Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-03-26
Governor Geary' Resignation.
[From the St. Louis Democrat of March III

At length we have story of the wrongs IN
flicted bv the Bordcr-Ruflians in Kansas which,
We think, may be credited. Let us hear no
mere OF Free State perversions" and :" Abo-
liton lies The correspondence that has ap-
neared i'll the columns of Tie Democrat from
time to time, has only been untrue i'll its fail
ure to fully represent the atrocities Of the Pro
Slavery outlaws, who have gained foOthold in
Kansas.
Gov. John w Gcary, at Lecompton, on the
4th inst, forwarded his resignation of the
Governorship of Kansas to the Department at
Washington Having notified Mr.. WoodsOn,
Secretary of the Territory of this fact, and
having surrendered to that officer the Official
control he, in a few days after cult the coun
try and started for the East. He arrived in
this city on Saturday evening, accompanied by
his private Secretary, DR.. Gihon. Yesterday
afternoon he called at this Office, and in the
course of Il long conversation, gave US com-
plete history of his administration in Kansas,
| and more than confirmed all the reports which
the public through The Democrat Of the out
RACES of the Pro-Slavery bandits and rebels In
that unhappy Territory.
| The Governor states the cause Of his reSlg-
nation to be the failure of cX-PreSidcnt Pierce
/ W lulHl IliC DttlStS iBtte dl iilc IulC vi ms
acceptance of the appointment. The promises
| of Mr.. Pierce he says, were to support HIM
! (Gcarv( with the United States army, the mi
itia, and the Treasury, if necessary; but, in
/ stead of receiving this aid, either in men or
| ST., 600 out of his own pocket, for the sup
| port of his administration and with regard
money, from the President, he has paid
to military support, he has even been refused
Il detachment of two companies Of cavalry,
! for which he applied under the most urgent
circumstances, and he received the naughty
answer from the officer in command that the
| army of the United States was not employed
to protect him. In addition, the Judiciary Of
the Territory, as well as the military of the
Government refused it's support. Judge Lee
compte thwarted him on all occasions, and
having the means to execute his judicial de-
! creeS, was enabled to overrule him in every
| important measure.
Again, throughout his whole official career,
he has been an object Of hatred to an organi-
Zad and sworn band Of consprators in the
Territory. He states that fifty men were un-
der oath from the day he entered the country,
until he left it, to aSsasinate him, provided his
official career should deViate from that course
which they had marked out for him His life
thus in constant .jeonarly, the Judiciary bitter
" opposed to him, the military inactive and
stubborn, and the Government without money
or means of any kind, he was necessarily com
PEELED to decline. The Governor says that he
regrets the step that 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 ruff
fans, which have taken place in Kansas, the
Governor says the half has not yet been been
told He says the murder of Builum by
Hayes was one Of the most cold-booded and
atrocious affairs ever witnessed. The Cover
nor reached the spot few moments after the
affair occurred. As the poor fellow was lying
upon the earth in his agonies, the blood stream
! ing from his brow, he seized the Governors
/ hand and declared that as he looked for mer-
/ cy hereafter, he was innocent of all causes OF
offense-that it was a most foul and Improve
/ ked murder He asked his assassin why he
sought his life or desired to take his property
that upon his efforts depended the subsist-
ence of an aged father and mother, deaf and
dumb brother, and a sister-that he himself
was cripple, and therefore harmless-To this
appeal he was told that he was " id Abo-
litionist," and that they intended to destroy
the whole of them" Upon which Hayes one
Of the gang, seized him by the collar, and pla-
cling 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 murderer to justice. %
spent" said the Governor, five hundred dol
q" lars to have his assassin arrested and /
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 Lccempte issued writ of habeas corp
rs, and had him released and set at liberty on
| Str01o bail HAYES is now in Missouri and is
PLAYING the gentleman. The Governor further
states that after the release Of Hayes Survey
or General Calhoun took occasion, in public
speech upon the matter, to declare that the
discharge Of Hayes was perfectly legal and
that it was a mistake to suppose that the Ter
ritorial laws were enacted 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 a detailed account Of the transaction, and
the manner in which his assassinations had
been previously planned. His own firmness,
however, prevented its execution. Sherrard,
the Governor states, with three others, way
laid him in the hal! of the Legislature He
discovered them, and knew their purpose and
when Sherrard spoke to him made no reply,
but passed on, when Sherrard spat upon his
back several times. AS soon as these facts
became known, public meeting was held,
composed principally of Pro-Slavery men, for
the purpose of denouncing the act. 1t was at
this meeting that Sherrard was shot. When
the resolutions were read, Sherrard said that
any person that indorsed them, "was liar, a
coward and scoundrel." Mr. Sheppcrd then