True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-04-01
WASHINGTON NEWS,
Coz. Gea,y's .ArriUaI--W,hat he thinks
Of Kansas--COndnct Of the late Ad-
miaiStraii0n-Iroubie ahead.

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miaiStraiiOn-T Trouble AheGd.
Correspondence of the Evening Post.
WASHINGTON, March %, 1857.
Gov. Geary, of Kansas, with his Sec
retary, DR., Gihon, arrived yesterday afl
ternoon at Wizards and is now the lion
of the city. During The whole evening
his room was Ihronged with visitors.
therefore postponed my visit till this NOR
ming, when found the Governor in bed,
and had something of conversation with
him. A six months residence in Kansas
has had very marked effect upon his
health and appearance. His face is now
adorned with full, dark brown beard
and whiskers, and his high, prominent
forehead, and his sharp cut, handsome
features are blanched with pallOr that
tells of i'll health, over exertion and Off
cial cares.
In reply to my inquiry why he resign
ed after so brief a term of service, he
said, among other things, that he had
failedto receive from the late adminislra-
ton the support of money, military aid
and that general cooperation which had
been promised him on his appointment
He was, in fact, entirely stripped OF the
power to which, as an executive officer
he was entitled. The territorial judiciary
was against him, and when he had COM
planned of Judge Lecompte, no removal
of that lunctionary had followed. Presl-
dent Pierce, whose private purposes
were favorable, he supposed, must have
been overruled by outside influence, and
had taken the half way measure Of noml-
mating successor, without supersedng
the incumbent. The interference OF Lee
compte for the release Of Hays, who was
charged with the murder Of Bufum, was
an act warranting his removal from office
but it was moi The only reason for the
adoption Of such procedure by the fed,
eral Executive. Judge Lecompte would
not attend to his duties, and while cases
of murder and outrage, not to speak OF
civil cases, were constantly arising, re-
r quiring judicial consideration, he would
not hold his term for more than. two or
three weeks in six months. At the
, present time the territorial court stands
! adjourned from last October till May next
Prosecutions and arrests of free Stale
e prisoners would be dispatched with all
speed, to the neglect Of great many
other criminal cases, and Of all civil bust
ness of the territory.
Gov. Geary found that, while he arres
ted only free state men-for whom alone
on his arrival, warrants had been issuet
he was very popular Governor bu
when he came to try the same process OF
pro.slavery offenders, it was differen
: thing, and one of the federal officers il
Kansas had openly declared in public
0 meeting that the laws were intended tt
: act on " abolitionists," and not on tn
e law and order party, as it is termed
; The Governor (acetiously remarks that
by sort of unwrltten law of the terri
:, tory. every man born north of Mason ant
u Dixon's line in an " aboitonist. NJ
ma ter how much, nor at how much cos
; northern national democrat ma,
S have exerted himself for his party, ant
e for the rights of the South, if he enter
Kansas and attempts fair and impair
lial course, he is pronounced at once al
: aholilionist."
In reference to the case Of Sherrard
:, the Virginian. he inlimated that fu'
!, and authentic exposure of the facts in re
u gard 10 his character and doings woui
: reveal the political objects of tfose VIII
g were now canonizing his memory.
a Gov. Geary claims that he has acte
e in perfectly impartial manner towar
l. the different parties in the territory tn;
e he has rid of the men, who, on his arr
f. val, were the terror of peaceable socel!
/ and that he knows of no official act o
J., his part during his term which he coul
n wish undone.
K His resignation took effect at the clos
Of the late administration. He wou
l. not return 10 the territory merely for II
"a nominal honor oil the Governors all
ID to resume his former official position
$. position in which he was deprived of ;
III power to enforce his authority, or eve
Is to defend himself From the tenor
n, his remark, infer he is neither desiror
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II nor very sanguine of being re.aPpoint
" by cabinet, majority of whose mer
r bers are from The Southern States, whit
g now stands as unit against the mai
tenauce of an impartial policy in the te
ritory.
~ D 1t is said that Col. Sam. Black, of Pen
;s m sylvania, and McMullin, of Virginia,
W. - member of the late Congress, are anxio
Il. to fill the vacancy. Some think ii
ID ID Ben. F. Hallet, who received the writ
ID recommendation of twenty six southe
m he senators-Hunter, Of Virginia, headi
~ ~ the list-ior his re-appontment to
y District Attorneyship Of Boston, viii
th was given to G. l.. Woodbury., stands
No W. good chance, inasmuch rs such an ""t
m he dorsement" would operate as an eslopI
I'd I'd to all southern complaints Of his offic
~, Nv conduct. If President Buchanan cont
;sS ;s tinues firm, a northern Governor will
as @ appointed if not, and southern ultra
- receives the Office, what.will will beco
~ oflhe Democratic North
Governor Geary appears to think t
constitution establishing slavery will
Err. adopted by the Convention, which, in
,n- cordance with summons Of the late X
ich sas " legislature" will be elected on
,en third Monday in June next.-The
lav authorizing the census and The election
delegates for this Constitutional Cow
fer tion was vetoed by him on the gro'
ire that it contained no provision for subr
Al tinO tho constitution which NAV there