White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-07-29
lloyt and 1onn rrows.s

the 10peks COMMONWEALTH having, Tor
some reason, been withheld. the letters
alluded to last week, vindicsting Col.
Hoyt from the charge Of having extorted
one thousand dollars for defending John
Brown. They are answers to letters
from Hoyt. complaiuing tba. he hadsbeen
slsndered By paper published in the
extreme Northern part Of the State"
The 6rs, is from John Bfown. Jr.. and
is endorsed by his brother snd sister.
Jason Brown and Ruth B. Thompson.
He says that be had ample means OF
knowing whs, became of the John Brown
fund. and that be never before heard thst
Hoyt had demanded and received pay
for his services. II our memory serves
ns. John Brown. Jr.. was in Canada. 10
order to avoid the simmons OF the Con
gressionsl Investigating Committee. q,
the time the money is alleged to have
been paid. We also believe that John
Browns widow was only the s.ep-moth-
er Of the writer's OF the letter, and that
she went to California some years ego.
unattended and uncared for by any Of
their "father's family" Therefore they
probably knew but little What her cir
cumstances were. or what be1efi. che de.
rived from the John Brown fund. Bot
ss they were in position to know the
affairs of the family. We have no reason
to question their statements.
Wendell Philips says tha. he had
special charge of the John Brown fund,
and knows that Hoyt never asked nor
received pay for his services. but that be
helped collect this fund. He then goes
on to give the polite English definition
of lying and slander. His nature will
NOT permit him to pen anything without
undertaking to lash somebody. But il
never hurts much. The man who ex.
hor's the Indians to destroy the Pacific
Railroad, is appreciated at his full value
BY the public at large.
James Redpalh also says he knows
Hoyt mover asked nor received money fo1
bis services in behalf of Brown. Hi
letter is principally stuff that has no CON
nection with the matter in hand. H,
says that the charges against Hoyt ar,
made by the friends Of President John
sons friend in nesd-meaning the friend,
OF Ross. While pretending to correct I
slander. be utters one himself. We csr
inform Mr.. Redpath, that the two mer
who did more than any others to cleo,
Ross. were PomeroY and Clarke; and they
are the men who have put Hoyt in Office
But we have our own estimate of Red.
path. Remembering what he told us. al
Doniphan. in May. 1858. concerning
Jim Lanes treatment of himself; bow he
kept on confidential terms with Lsne af.
ter discovering his perfiy. until Other
matters precipita.ed rupture; how he
then sought revenge by whining his
grievances through the public prints;
how he had neither the prudence to keer
still nor the courage to kill Lsne-so re.
membering. we can stand all the blind
charges he makes against US.
We are not altogether convinced that
our statements were wholly unfounderi
But Hoyt has the proof, 80 far. in his
faver, and we went him to have the ben.
eft of it. We know our informant did
not maiiciously make the statements we
published; but if he fails to obtain the
testimony be thinks he can reach, We
shall give Col. Hoyt qnit-claim deed
on that charge, and say that be was
wrongfully accused. What does no: pu,
a good face on the question. is the SEEM
ing effort of his witnesses. after clearing
him, to cast slurs upon his opponents,
impugn their motives, and misrepresent
their position, when they know nothing
whstever Of the men or the circumstances
of the quarrel. 1t would have done him
fully as much good, if they had given
in their testimony, and then stopped.