New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-28
A LEGISLATURE DAGUERREoTYpED.

A LEGISLATURE DAGUERREOTYPED
DR.. GiboDs History of Coo. Gearys Adin'nis.
tration in Kansas has the following grapbc JOE.
.Iairure of the last Territorial Legislature If Kau
sas chosen during the reign OF terror there tle
frst NJ nday in October last at All election which
tn, Free State party did not recognize and IN when
| few but the ProSavery Den Of Kan,as with some
hep from Missouri, participated Tois Legisa-
tuIe was claimed to be an improvement on lts pre-
drcessor, elected by the Mssourians inc 3G.h VI
March, 1855, and did actually, at the instance of
certain Democratic leaders at Washington, repeal
| two or three of the worst sections Of the most
tyranDca acts passed by the latter, intended 20 de-
prive the Frees ta.e men of all political rights
whatever. DR.. GihoD, as Private Secretary Of
Gov Geary, was in daily communion with this
second Legislature of which be gives the follow.
ing description, amply confirmed by facts detailed
in subsequent chapters Of his book:
"The Legislative Assembly met at L@cOmpton
the l2h of January, and organized 6y appointing :he
Rev. Thomas johnson of Shawnee Mission president
of the Council and w. g. Matthias of Leavensorth
City, Speaker Of the House of Representatives,.
Committee was appointed to wait upon the Governor
on the following morning, when his message sen:
in and read before both houses Orders we're given
to the proprietors Of The Lec6npton CHoR, vino were
elected printers for the Territory to print six thousand
FIVE hundred copies of this document; but a. they had
neither paper presses to supply the order the cop
les were never printed. The Government, however,
which is sometimes exceedingly oblgng, will pay the
BILL notwithstanding the omission on the part OF The
public printers to supply the work. Ii better
perbaps that the circulation of the message should
baye been restricted to the narowest possible its
The mcn bers of the Legislature, or rather the great
msolity OF Them Looked upon it insult and out
all pro-Sayery luasnuch tile q
ernor had not Endorsed the actions OF the Territorial
militia, or the 'aw-and-order army, and denounced
the Free State who bad taken mp arms to protect
the persoIs u their women their property and them
selves from the violence of legalized horde OF ruff
fans Tie anmedversiOns against his ENcellercy on
this score were sufficiently eloquent and fierce sst
isfy the most exactirg OF his opponents.
d" Ore of the first proceedings Of this legislative body
was 10 hod secret meeting, in which II was resolved
he, should any act pass both houses by majority OF
yotes then be vetoed by the Governor ere should
be utual agreement 10 disregard the veto and pass
the oct by wothnd vote, which strictly adhered
10 in 81 their subsequent proceedings. Atthe previous
st seon they had stripped the Governor Oi every yege
Of power or authority save that specially reined
in The organic act, ard this act they caCsed
TO be 30 printed 10 take from him
the paEdoDipg power; They no" concluded
10 deprive him of The only privilege Remaining, which
was that OF vetoiug offensive obnoxious and Uni lst
epsctn e1ts The Governor spprised Of this fact
but scarcely believing famous measure possible,
sieu pted to arrest several bls by ofrling the mos.
tangible objections, which only serVed 70 excite Tue
neirime Ut CT members and call down upon bis oFn
head the mot violent anathemas. Indeed, the
greater portion of the time Of the session was taken Up
ID long speeches denuncistoy OF hs E1celency for
bis ptozed impartiaGty, rather his unwilDsness
to go in, heart and soul with all his sbihty 9hu-
er &c aud power 70 advance the Interests OF the Pro-
Slayery cause So entirely they devoted 70 this
REGULAR object tha, it wss common expression
smcrg lie idlers Of the oTn, wbeu 10 better employ
ueIt was On tspd to say 10 each other, Come. let
NJ 90 over TO The Hou.e 10 hear jenkins, or Brown
OF Andeisoo or 0Driscol JOHNSON, OF sumo o:her
piomir ent orator. abus. the Governor F9r houfs
al a tine wSnld admiiiog audiences stand listening
10 these gen!eTens yituperaiioas. l. Is great loss
10 the world that their speeches were MT iAono-
eraphed and preserved for future geoeraoas. NeTeI
again will similar amount Of that peculiar style Of
e., quepee ate from any legislative body 80 de-
terniled were some Of these gentlemen to denource
'be Goseor agree ably 10 outside Instructions, that
they entered upon the work with most unavoidable
spirit ara energy whenever they could obtain the
door or stand M On their feet which vas not always
the Gaze. Ore enc occasion, jenkins, who Tss Tia
mott violen. Of the violent hsd sdvcca'ed 'a-tain