Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1856-12-11
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a letter from Lawrence, dated Nov, 8,
from which it will be seen that Gov. GEARY
has at last found out, that the hon. Judge
Lccompte isa very impartial, high-mind-
cd and honorable, lar and justice-dedier,
aud the other officers there are very valu-
able assistants Of his honor. Now we
know that we are not far wrong in pre-
| dieting, that surrounded as he is by such
men, he never will be able to do justice to
the Free State settlers Of that Territory.
Low, degraded and r%evengcful, having the
power, they are determined to use II, and
f the Hon. Governor carries out his decia-
r%ations, they will attempt to defeat him 10y
force Of arms.
We know those men, and know them
to be void Of all principles of honor or
Justice, and if the Governor does persist
and succeeds, it will be with other officers
to execute his commands, the head of all
the disturbances, the principal causes, 1t Is
not at all likely they will assist in bringing
one of their own brethren to the bar Of
true Justice, there to receive the punish
mcnt his crime deserves; and knowing
that they themselves are liable to (and no
doubt wild be tried for Il misdemeancr in
office as soon as Gov. GEARY gets IA
healthy tone established in the courts, til
their only hope Of success, and remove the
principal cause, and, as the saying goes,
they are gone up" Put a Judge on the
bench that will do justice, and assist Gov.
G.. to carry out his views; put a true and
faithful man in as marshal, who will do
his bcstto execute writs, knowing no party,
and our words for it, the state of things
will soon change, and true peace will
reign over that long distracted Territory:
Lawrence, X. T. Nov. 8, 1856.
Editor of the Missouri Democrat:
The twenty young men convicted Of
manslaughter the other day, and sentenced
to five years Imprisonment, two of which
to hard labor, by Judge Lecompte, are to
be put to work on the capitol building in
a few days, and at night to wear a chain
and bali attached to their feet. While in
Lecompton, yesterday, | called upon the
Governor at his Office ; he has but recently
returned from Southern Kansas, and
reports that the invading marauders have
left the settlements where they have beer
committing many depredations for severa
, week past, and have gone into Missouri
Only one settlement is now troubled with
them, and hat is in the vicinity of For
Scott, where Il party of robbers from
: Arkansas have been stealing all the,
= could lay their hands on. The Governor
had ordered a company of troops to bt
stationed there to drive them ont.
He expresses himself delighted witt
: the territory. Several persons were il
D the office when | went in. The Governo
= entered into conversation with me, denounc
ing some of the Lawrence people 70
showing no disposition to do him Justice
to give him credit for all he had done
G A citisen of Lawrence was present, an,
= he defended the residents and Free Stat
n men from the charges made against ther
by his Excellency, and stated his belle
Z that they were disposed to give him cred
for all his acts that were Just, and proceede
to state that they would denounce him fc
allowing the five hundred murderers {
David Butlum to escape arrest, when b
had them in his power. The Governc
n said, the FIVE hundred men referred
were organized as the Territorial militi;
N and were called into service by the actin
Governor at the time, and hat he had I
- right to interfere with them. He al:
remarked, hat the murderer of ButIu
Sc had been arrested, and was now in prise
IS awaiting trial on a charge of murder; tn.
"A it had cost him several hundred dollars
:. do it, but it had been done, and nothin
III would be said about it by the LawrenC
~ people. The man from Lawrence agar
ty spoke up, and repudiatcd the insinuatic
of the Governor, and stated that the new
of the murdererS arrest had not reachC
'e this city when he left, and that this W;
RS the first inforIlstien received of the aflai
H. and that it should be made public as SOC
or as possible. The Governor seemed di
-. posed to charge upon the people of tn
" city Il disposition TO disregard his acts
their favor, and to take no notice of ther
to At this time VIM, Stephens, ESQ,
r. Mansfield, Ohio, now engaged as couns
for the prisoners, informed the Govern,
te that Hayes, the murderer of Buffum, hc
'ir been admitted 10 bail by Judge Lecompt
IS A Free State man present remarke
"There, that is it. This is the one-sid,
justice we are accustomed to have here
&c Kansas"
OF The Governor exceedingly perplext
ly and astonished that this cowardly murder
i'll had been released on bail, expressed hin
fc self in an emphatic and eloquent mann,