Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-05-29

correspondent is not off his base the
next gale that sweeps from the north
may possibly bring to our ears the clash
of resounding arms. Gilbert is protray
ed dimly in the role of a warrior mar
shalling his hosts upon the plains OF
number, one hard ana preparing to
descend upon the peaceful homes of the
unconscious south. As SEN
tinel in the watch tower
we hasten to Ignite tha beacon light of
danger and to warn the people to call in
their COWS and their calves ere they are
devastated by grim wars reeking and
trenchant blade and devoured, hide,
hair and tallow, by the voracious norse-
men. a word to the wise seems to US to
be sufficient on this unhappy occasion.
The telegram which SO ruthlessly
breaks in upon our pastoral meditations
relates that on the arrival of Dakota's
governor at Fargo from the domain OF
the southmen he was surrounded by two
companies of troops who care
| fully lyinspected his anatomy to satisfy
themselves that the cuticle covering was
intact. The governor then announced
to the correspondent, and perhaps to
the balance of the congregation, that
''he had something in view besides IA
mere pleasure excursion and volun-
'tary inspection of public institutions"
during his tour OF The south. The mys
terry having deepened sufficiently. the
correspondent proceeds to relate
He (the governor) evidently regards
the threatened attempt TO operate a
state in the south with apprehension, as
it would set aside his authority and call
for repressive measures.
And then the CORY language contin-
ues to conclusion
He (the governor) has sought to learn
by personal contact with the people
what strength the Campbell faction has
and how far it will dare to go, but he
does not indicate his conclusions.
In depicting the horrors of antcipa-
tory warfare we have no desire to unne-
cessarily alarm the women and children
of the land, but having had some per.
sonal experience way back in the dim
vista of the past, it seems appropriate
for us TO suggest that they had better
take ~ their chickens. 1t does not APP
pear, as yet, that there is gong to be
much of shower, but it should not be
forgotten that this is the season of the
year when the ensangulned water spout
roams at large and we cannot tell at what
moment the devastating supply may be
turned on.
In connection with this dire intima-
| tion that the late excursion was not en-
| tirely one for an indulgence in pleasur-
able sensations, we are now reminded
that there were several mysteries hang
ing about the travelling domlciie of the
gubernatorial party. 1t was closed in q
seemingly unfeeling manner against the
entrance OF the governors subjects and a
black man guarded its portals. We are
also told, by an entirely reliable and
always trustworthy citizen of our city
that in passing the east end of the ca,
(as it stood on the side track
he inadvertently cast hi;
vision through one of the French plate
windows of the drawing room oompart,
ment. He saw human hand. holding
in it's nervous clutch a glass tube, which
was elevated at an angle of something
like forty. y.fve. Supposing the tube tt
contain the usual export variety, he die
not at the time attach much sIgnifcanc!
to the movement, but in the light o
these later developments, and concur
rent information from Chicago, he un
hesitatingly joins Us in the suspicion
. that the missile might have been
dynamite bomb. cruelty fashioned t.
rend limb from limb and carry desolatiol
into southern households. No, it wa
not for mere pleasure that th
excursion was made. Gathe
your babes about you, oh mothers q
e the south! We are onto their racket q
last.
This symptom of coming repressiy
measures possesses a companion piec
: which the sanguinary preparations of th
Fargo correspondent now recalls. Th
only man who was permitted to ente
the private car of the avenger when
pulled up to the platform cf the depo
at Yankton Was the brlgadier general i
command of all the troops of Dnkoti
and he rushed aboard with precip itat
haste and was for some. moments lost
q view. While the consultation was
progress inc car was kept moving u
halted it was at place isolated fro
. surrounding buildings and away fro
frowning entrenchments Of the Rhin
These movements did not at the tin
arouse any suspicious, but it is no
reasonable to suppose that they we
nude to keep the enemy from boardir
the citidal and capturing the bombs.
3 We cannot but await further develo
ments with anxiety. The governor b
not indicated his conclusions, but be
q liable to at any moment. We are of II
opinion, however, and there is imu,
comfort in the thought, that he did Il
find ont the strength of Il
tho Campbell faction, as We cannot 4
certain that he applied tie test to al
II OF t'lera. Still, ina wesk moment, sor
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