Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-08-20

Ey A man named STEPHENS was
robbed and murdered at Leavenworth,
Kansas, on the 3lst ult., by man named
BAINEs, bartender at one of the hotels of
Leavenworth, assisted by two compan-
ions. The people were SO outraged by
the cold-blooded vilainy of the act that
they determined upon lynching BAINEs,
who was then principally implicated
After the rope was put around his neck,
he made confession, duplicating some
twenty-five citizens of Leavenworth in
an organization for robbing and murder
ing. Great excitement was evinced at
this revelation, aud BAINEs was placed for
time in confinement, but was soon af-
ter taken from the Jail by mob and,
together with an accomplice named
QuARLEs, hung. Two others, named
WooD and KNowLToN, were arrested and
confined in the fort, in order to secure
them from the popular wrath. WooD is
man Of much wealth, and has hereto
fore borne good character. On search
ing his house twenty-five hundred dol
lars in counterfeit money were found, a
lot of plates and other materials for coun
terfeiting, together with knife and pis
tol belonging to STEPHENS. Since these
proceedings, some twelve or thirteen cit
liens of the place, it is said, have made
themselves suddenly scarce.
The Herald of Freedom, August 9Th,
which is an ardent supporter of WALKER,
says the people utterly repudiate the
present system of administering justice
in that territory, owing to the corruption
exhibited by the Judiciary, and calls up
on Mr. BUCHANAN to remove the judges
whose course have been so disreputable.
1t says:
g The idea of going to bogus court
is hooted at by the masses. And the L.
S. court, with Lecompte as Chief Justice,
has sunk as low in popular estimation as
the other. His court is held by the peo-
pie in utter contempt. The result is that
almost every man has been driven to con
slider h,msa a freetls5er and bowie knife 10
execute his will, whatever that may be.
The exceptions 10 this rule are, the men
of steady habits from the old States, who
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things, and using their influence to keep
society steady till it can be fairly organ
lied, politically and judicially If Mr..
Buchanan has any regard for the interests
of Kansas let him give US a new judici-
airy. If he sets any value upon his rep
utation as fair and impartial President,
let him remove from our midst those OBJ
structions to a free expression of the pop
ular will which have been so long sus-
tanned by federal money and federal bay
onets. Let the general government go
on here three years longer as it has done
| for three years past, and what can hinder
this Territory from becoming nation of
bandits ? Let US have
laws of our own making-oficers of our
own choosing-a judiciary above re-
proach and suspicion, and in one month
Kansas will be as quiet as Massachusetts.
But so long as the United States govern
ment attempts to enforne code Of laws
upon the people of Kansas, enacted by
the State Of Missouri, SO long will there
be resistance, confusion, strife, blood
shed, and lawlessness in every conceiva-
BILE shape. Justice to the people, and JUS
tice only, will settle our difficulties"
The election under the State organiza-
ton came off on the Sd inst, and the re-
turns show large vote in favor Of the
| Topeka Constitution. The correspon-
dent of the Chicago Tribune says the
most extensive and formidable military
organization that ever existed in Terri
tory of the United States, has been form
ed during the past few weeks in Kansas.
It's purpose is to protect the ballot box at
the October election, and forever after
wards, until the admission of the Terri
tory as Free State. He says:
81 speak from knowledge-not from
belief. Over five thousand men have been
enrolled, and five thousand more, at the
lowest calculation, will be under military
orders before October next. Ii Missouri
attempts to interfere with Kansas affairs,
the slaves in the Platte region will be lib
Grated at the point of the bayonet. Blu
chanan, Douglas, Atchison d Co. will
find that they will rouse up tiger, in
stead of worm, if they attempt TO en-
force their fayorite organized crime on
the people here. The Free State men are
too strong now 10 care for the troops or
| Missouri either"
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