The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-16
From KansAs.
fCorrezno1dence Of the 81. Lopis Republica

wMznAD X. T., Aug 1, 1853.
THIS morning The United States Circuit coui1 Judge L.
and numbers Of counsel are In attendance The cases are
chiefly criminal and Of rather political characer-beng
the election law In violation Of the statute They OK ute
lively interest IN the country and have drawn together
lse crowds OF persons from both Kansas and Missouri
The first 10 that against Benjamin II Brock Tor
ing Judge Of an election Mr. Grover United States
Circuit Attorney prosecuting, and Gen. Bassett aud
ing It said that Ave hundred Of Lanes troops are IN
readiness &c rescue those who may be convicted aud held
n iueica duress, either by fine or Imprisonment o.
the strength Of such rumor and lpress.on Gen. Smith
has sent fifty dragons under Capt Wood to protect The
Court and enforce It's process They stat ned within
lew hundred yards or the courtroom and prepared obey
any order at moments notice 1t Is the first time in
national history that the precincts Of United States
Court have cleaned with the glitter Of protecting bayo
nets II ras strange appearance an! o saddenng effect
Instead OF awaxing in the mnd those hilarious and par
etc sentiments incident to marital shows, shadows the
spr, with the mysterious gloom OF lndenabie po-tent
Whether II was wise necessary precautoa viii
be demonstrated
Judge Lecomp,e delivered au able Sad eloquent charge
10 the Grand Jury in which he reviewed the most garng
ofences and suggested remedies against the pres and
prospective evils OF the country He aimonished them TO
nothing wh.cn could have seeming sectional, pc.
niica, or personal inclination.
Toe members OF the Grand Jury areCharles Bakeley.
foreman; Thomas ). vanderslce, Robert n Davis D..
Shepherd s. Patterson. Bolivar Beesr, Michael Bird
see,se s.ssss a zoe Ryan Joseph cfrrea Thomas
James Miller all good, substantial. sensible and lndepen
dent c.izens wso came from various sections Of the
Jnloa to mase themselves homes beautiful prai.
ris to fellow ccntrymen the glorious les.
lly which awaits our Territory.
On Wednesday las. General Richardson sent Bernard
L. Vol and 2. ] Boyd to reconnoitrs AMI report the
progress OF Lanes regiment. They returned this eve
ming, and state that jus; amer crossing the Nebraska
ne the came upon an encaupment Of two hundred and
my men. They entered the camp llhesitatDgy. and
pretended TO be ultra free soiers They kindly
treated and remained all night during which time they
learned from the tadefs that Lane Ind re.r ned 10 chi
cage e raise aad 10 send after them
ra sa - va gog 'neace y rss ano her
tcroLEn 40 Kansas without touching t.o Missouri
Gown and burn any thai attempted to intercept
him. that they were waiting for the forces, then AZ Ne
erasAa City to move in body down 70 Topeka; tnai
they expected those forces by wednesday (day aer TO-
morIoTl, when they would take up the. line OF march
that when Lane, with his five thousand oached the
shores Of kaasas, they would down from Topese
TO meet him and that they wold then defy ali .ae Dor
der rufhans and the United Safes TO boot.
%o sIa soya then went o. Up to aeer "a cg
regiment, from whom they heard confirmation OF the
statemt nj O. the vanguard
They were al thoroughly armed with rhes, pistols and
knives, ani have several pieces OF cannon.
Gen, Richardson has sent his statement 10 General
Smith AMI advised him iAat II the L :. troops do not
stop sra d.sarm these invaders, he will be compelled
Ia cali OFT tie militia for that purpose. have no
doubt tha Gen Smith Will take promp. action in the
hsssae has never enjoyed such rcace she Knows nj
p.esent. and i let alone ey foreign agctors, there
would be universal harmony and property. II the
people o. the free States choose to come citizens
I'll orr fertile so or 10 embark in trade they would
find their condition vastly better and la p9ler than
can be under circumstances Of excitement and hosti
y, whether they remain a. home or not Al home
they vittel cnaRTin discouiert or regret rs well as
painful iorvaodines of the country when by coming
here ants gon .tscally they will be Inevitably worsted
beaten ana driven back in DISAPPOINTMENT and dis
grace. ..u
The Hannibal has just touched from above, and the
clerk gays al IS peaceabe there and that numbers Of
those who started to Kansas under the delrsive and
.ase Inducements and OF Lane have settled
down rpon beautiful cIans Ia Nebraska aud have deter
m ~ % maze their hcnes there. Some purchased lots
Ia -, Stephen Nebraska City and atAsT towns and have
engaged in trade enl mechanical pursuits.
( TIRE HABF As CORPUS FOR TIE KANSAS PRISONERS.
TIE telegraph yesterday, with i've usual accuracy, con-
,radtisd Slate ment s.ch haa been made, by IN
assertion which has Foundation IN TACT. u stated in
a despatch from Washington, that Judge Mclean had
relus ed allow the wit of habeas corpus which had
been spFaed Tor by Cor. Robinson, Brown and others.
THIS Il We informed that the afcavits have
been returned 20 The parties 10 be modified according
The suggestion Of Judge Mclean btAeH who when the
paf have been amended viii heer the ap; lcaton. O
courts say nov much probability there Is OF
he issuapee Of tho writ Tie Detroit riJns says, but
shc upon Is authority, or the Cleveland Leafr
Tia. another United States Judge has been spoken 70
con the subject ard that be will ALLOW writ in case
cs Z. refusal hy Juese NcLeaa--tftcf1rai Gdsehe,
AUC 10.