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

eFauonS OF esteem, could never thihk coluly
+ of these old associations. | believe Robinson
has perjured himself in swearing as TO what
you said, as he has in other things; TOR cannot
believe that you would go to him and tell him
that / was in "plan of revolntiOn;" that
was determined to stop at no alsehood or IL
bel to accomplish my purposes" and that | had
hot only secured. but hoaSted OF my access to
the New York Ti7buse as a means of accom-
pIishng my purpose, and all the other charges
that he swears you made ag inst myself and
others.
81 am aware that we did not fully agree in
our political belief and remember you often
used to quiz me about what you called my con-
servatsm. then believed your extreme po-
sitiors to spring from an impulsIve nature, and
to>be generous, and never called in question
your right to your opibons; but this is Il very
different matter. We never exchanged word
about revolution.
i "The fact is conclusive to me, and | believe
to every one here. that Charles Robinson has
been guilty o. the eliminating act of his base
ness, and to CRAFTY personal mallgnity, and
perhaps propitiate Democratic Senators, has
perjured himself to libel his old colleagues and
the whole free State party. .
"There was only one proposal that ever came
to my knowledge, that even looked like revo-
luton in the country. ! believed it then, as !
have believed it ever since, to be mere cIotchet
in one mans BRAIN and one, too, in which ne
was not sincere. That man was Charles Rob
inson. Y1u, perhaps, remember, just before
the sack of Lawrence by the border ruftians,
that Robinson started east. for one could not
understand why he should want TO leave at
such time, and urged him Strenuously to stay;
and when pressed for reason for his departure
he told me he saw The whole country was 60
ing to be involved in civil war, and thai he was
going to the free States to rouse the Governors
and the people OF them to arms, so that when
an army came on us another could strike our
enemies elsewhere, il necessary, at Washing
| ton"
Phillips principal ohje,t seems to be to vim.
dicate himself from being in favor of old John
Browns scheme of general civil war on the
slavery question, but desire to confine it to Kan
sas alone. just as though war of that kind
once set on foot, would or could stop within
the limits of Kansas. Phillips appears to have
stood alone in this belief of all Greeley's Cor
respondents. and was rdcuIed for his conserp1
tismi If he tells the truth about Robinson, and
we presume he does, it proves that he, Robin
son, was aware that If this war was once fairly
opened it was necessary to prepare for the worst.
Hence Lane, Robinson and Deitzler addressed
the letter given herein to Gov. Chase for help,
and Gov. Chase on the 5th day of February
1856, sent in Message to the Ohio Legislature
calling for help to carry on this war. which re-
suited in an effort to raise Five Regiments OF
Ohio Volunteers to send to Kansas. See reso-
luton Of Mr.. Todd, a Republican member from
the Reserve. These things may all be found
in the Journals of that session and in he COL
umns Of the Ohio Statesman during February
Of that year:
LAWRENCE CITY. X. T., JAN 21st, '56.
To his Erce'7cncy, the GovNrnor of Ohio:
SIR-We have authentic information that an
overwhelming force of tie citizens OF Missouri
are organizing upon our border, amply supplied
with artillery. for the avowpd purpose of inva
ding our territory, demoliShing our towns and
butchering our Free State citizens
We hope to he able to hold out until assis-
lance can reach us. We resnectfnllv request,
on behalf of the citizens Of Kansas, that such
steps may be taken by the people of the Sta'Ps
carrying out Of so inhuman an outrage.
Respectfully, J. II. LANE,
Chairman FIX. Com X. T.
c. ROBINSON.
Gov. elect Of Kansas.
! GEO. DEITzER,
Secretary.
But Gov. Chase mover got his Five Regiments
of Volunteers to Kansas, and the war exploded
Is any body so silly as not TO know that had
these regiments been raised and put in motion
on their way to Kansas that war would have
occurred. The object of course was to have
invaded Missouri and bring on the civil war IN
that way.
That Robiaon so understood and so told Phil
lips is evident. That Gov. Robinson (then Gov
under the Topeka Constitution) was not the in
stigator of these movements, but carried witt
it as the leader Of the party, is highly proba
intent upon, he swore also to that which, as
Phillips states he was in part concerned in. /
thev would all make a clean breast OF it, they
could tell volumes where they now barely make
ratnef dark anu iNuenhIto oba'eiuehtH, ant
whatever "peTury" there is in the case, il is II
mol one of them telling the one h~ndreClh part they
knoD! ....... al
Now let US see what Redpath says in repl!
to Phillips letter, as we find it in the New
York Herald, of the 10Th inst:
, DEAR PHlLLIPs- Your letter of Frbruar,
"a did not reach me till March 26. 1t was Tor
warded from Boston to AShtabula county, where
was si0urning at the residence Of Johr
Brown, Jr, awaiting the arrival and preparing
for the reception OF an official visitor from
Washington. But the Sergeant.at Arms dc
not come and, consequently, did not give us III,
opportunity to drum him out Of the county,
, When opened your letter and read the word
, "Dear Sir" and the two next sentences, clio
sed it Indignantly and did not open it again til
the following day. Why? Because it seemed
to indicate that you believed Gov. Robinson
, statements and, therefore, were inclined to i'm
peach nv honor. For you know that coul,
not have said what he stated said wthou
fastening on my soul the crimes of fasehoot
and of treachery most foul. When reat
further saw that had mistaken your inten
ton, which, infer, is, that l shall publ 81
your letter with my reply to it. begin tha
duty, leaving it to the judgment OF my pub
fishers to say who shall print it, and in wha
journal it shall first appear. have the righ
to ak that you in your section Of the countr,
shall Sc, that my rejoinder is published ther
also" .-t a
Again Redpath says:
ut is true that John Brown went to Kan
A s,s to fight the battles Of freedom, and for n
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