Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-26

of the outrages of the Pro- Slavery bandit.
and rebels in that unhappy Territory.
The Governor states the cause of his re
signation to be, the failure of Ex-Presideni
Pierce TO fulfill the pledges made at the
time of his acceptance of the appointment
The promises of Mr.. Pierce, he SAYS, were
to support him (Geary) with the United
States army, the MALTA, and the Treasury
| if necessary: but instead of receiving thii:
aid, either in money or men, from the Pres
ident, he has paid twelve thousand dollar,
out of his own pocket for the support of hi:
Administration, and with regard to military
support, he has even been refused detach
ment of two companies of cavalry for which
he applied under the most urgent circurn
stances, and received the naughty answer
from the officer in command, that the Ar
my of the United States was not employed
to protect him. In addition, the judiciary
of the Territory, as well as the military O
the Government, refused its support
Judge Lecompte thwarted him on all occa
sions, and having the means TO execute hi:
Judicial DEGREES, was enabled to orerrule
him in every important measure.
Again, throughout his whole official ca
reer, he has been an object of hatred to al
organized and sworn band of conspirators
in the Territory. He states that fifty men
were under oath from the day he entered
the country until he left il, to assassinate
him, provided his official career should de-
vate from that course which they had mark
ed out for him. His life thus in perfect
jeopardy; the Judiciary bitterly opposed to
him; the military inactive and stubborn,
and the government without money OF
means of any kind, he was necessarily COM
PEELED to decline. The Governor says he
regrets the step he was obliged to take,
most sincerely, and feels confident that had
he received the assistance promised him, he
could have administered the affairs of the
Territory in manner acceptable to the
honest settlers of both sides.
In relation to the robberies, arsons and
murders at the hands of the Pro-Slavery
ruffians, which have taken place in Kansas,
the Governor says the half has not yet been
told. He says: the murder of Bufum, by
Hayes was one of the most cold -blooded
affairs ever witnessed. The Governor
reached the spot few moments after the
affair occurred. As the poor fellow was ly-
ing upon the earth in his agonies, the
blood streaming from his wounds, and the
cold sweat of death upon his brow, he seiz-
ed the Governors hand. and declared, that
as he looked for mercy hereafter, he was
innocent of all cause of offence-that it
was foul and uDprovoked murder. He
asked his assassin why he sought his life,
or desired to take his property-that upon
his efforts depended the substance of an
aged father and mother, deaf and dumb
brother, and sister-that he, himself was
a cripple, and therefore harmless. To this
appeal, he was told that he was id
Abolitionist, and that they intended to de-
stroy the whole of them" Upon which
Hayes, one of the gang, seized him by the
collar, and placing the pistol against his
stomach, shot him.
The Governor pledged him, while he
held his cold hand in his own, that he
would use all his power to bring his MUIR
dcrer to justice. 81 spent" said the Gov
ernor, ''five hundred dollars to have his as
sassin arrested; and l would have spent
five thousand dollars to have done so, if it
had been necessary" 1t is well known
that the Governor had Hayes arrested, but
scarcely was he put in prison, when Le-
compte issued writ of habeas corpus, and
had him released, and set at liberty upon
straw bail. Hayes is now in Missouri, and
is playing the gentleman. The Governor
further states that after the release of Hayes
Surveyor-General Calhoun took occasion,
in public speech upon the matter, to de-
clare that the discharge of Hayes was per-
fectly legal, and that it was mistake to
suppose that the territorial laws were en-
acted for the benefit of any other persons
than the Pro-Slavery men.
Speaking of the insult offered him,
which led to the death of Sherrard, the
Governor gave detailed account of the
and the manner in which his
had been previously planned.
His own frmness, however, prevented its
Sherard, the Governor states,
with three others, waylaid him in the. hall
of the Legislature. He discovered them,
and knew their purpose, and when Sher-
rard spoke to him, he made no reply, but
passed on, when Sherrard spit upon his
back several times. AS soon as the facts
became known, public meeting was held,
composed principally Of Pro-Slavcry men,
for the purpose Of denouncing the act. 1t
was at this meeting, that Sberrard was
snot. S When tho resolutions were read,
Sherrard ! said TINT any person who endors-
cd them "was liar, a coward and scoun-
drel" Mr.. Shepperd then arose, and sta
led that he endorsed them, and that he
was neither liar, scouudrel nor n coward
Sherrard then drew his revolver. and COM
menced shooting at Shepperd, who receiv-
ed three balls in his body. Mr. s. then
snapped pistol at Sherrard, but il falling
fire, he rushed upon him and struck him
with his weapon. They were separated
and Sherrard then drew another pistol and
upon Jones, whom he had previ-