The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-05-03
IAe Pro- SIabefy Sioe.
What the Border Press Say.

What the Border Press Say.
Having given what is universally con-
ceded to be correct statement of our
recent trouble. we herewith lay before
our readers several extracts from diff.
ferent journals of the pro-slavery class,
published in Missouri and Kansas.
The Border Times, published at West
port, Mo-, issued an extra the next
morning after Jones was shot, in which
the most incendiary language was used.
1t received the news through letter
sent by Gen. WHITFIELD, who was in
Lawrence at the time,> to Col. BOONE, of
that place. 1t is, perhaps, well enough
to remark, that the Missourians were
anticipating fuss in Lawrence. They
knew what was going to take place long
before the event occurred, and conse-
quently the blood and thunder tone of
their public papers was only intended to
produce an outside impression that they
were really excited to an alarming pitch.
We copy the following from the Times of
the 26th:
FROM LAwRENcE-SHERIFF JONES As
sAsINArED Through the politeness of
Col. Boone, we have been furnished with
the following letter from General Whit:
field:
LAWRENCE. April 90, '56,
IL O'Clock, P. M.
DEAR CoL.:-We are here with the
Committee. Sheriff Jones, with small
party of U. S. Dragons, made some
arrests here this evening, and while
guarding the prisoners, some cowardly
assassin shot him in the back. This oc-
CURED only few moments ago. The
physicians think him very dangerously
wounded. Send his wife to see him
right off. J. w. WHITFIELD.
Who are the ruffians now? Who are
the inoffensive, peadeable citizens of
Lawrence ? The treaeherous midnight
assassins should be made to pay dearly
for this base and cowardly act.
The news from Lawrence, as will be
seen from the above, is of startling
character. Sheriff Jones! of Douglas
County, K T., whilst in the discharge
of his duty, and in the tent of U. S.
officer, has been basely assassinated !
How long shall the South be trampled
upon by these Northern traitors? How
long will President Pierce permit the
bnngling diplomacy and mastery in
activity" of Gov Shannon to weigh upon
Southern interests and endanGar .Le tie
Union? Is there no redress? Or must
the South. quietly yield her dearest
rights
But one course remains, the South
must protect herself. She is able. We
counsel no violence. The watchword
should be "Beecher's Bibles p
"Save me from my friends !" Gov.
Shannon can now exclaim. The same
paper also publishes long Statement
of facts" authenticated by Messrs.
Matthias, Yates, and Bellalf, pro-slavery
gentlemen who were in Lawrence at the
time. 1t is, in the main, correct, tho
in some of its details there is wide de-
Walton from truth. We shall not stop
to point out or correct these misstate-
ments. The intelligent reader will. at a
glance. perceive the discrepancies be-
tween their account and those published
by US.
The following paragraphs, selected
from their statement, will be sufficient to
make clear what We have said:
..After these arrests were made, pris-
oners were lodged or quaFtered in .
small house near the river bank, where
Lieut.. MeIntosh's command were en-
camped, and guard placed around the
house. During the afternoon. and the
early part of The night. groups Of per-
sons were standing about on the streets
near where the prisoners we're lodged.
talking in boistrous and threatening
manner, insulting all those who we're
connected with the COMMITTEES OF lnves-
tigasion, which was then il session. In
pursuance of resolution passed BY the
| Housa of representatives of the United