Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-03-15

10 drop into the hands Of an officer without
having any inhmatiOn given Of the proximity
of the police. Il
The success of the administration and the
certainty Of obtaining our reward depends on
our keeping united. But the idea Of forming
Sac Nichl Association in Mansfield, IS all
knocked in tile head for the present, (eoniouna
tbat Muscat Of Shack's) Gen. Pierce will THINK
am a deviTsh queer clerk, and am doing mp
his business in beautiful style by getting into
such confounded scrape. Really cahno'
help but blame you fellows, but no matter now
The Mansfield Guards are all right, SO tne rOS'
master tells me. As soon as can get cie9T .,
this arrest l will let you know, and you ana nan
and Jackson, can come over and ASSIST me ln
organizing.
G. W. JoHNEs.
Here was fx;but G.. W. JOhnes is a genius
He got bail. agreed to appear before the Mayor,
CHANGED his mind, and cut stick His next
letter, therefore, was dated at
ASHLAND, Feb. II, 1856.
Hare 7 am clear and clean, and having the
letter wrote at Mansfield still in my pocket,
will continue an explanatory note in connection
and remit to YOU, You don't catch me in
Mansfield again. The Mayor, not having time
to 90 into an examination, bound me over to ap-
pear the next (this) morning for examination
II cot some of my friends ~ to enter bail for
! me and afterwards found out that they are put
ting the Temperance Law in force without any
distinction as to the standing or connection Of
the persons arrested. Seeing no chance for
myself if came to trial, cut stick and let
the bail in for it.
Iwould have had some conjunction about
, doing that if they had trea'ed me right out
: had hard work to coax my friends 10 Dail me,
). and even then had to promise that would
s say good word for them to the President IN
Q case there should happen any mail agencies or
4 other government Offices to be filled, win The
h certificates l had in my possession from Plerce
@ and other leading men Of Washington, and OF
r. thi, State and Of which they had full knOwl.
n edge, think it was their duty to step forward
d promptly and assist me; but when found out
n how shy and backward they we're, determin-
If cd that if l got them into 1t, would let
\ them stick; and did, End am not the least
Ie sorry for it. They can recover the loss the
,. best way they can.
a. Twill try and get to your place soon and
"a from an organization. Your county has great
i. reputation with the powers that be at Washing
ID ton, and Of course your name as well as tht
! names OF some other leaders of your county
n stand high on the list of the Presidents favor
~ If we can push the Sag Nicht association
N. through and keep strong enough to carry the
Ia next Presidential election, you may all expec
IA to obtain reward fully equivalent to the ma
'ot ,oritv your county will give; you know tht
terms: 1000 majority will entitle your heat
a. man to charge-ship with other offices for 9th
m er leaders. The Post Offices of course you &c
n anyhow
90 Our name takes well With The Dutch, but i
Wv does not 90 down well with the Irish But tn
"a, Irish have no help for themselves. The Know
70. Nothings are down on the Catholics and tha
60 fixes them. If am rightly informed, the Ger
,as mans are strong in Crawford, and there ar
bo but few Irish to conciliate, so that see no dill
ass fculty in your keeping every thing right.
o. will give you due notice when to expect me-
at Yours fraternally,
m. By oversight these rich letters were sent t
"a. the Bucyrus Journal instead of the Crawford
Lo County Journal The editor of the former
10 did not exactly understand them, having Meth
er er sympathy with sack or Sag Nlcht' Dut con
be ouded something rich was leaking OUT .
ITO he published theml But the day after, note'
,is precious note was received BY HIM: the clos
ed of which is as follows;
raj ASHLAND, feD, 10 200
"a. Ep. BUoYRUs JoURNAL.-STR: 1t is only ne
cessary to say that it the letter. was mlsdlrect
ed and will in all probability, fall into YOU
hands AS the contents are strictly OF prlyat
h. nature. | trust that if you get this before 20
c- receive that, that you will return it to my ad
ia dress at this place without opeEingit
*. If perchance, it should have reached you, an
. YOU should have opened it, will be under las
ng mo obligations to you if YOU will re-encose an
om return i to me, for which service, will rem
he YOU ten dollars as soon as l can get it,
G. W. JOHNEs.
em The editor of the Bucyrus Journal determ
Of ed TO probe the matter, and ascertain who tn
His q w. Johnes was and what was his bushes
nd- So he visited Mansfield and Ashland, and
en-. certained that be was at the present time
say clerk in the employ of the administration
ers w ashington, but engaged Just now IN organ
we zing Sag NIGHTS Societies in Ohio.
ave The B. s. Journal Of the 10th contains u
following:
rig No foAx.-!The Mansfield Herald sa
ish, JoHNEs, the travelling agent OF Pierce' VINO
jOr. engaged in organizing Sag Nicht' secret pol
jor ical societies, is actually clerk at WashngtC
per- that he was actually arrested at that place
yOr- or about the time referred to, for being druI
ton and that he ran away without coming to tri
ould He was SO drunk that he probably did
suf know the exact state of the case. His bail DO
ted, was made out, but not signed 'and while
feel with other papers, were being prepared, he tc
own advantage of the liberty which it is suppo'
ould NAV be allowed gentleman in such cases, a
hey has keen allowed almost every man, drlnker
y to seller, yet tried before our Mayor none
whem ever thought Of so mean an act') q
slipping out, cleared himself