New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-24
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OfCfHhtlu ihc I0"-S-t.e OTG1DlLhlloH III Tug
yresept. But let that pe's; il he did, it y" by
the lees Objectionable, or a: lc4s. more cultivated
mode Of intrigue The action Of those who surren-
dered themselves, as ii happened, was faTora5e
cjrcun stance for Gov. Gcary. Part Of the de.gn
was 10 apply to Gov. Geary for troops when the
rebelliOus legislators should refuse TO surrender
themselves, M it was supposed they would IL had
also been calculated taat Gov. Geary would refuse
"a LIT them be used IN such on enterprise A double
rurpose would thus be effected. They would have
. weapon to break Gov. Geary', head with, aud an
excuse for raising another mob 10 march aganS
Topeka and wipe out Abolition" Legislatures for
ever. The nn.imeiy surrender Of the peoples rep
fcsentalives, and the sequel that foo;Tcd knocked
fhe calculation On the head. They, however, APP
pear 70 be in the lumor to try again.
/ learn that an efIoIt is being made in lawrence
10 frame petition for ibe release Of the prisoners
that will omit all Objectionable features. Perhaps
the current of eyens may cause II 10 be ag0robly
received; but we shall see.
Old Gov. Shannon b. returned to LccOmptOa
bis doing 80 is q singular movement for depOscd
uler. Perhaps he was not popular anywhere else,
md remembered his Jolly gubernatortl dsys. He
proposes TO engage IN tho profession of law; pre-
.unc he will have liberal attendance at the bar.
learn the reasons why the Shawnee lands have
not been thrown open for presumption, but cannot
6x the time when they will. The Indians have
vixty days after the surveys are approved 70 con-
,ete their location before the lands are Open The
pproyal If tho surveys has been deferred on pur
,osf II has been rumOred that u was owing to
uccrrect eurycys, but Til; learn is not so. Those
tic bottom Of il know their own reasons, aud i
yil not guess ut them. J. 3licgc they Will be APP
rozed ere long, but viii ascertain exactly when
nd Keep your readers u2prlsed. think IL would
ekicr now If they we're not opened until after
Sespring emgrations arrive. These lands will
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potics arc Stirred up little in LacOmptOn; ]
,esn politics OF the election kind. A member of
cBGsus Council, Mr.. Chapman, was guilty OF
ufder. or Of killing brother Pro-Saycry man.
lehss not been tried, but is under bail-bOnds. As
B pes or was populor with his PrO-Sl4vcry conftd-
rsf<s. they intend to vomit him ont of the Council
AZ prder now election Already candidates
NM to the post Sheriff Jones is the most prom
ssnt aud Tic SimOn-puIe Law and Order" can
idtte. Christian, the little conservative, Pro-
Isrmy, Irish lawyer, who acts as gO-bctwcen to
,speople Of Lawrence and the Territorial Courts,
iinAs that he should not be " so Objectionable, and
ssc been drumming up on the issue Of mot SO
adj Capt. Hampton, the convict master here,
os]d like to be a candidate. He expects some
rcSla'ery votes, and as be is the " humane TO
Onyicts" aud Geary candidate he thinks ii the
recState people were TO vote for him he would
Elected, which l do not doubt These three
pirants are bad, worse and worst. / do not
lev That the Frce-Stae people will be tempted to
eundor the bogus laws in these circumstances.
thaso been informed that Mr.. Edic the Com
lxioncr TO sell the Delaware lands, has returned
lis now at the Indian village on the Delaware
ssipg of the Kaw, where Mr. Robinson, the
lawsrc agent, lives. am told he has come to
Itbs lots in Leayen~orth City to the holders.
Il sBOwod yesterday, and to-day it is cold. II is
faary Winter. So stormy and cold aud bleak is
prospect, That fear the PrO-Slaycry Conycn-
(which is to assemble on Monday, will hardly
ne of; or that under the adverse circumstance
sil peter out" as cid Judge Wakefield said
orr two Free-State Governors.
BOGUS LEGISLATURE, FIRST DAY.
on Special Correspondent.
tCOUNCM CHAMBER, LECOMPTON, K. T.,
Jan. II, 1851.
THE COUNCIL.
u noon to DAY the Council or upper House Of
Bogus Territorial Legislature met in this pIa &c.
, body is constituted Of thirteen members,
I've of whom arc here, TIE other, Mr.. Chap,
las, believe, sent his resignation 10 the
vernOr TIE body was opened with prayer by
,Rtv. Thomas johnson of the Shawnee Mission
sthodist Church South, who is the Presi lent Of
eCounci. The Council organized by electug
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Shawnee Mission. Thomas johnson, President;
II. ReCs Of LcNenworth, President pro tenn;
nughcs, Clerk; Charles Grover, Assistant
Hk; and d. Scott Boyle, EngrOssing Clerk.
gbes and Boyle were Of the party that lynchcd
mps. The Council having organized, adjourned
W. o'clock p. m.
M3 o'clock the Council again convened, when
IMPORT had been received from the House,
ich had not completed its organization.
lesc q list of the members of this body.
eIe are two new men elected 10 ill vacancies.
n WIN. Barber having died Mr.. Little was
sefcd in bis place; and john Donaldson having re-
lied another appointment, resigned Some time
a and Dir. Marshall was appointed in his place.
he general ATTENDANCE in both bodies shows that
ere no tagging, or desire to flag, on the part Of
PrO.Slavery men.
a Committec having been appointed to draft res
ntcns concerning the death Of Barber, reported,
trough its Chairman, Mr.. Rees, after the usual
ashton in such cases made and provided, cQmmenc-
pg When ~ the dispeasati"2 OF Providence
&c, which might have read, "When, By drinking
boo much WHISKY" VIM. Barber was from Illinois.
and later from Missouri; was camp sutler about
Fort Scott, and after being elected Brigaler-Gen-
era! by the bogus Legislature of which he was
member literally drank himself 70 DEATH
Mr. Eastn introduced resolution that seats
outside Of the bar be provided for spectators which
was adopted. The same Gen. Eastin, who seemed
te have tolerably well-defncd idea of the aneni.
BE- Of life introduced another resolution, which
gave rise TO the only discussion in the Council, and
quite an Incident Il had relation tO your CORE
spOndeut. Mr.. Esstin's resolution was that report
Sc be admitted within the bar, and be provided
with bench and seats. This was objected TO by
Msior-Gen. Richardson (the author Of the black or
dave aw), on the ground that il would not do 10
dmu srerv one. He stated that he saw in the
pbby the correspondent of TIE NEw-YO TRIB-
NE against whom be thought il proper 10 make a
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