Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-02-18

most driven from the territory. They wes
ali sent to subjugate the territory and
curse US; but of some of them, notably Reede
and Geary, it might be said as of the proph
ct sent to curse Israel, Thou altogether
blesseth them"
incipient struggle of the war. 1t lead onward
to the universally of freedom, and justified
the prophesy of Abraham Lincoln in hi:
great debate with Stephen A. Douglas, tha
this nation must be all slave or all free ter
ritory.
Till after the election of Abraham Lincoln
the whole American mind had been absorbed
IN the arts OF peace. But in Kansas nearl!
! all citizens had been trained to the arts OF
war under General Lane, whose large expe
! rience as leader Of two regiments in the
/ Mexican war, made his services inyaluabl,
| in resistance of the aggressions of the terri
torial government. The administration OF
/ Lincoln was ushered in amidst a tumuit Of
] threats and meanaces. Early in the vinte,
/ preceding the Inauguration, General Lane
| rendered to Lincoln regiment of Kansas
! men for his projections; but that Just man
/ who had injured no human being himself
| could see no reason to fear others, and re-
| spectfully declined tho offer. But when he
| was afterwards compelled to pass through
! Baltimore in disguise, to avoid assassina-
| ton, and met Lane at the White house, ht
gratefully accepted his aid, and for several
weeks company of about fifty Kansas mel
camped in the celebrated east room of IT,,
| presidential mansion, under General Lane.
command. Probably so distinguished al
/ honor was never before conferred upon any
body of men in halls of king, emperor 0:
president.
For long years the nations of Europe re.
preached US with the stigma that republic,
were ungrateful," and even de TocqueviIl.
the most liberal of European writer's upoI
American institutions, represented Us a,
object to hold Us together-a giant without
bones. The last generation has demon
strated that the giant had bones, muscle ape
brains, making it the leading nation of tho
earth. Its central idea is that all just gov
ernments derive their powers from the con
sent of the governed" and they commemor,
ate the men wig. in all ages, have been the
heroes of that ointment, and to them al
their errors lie buried. It is related of La.
fayette that when he was on ship-boarc
nearing the harbor of New York, on a visit.
after half century since his deeds of valOl
in the revolution, he made the acquaintance
of New York gentleman, and the little ole
French hero, bowed down with age, in his
simplicity and modesty, unable to realize
his own merits, said to his new made friend
81 lived in New York at - hotel, and ]
house, and think l will 60 there; bu,
things are so changed, If Monsieur will bt
SO kind as to conduct me there, / will bt
greatly obliged" Soon he reached the
harbor, and such q scene had never bee:
witnessed on the American continent. Al
the ornaments of the nation thundereC
their situations, houses, public and private
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and the vessels of commerce We'd with eacl
other in their demonstrations of welcome
and he was the nations guest.
There was a beautiful superstition anon;
the Helvetians, that the Helvetic Father
but slept, and that when their liberties Were
endangered, they would arise from the dead
When Urls beechen woods wave red
In the burning hamlet's light,
Then from the caverns of the dead
Shall the sleepers wake in might"
Ours is better hope-the hope of an i'm
mortality, and that the good deeds of on
heroes and martyrs shall so live that the
example shall be the best guarantee for TIL
actions of future generations in the perpet
nation of free institutions.
1t seems but yesterday that y scene oc
Cured around the grave of an humble Amer
lean illustrative of the patriotism of on
race. His bones had laid for three-quarter:
of century in foreign land. What hac
he done? Who can tell? He had won II,
battles; he was not illustrious as a states
man or philosopher; he was not even ont
of the recognized American poets. But h.
had written "Home, Sweet Home" whic
touched chord in the American heart: ant
presidents and cabinets and ministers bowel
in homage over his grave.
Fifty years ago President Jackson ortere;
his secretary to remove the government dc
posts; the secretary refused: and he remove
him, and selected an officer who obeyed hi
mandates. A United States congress passet
resolutions of censure. The people, Away
grateful to their country's defenders, never
and then their servants in congress drew
black lines around the resolutions of cen
sure. and wrote across their face in dee,
black the word "expunged." Why? MOI
because they approved of his act--nany
of them did not. But he had stood il
the face of the British lion
with a greatly inferior force he
cotton bales as breastworks; he had ordered
the nabobs of New Orleans into their coun
try's army, he had imprisoned Judge who
had interfered with writ. paid his fine, but
kept the Judge in prison; and he had fought
and won the ensanguinary battle of New Or
leans. and sustained American valor arc
American rights. Who knows the judge
Nt!Iic VI CtTeS lOT Inc OepOSlC5! buL ABOVE
all, when notification, disuniOn and rebel
lion threatened, he had faced the arch trait
or in ths senate, and told him If he dare,
institute rebellion in congress he woult
hang him higher than Hannah: he had sen
General Scott with an army to Charleston
and he had sworn great oath that 'By thu
Eternal, the Union must and shall be pre-,
served!'
Pigmies who write censures of dead heroes
and martyrs may learn lessons from exper.
fence. The people know that ''to err is hui
man-to forgive divine" and will allow the
errors of the past to lie buried, while the
good deeds of the dead shall be celebrated
and made immortal. Kansas has placed in
tablets upon her legislative halls such names
IA those of John Brown, Lane and Barber
and have named counties in their honor, and
will write in everlasting black the word "Hx
Plunged" over the defanations of the NE, f,
who made Kansas free.
The Deadly POgonip.