Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-11-28
Interesting from Kansas.

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While in Lecompton, yesterday,
called upon the Governor at his ONCE
he has but recently returned from South
ern Kansas, andreports that the invading
marauders have left the settlements
where they have been committing many
depredations for several weeks past, and
have gone in;o Missouri. Only one
settlement is row troubled with them,
and that is IL the vicinity of Fort Scott,
where a party of robbers from Arkansas
have ben stealing all they could lay their
hands On. The Governor had ordered a
company of troops to be stationed there
to drive them out.
He expresses himself delighted with
he Territory. Several persons were IN
the Office when I went in. The Governor
entered into conversation with me, de-
nouncing some of the Lawrence people
for showing no disposition to do him JUS
tice; to give him credit for what he had
done. A citizen of Lawrence was pres
ent, and he defended the residents and
Free State men from the charges made
against them by his Excellency, and
stated his belief that they were Opposed
to give him credit for all his acts that
were just, proceeded 10 state that they
would denounce him for allowing the five
hundred murderers of David Buffum to
escape arrest, when he had them in his
power. The Governor said the five
hundred men referred to were organized
as the Territorial militia, and were called
into service by the acting Governor a
the time, and that he had no right to in
| terfere with them. He also remarked
that the murderer of Buffum had beer
arrested, and was now in prison awaiting
trial on a charge of murder that it haC
cost him several hundred dollars to do it
but it had been done, and nothing would
be said about it by the Lawrence people
The man from Lawrence again spoke up
and repudiated the insinuations of thu
Governor. and stated that the news o
the murderer's arrest had not reaches
the city when he left, and that this wa
the first information of the affair, an,
that it should be made public as soon a
possible. The Governor seemed dispos
ed to charge upon the people of this cit.
a disposition to disregard his acts in thei
favor, and to take no notice of them.
At this time VIM. Stephens, Esq, c
Mansfield, Ohio, now engaged as counse
for the prisoners, informed the Governo
that Hayes, the murderer of Bufum, ha'
been admitted to bail, by Judge LIE
: compile.
} A Free State man present remarked
: There, that it. This is the one-side
: justice we are accustomed to have her
: in Kansas"
/. The Governor, exceedingly perplexe
a and astonished that this cowardly mu,
f derer had been released on bail, EXPIRE
: sed himself in an emphatic and eloquel
1 manner against it. He was Justly il
/ dignant at the outrage, and in loud tor
e of voice he proceeded to state following
). How could that man be released 9
r bail ? He was committed for murde
a He has had no trial. 1t is an outrag
f The Grand Jury have found true bi
: against him. No Free State man woul
have been released on bail, and you kno
it, gentlemen. l will investigate IL
matter within twenty-four hours; and
n will report it to the world with nv nan
attached, and it will have an effect.
: don't say this in braggadocio manne
but l am Governor am determined
a wash my hands clean from all connectic
: with the outrage; and the President CO
" remove me if he choose. The wor
e Will sustain me-my conscience will su
r tain me-and my God will sustain m
3 1t was the foulest murder ever COMM
d ted. The murdered man was a DO
o cripple. All he said was, don't tai
e my horses and he was shot right und
v my eyes, as charged by the Free Sta
men. And still the assassin has be-
J. admitted to bail. 1t is an outrage. I
Is shall be arrested and tried. | saw
d openly to all concerned. / care not WI
e. lawyers Or judges are present. wou
r say 1t If Lecompte was here himself"
of Col. II. j. Titus then remarked, IL
lie perhaps the man was innocent of t
le charge alleged against him.
O. "Ihen heshould have been discharge
r, Numbered the Governor. How car
&c murderer be admitted to bail? He |
er had no trial; the Grand Jury found
r true bill against him, and he has had
'rial' Its an outrage. 1t is enough
IN make ones hair stand on end. /,