The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-08


nation in all parts Of the country which We have seldom
seen equalisd for its depth and intensity The Detroit
Free Press says
About as ruHianiy an attempt at murder we have
heard Of for long the shooting Of jones' the sheriff
Of one Of the counties 81 Kansas while sitting in his
the town OF Lawrence the headquarters Of the aboons
lie had shortly before arrested Of the abolition leaders Of
Lawrence By virtue Of legal warrant but had been
Elected There doubt that the shot nstgAted BY
some Of the aboonists and fired By Of their number
Since the settlement Of Kansas began offence dia
boca this has been charged upon the party called Dor
der ruaus No aboonist has been ruthessy shot down
ia cold blood There has been violence undoubtedly among
the border Tuans but verify believe that has not
less provoked by the emssares Of New Eng
land black repubcanism certainly that viii compare
atroey with the deliberate attempt to kill Jones.
The ruans Of Kansas the abolonsts in and about
Lawrence. They living in open contempt and defiance
of law and have than announced their deter
mnaton and carried that determination into effect to resist
the territorial officers of justice. 1t Is time they SUB
That is the word. ID is time these murderous out
laws and assassins were suBDUED.
Is TO this town OF Kansas readers have observed
that Howard and Sherman the abolition members OF the
congressional investigating commission have gone to hold
their sessions. They among their kindred"
In connection with the above invite the attention Of
the reader the suboned extracts Of letter from Kan
sas dated April 26 published in late number Of the
ST. Louis Republican. The writer, after briefly speaking
of the physical condition Of the wounded sheriff. pro-
ceeds;
Reeder was heard to say he soy happened
though Jones descrued might haze expected ~ sA o"9Af
haze Jea done Gerendy No they too great era
do it openly, when Jones dischargng his duty
Such a as Reeder he is pretty fellow to be after
in Congress- much less ia the Senate OF the United
States. Observe the difference between Withheld ana
Reeder while the first has acted and Is acting IN the most
manner always advocating law, ORDER and de-
he has IS
cal manner always advocating resistance to law dsrepect
OF ORDER and behavior ndecorous as it treasosabe to
peace and union. How people respect complete
traitor Greeater fanatic whichever suits Reeder best
who Is the time wenthercock, twitched about By
every breeze that may blow good him. than
| can account tor
During all the time that Gen Whitfield and his friends
were in Lawrence they we're constantly nsulted. They
could walk in the without being Josted about,
cursed at, Kissed, in way interrupted W. !.
Wright who has been acting the counsel for Gen. WHIT
ded could about all free from insult and annoy
This being the fact, Informed you Gen. W hit
field has informed the committee that he will make no de-
fence have nothing do with the investigation unless
held other place than Lawrence. lie right and
has acted in manner sustained by all reasonable
There be fair trial in that sink pool Of reason aud
Messrs Sherman and Howard do hold the investigation
other point it is disgrace to them TO their present
position to the House which they MEMBERS to their
constituents and to the nation And in that should Mr.
Oliver not Withdraw from the commissioners he will msrep
his constituency outrage Missouri and forfeit the re-
spect Of the whole country.
understand there is secret sworn band in Lawrence
whose specified duty kill Jones, and that writs have
been issued for arrest also that three hundred uni
States troops already Lecompton for the purpose
Of insuring their arrest and maintaining the laws
The state Of feeling in Lawrence with its correspondent
action as revealed to US in tie above extracts blasting
commentary the ucendiary appeals and deliberate pre-
neditaed misrepresentation which have from time to
n