New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-19
KANSAS
non Our Special Correspondent

Prom Our Special Correspondent
LEcoMProN, X. T., May 8, 1857.
The United States Court Of the Seeond District
has maintained " mastery inactivity throughout
ne week. How much Of mischief may have been
hatched in the Grand Jury room, remains 70 %
seen. Judge Smith, who is licensed attorney ~
The bar and who stands indicted for treason Ue'O,o
L, made some rather pungent remarks IN ""''n 10
demanded trial. Judge Cato decided 'nA' t'a'
shouA be granted, and that the prisoners shouid oe
arraigued on Monday. AZ it will be Impossible 10
- anu ~ the indictments stick without the most
aayrant violation of everything IN the snape VI iHT
or constitutional right, IL IL posspie 'ISI v v.
,,os,Qr may be entered in these cases; earn t''t
r. hncns Prosecuting Attorney, Mr.. Newsome, mas
,,;tts9 IN Judoe Black the Attorney General,
t.,;no tba condition of the under indictment,
cd ,eoue,tno his advice AZ IL would be Impossible
Cor any persOn possessing legal knowledge to declde
An favor of the prosecution as 1t has been lnstuu'
n il possible that nOite prosequt may follow the re-
e<ption of Judge Blacks answer, when IL ehpecteu
soon The Pro-Slavery leaders here arc stu anxious
70 procure convictions, and attempt to PUNISH DuV
they well know that they will not be permitted 10
carry out their political vengeance III tnis way.
They are also aware that the resistance TINS might
awaken would in all human probability De mtai u
them.
OuIfA a number oil fTCc-CIdVS hl'u uiO hOip w W
IN ATTENDANCE on their trials. AS the bogus and
territorial authority had no money to pay the ex-
nense of keeping these prisoners, they have been
romnelled 10 liberate them on bail. They are SUBJ
ieet 10 serious annoyance and expense; are llaDe
TO be put on trial by their enemies, and would be
punished if the Pro-Slayery men had the power or
dare do it.
The Land Offices are now open here for the pre-
emptiOn of land by settlers. All disputes about
claims and town sites are to be settled by the Land
Office ruffian officials, of course. Some free-State
men run the risk of being arrested by gong to Lee
compton. Placing the Land Offices OF Kansas IN
the hands of the leading PrO-Sayery ruflals Is not
among the least of the sins OF corrupt sectional
Administration which was elevated to power on the
ostensible plea of saving the Union, and which
"saves it by this contemplate trucking to sec
kOnal factiOnists. >,
i wish every intelligent man in America could
have a look at the Court now sitting at Lec0mp-
ton. Pitiably ignorant Of law and Court practice,
desiring TO be the tool of PrO-Slavery usurpatOn,
groye6ng in the dust at the feet of the ruffianlsm
Hhjcb il ought to have been its mission to rebukc,
this wretched apology for a Court hardly knows
how 10 hide its ablectness its vlalny under de-
cent legal cloak Heaven knows there are plenty
of subterfuges by which legal cunning can trick out
rascalty in the garb of Justice; but these lmbecle
Court officials not sufficient adopts IN such Trick
cry TO make even plausible use of 1t. have NO
faith in hypocrites but this vulgar regeneration is
90 gross that could have wished for decent vail
of hypocrisy to cover up the miserable mummery
which pretends to adjudcate for us. The Judge 10
a poor mbecile, even when sober, with little
knowledge of law and funny idea of Court prac-
tee. The Prosecuting Attorney is bogus ap,,
pOintee. question whether he was ever licensed
attorney and there can be doubt OF the fact that
he was not aud never can be, lawyer. He has a
few grains more of sense than the Judge, but, II
possible, less legal knowledge. The Clerk of the
Court is young whPpersnapper who has don
good service in the Pro-Slayery ranks The Depu-
ty Marshals-Wm. Z. Faim among the number
are burning and shining lights" in this Court.
who ought to be in the pententary for the sack OF
Lawrence and other crimes. The Grand jury is a
gang of Rufians; Petit Jury ditto. The whole
forms clumsy, unpublished machine. 1t is only re-
spectacle by having the United States Government
70 indorse its crimes. 1t is only powerful because
II is pertnacious and loses sight of its purpose
b forward the ends of Slavery. 1t is scoh to all
who visit it, bywOrd and reproach to the Terri
tory, and disgrace to the Administration TO whom
III owes its pOWer