White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-01-20
held Nov. so.h. 1859 ty 1890 5lo.42)

utfu -ASoss oD.u, ACOS. cg tSso cAos1-y
twenty thousani Eve hundred aud ten
dollars sni soity.lwo cents. The mum
her of prisoners confined there Nov. 3oth.
1865, was one hundred and eighty six.
being a. incrs ,ss Of sistssn over last year.
The estin .tss reported for this yssr are as
follows: for currept expenses. City seven
thousand ons hundred api fifty three dol
lars and thirty Eve cents: for building
purposes. thirty sig thousand two hun-
dreL aId sixty dollars and thirty.6ve
cenfa.
lasans Asylxm The whole number
Of patients IN this institatioo il thirty
one. There wer- 6fty treated during the
year; eighteen we're discharged. and one
died. The Trustees estimate for the
year. rurrept espsnSes. nine thoussnd dol
lars: for repairs. fencing. orchard. erect
ing barn. dc. three thsussni one hun
dred and SIXTY dollars. Ths Trustees and
Superintendent. also state that further
buildings are necessary.
Blind Asylum The number Of pupil.
in attendance daring the year was twenty.
of whom thirteen wars in attendance last
year. Two have ,haen discharged. and
one has died. The Trustees estimate for
current expenses for the yep. eight thon.
rand six hundre,, dollars: for completing
bu lding. erecting workshops. and fur
nishing additional school apparatus. six
Thousand dollars.
Dsaf and Dum5 Asylum There were
thirty fonr pupils in attendance during
the year, ten new ones boing admitted.
The T,u-tees' estimate for cnrrent expena-
as and pay inert Of salaries. De. amounts
to seventeen ,housand dollars. They also
recon mmsnd the appropria, Of twenty
five thousand dollars for the erection o.
the east wing Of the Asylum.
F.BrEEsTH AMENDMENT
The report of the Secretary Of State
will show that there was 9 verbal in &c.
curscy in the recitation OF the Fifteenth
Amendment to the Constitution OF tn.
United States. as incorporated in he res.
oln'ion Of ratification passed by the Leg
islsture at the last session. recommen1
that you rectify the mistake and prompt.
ly ratify the Amenimenr. which is soon
to become q part of the fundamental law
Of our na,ion-abolishipg distinctions a.
to the political rights of our ci:;z ns
which have no other found alton than the
prejadics Of race. and relieving Judge, o.
election from the responsibility of in
quests as to the existence Of a "visibIt
admixture" Of the blooi Of any proscrib.
ed race This 10 great step toward,
true republicsnism.
The present seems also fitting tim
to take steps for the removal of restric
tions placed nv our State Constitution
upon the political privileges Of some o.
our eitizsns for participation in the lafs
rebellion. and for descrtion or dishonora
BILE dismissal from the army. These re.
str,c'ions were probably jns'ifisble onlv
so long as the public safety demanded
thst they be made The civil law holi.
out even 10 the penitsntisry cenvict, th'
hope that for good conduct during iocsr
ceration. and evidences of reform aiion
he may BE- restored to civil and pol,'ic. :.
rights. The State which has made sncl
glorions record in the struggle for free
dom and nationality. can afford to b.
magnanimous to the aiheren,s of the late
rebellion. and to those who perm tied
their patriotism to flag to such degree
as to iuvolVe them in hishonor and racre
ancy to dnty. The theory of our Gov
ernment is to regard each citizen as an
eqnal member Of the State. vsstel with
certain importsnt and active rights. and
charged with duties and responsibilities
co-extensive there With Nought bat the
consideration Of the pnhlic safety will
Justify the State in depriving the cit;zpn
OF these rights. or in relieving him from
those duties and responsibilities.
MILITARY AFFAIRS.
Last spring. becoming sppreh,nsivs o.
Indian outrages OF the western horlrr oi
the State. I visited General j NJ Scho
field. commanding the Department Of the
Missouri. and requested that he would
station tronps Of c,vslry at v,rious points
along the border: but he informed me
that he was unable to do 80 for the rss-
son that he had so few troops under bis
com mand, and that they were constantly
changing. their movemants being in con
aeqnence Of the cnnsolh -tion of regiments
then being effected. He stated. no ssver
th.t he would do sll that was possible
with the limited numhar Of troops at his
command. and he heing also spprehen-
sive of danger to the settlers on the bor,
der, advised me to rsise the second bat
TALON OF militia. I visited the border.
and becoming satisfied that onr apprehen
sions were well founded. Il o-dersd the
recruiting commenced. and. returning to
Fort L.svenworth. requested General
Schofsld to order detachments tn the
points which designated. to remain un-
til the militia battalion was raised and
stationed. To this he assented, AMI or
dered the detschmants to m srch ct oncn
One Of them had some diffirnity in find
ing his destination. and being en- route
happened TO reach Saline river at the
time Of the massacre there. and probably
aversed tsrther disaster.
Upon the beginning Of these raila.
Gensrai Hchnastd q once ordered ont all
his svsilsble troops. mounting snd arm
ing 8. cavalry the light srtilIery in his
schosl Of practice at Fort Riley. To ais
efforts. and to those Of General Carr and
the gallant officers and soldiers under
their command. and to our battalion Of
State militia. are we indebted for immu
nitv from further outragss.
The policy Of moral suasion adopted
by the general government. beautifnI as It
is in theory. has been Of no hensfit to n.
"a the vsgrant outlaws who roam the