New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-22

Ju..;.e Of The Federal Courts in The TsrritOry, is
little beyond the powers delegated 70 Gov 'eaiy'
and would BE- Q usurpatioa of authority to wnicn
III two individuals in question would not be nhey
70 .ecede very cheerfully. As for the dis
mission of the Pro.Slsvery militia, shan not be-
lie,e il until they di,band and disperse. That
Gov. Geary has been very much shocked
BY the proceedings at Lecompton recently
a, ,,ther that he has found them TO
bs Of 10 .saravated and fragrant character a.
TO Justify him in appearing indignant +" highly
n,.b.ble. That We are about to receive another
Fr.e.Soil subernatoral convert into the fold, con-
WINGED and converted by the inquites Of the otner
,de. IT, still think, doubtful. The conversion OF
a politician s an uncertain matter at any time, un-
less there chance to be sufficient motivepower be-
hind 10 deep. conviction into lively faith. Yet
m.ny Free.State men have anIiously and somewhat
confidently looked for this result ever since the
arrival Of Gov. Geary in the Territory. certain
vssue rumor that Gov. Geary and the e1'hon.
Dayy Atchison would represent the Slave state OF
Kansas in the United States Senate, may, perhaps,
have been merely one Of the wies OF the enemy
and very willy proposal at that, seeing that sur
y.vor. General Calhoon 10 to be rewarded for bis
distinguished Pro-Slavery services oy the same
senatorship (there being only one Senator'hlp
with which to buy Northern doughfaces, as it is
understood that Atchison will certainly have
the other) / would not insnuate that his
EYcellency, Gov. GeaV, would be at all IN
auenced By such considerations. Perhaps ne
now means TO act after the spontaneous,
natural plap, so beautifully illustrated in the Ara
bisn tales. As he has no longer Presidential
candidate to carry, We may perhaps look for more
indeuendept course. Perhaps conscience may rise
and assert its power over even Governor. Ibis
would be rather romantic, and decided departure
from the mathematical usage which rules by fixed
principles, that 10, party principles beside being
almost incredible. have known instances, how
ever, where politicians have had conscience and
the thing is not improbable. Enough that the
| present indications suggest a possible change OF
policy an idea eagerly grasped at BY the settlers
although still, fear rather doubtful. For day
or two the Free State people have been vibrating
between hope and fear as the electric telegraph has
brought toward them the conflicting reports OF the
| election. on which 80 many Of their hopes have
rested. Perhaps few more throbbings OF that
muteDy eloquent wire may determine the Governors
purposes, as it will even more important matters'
| but we will not bewlder ourselves.
Nineteen Of the Free-State prisoners at Lecomp'
ton have been convicted OF "shootng win intent
70 KILL" or "msnslaughter," and have been SEN
fenced 70 five or Fix years the penite ntiary or to
| hard labor with chain and iron ball attached to
them. They are to be sent to Tecumseh, to be kept
there in the mean time. 1t is worthy of remark
that only one Of these has been identified by any
witness as having been at the place of battle; the
remainder were convicted, presume, on the sup
position that they were there. There is another
incident worth relating in regard to these prisoners
When fifteen Of them were convicted at once, and
condemned 10 five years. ignominous imprisonment,
they were then conducted back to their wretched
prison under the guard of Tltuss militia. On the way
they eyinced their indomitabe courage and devotion
TO The cause of Freedom by ewing "three cheers
&" for Freedom and John c. Fremont" This may
appear triAing incident to the unredectng, or it
may look hike levity or tbOugbtlesDess. 1t was
Iei,her. I.was the calm, determined earnestness
Of nen who had suffered much for Freedom, and
who had dreary prospect of suffering before them,
bu. 10 whose bOsoms the fire of liberty burned una
bated. In the midst Of political corruption that
makes US trsmbe for our Republican institutions,
j. is refreshing to meet with such spirit. There
was no fearful cringng to the PrOSlayery power in
! that hearty cheer. For weeks, aye, months, they
| had been confined in a lOathsOme den, into which
| death bad entered among them. They had suffered
Dsul. from guard of imp acable enemies. Tney
were returning 70 that prison. condemned j. Ions
ave, the eions Of Liberty! with fearful sentence
in expectancy; and yet, in the ardor of undimmed
devotion TO the cause, they could exclaim, "Three
- cheers for Freedom and Fremont
One of the most remarkable circumstances have
to record is the arrest of Hays, the murderer of
Bufum. He was arrested few days ago. The
murder was very atrocious one. Hays, who 10
enc of the infamous Kckapoo Rangers, shot Mr..
Bufnm and then cruelty chOked him, while retiring
from the late expedition against Lawrence. The
murder was committed almost under the Governors
nose he having ridden up the road shortly AFTER in
company with Judge Cato Judge Cato took the
affidavit. Of the dying man. who had not yet expired,
and tie Governor Issued proclamation, Offering
reward Of $500 for the arrest of the murderer
Something must have been added to this, for the
Governor states that the arrest of Hays cost him
SEQ. How he ever came TO be arrested, even
thus, is not very Gear. The impOssibiiity of ar.
resting Pro-Slayery men by Pro-Savery officers
had been 30 we'll demonstrated as to have become
almost certainty. / suspect there is some trick in
il to get the reward under the conviction that