Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-02-03

| ter and his men were South at the time The
Missourians reireated OF their own accord
! (WheD?) referred in my letter 10 a special
! brigade Of border rufiians" These men ob7truc-
1 ted the road-the National Committee ordered it
| TO be ofened, peaceably If possible. but to cut
! it open If necessary" We are now told that the
| train, called Lanes army, did not open this road
and displace the especial brigade of border ruff.
ans Who did the feat?
In the New York Tribune Of Nov 18th, it is
stated that James Redpath +" had The honor" to
conduct the second train into Kanzas. The third
train was conducted by Eliridge the fourth by
Webber. No one has ever pretended that the
third or fourth trains were obstructed BY border
rutnans, SO the fact Of saving KanzaS and the
dispersion Of the specia, brigade of ruff ans is to
be placed to the credit of James Redpath and his
assistants.
now invite attention to dates and factS.-
About Sept 8th, brigade of rascas, 1.-THE same
that was under Richardson,) attacked and des-
troyed the free State town OF Grasshopper Falls.
sept. l4tn, these MiSsourians were attacked by
Gen. Lane, Col. Whipple and the Topeka boys. /"
Two OF the rufflans were killed and several
wounded Lane and his men then went over the
road to Nebraska. Col. Hesvey and one hundred
and twenty eight men attacked the same body of
ruttians Sept 10th killed and wounded several !;
the rest reueated. Between Sept. 9Th and 20lh,
Martin Stqwell and few men passed over this
route. Sept 9th and 28th, l passed over this
road with eight men; we saw no ruffian brigade
Inc special brigade " was routed by Lane, Her.
vey and their men. Mr.. Redpath, and his assis-
tant, the Rev. /. w. Higginson, knew that this
road was clear before they presumed to enter
Aanzas. Sept. 18th Mr.. Redpath left Plymouth
H. IL IN martial array with fine piece of artil
lery, also from one hundred to two hundred
sharpe miles, extra ammunition, &c, all rashy
and heedlessly exposed to capture We met the m
about ten miles from the Kanzas line. 1 sugges-
ted that the cannon be sent back or concealed as
1t was not then needed in the Territory stating
that 1t would be captured by the y. S. Dragons
that the arms and goods would be 10 and the
men taken prisoners il they moved in that stale
The next day, ! saw Gen. Lane in Nebraska; he
co incurred with me, and Immediately dispatched
a courier to have this suggestion carried out
The cannon had not been concealed but a
short time, wheN the U. S. Marshal and Dragons
met the company l will add farther, as fact
that the reckless bravado on the part of Redpath
anu ms assistant, IN exposing cannon, rifles, and
munitions of war, IN violation OF the express
direction of the National Committee, its agent
and Gen. Lane. 1t was of the genuine Falstaff
order This feat OF military skill and daring of
dr: hedpath, has not been performed in vain =
by it he has earned his spurs as Major
The Old Bay State during, the * anzalse trou-
les, has been honored by the military exploits
OF two of herso The one General earned his
fame by needlessly hunting up and surrendering
to Jones and his accomplces fine cannon ;
the other, by his military tactics, in needlessly
PNSAiiS SaAitipn " CdpluTes IN view Oh tleSe
facts, one is lead to exclaim,
6 Great titles from small deeds flow;
Tall oaks from little grown
Mr.. Redpath says, l do not see the object Of
Capt Gutter" in his communication In Mr.
Redpath's letter to'the New York Tribune Dec.
18th, The statements in it were authorized by
the Secretary, Treasurer, and three Directors OF
the Emisrant Aid Society. This communication
OF the 18th, contained the following statement
and Others equally open to objections Experl-
ence has demonstrated that money expended in
| paying the passage of emigrants to Kanzas is
disbursed with very inadequate returns. tits the
worst policy that ever adopted" To this
article, replied, in the Boston Bee Dec. 23d
appeared another article in the New York Tn
6Wne, from j. Redpath To this. l replied in the
Spy OF Jan 18th. His first article contained un.
warrantable attacks upon the Judgment and acts
of hanzas Aid Committees, agents and emf
grants The aeeond appeared to me, to be a
craven and unjust laudation of certain Commit.
tees and persons, and bore the impress of dicta-
ton. 1t was dated, 3 Winter street. Boston.
Immigrant Aid Rooms) The third, printed in
the Spy is undoubtedly Mr.. Redpath's 1t
speaks for itself
As was induced to notice Mr. Redpath's COM
munication of Dec. 18th SOLELY from the charac.
ter of those who Mr. r. asserts authorized his
statements, 50 | shall not reply to any more of
his ucubrations, unless they are endorsedIby per.
sons of reputed veracity.
Warren, JAN 20sh, 1851. CALVIN. CUTrER.