The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-05-14

news we a collect from apers of bot
sides of Kansas Politics in order to af
ford opportunity to our readers to judg,
of the facts and merits of proceeding,
there for themselves:
From the Platte Argus, Maya
Sheriff Jones Dead.
s. J. Jones, Sheriff of Douglas coun
ty, x. T., basely assassinated by a COW
ardly wretch instigated by the traitor,
of Lawrence, IS dead | We also learr
that the abolitionists have assassin
ated another pro-slavery man named
Harper. anarchy, and indeed civil wal
now hovers over that unhappy territory.
Through the instigation of Reeder and
Robinson, and other leaders of the reb.
els of Kansas, no man, woman or child
not of them-is safe from the balls
of Snaps rifles or the dagger of the
midnight assassin. This state of things
cannot long remain. E ther law and
order must be established, or the reign
of terror is firmly fixed.
We have received the proceedings of
the law and order meeting of Lecomp-
ton, IN the Union extra, comprising a
true aud full history of Reeder and Rob-
inson to inaugurate civil war and rapine,
and the fendish assassination. of Jones,
but being too long for this issue, we shall
insert them in our next.
We are greatly mistaken if speedy
vengeance be not soon visited upon the
bloody traitors of Kansas by an out
ragged people. Black Republican rule
must come ro an end in the West?
The following is from the Commercial
of yesterday morning.
LAWRENCE, K T., April 20, 1856.
Col. Sumner has returned to Fort
L~eavenwor'h with the greater portion
of his troops. A few yet remain to do
the biddiDgs of Shannon, Jones & Co:
aEearly this morning the deputy Sher-
if, accompanied by six soldiers, pro-
ceeded to the house of Mr.. Spear, edi-
tor Of the Kansas Tribune, for the pur-
pose of arresting him ON the charge of
resisting Jones authority as Sheriff
The deputy was met at the door, as he
attempted to enter aud search, by Mrs
Spear, who dashed a dish of hot water
in his face. The effect was such, it is
said, as viii preclude the necessity of
shaving for some time to come. To the
infinite merrjment of the soldiers, he b at
a hssty retreat, aud has gone 20 Frank
lin, the soldiers say, to share the hospi-
tai with Jones.
Those who were arrested at first were
taken to L%ecompton before a Justice of
the Peace, and gave bail for their ap-
pearaDce at court a week from next
Monday, when they set out on their re-
turn to LawreL ce-.hey we're accempa
MED by the soldiers for three miles to
protect them from a mob of pro-slavery
meDewho had-eollec ed there. The sol
diers are principally Free State men,
and heartily detest the business of en-
forcing an oppressive code upon a peo-
pie they believe to be justifab Bile in re-
~sistance. Some of them say that if they
are commanded TO shoot, they will doit, |
bat are very sure their guus will be too
high OF too low, or so much out of the
way that no Free State man shall be in
jured-
Tonight the soldiers have all left,
and messengers bring in word that the
Kickapoo Rangers and rufians, amount
ing TO 200 men, are camped about two
miles from Lawrence in the Delaware
country, and are breathing out murder
and revenge for the shooting of Jones
The intelligence is confirmed by the Del
aware Indians, a number of whom have
come over to inform US. Messengers are
sent TO Wakarusa and Bloomington for
assistance and Sentinels will be on duty
through the night. 1t is thought they
intend an attack before Col. Sumner can
return from the Fort, which will not be
till next Thursday. But a good many
think they will not make an attack at
all, but only prowl around and take per-
sons as prisoners, who have made them
selves obnoxious to their party, and
then disarm and murder them.
LAwREscE, K T.. April ~. 1856.
This morning en- officer came into our
city from Col. Summers camp on the op-
posite side of the river. bringing the
following letter to Gov. Robinson:
HEAD QUARTERs, fsr CAvALRr,
Camp near Lawrence, Apr 27, 80.
eSIRaAs there are no municipal off
GERS In the town of Lawrence, L think
proper to address You before returning
to my D st. The recent attempt upon
the life of Sheriff Jones will produce
great excitement thro ghout the Terri
tory, and Oh the Missouri frontier, and
L consider it of the utmost importance
that every effort should be made by your
people to ferret out and bring to justice
the cowardly assassin. 1t is not too
tnushh to say that the peace of the
try may depend upon it, for if he is not
arrested, the act viii be charged by the
opposite party upon your whale commu-
nifty. This affair has been reported at
Washington, and whatever orders may
be received will be instantly carried iuto
effect. The proclamation which requires
obedience to the laws of the Territory,
Is they now stand, until legally abro-
rate,, will certainly be maintained and
.~-nsc-fe to give heed 20 people
!. ad;sts1ee who counsel resistance. If
they were here to particlp~-,e 10 'n s; s
ger, they would probably take a S
ent view of this matters / am, sir, very
respectfully, your obedient servant.
R. v. SUMNER,
Col. lst Cavalry Commanding.
To Mr.. CHARLES ROBINSON.
By the same officer, the following re
ply was forwarded to Col. Sumner
DxwREncB, K. T., April 81.
Efn-4our note Of this morning is
received, and in answer, permit me to
say that the cowardly attack upon Mr..
Jones receives no ~countenance whatever
from the citizens of Lawrence, on the
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