White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-06-17
southern Kansa. Troublcs.

Southern Kansas Troubles.
II reports are true. land they mo''
have some foundation. military force
is quits as necessary to snppress the
white mutineers on the Cherokee Neutral
Lends, know q as the "L.nd Lsague."
Is to punish the red outlaws on our
western frontier. The settlers on the
Nso,rsl Lands undoubtedly have gfiev-
sness. and and harder terms demanded
of them than they anticipated when they
made their clsims; bat they are taking
the wrong course for sremshy. 1t SCENE
that they commenced settling on the
Neutral Lands when the title to that
strip was very undecided-when il was
not settled whether the Indians. the Go
vernmsut. or some Company. possessed
the title. Government finally sold the
lands to j. F. Joy. who 10 return was
to buili rsilrosd through that country.
Tbis sale was certainly legal. and Mr..
Joy acquired . regular title to the land.
II is said that be is willing oil settlers
shall rsmsin on their claims. and psy for
them at 90 appraised value. not unres.
sonsbly high. and on easy terms. Bot
they expected to get them under the
Homestead act, and had made valuable
improvements and here is where tbs
difficulty arises. The settlers. claiming
to have . principle at stake. have or
gsaised what they call '.Land League
with Constitution and By-Lsws. and de
clare that they will not prove up on ana
purchase their claims Of Joy. nor psrmi
other settlers to do so, and will not al
low the building of the railroad tbrougl
that strip Of country. 1t is reported tha
they have,already hung several men Wit
undertook to acquire . lawful title t.
their claims. and have driven Of the rail
road hands; and they have even mobbet
.nen who attempted to explain and rsa
son the case with them.
These men will be the losers 10 tn
end. Their conduct hiss a. tendency {,
turn emigration awsy from that country
sud there can be no secure title to lam
acquired while their policy prevails
Fsuds will be engendersd. which vii
cause outbreaks and bloodshed for year
to come. II the disturbance continues
forcs will be called out to quell it. an
the mslcontents will either be killed
imprisoned. or driven from the country
They will not be permitted to stand il
the way of pssceabls settlers and publi
improvements. and they ought to hav
foresight enough to see it. Perhaps the,
have; but we suspect that political dem
sgogues are at the bottom of tne Who'll,
business. keeping the settlers stirred uE
on their real and imaginary wrongs
They do not care how much their dupel
suffer. so that they get the benefit of tn
capital they make at their expense.
Since waiting the above. we have seeI
the proclamation Of the Governor. call
ing upon the dis.urbers to conform Il
lew and order; and there is report thA
Government will send troops to protec
the railroad hands. In this connection
also comes . report that confirms us il
the belief above expressed concerning
political demagogues. 1t is announced
that Sidney Clarke has protested agsins
sending troops. as having . tendency Il
complicste the troubles; but promising
as soon as his duties will permit. (tha
is. % soon as he gets tools Of his owl
sppointed to oil the Offices in the State,
that he will 60 to the scene Of disturb
snce, snd use bis influence to restore or
der. A letter of his to the settlers hs
also come to light. in which be tells then
what grand things he tried to do 70
them. and had almost succeeded, whel
the whole business Was ruined By th
trsachsry Of Pomsroy aud Ross Herr
is the key to the whole matter. Sidney
Clarke. with an eye to his OWE fotur'
political schemes, is stirring up diseou'
tent among the settlers. and bringing
them into serious difficulties. while pre-
tending to Be- their especial friend and
champion.