Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-08

JIM LANES CUARACTER.-If this notor;ous
abolition agitator and Kansas sbrieker had
any character to lose, it would be very ant to
suffer some" now at the hands of his ouon-
Dam friend and confrere, James Redpath, edi-
tor OF the Doniphan Crusader Of Freed0m,
and formerly the excitation correspondent of
the st. Louis Democrat, New York Tj5Jung.
and Chicago Times. 1t seems that "Jim''
and James were associated in the pecuniary
concerns of the " CrHgaGer," and recentIv had
a quarrel about business matters. This mis-
understanding has led to betrayal on the
part OF James of some very peculiar "private
anairs OF his friend and patron I" Jim" and
late number of the CrHsader is nearly filled
with divulgations we'll calculated TO astonisb
and test the credibility OF even those who he.
fore regarded Lane as a man utterly without
personal character. Redpath accuses him of
ALMOST every imaginable crime, except murder
ana leaves broad Inference that he was only
restrained from that through cowardice He
says plainly that Lane cndeavored to get him
TO induce the "Danites" of Kansas to kill Hob
Kelly, and that he wished him TO become his
tool In contemplated assassination of Robert
j. Walker. He declares himself ready TO swear
that Lane intimated to him, that in the event
OF Gov Denver's sending him a challenge. he
Nhdhe) intended to have him "put out of the
| way" by the secret order of Danites. Red
pain avows himself a member of the Danites.
ana asserts that Lane organized that club
III only one-half Of what Redpath publishes
| about this abolition pet is true, and his mast
history vOuches for more than that much ,bero
wonder "a ho
oi murders' riots, assassinatiOns thefts, rob-
berries, and all other descriptions of grand and
petty rascalities ever known to the law, since
nc occupied prominent position in the Terri
tory. But shall We give Redpath credit for hon
esty or conscientious cOmpunctions in MAKING
these revelations? Far from it. lie has onIv
turned States evidence against his accomplice
from motives OF interest. About the truth of
the matter Is. the Kansas game has run out
and outside politicians who paid for the Shrek
ing, having no further occasion for the two
"Jeemes" and their DANTE followers. have
stopped Oft the supply of money; hence, these
fellows are hard up, and must needs 90 to
work for living, or prey upon each other. 1t
Is to be hoped they will do the latter until
they either make an end of each other, or fall
INTO the clutches Of the law Or, forsooth, their
friend Beecher and the Massachusetts, Emil
grants Aid Society may be called upon to er-
TEND helping hand, and maintain them until
nc" heia oil operations rs opened for the ex-
ereise Oh their So peculiar talents and qualif-
cations
A CORRECTION an advertisement pub-
liShed IN the Sflsr Of Saturday last, Mr.. W. p
Drury complains that ON applying to the editor
of the Star for the name of the author of an
advertisement signed "a Democrat in Heart
the latter declined to give it up
To this we have to say that Mr. Drury did
make such an application to US on the day
after the appearance of the first advertisement
80 signed lie was asksa whether there was