The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-13
Ceary-Kausas and her Governors.

To the Editor Of Che Evening TeIegraph.--
Several of your contemporaries speak of Governor
G0ary, in connection with The GoyerBorship OF
Kansas, as an appointee Of Mr.. Buchanan This is
not correct. Governor Geary appointed by
trSsidSnI Pierce, and resigned upon the day Of The
inauguration OF President Buchanan.
Now quickly we torgoJ history! Kansas had seven
Governors in seven years First Reeler; sccord,
Shannon; third, Geary; fourth, Walker; fifth, Den.
yer; sixth, Nedary; and seventh, and last, Bcebe
She was then admitted as q State
Governor RcedeP was an honest able man, whom
the people Of Kansas all respected. BE refused to
mske himself an instrument of oppression and fraud
upon the people, and was removed therefor by poor
Pierce. Wilson Shannon succeeded-the worst by
fer of the whole lot He was the supple and wiling
tool Of border-Tufap pdom; but he was as weak as he
was wicked and his administration overloaded with
crime, broke down in disgrace. BE was removed.
Geary came next. he found the Territory in a ter
rible condiUion-g!ven up to strife and bloodshed.
He IIed wisely and firmly, and in shorj time IN
troduced comparative peace and order lie would
not lend himself, however. to the schemes OF the
pro-savery rufians who at that time filed all the
other departments OF the Territorial Government
was hence dc5er,sd by the general Government, and
forced by his own seli-FespecJ to resign.
Jefferson Davis was Secretary OF War during the
Administration of these Governors, and seme very
to his later course may be found in his Kansas
dispatches.
Buchanan's first appointment was Robers j.
Walker, who found the iacts Of KanGas history as
they occurred harder 10 manage than all the hnan-
cia difficulties he had previously encountered while
Secretary of the Treasury; and, deceived and be
trayed by the "oid Public FunctiOnary," was, in a
lew months obliged TO give up his post in disgust
j. w. Denver followed a self wIlled, everbearng
.r..A
abandoned the position.
Old Sam Medary, fresh from not very fragrant
history in Minnesota, tle next lncumoent of the
| Guborhatorlal chair. Old sam priIsd himself on
his political adrorness and address, but he iouud ne
| was mach Tor the Kansas problem. The free
| State men kept HIM under their thumb9 organized
the epublican party under hI1 nose and carried 1t
70 victory in its first contest organ,zed the State
under its third Constitution land, coaatingi Iccomp
tor, its fourth land beat him for Governor eccting
! Charles Robinson over him by an overwhelming
majority. BsiSre the state was fiaally admitted
however MedaIy resigned the Office OF Territorial
| Governor, aad returned to Ohio. Beebo an insigp,
| feant Kansas politician, was his successor heldiug
ONCE for few weeks, and rcapsing again into OBJ
Ecurity upon the admission of the state.
| Governor Rcoder died some months since Mt
Eaton. ShanSon lives at Law4cnce Kansas and
practis1s law. QuGntre!l and his guorllas spared
| Shannon's residence when he burned Laurence
Governor Geary, after gallant service in the field
against the same enemies who doRgcd his pathway
in Kansas, is now leading our Republican hosts in
Pennsylvania TO victory over the samo old foes.
Governor walker see almost every day among the
cIowGs at the Continental. Governor Denver fought
on the loya SIDE during the Rebellion, and i, now
know not where. Poor old Mcdary LETT Kansas,
started his newspaper called the Crisis in Columbus
Ohio, and did his best to overthrow the Government
that had fed him most Of his life. He died durmg
the war. Bcebe never heard of after ho was re
lieyed BE was the last Of the Kansas Territorial
Governors KANSAS