New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-10

Tho Courier dts Et0is Unis il pleased to imputs
| to THE TRIBUNEa "r0bust faith" in the credu-
lily of its readers"-an mputstion based upon q
sugg sion of ours that the wounding of Jones, the
pseudo Sheriff in Kansas, was but the accidental
result-of course, wholly unintended-0f Bor-
derRufian plot to put that functionary before the
public under the character Of an officer shot at in
tie discharge of his duties. However robust may
be our faith, and however great the credulity of
our readers, both we and they must stand aside on
this occasion to make room for the Courier des
Flats Gnis.
That ssgacous journal quotes with great gusto
and with all the solemn emotion of child six
years old listening to the story of Blue Beard, a
letter printed in The Missouri R,putliean-thst
source Of such nunberless calumnes and false
hoods against the Free.State men of Kansas-an
awful threatening letter signed " One of the Secret
Twelve" addressed to Jones, and informing him
that if he persisted in making arrests in Lawrence
{" bis fate was sealed" With robust faith" in
the authenticity of this letter, and remarkable
alacrty in jumping to conclusion, the Courier
comes at once to the decision on the strength of
this letter. first that Jonei must have been shot on
purpose; secondly, that he must have been shot BY
one of the Secret Twelve; thirdly, that those
"Secret Twelve" were Free-State men who had
conspred to kill Jones. Now, to our mind the lot
ter from which the Courier des Etais Cnts derives
60 much heartfelt satisfaction 90 well as enlighten.
meDt, is precisely the sort of garnsh which would
be wanted for just such plot as we have supposed.
bo,r . A.. ~
France, but here in America men who have con-
spred together to kill another do not commonly
put him On bis guard and expose themselves to de-
lection by sending him threatening letter before
hand and as a general rule the Courier will be
safe in doubling the ful6llment by the parties
making them, of any threats contained in such
letters.
The Courier has given another specimen OF tS
"credulity' in its hot haste to kill off Jones.
cater diverse contradictions, it remains estab.
"lished," says the Courier, "that Mr. Jones,
Federal Sheriff in Kansas, is dead of the shot be
"receiyed at Lawrence in the exercise of his
functions" In tho frtt place Jones was not
Federal Sheriff He did not pretend to be any.
thing more than Territorial Sheriff; and in the
second place, bis death is not established. The
Courier will be panied to learnnot that it wishes
any harm to Jones, but it's evident anxiety to fix
his death on the Free-State men makes it rather
careless Of JOnes's life-that the latest adyices
Several days later than the report of his death,
which gives such evident satisfaction to the
Courir,) represent him as alive ard better, a.
though in such precarious condition that the
Courier may yet have the satisfaction Of reporting
his death.
If the Courier has taste, as it seems to h,ve,
for taking the side of violence. despotsm, and
eoups de.0t, We should imagine ii might satisfy ito
inclinatons in that particular, in glorifying the
present condition Of things in France. What ne.
cessiy is there that it should aso take every occa
sion to assail aud m.represent the friends of Free
dom in America, and to avouch it's own sympathies
with the Missouri Border Ruiiians,
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