New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-25

Our lAtest advices from Washington leave no room
for doubt that Gov. Gearys resignation has been
accepted, and it is added that Robert j. Walker
Of Mississippi has probably been pitched upon o. bis
successor, as was formerly Indicated. We dc noh
however, lay much stress on the see'tion Of q
Southron for this important post, o. We have
generally found stakeholder preferable to an IN.
veterate doushface in all such emergencies. Yesn
is very unusual to choose at once the Governor,
Secretary, ami Q majority of the Judges, Of new
Territory from the Slave States.
We ask those whs have hitherto told tho North
t, place confidence in Geary, to look the new issue
fairly in the face. Gov. Geary has abandoned
Kansas, not because his life was unsafe there,
though brave intelligent men in Lecompton believ.
ed that be could not live there forty days longer
not because his letters and dispatches were system
atically opened though even bis letter Of resigna
ton, which was profound secret betwixt himself
and his Secretary had not been one hour deposited
in the Lecompton Office before it, contents
were circulating through every bar-room Of the
place-not even because the United States Military
commandant, when called upon to sustain with bis
force the Governors authority, gave an answer
which barbed refusal with insult-but bscGxse while
he bore the responsibility, he uas deprirsd Of the
authority ola Governor. That is the essential fact
In the first place, he was compelled to recognize
and uphold as nghtful the authority Of tbs bogus
Territorial Legislature, which he knew to be
founded in fraud and only maintained by terror.
Any word of favor or kindness to the Free State
men was regarded and resented by the "Law.
and.Order" officials surrounding him a. trea-
son. When the Free-Stste Legislature met at
Topeka last Winter, though he did not
recognize nor in any manner encourage it, he
was subjected to the modification Of seeing it,
members for second time dispersed by force and
part of them arrested, as il by his instigation,
when he was doing his utmost to conciliate and
hamcnize The bogus Legislature, which he was
constrained to treat as fairly chosen and suthorisa-
tive, disregarded all his recommendations looking
to the resstablishment of justice and peace in
Kansas, refused to repeal the tyrannica and afro
cious acts of its former sessions proceeded to enact
others, if possible, still wOrse and when he vetoed
some of these they repassed them over his head.
These acts, of which he had demonstrated the
Injustice and iniquity, he was now required to
uphold and enforce-if he hesitated on a single
point as that of commissioning the drunken 70 Sdy
Sherrsrd to be Sheriff of most important county,
mainly peopled BY Free-State msn-he was de.
nounced and threatened with assassination by
the whole Border. Rufian party, as though
he were guilty Of high treason; he was
spending bis own money like water to uphold
semblsnce of Government in Kansas, while his
drafts drawn on the Federal Treasury were pro.
tested; the Legislature had passed over his head an
act making murder and ali other crimes bailabe so
that the Slave Judges could legally hberase any
assassin whom he might arrest and hold for trial;
and he could not fail to see that all the arrange
ments for q Constitutional Election had been skill.
fully made, in the Convention act passed over his
veto, in such manner as to render certain Pro-
Slavery triumph and the framing OF Pro-Slavery
Constitution, which should thereupon 60 into effect
without being submitted to or voted upon by the
People. No power was given him to modify the
operation or improve the character of this act; no
voice was allowed him il appointing the census
takers or election officers, or in making up and
scrutipizns the lists voters; yet he was made to
perform certain ministerial duties in the process
of carrying through this scheme which
would implicate him before the public
as one of its supporters. Persfer F. Smith of
Louisiana was still in command of the troops; Le-
compile and Cato, in spite Of President Pierce's
promise, were retained a. Territorial Judges; what
then, could Geary do, or hope to d. by holding on
to his Office, but make himself responsible for the
crimes and frauds now hurrying to their consum-
nation Nothing.
"But," say some, she might have waited
"to see what the new Administration would
do" Why pait for this! we ask. What can
it do' 1t csn support and prosecute the Border.
Rufian policy of "crushing out" Freedom in
Kansas, or it can turn short corner and take the
side Of an afflicted and prosecuted people against
their ruthless oppressors. If the former course is
to be pursued, then Gesry is fully determined to
wash his hands of the concern; if the lat er then
his resignation affords President Buchanan both an
occasion and a pretex. for doing what he desires
In either csse, the President should be thankful to
Gov. Geay for resisning when he dd-as We are.
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'Out Of the nettle Danger we pluck the 10 er
Safety" In cslaniti,s which seem unm;xed an
fearful evil on the instant are nlt;m.t.,v IL.