Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-11-28
Intelligence from Kansas.

Lecompton, nave been convicted Tor man
slsug gLter, and sentenced to five years im
prisonment at hard labor. The bogus stat
utss have made the following provision,
for Furnishing them
"SEc. 2. Any person who may be sen
tencsd by any court of competent jurisdic
ton, under any Law in force within thi.
Territory, to punishment by confinement
and hard labor, shall be deemed convict
and shall Immediately, under the charge
Of the keeper of such jail or public prison,
or under the charge Of such person as the
keeper of such jail or public prison may
select, be put to hard labor, as in the first
section of this act specified aud such
keeper, or other person having charge Of
such convict shall cause such convict, " hile
engaged at such labor, to be securely con.
fiued by chain six feet in length, Of not
less than four sixteenths nor more than
three-eigbts Of an inch link, with round
ball Of iron, of not less than four nor more
than six inches in diameter, attached, which
chain shall be securely fastened to the an
klespf such convict with a strong lock and
key; and such keeper, or other person,
having charge of such convict, may,if ne
cessary confne such convict while engaged
in hard labor, by other chains, or other
means 10 his discretion, 50 as to keep such
convict secure and prevent his escape; and
when there shall be two or more cOuvicts
under the charge of such keeper, or other
person, such convicts shall be fastened to-
ge.her with strong chains, with strong
locks and keys, during the time such con-
victs shall be engaged in hard labor with
cut tho walls Of any jail or prison"
And such is the mode of disposing Of
free State men in Kansas. None bit pro-
slarery men are ai'owcd to SIT upon jnries;
and none but Il Je6reys presides-a judge
under whose instructions hotels and print
ing offices arc indicted as nuisances and de-
stroysd as such, and their proprietors in
dicte1 for treason. r-. .
The following gentlemen against whom
indictments were peuding, have been tried
and acquitted, to wi; james Fl. York,
Howard York, Adam Bower, Thos. Bow.
ers, Edward r. Fally, Thos. Leeson, Da-
vid Potter, Jesse Pyle, John King, VIM.
Butler, Chester Hay, Justice e. ketehum,
Geo. NJ. Neff, Alphonsas Gates, Jas. Con
ley. Eight of the prisoners, after acquit-
tai, were discharged, while the balance
were held over to answer other indictments.
The action of the courts in their cases,
have been iyrannical in the extreme, and
only becoming a slave driver on South.
rem plantation. We are yet in hopes that
President Pierce will signify to Judge Le-
compe, that his services are no longer re-
quired on the judicial bench of Kansas.
IScIDESr.-As the fifteen Free state
men were conducted back to their dismal
quarters, before being sent to labor with
the balls, they gave "dree hearty cheers
fer Freedom and John c. Fremont" not
in levity or though;lessnoss, but in the
resolute spirit of martyrs FOR tie truth.
OFEENCE.-Why were those thus sen
fenced to barbarous and cruel punish.
ment, by pro-slayery Judge and Jury Z
For no crime but that of breaking up a
fort Of Border Ruffiaus iu their midst.
Government had refused to do SO, but had
rather encouraged the robbcr, and murde-
rers in their course. Self-defence-the
first law Of uature-justifed the settlers iu
dispensing this gang Of outlaws. 1t was
just as lawful for them to abs,e such a
nuisance, as to shoot or drive away as many
wolves, or Indians in time of war But
for this c06nce they are thus sentenced !.
VIZ the American people endure this
A REAL MURDERER ARRESTED AT LAST!
A border rufian named Huyes killed a
Free State man, a cripple named BUFFUM,
whose on y offence was an earnest remon-
stranee against the stealing of his proper
ty. This occurred within the notice Of
Gov. Geary. Such crime under his own
eye, he dared not overlook, and he ordered
the arrest of Hayos-tle first pro siayery
rufiap arrested since the Kansas rdr began!
Gov. Geary was boas,ing of this act as
proof Of his desire to do justice, whom news
came that Lccompte had taken Sheriff
Jones (the man " fatally wounded" at
as bail, aud that Hayes had got
back to Missouri! The Governor s.ormed
terrib!yas this additional outragc-threat-
oned Lecompte-and ordered the rc.arrest
Of Hayes. 1t is supposed, a reward OF
800 for the arrest of Hayes having been
offered, Hayes gave himself up, with the
understanding Lccomptc should bail him
and that is the last Geary will see Of his
prisoner No. 1.
LATEa.-A despatch from Chicago
states that Gov. Geary had set aside Judge
Lecomp,e, aud ordered the trial of the Free
St,tapr;s on.ru he Iuj. sE.,a IF 1.,.p,a