Freeman's champion., 1858-07-22
Letter from Gov. Robinson.
LAWRENCE July Is, 1858.

In your paper Of the 9Th inst. is a
communication signed "Bourbon,"
which complains of the report Of
matters in Southern Kanzas as made
by me and published in the Lawrence
papers. He says "the course pur-,
sued by the author Of this report is
considered by the citizens Of Lynn
and Bourbon counties as a gross in.
suit to themselves and a seriousSe
reelection from the truth, as seen by
CHARLES ROBINSON himself" That
report was not written to make friends
in Lynn or Bourbon or Douglas
counties; on the contrary | had rea-
son to believe that no truthful report
could be made by me without making
enemies, but cared as little about
making enemies as friends. had
simply my duty to perform as a citi-
zen Of Kanzas, Republican, and
member of the committee to visit
the scene of disturbances.
In that report no charges are made
against Capt. MONTGOMERY, or any
one else. No opinion is expressed
as to the expediency of the course
pursued by the Free State men, but
what is said is the truth, fairly ex-
pressed, unless Capt. MONTGOMERY
and his friends in Lykins, Lynn and
Bourbon counties told US falsehoods.
Some statements which your cores
pondent denies, / can prove by Seve-
raj of the party, Capt. MONTGOMERY
stated as facts, and also stated them
without reserve, and said he wonld
make the same before o court under
oath if desired. Nothing is reported
by me that did not regard as public
property, as the same facts were re-
-4---e - .
lated to other ns i~..srs OF our party.
The report was shown to Messrs'
BABE, WHITNEY and TAPpAN, and
they all said it was truthful, except
that Mr.. TAPpAN feared the statement
about the stolen horse might do
Sheriff WALKER injustice. 1t is mol
stated, however, that Sheriff WALKER
or his possee stole the horse, but
simply that the horse was stolen and
presented to Captain MONTGOMERY,
which the Captain himself admitted.
Unless | am mistaken in the charac-
ter of Capt. MONTGOMERY, he will
say that the report, SO far as it relates
to his own proceeding, is truthful
one, and one that he is prepared to
justify in his own mind.
Your correspondent says, II re-
member when the same charges as
CHARLES ROBINSON brings against
Capt. MONTGOMERY were brought by
Sheriff JONES, and the Pro-Slavery
leaders generally, against CHARLES
ROBINSON. J. am panied to see the
parties so reversed" AS / said
above, / have made no charges of
any kind, but simply reported Capt
MONTGOMERY and his friends as truth
fully as l could. If Sheriff JONES
or any one else ever charged me with
taking other peoples property with
out their consent, in peace or war,
l have never heard Of it, and if they
have, the charges are not true. l
have not reported that Capt. Mont
ooMERY did wrong in anything, al
though think under ordinary cir
cumstances some things that he said
he did would be impolitic. He and
his friends think the circumstances
justified him in what he did, and !
pass no judgment upon it. | do not
pretend to know oil the circumstan-
ces. If / did l might oppose, or
might not. 1t is immaterial, how
ever. My business was to get at the
facts and report them, which ! en-
to do, fairly and impartially,
expecting and asking no favOrs.---
The trip cost me nearly one hundred
dollars in expenses, to say nothing
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