The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-18
New Candidate for Military Honors.

Henceforth let it be said, and let it be
said amid the sound OF trumpets and the
banging OF kettle-drums, that George I.
Anthony is, or was, the great war Governor
of Kansas. Never let it be forgotten, when
few engineers and firemen gathered in the
iourishing town of Emporia, to discuss
their grievances against a railroad compa-
ny, that Governor Anthony rose to su-
preme height of patriotism, and snufiing
danger, as a war horse is said to snuff a
battle, threw himself majestically into a
hollow square and prepared to
defend the commonwealth from
the assaults OF the salaman-
ders of the engine and the rail. Snufiiing
the danger, he Immediately proceeded to
snuff the incipient rebellion. He called
out the militia. Selling, as it were, the
brazen trump Of war, he blew blast the
echoes of which reached Leavenworth and
resounded through the State. He rallied
company at Topeka. He launched the raw
levees OF the yeoman guards toward the CEN
ter of turmoil. Three engineers and fire.
man were guarding railroad property at
Emporia. The Governors legions swarmed
through the seat Of rebellion: they sur
rounded the town; they biyouacked ON the
prairies; they slept on their arms; they
made forced marches; they deiiled,
echeloned, doubled by fours and spread
out by platoons, moving all the time on a
pivoted centre, and finally rallying near
the suffers quarters. Never was a rebel
lion so quickly suppressed. The enemy
dispersed at double-quick; the earth SEEM
ed to swallow the dusky grabbers of the
throttle-valves; the red-faced iremen be-
came as shadowy figures in land of clouds.
The war was over, and from the battle
ments of Topeka the red-handed Governor
sounded the return. The soldiers of the le-
gion, however, could not return without
making an example. To return without
striking terror TO the breasts Of the working
men OF the State might be construed as a
pusillanimous proceeding. They sought
a victim. One was found. He was min
lister. 1t was kind of the Governors le-
gions to kill minister. \ minister Is sup
posed to be always prepared for a sudden
exit. '1Ie NAV have suffered here" argued
the Governors legion, "but his hereafter will
be blissful. We will send him right away
And away the spirit of the minister fled To
that underlined summerland OF the good and
true, where the commands of war Cover
nors like Anthony are supposed never to be
heard, and where the tramp of his legiOns
can never resound upon the pavements Of
gold. The war is now over. The Gov
ernOr and his legions have done their worst,
and nothing remains but TO record their
valiant deeds, to sing paans 10 their praise,
to glorify their achievements. TIE name |
OF George I. Anthony will descend 10 future
generations, not only as that OF man who |
had mo sympathy with the debtor class"
but as one who possessed the attributes OF a
great commander. They will point with
pride TO the time when he commanded the
militia to march against Emporia.
Rest, soldiers, rest, the war is Der;
Mothers and children no more are weeping,
Engineers will trouble now no more,
And shannon, poor priest, is soundly sleep