New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-11
KASAS.
THE FRRS STATE COSvICTs IN KANSAS.



Prom On Special Correspondent
LECoMpTos, K. T., Feb. 16, 1857.
Among the many subjects Of political inter
sst which stir the pulse at the present. an'
hang IKE clouds over the future, We are app
overlook or forget the fate Of the free-o"e co"'
viets, who are still elons by the infamous oec,"
Of IN infamous partisan Court. Gov Oeary "0'
not hardened them yet / an recalled to these
unfortunate BY the report from Tecumseh th4t inc
Free-state prisoners ia that place, who have NOT
vet been convicted, have all escaped put one ro'
soe-Nr. Gates, formerly Of Hancock County, ILL.,
and n noble f.l)ow-is still 10 prison there.
A6airs have not run very smoothly with the
.,;.ons,s in Tecumseh Of late. They have been
.,,n.n.a N cut their OVID frew0od guarded by sol
Ser, cook their own food, and perform other mental
.6ees When last visited them they were a cad
sroup for freeman to contemplate. The cell IL IN
The basement Of the COurt-IIouse. II was q narrow
room. bare brick walls, cold and bare brick floor,
and an air Of mex presslble discomfort. grated
window let in sufficient Of daylight to give it SOM
Ire aspect A stove was in the center, around
which the unfortunate patriots were huddiea,
and a soldier was inside, behind the door, W
guard them. The dim ray Of light which shrugged
through the crate cleaned on his bayonet, ana Inc
iDsulted Republican eagle blnzoned on DIS wais.
belt. A few blankets, not TOO clean, were
stretched ON Two plaDks lying the floor, on which
the prisoners could vary the monotony by reclining
Al these prisoners have not yet been put on trial,
or nj Ieast Lave been acquitted on all charges
On which they have yet been tried, they refused,
after mature consideration, TO cook and do Other
meDis Offices deciding, very properly, that II tnsy
were to be kept as prisoners, they must be treated
40 such, and have food provided for them la or
der TO coerce them into compliance, the Pro- SaS-
eTy authorities determined to give them neither
food nor fuel till they agreed TO cook the former
and cut the latter. For more than TWO days inc
prisoners bravely held out, suffering the pangs oil
kuveer and cold. This deliberate and atr0cious
crime On the part Of these Pro Slavery author
ites entities each of these scoundres 10 nal
Ter, and will lie another burning reproach to the
General Government until it is punished. The
Authorities had ut last TO succunb before the iron
resolution Of these noble martyr prisoners. fOOd
was supplied them, but the attendance thus reiuc-
family extOrted from them was not OF kind to give
much satisfaction. The removal OF the greater por
ton of the United States troops at 1ecumseh 70 THIS
place noticed in a recent letter. gave the oPportu-
nifty and all save Oates, who, learn, was unwen'
succeeded in making their escape.
As the prisoners and cOnvlcts still in cOnhne-
pent are worthy of more interest than has yet
been excited in their behalf l will give list OF
their names, places of residence 10 the Territory,
ing are The Free-State cOnvcts nov in Lecompton:
FB. S~if, of Msne, resides in Lawrence.
H N. Bent of Massachusetts, resides IN Lawrence.
G. L. Preston, OF Massachusetts, resides i1La ]rencs.
4. T. SOule, of Massachusetts,. re.ides IN L'"ren;e.
james White of New York, resides ia Law ence.
r. ID Wbipple of Rhode Island, resdesis Lawrence.
john Laurie Of ILdsna resides 10 Lavrence
yerer,ish JoIdaD, Of Penn, resides in Lawrence.
A. j. Payne, of Ohio, resides 10 Lawrence
George Smith of Illinois, resides 10 Lawrence.
Henry Hurd, of Mace, resides 10 Bloomington.
TbOmss Warner, Of Mo-, resides 10 Leayen ~orth Go.
Alsbzo Crawford, Of Conn, resides 10 Plym'uth.
Milton Kibzie of lows resides In Plymouth
Samu Stewart, of Micb resides iD Ply mouth X. L.
Ephrsim Barones, OF ILL.,, resides at Pleasant Hill
The latter is sick, and has been sent home to his
friends on parole. He was sentenced for Six years;
the others named for FIVE. Beside these, the follow
hg of the convicted Free State men have escaped:
G. II. Cabins, formerly of Maine.
Edward Cotingham, formerly OF ONO
John Sbugro fsrme,lS Of Springfield, Mae
Thomas Hawkins formerly of Illinois.
" ilhsm Partridge formerly of Wisconsin.
Beside these another Free State convict escaped
Elias Rourke he was not arrested while regularly
under arms in the Free State ranks, but for
quarreling with, and shooting at bogus County
Judge, who wanted, in violation of even bogus law,
to arrest him.
Such is the list have a suggestion to make to
the generous Frtemen of the North. The Free
State convicts suffering and have suffered much
For nearly six months, inc TiChois L Vb' ho'"Vo
have been subjected to oil the crueltes and losses
Of such an imprisonment. While suffering thus for
the cause, hoy have been unable to improve their
slaims or - themselves and the families Of those
who had families from want. Let me urge that
fsnd be raised to give each Of these 500 to Pur-
chase his claim when it comes in the market 30
that they may not losejt Let it at least be RAISED
Tor the sixteen cOnyicts and Mr.. Gates who are
still in prison; although think that IT would be
amiss To let all Of them receive that much
BY the report of the Master OF Convcts II ap-
pears that the sixteen twenty convicts at LeeomP-
Ion have cost 81, 657 AZ in two months. So what
will they do when they have all the Free-St'te men
indicted, to keep convcts and Tor six or twenty
yearsf l expect Growers tun of iron" will be
Tesorted to- and they will be hired out. They were
already hired out for short time; but 1t was to
Pro-slaveIy men, and MS these wouldn't pay 1t was
discontinued. While at work, the convcts were
induced to work by promise Of getting part OF the
wages-a promise not kept, even when the wages
were collected.
A CARD.
portion Of the undersigned have seen Xmas life
h every phase-some Of us have thrice Summered
and WiDtsrsd very nearly in this country; have min
slsd with her people, and with them abored IN the