Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-11-21
TFrom mo Cincinnati Gazette.
From Kansas.



Bio SPRINGS. Kansas, Oct. %.
The Free State men meet here to-
day in Mass Convention, for the pur-
pose Of nominating person to repre-
sent them in Congress. in opposition
10 Gen. Whitfeld's claims as DleCate
from this territory. Between two and
three hundred persons have already
arrived from tAe different settlements.
I came up from Lawrence this morn
ing, with q large delegation of the
citizens. The weather IS delightful.
Several persons are talked Of for the
position. Governor Reeder and Mar
Gus /. Parrot, Of Leavenworth, are the
most prominent
The Convention has Just been or
ganized by the choice Of p. @. Schuy-
Ter, Of Council City. Chairman, and
VIM. Hutchison, Esq, Of Lawrence,
Secretary. The chairman on taking
his seat made few remarks, setting
forth the necessity Of there being u
perfect unanimity among tho people
in the support Of the nominee. His
remarks were listened to withsgreat
attention. An informal ballot was
then taken, and Governor Reeder and
Mr.. Parrot were the two highest; a
few scattering votes were given for
Gen. Pomeroy, Mr.. WinchelI and 9TH
ers. On the second ballot, Reeder
received majority of all the votes
given, and on motion his nomination
was declared the unanimous choice Of
the Convention
The Governor has not returned
from his excursion in Southern Kan
sas, where he has been engaged for
the past two weeks. assisted by the
United States Deputy Marshalls, in
the arrest Of Free State men, charged
with the commission of various crimes,
for arming themselves and for defend
ing their rights. when invaded by
armed bands Of marauders from a
neighbcring State. His excellency is
energetic in bis labors, (and already.
If reports are true received from that
quarter, he has succeeded in taking
twenty or thirty prisoners. and they
viii be brodght to Lecompton. AID in
carcerated in the prison house. already
crowded with victims. who are await
ing trial, charged with murder.
His Judgeship Lecompte it is said,
has determined to adjourn this term
Of Court next Saturday. and the cases
now on the docket not disposed of this
week, are to come up at the next term
which commences some time in April.
The eighty seven young men indicted
for murder in the first degree, are very
DESTROYS Of having their trial now.
But that cannot be done. they must
remain in prison from term to term of
the Court, without trial. 1t Is be-
lieved that the Government viii not
risk the conviction Of these men, hav-
ing fears of its effect upon the coun-
try. But they viii retain them as
prisoners for months, in small and
uncomfortable building. where many
will die, and then after having suffered
an imprisonment for months in the
coldesI OF the weather, brought up
before the Court, and as was the case
with Governor Robinson, it will be
found that the Government is not
ready toproceed with the trial Of these
cases, and the prisoners win either be
released or admitted on bail.
But all depends upon who is our
next President. If Fremont is the
successful candidate these cases will
be dropped at once. If Buchanan is
elected no one can foretell its evil to
Kansas. The -Slsvery man in Le-
compton say that the Democratic par
ty is pledged to have Kansas Slave
State, land it will be II our candidate
is elected" say they, and some of our
people take the liberty Of disputing
the assertion. Yours, ION.
N. B.-Mr. Bennett has been on
trial in Lecompton to-day, before
Judge Lecompte, on an Indictment Ct
assault and battery with intent to
kill" twas proven that Mr.. B. was
at Hickory Point on the 18th Of Sep
TENDER last, when an attempt was
made to dislodge a band of invaders
who had taken up their quarters there
after burning the town of Grasshop-
per Falls. The Jury brought in a YER
dict Of guilty" against Mr.. B. What
his sentence is have not yet learned.
Yours in haste, ION.