New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-07

As,ss,c IN HIM Which oiads Wf peeptc 20 snNseus~
...,,,,. Nj. ,eryiees ia that post. HE friends had
A.s,,s ,Aa, he sAeaN be QUO Of the u $. Senator'S
S.,rA ne p,w State; hu; he, little OF politician
a., =, ,tSNs,Nckcr, was satisfied with any o'ne'
s,,~,.s, II Die services if the pccplc wanted them
Csi ans con,cnaci Cor tho nomination, and II Is
srsocswnsNlc ,ha, be aud his friends have 'ucu'rou
No sxaOn modification. \ clique OF hsh "or"'
sa, r>,,i,cians, Nw in number. Mad set themselves
\, xn,rA ~ divide The Offices OF the future o'"'"
~.,ns them, tskme care 90 10 do o.
,trsus,Acn and pcrpetnaSe their powers A"''
Nomiusiias Convention has been iear'ui o'o" /"
AZ, Ann,. al thesc gentry. nearly sll oil them oehg
.,,i,,cl CcAdcd hy sclfwproach, and the north
-.,;,n of dcSat. soac half dozen Of them have
-, sans about Lawrence for these three days
bach plotting TO set up another ticket As 'hty
ran de nothing but finish their own personal rum
ty such an effort. only hope that those VINO arc
,,n,saaes enough 10 do il will do il. l would not
surRca.e Col Lane in this effort 10 get up announcer
hchet. lie made avery good speech at the close
Of the Convention urging all 10 sustain the hoi"''
hous Al all events, he is too petite ana "oPo
40 GOOD Frsc.Sta, man to take an open hand IN
.n,,Ane cf the Mind. Whatever he may be as
roii,;cian, he is good and gallant soldier, and
Kansas msy have need of him in that capacity ere
hong.
No platform was adopted by the Conventional
beast have heard of none. Ii took them until
uidpirht on Saturday 10 make the Nominations
TIE Convention vas 10 meet on Monday morning,
hut m 70 this "Wednesday has not assembled.
TIE plstform may be said 10 have been frozen out
and is thus truly northern one. In point OF tact
no one was very anxious for platform OF any
hind. The candidates were nominated on the
question 70 make Kansas Free State, and there
was general suspicion that the platform business
would merely be bone of contention, and that the
nost cunning politician would contrve TO get the
meet Of his erotchets in il. There was runor
TIA, Col Delahay, nominated for Congress by this
Convention. was leaguing with the disappointed
CLIQUE and offering TO also on their ticket II they
made one For his credit, l believe this to be
false. as il would be insane. The opposition BUSH
ness amounts TO nothing, so far as power is con-
oerned, and will doubtless end in smoke.
Last week the Circuit Court should have met at
Lecompton; but Judge Lecompte was unwell, or
had sore foot, or something--at all events he did
not come-snd the Circuit Court was adjourned
over until next March term. What renders this
het Of more importance is that some eight or nine
Of those concerned in the rescue Of BransOn, at
Hickory Point were under the charge of the i'm
nsculate Sheriff Jones, having quietly allowed
themselves to be taken. In violation of the
terms Of treaty, as made by the Governor they
were first examined before Territorial Justice of
the Peace. do not know that Governor Shannon
was responsible for this however save by attempt
ing to fetter the action of the Judiciary i'll the first
place, which was none of his business. As matters
stand, all but two of the prisoners gave bail for
their appearance at the March term of the Court,
a; which time it was hoped that Judge Lecompte
would make his appearance. Two of them, how
eyer-Messrs. Samuel Smith and S. F. Tsppan-
refused to recognize the authority of the Missouri
Territorial Justice by giving bail, and intend to
carry the matter up to the Supreme Court OF the
United States. They are couple of noble fellows,
intelligent and manly children of England.
i know them well enough 10 indorse their motives
and character most heartily, IhOpe the selt-sacri-
6cng spirit which leads them to carry the matter
UP 10 United States Court, in the hope OF set
-
not cost them too much.
An amusing reply occurred in connection with
THE While Sheriff Jones and the other officials and
prisoners were awaiting the advent of Judge Lee
oompte they began toward the close Of the week
to lose patience-a quality which the Border Ruff
fan part of the assembly by the by do not enjoy
10 very eminent degree. They even went the
length Of cursing him, and swOre they would have
him removed. i
"If You want to get him removed, I'll tell you
how you may do ii very easily said Mr.. Smith,
the prisoner
How is that asked Sheriff Jones.
"wby, get him to join the Free-State party
Gov. Shannon has been at LecomptOn for some
time back. He did not 90 to Lawrence, as he
once proposed, and l verify believe he is about as
much puzzled where to go as what TO do He GER
taiDlyel travel long way before he finds any
one to think very highly of him. He talks about
resigning, and my private opinion is that he had
better do il soon if he intends to resign at all
The Pro- Slavery men are after him with sharp
stick. Shannon was perhaps knave or fool enough
TO be their tool, but he not deep-dyed villain
enough 10 GO through the scenes of bloodshed that
confronted him as the leader Of the Border Ruff
hans, and which would have msde the first act
in the terrible drama begin in blood and rapne
and every hsrror
1 have Just learned that the printing office of
Colonel Delahay, in Leavenworth, The Territorial
Register, has been mobbed and thrown into the