New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-27
TRIAL OF GOV. ROBINSON.

TRIAL OF GOV. ROBINSON.
Ct-respond.nee Missouri Democrat
LAWRENCE, Aug. 10, 1857.
On the 2Oth o. March, 1856, the Territory was
smi,.en with plague OF Border Rufilrs, who LEFT
their devastating footprints q. The polls and on the
legislature Of Ksuss The squstters were outvoted
at every precinc. exceptin, alone at Manhattan,
whose distsnce from Missouri saved il from the hu-
mar ver1nin who were expected from that State. The
nen whom they elected passed code OF laws for the
people Of Kansas The character OF these eractments
is too We'll known to require description. They were
faithful picture Of the iuteAees Of the eprous ruf
faps who enacted them.
Americans nave prejudice il favor ef selegovern.
mept, They dislike to submit to foreign rule. Thsy
especially object TO taxation without representation.
The people could not submit TO the Missouri usurpa-
ton. Bunker Hill forbade Il; the memory OF rs
would not permit it.
in vein. Congress and the Administration sustained
the bandit-ius: as George and the Parliament gus
tanned the Cabinet which impnsed the tea tar.
The Territorial Legislature, thus feonIousy elected,
wss 10 continue for two years. There was no posi-
by OF ous!ng il sooner-sI least by peaceful meRns.
The people received &c take he preliminary NEE.
sures fox the formal. Of State Constitution and
Government. Michigan and California were their
prtcedents.
the famous Topeka Constitution and transmitted II TO
Copprers. Il organized, also, State Government.
Off ers were elected der IT, IN order that 1t might BE
put in motion without delay Ii Congress accepted The
Constitution.
Corgnss-one branch ofit-refused TO accept it.
The Stat Government, therefore, was su-perded.
II never designed TO set the Government IN mo-
lion Until Congress recognized and accepted It. Some
gentlemen indeed, advocated such a'course on TIE
Ground thai no legal Government existed here that
b: State organization wss the creation an choice OF
The people and toat they had perfect hight 10 SET
in motion under The Democratic dootrne ot Squ4tter
Sovereignty. Blu: me majority preferred that the
Govennen: should rsms n IL suspense.
L. s Difficult: fox mind unfamiliar VIII retsen 70
discover any legal:ty il such proceeding. II and
as lorg ove.: acts are committed IN what does
The ueasonab leness OF uch ar organization exc.
Yet many ef its friends and officers have been ar
ested for tcsI oferse.
Gov. Robinson. Judge Suitl and Others were held
prisoners il camp al lest Sumner. account Of their
connection with this organZa1o-. They were
cba-ged With n.gs .-sasOn.
Tbs charge h.s Low beer waived.
Gov. Robinson wes trie1 or Monday, Taesdsy end
Wednesday 10y a Lnis;emetnor known de rsuroeaon
u offi,e. 80
That Office wts Governor Of the S!ate Of kersas.
Now there IS 10 s1cn office recognized oy ID. bogus
l.ws They nowhere speak 0! s:a:e i is 'he Ter
ritory o. Kansas To Try mar for Sn Offence which
he laws do nC recognize Is one OF the anomalies Of
Kansas jurisprudence.
A jury vas impannsled, M Parrot, ctuLsei FOR
Gov. Robinson, challenged The sTray
The laws require tha: The jury snail be equally Sc
lected rem every PEI; o. TIE d4tFict. These neh
were all residents of Lecompton.
The mos: ultrs Pro-Slsvery meh had been selected.
Sheriff jones was the frs: mas called.
The Judge, Cato the bogus, overruled NJ. PA.
ro..s challenge. The counsel took exception.
The Jlry was pscke1 All he case PROCEEDED.
The iriic:u ens WEI resd. Gov. Robinson plead not
yuil.y.
1sslo. presen. a. he tr.l, but my information is
obi aint d from pYorninen: actors in IL
Mr WIZ argued hat az the limits OF the STATE OF
Kansas correspOnied With The boundaries OF the Ter
1tory Of Kansas j: WIS q be presumed tia; sny Leg
i.sur- which passed laws o- tee State sesuned Jurs
oicon over The Territory; and La sny ntn eieced
a. Goyelo. II TIE Sse intended 10 usurp nc efhce
Of Governor OF ne Territory.
have abesjy gwen the argument Of he Getsrse.
The OILY witness who appeared was j. N. Tut,n,
renegade F-ee-Sts.e mer. NJ luton IL nattFe, q
an tmisr,nt IRON Missouri. ne We eHc'1g IS
member Of the Constitutional Convention. He wss
q representative slso !. -Ee S:a;e Legislature He
was elect Is bsck.a~ man. he We tn officer
in TIE Wska,nsa var. lie Is 4 clergyman. lie made
ore speeeb. 7 remember, in :he Constitutional Con-
yenon OF the sIpeoiency .! permitting CO.. -ed pie
y er.srats Kansas IN which h used .he Geuo--
ABLE expression Il ION: var any blEck buck nsgers,
N-. P,.sije,t, :raInpin' over my grave :" Tnis
seemed - re his chief sgneDt IL favo- 4 excluding
free Blacks He " iell fISm grace" AS: Sur,De- ~
:, enc y=J cono1 10 lis f'.rler friends He has
lived ths g. j. Lecoppton sine his sDcs:acy The
Pyo-Slayery pt o9s have employed hin o. spy, -
1aka ~. avg Of FeeStats IneD. and es jlio- Cf
,ol;tesl pr.ors-S lie wss ,aus1: by some 5Jys
W Incsihs age. tnp?sG max shipped, aac ;.r-ed
q, ieaiOe.ed.
H. te,,ied tnsi Gov. Roo:nsc- had taken - cs-n
,s otcr. lie sail ics. TIRE Lsy !slsti-e 1s5 yk-se
,i defuiog the sGerrs Of officer 81. s's:s ~; ;he
Governor had sigIe-,i'.
Ca ,ross-esaco;s:,ou ie oea.6 not srec- ihs- he
Co7srpor bad signed e. ne bsi 2os ,seE u ~ i.
His .yj1epce o, = poin roe -hC.efp-s ooe '.sf
Jnige Cato oger.u.l the cejs ':On, n1 yc- ever
Gear Of susn raiipg outsiie % Ksrsas
The witIs.s s,,teo, a'so .hs. :ie l-ie:5.andcg n
.be C,ns.i,uonal TGyen:on tina. Il Sac & ~
,,msnt si1sld no 70 re JtsrG-r. uu:l Kcr-E,
ves Admitted me t5s U811 Endsr tie TJpeks Cen
w. g, W. Brow. sdl;o- e ID H--c:i 81 F-e.G,-,
.ssa Wise 10. -As prose attn, ~: h .Tieace
WAS not poiaCs1.
The de.,use Sid nc witness. Tb.oI hsd .5..iel
:, IN, fac to-. ney ,lshee % ts,sb,,so. lie hsi
s,orn tbs, here wss no ia.'g- - set ne Govern
on. 4, oD.-sou NIL ,hs S'a.e va ,crje1 it-c .Se
Uliop.
J55gs Ca.os chs-g. @ re Jny ,s said 2 be e
r.ksbIa Socun.lt. He told them the. Il :hsy frnra
Thai R.bI.1n hXi usurped =. office u Gc7srD5, OF
the Sise q Ks-ss % fod him guilty.
The jury retired and we're 70 sessen al nisst !.
y sor ofeleeh On Thursday rc'nirs.
Airport from Lecompton s'stse ms rs July -sapd
an for eosyi,hon and an for s-quhal
TIE penalty fa' he cfsnsc = '"p'scD~esf fc' s,y