New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-21
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GOV. GEARYS RESIGNATION.
The 0utragss Of the Border Rufians.
THE TREACnERY OF PIERCE.
couso:rn.es. Murders! Ma RoSSeres. AL Tn.



r. c-,S,,d lie, % hesr no more Of Free State Pc
versions" and Abolition Les" The corespondsecs
tist hss appeared N tie co,umns Of The De'-a1 -
ircm time 20 tine hss only been untrue in lis failure to
fully reprsser. the atrocities Of the fro-Ssvefy oat
laws, Who have eair Ell foothold IN Ksnsss.
Gov. John W. Geary, q; Lecompton, onthe iia ns..
forwarded his resigrstiou ecf the Govenoneip q
Karsss TO the Department, st Washington. Having
rc'ifed Mr.. WccdSon. Secretary Of tAe Territory
tbs fact. ard having suirerdered 10 that officer the
official eonrol he in 8 few days after quit tbs cous
Try and started of the East He arrived in this cts
SuIcsy evening accompanied by his private Secretary.
Dr. Ghon Yesterday afternoon he called at this office.
And in the course Of long gave COR
pete history OF hi, administration IN Kansas, and
moe than cor med al the reports which reached ito
M hc ,hrrueh Tks Democrat OF the outrage, OF to
Pro SLAVERY bandits ami rebels IN that unhappy Ter
riioiy.
Tie Governor .ts,es the cause of hs resignation b
be the failure Of ex President Pierce TO fulfil the pledges
MADE at III time % his acceptance OF the appontmees
The promises Of Mr.. Pierce be says were 10 suppeU
him '(;esr, with the Uritec States army. the miitA
snd the Treasury II necessary; but instead o. rsees
ing this aid etier In men morey. from The frosi-
dent be has paid $1,000 out OF bis own pocket, fG
the support q his administration and with regMa 70
itai, support he has even been refused dstsce-
m. ut of two companies OF casalry, for which no ae.
piled rpder the most urgent circumstances and re viewed
ihe naughty from the officer in CON nand taa&
he sruy Of tie lned States was not employ ed -
n,otec. him In addition. the Judiciary Of the Teert-
low "a eli A. the military OF the Government refused
lis support. Jucge LecOmpte hwarted him on al 90
casops and having the means to execute his adc'S
decrets was enabled 10 oyeryule him IN every npoS
tant measure.
Ae,n, throughout his Whole official career he hss
been an object Of hatred TO an organized and swodu
bard Of corspratoTs in the Territory lie sstee 0a
fifty men under oath from the day be entered inc
courlv until he lett IT, TO him provided his
official career SHOULD deyiate from that course whict
they had marked out for bim Ills life thus 10 Gee
sait Jeopardy, TIE judiciary bitterly opposed to him.
the military inactive and stubborn, and the Govern-
| mtm without money or means ot any kind, be vas
Ieotssstily compelled to decline The Goyerpor says
kc ieer's The step he was obliged to take most sin
cerey sud feels confident that dad he received 'he a.
sstence Promised him, he could have administered the
siaiIs OF the Territory in manner acceptable to Tho
| honest sCtileis OF both sides.
In relation TO the robberies arsons and murders u
| the hards OF the ProSlsVery rufhans, which have
taken place ksnsas. the Governor says the halt he
not vel been told He ssys The murder OF buhua
by HAYES was OF the most cold blcoded aud afro
cious aiisls ever witnessed. The Governor reached
the spot a few moments after the affair occurred AZ
| the poor fellow lying upon the earth In bis
sgores the blood streaming from his wounds and tho
&, III sweat Of death upon his brow, be seized thS
GovernoIs hand. and declared that a. he locked ior
nelcy hereafter he was innocent of oil csuses OF Of
feust-tbst Il was nOst foul and unprovoked murder
lie asked HE ASSASSIN why he sought bis lite or de'iree
10 take bis propertytha upon his efforts deEenteA
n 2 PuDesitDCt OF an hgeu utnA
ard oumb brother snd sister-that he himself Wa
cfiptle and therefore harmless. To this appeal he
was tod that be vhsa" Id Aboh'ionist and that
4" they ntenced to destroy the whole OF them" UPca
which Hayts, one CT the gang seized him by tho
oosr and, placing the psto against his stomach, sot
| him. -
TIE Governor pledged him. while he he'd bis cold
hsid in his own that he would use all his power 70
bripg lis murderer 10 Justice 81 spent" said the
Governor 1--we hundred dollars To have bis asssss;n
arrested; and would have spent i've thousand dol
| Clans 10 have done so, II II bsd been nece.Nf.
| Ii re we'll krown that the Governor had Hayes
arrested, but scarcely wss he put In prison, when
| Lecompte i,sued a writ of habeas corpus,
bad him released and set at liberty upon straw bail
HAYES now 10 MhsOuIi, and Is playing the gentleman.
The Governor further states that after the ree&e Of
Have surveyor General Calhoun took occasion, in
public speech upon tie matter to declare that the dis
charge OF Hayes was perfectly legal, and that was
mistake to suppose tbst the Territorial laws sefs
acted for tie benefit Of any other persons than the
| Pro Slavtr ny men.
Speskirg Of the irsult offered him. which led to the
death of sheusrd the Governor gave detailed ~
count of The transaction and the manner in which his
ssssssiDaton had been previously planned. His own
fImpers however prevented It's execution Sherard,
the Governor riatts with three others. waysd him IN
The bs Of The legislature lie Uncovered them, and
| krew their purpose and when Sberard spoke to him
SIDE no reply but passed on, when Sherard
rpat upon his back several times. As soon 90
ere facts became snown. public meeting was held
ccmposed principally of ProSaycry men. for ths pur
rose of d, nouI cpg the act. II at this meeting
that Shensrd was shot. When the resolutions were
read SLeuard said that any person that Endorsed them
was q liar, coward and scoundrel." Mr.. bhep-
pefd then sote, and stated that he indorsed them.
ind Vas neither a liar scourdrel, nor coward.
| Shtrrsrd then drew his revolver, and commenced
sfociirg ~ Shepterd, who received three balls 10
be tdy Nj then snapped pistol at Sherrsrd, but
failing FIRE be rushed upon him and struck him with
HE weapon. They were separated, and Shermd then
drew sro'her pis,ol and advanced upon Jones whom
| he had previously insulted becsuse he was member
Of the Governors household. Jones, perceiyng bis
dsrper drew pistol in self defense; number OF shon
were then fred AZ The same time, and SberrMd fell.
The Governor ays that the account Of the affair pub
hrhed in TIE Retpbtican, as fnnifbed by some Mr.
Jores tssUeof fslsehocds from beginning TO end
Among other tbugs, the Governor compairs most
bitterly Of the which he suffered 10 the OBJ
struction and nutatiOn Of his correspondence. The
mail bsgs he says were constantly opened and all
con uunlcaiions 10 and from him Systematically over
haoed ard il objectionable, distracted. Mr.. hcCain,
Chief Clerk in the Surveyor Generals Office boasfed
the fact and stated that he himself had destroyd and
suppresstd two bushels Of mai matter
| The above il merely an abstract Of the Governors
s,si,rnenis There are multitude OF intTeetieg de-
| tails which We are compelled 10 omit ns pflvae
sscretsTy Mr. GhoD hiss promised ur iuli ana com
pee fec,e q the entire history Of the ecmne'raton,
sfjch We ,lsl 10 due season present 20 our reaGers
Ir view # thtse thiugs and under The operation ~
the act Of ire h iisn Legislature which provides for
the election of ceegsts 20 the Constitutional CONVEX
ton administered a. / will be by the dominant fac
f,Gn uh0 bod ell tie of.ces, he thinks II ineyitabls
| Nat Slavery Cousttution viii be es'abhshed 10
hsnsts.
1ie Governor s, probsby, correct but neverths-
IT,. j. one thing 70 frame Pro Slavery instrument,
sLG another 70 ttsbsh the nstutior De f1cfo 10 Tho
| T.r,rcrv Tie hi,nes Of Free Labor IN the North
4 ust itdcube their efforts.
FAREWELL ADDRESS OF GOV. GEAR.
| 2 a.. 81 9rs Ts,rtfov