The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-04-25

pending and irrepressble conflict between sla-
very and freedom. But it is a falsehood that
/ l ever avowed to Governor Robinson, or to
any other politician however worthy you
yourself not excepted, any such ever active, but
secret and sacred purpose. Thousands have
branded me as fanatic, but no man who
knows me has ever yet called me a fool, yet
should have been one, Of the purest water
had | made a confident of Chas. Robinson,
whom, although he wrs thrice deeply implica
| ted in revolutionary projects, never yet be.
! lieved to be sincere in them. These three
projects we're:
'First-A plan TO induce the Governors Of
the free States to begin civil war in order
to save Kansas from invasion. This project,
If sincere, was thwarted by Gov" Robinsons IS
arrest at Lexington, Missouri, by the Border
RufRans there, shortly after the destruction OF
the Lawrence printing office and the Free
States Hotel. You will remember that he
asserted that Gov Chase had promised to aid
him, and start the ball a rolling" and that
Gov. Grimes, Of Iowa, was already pledged to
the programme. Now, either this story was
a lie that he invented to have an excuse to
run away from danger, or Gov. Robinson for
a conservative man, has one rather ugly item
in his public record. OF course | do not be
! lieve that Gov. Chase or Gov. Grimes ever
thought of any such programme"
So it is confessed from the right quarter that
cd John Brown did go to Kansas TO fght but
not to settle, as his friends have claimed AS TO
attempt to get the Governors of the free States
enlisted in this war, we have proven ourselves,
and shown that Robinson was not alone in 1t
The Legislature of Michigan we remember
appropriated $50, 600 to aid in this revolution
and civil war. These are rare and thrilling de-.
velopments! We sec nothing in Gov. Chase's
conduct in attempting to raise ''fve regiments
Of Ohio volunteers" for the Kansas service, to
justify the '',0eanng" process referred to by the
New York Eoening Post.
Redpath then proceeds to show from letters
signed by Gov Robinson, that he endorsed old
John Brown in 1856, and that in the same year
he recommended the organization OF State
Government unlsr the Topeka Constitution in
opposition to the Territorial Government. Red
plth proves this to show that Robinson was as
mich revolutionist as the rest of them at that
time. He then goes on to state that Robinson
deserted the revoutionists and went in for or
ganizng under the Lecompton Constitution,
thus:
ut is false that ever spoke with Robinson
on the subject of revolution; hence all of his
statements relating thereto are periuries. He
says tina; was opposed to taking possession of
the Lecompton State government at the ballot
box, because he ("I") saw in such policy an
end to the disturbances and Consequently to his
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oppose the taking possession OF the Lccompton
State government but, as one ofthe Committee
on Resolutions made report in favor of it.
and supported that policy in the convention
both by my vote and speech. What optosed
there was, the intention to run it il it passed
through Congress; for | was in favor Of per
miIting it to fall still born; in other words, |
was opposed, by accepting it, to the establish
m"nt oiSlavery in Kansas The vast land grants
embodied in that and the Governors hone of
getting hold OF them. and thereby accomplish
ing his most earnest aspiration--that of becom
ing ilionaire-caused him to favor the on
20 lite policy and to work among his support
erS and parasites to secure bis nomination as
Governor. In my speech on that occasion
Undertook TO thwart this project, and, as YOU
we'll Temenb , SAID that my candidate for Gov
ern"a was Captain John Brown, because he
Was man whom we could trust, and that no
politician should be permitted TO occupy such
Il dangerous position. Robinson's eve glitter.
ed like snakes as | said so, for he saw that
| kne Y his game,and was determined to ,hwart
l; hence hIs Misrepresentation of my policy
now. Yuu will remember that | was dSap.
pointed in the action oil that Convention. for it
determined not to take possession of the Le-
compton State government. Gov Robinson
thiice publicly avowed his determination to a.
bide by The action OF the Convention, and then,
after wards, =" ithout bushing orapology support.
ed ballot, and the boilers ticket. did not
promise to abide by the action of the Conven
tion, but considered myself bound in honor by
its decision, and therefore, did not countenance
the action Of the boilers That was all the DIFF
ference between our actions--one of us, that is.
publicly lied, and the other didn't. 1t is true
that opposed the policy ofvoting at Grasshop-
per Fall, the free State party wheeled right a.
bout from their Big Springs policy. That pol
icy was revolution or hypocrisy, for one Of the
resolutions was tooppose the the uSurpers code,
If need he, ito bloody issue" Up to the
assembling of the Grasshopper Falls Conven
ton, therefore, was no more revolutionist
than any other free State man in Kansas
not nearly such red Republican as Robinson,
for | never ran away from danger to urge the
Governors Of the free States to begin civil
war-neyer urged the assassination of the lead
ing federal otticehold.rs, and never advised the
free State men to fire on the troops OF the
United States.
81 would rather have seen the Kansas free
State men drive out the uSurpers than recng
nize their code by voting under it; but from the
moment they decided to use the ballot box in
stead of the cartridge box my public record will
show as clearly as Rcbnson's that acted con
sistenty with that determination. So much
then, for Grasshopper Falls" W
Redpath then proceeds to show that he did
not use the New York Tribune, tho organ o
the revolutionists, to write Gov Robinson do,on
We let him tell his modest story--modest fol
an English abolitonist--in his own language
as he closes his letter:
"lf | have tried to write Robson down lei
him quote the passage. | never, as he has Of
ten done, have written anonymous letters to
destroy tie reputation Of men who opposed m,
policy. | admit that have written him up
but did it believing him to be honest, and ar
abolitionist. When discovered that he wa,
neither, I simply withdrew from him. You
Colonel Phillips and myself, had more to dc
with making Governor Robson than the Al
mighty had, for which transgression may tn,
Lord have mercy on our souls' In my defens,
! can plead the "baby act;" for was hardly 0
age, and a very child in politics when first
went to Kansas. trusted Robson. ard how
basely he deceived me you know. lie knew
, that regarded him as man Of veracity, anG
, YOU know how often he took advantage of tina