New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-04

Rees, one OF the " law and order men, rose to
object but on the interposition of shanklsnd the
court decided that the motion and sfidsvits must
be filed first Rees then hoped that nothing would
be done until all of the gentlemen concerned were
present; he also made some structures on the oc-
casiOn. Nj SbsnklSod, interposing. said he did
not wish to argue the point and did not think the
volunteer counsel should. He hoped the Court
was sufficiently conyeisant with the facts and
aware that persona engaged in 80 lawless an out
rage must degrade the character of the Court BY
their official presence. he would make no argu-
ment, he felt that none should be made and he be-
leye6 hone would have effect but he wished the
matter to be properly placed on record and then
left to the responsibility Of the Court He thought
Mr. Bees ought not TO be so forward. he should
have included Mr.. kees in that motion, as he had
indor,ed the outrage, but did not because he was
not actually engaged in it he then read to the
Cour' the following extract from paper he held
in his hanG
From The Kan,1, Herald Of May g, 1855
"PUBLIC MEETING.
At meeting of the Pro Slavery party OF this city
ard vic nit, held Oh Ssurd las motto of Jarre.
1Odo, X. X. Rees was called TO the char, and G. C.
Horizon was cboseu Secretary. Alter al explanation
OF the obc OF the meeting the 70 10 sing resolutions
were or n OtiOn Of Judge Payne unanimously stopted
Of czens that hs7ed aod .abersd RODE on rail and
solo to D.s,O, VIM Phillips. the moIsl pstiareI
fully performing the enjoaed UPON th,m By to, Pro
/" S. that the COnmtes be nov dischsssed
&C C HARRISON, Secretary"
Mr.. Rees got the floor again little excited and
said he hurled back the insinuatiOn with the
contempt be entertained for the party making it !;
he uOuH answer bin, bat it would be ia another
Court"
Mr. Sbsnkland--" Does tae Court permit such
lbngusge!'
Judge Leconpte-"No; don't want to hear
any more OF 1t
The matter was entered on file, the Court evil
IDENTIFY desiriD- time t. disp OF it, and ohankland
retired.
| show the state of feslDg here more truly
when ssy tbas Judge ShSOkland has received
threats OF personal violence il he dared TO persist
in bis motion. in last Saturdays Hsroh, che Pro-
Slavery paper here, the pre- sious motion was al
lnded to in an editorial paragraph and the mover
warned that, if no persisted he would lind Jor-
dan hard road to travel" Judge Shankland him.
sell told ms that although large number of per-
sons here knew the fscts, and deprecated them,
yet such was the fear of these DULLES that he had
the utmost difficulty in finding affidayis. All the
witnesses are of responsible character, Baker be-
ing an esteemed merchant.
/ will give my own testimony here. After
Shsnkland left, the Court hsyiOg nothing particu.
lar before it, a group of the law AID order
lawyers clustered round the stove, where was
sitting. The Clerk of the Court also came for
ward, and 10 low tone said to those around him.
the Court being still in session The Cd id
s-n of b-h! There's one man I've got to give
a I'D tbrasbiBg to before he leaves this"
This was the only important proceeding before
the Court to day, there being no progress made in
the McCra case.
In the evening a meeting was held. DR.. Davis,
defeated Nebraska Democrat, who ran for Con-
gress in Indiana, was little PrO-Slaveryish after
he came here, but is now FreeState man, was
to address the meeting. He made very pretty
start toward a fair speech, when he was inter
rupted About dozen of the active claw and order"
men came with the evident intention of making q
row, and most Of them were fully inspired in a
spiritual way Such a Babel of noise did they make
that the DIR. had TO retire. The Sheriff of this
county, Jarret Todd, elected by the Missouri legis
lstors, got up on the box where Davis had been
trying to hold forth. He was clothed In sort OF
yellow Jean, had the appearance OF very illlerate
backwoods countryman, and about half ipsy
This latter fact very plainly indicated by the
peculiar meditation of his voice, and as he vocfer
ated " I'm law and O-Or-der ma-an, the house
honored bis appeal with the most uprOarious
laughter. He said it was the FL st time he had
lever been upon q box that way" and got of
it, after having declared that the DR.. should
speak, hould speak," so the IN Ich-abuSed DR..
began again.
This time he was interrupted by string of
questions put BY Judge Pane, the County Judge
elected by the barons. His favorite interrogstory
was, care you in favor of the laws of the Lesis-
lature Z" and this he asked again and again, while
Others engaged in conversation and discussion.
From the fact that all the disturbance originated
with the Pro Slavery men, and was kept up sys-
tematically there is no doubt they came there to
break up the meeting in row. Several spoke or
rather attempted to speak, and finally the immor-
tai Todd got on the box again, and took vote
on the question of Freedom or Slavery in Kansas.
The vote on Freedom was first taken and such
shout of "Aye" went up that the poor sheriff was
almost overwhelmed; the vote on Slavery was
then taken, and although there evidently were not
nearly so many voices there vas goodly number,
and they yelled and sbrieked loudly and long. In
the midst of the hubbub the candles we're extin-
guisbed, and thereupOn the meeting broke up.
That there were not violence and bloOdshed is
almost miraculous, and so il well.nigh happened
shortly afterward Hughes, one of the Law and
order men, and ringleader of the mob that lynched
Phillips sought Parrot in order to have personal
rencounter with him, which only the interference
of friends prevented.
MORE VIOLENCE-THE INDICTMENT.
LEAyENwokTH CITY, X. T., Nov %, 1855.
This morning the political fever here again mani.
tested itself in little excitement. Hughes, the
claw and order" man / have already alluded to-
snapped pistol at Mr. Shoemaker, Receiver Of
Public Moneys at the Land Office, the only United
States official in the Territory, am informed, who
is Free Stste man. Luckily, Mr.. Shoemaker
happened to be unarmed at the time, or, as he has
the reputation of being bold, determined man
it is likely that Hughes would have been shot on
the spot As it was, the bystanders at once inter
fered and led off the parties.