New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-22
COL. LANES REPLY.


GESrLE.YF: Your kind letter Of the 9Th inst in
vDg me to revisit Indiana and address the people
the subject Of Kansas has been received and
you that it will afford great pleasure to comply
with your request.
Indiana has large interest in Kansas, having fur
nished more of our population than any State, Mis-
souri, perhaps, excepted Her declaration IN favor Of
the admission Of Kansas with her present Constitution
will be hailed with delight by that portion of our cit
zens and regarded by them that all is
WELL and that they not forgotten in their distant
prairie homes That such declaration will be made
| will not permit myself TO doubt
The prayer Of the people of Michigan, Texas and
Caliieyua for admission into the Union found most
cordial sponse in the hearts ofthe people Of Indiana.
In each oi.hese cases the Government proposed to be
superseded vas satisfactory to the people. Michigan
had her Territorial Government, with her laws framed
by legislators OF her own selection. Texas had in
dependent Governnen! formed oil the officers elected
by themselves. California had q military Govern
meDt with an honest and capable man. General Riley
at its head with Mexican laws which had stood the
test Of time, continued in force under the Treaty Of
Guadalupe Hidago; yet the people OF Indiana with
great uDanmity decided to admit them and thereby
extend over them the protecting arm of the Cen
eIal Government. How much stronger is the
case of Kansas : There we have a Terri
torial Government which is but a synonyme
for imbecility, without power except to TO-
ment discord, and hardly worthy to be dignifed
by the contempt Of honest men. The laws were
framed and adopted by Legislature the members of
which, with but one exception, were elected by the
people OF Missouri who entered Kansas in armed
garzed bands furnished with artillery, and who re-
TUNED to their homa immediately after accomplishing
their villanous purpoe-many of the members citizens
of Missouri never to this day having residence in
Kansas The laws so framed and adopted by these
invaders having no other object in view than to expel
from the Territory the people who were IN favor OF
Ere State government, or to reduce them 10 sta'e
ofignominious vassaage to the people OF Missouri,
ar now sought to be enforced. Under these circum-
stmces, which are without parallel upon the pages
ofhistory, the people OF Kansas, with anexamped
upnimity. proceeded to establish State Govern
met. They prepared and ratified Const-
tuthn republican in its form, fully commen-
surfe with the requirements OF the progress
of t,e century and resembling IN many OF ITS features
the Constitution of the State of Indiana and with that
Contitution in hand and with the other pointing
TO he chains which the citizens OF Missouri nave
forced fer them, they are before Congress preerrnS
the humble petition for admission as one OF the Con
f. racy. They have evidenced the ability to estao-
liss. maintain and defend their Government. by
gnnting their prayer, Congress VIII secure 10 the
psope of the Cnon freedom from further agitation OF
sr exciting question: and to the people OF Kansas pro-
tton and happiness; by refusing they subject them
tlves to the imputation that the true intent anu
n, anng" Of the Kansas-Nebraska act was that the
peoplo Of Kansas should have the right to mold the
own isttutons provided they would esaoilsh sia'eiy
l. IU1s
there and not otherwise. The people OF lhalahE'
even oya to the Union and faithful TO the Constlu
ton. always patriotic and benevolent, will upon TINS
question which involves them all, rise superior 10
mere party consideration, and as one man VIII deiand
the admission of Kansas into the Union dc enc OF the
free and sovereign States.
Twill be with YOU at Franklin on Saturday, the 10Th
of the present month and will address a. many oil your
fellow citizens as can make il convenient to meet me-
At any hour which will be deemed most suitable.
Twill thank you specially to invite my old oompan'
ions in arms which viii include all lndanas Voiuh-
teers was associated with the chvalrc out disap-
pointed First Regiment amid the pestiierous mArshe-
Of the Rio Grande; with the noble but unfortunate
Second at Buena Vita; saw them when they moved
forward to that exposed position which they SO Hn-
finchingly maintained amid front and Hank hre o!
small arms from more than ten times Their own ioIce'
at the same time exposed to an ehladng nfe OF grape
and canister from four pieces Of artillery until ever!
third man had fallen, killed or wounded snd me
order to cease firing and retreat was three une'
repeated was with the impetuous Fourth at fueols
ard those Of the steadlast Third and gallant run VINO
stood by me in the hour Of perl are engraven Oh my
heart and will never be erased To take these nopi'
spirits and the relatives Of the gallant dead again 0!
the hand is my fervent wish.
Accept, gentlemen my sincere wishes ior your wei
fare. Very truly your friend, D. H. Lane