American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-08
SAG NIGHTS.
RICH DEVELOPSrExTs.


ing affair Which VIC find in the Bueyrus
Journal Of March 1st. "Sam's," coun-
els and secret organization, with their
midnight orgies" must knock under now.
The Sag NIGHTS" are introducing some
now features in the business. Wonder il
the Eagle has the official report Of this af-
fair?
One g. W. Johns 'an official Of Gen,
Pierceand two democratsIIall and Jackson,
started for Ricl.land by Rail. TO form Sach
Nicht Society. and reached tlat place Feb.
l6. The faithful met them, and got into
a regular spree. Drunk came" and
brought in the Marshal, who nabbed G.
W. Johns, whila others, being swif.er Of
foot. managed TO escape. Thereupon this
worthy wrote as follows to the editor OF
the Crawford County Journal:
MASsriELD, Feb. f6, 1855. 4
Dean S1R:- Here / am ms eight as
thunder, and q good deal tighter than any
OF us were when the Marshal undertook
to nab the whole gang for getting struck
with "JeTsey tightening" Fortunately
for you fellows you were little more MIN
ble than ! was ndluneersIool the private
alleys with which |. being n stranger. was
unacquain,ed. Bur i do not think you
and Hall and jackson displayed the right
Kind ofdisposiion to jump and run, leav-
ing me alone. 10 drop into the hands of an
officer witl.out having any intimation CIV
en- Of the proximity of the police. =
The success Of the administration and
tho certainty of obtaining our reward de-
pends on cur keeping united. But the
idea Of forminga Sach Nicht association in
Mansfield is all knocked in the head for the
present, (confound that Muscat ofShack's.
Gen. Pierce will think that am de'ilish
queer clerk, and am "doing up his bust
ness in beautiful style by getting into such
conCounded scrapc. Really, l canno
help but blame you fellows; but no mat
ter now. The Mansfield Guards are al
right, so the Postmaster tells me. Al
soon as l get clear Of this arrest will le
you know, and you and Hall and jackson
can come over and assist me in organizing
In haste. yours, G. W. JOHNS.
Here was a fix; butt W. Johns is ge
MUS. He got bail,agrecd tonppear befor,
the Mayer changed his mind, and ecu
stick" His next letter, therefore. wal
dated at
ASHLAND, Feb. IT, 1855.
Hero lam clear and clean, and having
the letter which wrote at Mansfield still
in my pocket. / will continue an explana
tory note in connection and remit 10 you
You don't catch me in Mansfield again
The Mayer, not having time to go into ar
examination, bound me over to appear tht
next (this) morning for examination
got some ofmy friends, to enter bail fol
me and afterwards found out that they are
putting the temperance law in force with
out any distinction as to the standing or con
nection of the person arrested. Seeing M
chance for myselfifl came TO trial ! ecu
stick" and left the bail in for it.
would have had some compunction a
bout doing that ifthey had treated mi
right, but had hard work to coax M
friends to bail me, and even then l had t
promise that would say "good word
for them to the President, in cage there
should happen any mail agencies or othe
government Offices to be filled. With til,
certificates that | had in my possession
from Pierce, and other leading men o
Washington and Of this State and Of whicl
they had full knowledge, i think it was thei
duty to step forward promptly, and assis
me; but when | found how backward an
shy they were Il determined that ifI GO
them into it would let them stick; and
did, and am not the least sorry for it. The,
can recover the loss the best way the,
can.
l will try and get 10 your place soon an,
form m organization. Your county ha
great reputation with the powers tlat b
at Washington and OF course your namea
well as the names ofsome other lenders 9
your county stand high on the list Of th
Presidents favor. Ii we can push ih
Sag Nicht ssociation through and kce
strong enough to carry the next Presiden
tial election you may all expect to obtain
reward fully equivalent to the majorit
your county will givc;you know the terms
900 majority will enli,le your head mn
to a chargeship with other offices for 9th
er leaders. The Postofficcs OF course 20
get anyhow.
Our name takes well with the Dutch. .br
Il does not 20 down well with tho Irisl
But the Irish have no help for themselves
The Know Nothings are down on the Call
olics, and that Gxes them. II lam right
Informed. the Germans are strong in CraN
ford, and there are but few Irish TO cor
cilate, SO that / see no dillitultyin you
keeping everything right. will give yo
due notice when 10 expect me.
Yours, Fraternally. G.W.J.
By oversight these rich letters we're ser
to the Buryrus Journal instead Of II
Crawford County Journal. The editor
the former did not exactly. understan
them, having neither sympathy with sic
or Sag Nicht, but concluded somethin
rich was "leaking out" So he publishe
theml Butthe day after, note, pr,
cious note, was received BY him, the clo'
Of which is as follows: s., y.
: ASHLAND, Feb. 10, 1855.
7 EpIroR BucYRus JOURNAL -SrR: 1t
only necessary TO say that it (the letter
e was mis-directed, and viii in all prob
9 hiliIN fnll in,n Your hnnhs Az TN On,