New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-15

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plsce some twenty miles above this on the Kansas
River, where they will rtay several days and then
return here. They willafterward 20 to Leavenvorth
City, and to Baptist Mission somewhere down
toward Whitfeld's-on the Indian Reserve, think.
So far the testimony submitted to them il of the
most decided and important character. An of the
outrsges Of which the public have been spprised
and good many more, together with the frauds
and violence at elections, viii be amply attessed.
Some of their sessions are held secret where they
are likely to compromise men not yet indicted for
tie crimes charged), but most of them have been
open. The three members of the Commission.
Howard, Sherman and Oliver, sit behind the desk.
and with them Secretary Woodson of the Terri.
tory. The officers attending the Commission have
their respective places. Whitfield and Reeder,
who are both in attendance, have their desks, and.
a. well as the Commission, examine and cross
question the witnesses. Several reporters are
present. Mrs Sherman accompanies her husband
TO Kansas. have been told that Mr.. Oliver of the
Commission (the BOrder-Rufian member) has ssid
that he had no idea the outrages had been 90 bad.
LAWRENCE, X. T., Saturday, May 3, 1856.
Jones is now considered In fair way of recoy-
ery. He is still at Franklin and has not been re-
moved to Missouri, as / suppose the distance was
too great to make the conveyance safe for his
wound. The troops are still below, near Franklin,
towards the Wakerusa. They have been going
around under the command Of Sam. Salters, the in.
significant deputy of q wOuldbe sheriff, but have
not distinguished themselves for anything remark.
able during the Last two days. Their most cele.
brated duty has been to gise an escort to Gen.
Clarke, the Indian Agent, who was returning to
bis place in the Territory (t is near Lecompton).
He had to 20 up the California road, some two miles
distant. and as he is said to be the murderer of
Barber, the troops were called upon to guard his
precious person safe to his home. And thus the
United States troops that have been houn led on by
Pierce and Shannon and Jones, to arrest men for
the most insignificant ofenses, are also employed to
shield the person of whose own conscience tells
him be ought TO have cause for alarm. What
prostitution Of the powers of the Government
The men Who were arrested in Lawrence for
standing with their hands in their pockets when
Jones wanted to make posse Of them, were taken
up to LeeomptCn under escort Of the military, and
were there hold to bail in five hundred dollars each,
without having been examined. The object OF the
arrests had been accomplished.
In enumerating the achievements of the Gov
eminent troops, under Salters, l had almost for
gotten an interesting incident. They went to the
house of man to arrest him; he was not at home.
Saters having stated his designs and wishes to the
lady, she treated him gratuitously to little scald-
ing water. 1t was, doubtless, the first step In the
process of picking "Salter." have not heard
that this unprecedented outrage has qualified the
gallant matron for an arrest, but presume not
it would hardly pay.
Another shooting affair came of the night before
last, only it was Free-State that suffered, as
is generally the case. The sufferer was Dir.
Mace, who lives tome five miles from Lawrence.
He has been shot at twice, and on the evening in
question received ball in his leg. The shooter in
this case is also unknown, but some men from Mis-
souri, are suspected. An Indignation meeting was
held in Lawrence, last night but the tone of the
speakers was generally very mild and conservative.
One speaker, however, Mr.. Leggett, said that if
anJ man shot his friend, as long as there was no
law in the country the offender had better keep
out of his way. Gov. Robinson, on being urgently
called upon, spoke at some length. He said that
there was NO law in the Territory, except for one
side, and enumerated the different cases of outrage
committed here, and their sequel. He said that
the officers, or men who wished to be officers, were
all the supple tools of the Pro'Savery faction, and
were not going to stir themselves in the prosecu-
ton Of Pro. Slavery man, no matter what he
might do. There was not man in the Territory
who believed that if a Pro-Slayery man was to
shoot down any FreeState man, in broad day,
in Lawrence, he would be brought to punishment
for it.
But to indulge in private revenge was not safe
or proper course. The people Of the Territory had
no law; they could not appeal to those men who
wished to usuIp authority as officers no freeman
could respect himself and do that, but they must
go on and as q people make laws of their own. de
urged the people not to give way to any spirit OF
revenge and deprecated the attack on Jones as
cOwardly and base.
Mr.. Lowry also made some excellent remarks
He said that until they had laws they must use all
their moral power to frown on and discount
tenance these assassnatons, and attempts at assss-
sinatiOns, let them be made BY whom they might.
Some little dissatisfaction was evinced BY
few Of those present. at taking leave Of the matter
without steps to prevent the recurrence OF such
affairs as that which had called this meeting TO-
gether. Alas! what could they doi All the
power-real or bosus-pnder the General Gov
eminent, or under the Missouri made Territorial