The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-21

n. B.-From broken banks and land Investments Kau-
sas scrip snd mining stock, good Lord deliver
The following is biographical sketch Of Major General
Charles Robinson, of fres State
army Of Ksnsas-from data furnished by himself ut the
1eques. OF our CORES spondent:-
Charles Robinson born in Worcester county, Mass.
the 2lst of July 1885, educated at Anhe,st COL
ese but di1 rot We believe graduate at that institu
field Mass, where he received his diploma NJ D.,
in 1885, practised his profession at Belcherown and
forna in 1S49 by way Of the Rocky Mountains Upon
rivcg in The II Dorado Of the West Dr. Robinson settled
quatter riots 1850 10 which as any Of your read
crs will remember the Mayor OF Sacramento some
eight or len others lost their lives. Upon this OCCASION
Dr. Robinson fought the sine Of squatter sovereign
ty and was seriously wounded-itwas asserted mortal
~ at the time For his OF conduct upon this
casi0n and while still sueriog from desperate hult
Br Robinson indicted foe murder assault with in
tent to k and for conspiracy tried before the District
fnement, board the prison ship he was nominate ed
and elected to the Legislature OF California from Sacra
mento district This vas in 1851 In July of the same
yesr he sailed from California in the Union
which wrecked her passage the in the
difficulties which followed this disaster Robinsoa is said
many delays, he finally reached New York city in Sep
tember of 1861 at Havana the time the Lopez
Upon his return to the East Dr. r. returned to the prac
uce OF medicine Mass, in tchburg, where he remained
until June OF 1864, when he smgraed With his family to
kansas Here he settled himself 1T Lawrence where he
still resides upon his claim Some half mile distant
from the main body Of the town. Unlike his c,mpatrot
General Lane, DR. Robinson or we should now begin
10 call him. General Robinson-doesn not call himself man
OF property he says he is simply poor man whose
business prospects have been sadly damaged by the
In Kansas politics Gen. Robinson wa, member Of the
State Constitutional Convention--is chairman of the
Free state Executive Committee and in addition to this
bods the military rank Of Major General Commander-in
Chief of the Kansas volunteer-as the free State army
OF Kansas style themselves He may be regarded the
real heac-the thinking one, we mean and mainsprur
OF the free State party to speak more correctly, OF
Al that party who are worth anything We regard him
nothing to stand in the way Of the end which desired
10 gain He is moreover cool and determined and ap-
pears to be endowed with immense frmness we should
call him conservative man, now; but conservative
rather from policy than from principle He seems to have
strong common sense, good ordinary BRAIN but NO
brilancy of talent In fact sum Gen. Bobnson up in
single sentence, consider him the most dangerous
enemy which the proslavey party have to encounter in
In person he is tall well made and more than ordinarily
handsome gentemany, but by no means winning in his
seem to look you through.
now send you biographical sketch OF BrIgader Gene
raj James H. Lane, from data also furnished by himself
at the request of your correspondent -
James H. Lane was born in Boone county, Kentucky,
on the ed of June 1922. Is son OF Amos Lane West
ein lawyer OF considerable celebrity who figured In poll
tics OF his day Speaker Of the Legislature of nd
where &c proved mss rns ens % % Of
warmest supporters of sold Hickorys administration
Young Lane was educated at Lswrenceburg, Indiana,
where he afterwards studied law in Office father
and was admitted to the bar at early age In July
1Sae he Iaised company Of volunteers the Mexican
war at lawrenceburg Indiana elected captain and
marched with 1t TO New Albany in the same State Here
he was elected colonel Of the Third Indiana Volunteers
<not the Indiana regiment which was little hurried at
huenA yista and accompanied IL to the seat of war
Upon his rst visit to Mexico Colonel lane served under
General Taylor for year, and commanded las he tells us
0nehird OF the troops engaged at Buena Vista In july
of he returned to Indiana but not to rest upon his
lsures for we find him actively engaged in recrutng
the Fifth Indiana regiment, which be Organized ana
brorght out to Mexico Of this regiment was colonel
the command of Gen. Blu tler-was under fire with X
I'm various skrm,shes, and joined Scott in the city of
Mexico; but after the capture Of the place. Upon the
declaration Of peace lanes regiment was disban ied
and in July, Of 184S nd the Colonel laying aside his
military rank but only to be crowned with the civil
nonors which were awarded him in the following year by
ms adopted state. he was nominated in le40 Lieut.
governor o Indiana, and elected by Thousand
o Before the expiration Of his term Of office he was
ss of the electors for the State large and
mated and elected to Congress by mai ty one thou
sand in district where his predecessor had gone in by
q majority OF but sixty votes; a member Of the
nir,y serond Congress- voted for the Kansas and Ne
pIasha Ds under Instructions; to Kansas mmedi-
a'e after the adjournment of Congress- settled near
lawrence in which vicinity the General informs he
nas invested to the amount Of thousand dollars,
Lor te most part in real estate He intends reman
the territory We learn other sources that the
General unhappy situated regards his domestic re-
ianons u IS even rumored that he is or has BEEN an
applicant Tor divorces. but have rcabls founda-
or not be true -
In Kansas politics General Lane claims TO have been
among me hrst 70 bring forward the necessity Of State
form OF the Big Spring convenion-adopted bv the free
State party-and to have been delegate the Topeka
convention General Lane s tho chairman Of the Execu
tive Committee for the provisional Kansas
ano President Of the Constitutional Convention
These iacts may be relied upon, ~ have obtained