The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-09-21

There Is not u stale in the east, nor
county, non a neIghborhood hardly
family, that has not representaIiA
among yoa. Even those states which
the las. generation were the Great Yves
Indizpa, Ohio, Illinois, are largely REF
Resented in Kansas Tint Is what max I
me feel as much at home eighteen hui
dTed miles away as on my own hear;l
stone And among you of Kansas l fec
that . have u privilege. 1t has been
| source of qualification 10 meet your pui
lie meIi, to knw your present hnnure
and distinguished senators. From III
beginning of the settlement of the state
of our Union, none since the earlies
days of the colonial adventure, have IL
their history such romance as mark
that of Kansas. @ g.
IT WAS THE BATTLE FIELD
selecIed by the forces of slavery anC
freedom, where the challenge thrown
| down by the aggressive soMhern states
was taken up by the slow AMI cautious
northern men. The south had been de
feated in ENGRAVING slavery upon tho
western coast in California, and turned
10 the praireS of Kansas Rs a field Whers
the contest shOuld be more bitterly
fought out. am not here to discuss
politics, but what | have said
aIAFLF RECALLS HISTORY,
| and say that the history of Kansas is n
history Of herOism, of The advance of
free labor and free soil II that he pol
iIics make the most of it. 1t is politics
IN which Dem ocraIs, Greenbackers aud
Republicans have interest in common,
and can freely discuss under the same
vine and fig tree. ] cannot go through
that history. What more shall / say {?
Even the prophets of old in recounling
the works of faith had not time la tell
of GIiean, aad al naraE, of David, of
Jonathan, of SAMUEL and of Simon,
and what shall say of this
Young SAMPSON or TUE wEsTp
II shall he recorded ut YOU, az il was
OF the meA Of faith in the oldep times
You have snbdued Kingdoms, have
wrought righteousness, have "btIined
promises, have stopped the mouths of
lions, have quenched the violence of
fire, escaped ihe edge of the sword, out
of weakness have been made strong,
waxed vali4nt in battle and put Ia flight
the armies of the aliens
At the conclusion of Mr.. Blaine's adj
dress, which evoked Il literal st"rm of
applause, The sham hattla lnpL niace
and proved + thrilling feature Of the
memorable day.
THE e0SFLIoP WAS TH0ROUaHIY REAL.
IsTIC,
and The scene was such as 10 awaken
old memories among the veterans and
To recall recOllections of the array OF
the opposing force which involved the
vital issues Of life aai dfath. The
troops we're placed in pOsition at II 40
a, IN, the companies being divided Gas
follows:
Major General Anderson commanded
ali 10 mil IL nj c0oH ~
Colonel Needham, assistant adjutant
general; Major James Moore, engineer
in ohief apl aating division quarter
master; Major A. n, Hominers, aide de
CAMP Major Eastman and Lieutenant
Prescott.
Major Anderson's forces were divided,
the companies of the first regiment ION
the sOuth) being under command OF
Colonel Patrick, with full staff, and The
second regiment IGp The nDfih1 lieing
under cntfimand bf' Oil. Woodenck.
The "waT correspondence were grouped
near Gen. Anderson, the crowds occupy
ing theacres ON all sides except the east,
where the enemy were collected. The
skirmisbers were sent out, gal saoa dis.
covered he eEeMy, ald a few shats were
exchanged. The drum corps sounded
the alarm, the skirmishers fell back, the
issued his first order, through Major
Moore:
My compliments "a Crl. Patrick, and
tell Jim TO- adYaRce two companies on
his right
Major Moore ran " iIh the order, and
Col. Sommers received the second:
my compliments to Col. Woodcock,
and tell him to advance two companies
ON his left,''
Rolh aFdeFs were promptly obeyed,
and the rattle of musketry became gen.
eral, with the "boOm," ''boom" of the
battery. which from the beginning was
fired with the greatest raplditY, The
fight hsiame tlerGeF. and it BECAME evi.
dent that tie enemy were gaining.
An ADVANCE along Tie entire line apd a
VALoROps CHANGE
drove the enemy hack tut ihe 'viciors
relaxing their vigilance in the satisfac-
ton O! their triumph were again charged
by the enemy who gained possession of
the gun. In the meantime, the
dead and the wounded were borne from
the field, though il was observed that as
fast as the wounded and slain wero cat
ried to the rear, they Eaappesred to take
part in the imaginary strife,
After The eRemy bad retaken its gun,
that every old veteran well remembers
"a moment when no man knows what
is coming. The wait was brief Col
Patrick galhDped Ia the commander, Gen.
Anderson, and with tears coufsing down
his powder begrimed face said;
"Gcneral, one hal: q my men are in
the hands Gf The enemy"
Gen Anderson, with calmnesS that
showed the old soldier, when this sad
piece of news was given, called for his
horse, and mounting ct Oncs issued Or
ders for the entire line To advance, and
gallOping 10 the front urged his men to
Viet0fy by word and gesture. The bat.
teries of the enemy, that had withdrawn
to the cover Of the woods, promptly
opened Are and held their ground nObly,
and were strongly supported by infant
~. Drums beat the charge, flags were
waving and the strong voice OF the com
manaer ga each aide could be heard
above the din urging the men forward.
The battle was At its height,
The forces that surroanded
the speed ring and pre-
scented an Obstruction 30 the advance of
Col. Wooica,ck. disappeared as if by
maj ic. ]. Il. HalloWeH, WoOdcock Is
Chief Of staff, was struck in the head by
Ayipg sbeli, bat the brave officer nev.
eF ialtered. Tying a handkerchief on
his head he gallOped on. The contest
iaguh fercer and tiercer. The rattle al
musketry became terrible, coupled with
the rapid firing of the cannOns, and a
dense smoke covered for few moments
friend and foe alike. When il lifted
Gen Anderson and his tive Ie5i1Gnts
were to be seen pushing ias enemy up
the NIL. through lAe woods, both side,
q Il IL - fRk
the hill, iHsi bgy,'nd the timber, ihe
eaeiny made most stubborn resistance
but the fates were against The m lit nav
ing been 50 arranged in the programme
and soon every gun Wa taken, aud
those of the cnumy who had pos died
fighting were saptOtesi. Shout after
shant gang out, proclainiug The victory
and the end of the baItle. The shouts
were taken up by the multitude and the
| fair ground rung with huZZas. The
boys were soon in the ranks again and
marched back TO theiy isats.
The great paEade which took place in
| the morning on Kansas avenue, and in
/ which oyer 10000 veterans and malifis
/ were in line was most magnificent
pageant, and it was soGrcS OF graiifi
cation and priGs.to Emporians to see ouI
/ knights Yempsar band leading this
magnificent column. In surveying this
| demonstration with all its martial pom[
and circumstance, one was net surprised
To know that il had EaaEed Mr. Blaine
to obserYa thai "Kansas seemed To hay'
ahsoyhei all the survivors OF the war
Many q one-armed and crippled saldis
was in line and the empty Gleove anS
the cru,ch spoke with mute eioqaence o
the
| COSTLY SACRIFICE
offered up by the mainea lsstSes on tn
alter of freedom. IAe procession wa
three miles IN length.anCbit marched
good portion oFtiIe way through sali'
liphalanxes of PEOPLE whose QAears zen
the very heayens
I cosMIssI0NkR koAEN6S Address.
| The address of DIR. LoFing, commits
sianeF Of agriculture was very Intel