The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-10-22

Richie, Montgomery, and Wier, came to mC
one evening, when it WIS raining Oh
God, how it was rainn. The men lld
tents, no blankets, no clothing. Fighting i,
hard enough even when You are well cared tor
And told those Colonies, "If there is any
thing there that will make your men comforta
BILE, take it" and they did take it. l didn'i
ask whose boots they were; | thought the y
belonged to Uncle Sam, and they did. And
here Kansas paper calls me thief, becaus
| took clothing that would otherwise have
fallen into the hands Of the enemy.
We ask you to stand bet woen us ana thu
vile traitor slanderers in tho rear. Position
don't excuse treason. The higher the position
the greater the treason. Cheers arraign
before this people Charles Robinson as trai
;or to his country. Last Sunday Robinson
and Price were conspripg tc destroy the
Kansas igade-seeking 10 do that which
traitors cannot do. The officers at this Fort
have thwarted me at every step. l begged
them for one piece of artillery. could not
get it. If we had one twelve pound howitzer,
we could have whipped Price and Rains at
Drywood, and thus have averted the disastr-
ons defeat at Lexington, and prevented the
VI iI'CIS VI bIOOu, DuL We COuiN HOJ
get it.
How would you like to see Price Major
General! What has he ever done to deserve
it7 On an inclernent night he refused to let
twenty six sick Ohio soldiers into the Fort.
And yet Gov. Robinson is 10 reward Prince
10y making him Major General. T"Neyer,"
Never" Prince told the Ohio Sergeant
that the soldiers ought to be sent to the guard
house. /" Hang hin" "ITaug him. | am
speaking from the record-from sfillavits-
and as jim Lane lives, those atll lavi's ,hpIi
90 before the Government and drive the in
human scoundrel from bis position. ["Good."
"Good."
l have commanded seven armies, and
have found that officers succeed when they
treat soldiers as men do that and they will
fight for you. Why, my soldiers would foil.
Ow me right into the midle Of hell? Aud let
me tell yon that if wanted to MAKE a sure
] 'b of capturing the Old Fellow, I'd take tie
Kansas Brigade and Id do it though he had
Robinson and Prince to help him. [TelrIfc
cheering
Kansas is the jewell Of the west. 1t is all
there is between the Missouri and the Rocky
Mountains. 1t is the jewel in the cap of Free
dom. In Department with its headquarters
in St. Louis, Kans"s is not as secure as she
should be. So difficult is it to convey ntclli.
gence across Missouri, that it is not safe for us
to receive our orders from ST. Louis. The
true interests Of Kansas demand that she
should b. in separate Department, with Fort
Leavenworth as It's base. Cheers. 1t is a
military n crssIty.
The appointment Of Brgaier General was
offered to me aud | intended to accept it
when the Brigade was orsanz,d, but could
not be drjVea to take 1t. Although not a
Brigadler, have been playing it all over,
and pretty big-betting high on small cards.
(Chcers and laughter For all my labor,
hardship anl expense, | have not received one
dime. Now don't you think Robinson and
Prince could have afforded to let me serve my
country for nothing!
If the Government will make separate
Department here, | will resign my Sena or
ship nj accept it. This Department ought
to be commanded by Kansas man. Then
we can save Kansas, restore the Cherokee
country and good deal south of it.
Ask the Government to give this my
sufficient supply Of artil!ary. They have ato
ly ordered $500 guns. Can't We have Six Of
them? They are needed for service, and
tell you nothing gives tho soldier so much
courage as the sight Of those big guns.
would like to have you get this Department
so that we can clean out that thing (tbe ForO
up yonder. Let us turn out the heartless /
scoundre.s who have insuted US for years.
Cheers.l