New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-17
KANSAS.
COURT WEEK IN LECOMPTON.


United States, cat LecOmpton sitting" has done
little this week save get of the extrajudcial deci.
siou about the October election. At least find
that no criminal cases Of note have undergone the
scrutiny Of this august body. The proceedings Of
tie Grand Jury are not yet developed that is their
l,eal proceedings, for I have observed some of
their other proceedings with interest.
There worthless assemble in one of the Legisla-
lative halls, formerly occupied by branch Of the
Bogus Legislature. believe had occasion once
last Winter to refer to that outside barhace of a
stair. which whisks round the corner of the build
ing and disappears, like the proceedings of the
Grand Jury, from vulgar observation. The Jdry,
of course, is Of the most orthodox pattern-"Law-
and. Order to fault; and | observe that they
conform to DR.. String fellows standard of Dem
ocracy, that is, they all drink whisky. Two OF
these choice conservators Of public morals were
going up the aforesaid stair yesterday. l wish l
could have daguerreotyped the two vagabOnds. l
do not object that their dresses were shabby and
6ltby-hey might not be able to help the former, and
as for the latter LecOmpOn is filthy place. But their
faces-their eyes were blOodshOt and the brute was
predominant in their features-in short, they were
drunk. Perhaps that is too pointed, but it is never
theless fact. They were evidently in hit condi
ton to examine breaches of public morals, and they
wroeled I'D the stairs to do ii with the devotion OF
MARTYRS. was about to give the readers of THE
TRIBUNE little Of their language, but It was too
profane and filthy for publication. How they swore
and hiccupped as they went up that stairs to that
upper chamber, and there the doO- charitably drew
a vail over them, and so will l.
n, epa 1oy hia
room where court was to be held. Having heard
of the Federal Courts" of Kansas, he was in pro-
found expectancy of seeing something OF the start
lpely sublime, for as these Courts have been an m-
Dol tant wheel in the machine OF despotIsm, they
have acquired national reputation and inPor-
lance. The gentlemen found the Court occu-
pyiug horizontal position, and evidently under
some sprifunl manifestation A dminutive zone
by five specimen of humanity, who seemed to
have the charge of sundry papers aud documents,
informed our friend that the Court" when 1t
woke up, would transact business if it were advisa-
BILE. Let us not disturb the noble censor but Lave
him TO the sweets of his judicial slumbers. The
Court may develop something new next week. We
can wait.
The bogus sheriff of this bogus county has issued
the following proclamation"
"TAxEs! TAxEsi!
"TBE TixEs OF DoucLAss County IS now due, ana
il is expected of each man to pay bis taxes promptly
when q ehf h 2 d S ss... COUNTY.
"Loeo~r'on, August ls51"
The worthy bogus Sheriff evidently thinks that
whatever is is right When he SAYS that So It'll
expected of each man to pay his taxesprOmpty,"
he does not say who " expects" it. II Mr. Butche
should labor under any such halucination bs expe-
rience will dispel it. i do not think he does how.
ever. think one aim of this notice is to complete
the bsrrer erected between the people and the
poIls-frst BY the bogus law; second, by the extra
judicial decision; and third by this notice from the
successor of the heroic Jones and martyred Sher-
rard 1t is barely possible that this notice may be
prelude to an attempt to collect the taxes by Gov.
Walker. The great Pacificator' keeps his designs
very Guiet He might have issued another prOca-
maiion. but the Gubernatoral caeothes scribendi
finds vent through the columns of an official organ
he has started at LecOmptOn. l have seriously
thought that the true secret of these awful efforts IN
the shape of inaugursls and proclama tons were
merely the result of an unhappy conviction on his
part that he is - a great writer" The agonlzlng
vein of such phrases as ''Our glorious Union IN
danger" IAN isothermal law, " II possible With
Out the efusion of blood, state oiinsurrectlon,
"let me mplore you TO forbear," aud &c rOvi-
dence, do not mean anything politically, aud are
merely a fine way he has of rounding sentences and
closing ecstatic periods In this way We can look
on these expressions with cOmplacency. We can
compare him favoraby with Steele, draw parallel
between the glorious Governor and the poetic Cha
tsubrand. and for romance ind his equal only in
C.Iyantes. So full of this sentiment Is ne, that l
would recommend him to get up private theatrcals;
Imaginary Rchmonds could run hypotheIlcal
Richards through the body, and the performance
could end with grand finale Of ballet, as am
assured that his Excelency is an inmltable dancer
The ingenious Perrin could Ofiiclate Ike another
staoe.struck hero who once came on the 0oards,
and with grand salam uttered ms speech;
- Enter, Serrant my Lord, the banquet waits
Staunton would do for heavy characters, Judge
Cato tor the ghost of Hamlet's fathers and "Shern
Jones" would make an admirable brigand' Ihere
could be arrests and executions by t1e DOZEN on!
amount of hypothetical taxes could De psia'
Walker could wear paper crown and issue proc,
amation six times week, and tDe ingenious ana
talented Republican reporter" excaim, like an
other H,mlet, "Spesk my speech tripplngly on the
tongue pray YOU: if you mouth it as some players
DO, Id as lief the town crier had spoken my words.
Let not the reader regard this too much III the
lielt of a joke Could happier vent for so much
patriotism be suggestedi II would not only be IN,
nocent and entertaining but would surely prevent
such piece of folly as enactiDg tragedy 10 Inc
lite, which in the absence Of an innocenI moae "
indulgDg the sentiment mig be resorted 70 D! 'uc
great 1.othermsL.'
But digress The army before Lawrence nI'
done nothing vet to vndicafe this second iiiissou'
ADV amount Of rumors prevail some OF them aP
pearDg TO CONE direct from Walker but as ne tells
ole nan one thing to-day, and another something
diGereft to- morrow, and makes point OF atn!tns
everything which any one else alleges thsr ne hes
said there is no telling what to expect. lnere -
one report, however, which l have s1me Ieas0 o. !"
believe we-lounded. Ii is to the enect ths' oo'.
Walker has sent dispatch to the fresiIen' g.ss
the necessity Of having 800 more i1oVp' dodas =
bsreface , i prstenss under which the pretended
Cd Utah expedition IS to be retained i Kansas a., IS
Perhaps the Governors requlsion - cau.u ~ Has
request from the President. In any case all such