The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-03-21
Kansas Ansirs.

spread its poisonous effluvia our every act and
measure of the governm cnt. The country !
will again be dashed into violent agitation, and
designing, wicked men, who accomplish their
purposes by directing the popular fury when |
blinded by passion, will again be in the ascen.
dant. The peace Of the countryside success
and strength Of the administration, and of the
party it represents, depend upon prompt, en-
ergetic, uncompromising determination 10
maintain peace, right and justice in Kansas
The Pierce policy will be ruinous to the ad-
ministratlon and disastrous to the country
The present is the crisis with the new cabinet
Now is the time to show thier mette.
The ST. Louis Democrat gives the following
version Of Governor Greary's statement TO his
friends while passing through that city. 1t
is good deal at variance with the tone and
facts Of his formal addresses to the citizens
Of Kansas on resigning his commission and
leaving the territory. We hope the statement
has been good deal coloTed, if not exaggerated
by the anti-Atchinson medium through which
it has come to the public.
The Governor states the cause OF his re-
signation to be, the failure Of Ex.PreSident
Pierce to fulfill the pledges made at the time
Of his acceptance OF the appointment. The
promises of Mr.. Pierce, he says, were to sup
port him (Geary) with tho United States
Army, the militia and the treasury il neces.
sary; but instead of receiving this aid either
in men money, from the President he has
paid twelve thousand dollars out Of his own
pocket for the support of his Administration,
and with regard to military support, he has
even been refused q detachment of Two COM
panies of cavalr~, for which he applied un-
der the most urgent circumstances and re.
ceived the haughty 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
we'll as the military oil the Government re-
fused to support him. Lecompte thwarted
him on all occasions. and having the means
to execute his judicial DEGREES. was enabled
to oyerrule hun IN every important measure
Again, throughout his whole Official career, lie
has been an object Of hatred 10 an organized
and sworn band o. cons iralorS in the Terri
tory. He states that fifty men were I'm Ter
oath from the day he entered the country un.
til he left it. 20 as>assinate him, provided his
official career should deviate from that course
which they had marked out Tor him. His life
thus in constant Jeopardy; the Judiciary Bit
terly opposed to hun; the military inactive
and stubborn, and the government without
money or means Of any kind, he was neces-
sarily compelled To decline. The Governor
says he regrets the step lac was obliged TO
take most sincerely, and feels confident that
had he received the assistance promised him:
he c1uli have administered the affairs of the
Territory in manner acceptable to tie hon.
est settlers Of both sides.
In relation 10 the ro1beries, arson and muir
ders at the hands Of the FRO Slavery Iuhans.
which have taken place in Kansas, the Gov
ernor says the halt has not yet been told lie
saws the murder ol BuiiIm by Ilayes was one
of the most cold FLOODED ami atroc Gus affairs
ever witnessed. The Governor reached the
spot few moments after the affair occurred
As the poor fellow was lying upon the earth
in his agonles, the blood streainel from his
wounds, and the cold sweat OF death upon his
brow, he seized the Governors hand, and de-
ID clared that rs he BOXED for mercy hereafter.
he was innocent of all cause OF oifenSe-that
it was foul and unprovoked murder lie
. asked his assassin why he sought his life, or
desired to take his prnperty-that upon his
efforts depended the subsistence OF an aged
father and mother deaf and dumb brother,
and sister-that he himself, WAS cripple,
was told that he was id Abolitionist.
and that they intended to destroy the whole
of them" Upon which Hayes, one of the
,r gang, seized hum 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 brins his murderer to justice. IL
spent" said the Governor, five hundred dol
lars to have his assassin arrested; and | " oul /
have spent five thousand dollars TO have done
SO, il it had been necessary" IL is we'll
known that the Governor had Hayes arrested
but scarcely was he put in prison, when lie
compile issued writ OF habeaS corpus had
him released, and set at liberty upoa StraC
hail. Hayes is now in Missouri, and is play
ing the gentleman. The Governor further
states that alter the release OF Hayes, Surveyor
General Calhoun took OCCASION, in public
speech upon the matter, to declare that the
discharge Of Hayes was perfectly legal, and
that it was mistake to suppose that the ter
rtoriai Laws were enacted Tor 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 transaction. and
the manner in which his assassination had
been previously planned. His own firmnesS,
however. prevented its execution Sherrard.
the Governor states, with three Others way
laid him in the hall of the Legislature. lie
discovered them, and knew their purpose. and
when Sherrard spoke to him, he made no re-
ply, 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, fer