Daily Times [Leavenworth, Ks],
October 26, 1861
Our South-Eastern Border.
Every day the necessity becomes more apparent for sending troops along the line between our State and Missouri. Marauding parties are almost constantly scouting along the border, sacking and burning our infant towns, and committing depredations among the inhabitants. The Kansas Brigade, which has so many times “saved Kansas,” is not now in the State, and a force should be sent without delay to repel any advances the rebels may make in southern Kansas. Our latest advices are that the town of Gardner, in Johnson County, has been sacked. A special messenger to Lawrence says the town was attacked by about one hundred rebels1, and fully $10,000 worth of goods taken. It was feared that Olathe would meet with the same fate.
The Governor should instantly despatch a few companies in that direction, with orders to pursue the marauders, and give them no quarter. We had as well advise leniency towards a mad dog, preparing to bite, or leniency toward a Camanche, in waiting for a scalp.
1The raid was 14 men of Dick Yeager’s gang.