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Hsssosu a. a. Haa1S5 5and Lane Ndteulty-Coy-
eso0f.dg.sea1s-Rha1* Gen. Hunter thinks Of
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51xirrswox,ta, Kanzas, Feb. II, 1ssa
The flush Of flame which has Lit the land with |
victory during the last few days, yesterday |
reached this cityan State Our hearts beat
and our voices rang In unison with those Of |
our b-ethren everywhere throughout the loyal |
States. One regret was manifested; md that; /
the fear that In this great tide Of victory the |
Importance Of the military movements from |
this DeDaftment would be oyershadoTad. and t
perhaps they be even abandoned. This must
not be, and it becomes nd to look over the
ground and sec the present position of affairs |
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The dafeeences between Major General Hun
ter and Senator Lane, in relation to the com.
.,naod of tba co1rn,n of Inc aonth cannot he
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sfttH:a Aefe-. e3n- Aane leaves tor :" asmn8e
ton on Thursday; and Will Immediately bring
the whole matter to tie attention Of the Ad-
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m1hlst1atlon- Ten. Lane' II Ii unoefstooo,
thinks that by the action Of the Major General
+: he Is precluded from eyen: going with the cx-
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peo11ion as q p'1'sss soNasi:
The country requires: the services Of these
1npn and n il to onc MT a nort1zan of e;thera
tneu' snu ~ - ~ w. ~ e .4'An ~ et'1e'
pllatpo spec'ac1s ~ see, II mus embarrassed
Your correspondent proposes to give you
some account of what be understands to be
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Aos a1s ne ftolates ho eonAaencs auo epeAA9
on no ones authority but his Owl. An inti~
mate knowledge Of men and events here he
hopes will giYe. bis communication some
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OF the principal faets in the matter, and es-
peciaI1y Of the results the country is in DOS
easaJo,, Tha resn7fa a,a IN bo donlo-od
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a correspondence ms passed between dens.
Hunter and Lane on which the latter bases his
action in returning to the Senate. 4 dispatch
was received from tho Pre=ident-addres to
Gen. Lane, some days since, to this effect:
that the President: in appointing Gen Lane,
had, while holding him subordinate to General
| Hunter, expected and desired to see Gen. Lane
| command the forces to move South, Gen. Hun
t ter remaining in command Of the department;
] and that he 1the President} wished it to be SO
anangA if Gen: Hunter could oblige him con
honor" On receipt Of this Gen. Lane wrote to
the Mnjor General letter putting three
| questions, one Of which was to this effect
..'Wll It be consistent With the public service
command il the field as will only place your
self as my superior 2"-or, In other words,
would Gen. Hunter Hake Gen Lane his sec
ond'i command IN this expedition. The
evening Of the day this letter was sent, Gen:
Lane, IN response to scramble Of the Missou-
ton il le went as private.
Gen. Hunters reply came the next day. The
substance rs have heard it stated, was to the
effect, first, that Gen: Lane had no plans, but
had taken those which he :(Gen. Hanter)
had formed, and with them had in
1uenced the Administration to their action
in the premises; that 1t would be impossible
for them to haTmonlze; that Lane would need
restraining, having turbulent character, &c,
&c. These words are not given as those Of
the document, but only as its meaning This
Of course ended the whole af1air, afleast in
Kansas. Gen. Lane replied expressing sur
prise at the tone Of Gen. Hunters letter and
regretting that military pride or other personal
cause should stand in the way Of amicable ar-
country.
After what has been said Of these letters,
the reader will not be surprised at Gen Lane s
determination to return to the Senate, and,
as Q consequence his refusal Of tle
| Brigadier6hip rendered him. From the well
known nature Of Gen. Hunters opinions Il
relation to Gen. Lane, the latter could only
anticipate if he had accepted and reported to
The Major General for 3l1ty. heinz deta;,cd fn
.nch a nost as Womb dnnT;ve the country ri
his services in the field. General Hunter
evidently thinks that he could not
Nconsisfent with the nnblie serrice and
his Own Lonor'' oblire the President; n The
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i've and canse far this action and Il * fonnd
in fhe oni1,ions which here and now ara no.
| forious General Hunter cnterfains nf General
these of,;n;ors we're f1nnded cannot INV hit
It Is Ser,ersIly believed That Vile Genera1 n11
HnntEr accens ener 1snas aas "S 1enG1 on fho
, cauee of The war. vet that he thinEs onr Kan,
soa chicfta;n rno, n. h;s 1ni1itor1- -cr,,tot;o
: fo be .simply nratender: thaf, he ncVcr I,ad
: any plans Of a Southwestern campaign. but
by o6tainipe soe Sno1ese bs ener e. aas
Hunter's1 pIans and list Generally: f,ane i
r nntrnstworfhv and not to "a estecmed As
/ consequence, entertaining these views. Gen
, Hunter could not, tconEistcnt With the pubIit
s,tion e s ao o~n nor Gen n!
: lion. That the Maior General cntertain5 I view: @
Similar 10 what IS lere expressed. there can h.
no doubt, for to more than one party he ha:
converecd If 1nte freely and wifhnnt rasorro
y / lion 10 HE effect.
I Your correspondent gives these statements
:. because he thinks IL Is necessary to snnnoT
what lie viii hereafter say. md niso to viFn3;
:: cate Gen, Hunter from having acted on pe1 st
b soY,n1 grounds. thourh Il nav not he suf1icien
a in The minds Of fgacacious men to establish hi
= reputation for correct iudc1nent.
Gen. Lane can hardly need any defense O
IS lis military character, for the nation viii re
i member how the regiment Of Ipdlauiaus com
\ | manded BY Lane II Mexico. at the batNe q
Buena Vista, bore themselves SO ealIantlY nm
e der his leadership as to claim tic houors q
D that field Kansas, free, speaks loudly enoug
o Of the Generals capacity as a leader, III
5 Missouri campaign Of last summer is also an
&c other evidence OF his ability. The peopIe BIZ
<, lieye in Jim Lane-Kansas and the West bt
II lieye in him Were he q new man. this belle
:. might be set down as temporary ebullitio
!: of popular enthusiasm, which in America 81
8 ten marks their advent BUTT is not so. Ian
f. has been long before the people, and alway
,f faFo1ite He has grown. wear 5
year, growing too and in the nigh
direction. His reputation has acts behind i
5 4 general conviction Of q ma1's capacity a
II gucs power in the man, and il he IS know,
- Some work to show Therefor. This is the cas
IL with General Lane. Tour corresnonde1
% thinks 1c ran e1nci7afe faw no;nts IN ra1at;n
If Il, he aufhorshin of fhe n1an for -. rannoio
~ In fhc snufh-wesf In i3oin, fhis 3,e has 9n I;
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