New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-28
KANSAS.
PROGRESS OF LEGAL PERSECUTION
GOV. GEARY-CONVENTION AT 10
PtKA-ANOTHER CONSPIRACY.

sreeai Corr,.poudsee Of Tire y. y. Tribune.
LECoMPToN, X. T., Oct. l., $50.
While the crogl OF Free.State prisoners anguish
IN INV holesome and ignominious contineme Mt the
Pro Slavery Court drags lis sluggish footsteps inch
BY inch in criminal datonness protracting that
which may be the only punishment OF many OF them.
and which is no small punishment, indeed. lie
m, steIous Grand jury presented indictments
aeaDs, few of the prisoners yesterday but not
for capital ofIenses The Grand Jury il It'll at
work. Think of Jury of bitter Pro- Slavery men,
in secret coucave day otter day, torturng their
ingenuity to find indictments against men for whose
destruction they grecdily thirst, and YOU hayes
faithful picture OF tho irresponsible preliminary
part of ProSlavery justce IN Kansas. But not
content with this there is stlll further aud devil
in refinement in the cruelty prac'ccd. Wha'ever
tie Grand Jury may De ir point of fact 1t sat
least constituted Hi.h q semelance OF The usual
firms; but there is an adjunct provided in order
10 insure the conviction Of the uuortunaes the ma
ture Of which and the party exercising The power
revealing the true character OF the justice sought.
Judge Leeompte has appointed the notorious Dr.
Wo.d a. a Succial Commissioner to examine per-
s,ns and report them to the Grand Jury. DIR.
Wood, who was With the party by whom the Ia
uentpd Barber was murdered; who Is one oi the
most implacable eneIuies Of the Free-State men;
vLo has taken an active hand in most of their per-
,ecutions. legal aud Illegal, and whose very name
is hoo,ea a, and execrated by every FreeState man
in IT,, Territory. This is the man who IL acting
as Suecim Commissioner in the case, and whose
tenG,r mercies rack hs ingenuity IN deNi'hg ana
disctyeriLg ii respectable basis oi testimony on
Which to go 20 trial on the anfortunates. Need
say more than this of the Court q Jus'oe "mch'
nv tLe authority of the United States sits IN Judg
n emf ON the lives and fortunes of men, whose only
fault was a devotion TO their constitutional right7
and a de.ir, 10 defend their homes. How lrhsOine
Tie tsdi, Us do nohngness of the Court IL seems
a m. cLerv of even slow time and all human prog
re,s. Minutes. and hours, and days dying mo-
notonously and useles'y, while the "rcl'hed prs
rers are pning under their mSuithg ruI''dh
militia" guards, and the sun goes mp and goes
down again so YEARLY, their work tor the VIM
ter undore, and their anxious and fearful fam-
lies locking yainly tor them. My God a. L
SEQ all tlese things and remember that they
AZ, the living realities of the Republican America
Of to-day, tIewble as reflect ON the page Wa
ale now wiring in our cOuntry's history. Nor Is
il only the page ot to-day; what VIII De mat Oh To-
uoyl,w, il the lawless and corrupt power when
has produced all this mischief by It's ylluuous
Slavery Extension designs, triumphs az the roasted
.ai. snsra Of Liberty, the ballol-boYl The AIneri-
can people are now going through ono Of the most
iraIiul uisls in the problem OF selt-governDent.
Il VAS our boast that, although the people might
fail in making law what it should be, they would at
least be True TO THEMSELVES, and heVer allow
then elves to be despoed of their liberties. VIM
they be "true to Themselves noU An hci
that Liberty .r-mbles as she looks 10 the American
people for their decision. 90,
I tLinA il very doubtful whether any eases Will b.
ready to 20 to trial by Monday or evea Tuesday,
and all, ee,Ler unce rta, when Ihe Grand Jury VIII
clo,e tLrir abors so that those against whom
nu,birg can be found that would warrant even
Border .Ruffan trial, can be released IRON Their
long and cruel confinement.
Gov. Gesry yGuly lrles TO keep down me DUO
blps that fuuer up from the pool oi ihl1ui'! IN
bich the yreat err ne against Kansas and Freedom
las be.n committed. But while he IL smothermg
40 aud copcealiug one hideous sore another bub-
bi-s 40. and the man who has Presidential can
"didate Cd his shoulders" is almost N despair
His despair however, never peDetrates 30 deep as
"a, awaken repentance. Ii is merely desire to
cover up the iHiqui J; there y no desire u eno;l
pe,uan.l: cure. 1hst the Slavery .nteFests Would
never ioiglye. GU, ..
train soorus the camp OF the United States troop.
clo,e to this ,ltce. President Pierce ought "
send for it, II would eclipse the glvr'es Of Grey
town. The Federal authorities arr true " Buehd-
Leers." haze gathered q few more particulars OF
tie outrage. While the search oi the wagons,
turks aud boxes was going on IT vas raining, and
w,nen ard children were compelled ~ get out of
tie wagons and staad in the rain. 30 fepul-ive
WIS Il = duty OF searching that Col. Cooke had to
detail all tie men engaged for the duty himself
Net one Of the other ,fhcsrs would have anything
20 DO with SO disrepua able and lawless proceed
irg. A letter was drawn up by the OTTER officers
q understand Major Sedgwck, Capt. sachet'
with all the other cficers under Col. Cooke, de-
IoSr eng the act: declaring that aoder the COM
nsnd OF each, os either of them. such an Outrage
would not have been performed, and only resni'ed
fl he misfortune OF such ,ffcers as 10" P'.s"1
Low in command (Col. Cooke) being IN me !, nie+l
States army. This document VS. pres'htcd :" .ho
susrants az the opinion OF the other ori,1Is' uu'
vas not signed. II eIonerdtes many gGiah' oil-
GERS from he gull: Of this Outrage tDo ai'o
hat Isaiah Knows HE own, AMI 'tup'o's '"on'
accordingly. IL,
AF,ee.Staie Convention Of come sor1 Wa heih
az ToreAa this weeb. The chFi OBJECT was 20
n, mirste State ticket OF Presidential Electors.
ne,s uereaI,o soue de- ign 70 nominate candidate
for Delegate 10 Congress. A. the affair had been
ny,tini sted souewhas burrsedly there was cot az
taree an attendance a. couh have been desired.
Uste nere ,ome twenty two 4elesa.es, ard a. the
basis Of representation vas isrge. considerable