Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-07-23

notorious indlVuual from tho ~ A. 81
Jsne;
James II. Lane, sometimes styled "Gen,
Lane" otherwise "Jim Lapc,r is the SON cf
Gen. Amos Lane, Nh apostle Of Jackscnism
in iudiana, repeatedly chosen 70 OF suppotk-
cd for Congress- The son vas elected 10
the Indiana Legislature as Jackson Dem
ocrat when but twcnty-tIree yehrs old, was
Colonel Of regiment Of volunteers IN The
Mexican var, not long aftefwnrd was chosen.
Lieutenant Governor Of Indiana on the
Democratic ticket in 1850, and Member.
Of Congress 10 1852. In the House, he ar,
dently supported and voted for the Ncbrns
ka bill. Finding tho Democratic sky Of Iu-
diana rather overcast in 1854, hc was not q
candidate for re-cicclon, but migrated To
Kansas which he entered not only Demo
crat but Pro-Slavcry man, Insisting that
Kansas was adapted 10 slayo Labor and
ought to become Slave State.
Tho famous Territorial ELECTION Of March
80, 1865. rather josiled Col. Lane equiIib-
rium. Though IN favor Of Slavery, he bad
not yet taken that Royal Arch degree Of
Sham Democracy, wherein tho neopbyte Is
instructed that wbito men arc proper raw
material for slaves, if so DO that they aro
poor and baye. TO work with their hands for
their living. Lane wanted Kansas mado
Democratic Slave State by tho vote Of her
own inhabitants, and could not relish the
monopoly OF their polls by armed and bull
lying invaders from Missouri, who voted ss
often as they chose and gave tho citizens Of
Kansas no fair chance to vote oven once:
TIo revolted at this, united in organizing
the Free-State party, and, getting up tho
Topeka movement. To this side he has
since adhered we presume honestly and
, faithfully. His military experience and
reputation, combined with his natural apti-
tude for swaying the wilder fuder portion
Of a border population, gave him promin-
. cnco in tho defensive organization OF tho
People Of Kansas, and the last Territorial
Legislature chose him Major General Of tho
Militia Of Kansas. Before that, however,
ho had been sort Of quasi military leader.
and had repeatedly frightened away inyad-
l. ing or manuding bands, though he was new
, er so far as we can reccollect, engaged in
] any actual conflict. In fact, his private
Reputation among tho moro intelligent Trce
: State men has long boen that as Of one who
prefers talking of battles to fighting them;
!. and it some time ago passed into quiet
: provcrb among them, that tbero was no
d danger of any serious collision with tho
y Border Ruffians so long as Jim Lane should
i command the Free State forces. We ap.
"a prehend that tho lamentcd Col. Jcnkin,
.. would have been to-day alive and well, bad
II he not shared tho general Free State i'm.
h prossiou that Lane had no real fight in him
= Lane and jenkins wore rival claimants Of
a. valuable section Of land just out Of Law
Q: renee, on which they were both living
n Their dwellings were quite near each other
~ tho only we'll Pertaining TO either being
). nearest Lanes house. They were botl
to prominent FREQ State men, and, VIC believe
or but for their conflicting land claims, person
al friends. Lane fenced in a littlo tract sur
IS rounding his house including tho we'll =
u, jenkins family continued TO frequent tn
~ web for water and we're forbidden by Lane
u u AT length, jenkins accompanied by arrnes
s' :, retainers or friends, went in pursuance o
~ fair notice, TO obtain water in defiance 0
y, Lanes Veto cut down the fence with an a,
~ and whilc pursuing his way to the wcll i
~ quest of water, was shot dead by Lane, q
8, the latter had previously threatened Tw
40 or three shots were fred almost sinultan
eously with Lano's by members of Jcnkin,
party, one Of which wouned Lane, who ha,
d no hackers present. Witnesses for the de
fense swear that Jenkins party fred first
but this is contradicted, and We think th
weight of evidence is against il. 1t is no
doubted, however, that shots were fred a
Lane almost at tie instant Of bis firing 4
jenkins.
This most deplorabie, pitiable TRACED
had no relation whatever TO politics, all en-
gagged in it being ardent Free State mel
but it was inevitable that such ghouls 0
!, conduct The albany Alas aud kin,iro
u presses should seek to turn it to politics
~ account. Here is a specimen brick fror
v the journal Of Mr.. Buchangn's Cincinna
oi Postmaster, The Enqaiyer.-but 10. "
ca viii not print. Suffice It that its just suc
Is scurrilous tissue of false assertions an
mean insinuations as very moan croatur
sen !, conscious that he had obtained an undeser,
,,i oT ed elevation by sitting his convictions an
libeling those who acted up to them, miqi
SS1Rs. DO expected TO write, Tho upshot Of il a
an; is that tho leading Republicans out Of Kal
Iirs irss sas including the Editor of this paper a,
e,s striving to screen Lane from his just desert
ons We have no answer to make to tn
p.d wretabed farago, except that we hor
ion equal and exact justice will bc rendered
@ tho several actors in the Lawrence as we
'uo as in all other homicdal conflicts, and v
have in no shape or manner done or wishs
!. to do anything to shield Con. Lane fro,
am the just consequences of his deeds. o,
Il, correspondent who has reported his exami
M M alton day by day, is his.bitter personal en-
W my, but we believe he has in no instan
g. swerved from tho line Of impartiality
T.. making his reports for our columns.
I H. The Enquirer and its allies can make a,
G ;.s party capital ont Of this lamentable affa
AZ then are our countrymen more ignorant Al
=. stupid than We have ever believed them.
an CincftinatI fsnzesta .na ma srlrsras