New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-13


d;c,rent against his client. After some little rid,cu.
IONS ipve stipaton it was announced tha' az.
.cos no sp1,cfgpcHf No indctmeut-no pTe-eh'ui ~
Of any kind and vet M. Sinailwooo hH1 %" 81
ed and held " bail, upon what Upon NV oC the
warrant which even lacked the signature W "o
Court. Y.o,,,,to IA. rr,.
Aud il now appears that Judge Lecomp'o :. = ~,
ouently been 10 the hsbit Of impn+omus ou1 n"'nS
Free State men upon the strens.n con i,dor.. and
l. n po-shle that the Administration On, Snu 'oS "n'
- Ia - ;nfsnous proceedings Where may We
look for protection if our Courts i's' - MY
than rotten and corrupt mechIn', 10 w ""ArI Gun
,Dsraoed as fine Southern oigarchy NAV determine
i"SI9kou "a, S,nsIlWood's cOuuse-H. Miles Moore
'nd The exact position Of affairs in the case he
,ood Cor his clients discharge, with some twenty
hv v re cases were exactly similar. The njus-
a.; g. xbch these men had been subjected-the ille-
Ia 81 their being put under bonds without being
Sd,c;ed and the fraudulent character Of the whole
proceeding was exposed and the iniquity Of the
This pr. Judge Lecomp;e in tgh. place. lie
doesn't cAre--let il be reuemheged-anything about
law or justice, precedent but decides cases to sun
himself and without regard % any other than personal
or political considerations. That il TO say ne neYe,
guilty of even finding BOrder-Raiiian cuthroal
PTo-Savery thief, but takes particular delight 10
imposing the most unjust penalties upon uhohehdlhB
Free-Statc men.
But here he was concerned Some twenty men
were beftse bin charged with crime, inilcted LOT
no offense. In fact they had violsed no law anu
were at the time under Illegal arrest iu 'uen ca .
men and that in his estimation Il caPi'"i oiAA'' "a
itself -,
Hence was the judicial dgnitary' Rerplexed The
case bothered bis wits amazingly. Now, ne would
determine 10 condemn them all, then he would after
his mind from fear Of the consequences. Ana thu'
wayernq between resolution and doubt ho tel back
for instruction and enlightenment upon The Nep York
Dan Book for which dastsrdiy sheet the Judge has
deener reverence and more profound yeneratOn
linn for the Bible itself. 4 bound volume is always
on or under the desk and h" always consults it in
hon
At last fear trumphed over the worthy LecOmpte's
desire and he discharged the prisoners. 1t must, IN
deed, make an American blush for the honor Of his
country, when a Supreme Court is found 10 wholly
corrupt to cause the baing, imprisonment and fin
ing Of FreeState the strength and authority of
~ invalid bench warrant.
On Thunsday, Caleb May was tried for usurpaton--
that is, for acting Ga Judge az Reeders election. The
defense ably and skfully conducted by Messrs.
Parro and Moore, and the trial resulted in verdict
Of acquittal.
The well posted readers Of Tie TriJuRe need not
be told what place Atchison has heretofore BEEN
the yiest of all vile Border Ruilian holes the home of
the Infamous Strngfeow; the nucleus of all the muir
derOus gangs that have infested the Territory; In fact
II would be idle to try and describe it, degraded
and revolving character. Well, 1t Is reported That
the id AbOlitiOnists," 0s enterprlslng Nor |
them men are styled, have slyy worked into |
the affections of the deceived Atchisoniaus, by |
good solid gold, until they have obtained controlling
influence in the town, bough; out that vile sheet
stead IN able FTecSete paper aud now Intend to 90
10 work in earnest and by erecting stores hotels and
dwelling houses, making levee improvements aud by
bringing in good Free State class Of citizens, SO to
purge cleanse and purify the place that twill become
one Of the most desirable points on the river aS it's
natural ads antages and geographical position are SUI
perior TO any place in Kansas except Lcavenw"rth:
This is of the greatest events that has 'ansprcd
in Kansas What viii thu South say or think
about II
The trial of the Free-State prisoners for high trea
sc is TO OF this week at Lecompte. 1t Is the
prevailing opinion that Hohe proseqUts will be entered
and the prisoners discharged. The Supreme Court
would Ike very much to have the prisoners convicted
and hung, but they have grown nightly afraid of the
people in Kansas, Of late, and think that extreme
measures their part might beget terrible commo-
iion in the Territory, which event they arc inclined
to believe they would be butchered off rather uncere
nonousiy. The PROSTATE party of Kansas has
grown so powerful and produced such an improved
public sentiment, that all the decisions Of all the
Supreme Courts in the nation, backed by the power OF
the Federal Government would be unable to enforce
the bogus laws for the punishment of so-caed treason
or anything else. Governor Robinson and other
Free-State men who indicted, will he present at
Lecompton 10 stand their tiSi, and able council has
been secured To conduct the defense The result o.
these trials is looked for with intense interest.