The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-11-23
Som af,er His Bsn Batler arrived

Soon after this Ben Butler arrived
AZ Annapolis with the Eighth AIassa-
chuseits, and the work Of opening up
communication with the north via An
napolis, the Chesapeake Bay and Per
ryville at the mouth of the Susquehanna,
went forward under his energetic man
agemeut with extraordinary rapidity.
Union troops came pouring into the
Capital in an unbToken line and Wash
ington resounded with the pageautry of
war.
The exigencY which had called the
Frontier Guard into existence had hap
PLY PASSED away and, on the afternoon
of the Sd of May the" Guarde' fled into
the east room for the last time 1t was
received by the president surrounded
by a portion of his cabinet. Gen. Lane
in short speech said, in substance, that
the crisis winch led to the formation Of
the company having terminated by
reason of the arrival Of large bodies OF
troops in Washington, he request
, ed permission TO discharge the men
in due form. Mr. Lincoln,
in very appropriate words, thanked
the company for its exceptional services
, and expressed, with warmth Of feeling
3 his deep sense of personal Obligation fol
the prompt manner in which it had
a rallied TO his support in an hour Of grea
Y peril.
The discharges issued few days after
! ward, dated "Headquarters Frontier
I Guards. Executive Mansion, Washing
: ton, d. c." signed by and containing
!. the thanks of a. Lincoln. Simon Came
e ron aud Jas. II. Lane, are no doubt high
/: ly priced by those who hold them a
s memenioes Of period fraughl will
e tremendous Issues TO the nation.
4 Among the names now Remembered
n as on the roster were Senator Pomeroy
n Judge ThOs. Ewing, Marcus j. Parrot
|. A. c. Wilder, d. r. Anthony, Uncl
n George Keller, r. MacBratney, Judg
f Burris, Job. b. Stockton, Col. John {
h Vaughan, s. w. Greer. Mai Dan Nc
> Cook, father OF The fighting McCooks,
K Harry Field, - Gordon, VIM. ThOler
n Ed. McCo1k and Go. II. Weaver. Thes
g are + few of the names hastily recalle
d on the moment. Many others VIII
d sealed theT devotion by giving thei
D. lives for the nation have a more enduI
u ing fame already written in brighte
a. records. 1t is TO be hoped that ful
ne list Of all the members will soon
n. published Capt. Job Is. Stockton, VIII
,s resides somewhere IN Colorado, is SUI
l. posed to have all the Necessary data for
I full history of the Guards.
TO 1t may be safely said that the mem
!. bers of the Frontier Guards were nc
,e actualed with selfish motives, for the
N neither asked nor received at that tim
:" or since, pay or rations for their service
We The dates here given may be in erro
d, two or three days, one way or the othel
re but they will not vary from the record
ne of the company more than that.
" Some of the members of the compan
k. belonged to other states than Kansas
Ia but the prestige of the Frontier Guards
Is and it was very great at critical tim
3 in Washington, was derived from il
n Kansas paternity.
ID II is TO be hoped that the survivIn
r members will soon take some aciio
:, looking to q reunion, and to the preseI
walton of the records OF an organizatio
J. which is destined to hold place in hi:
I'd tory.