The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-09-13
THE LIST OF CTVIL WAR.

Web Wilder in the Hiawatha World:
The recent trial of Frank James, at
Gallatin, Missouri, marks the last act in
the civil war which began i'll Kansas in
1854, nearly thirty years ago, and the
best defense that could be made for him
and his gang of mhrderers and train
robbers would be that they were born or
grew up amid the scenes of civil war.
Men who were coming OF age in "a are
fifty years old now, and the leading &C
tors in the Border War are nearly all
dead.
When we remember the civil wars of
other countries, the Border Wars be-
tween England and Scotland and the
eternal war between England aid Ire
land, we are more than ever reminded
that America is a "fast" country. even
more fast in forgetting ieuds than in her
growth and progress.
The battle of Boyne was fought July
12, 1880, nearly two hundred years ago.
The English King, William of Orange.
defeated James II. That event is still
remembered, nursed with the most bit
ter and intense personal feeling, by mil :
lions of men, English and Irish. The
society of OrangemeD grew out of it, and
it Is not safe even now, in Montreal or
New York City, for Orangemen to pub
licly parade and sing on the 18th of July.
And civil wars have often left hates
much longer than this.
We have just reason, then, for reiOic-
ing over the trial OF Frank James. How
ever the trial ends, il no less marks the
conclusion of terrible national struggle
that begun in Kansas and extended
over the whole Union.
The men who took the making OF war
into their own hands, the desperadoes,
thieves and assassins, are nearly all
dead. The Youngers, in prison in Mn
nesOta, and Frank James are the most
conspicuous of the rebel survivors. Dur.
ing the eighteen years since the close OF
the rebellion they have been train and
bank robbers, and have shot down in
cold blood many innocent men. They
have escaped punishment because hun
dreds of people in Clsy and Jackson
counties, Missouri, loved, hOnored and
adored them, and heartily believed in
their cause.-The robbery and murder OF
Yankees and Union men. This senti.
ment still survives and still cherishes the
ruflans as heroes, but it has ceased to be
dangerous. Even in Missouri this sort
of "chivalry" has ceased TO be generally
popular. More Missourians have read
the "LIves of the James Boys" or have
listened TO the reading, than have read OF
listened to any other book. This senti.
ment will long prevail in barbarian
minds, but when you once get hero OIL
trial for stealing and. murder, you have
blOtted out good deal of the romance
that envelopes a martial character. The
day of rebel train robbing is over.
Kansas killed her numbering jay
hawkers or drove them away. during tn.
rebellion-and we had a large number
Of desperadOes who called all horses
"rebel' and who murdered and stole "ir
the name of Liberty" There was NJ
public sentiment here to sustain thest
cut.throats; no homes to hArbor them
When peace was once declared, murdel
was murder and not gallant chivalrou
act. And as it was in Kansas. 80 it wa
in all the northern states. Even in thi
south the career of kuklux bands WA
comparatively brief.
The government and the people laugh
other nations new lesson-that love
stronger than hate-that republic
the strongest government because 1t
based on rights Of ali and is too grand
: thing TO stOOp to revenge.
There was no confscation of estate
( no persecution or punishment of individ