Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-02-07

report to General SameA III. Lezso. This bfO43ht
me in conflict with Major East41 at Fort Leav.
enw0rth, who would not recognize 6eneHas
Lane as an ofBcer OF the Unse6d states army
and refused to supply me with Quartermasters
stores, but upon seeing my appointment from
the War Department he relented and hued my
reQuisition. From that'on had no trouble.
have no desire at my age to render myself
between you and my. old law partner. Lane,
but If he was my father the truth must be told.
He was man terribly ambitious ana IS un-5
scrupulous as he was ambitious; in fact his re-
sentiment at times amounted to insanity. No
sane man could have given utterance to sentf-
ments that have often heard from his lips.
There Is no denying the fact thai he was terribly
bitter against Charley Robinson and OF his de-
sire to throttle him." In his Brigadier-Gener-
alship he was notoriously aided by Stanton.
Secretary OF War, and poor President Lin
coin was but man subject to like passions, ~
the rest Of US, subject to nattery and
coercion. was In Washington when
Fred p. Stanton appeared rs Senator in
Lane q place and there was terrible sQuirming
and consulting at headquarters to smother the
papers and expunge from the records certain
papers and records-but it was all fixed up by
that whole-souled Christian statesman. Edwin
NJ. Stanton. Secretary of War-but the fact
was, Governor. that men OF your way OF think
ing at that time were in helpless minority.
Patriotism was not near SO great an object as
plumber and popularity. It was too much
political war-at least in Kansas. You
will remember the juggling resorted to to
prevent the man who raised the. Twelfth
Kansas from being the senior Colonel OF the
Third lSgiment-how three or four companies
OF his raising were or cred to report to Colonel
Tom Ewing so as to make his regiment. the
Eleventh, and him. the Brigadier, as it would
never do to have war Democrat a Brigadier
from Kansas although Lane personally desired
it. Bus this was one time when the Grim
Chieftasn was overruled and compelled to sac
rifce his best friend But it is no use to change
what has been written. Men in general
would rather continue to believe lie than
change to the truth. For my part I say,
let it rest. God is just. an all things will
come right in the end, although some OF the he'll
hounds are still permitted to live. I am. as you
know, out of public view. and desire no notoriety
In this matter but. having full knowledge OF all
that happened in Kansas since 1854. If my in
dorsement is OF any advantage to you you are
welcome to 1t. have no friends to reward nor
enemies to punish, but let truth and justice be
done though the heavens should fall While
do not think you are, more perfect than others,
do know you have been most vilainously
treated. Slandered and abused. But public men
are targets to be shot at in all countries and
times. Yours truly,
JAMES CHRISTIAN.
But enough. II Colonel Phillips or any one
else wants more details they can be fort hcom
ing sufficient to more than substantiate every
word in my paper at Leavenworth. I have
given but very tame picture of the man and
his career, and it was this man with such q
character that President Lincoln and Secretary
Stanton knowingly sent out on the borders with a
brigade at his heels to murder, torture, plumber
and outrage at will. Let him justify apollo
gize who will for one shall not.
c. ROBINSON