The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-11-15

CD. ] II. Lane f In,iisaia Is war;
pupil to tAAs polsics, school of v h5ch his S,a.a
ha, been tie nursery. and >urh nsn A. ~
haze Seaa.er Whitcomb. apd u. B-i,b, AMI
Jo~eph Y Wright, and Wii,isra J Brow
llhe man who shook his heaI.'0 hax.
r cured - apostles. Il dena 20 saeiSsl have
ever. IL 4 Northern Safe. been reduced h 4
perfect y TEN. i j. by Tia; school AMI
" s.-n Col, Lane frSe came Ia Kansas al
q, IL, sas.v his an,e~eieaEs and the nrsrl5viljrs
ii f.~ son. an !er>s5aI shat he had come
te- caIss4meas> anI honarS. Whsa, a. frs.
&c ra1.rl himself on the side where CIV.
ssenn..a NV ,7ls. as an aivacaseof VA,
a s.sN' au3 ..Shv,rv ii Kansas"
wss ssras5~ei b~,s.t>e thar was
ha le wiua.a. side Ba, whea,
tt.r. !. y Sic. ne began 10 hesitate and 10 re.
r..c.. i, va good Indication that he telt Tie
ground sliding from beneath him; aud whea
finally, lie shifted completely about AM
began % clamor Violently for Freedom, it WAS
a reliable indication that he reaction SO long
looked for had arrived, and that the Slave
Power lad retrealed before the arm froas
presented by the friends of liberty. As al
indicator OF popularity, such men are useful,
; but IN every other sense injurious. And
though the aecession-for such il must be
called-os Col. Lane a. first inspired hope and
gave fresh impulse TO the cause vet ii was
soon evident that the advantage was dearly
purchased and was followed nv demands of
prompt payment. aud that the end and aim
Of the summerset was a United States Sen.
atorship. The audacity of the demand was
such as fairly 10 astound the sensible portion
OF the party If Kansas were admitted a
State, according to the programme. some
were willing to concede TO Lane the Gov
err hin. hY,t ..nnfv apecar1 hv
friends that this would not satisfy him! Moth
ing short ola seat in the Senate, in company
with Gov. Reeder, would compensate him
for II few weeks of renegade service in the
Free-State cause.
The tactics he has EMPLOYED are character
lstic. He had the address 10 procure the sp-
pointment of Chairman of the Executive Com.
mite of the Free State Party; position
which gave him a first rate opportunity for
intrigue. For a time he succeeded, by prom.
Uses and hattery, in attaching TO his in,erst
many of the younger and more aspiring
members; but the mask in slipping aside, and
the real motives becoming apparent. Some
recent reve lations. too. in regard to his moral
character, have excited profound disgust;
and that, In the confidence Of his friends
1t is under these circumstances that the
Free State Party commences its winter cam
paign. | should not have entered into these
particulars, but for the fact tina, Lanes name
will 20 forth to the world as a prominent
leader oil the party, and, where he is known,
materially shake the confidence of the good
men in its integrity. Let il be understood that
all the sound, patriotic Free State men who
take part IN the movement, disclam his lead
ership; he is now only tolerated. While we
have such men as Gov. Reeder. Gen Pome-
roy, DR.. Robinson, Judge Smith and Col
Roberts, we shall go no farther in intrusting
power to Lane than necessity conpels
VOX.