, 1861-10-31


stablipg tor at least tRo Thousand horses. |
These buildings are erected On the summit Of |
q plnteau formed by the bluffs, and Of course |
commanding the river. They form an attract
i've and picturesque place, in size rivaling q |
respectable town, and surrounded on all sides
ton is one mile square and abuts close to the
city. 1t has been q tempting norsel for the
keen epeeulatoFe who hung on to Buchanan's
skirts. George Sanders once came out here;
1t is believed 1ith the purpose Of reviving the
S Fot Fa snspg re- s1 cete On the kaR7ss At ae
is commanded by an. extensive range
Of bills, situated at about huff
mile from them. 1t has become necessary to
forfify and guard these heights, and formidable
works are erected On The commanding points.
Immediately in the vicinity Of the Fort and
BILE Garth works have been erected and are
now being mounted. stscBades aud rife pits
for the protection Of the skirmiahere, &C., are
also in process Of construction. It may be
fairly presumed that even should SO improba-
bic an event now occur as an attack, Fort Leay-
euworth will be able to hold Its Own.
RECESSION PRoCLIy1T1Es HERE.
There is considerable dissatisfaction express-
ed among reliable men here and in the city,
at the retention in various important execu-
tive departments, Of men whose whole past
life and Eympathles have been with the ultra
Southern faction. Under the former pro-
slavery Administrations, the officers, bo.h
military and administrative, have formed
close corporation whose influence has always
been used against the side Of freedom and for
the ensl2Vemept Of Kanea.. The Fort has
always had an important political iuaneace in
all local contests and that has been brought to
bear in favor Of ultra Southern sentiments.
power, some changes we're made in the Quar-.
termasteres and other Departments By the
Secretary OF War. For long time, Captain
{new Gcne1a]) Van Wet, then acting, refused
to recognise tts4e appointments. He Was
removed to lbs stsf Ct General Mcclellan,
Issued, his successor, Captain Eaton,
admitted the new encumbcnts. One OF
theEe had the appointment Of NUM-
ber Of Workmen and desks, and it was uh-
desstood wonld 1emoge several employees Of
supposed secession procllVjties. To prevent
this, contrary to precedents, the orders,
formerly by the Quartermaster direct to this
Department, are now sent through another
channel, and the incumbent is thereby placed
IN subordinate position and deprived By this
f TICK Of Of ne pewer p Of appointing his clerks,
been collected and forwarded t. Washington,
which will prove the charge of rebel sympa
thtes against them, even, if not Of " aid and
comfort'' to the enemies Of the Union. Over
five hundred sfIidayits have been taken in re-
lation to this matter. This state Of feeling
destroys much Of the efficiency Of the post,
and as will be shown, retards the equipment
and furnishing Of the Kansas troops. It is
charged that sick men are turned out of tie
Fort Hospitals still unfit Tor duty, and that
well men are discharged by the authorities
here as unfit for service, in order to reta1d the
formation Of the regiments intended for Gen.
Lanes command. This brings me to the dis
pnte now raging in this State between
GOV. ROBINSON, GEN. JIM LIME AND CAPT.
PRINCE.
Your readers have already perused the
speech OF Lane made in this city short time
since. Some extracts from the letter Of GOV.
Robinson in reply thereto have also been pub
lshed in leading journals outside Of the State.
If the speech OF Gen. Lane HRs cenautable
The reply Of the Governor was even more 90,
for it nota only attacked Lane, but a. bitterly
denounced the President, bis cabinet and the
appointees Of the Administration here. sift-
Ing the statements Of the partizans Of both
disputants BY my own knowledge of Kansas
matters, think the true state Of atfairs to be
a. follows:
GEN. jim. LANE.
It is necessary to premise that Robinson
and Lane have been bitter enemies from the
first commencement Of the struggle In Kan
sas. Both Of them are as ambitious az il falla
to the lot Of such men to be Lane has sub
tie yet daring character; the most tireless
brain On the most tireless body of any man T
ever met; an intellect sometimes amountinr
to genius, but very unequal In its flights an
1nsatlaole ambition; great executive capacity,
nnt very little regard for details. Wien he
strikes 1T Is like the sudden blow Of c1enched
hand to an unprepared man. He il full Of the
demagegue's subterfuges, while at the same
time be possesses mnch Of eoldierly Eaukuess
and directneas, and has impulses which, wish
quick-sfghted sagacity, enablea hina to see the
bearing Of popular currents. He has much Of
the heroic quality Of persistency, which ena-
tles men to work unti,iBgly Ia au defeats
unto The end. Add to this, that, though he
possesses largely the magnetism which attracts
men to their natural chieftainR, yet while all
found to cay that they respect him. If this
does not give you SD idea Of Jim. I.ane,s men,
tai personality, cannot put words into shape
wheIeWith to hettar it. When Lane first came
to hansas he was Democrat, had just voted
IN Re M House of Representatives, for the repeal
Westport and Kansas City, Mo-, that the
only question with him as to slavery
in kaasas VIE, whether ths soil would
grow hemp or not; that for his part
mule; he rode into power first by dividing
the Free Stat party on the black law qnes.
tion at the Big Springs end Topeka Conyen-
tions. As the contest deepened, Lane began
to teeI the screws himself. He vas denounced
% an Abolitionist by the border rua1ans. Un.
~ Au tAV H44IG4 Va tI-Ut At Hd& dulQNE EQH
first for resistance To bis zeal and energy
vas owing much Of the unanimity in the de-
fense made By the people Of lawrence. His
carter IN '56 is part Of American history. But
os the etrlte went on. Lane overlapping the
intermediate steps, both from impulse and
| from sagacious insight, became mora radical,
until h6 stood in politics the acknowledged
| leader of the fighting anttslaye1y school
Kansas men. In convention at Topeka, in
3ulI, ls55, he made speech in which be used
I a ycnA r1x II a.
cratic party, and in predicting its downfall,
said-"l don't knoW, Mr. President, that 6hsli
live to see the day, bnt before God believe
shall, when this black and brutal party win
,tor 1e oroef1 ef th to Rtssss; and when, rom the
the Wa1m waves Of the Gulf on the South.
| one large line Of free States shall rear them.
felree, an i1npcnet1able barrier against which
the western waves Of this curse Of slavery
ehan dash n vain. Cata utot time an
| :, These last words express the spirit in which
i9e men Of KsnEas are entering thia fight. 1t
/ also tells the secrect Of Lanes power over
thtm- They know that whatever else he may
Or may not be, he is true to the idea which has
grown With the growth OF Kansas, and which
nay row be expressed in popular slogan,
| ttuE-"D Death to traitors and freedom for al
mankind" Again in the State Conyeution
which nominated the present Governor Ia
ls5e, Lane is reported aa saying in ona Of his
| IAeaN EsAA9'L4NA 6pECIlAee9 Hu4IG HQtah-
ing oil what Kansas had taught him, that:
VT was With shame that he acEno wledged it,
but when be came to kansss, he csred nothing
about this question OF slavery. The only
| point with him wRs whether tue soil would
grow hemp or not; but, Mr. Presidents, {he
eontinuedl the seed which, sinca then, Kausss
has PLANTED in my heart, and watered By the
blood Of her martyrs, has grown and g1orn !;
aud GROWN! until tbs tree Is large enough
row to naakcties for The Tnde4qround Rdil7oad !"
| This ts Jim Lane When in the United States
Senate Chamber, during the extra session, he
did not shirk from this position, IS the flies Of
The Globe will prove
GOV. CHARLES ROBINSON
ia Massachusetts man and came to kansas
a. the egent Of the New England Emigrant
| Aid Society. he is q msn Of energy a0d exec-
utlye capacity, possessed Of undoub1d physi-
cal coursge, but 1acking ia mHny Of the ele-
ments Of moral stamina. n1ore especially in
the quality Of persi6tency; except ii 90 fur ss
related to his personal fends, where ha never
loses any opportunity Of striking 9. blow, ao
matter what public interests uxy suf1er there'
by. He is humane sad kind to iatexabFs, oe
thoee who do not cfoss his pe&h4 but lee my
ene difer with him In public matters, aAd hi
| ecrffer, Ia n1rarnf 1<aFsuffAxa f1kha NJ