The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-11


were active, with sales Of about $500 hhds., two
cargoes Of which were bought for the Cincinnati
market and two cargoes for refining, and the re-
mainder by jobbers and on speculation Coffee was
quiet and rates unchanged. In r. shts engage
ments were moderate and rates about the same.
DIR. Kane has declined invitation from the citi-
gems of Philadelphia to partaks of public dinner
previous to his departure for Europe. The Doctors
health is quite feeble.
The Board of Supervisors met yesterday but no.
thing of Importance came up before them.
In the Board of Aldermen last evening COM
munication was received from the Comptroller,
calling attention to the corruption and loose prac-
tices in the Street Department, while under the
direction of the late Commissioner, Mr.. Furey, re-
lstive to jobs for fencing vacant lots. NJ. Flagg
states that he viii make no payments on the jobs
referred to until compelled by the Courts.
The investigation of the charges preferred by
Olcott Rhines against the Comptroller, and the
INQUIRY into the corrupt jobbing operations of the
Department of Repairs and Supplies, were con-
tinued yesterday before the respective committees
Of the Board OF Aldermen. We give elsewhere full
reports of the evidence taken to which our readers
are referred. The Developments are important.
The proceedings of the Board of Counclmen
last evening were devoid of general interest.
Kansas Ahairs-Govenor Geary Hurrying
up the Work or Making Kansas a Slave
State.
Mr.. John w. Geary the new Governor appoint
ed under the direction Of Jefferson Davis for
Kansas, is pushing on his work of making that
Territory slave Safe with great energy. He
does not mince matters. He makes no pretences
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border rufians and free State settlers. He under
stands his instructions and knows what he is ex-
pected TO do.
The administration border ruffans had willing,
buta very poor instrument, in Governor Shannon.
His late long-winded manifesto is precious con.
fession of imbecility, indecision, perplexity and
incompetency. If il proves more than this, it
proves that poor Pierce attempted to shelter him
self under the wings of Shannon, while Shannon
considered himself entitled to the shetering wings
of Pierce. Governor Geary on the other hand,
having received his orders has gone out to Kansas
to fulfil them, and without any squeamish fears OF
public opinion he seems to have entered boldly
upon the task Of making Kansas substantially a
slave State before the Presidential election.
Our latest advices from Kansas show that Go
vernon Geary is perfect Napoleon in the modern
democratic art of making slave State of free
territory. First, with the United States dragons
at his service. he dsmisses the armed Dor
der rufiians, with the complimentary discharge Of
a volunteer militia force, no longer needed; then
with his dragons he forcibly expels General
Lane and his armed defenders of the free State
settlements and thirdly, he proceeds to arrest
the unarmed free State settlers remaining in the
Territory on charges Of high treason. Our read
ers understand very well what constitutes high
treason in Kansas. A fraudulent Legislature has
enacted a code Of laws of the most infamous,
bloody, cruel, savage, shameless and lawless
character-a code full Of unconstitutional oashs.
pains and penalties: and the free born American
white citizens of that Territory who prefer the
constitution and their rights under it to these
spurious and atrocious laws are slaughtered or
denounced. hunted, arrested and imprisoned on
these administration charges of high treason.
The free State settlers say, like Patrick Henry,
: If this be treason, make the most Of it," ana
Governor Geary, man Of action, is taking them
al their word.
According to the latest accounts from Kansas,
Tin addition to wholesale arrests for high treason)
a hundred free State men were confined at L.
compton on still another trampery charge, the
charge Of murder, in having defended themselves
their families and their property against our
democratic Presidents robbing marauders
These prisoners were strictly guarded BY
United States troops in small log
house, with loaded heldpiece near the door
to serve as a reminder that they must not
rise against their masters. or course the wives
and children of these prisoners must take care o.
themselves. At the same time we learn from
The ST. Louis (MlssourD Democrat that Gen.
Lane, who won't stay put out, has had another
brush with the border rulians at Hickory Point,
whore the ruifans were sheltered in log fort,
with black dag flying over it, which they were
soou compelled to change to a white flag, and
hat they were only saved from forcible expul-
sion from the Territory by the Intervention
OF Governor Geary and large body Of
United States troops. A compromise was then
effected. the rufians agreeing to disband and 20
home.
Bu; this disbanding, il further appears is all
sham. The rufians remain in the Territory
some Of them yagabondizing and plundering
what little subsistence Of the people has been left
by the United States army-others enlisting as
three months volunteers in the United States
service Under this pressure numbers Of the free
State settlers, from impending starvation. are
leaving the Territory; and many OF those that
rcmain-,ncn, women and children-have sub
sisted for weeks upon green corn and squashes
neither -four, meal, nor meat Of any kind
being left them. To the settlers Of a new coun-
try their horses are invaluable. 1t is taking
away the right arm Of frontier settler
to rob him Of his horse. He is robbed at once Of
the faithful servant upon whose services he had
depended for raising the necessaries Of life. The
administration rulians in Kansas understand this
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