Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-10-25
charaoteriatio speooh of I.ane.

ehe iattef nave Deeh making severe Dut contfa-
dictory charges against the Generals Kansas
Brigade, accusing II now of insfaciency, and
again of ferocity and lswlessness. In speech
at Leavenworth on the 9Th. which we end re-
ported in the Conservative Of that city, the Cen
eral gives his msligners some very plain an
swers. We make few extracts:
raE BRIGADE nor INEFFICIENT. a.ts
Two months ago the Kansas Brigade was or
ganized. was put at the head Of IL with the
respect the confidence, aye, the love Of every
man in that command. Every day since IL en-
tered the field, IL has been actively engaged for
the protection Of Kansas and the Government
II has not been whipped-ithas not surrendered.
Why is it that these creatures at the Fort speer
at it2 They abuse the Kansas Brigade because
It has not surrendered to the enemy. They sneer
at the Ransas Brigade because we have never
engaged the enemy without whipping them
like the devil.
Go TO Nevada, whore Sc Of the Kansas Brig
ade met and defeated 900 rebels. Go TO Dry
Wood, where 400 men under Montgomery, for
two hours fought 1000 Of the enemy and drove
Them back from your soil Go TO Papinsville
where 200 of our men conquered 1900 rebels,
killed five of their captains, and drove them
back to their den. Go to Morristown, the death
bed Of our gallant johnson, where 400 Of the
Kansas Brigade drove 600 traitors from their
intrenchments. Go TO Osceola, one ofthe stron-
lRcSb ntluthl polnLs IN k00utnCNH AlhSOuIlIWncItg
latter eighty miles march through the enemy's
country, we met greatly superior force, beat it,
land took and destroyed more than million
dollars worth of property. Go to these fields
and tell me why the Kansas Brigade is sneered
at. Our sin is, that we have never been whipped.
THE BRIGADE NOT JAYRAwKERs.
!, Confiscated property goes to the Government
and this rule has been adopted by my Brigade.
7 II we are jayhawkers we are jawhawking for
{ the Government. a
Now if-oh the dirty puppy--if that crea-
ture Prince or that still dirtier creature, Robin
son. can find an instance Of the violation OF this
r rule in my command the guilty man shall be
hung. But they say we steal slaves--great
,, God Lieut.. Col. Blunt of Montgomery reg
, /, iment has Just returned from the interior Of
] Missouri, and they tell me he comes back with
more slaves than white men. EGood, Good, and
cheers. Secesionists get no slaves from the
Kansas Brigade. When Union man comes to
my camp to recover slaves, tell him to look
upon the camp as naked ground. "Resort to
! the same measures that you would If were not
here" If he fails to recover his slaves we give
, him certifcate-as a voucher to the Govern
ment-that such man lost such slave by the
march of the Kansas Brigade. CApplause,l I
guess that's true. Renewed applause But
It disappears on the principle / have laid down.
, ] venture to say, that if were to tell Mont
, lgomery, or Blunt, or Stewart or Williams, or
Bowles, "Y ou shant take those slaves" the re-
S ply would be-"Slaves are men, and you shant
! make me niger catcher for traitors" CGreat
cheering" fi
= Is there a man here who would act as a slave
o catcher for Price7 l wonder if that dirty dog
Prince would do it This is the sin--this il
1 the charge against us. We march TO crush out
II treason and let slavery take care of itself i
- they don't want slavery to perish, let them lay
: down their arms, or do the other thing-keeI
Lanes Brigade out of Missouri lRapturoui
" applause. In my opinion this war viii nevel
= be successfully carried out so long as an army
h- marches through slave States as a boat goes
" through flock of ducks. They fly up on il
At approach and nestle down as soon as it has pas
o, sed. The boat is safe and so are the ducks
. When you march through State, you must 81
e. march that traitors will feel the horrors of war
J. Take the Union man by the hand, but lay vast
ir the property of traitors. Why is so much sym
pathy shown for traitors and none for Unioi
!. men? Hundreds and hundreds of Union mel
10 have followed the Kansas Brigade to escape tn
clutches of traitors. Did you ever hear thi
W puppy Prince say word about Major Deal
&c who was robbed and driven from his home By
% traitors2 Not word of sympathy for such men
W. But let slave-holder lose nigger and the very
air resounds with cries for the return of the fu
On gitive. l"Shame," shame."l
ut WHAT THE BRIGADE HAS DONE.
er The Kansas Brigade is to be dissolved becaus
- it built forts and organized forces at Humboldt
!, Leroy, Nesho Falls, Verdigris Walnut Creek
ne Fall River, Turkey Creek-seven forts on you
1t, frontier, where the people, instead of being
ut stampeded and driven from the State, can rally
10 for your defense.
w Is it because Mathews invaded Humboldt
n Four days before that raid ordered fort to b
built there, but for some reason it was not done
Sc But who followed Mathews and killed himf-
4 NV order book will show that ordered Lieut.
'n' Col Blunt to pursue Mathews to Arkansas, anC
m, he did pursue him till he slew him.
he What is the reason Price and Rains did no
ee march into Kansasl Did Prince keep off th
M l2,0002 Did Robinson do it2 Did Blood, VIII
~ went in pursuit of drove of cattle and ran
nd Pixies Peak, drive away the l00002 Did San
ro- Smith do it2 But they say Price and Rains ha
,re no intention of invading Kansas-that they ha
-, made an arrangement not to invade Kansas.-
W With whom did our authorities make the al
lto lrangement? Not with Gamble, for he is Un
Ter ion man-it must have been with Claib. Jack
lse son. All can say is that he who would hol
;co intercourse with jackson, is himself traitc
He and deserves a rope. lsHang him. Hang him'
OF Price marched 900 men from Sprnghel
ng to within eight miles of Fort Scott. BE inter
as ded to take it. The "peace" men all left and
town is always in danger when the traitors n
, away. There were more valuable stores at For
ie- Scott and Lincoln at that time than there We
for at Lexington. But we get no credit for drivii
ire back the traitors because we lost 60 mules.
IA l am charged with those mules, they ought
least to give me credit for what have capture
ne from the enemy. We took $50 at Morristow
he at one haul, and it wasn't much Of day &
an mules either a2lat % a -iJf}'4
What has the State Government done for II
i, protection of Kansas? How was Souther
~, Kansas saved2 called the people to the rel
ng lcue-they came ] found arms belonging
to Uncle Sam. l took the responsibility Of opeI
nd ing the boxes and giving the arms TO the peopl
Now you go to the Fort, and they will tell "
'fe Lane is thief But Kansas would have be,
ter invaded had not those two thousand men be-
is armed with those guns. N q ti9
Ike am a robber because lam guilty Of the te
To rible crime of taking arms belonging to Il
Government and giving them to Kansas me
ng I don't believe have done a thing that Old Al
he Lincoln will find fault with; the President w
om say, SWELL done, good and faithful servant"
in. The officers at this post have thwarted me
~ every step. / begged them for one piece of
i'N' tillery could not get IL. If we had had o
no. 2-pound howitzer, we could have whipp
md Price and Rains at Drywood, and thus ha
"a. averted the disastrous defeat at Lexington, a
,oa prevented the shedding of rivers Of blood; b
'ou we could not get it tl ee1tf faal ~
nd Howwould you like TO see Prince Majo
les GeneralY What has he ever done to deserve
~ On an inclement night he refused to let 26 s
Ohio soldiers into the fort. Prince told I
PET Ohio Sergeant that the soldiers ought to be &C
gh- to the guard house. rsHang him, aHang him.
mt ! am speaking from the recprd--frpm afiidav
q, land as Jim Lane lives, those sfhdavits sh
i" 60 before the Government ana drive ths inh
ing mar seouAdrel from his position rsGoad, good
teri I have commanded eairan arnfea. and-I ha