The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-10

Brown Tor Governor, opporloh w "A
Gidate.
or the statement that you told Osoouson) that tho
reporters beeated al no slahder &c for toe purpose
carr ing DOT the Revolutionary scnee the whole thing Is
absurd on the OF it. There OF the repor0
rial corps Kansas that woad be We snch slaV
ment-especaiy with Roonsons name attained, wh';o,
nj n nj time bad become asynenym for traitor m "vr
cabulary But liars do lot always iook u MA their
s,a,ements dovetsl we'll Phillips, Kagi, Reat Rsdp..b,
AND hinton are perceive, singled out as the eVoloo1
ary reporters or these nve, two--kasi aud Realf--
had left the Territory six months before th. COO
yersaion alleged 10 have taken place Settner them
ever attacked Robinson, they ascased OF
sandefpg any Free State naa, unles Robinson ncudea
G. W. Brown among them Tue sissasIs retalei by re-,
by Charles Robinson against his re AMI personal foes
through the agency direct and in street OF ns spec',
friends among the reporters, viz Smh (tis private
Secretary who formerly correspondent. o the New
York Times and Boston Jour,adl William aacouson,
Rsndoph' OF the New York Times, and OF the Chicago
Press ard Trsbne 8 Ru-se,l ''Essex OF Missouri
Democrat the in law OF the late Lewis jenkins 3
rnppap, OF he Cincinnati Gazette New York sun, aud
Nissouri Dtnocra, aud g. NJ Mitchell formerly Of the
New York Times, prominent politician and cApti-
date for the United States seaatorshp Robinson usea
these agencies at time very extensively and eectu
ally, " the delment OF Gen Lane and others For the
oher three named Is very easy 70 dispose OF the charge
Of saneerng by reference 70 the columns OF the journals
! for which they have written.
William A. Phillips and stili Is the special cores
pOndent of New York tribune. No one VINO knows
friend viii couple his name with that OF "revo-
| utiopist" aud "ssnderer" Certainly know no msu
In kansas who would have welded impsrtialy the
great power which his position the T6sn. gave h,
through the long conflict Of nearly six years, darug
events You ana /, who not ashamed Of revor
tonary theory or practice, well know that the basis of
such tendencies Phillips by nature aud sSuc.uon, Il
all times, in his views OF public affairs, primarily ci
zen BY profession lawyer that education has strength
eped his already strong mental basis to settle AL things
without disturbing existing institutions naag1rstng
forcibe remedies for wrong doing have been as.en
tive observer Of his In the Tribune the FER
ritory and am thoroughly convinced that upon
can the charges made set more Lightly than upon the
For yourself, think that the latter charges will fall as
| lightly 70 the ground Certainly you never attacked
in the winter OF 1885, and then only oppose his policy.
know that when he first sho1 we'd evidence Of selling
OUT the free State party in the winter Of 1861 de-
Tended him in both public and private correspondence and
that you was understood TO be his supporter It The
perusal your correspondence that Of Col Phps,
strongly in favor Of Charles Robinson that when came
to Kansas in So inclined believe implicitly
| in the char acer and intentions of this
With regard 70 the charges Of Islander against myself
/ have only to say that refer 10 the files Of the
the ns. bSsa nave soss a s
Chicago 7rsbs.x, to bear me out, in stating
that have never as reporter, made personal attacks
upon any man, except OCCASION when denounced
G. w. Brown, the editor Of the Herald Of Freedom for
assang Charles Robinson, in consequence OF which ar
Gle secured the bitter hatred Of the said editor and have
since been pursued BY him with the utmost magni
IT, As for being revoluonis never made any
Of my opinions, am ashamed 70 avow my CON
necon with John Brown, and full endorsement OF tho
principles and policy which governed him Ia hts attack
for publication win avail my self Of the opportunity to n
form those who may deere to know just what the young
The Senate Star Chamber the trouble Of sending for me-
When John Cook Is stated in his 80 called confess
and informed me that John Bro was 1t the house Of
gentleman, two miles west OF lawrence and tina. he
wanted small party OF young men to leave the Territory
to attend military school tn Iowa, and asked 60.
The position Of Kansas affairs threatening the time
The Lecompton Constitutional Convention had just ad.
instrument would be forced upon BY Congress- in
which there seemed no heeancy the part Of the
other Territories south and southwest Of u.s. which
1t supposed would be opened to settlement soon, aud
which yves desirable to secure for freedom vas a.
TO take charge Of the Indian Territory Of Arizona and
whatever Territory nbussers might steal from Mexico II
as they opened. But the primary objsc. OF
John Browns movement, as then understood
force the Iecompton constitution upon Kansas come
from what source might. There was also indicated
ss1s out e. struggle Sss no Ssss
heartily approved OF this. I went 10 Kansas anti
position to "the sum Of al viianes" Surely, If Ii was
right for me to resist shareholders In Kansas at
tempt extend their institution, would be equally as
right for TO drive It out Of Missouri Virginia. and
thus put end to the Of all this strife and blood
she'd This was my understanding OF John Bro WIS OBJ
jec when Cook came TO me. being under engagement
TO the proprietor OF the Kansas Nescs could leave at
the time, and wrote letter TO Captain Brown acquain
in Kansas, that know Of have more distinct under
standing than this OF John Browns plans uau the folio
would feel their bloody instructions plague
inventor" William A. Philips did not, am positive
know, loo, that he ezersd his utmost icfSsnos
70 prevent Ksgt, Cool, Reaif and Parsons going
away; that he did afterwards persuade Parsons
to leave Captain Brown and very earnestly endea vored
to induce Kagi to do 30 likewise know he approved,
too, Of my not going, though did not coincide in our
views. Am sure he had no definite knowledge Of the
plans and but little suspicion till long Afterwards Of the
real object OF the old hero You and l. believing in the
plans Of Brown and men when first knew ne re.I
point Of attack was In June, 1858.
Before closing this wish 70 alude to the charge against
man they pleased" Such charge comes with III grace
from one who owes N great measure his position the
Charles Robinson was thought to be an honest courage
ous anti slavery man., and the young in Kansas
VIM. A. Philips whom he now abuses 20 vilely, went
even farther: he not only worked, % = politician
finding him without the ability he supposed supplied him
mind The ingrattude Of Robinson viii appear when Il
known that Phillips wrote the first messages which
were sent to the Topeka state legislature Mach praise
the strength Of these able comprehensive and states
manlke documents know whereof I speak when
making this statement But Il we (the reporters) had
ever eoasted, as Robinson arms his is q case in point
TO p0ve how idle was the boast. Gen. Lane, whom
Robinson hates with the yruence Of bis malignant
nature was formerly, 10 my thinking, the best abused
man in the free State party, while Robinson most
Kansas while Robinson has fallen 80 low that there be
none so poor to do him reverence
Gen. lane never could have been At the head Of auv
revolutionary party he WAS always opposed to often
sive operations. When the summer Campaign OF 1856
was passing WAS attentive observer Of Lane policy
as General have no hesitation In avowng my belief that
was Lanes management which prevented at that time
aciv war from ensuing result the then state Of affairs
always possible, and which often appeared Inevitable
The Union savers, l think, should nominate General
Lane as their candidate for the Presidency for he has
certainly done more practically to prevent the patched
cracked and gaping vessel from quite falling to pieces
than any other public man / know Being an ayowcd
revoiutons shall not be accused OF any particular
friendship for Lane in making the suggestion All the
federal officers and active democratic leaders ia Kansas
IN 1856 were violent dsunousts, and they sought by
every device IN their power to bring direct COLI
sion between the federal troops authorities and the
free State volunteers Lane adroitly managed to keep
clear Of this and yet keep the seehng mass OF freemen
under his command actively employed or apparently co.
in driving out the rufans II he had allowed them 10 do
what they wished and what Charles Robinson wished