White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-09-10
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be used to the benefit or disadvantage Of
individuals, any farther than to hold to Q
just responsibility those through whose
negligence or incompetence the outrage
was permitted. When Gen. Lane, after
following in the wake Of Qu.ntrell, and
accomplishing nothing. returned home.
heralded by fabricated accounts of his
deeds ofprowess. and proceeded straight
way to Leavenworth to make . speech,
there seemed to be nothing wrong in it,
and the speech was regarded as q good
thing. But thst did not answer the pur-
pose desired. and be must needs destroy
the good effect of his 6rst effort by . Sec
ond one. aimed more directly at the
grand object in view. Every one knows
Lane to be ambitious and unscrupulous /;
but we doubt whether his worst enemy
entertained so mean an opinion of him Is
to suppose that he would attempt to ele-
vate himself and break down his oppo-
uents. over the mangled and cbarred
corpses of his neighbors and friends.
Yet he has even done this.
Gov. Carney. by his efforts to promote
the interests of Kansas, had been grow
ing immensely popular. and was looming
up prominently as . candidate for the
United States Senatorship. he must be
killed off by bold stroke of political
bushwhacking. and his slaughtered repu-
tation buried with the Lawrence martyrs.
Lane had cheek and stomach for the task,
and had willing tools who would not
hesitate to 60 the deepest depth with him.
The ball was opened by the Conserva-
tive, which. in a lengthy article, charged
Thomas Carney. the loyal Governor of
the loyal State of Kansas. with being a
Copperhead and traitorl He was &C
cused of laboring with Gamble and Scho-
field to leave Kansas defsnceless, thus
rendering the citizens easy victims to
Missouri rebels. Although nominated
through Lanes influence, be was charged
with never having been Republican.
but always having been considered doubt.
fol. Right on the heels of this article,
Lane made his second speech. He was
severe upon the Gamble dynasty. but
more so upon those who wanted Jim
Lane's place in the Senate. That was
the burden of his song. They wanted
to elect another Senator next Winter,
and beat him while if they should put
it off till the following year, which is the
proper time, be could make that the is
sue in the election, and use the immense
patronage which he controls, to secure q
Legislature favorable to himself. Then
a set Of resolutions were adopted, de.
nouncing the Gamble policy, calling for
revenge upon the Missouri guerrillas, and
opposing the election of Senator next
Winter The whole affair was % trans
parent as air.
How very similar is this to events of
two years ago. Charles Robinson, as
Governor of Kansas, possessed . consid-
erable degree of influence, which preven-
ted Lane from having full sway in the
State. This would never do. Robin
son must be got out of the way. and
man put in his place who would play to
Lanes hand. The latter never stops at
anything to accomplish his ends. He
comes from his Missouri campaign,
makes terrific speech at Leavenwortb.
denounces Sturges and Prince as being in
league with the rebels to bstray Ksus as
into their hands, and chsrges Gov. Rob-
inson With being in the conspiracy. The
Conservative echoes the howl, loud and
long, and calls for ths election OF new
Governor. claiming that Robinson's time
expired that year. Of course, this had
all been fixed up before hand. Sure
enough. another man was voted for, for
Governor but this scheme fell to the
ground, and the next move was for an
impeachment. This also failed: but the
Governors efficiency was greatly i'm.
paired, and ths State was insulted and
disgracsd.
Gov. Carney now stands in Lanes
way. and must be put down. Why moi
elect another Governor, this Fall? If
not that, then an impeachment may be
looked for. Seriously. are the people Of
Kansas so blind that they have not yet
discovered Lanes true charscter7 Shall
the Governor, whose loyalty has never
been doubted. be stigmatised as traitor?
Shall man who has labored for the in.
tereets Of Kansas as Gov. Carney has,
be slsndered and disgrsced. and his inAu-
ence and usefulness be destroyed. merely
because he stands in the way of Gen.
Lanes ambition We say, let the
commander through whose negligence
and sel6shness hundreds of the best men
of Kansas have been slaughtered, and
him who attempts to make . stepping