White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-03-08
Governor Robin,on', TestimonY.

Governor HobinSon'a Testimony.
Gov. Robinson has been the object Of
much dsnunciation, in consequence of the
testimony which he gave before the Sen.
ate Investigating Committee on the Har-
per's Ferry instruction. He testified
that Redpath. Kagi, Phillips, Hinton.
and Others, came to Kansas to incite q
revolution, and took advantage of their
position as correspondents Of Eastern
newspapers. to prejudice the public mind;
and that they also endeavored to use the
Free State party as a machine to further
their designs, but failed. He also testi-
fed that Gen. Lane marched into South
ern Kansas, at the time he was appointed
CommaAder-in- Chief Of the Kansas Nj.
litia, for the express purpose of raising a
disturbance We are constrained to be-
,lieve that his testimony was essentially
true. Redpath. in his Rowing Editor, Z"
virtually acknowledges that he and his
co.workers came to Kansas for the pur-
pose Of melting revolution. Who
were his co workers? Kagi, Phillips,
Hinton. and others. They were conf
Dental friends, and in their newspaper
correspondence, always sang the same
tune, and directed their efforts to the
same end. Redpath was likewise init
mate with John Brown. The end of
Kagi, and the last business be was enga.
ged in here, are proof sufficient of the
correctness of Robinson's testimony, as
far-ss he is concerned. And the letters
Of all the persons named, in the Eastern
papers, prove that they were working
together for one object. Every promin-
ent man who would not favor their plans,
or who stood in their way, was denounc-
-sf-and slandered, even though it was G.
W. Brown who first said it; and when
they found that they could not bring the
Free State party to their base uses, they
either left the Territory or silenced down.
As to Lane. his equivoeal operations in
Southern Kansas, and other parts of the
Territory, had a bad look to them.
Gov. Robinson's testimony is a trium-
plant vindicatiOn of the Free State party
against the charge Of completely in the
Harper's Ferry and other outrages; and
It throws the guilt upon the real crimi-
nals-men who pretended to act with the
Free State party, in hopes of using it at
their will. This testimony has caused
terrible squirming in certain quarters. and
the newspapers have taken up the cudg-
els. An Indignation meeting was held
at Lawrence, at which Lane and Phil
lips were the principal performers, and
pitched INTO Robinson most terrifcally.
Not content with this. Lane publishes the
following 6sFd in the Leavenworth Her.
aid. It viii hurt nobody, except Lans:-
Il -. LAWRENCE, Feb. 2Sth, 1860.
10 Editors LeGUsnporh Herald:
Your paper Of to-day comes teeming
with assaults upon the old Free State par
ty Of Kansas, predica'ed upon the testimo-
ny of Charles Robinson. recently given
before the Senate Harper's Ferry Investi-
eating Committee. As a member Of
that old party, do solemnly declare that
the charges contained in said Robinson's
testimony before said committee are false,
in whole and in part. whether stated upon
his own or the authority of others. l do
charge that the said Robinson well knew
their falsity when he took upon himself
the obligations of an oath. do further
charge that in the time and place selected
for making that assault, the said Robinson
wss guilty Of eowardly assassination of
that cause and party to which he is in
dsbted for his present position, no oppor-
tunity being given to the accused for
cross-examination, explanation or de-
Tense. For. myself - and responsible
thersfor-I do srraign Charles Robinson
before the country, and do denounce him
q the corrupt defamer and cowardly as
IS ssin OF his old friends.
ga et j. H. LANE.