The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-07-26
Senator Lame.

Quite an effort is being made to lay the
suicide of Senator Lane to other than the
real cause, writes Mrs. Swisshclm from
Washington. When he was on his way tc
Kansas, to settle there, he expressed him.
self in favor of making it slave State,
provided it would grow hemp and tobacco
After he was there some time. he chal
lenged man for calling him San abolition
ist." He afterwards became entirely
identified with the ultra abolition party
Soon after he betrayed his party by voting
to sustain President Johnson's veto, a po-
litical and personal friend, Senator Leg
gett, of Kansas, visited Washington and
called upon him. Lane said to him:
"Well, Leggett, how does Jim Lane
stand in Kansas 2"
General, if you were to be elected next
fall you could not get TWO votes in the
State"
as that ?" he enquired, starting
forward in astonishment.
alt is so-not two votes, General ~
On hearing this announcement thus
repeated, he arose, thrust his hands into
his pantaloons' pockets, dropped his head,
and began walking rapidly back and forth
across the room. After some time spent
in silence, he said:
"Well, God knows, did it for the best!
l did it for my friends, and now | don't
care how soon my Heavenly Father takes
me home !"
His first idea, on learning how his con-
stituents felt, was death. Perhaps no
other Senator was so bounded by Office
seekers, and he was very energetic about
procuring appointments. He expected to
control the New York Collectorship, and
the patronage of his own State by Joining
Johnson, and no doubt had pledges to that
effect, from the Tennessee traitor; but
these were broken, as Mr.. johnson ap-
pears to have a special faculty for betray-
ing his friends. Lane was very san puine
about building up great johnson party,
and, on Gov. Crawford's visit last
spring to the capitol, consulted him
about it. Crawford promptly refused
all lot or part in such party, and
the Kansas men here treated Lane and
his party with studied contempt About
two weeks after his veto vote, Sena tor
Pomeroy, his colleague, called on Presi-
dent johnson and was very cordially
received, and obtained the nomination of
three men. When their names came up
in the Senate, Lane was greatly astonished.
He left his seat and went to another Sen
ator who was buying patronage with votes,
and said the President had betrayed them,
and it was not worth while to stick to him
that he bad nominated Pomeroy's men
instead of his. When he left here he
took his private papers, and people who
knew him apprehended suicide, from the
deep disappointment he evinced. He
betrayed his party to secure Johnson's
favor. johnson betrayed him, and find
ing himself without influence, neglected,
insulted and coldly passed 6y the people
who had been wont to flock in crowds to
welcome him, Ee sought refuge in death.
entative Clark, of Kansas, visited
the State about the time Lane went home,
and was received with public honors and
acclaims, while Lane found himself
private individual, and could not bear it.
The lesson will scarcely be lost on ambi-
tious politicians who may wish to secure
the royal favor of Andy the Great.