White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-10-17

hsd no tents, no blankets, no clothing
Fighting Is hard enough even when yo'
ere we'll cared for. And ! told thos'
Colonies, eff there Is anything there ths
will make your men comfortable take it,
and they did take it. Ididn't ask who's
boots they were; l thought they Belongs
to Uncle Sam, and they did. And here
Kansas paper calls me . thief because
took clothing that would otherwise hsv'
fallen into the hands Of the enemy.
We ask you to stand between m and
the vile traitor slanderers in the rear. Po'
sition don't excuse treason. The highe'
the position the greater the treason
[Cbess. arraign before this people
Charles Robinson q . traitor to biz
country. Last Sunday Robinson and
Prince were conspiring to destroy the
Kansas Brigade-seeking to do that which
traitors cannot do.
The officers 1t this Fort have thwsrted
me at every step. begged them for one
piece of artillery. I could not get it. II
we had had one twelve pound howitzsr.
we could have whipped Price and Rains
at Drywood. and TINS have avered the
disastrous defeat at Lexington and pre-
vented the shedding of rivers Of blood;
but We could not get it.
How would you like to see Prince .
Major General I What hiss be ever done
to deserve it? On an Indictment night
be refused to let twenty-six sick Ohio
soldiers into the Fort. And yet Gov.
Robinson is to reward Prince by making
him Major General! "Never," "Nev-
er."1 Prince told the Ohio Sergeant that
the soldiers ought to be sent to the guard
house. ["Hang him, Hang him." I
sm speaking from the record-from Aft
dsvits-snd Is Jim Lane lives, those a.
fdavits shall go before the Government
and drive the inhnman scoundrel from his
position. ["Good," "Good."]
/ have commanded seven armies, and /
have found that officers succeed when
they treat soldiers Is men; do that and
they will fight for you. Why, my soldiers
would follow me right into the middle Of
hell. And let me tell you that If l want
ed to make sure job of capturing the Old
Fellow. I'd take the Kansas Brigade and
I'd do it though he had Robinson and
Prince to help him. Terrific cheering.
Kansas is the jewel Of the West. 1t
is all there is between the Missouri and
the Rocky Mountains. 1t is the jewel in
the cap Of Freedom. In . Department
with its headquarters in st. Louis, Kan
sas is not Is secure as she should be. So
difficult is it to convey intelligence across
Missouri that it is not safe for us to re-
ceive our orders from st. Louis. The
true interests of Kansas demand that she
should be in separate Department with
Fort Lesvenworh as its base. Cheers.
1t is . military necessity.
The appointment of Brigadier General
was offered to me. and intended to &C.
cept it when to Brigade was organized.
but could not be driren to take it. Al
though not . Brigadier. have been play
ing it oil over and pretty big-betting
high on small cards. [Cheers and laugh
ter.
For oil my labor. hardships anil 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!
1.-THE Government will make separate
Department here. will resign my Sena-
torship aud accept it. This Department
ought to be commanded by K ,nsas
man. Then We can save Kansas. restore
the Cherokee country, ami good deal
South of it.
Ask the Government to give this army
. sufficient supply of artillery. They
have lstely ordered $500 guns. Can't
we have six of them !? They are needed
for service. and 1 tell you nothing gives
the soldier so much courage IS the sight
Of those big guns. would like to have
you get this Department, SO that we can
clean out that thing 1.-THE Fort up yonder. |
Let rs turn ont the heartless scounirels |
who have insulted us for years. [Cheers.
For the first time come here alarmed
Tor Kansas. Alarmed. not because the
enemy are upon us. 1t is because We are
in Department that cannot receive COM
municstions from St. Louis, and cannot
he safely commanded by any one man.
No man has a greater admiration for Gen
Fremont than l have. but his own letters
show that the Department is beyond the
control of our General. 1t is for you to
act. If you will act. will follow it up. |
OF one thing you can be assured. and
that is that will ceaselessly labor for
your welfare and for the defence and pro-
lection of Kansas.
Gen. Lane concluded in the midst Of
the most tumultuous cheers. Three times
three were given and repeated for Gen. |
Lane.
The Chairman appointed the following |
committee on resolutions: Messrs. Croker, |
Means, Coffin, johnson. Perks. Logan,
Keller.
While the COMMITTEES on Resolutions
were out, Col. John G. Vaughan was
called for.
Col. Vaughan said he did not want to |
see Kansas divided. II Robinson was 81
traitor. shoot him; if Lane was . traitor,
shoot him. [Cheer after cheer was given
for Lane, and the General was compelled
to come forward. he said:
When was here last, said 1 would
cooperate with Robinson in any measures
necessary for the defence of Z ansas. Did
mot! l"Yes," "yes."] When Il. 900
rebels assaiied Us in Southern Kansas. I