The daily Gate City., 1861-10-18

intended to take it The "peace" men all
left, and town is always in danger when
the traitors run away. There were more
valuable stores at Forts Scott and Lin.
coin, at that time, than there were at Lex.
inston But we get no credit for driving
back the traitors because we lost 60 mules
Ii am to be charged with those mules
they ought at least to give me credit for
what have captured from the enemy
We took one hundred and fifty at one haul
at Morristown and il wasn't much of a
II day for mules either.
We are thwarted an obtaining troops be-
cause they are needed in New Mexico.
should like to know what New Mexico
is worth with Kansas lost That New
Mexico project was got up to prevent the
organ zation of the Kansas Brigade
["That's 70" e
What has the State Government done
for the protection of Kansas? How was
Southern Kansas savsdi | called the
people to the rescue. They came.
found arms belonging to Uncle Sam. |
took the responsibility of opening the
boxes and giving the arms to the people.
Now you 90 to the Fort and they'll tell
yon Lane is a thief. But Kansas would
have been invaded If those 1000 men had
not been armed with those arms.
/ am a robber because | am guilty Of
the terrible crime of taking arms belong
ing to the Government and giving them
to Kansas men. / don't believe I have
done thing that Old Abe Lincoln will
find fault with; the President will say,
''Well done, good and faithful servant"
But took clothes Coils johnson,
Richie, Montgomery, and Weer, came To
ME one evening when it was raining-oh,
great God, how it WAS raining. The men
had no tents, no blankets. no clothing
Fighting is hard enough even when you
are well cared for And told those Col
onels IF there is anything there that will
make your men comfortable take it," and
they did take it, | didn't ask whose
boots they we're; | thought they belonged
to Uncle Sam, and they did And here
Kansas paper calls me thief, because |
took clothing that would otherwise have
fallen into the hands ofthe enemy
We ask you to stand between us and the
vile traitor slanderers In the rear. Posi-
tlon don't excuse treason. The higher
the position the greater the treason
| [Cheers. ] arnign before this people
Charles Robinson as traitor to his coun-
/ try. Last Sunday, Robinson and Prince
were conspiring to destroy the Kansas
Brigade--seeking to do that which trait
ors cannot do.
The officers at this fort have thwarted
me at every step. begged them for one
piece OF artillery 1 could not get it. If
We had had one l2-pound howitzer, we
could have whipped Price and Rains at
Drywood, and thus have ayerted the dis
astrous defeat at Lexington and prevented
the shedding of rivers Of blood, but We
could not get it.
How would you like to sec Prince n
Maj General What has he ever done
to deserve it On an inclement night he
refused to let twenty-sx sick Ohio sol
diers into the fort. And yet Gov Robin.
son is to reward Prince by making him u
Major General = [.Sever," ''neyer. +"
Prince told the Ohio Sergeant that the
soldiers ought to be sent to the guard
house. [.Hang him. '.hang him |
am speaking from the record-from afii
dayits--and as Jim Lane lives, those afii-
dayits shall 20 before the government and
drive the inhuman scoundrel from his
position. ["Good, good. j
/ | 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 follow me right iuto the middle of
hell. And let me tell you that If / wanted
to make sure job of capturing the Old
Fellow, l. d take the Kansas Brigade and
4 I'd do it though he had Robinson and
Prince to help him. Terrific cheering. ]
n Kansas is the jewel Of the West It's
all there is between the Missouri and the
| Rocky Mountains. 1t is the jewel in the
cap Of Freedom. ln department with
J its headquarters in ST. Louis, Kansas is
!, not as secure as she should be. So d iffi
cult is it to convey intelligence across Mis-
! sour that it is not safe for us to receive
our orders from st. Louis. The true in
! terests of Kansas demand that she should
} be in separate department. with Fort
/ Leayenworth as its base. [Cheers.l 1t
, is military necessity.
The appointment Of Brigadier General
was offered to me, and intended to ac
cept it when the brigade was organized,
but could not be driven to take it. Al
though not Brigadier have been play
ing it all over, and pretty big-bettinc
high on small cards Cheers and laugh
ter.
For all my labor, hardship and expense
| have not received one dime Now don /
you think Robinson and Prince could have
afforded to let me serve my country for
noihing2