Freeman's champion., 1858-02-25

dicative of the perversity of nature ;
his age somewhere near fifty-six
about the middle size and strongly
built; the countenance stern and for.
bidding his greyish blue eye full 81
arrogance and cruelty; the forehead
high, narrow and receding; thick
and protruding lips and massive jaws,
evincing sensuality in its strongest
form; and lastly, a complexion vqs
rying with the quantity of his pota-
tions--in the morning gentle roseate
hue, at noon it presents the appear
ancc of the sun in an eclipse, and at
midnight in the midst Of his bachan-
allan orgies it resembles the blue and
purple color Of tough bull beef in fly
time. He is entirely destitute Of po-
litical principle, and although receiv-
ing an ample salary from the govern
ment, he is in debt TO every store and
grocery in Lecompton. The dogger-
les in particular hold him in excrea-
tion, for he not only drinks without
pay himself, but he is always attend
ed by number of his satellites who
are always free to imbibe at his nom
inal expense. lie is ably supported
by his Lieut.. and chief clerk, ycelpt
Gen, McLean---a bonny|Scot from the
wilds Of Invemary. He left "his
country for his country's good, >
We next find him on the soil of Kan
zaS, and the exciting times brought
him into notice and favored his ad-
vancement-- he was coadjutor Of
much importance in those war-like
times, for his marauding qualities and
plundering proclivities were iuvalua-
BILE to an invading force. He was at
once appointed quarter-master gener-
al, and truly he more than realized
the expectations Of his compatriots,
for was there train to bo riled, a
yoke Of oxen to be impressed, or
fat porker to be victimized, he was
then and there ready for the occasion.
and the camp literally revelled on beef
and whisky during his administration.
In such forays no description OF val
uables ever escaped the vigilant eyes
or nimble fingers of his detestable
myrmidons--in fact, he became as no
torious and terrible to the affrighted
people of Kaa zas, as Rob Roy to the
peaceable inhabitants of the low-lands.
He is a man of large, but ungainly
stature, apparently Of great physical
strength, Of a stolid countenance, set
off by a peculiar costume which he
affects, a brace Of revolvers in his
belt, the handle Of huge knife pro-
truding from his bosom, in his brawny
fist q cudgel of tremendous proper
tions, and You have the picture of a
man who has done much TO perpetu-
ate the present unhappy state Of af-
fairs in the territory.
81 shall close this communication
with the notice Of q man who ought
not to be separated from the forego-
ing worthless, and this is that worthy
administrators Of tho laws, Judge Ca
to, Perhaps he has done more mis-
chief than the other two, for his Of
fee afforded him numerous instances
for annoyance and oppression, and
he never failed to make the fullest use
Of it. Free state men have been ta-
ken up at his suggestion ard impris-
oned, almost without a shadow Of le-
gal proof; warrants have been grant.
cd against obnoxious persons, and |
without the guarantee of an OATH
The records Of the court have been
mutilated to shield some reckless par
tisan, and silently and secretly in col
lusion with the prosecuting officer, ma
ny anolle prosequi has been entered in
favor Of the most atrocious criminals.
Lecompte has been compared to the
infamous Jelfveys, but the parallel
should DO made between him and Cato,
for he possesses the same brutality,
everbearing conduct and drunken hab-
its Of that wicked Judge. II is almost
y mockery to call, where he preSides,
a court Go in during the regular
term, when you might expect q nu-
merous audience, and you behold a
man, with elongated ica-
lures and Bardoliphan nose, seated on
q bench elevated q step or two above
the level of the floor, he is evidently
in state Of somnolency, from the
frequent mods and occasional bolster
Gus snorts upon looking round you
find two other persons occupying tho
same apartment, The one engaged
so busily in whiting is tho deputy
who eyes with wiStful look
tho corner house on the other side Of
the street. The other occupies a
small enclosure near the bench, and
appears busily employed in asserting
papers. Youapproach this specimen
OF humanity, and enquire II this Is