The Kanzas news., 1858-03-27
j. w. DENVER,
Acting Governor.
LANES REPLY.


LAWRENCE, March Is, 1853.
Since my return from Northern tour,
nv attention has been called to guberna
torial pronunciamento {said by the boys to
be No. 4O6O) dated ''Lecompton,7 Feb 6th,"
and signed by one u. w. Denver, Acting
Governor" @a
By President Pierce and his myrmidons,
I was denounced as traitor and indicted
for high treason. They did not dare to test
the truth of the charge by an arrest or trial,
and finally admitted my innocence and their
idiotcy by quashing the indictment.
By Mr.. Buchanan I have been charged
as rebel, and military leader of most
turbulent and dangerous character" That
charge also has been answered t r
One ]. W.. Denver now steps forward
and charges me with making ''insidious at
tempts to renew the difficulties and troubles"
and with an intention or design of establish
ing a military dictatorship. By reference
to the regulations and commissions of
which he speaks, il will be found that some
j. H. Lane'' signed them by order of the
Military Board, and as President thereof
A full vindication of the action of thai
Board will be found in its report of this date,
to which respectfully refer the people of
Kanzas. s na aa
As to the charge of s.turbulence,'' I re-
fer to the people of Doniphan, Geary City,
Palermo, Wathena, Elmwood, and White
Cloud and st. Joseph, and Oregon, Mo-,
who have listened to my speeches delivered
within the past three weeks, in all of which
| urged the cultivation Of fraternal relations,
and brotherly intercourse 1t is deemed a
sufficient answer to the charge that l desire
to establish military dictatorship, that up
on four different occasions / have been in
vested with the chief command of the mil
itary forces of the people of KanZas, and
that Immediately after the emergency ceased
which called them into the field, that com
mand was voluntarily surrendered into their
hands. -zte
The command [ now hold was conferred
upon me by the Territorial Legislature,
without solicitation on my part, by unan-
imous vote of both branches. That Leg
islature has reserved the power to remeove
me at any time. The moment that the
dark clouds which now obscure our horizon
disappear, that moment will my command
be surrendered to the people.
The acts complained of in this insolent
pronunciamento were of an official charac-
ter, so signed and published. It's author
has chosen to make personal matter out
of these official acts. With him rests the
responsibility thereof. 80 .alzu5e
L am willing to submit my actions, past
and future, to the judgment of the people,
confident as / am, that they will never ac+
cuse me, as they do justly charge one j.
W. Denver, with having, in violation of an
official oath and public duty, endeavored to
throw obstacles in the way of laws deemed
necessary for the proteetion-of the citizens
of Kanzas and that they will never say of
me, as they do truthfully say of one J. w.
Denver, that by miserable pretext, dis
creditable to any man-the excuse of a
sluggard, and the crime of soldier, to wit:
that he slept when on duty, be is enGeayor-
ing to prevent the settlement of the Kanzas
imbroglio by defeating the Constitutional
Convention movementD s1.
They will never accuse me, feel sure,
of harboring the. ridiculous opinion, ad-
vanced and maintained by one J w. Dem
yer, that coordinate branch of Legisla-
| tive. Assembly can sleep, while the other is
ID session, batlwill testify thai nave .fre-
quently stated that have known the Pres
ident of the United States. the highest ex-
ecutive officer in the Republic, TO sleepless-
iy occupy for several nights, the Speakers s
room In the Capitol, in order that no law or
Congress might be lost to the people for
want of his prompt action- . So sss-,ss -
One j. w. Denver, mere executiseSof
Ger, charged with the execution of az the
laws of this Territory, has arrogsatly usu rp-
ed and ruthlessly trampIed under foot. the
Legislative department. of the government
OF free people, and in violation of his of
ficial oath and duty seeks to uaits In bis
own person, aud thus control. the power OF
the sword and purse of the people to crush
ont their liberties. Truth, justice and
manhood require that the villain shonld be
unmasked. pronounce the charges he has
| preferred against me utterly. untrue and ca
luminous, and his acts toward the people .oi
Kanzas per6dioas and tyranhicaI. and I do
arraigh one ssJ.aW. DENVER BEFORE rHE
coUSrRY, AND DO DENoUEcE AND BRAND H1z:
AS a cALuMNIAroR, sPERygRER AID TyRAHT.
| To the people of Kanzas I have this 70
lsay: one J.sW. Denver. came. to Kaazas a
professed duelist--his hands reeking with
ithe untimely shed blood of his fellog. .n,as,