The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-02-04


pleasure to subscribe my fullest assent But as it Is
powerful and meritrdy So to advance the truth so,
when abused is IL weapon Of terrible poteney TO work
ruin upon the individual character aHd even upon the
most tme-hnnored INSTITUTIONS OF hish eiSilzatloh-
Was it not enough that my character should DC aspes
cd by hired reporters In tn"se SAD days oil our carry ~
~ and the nobles feature oi oar poity-the
the safeguard eIeeoHes al guaranteed rights shonu
wounded in Psrsou by the false and seurrous &C
cusatons and phets of those thus writing in the heat OF
an intensified partisan stri without personal knowledge
of me- without specification OF an instance oil mseonheI
in any form than the worthless opinion oil men,
knowing nothing Of the facts that my ofcia action In
two OF Of baing or refusing tn bail alleged OF
tenders asainstfhe Law was partishni why single mus
such cases impute partisan motive in the face OF
record aboundng with instances OF Free State men oae
Of ProSlavery men brought to trial wth no more
in either to their political opinions than nere were
no such thing earth political opinions why mpnte
derection Of duty, or maifeasanee IN once, ho
face the conclusive testimony OF RECORD ana Oh nv
ing that at all times and on all occasons "hen '0
ence threatened within my knowledge opp"Seu
steady and fearless and almost without exception
cesful rrssancei Whenever called upon no matter VINO
the movers matter whom the threatened Vie oil a"
esness stood, with whatever OF innuenee my perhAi
relations my Official charactergave to the nterposon
wall Of protection to those in danger III was thus
that lay all night Mt the door Of Charles Robinson 10
protect MIN against 'nie"'eheN oo. ~ VS. ~
travelled hastily from the shawnee Mission where then
resided Winter of my arrival in the Territory
to Leavenworth to like threatened violation In
the mobbing of the McCrea before mentioned IL
was thus that happening to be al Lec"mp'on "hen o
rard was Killed by memoer "i ""'' ueAi9 "'"se",
delayed my home days to counteraet anu de-
feat similar ou'raaes y bis snraged riends twas ths
that upon infmAtoaof threatened destruction Of the
Free State Press oil Judge peiahay, hAstehSa W he
worth and successfully urged and sustained the u D.
Marshal Col Donason In aeien'hs Asains. tne ouE
rage IL was thus thht as long as en"r' Pefn'eu 'no
Possoli'S oI success oeS"hsn'' WIN An my Po".'~ ~
enraged multitude To drsist h"in an appne"h oi ""
Law t"three men charged with murdef IN
1t was thus that WHEN Gov Rrer Expressed !" me a
prrhensions Of m'lrStat"n by b's oil men ineens'"
against him. ASSURED him "f my snpp"r and defence" !"
the last effort of my life. II WAS THIS that Whrn 6rnrrai
Lane WAS hhunlrd lin his own Language III letter Z"
M from the senate Chamber Of til" tntr'i Stte-' by
those from whom he expected other things after he ha
Killed Mr. Jenkins. npbrld his n-hf I" lar hearing
before judgment in the city "i Ltwrcne II was IN TINS
spirit that when application made {" me- by Mr. Leg
ate and others at night. at own house for ha''s
corpus for Mr.. Brown WIN hal been taken by mob.
not only issued it, but addressed 3" The Marshal unnif
cia letter urging him. by all to extraordinary RI
forts in its service II in this spirit that whrn Mr.
Phillips who had bern Kidnapped frm soil transport
river to Missouri and there samrruly
abused declined to prefer complaint. his own
huuse in Leavcnworth city, and urged him to make the
information and heard the and put uner bonds fur
their appearance at Court all concerned in it, II was this
spirit that was recognized by Vim. H. Russell a distn.
guished lawyer Of counsel for Mr. Robertson and others
prisoners at Lerompnn when he rlnsed letter To- m af
MAY 3Ist Is56 exrusuy nv going there in the following
lan.ua.c: with nv sincere thanks therefore for the
very courtenus manner in which you received me- AMI for
the obI.inv consent to accompany me- upon pug and
teous Journey beg leave to assure YOU of nv most re-
spectfiil eonsiI, r,tinu
have asked va. it MT enough that irresponsible pan
dercrs 10 tn, vulsr Low, of defamation should have g
nored facts and o,trmpted 10 make history worthless
lie that now after the lapse of fifteen wears when our
popuatiou has ENLARGED from tens 10 to.,us onr fciIi
In roods mv rIlrrp I,ccome men and women and my
name inrru,r.d with otb-,, that an upobtrn-ix and
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Whose edge is sharper tbln the swnri whose tongue
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Maids MaIrnns-,ay. the secrets Of the grave
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