New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-17

on.>. 1Sfy are NOT mere 70 decide such Poants, On
80 >. "a able and careful to 90 out Of the record
but when appealed to they gave their opinions Oh
,hs .uh;s.t There could be no doubt as h
Reeder,. nriviIe,' e exemptng him from all sucl
sr,s.ts a. . member Of the Commission, notifies
to attend its sittines, and also as contestant II
CONGRESS- uboss claims b. i been considered. Hi
read from the Constitution on the point. He said
that he and Mr.. Oliver had been at Lecomptor
that morning, and had seen Judge CecomPse' and
there had been no notice given Of any, requis1lon
on any member CT the Commission 1t was not
even spoken of-snd courtesy and due .'espect to
the Commission, rs representing Congress- ITSELF
required that notice should have been sent to 1t
before such requirement be made, and that W ould
not affect their privilege Had such notice bten
served on him he believed that he might attend
such court, and not urge his privilege, takinyt in
good faith that all proceedings were regular and
nothing ofensive meant.
Mr.. Oliver dissented. He thought Reeder had
not the privilege, and that this Commission have
nothing to say between the Deputy Marshal and
Reeder.
Mr.. Howard, in his clear, emphatic tone, said
that, as a legal question, there could be but one
opinion-Reeder had his privilege. 1t was also
well-known principle in law that all parties are
legally responsible for knowing rae has such priv
lege, and for their attacks on them. II this Com.
mission was attacked thrsugh any Of ito members,
it might arrest the party 80 attacking its authority
and dignity for contempt, and send them to Wash
ngton under arrest. He did not conceive this was
any case of premeditated attack, and in any case
the Committee had nothing to decide; they were
no tribunal before whom q question of the kind
could come. They rested on their privileges
Mr.. Reeder, before he made his reply to the
officer, answered the position Of Mr.. Oliver. He
then said that if this were common ease, or ii he
thought he could go, appear before the Grand Jury
and testify and return in one or even two days, he
would 90. He had reason to know that he could
not do SO; he had reason to believe that the object
was to take him away from the Commission. He
had also reason to believe that he could not 60
there, and remain in personal safety He believed,
and he had reason to besre, that his life was men.
sced, and for these reasons he rested on his prvi-
lepe. He would therefore inform the officers, and
all those present. that he would not obey that writ;
and that any man who attempted to take him Oh it,
or other like it, should make the attempt at bis
peril. If he lost his life in the attempt, he would
have no redress; if he sustained loss or injury, he
would have no action.
The Deputy Marshal here rose and left, and Mr..
Oliver rose and went with him. The officer who
served the process not only nsulted the Committee
through the Court, but acted indecorously-telling
Reeder when he appealed to the gentlemen Of the
Committee, that he had nothing to do with the
Committee, And when the Committee were de-
liberatDg on the appeal made to them rudely in
terrupted them by demanding "Well, what Will
you dol"
That this was deliberate insult Of the Commits
sion is clear. The Pro-Savery men and Border
Rufiians have been writhing under the sittings OF
the Commission, and would stop them If they could.
1t was easy for them by falsehoOd to deny their
conduct, 80 as to blind those at distance, but
when they saw this means of dragging their inqui-
ties to light, and the evidence so clear and over
whelming, they have desired to strike blow at
the Commission, and that through Reeder. 1t only
remains to be seen If the Dragons will be after
him to-day or tomorrow.
After the Deputy Marshal had withdrawn, the
investigation was resumed as follows:
SAML. JONES, sworn-Came to the Territory from
Missouri October, 1885, settled in the Hid District,
near Bloomineton was at the election March 80 1855;
saw Sam. G. Jones' then Postmaster of Westport,
now Sheriff of Douglas County, along with Others,
threaten TO kill the Judges of Election if they would
not resign started down to the Shawnee Mission with
a protest TO the Governor; on the road saw great
many camps; one camp was nearly half mile long;
there were camps at every creek; stopped and took
breakfast with one of the camps; the men from Clay
County. Mo-, said there were six hundred from Clay
County; on his way back into the Territory the road
was full Of men going back TO Missouri; conversed
with many of those men; they told him that there
were from three to eight thousand men in Kansas
Territory from Missouri witness was told that at the
election some Of the Mssourans took lever to tear
down the house. but of them cried not to do 1t,
as there was good Pro-Slayery man in the house.
Commission adjourned.
LAWRENCE, Thursday Evening. May {, 1856.
When the Committed adj urDsd at TecEmseh lass
evening, learned that Messrs. Sherman and Oliver
were going down to Lecompson to take testimony
from Gov. Shannon and Secretary Wosdson In the
morning. Being ssxious to aear it taken l walked
to Wilmington last night, and thence to Le-
compton this morning, but the proposed examlna-
ton did not taxa place, AID Messs. Sherman and
Oliver left early for Lswrence. Lscompton was
not very full Of people. Judge LecOmpte was
holding CouIs IN a rough bOasded, sraal framed
building, bu. heard Of no business Of note being
vet o. the docket. Few of ;he prisoners had got
in, Ga it was early. (Bythsbye, the prisoners are