The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-01-23
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

10 the LegislatirS:
| Kansas, during the two years Intervening
since your last session, has enjoyed degree
of prosperity without parallel, during ths
same period, in any of the Statss In the
| Union. The population Of the State ha'
increased at the rate OF one huntred thou
sand per annaul; the labor OF the husband
man has been rewarded with abundant har
| vests: the facilities for transportation have
been greatly increased; our manufacturing
| interests are in an encouraging condition
the mineral resources OF the State have beer
rauidIy deyeloIed; civilization has planted
| itself on the western frontier, where, but 8
few wears ago. were found only the broad
fertile prairiss, which are now populated by
a class OF citizens whose ool-houses
| churches, thriving towns, and well-culti
waited farms furnish sbundant evidence ot
their intelligence, industry, enterprise, and
| progressive spirit-
| Business enterprises have revived and in
creased, and 20 day Kansas, young il year;
but strong in natural resources, With an in
dustrious, intelligent population Of nine
hundred thousaDd people, located near the
geogr aphical, and in course Of time to bs
the commercial centre Of the United States
profi,ing by the lessons learned through
past reverses and hard. hips necessarily in
| cident to pioneer life. look. 10 the future
full of hope and promise for the prosperity
and hspPire- of her people,
INDIAN RAID.
Iregretth the existence OF the fact that
during the months Of September and
| October band Of Cheyenne Indians, vari'
ousl- estimated a. from one hundred to two
L l. Il tka tor
| border Of our State, makes it my duty &c
| call your attention TO this matter; and
without stoppIrg TO discuss the causes, il
any existed, that led TO this raid, II Is suftlc.
lent TO be able to state. from a personal
investigation Of the facts, that no citizen ei
Kansas, or any other person within our
| State, gave the slightest proyocaticn for the
brutal outraees committed by this rowing
band OF murderers.
1t is fact no less humiliating than true,
| that about twenty-five days elapsed from
the time those Indians crossed the southern
boundary OF our State until they reached
the county OF Decatur, on i.s southern limit
it /; moving in their line Of march north
wsri slong the western border OF the
frontier settlement making incursions into
sparsely-settled districts, where the people
we're wholly unable to Protect themselves,
killing IA they did about forty citizens,
destroying and carrying away lsrge amounts
of properly, and committing outrages upon
defeuse!e-s women and children. so brutal,
heinous and revolving in their r.'are ss to
never oe forgiven or forgotten. II deciln-
ing to discuss the question touching the ef-
fort made by our State ard national
authorities 10 protect The settlers against
| the ortrages committed by this lawless
| band of sayages, | do not wish to he under
stood as casting any unjust reflections upon
any one.
The duty Of the hour IL not so much to
deal with the psst, hus TO look 10 the future
with dcterminltion that repetition oi
these ouTrsges snail never sgain occur In
our State. The doors Of Kansas have been
thrown open vice, and cordial invitation
extended 10 the industries, law abiding IeD-
ple of all portions Of the civilized world to
come amorg US and build for themselves
homes. Many who have accepted this in
yitstion hiss chos, for thsir hsbitstion
our western frontier, ard il becomss an
imperative duty Of our State to protect the
lives and property of these citizens-sgainst
every invasion by predatory bands OF law
less ssvpg,s who attempt or threaten to de-
prive th, 70 or either, and to administer TO
such br d. within our borders prompt and
meritsd Iunishm nj, and delay The settle
ment OF all technical questions that may be
interpoaed until after the safeiy OF the clti-
s.s ha, been fully secured.
s.Iou II, of chspter 81, Of the General
Stxtntss of 1853, provides
"That in the case OF insurrection, lnva-
sion or rhre estened invasion, the commander
in chief may order into active service any
COMPANY, regiment or brigade, or any pcr-
ton OF either, he may designate, IN such
forms of organIzltiou az he may direct"
While section Is, cf the same chspter,
provides:
"That ell expenses provided for by this
act shall be sworn 10 by the officer making
the same. ard approved by the Major Gen
eral or Bricadier General, certifying that
the same we're incurred by his order and
were necessary Tor the service, and the
amount thereo. re ssouable and just, and the
Auditor of State shall audit the same, and
az soon as any moneys are appropriated for
| military purposes the Auditor shsll draw
| his warrant on tie Treasurer, who shall
pay the same" -.
T-nder section II the comm snder in -chle'
| has no rover TO act except in cases OF insur
rection, lnVSion h, " ms ~, hostile In
Experience ha- tSu a. US oar,,;a,s 70 not;
diane 90 no; renu son 80 NJ ~ ,bs;r comjo.
fy the lnoh'iersmtn IN sn., - ,,srar,II,
or lntenI, pu. sGe HI % ,se;r nm mnr5sron. at
tacks upon those who are unprotected snt
| unable 10 successfully defend thems. Ives
Under section Is. it matters not what tn
exigency of the case may require, not dol
| ba a .