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

Senate Jingle; it is an outrage. NO 7 rec
State man could have been admitted 10
bail he would be apw in prison. 1 am
Governor, and this Hayes shall be ar
rested and have his trial"
Sheriff Samuel j. Jones at this time
entered the room. The Governor asked
& How is it, Jones, about that man
Hayes?
~Oh." said Jones, " he has been adj
mitted 10 bail, I am one of his bonds
men,"
~What is the amount?" again asked
the Governor.
@Ten thousand dollars replied Jones.
81 would give that for him at any time
He is a good fellow"
There it is, gentlemen" said the
Governor, " it is a great outrage. l am
determined to investigate the matter"
A Free State man then ventured to
remark. that this was the course pursued
towards the free State men ever since
the organization of the territory that
partially had marked every movement
made by government officials for the last
two years.
The Governor, replied with great
warmth, 81 care not who it isl am
neither free State nor pro-slaTery, but
! Governor of Kansas Territory, and as
such / will see that even here justice
shall be done. They may murder me If
they choose, but I am determined to
merit the epitaph-' Died in the faithful
discharge of his duty"
| The Governor sent word to Marshal
Donaldson to come at once to his office.
The Marshal soon reported himself
and His Excellency, turning towards
him, said: Mr.. Marshal, l shall ex'
pect you to re-arrest this man Hayes
without a moments delay proceed i'm
mediately, and I shall hold you strictly
| responsible for the faithful discharge o
your duty. Sir, this man shall be hrough
t here and tried, if it shall require The
: whole military arm Of the Government
: Free State men now in that guardhous'
D might have asked in vain, Sir, to hav'
5 been bailed upon charges infinitely les
e criminal, while this man Hayes, who ha
i been guilty of a most atrocious and di
! abolical murder, right under my eyes
t must be admitted to bail. I will tolerat
: no such injustice
The Marshal was astoniShed, and hard
n ly knew what to say; at last he sat dow
Q and entered into private conversation
with Titus, Jones and Woodson-a wol
!, thy trio-and they counseled together
i The Governor was kinker out of sorts,
). and they must pacify him if dossible, til
}, Judge had made a mistake, and it mus
e be set right.
If All the time the Governor. paced hi
d office floor with hurried steps, exclaimin
Is every now and then in sentences denount
d ing the act of the officials in releasing
Is murderer on bail, and telling what h
$ was resolved to do about it. /, soon afte
y this interesting conversation, left for thi
If city.
A Lawrence letter of the 10th says
d Last Saturday, twenty of the pr
q soners taken at Hickory Point, undo
'r Col. Harvey, were found guilty of mai
q slaughter and sentenced by Judge L.
: compile, to five years Imprisonment
hard labor. The five years imprisol
u ment at hard labor in Kansas is to woI
ID on public works, with ball and chain.-
re The Court adjourned to meet to-day
Tecumseh, a small Pro-Slavery tow
"a between Lecempton and Topeka f,
+ reasons which l have not learned.
S Gov. Geary does not interfere in til
Mt matter, the Free State men will The
d will never submit TO such tyranny fro
ne biasedsJudge, packed juries, and pc
g: jured witnesses"