Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-24

'la7ge 70 ~ made
The Charaessr Of the Men Lincoln En-
PaoTa 40 "a. bjugats Ace south.
TESTIMONY CT LNCOINs ADHERENTs
The following paragraph appears in the St Lou
Republican, of the 10th inst. paper that has Del
Eistenty upheld LINCOLN in his war upon tn
South: -
President Lincoln and the Administration ar
bound by every c nsiderstOn of any weiQht will
rulers and with meu-We will not add Christian
N n-instaDtly TO take such measures a. VII
spare our people such horrors and the very name
OF civilization such disgrace, are the conse
! quenees OF trusting responsible military com
mand TO man like James Lane. A Command
under the lead Of such q man is no better than
an armed AID organized banditti; with Of course
more terrOrs and power for evil than attaches
10 any Cand Of mere robbers and mRrderers, be-
eau e Its officers act under regular Commissions
aud cloak their crimes with the martie of an
. thorlty His movements and marches are no
better than the raids of laWless bands who spread
themselves over a defenssless country to pilaQs
aul harry it. These imputgtions do not we IRE
suHe Justly rest on every Individual Of his com
maDd. Asny Of his c0mmind probably most
Z Of them. simply oby the stroCiOus orders they
I receive. Bu5sOUe OF his followers are doubtless
VqIslly DEPRIVED with their leader. re think we
90 not speak una6vsedly. The account Of Lanes
march - 0sceOia-I6s burning Of stores bslonfng
} % citz-ns in that tOwR--hs destruction Of it BY
IRE snd bis summary putting 10 death seven of the
inhabitants y hom he bad seized presents 3 case of
pautnu dsvs 1ation snd asroeity which admits of
no valid use At least so il is reported TO
The oursges and crimes against property and life
perpatra ID b. hIui in tina; fOray dishoneF 10
/ the flag Urder whose pretended authority they
we're Committed, and will dishOnor the aduinistra
ton, itthey are not inquired into and punished IN
/ some way Our Government does not intend to.
waste Missouri with FIRE and sword. Its object IA
% prevent that waste and reduce it to the lowest
/ possible amount JustiIying or conniving at the
raYsge and slaughter of which Lane has been gull
IT, would be to cOnsIgn Missouri 10 doom as ie Ar
full as Hyder All Inflicted en- the Carnatic.
The Lsavenworth Correspondent of the St. Louis
Republican furnishes the following in regard to this
protegs Of LncoIN; '- -
-LEAvENwoHTH, Oct Is General Lane appeared
on our streets on Monday last ard advertised that
he would address the citizens that evening" at Stock
ton 8 Hail IG pursuance Of this notice. the hall
was crowded to hear what Jim Lane had to say
he told Of al bis brigade had done 70 save Kansas
He was very severe on Major Prince, of Fort Leav-
eRworihe and Coy. Robinson. he said thst this
State and the extreme West ought to be depart
ment ty Itself. With q good man as It's chief who
would COS mand The coEfleuCe Of the people. and
mOdestly suggested that the ouiy man who could
hdihs b1l would beJm lane lie promised thai
if the new depaI tntnt ere Crea;ed. and he made
the commander of it lie would resign bis seat in
the Senate. As his speech created 4 great sensa-
ton, quote from the report Of it il the daily Con-
SeTUCtue:
two months age the Kansas Brigade wa. organ-I
izsd. was put at the head Of It with the respect
The confidence. aye, the love Of every man in that
Command Every day since il entered the field il
has been actively engaged for the protection of
Kansas and the Government. Il has not surren
dsred. Why IA It that these creatures at the Fort
sHRer at il? They abuse the Kansas Brigade be
cause il hasnOt surrendered TO the enemy. They
sheer at the Kansas Brigade because we have never
engaged the enemy wilhaut whipping them like the
devil. . ',.... ..'- ------- .-- b.
81 Go to Nevada where IS of the Kansas Brigade
met and defeated 200 rebels 20 to Balls Mil,
where 1870 KansaDs whipped $50 traitors 90 to
Day Wood where 100 men under Montgomery for
two hours foug { : 600 of the enemy and drove
them back from our soil 90 70 PapinsT lie where
200 of our men conquered 500 rebels, killed i've
u their caPtSIDs and drove them back TO their den;
20 10 AogristO@n. tie death bed Of our gallant John
son. where 800 Of the Kansas Brigade drove GOO
traitors frNm their eutrenchments; go to OsceOla
me Of the strongest natural points in Southern Mis-
souri, where, Gfler eighty miles march through the
.nemy's country. We destroyed more than million I
dollars worth Of property. Go TO these fields and {
ell me why the Kansas Brigade is snsered 81 81 :
'iOur sin is that We never have been whpped.-l
That brigade is cOnspired sgainst. This last Sab
path was desecFated by q conspiracy a. the Fort
between RObiDson and Prince to destroy the Kan I.
as Brigade. Charles Robinson and Capt. Prince
,oEspiFed 20 destroy it They we're guilty OF treas
N OastF IlAu lAl1L VI RTE lIfSAL j 4
ave come here to talk plainly to you [Cries OF !
That's right, let US have it ] What Is the charge !
hey make against the Kansas Brigade. We are II
.yhzWkers! !,
=. I stated II Washington that the i-stitutrua Of
avery could not survive the march of the Federsl
rmy That there g0tdd be army Of color nsgrch :,
pg into ts saUs States and Wy Of oROher color :,
Marching cut. said further, that cOn6scaton must =
Olow treason thunder follows tbs fghtning's 3
lash.
"Confscated property goes to the Government Y
nd this rule has been adopted by my Brigade. If y
We are jIwhakers, we are jayhswking tor the Gov
Tnm3nt q
"Now if-oh the dirty puppy-if that creature a,
'rince or that still dirtier creature Robinson can
cd an instance Of violat n of this rule in my u
Ommand, the guilty man shall be hung. ~.
g, / bave commanded seven armies. and have 90
lur that officers succeed when they treat soldiers II
nlen 90 that. snd tBey will fight for you Why, th
" soldiers would follow me right into the middle
he'll And let me tell you that if wanted to th
ake @ cure job # capturing the old fellow. Id eli
Ike the Kansas Brigade and 10 DO it, though he
"a Robinson and Prince to help i'm. [rerrihe u
ierrine ed
aKans is the Jewel Of the West. Is is al there ar
bstwseu the Missouri and the Rocky Mountains. tb
is TIE 4Vycl IN the cup Of freedom Ia Depart on
ut win is headquarters atSt LoCis, X tnsas IS tn
secure as she shUuld be. So cult is ito con 10:
Pr intelligence across Missouri that 1t Is not safe tE
r. Us 90 receive .our orders from st Louis. TIE w
ne frtsrs ts Of K71sas demcn7s tast she should
in seperare d-psrruent with Fort Ls4TenWorth aI
its base. [Chcers It is q military necessity. an
q Fk appointment Of Brigsdier General was Of J,