, 1861-11-09
YR0R KANSAS,
wh.A Jan. I.nAe hA9 Deneefs0sRrss
1n41AD& 0n en- Hk8o4A4sW X.
lcox1eaposasnee Missouri Denaoefat1
/ CAxRENoo11, eoataakn Kassas, -!

tcoxresposaence Missouri Denoczat.1
~ CAxrKuoo1N, 8oatha9n KAaaas,l
>-:l;>- N1Fszae 1851. 5.
j: Gea. Lana wy proPsiy msnt.a3, K.ases
o !" t1e most Waxlk6 seve99 ea1e: 1:
Wlth poPol.aaea q 9e. si1 np1es1o 4sS;3ts IA
have fhres mo1e neaziF ready fr *the 49,
The pzsosxd of one Of those does moi, =
said, RINK very high morally, while fts "dght'
Ing" sn1 !" "js3haWking" ezcel1aociee aro unt-
vefsa1l1 scknowledxed Time viii make
It il alleged BY Adj. General Thomas th.t, In
h'e recaut military manueva1s, Ga0aFA Lane
is guilty Of divers irregularities, and that
charges to this effect are siready brought to
self co4nizsnt Of many Of thu owl ehacta Of
Lanes unconstitutional style Of treating
rtbeb. There are In Linn county, In this
State, not lsss than ons thousand Missouri
refugees, all Of whom might today have been
enjoying the sweets Of slavery, had General
an a. eve ei1 ele to the acompromises Of the Cor
etit1tiou." Not that General Lave, with his
oSmy Of q tffeeboo1ef8,n assisted these chAttels
to escape, but, what h deemed much WoFae,
he caused such = general panic and skee
disabling" among the seceth chlSairy' q %
| leave the aston:sned dsrkey8 without sllke1
! filter to hold them to their ancient allegiance
| The Shareholders, and not the slaves, are the
| jugi.iyes-a dissolution of the "patriarctal
iretitution" without remedy IN the Fugitive
Slave Law. ::
Thomas With having committed dspredations
en "onr triends'' In Missouri. The only
mootable question here Ia, VINO Are 't0ur
| friends" in Missouri? for tue It is that Line
las t'committed depredattona" Within the
territory bamed above. He committed dep
relations" at Butler, Papinegiile, West Point,
t. HarFfennpff}a ard Aannnfa. cyan tn Efl4 K
tent OF shielding blood" and capturing and
turning over to the Government twelve or
fifteen hundred head of horses, cattla and
nuleE, together with vast amount Of other
property. He ordered the destruction Of ser
e1al buildings In Osceola, simply and only be
cause their opponents found skulklng places
therein from which to fire upon hts army
+ At Papinsyil1e he ordered five men t9
be Bhot, and Only because they amused
themselves three or four hours previousiy b.
ted on tour friends? :" This brings u
back to he original inquiry again-Who ar
: s'ou7 .J1iends' in Weste7s Mtssouri2 # not no
t to1ious traitors and bloody-hngered bauditn
then is Gen. Lane wholly gufltless ct II
] ofIenses Of which he standa charged. Il Unfol
: men have suffered at his hands, srho are they
l and aheYe are they? Why do they net com
+ forward with their bills Of grievances?
: Lane gave great offence to the sid Thoaa1
, and cur friends when he declared in hi
t Leavenworth speech, that:
4 SIN MY opinion this War Will never be SUI
!. cesefnily carried On SO long as an arm
:, marches through slave States as bost gos
S through f1cck Of ducks They fly up on Il
d approach, asd nestle down a. soon as it b
!. paused. The boat is tafe; and 80 are Il
s ducks. "hen you march through Stat
e you must march 80 tdat traitors viii feel Il
1t horrors OF WAT"
h And this fully explains the vituperati,
It criticisms OF his recent military services. Bl
il am glad to know that he beaEs 1t al with
q composure worthy Of the man and the eau
s. to which his heart and sword are devoted.
+" can well stferd to keep his temper" for
t. know and trust him. They have watched
D. recent stTords and works" and find that
l. more Of gratitude than censure is due to hi