New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-04
IMPORTANT FROM KANSAS.
Fl. eraRY MEETING DISSOLVED IN BLOOD.
SHERIFF SHERRARD SHOT.

Ma Administration is held After the insIlt add
violence offered 10 him by Mr. Sherrsrd at the door
fthe House Of Representatives, bis friends have
been de,rous to get up what they called al 'in-
Sirpssion meeting" This was to express dsappro-
A.tion Of the act OF Shenard, and also . ind rse
The conduct and whole policy Of the Governor. 1t
WA TO have occurred las, Saturday, but tue dea-h
Of Gen, Richardson that day caused it IL be de-
ferred. Some Of the members Of the Legislature
it appears, had been expected TO participate. Tne
Convention was fixed for yesterday at O'Clock
p No., and was 10 assemble 10 the open air. close 20
where the building of the Government CAPITOL are
being eYec,ed. But little interest appeared 10 be
manifested in il. Some Of the men in LecoInpNn
did not know Of IL TIL they saw the people assem-
bling. A certain portion Of the Pro Slavery men
in LecOmptOn whe favor Gov. Geary partic pated
actively. An effort was made to get men from
Lawrence and Topeka.
j learn that laJe on TUESDAY evening dragon
in updress, and who was travelling in bas,e to Fort
LavenwOr b. crossed the Ksg RIVER az LiVr7nce,
and mentioned his destination 10 souse persons, al.
ding that Gov Geary had been snOr. As may b.
supposed, this created some stir in Lawrence the
incorrectDess Of this repyrs had been learned yes
terdsy, but the feeling il intuced caused some
twenty or thirty persons from Lawrence to cpme
10 LecOmpfOD. haze been Informed that ne 'nx-
iety to have q msjority of those present at see
meeting 10 favor the Governor was so srea t1a'
be, or somebody about The executive Ollie, con-
tributed come $40 for carriage hire, aud NJ.
Brown Of Thc Herald Of freedom cOntIIsIad -
10 the same laudabe object. WHAT you'd have
made il humorous bat for the painful sequel, Was
that msj Orlty Of those wOO came from LAwrelce
were really hostile TO the general policy Of Gov.
Gesy.
There was, AIN certain, no improper motive in
this anxiety. The Governor, or bis friend, merely
wished to have decided testimonial, indOrsing his
conduct, which could be sent to the world aud issue
from LecomptoD. am fully persuaded that even
this anxiety would not have prevented him from
putting stop 10 the meeting had his experience OF
Border Rufiansm been sufficiently great to antici
pate the sequel.
Yesterday was very cold and dsagreeabe. In
spite of this from one hundred to one hundred and
fifty persons assembled. Mir. Stewart, Mayor of
Lecompton, was elected President. Mr.. Cook of
Lawrence, Secretary. No member of the Codncll
was present. One OF two House members came
and looked on, but the business Of legislation went
on without interruption
Committee had been appointed to draft resolu-
tons. Mr.. Legget of Lawrence WAS Charman
ex.Sberiff Jones and Probate Judge Wood we're
it. left the Legislative Hall and went over about
the time supposed the resolutions won be
offered Prior to my arrival there had been some
speeches. Capt. Hampton, master of the convlcts
spoke first and defended the past course OF the Gov
ernor Mr.. Bennett of The LeoOmptoa Union who
had evidently been drink NC, took strong stand in
defense of Sberrard in the recent transaction. Mr.
McAllster one Of the Governors private secre,s
rice, made Il speech. He reviewed Governor
Geary's course He was speaking when Igpt there,
and was urging what the Governor had done for the
Territory, and also illustrating his impdriluy and
administration If the laws by the arrest of the
Hickory Point prisoners He was interrupted by
the report of one segment If the Committee on
Resolutions. The Committee had split. Three
reported majority set of resolutions that had ey-
IDENTIFY been prepared with great care beforehand.
Jones and Wood remained to get up minority reso-
tutfVuo. luC hol"iAy iOP"'s ""0 'S"N' ~"S WV
buttons were very long. They were vaguely gen.
eral. The majority ofthem enunciated general prn'
ciples in manner which no rational man would
think of calling in question. A few points were
dropt in here and there--the protection Of the
ballot box-Squstter Sovereignty-the people shall
elect their own Acknowledgement of the laws.
There was an elaboration and dedication OF Gesrys
policy and not very harsh condemnation of Sher
rsrd's conduct, oil ~rspt up in maze of sublma,ed
rhetoric.
The President said they would wait for the minor
ity report before action was taken. Jones ap-
preached. Several persons on the stand, among
whom was Bennett Of The Lecompton Union, com
menced talking. The Chair vainy strove to keep
order. Mr. Sherrsrd was in the crowd immediately
in front of the President. He wanted to speak
The Chair wished him to wait till the minority re-
port was read. Sherrsrd got violent, and mounted
the low platform. He was young man. rather
strongly made, had a very horid face, and wild
and reckless air. The but of Colt revolver peeped
from his belt. He said, in the most excited man
ner, II denounce those who would call my sstious
I" in question denounce those who would vote
I" for these resolutions as liars and co,csrds :" He
paused, and then said: Il deneunce any man,
present or anywhere who will dare to condemn
"my conduct as a LIAR aud COWARD"
single glance would have shown that pre-
meditatsd struggle was about to begin. Significant
looks we're exchanged by Sherrsrds companions.
Men might have been seen putting their hands to
their coats to slip around their revolver belts
While Sherrard poured out his violence aud defiance