New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-16
KANSAS.
Fyoa The Boston Traveller.

TOPEKA, KANSAS September 80, 1856.
Gov Geary proceeds as he supposes, rapidly III hls
work of pachcaton, while the fact ls, that every day
bis endeayOrs but widening the breach between tue
two pafties lie has formed tive companies of volun
toer infantry who enlisted for three months receive
uniform, arms, and same pay as the regular army.
Two of these companies Pro Slavery under the COM
maud of Col thus, and Stationed at LecOInpt0n;
The Others 10 be composed of Free State men, and
10 BE- stationed at Lawle and Topeka. Capt.
Walker liz the captain OF the Lawrence company.
Their duty said by the Governor 70 be the defence o.
the tow and the surrounding country. This measure
considered by Gov. Geary a most important cOnces-
son to both sides, is disked equally by each.
The Border Rufhan papers are loud in their com
Isnts of his dllaOrness, and one OF their or
gdDs published at KiokapOo, has already denounced
bin an AbOltlOnst, while how much reason
the Free State men have to praise his impartiality
and efficiency can be in the ta t that lOI Free
State citizens OF Kansas now held prisoners at Le-
compton Oh charge OF murder, while NOT single pro.
Slavery has yet been arrested, though several
wits liza, been Issued against Gen. Reed of Lexington,
No.. DR.. SrngfciOw and Others on the athdavits OF
citizens Of Orsawatamie. / have watched Gov.
Geary COurso carefully since coming into the Ienl-
tory and with every wish to do him justice, am con-
yipced il will not add to his reputation as man or
statesman He is pOmpOus, selfc0ncelted pWs )nage,
who thinks uat every measure he proposes must be ln-
fallble and whose OF pOmpOus dignity when adj
dressed ia lauChabe tai behold. thought at first, that
Ike Shannon he was the tool OF the Pro-SIavery Cab
met but l. and nearly all who have come III contact
with him, have come To the conclusion that he II tool
10 nothing but hs own VANITY.
Major Rcdpath, with The Rev. T. W. Hgcinson of
Worcester, arrived at this place, with tram OF 80
tmil rants aud valuable stores on the 10Th lnst from
Nebraska The kev. Mr.. Parsons, with ID men from
Boston, formed a portion Of the train. These emf
grants aIe all fine athletic mon, well armed, and are all
bna fidc settlers The majority of them have already
k for the Big Blue kNcr, where IL Is intended 10 ioih
two settlements.
On Saturday morning, a detachment of United States
troops entered Topeka as posse for Deputy Marshal
Peecott also candidate for The bogus House 3i hep-
nseutathes, who had requisitlon for Mayor kedpath
from Governor Geary. In obedience Ia It, Mr.. Ned
I6th went to LecOmpton and had an interview with
tit Governor. He explained ~ his satisfaction that mo
emigrans brought IN under his charge were not ah IN
,sdlnc body, but peaceful settlers, and Mr. Redpath
tas discharged.
IaIge detachment Of troops, with fonr pieces OF
artillery are ordered 10 take the northern cnhgian,
oue it is supposed their object Is to inter ept ana
deam large body of engrants coming IN under Coi
Eldrdge But the truth seems TO be that the ITO
Slavery men, by whom he is constantly surrounded,
have worked upon hun 10 send this force by their rep
RESERVATIONS OF the armed bodies coming in from the
North TO invade the Territory, that they might be nd
Of the United Sates force daring the ensuing lernio-
nal election, which takes place on the first Monday IN
October
e. be he'd of Congressional Delegate at the same Time
Gen. Whitfield is the candidate of the Pro-Slavery
men and as there will be no nomination or voting on
the part OF the FreeSate citizens, he will be returned
which have swept aw sy the purity of the balotbON III
tins oppressed land, utterly preclude the Prostate
men, even II they had not State Government organ
IZed, nom casting vote AT this election. Doubtless
many OF the froSavery presses will poin, to the cleo
ton returns as proof OF the lies uttered by the friends
Of tree ksnsss bu, the public must rememb.r tina, no
free-State woes WIZ be cast and therefore what
strength the Border Ruhans may show Will be bu,
their all, augmented, as IT win doubtless De, by Mis-.
sour militia
The prisoners confined at Lecompton ere receiving
Their preliminary examination charge of murder AZ
Hck6r, Point before Judge Cato OF the United States
Court. Mesas. NJ. PsrOtt and III. Miles More of Lea
wentworth Clty are actiog counsel for them the
xigoous and impressive manner in which they reeist
Tie fa,cical and unjust ruling OF the Judge, who is a
smaller counterpart OF Jefnes Lecompte eniitle them
q, The entudc OF our citizens. This rla Is perfe I
60 I'd cannot but end in smoke. To the prisoners
tep'selycs most of whom have families dependent
ppop tem and crops that want housing this detention
from their ordinary syOcations is no joke, ana the
treatment tley have received bss made miny OF then
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