New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-23
KANSAS.
LAST HOURS OF THE BOGUS LEGISLA-
TURE.

From Ous spscis Correspondent
LECoMPTON, X. T., Feb. 81, 1857.
The last hours OF the Bogus Legislature were
fit SEQUEL to career begun 10 crime and ending in
reckless despOtism. Bogus legislation culmnated
and expired in a night .esson. Both Houses we're
waiting to see that ,be portion of legislation n-
viewed in a Governcf's signature was bestowed on
the crowd of bills still before his Exceency. Out
aide it was as mudd, as the Valley of the Nde after
after ali inundston, and as dark as an ink-bottle.
OccssioDsuy through the gloom could be seen the
twnknng lights Of the gfos-shOps of Lecompton;
but the regular law maAlng whlsky-shOp attached
10 legislative buildings csrried of the press OF busi-
ness. This same institution was most conveniently
located The stair up to the Council Chamber was
an outside affair, cllDglug to the building like a
barnacle TO a ships bottom. 1t whlsked round the
corner on the suspeI zion principle and in one OF It's
acute angles halt way up, was the grog shop door.
This institution was purely creation of bogus
legislative necessity. Its influence was clearly
discernible Adore and all around.
Occasionally message would pass between the
Houses the bearer cursing the mud and darkness,
and indemnifying himself for such exposure by
dropping Tito the scute angle OF the council
stairs" for " creature comfort" At times mes
House. Mr. Gihon his private secretary. would
enter with roll Of signed bills aud the message,
which contained the favorable iptlmat0n that the
Governor had under consideration and signed the
following bills" raen followed q string of bill
titles IA lor the pedigree of the pairlarchs be-
ginning with q town or bank charter, aud ending
with the location of county seat or territorial
road In the midst OF q dense mass Of corrupt
special, bogus legislation, here and there general
law an act of high-hsnded snd unscrupulous des
potism would appear, like the eye of a rattlesnake
IN q fern brake. How smoothly and gllbly the
hist reads. How muf1ed up aud lost amidst the
a. town Of Buchanan and the town of Virginia.
and the town of PIERCE" and the town of
Geary," and the "tOwn of Palmetto and the
1" act to prevent the circulation of bank bills Of
a. less denomination than three dollars, and the
" charter for the Kansas Valley Bank with six
branches" and the - town Of Achison,' and the
81 town of Buford," and the " town of Rising
Sum-" and al the other towns that are located BY
iap in the shawnee Reserve. The Governor has
signed the Rebellion bill" Well. what then
Did Repablicanism give a groani He has signed
the MOB and SeditOn act" Is net that moderate
Democracy He has signed the bills giving ex.
tended jurisdiction 10 the bogus County Courts and
the bills giving the Federal Courts into the hands of
Rufhsnism. What then-wss he not pledged 70
sustain Rufian law lie signed the election law.
What matters it though II contains monstrous
fraud, that must further jeopsrdze the possibility
OF peace. True; and on Thursday he vetoed the
blll under which the Pro-SaEery men expect TO let
Missouri vote legally and to debar legal, bona hde
settlers, and to fame Pro-Slayery Constitution
This bill was certainly grand piece of rsscslity
but net slope In its iniquty Itpsssed unanimously
in the Council aud with but one dissenting voice in
The House, over his veto, and he stands pledged to
see it enforced. But Why did he veto III To be
SURE it stripped him OF every sestige of power but
80 lar ss PrsSe,ple /. concern.d after signing the
Rebellion bill he might have swallowed il, with all
the DEGREES the Grabd Lama and the edcts of the
fHPeror OF China, together With the statutes Of
hokee fokoe. and made no bones Of them
In my last said that Gov. Gesry had only vetoed
Two bills out Of the hundreds presented 70 him.