Litchfield enquirer., 1862-01-30


 January 20.
 Gen. Lane left yesterday at 3 P. M, for Kan sas. His brigade will assemble at Leavenworth as rapidly as practicable, and the general expects to take up his line of march within thirty days It will consist of four Illinois regiments, four Iowa. two Wisconsin, and ono Ohio the remain. der to be made up of certain other regime nts from Kansas, Missouri, and Indiana, and four thousand Indians, to make in all about thirty thousand troops, an unusual proportion of whom are to be mounted. The staff to be detailed for the Kansas Department will be confirmed to- morrow, which will be in the main the staff of the general when his appointment as brigadier is confirmed by the Senate.
 Gen. Lanes department already draws upon it more eyes, and awakens lvelier interest than any other in the crisis. The prevalent opinion of Gen. Lane, however, is erroneous. Ae re-, marked in private conversation "Some people think me radical-almost as lawless as the rebels l am fighting. It is not so Jim Lane never broke Q law in his life, and never intends to. l intend to begin, proceed, and end in this cam. paign in strict accordance with law; but that is no reason why man should make woman of himself" Tho general is not the man to heistate or vascillate when grave and importunate re- responsibilities are to be seized and used by some- body. But he neither meditatea nor prefers any infraction of single statue, or any abuse of con- stitutional obligations. I am persuaded that this charge of his being ovsr-radcal grows out of his extraordinary enthusiasm and energy. He is emphatically wide awake, working man, and possesses magnetic power over his followers shown by no man in this country since Gallant Harry Clay"
 Wx. A. CRorur publishes, over his own sigma ture, an account of the leave taking of General James II. Lane, at the White House He says Lincoln Lane. Senator Pomeroy. few members ot the House, and a group of officers and clerks from the department. On turning to leave, Gen. Lane said Well Mir. Lincoln, you kaow my ! way; shall pursue the policy with which i begin, and somebody will got burt" To which the President replied: Yes, Gen. eral, l understand you. And the only difference between you and me is, that you are willing to surrender fugitives to loyal owners in case they are willing to return while Go not believe the United States Government has any right to give them up in any case. And if it had, the People would not permit us to exercise it." Gen. Lane replied: "That, Mir. President, makes me happier than anything that has tram splred since the commencement of the war; And if you will announce that as the active DO. licy of the Administration. and let us with one victory on it, you will be the most popular man ever on this continent!"
 Mir. Lincoln returned nod of earnest acknow. ledgmcnt, and another prominent officer present added:
 Il have been aichng to ask you, Mr. Presi. dent, why you do not, without asking the con. sent of Congress, or anybody else, acquire or set apart some territory somewhere in the South, and say to the negroes in the rebel States- Here come out and go over there, and we will protect you in its possession and your own free dom.'"
 After some other general remarks, the Gener- al and bis friends withdrew. Whether it is proper to report such converse. .lons whether Mir. Lincoln expected or wished o 9e reported; whether he is reported correctly; and if correct, whether q mans loyal talk in his own G parior may properly be detailed in the pub a.,h ps,a's, ny any one who happens to be within earsaot of the conversation carried on. we leave Tor our readers to judge. 0'' "' 'e"''