The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-04-17
From General Collamore to Charles Robinson.

From General Collamore to Charles Robinson.
This letter, taken from the LeavenwortI
Conservative, throws more light upon tn
character of Charles Robinson, and is no
much to bis advantage:
Dr. CHAs. RoBINsoN-Sw II motto,
in the Leayenworth Conservative of tn,
30th ult., under head of correspondence
of the Conscroati1e," letter addressed t.
" Geo. w. Collamore, ESQ.," and signed
by &C. Robinson" which l judge from it,
style and tenor was written by you, il
which you acknowledge the receipt of my
letter Of the 2lst, BY way Of the Leav
enworth Conservative"
The letter to which you refer was mailed
to Topeka on the 23d ult. You say "you,
appointment to the Office of Quartermastel
General, it is true, was made without prev
ious consultation" For once in your life
you speak the truth but, when you add,
you desired me to appoint no one else
until you could communicate with the COM
mittee in Boston you expressed the hope
whenever | met you that [ would reserve
the place for you," l pronounce the latter
sentences entirely fabrications. You fur
ther say l have learned from conversation
with the parties, What parties that MIR.
Dutton, after you declined to present your
warrant from the Auditor for the money
for war expenses before going TO Washing
ton, had told Mr.. Stevens that be did not
expect to have occasion to remove the
deposit in the bank for some length of time,
and he would give due notice should he
need 1t. The deposit being general one,
the Bank had a right to use it and to treat
it as other deposits of like character, and l
learn, did 500
On the 10Th day of January last past, I
inquired of Mr.. Hillyer, Auditor, at the
time he was auditing my bills, if there was
any money in the treasury to pay them.
He replied by saying, 81 will ask Mr..
Dutton when he comes in" Soon Mr.
Dutton entered, and Mr.. Hillycr inquired
Of him if there was any money in the
treasury. Mr.. Dutton answered, "Yes,
Brown county paid in yesterday between
sixty and seventy dollars" conveying to me
the idea that the treasury contained none
other.
at this time I knew nothing Of the
sales Of the State or War Bonds.
At the Eldridge House in this city, on
the l4th March last past, l brought this
conversation to the notice of MIR. Dutton.
He did not deny it, but said :" if I said SO,
l said Brown county because came from
Brown county, and l was joking" 1 de-
sire you to state, if you know, as you
intimate in your letter, one instance of
fraud committed by me as Quartcrmaster
General of Kansas, whereby the State or
any individual has suffered to the extent of
one dime.
You also state I" that the books, papers,
bonds, and other property belonging to the
office, you accepted SO reluctantly, you
refuse to turn over to your successor with
out expense to the State. You have not
made an annual or other report as Quarter
master General when legally directed so
to do"
l have no successor, neither have l been
called upon legally to make report as
Quartermaster General.
Your attention is called to the State
Constitution, Art. lst, Sec. Ol) eleven,
which is as follows:
ain case of the death, impeachment,
resignation, removal or other disability of
the Governor, the power and duties of the
Office for the residue of the term, or until
the disability shall be removed, shall de-
volve upon the President of the Senate"
And Art. 2, Sec. q, says:
"The House Of Representatives shall
have the sole power to impeach."
The House of Representatives of the
State of Kansas on the 18th day of Feb,
passed the following resolve:
Rcsolced, That Charles Robinson, Gov
ernor, John W. Robinson, Secretary of
State, and George S Hillyer, Auditor of the
State of Kansas, be and they are hereby
impeached of hi h misdemeanors in Office.
thus disabling you from acting as Governor
Of Kansas "until the disability shall be
removed"
Your attempted removal Of myself from
Office, appointing successor in my place,
requiring me as Quartermaster General of
Kansas to make report to You as Com
mander-in Chief, and all other acts which |
you have done or may do as Governor or
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