Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-05-07
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The Outrages fn.Kausa-.
some Of the apologists for the administration
affect great horror at the recent shooting of the
bocus Sheriff Jones at Lawrence. Now, although
that self-constituted functonary was engaged in
the infamous work Of arresting Free State citi-
Gems, guilty of no crime but belief in and an
attempt to carry out peacefully the so much vaunt-
ed principles of popular sovereignty" and
although the warrant under which Jones was
acting was issued under the authority of the
invalid, Missouri elected Legislature OF Kansas.
there is vet to be found the first individual, who
defends the act ofshooting him. w lille we saw
the authorities of the United States conniying at
ifnot stimulating the horrible murder of Dow
and Barber, and the double murder and chopping
up of poor Brown, and taking no measures to
have the perpetrators of these deeds brought to
Justice, we on the contrary see the Free state
authorities of Kanzas, from the first, counseling
on all occasions, the most extreme pacific meas
ures. in the accomplishment of their purposes
Accordingly, Gov Robinson, Immediately on
hearing of the shooting Of Jones, offers, onbehalt
of the Free State men, reward of $500 for the
discovery and arrest of the perpetrator of that act
But we are looking in vain for the first step, taken
bv the administration for the discovery arrest Of
the perpetrators Of the diabolica murders and out
RACES of last winter, committed by the pro'savery
men-some of them done under the cognizance
of persons acting under the authority of Gov.
shannon. The New York Tribune of Monday
has the following appropriate comments on these
points, by way of contrast in the two cases:
KILLING IN KANzAs.- Five or six months
ago, Mr.. Dow, free State citizen of Kanzas,
was shot down in the highway near Hickory
Point. Kanzas, by Colman, a pro slavery
man-Dow being unarmed at the time, and
in no manner threatening or molesting Col
man. Neither the U. S. authorities in Kan
zas. nor those pretending to hold under the
Missourians' Legislature, have offered re-
ward for the arrest of the murderer or taken
any step calculated to bring him to justice
But they did arrest Bronson, free State man
with whom Dow boarded, on trumped-up
charge of having threatened the life of Col
man, and were taking him to prison when he
was rescued by number Of his fellow clti-
gems.
Three or four weeks later, Barber, free
State settler from south western Ohio, was
riding home from Lawrence to his cabin on
the prairie, three or four miles off, when he
was shot dead from his horse by pro slavery
U. S. Indian Agent. No attempt has been
made by the federal or territorial authorities
to bring thtS assassin to Justice.
Still more recently, the free State party were
holding an election at Easton, near Leaven-
worth, when they were set upon by an armed
pro. slavery party. The free State men mus
tered in such strength that their adversaries
recoiled from the conflict, and left the free
till Of hn r,ro1,nd
The latter soon scattered toward their several
homes, supposing all danger of collision was
over. But the pro- slavery party had kept to-
gether. and were lying in wait for such por-
ton of the free State party as they could
attack with impunity. Mr.. Brown, leading
free State settler from Ohio, fell into their
snare. He was surrounded, captured, chop
ped to pieces with knives and hatchets, and
at length driven home in his own wagon and
laid down at his own door to die, which he
did soon after. His wife, into whose presence
he was thus thrust, is now maniac. No
reward has teen offered no attempt to con-
vict the perpetrators Of this 6endish murder
has been made by the federal or territorial
authorities, up to this hour.
But at length Pro Slavery man, the bogus
SHERIFF" s. Zones, has been shot, by some IN
State man. He was in Lawrence, seeking to
bring OH collision between the Free State
men and the Federal Government by arrest
ing persons in the name and by the authority
of the bogus Territorial Legislature. Every
man in Lawrence was ready to submit to the
service Of any process emanating from the U.
s. authorities, and it would have subserved
every purpose but one;to have had these wrts
issued by the U. s. judges, but Jones evil
IDENTIFY sought not to be obeyed but to be re-
sisted. Finding the people indisposed to re-
cognize his Shawnee Mission authority, Jones
sent to the nearest fort for U. S. troops, and,
with them at his back, arrested whomsoever
he pleased. Intense excitement and indigna-
ton pervaded the town, and that evening
Jones was shot as aforesaid. Thereupon the
Free State party held great meeting, con-
demned this cowardly assassination, and re-
solved that the perpetrator should be brought
to justice. Gov. Robinson promptly issued a
proclamation, offering reward of $500 for
the detection and apprehension of the cul-
prit. And we have high hopes that he will
thus be detected and punished.
Such is the contrasted course of the two
adverse parties in Kanzas with respect to the
shedders of blood among them. We trust it
will continue so contrasted to the end -NeU
Yotk Tribune.