New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-03
RESIGNATION OF SHERIFF JONES-CON-
VICTION OF Mr.. PARTRIDGE.

have Just got hack TO Lawrence over roads to
which newly macadamized one would be pave
ment The brief thaw of last Thursday night and
Friday morning was immediately followed by hard
frost, and all the irregular impressions made on the
roads during the muddy interregnum have hardened
into rough and shsrp-ponted frost-work and the
pilgrimage with tn. peas was joke to travelling
over IT, be il by waeelage, saddleage or foOtage.
When left the Missouri River at Kansas City, is
was frozen over hard as a store. Men and boys
were skating on it, and the Pacific Railway packet
Australia frozen up at the bank, where she had
evidently found Winter quarters. All the way up
the creeks were ce-bound. The little riyulets
forgot to trckle, and tbs fountains Of water were
sirt about with hoary locks of iclclcs. Here at
Lawrence the Kaw Is frezen over. The terryman,
with his axe, has tried t. keep the navigation
"Open," but as Jack Frost has provided more
economic means of transit, he Is likely to have the
best of it.
Here at Lawrence tbero is always something
new aud interesting. Sheriff Jones has resigned.
This dreadful calamitt,' which was for
merry threaten ed, has now fallen upon rs. The
Sheriff of Douglas COEnty' has dropped his
scepter and abdicated, lSe another Emperor
Charles One of the Southern Brigade they APP
pear to be omnipresent where there are such
chances) has picked up the fallen mantle, and the
bogus Court of bogus Commissioners for this
bogus County has declared him the successor OF
jones.
The particulars of this sad political calamity it
would be interesting 10 Investigate. He who Has
''basely assassin aed and murdered and who was
obtuarized ard almost canOnlzed by the Border
Rufian sheets, and who was subsequently resnrrec-
tionzed for the express purpose OF helping ~ buCn
Lawrence could not have laid down the robe Of EN-
lire without a cause or groan. For mOntas BACK
he has net been so active. Deputy Marsh2ls have
been as thick here as eeas were during the Egyp-
tan visitation, and have rather monopotzed his
business; but still he was Sheriff ct Douglas
County" and On hand for great occasions.
The chief cause of this resignation may be traced
ike the difficulties between Gov. Geary aud Lee
compile ind Donaldson, to the effort On the part ct
the Governor 20 modiiy Border RuthaDism IN GER
tain cases. The reader Of TIE TRIBUNE Is aware
that. beside other prisoners, there are upward OF
twenty of the convicted at Lecompton. These are
sentenced to hard labor in the Penitentiary or the
chain-and ball gang for terms chiefly of five and
six and eight years. As there was no Penltentlary
the ball and chain was the only alternative. That
entminious ball and chain, which the bogus Legs.
sture decreed as the badge aud punishment OF
Freedom, has not been worn yet. Had there oeeh
supply of the adjoining articles IN question al or
near ecompton, there Is little doubt but some OF
| the officials would have tried how they would mt.
| All such luxurifs are expensive, however Ter
ritorial Government is SAID to be cheap that OF
Kansas seems TO cost rather more than appears al an
times to have been provided for 1t. Hence the balls
and chains may have to be deferred untlt
n few renegade Anti-Nebraska Members OF
| Congress duplicate their vote for the ad-
mission of Whitfield, by voting the supplies for
| them. Since the dsbandlng OF Col. IltusS
militia the prisoners have had rather easier time.
| Geary has made it point to see that they are not
~ abused He knows that theirs Is a harsh ana I'M
| lust fate. He knows that they were taken whIie ia
arms against those who threatened their lives aud
| IIa that ut the enemies VINO
assailed their rights aud lives and homes have been
| Tins served. BE knows that they have had mock
| ery of a trial from a partial Judge-thelr enemy.
| All this he knows but he does not make 1t point
to Get them set at liberty neither does he shelter
his apathy to their wrongs by regarding II witnh
the srhere Of the judiciary. He lnterieres 20 pre-
vent their wearing the ball and cham or being
treated az felohr No one about LeCOmpt0n even
regards them as feOus. The PrO-SlAyery men
regard them pretty much as they would prisoners
| of var. The Executive WELL Gov. Geiry COM
pounds between God and mammon. IL they were
really and Justly elOn cOnylcts under senIeh Vi
law. the ielon's doom ought Ia be their fate. No
eyscntiye interference should turn aside the stern
decree Of Justice Ii it is case OF wrong calling
for executive interference, it should never stop AT
preventing only the additional ignomlny tndt might
90 Ike the voice OF trumpet ~ INC iee'H u 'N'
North. Pgt 30 ia. 4;
The "Iaw-and- Order" men could not but feel
that the setting aside Of the ball and chain was Ike
abrogating part Of the bogus legislation; hence
they have been anxious to see the unlOrtunates thus
panacled. Jones as Sheriff Of Douglas Coun-
~" felt that much responsibility rested with him.
lie remembered that there was supply OF the de-
sirable article q. Fort le.yenwOrth Tor Deh0Of OF
the soldier cohyicts, snd desired an order from
Goy Cealy for one haKGred Of these TO be obtained
from Cen. Smith. Gov. Geary refuses to comply,
ard Jones' aggrieyed by this and other manifesto
kaala &ha~ ha has
the slterua i've Of resignation. There are Othef
causes. but these doubtless afford the immediate
and d,ci.iv. reasons These movements Indicate
a movement snsng tie complex pOllcdl ma
riipeYy that is tryiDg to regulate Kansas. lie
corute bas been removed, aud 1t Is said that Isaac
the Prosecuting Attorney wall be removed.
learn thst an officer has been investigating TIC
STAIRS Of Surveyor-Geperal Calhoun ahd' II So
another removal il probable. Well, LEI az VINO
have spotted their reputation by the efforts to en-
slave Kansas be sent scapegoatS, bearing % II
own sins and those OF the powers that paced 1aed
lere 10 do the work. Let President fIetee cIost
his career as be began il, BY removals and ne" dP
pointments; but until the evils they nave create
| while in power are remoyed-"EHe eH' IVPt
esnda have all tie fruits and the means iOI as nucl
more az will suit their purpCse-tnese ihuloiA'lohs
tbonob lust are as mOckefy, If no more IS dOhe'
MIR. Wm. Partridge OF Osawatamle was con
vict.d At Teeumseh on saturday, and sentenced q
ten wears In the Penitentiar! or the OdiI-Ahd-chai
gang. lie had been indicted icr burglary ~
WAS prominent Free-SVier oil Osa"atsihIc' u
= most respecteble citizen, and the charge
ss.;n.t b;r are Drepo.terous His arrest aros
mn of the efHculties ia that quarter. Those FRO
slavery men who procured Il were deserving {
Tie fat. ,bey have planned and by legal fraud, Sc
, cured for their enemy. His arrest was secured b
: the Intervention Of Gov. Geary. His brother va
: killed 1t tie battle Of Q'swsiaple, *hen hsi"