have been
.s,rdonsI and destroyed. aud large por-
r",, Of Northern Kansas impoverished,
IN, false and fatal am bition might &C.
,,irs new lease of power. from the pur-
sb,s Of few more cheap and sordid
.o1I,, by the seductive charm of a title
nd the fightful glitter of an unsheathed
.Eori.
THE brave patriots of the rank and file.
!, usuy instances poor and with depen.
tsp, families. responded to the call, with
the direct and positive promise that they
should return in season to plant their
GODS the ensuing season hollow and
usscherous promise, made only to be
INFLATED made only for a base delnsion
md 8 snare. These heroes. after three
,s.rs Of faithful endurance. have re'u'ned
10 take up the labors of life again. With |
out mufmur. they have suffered the
briships incident to service in a remote
uiuufreguented region. against barber.
COS and ungenerous foe. They have
vondly borne their country's Gag to VIC
i5r7, snd the lustre of their achievements,
With bright efIulgence, beams perpetual
Rotation against those who would cal
uunsts their bravery, or tranish their
reputation. Their annals will form q
shining page in the glorious history of
cor Stste.
These gallant men are not ignorant Of
The fraud TO which they were the victims.
neither has the story oftheir wrongs escap-
ed from their memory. They hold in
Hsrlastirg execratinn the authors of these
They are thoughtful and in
islligent. as well as brave. They obeyed
while obedience was q duty they owed
their country. and now that they are re.
ls'ed from their obligations, they will
visit with their condemnation the crea-
ures for whose petty elevation they have
'ufered so long.
Nor are they destitute of the satisfac-
too Of knowing that retribution has al
esty visited some OF the most conspicu-
nus actors 10 the tragedy. The Colonel
las been dishonorably dismissed from the
srsice lie bad so long disgraced. Others
4 the subordinate officers have been SINH
ST J dealt with. aud the sentiment among
be PriVstes is universal that this venge-
Ince is righteous and inst. 1t is bat due
Othe meritorius 10 say that many of the
ai;ers are exempt from the accusations
'nler which others have labored. By
lsvOtlon to duty aud by high patriotic
nieavor, they have enshrined themselves
o the affections of their fellows. and won
name that the world will not willingly !
d die. They have avoided the crimes
hl disgrace. and the errors that degrade
he career Of their superiors. They have
not grown rich in the name of liberty
Their hands are not stained with innocent
Hood. Their Golfers are not lined With
he spOiIS of pillage aud rap;ne. They
lave not passed their days in drunkenness
nd their nights in debsuchery. They
ave obeye'i the laws whose 10 sjesty they
we're lighting to sustain. They remem-
cred that in becoming soldiers they did
OF cease to be citizens. and their country
III hold them in ceaseless honor. Living,
ley Will remain the objects of her ten
crest care and her proudest solicitude
ylng. they will have their enduring
comments in the hearts of all who re-
iemoer the priceless value Of the heritage
freedom their blood has consecrsted
nd their valor won.
Heroes and patriots of the 18th regi-
lent Atchison welcomes you to the
omes Your intrepid and dsuntless brave
mas defended, and to the peaceful lsu-
rs that your bold and resistless daring
US SO richly earned.-Atchison Chomp.