White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1864-10-06

The Hensr ef Lansls0.
One Of the chiefest traits Of an honors-i
bls and bigh-minded man. is the sacred.
ness with which he regards private and
confidential communications. sven though
their exposure would secure them great
persousl advantages. Tsks. for example.
the noblest statesman America ever pro-
duesd-Heny Clay For more than q
quarter Of century. be lsbored under the
charge Of "bsrgsin and sale" in the
Presidential campaign Of 1924. The su.
thor Of that charge. and the man who
kept it up most persistsntly. was james
Buchanan. Yet Henry Clay. during al
those long years. had in bis possession a
private letter from Bnchsnsn. the publi-
cation of which would have not only
vindicatsd Clsy's character. but would
have fastened the bargain and sale"
vill.iDy upon Buchanan himself. the au'
thor Of the slander. Yet Henry Clay. to
remove . stain from his own honor. re-
fused to bstray the confidence Of his SLAM
dersr. by publishing to the world sprivass
letter.
We have in Kansas msn who srro-
eates to himself position and reputation
like that of Henry Clay. Bot wherein
he finds the likeness. We are unable to
conceive. In this point Of honor he ID
utterly destitute. Lane. to further biz
private ends. is constantly causing the
publication of private and confidential
letters received from bis constituents
His newspaper organs leem with them
They are set forth smbellished with flaming
headings. and gloated over ss something
rich and rsra His pimps and tool'
throughout The State are initiating BIZ
example. Every one who has been tn
recipient of confidential letter, contain
ing any views relative to the movemen
to defeat him. that can be misconsttrsr
or tortured into capital against the op
posing party. are given to tho public Will
howl. It has even gone so far ths
letters from Lanes opponents, ths
smount to nothing in . political point
visw. are published. in order thst tn
, public may lsugh over errors 10 gram
mar and photography. Thus fer. no per
son in Kansas has been guilty OF thi
J lowest grade Of msanness. except Ian
and his pimps.
Now, while Lane is ct that game. Il
; us give the public the benefit Of privat
,, letter. It was not addressed to us. nc
. to the person who gave it to MS; there
, fore, there is no violation of confidence
while it is an exposition of villainy.
|, few words of explanation may not b
smiss. 1t will be remembered that Ian
!. made campaign in Missouri. with h
t Brigade. in the Fall Of 1861. and that I
is charged with having taken money thu
did not belong to him. There is stor
g told of q soldier finding . quantity
!. gold coin and DUST which Lane too
D from him, saying he would turn it or
> to Government; but that was the Ia
t beard of it. This letter gives some clr
: to the fate Of that money. In the TO
% lowing Winter, Lanes family. in Law
% renee, removed from the house they h'
l. been occupying. leaving some old ru'
. bish and papers behind, among wbi'
# was . letter, of which the following is
l. copy
z LAMAR. Nov. IL. 1861.
al MARY:-I send you 900 dollars
4, gold, and some dust. Take good ca
Of it. Don't say anything about it; y
y MIGHT b. robbed. LANE.
:. Lane has bossted that he served Z
country during that campaign. free graf
. and has never received anything for
!. = Where. then. did he get this dust ? I
b, also says that, since bis election, he b
l. not received . cent except in payne
10 for his services. Government pays
70 green backs. Then. where did be
that gold and dust. away down in Nj
+ souri,? He dared not tell his wife ii
It he had stolen the money; therefore,
> epjoins silence upon the plea that 9
t. " might be robbed |" jim, have =
e 70 turned that money over to Governmen
q. If so. please show your receipt. it
would not be Q violation of con6denc
:, II you have not. please don't say su
:, thing sbou, it you might be robbed
" Coz. PHILIps.-Col. VIM. A. Philll
" has written stirring address to the pc