h length the condition
of affairs in the District of the Border. Carney is an aspirant
for the United States Senate. Intends to run against Lane. Desires
to kill off Ewing, considering him a formidable rival, or at least
a supporter of Lane. Ewing has determined not to be a candidate
at the next election, and will not commit himself in support of
either Carney or Lane. Desires to keep on good terms with Lane
because he thinks Lane will probably be re-elected. Carney
understands Ewing as supporting Lane, or at least of having withdrawn
in Lane's favor. In fact, Ewing refuses an alliance with Carney.
Carney therefore desires to kill Ewing. Lane finds it to his
interest to sustain Ewing so long as Schofield commands the
department. Ewing is a better man for Lane than any other Schofield
would be likely to give him. Lane's desire is to remove Schofield
and get in his place a general who would place Kansas under command
of one of Lane's tools, or a man who could be made one by Lane;
therefore Lane defends Ewing and concentrates his attack upon
Schofield. . . .

"Asked and obtained a long private interview with Lane. Went over
the whole ground of his hostility to Genl. S. during the past year.
Showed him the injustice he had done Genl. S., and how foolish and
unprofitable to himself his hostility had been. He stated with
apparent candor that he had bent the whole energies of his soul to
the destruction of Genl. S.; had never labored harder to accomplish
any object in his life. Said he had been evidently mistaken in
the character and principles of Genl. S., and that no man was more
ready than he to atone for a fault. We then approached the subject
of the invasion of Missouri by the people of Kansas. Genl. Lane
still adheres to his design of collecting the people at Paola and
leading them on an expedition "for the purpose of searching for
their stolen property." He professes his ability to control the
people; that he would be answerable, and offered to pledge himself
to Genl. S. and the government that they should do nothing beyond
that which he declares as the object of the expedition. . . .

"Lane was informed that Genl. S. would go to Kansas City the next
day, and Lane replied that he intended to go also. It was agreed
that both should go the next morning and converse with Genl. Ewing
on the subject. The same evening Genl. Lane made a public speech
in Leavenworth, in which he urged the people to meet at