The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-02-22

WHERE ARE THE CLERaY?-At recent
meeting in Kansas Col. James II. Lane made
speech in support of the resolutions, in which
he repudiated squatter sovereignty, and noun
ted. "fairiy and squarely," the Republican plat
form. SO aggressive was the slave power, he
said, that he believed they would try to thrust
I! it into Heaven itself, even if the Archangel
Michael stood at the gate-1nless he had
iSsarpes rife in his hand! This irreverent Ian
guage was not used by one of the 'border
ruffians," but by an immaculate Free State man.
Lou Dem.
This same COL Lane when applied to to de-
liver up to Gov. Shannon the arms concealed
in and about Lawrence, replied that if he ''had
ten thousand wives and each had ten thousand
children he would see them all roasting in hell
before he would give up the smallest portion of
single gun" And yet the wretch who uses
such holrid and blasphemous language as this
oi Language calculated to make the most depra-
we'd look aghast and the most callous shudder
. lis the head and front of the so-caled "Free
State men, in Kansas. He it is who has sent
out his circulars to the Governors of all the
Free States, calling upon them to furnish him
with men, money and arms to assist in subvert-
ing the lawful government of the territory
He it is who is now calling upon the young
men of the North to place themselves under
his command for the purpose of imbruing their
hands in their brothers blood in an unlawful
q and reasonable enterprise.-[N- a. Ledger.
-p And who is this Col Lane? Where did he
come from? To what political party is he
bound by past affinities and rewards? Why
he is no other than the Col. James H. Lane
who but two years ago stood almost at the
very head and front of the Democratic party OF
Indiana, and who, If he had remained here,
would doubtless now be the Democratic can
didate for Governor instead of Willard He
was elected 1t Governor of this State on the
same ticket, the success of which made Jos.
A. Wright Governor. He was raised Demo-
crat, he was leading Democrat in this State
before he went to Kansas, and he is Demo-
crat now. Two months ago this very day, Col.
lane went into the Kansas State Convention,
with 'National Democratic ticket directly
opposed to the Free State ticket. He had been
months before laboring to organize a National
Democratic party in Kansas, regular Admin
istratioh party. The Executive Committee o.
that Territory were composed of National
Democrats Every man on this Committee
including Lane, was candidate for office be-
fore the State Convention. Lane was a candi-
date for Governor Every National Democrat
ic candidate was defeated. Lane then perceiv-
ed he was on the wrong side, and moved thai
Robinson, the Free State man who was elected
over him, be nominated by reclamation, which
was done. He stood out as National Demo
crat in Kansas till all hope of gaining office un
der that name had fled, and then with the
characteristic open-eyed virtue of Democratic
leaders, he chose the side which offered the
surer prospect of office ultimately. A Kansas
correspondent, in whose statements we have
the utmost reliance, wrote to us directly after
this Convention, that Col. Lane was one of the
tools of Pierce in Kansas. He certainly was
him more than once. He may yet be secretly
and our Democratic contemporaries above may
at last find they have had the ''wrong SOW by
the ears" But at all events let them recol
lect, that they are abusing one of their ole
leaders and small political gods, when they
abuse Col. Lane, and who was a Nationa
Pierce Democrat two months ago this very
day. He is doubtless Free State man to-day
What other Old Line leader in this State, j
placed in Kansas would not also in two months
bea Free State man, fthat partywas likely from
tbs strength to hold all the offices? We only
wonder Lane held out so long as he did. HI
would probably be yet holding out, if Stat
Convention had not convinced him he was OF
the no office side. -