New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-08

BsOred Tbs, opinion hi. community
@ AID strtou, outrage NJ Jones' ihsnt t9d mary
70 the pub and .ruta ION Of oar toe AID
tes' fVhs cor dan punishment.
h'ostsd Thai norh,tADdns the unce.ssn relation wbh
ss or Considered all probable you'd have
p" mean 70 prevent defeat deeply
n Ite ~oented nan, snd Will .sofd Ann ~ the All and
h"osr,d T.s We de.7y The p-roe,aor Of is
d'eo Is mrs rni and siown - -oald anbe-itsney
k,,otst That it Is doe to ne rspn..o, ~ o,, ,,.. -,
louoy oeuaneed BY The d'e2 and Ind ,n.uon xh.h
be. b. sousbt cut AID surrendered to justice
Rr'cit'd That committee Of i've be sppOin,ei whose da,y
TIsdss oarT.. ,a.r ,bsss Gu, tss Es;y
CO. c-: les, eeo .ho~ he world that have 20 ,m
r,h, 'kspe and az. prepared TO per-
Whether they are friends ~ ioe'
Gov. Robinson, upon being loudly called for, mo.e
and address.d tie meeting as follows:
DO rot know that have anything particular 70
say on thin occ-sop, except to nd"r-e what hs- A.
ready been ably std by your prerilng officer. We
are ngaged in q sort Of warfare ia this Safe of Kan
a., hut is boroable warfare on our par; andw
will never, individuals, as community, or as q
patty, let ourselves down from honorable poeition
We wi never change ourselves from honorable enc
mics 10 Cowsrdly ssss-slns. No honorable man can
Justify any such course. 1t will be Insisted tha. this
outrage etrated by one of the citizens of Law
renee by Free state man, AMI for political purposes.
| lave good reason 70 believe that 1t was all arranged
and got up 10 have this impr, ssion 30 out; but ~
the same time, | believe thst no Free State man
Is party To th, arrangement. Since | have heari
of this urt Npeced Ouusge. have TAX en- every means
IN nv power to ascertain the facts aud circumstances
Of tie case tGr as could. and have come 70 the
col Clusion / have Just stated. Tni- way of doing
thngs is nothing new. Late las. Fail there was sa
alaug, mert TO get mp en Invasion We al under
stand tbs and therefore need not e. into the partio-
usrs IL was well understood here in Kansas that It
thought best that there should be- an nvasion aud
the destruction If some of the citizens OF tins Tern
tory aud 81 the peop.r of La Sreucc. murder was
con ritt,d cut here some five ten miles distant.
TIE victim wHs n Frto-State man then, though they
pretended at first that be was Pro Slavery man until
tie deeiIed effect WAS produced. TIE hrst reports
lat vert into the State below were that
lie murdered man was Pr,-Slaverv man. and mur-
CcIed by Free state man, and that the women and
G. dr,n of ProSsvery men in this vicinity were being
Murdered and robbed II bad it, effect, created ia
{ Xcitement and brought on an iuYt >0p. Bat when
te flair became too serious t. be contemplated with
ilpurlty- when il appeared that the waolc affair
would tnd in n civil ~arh,n the purity having 1t N
charge thought 1t best 20 look lntd 1t ttl. more
dose anC then they found this: the people OF the Ter
Iitory lad no respons bily in the matter whatever,
II al was an Individual Gair altogether, and that
the parties to blame the side of the enemcsof
ffet iom. that things pass,d of with great many
not satisfactory ~ AL to our party,
ard row comes Oh another demonstration.
These things ere not conducted for individual
benefit. individuals are as nothIOgs in this
matter The life of any is but Us
q straw, but drop in the bucket. Here sa war
aohatrg the vi ole country and this "a the battle
ttourd What is the lif, of Sheriff Jones Charles
Robinson, or Gov. Reeder any other man in this
contest A mere nothing COMMITTEE comes here
from Washington 10 iEvcstigate this natter aud see
how we have been treated; to woo are the OPP
pressed who are the wroDged; to see who are in the
right. Tie very moment they plant their feet upon
tie roll of Kansas that moment these Outrages begin
to be fometed Everything has beea quiet up to that
moment. But IN, il comes sheriff, who has made
himself obnoxious 10 individuals in a thousand ways,
aside from his political position. He comes luto our
streets and attempts to arrest men here without
any cause Whatever or for some very
Insignificant lie comes with whole
batch of warrants, to serve them upon community
that is exaSperaed against him for various reasons
1hu people treat Dim cyilly, 90 far as know. have
never happened to meet hin, but have learned OF no
coumuton. There bas been some little excitement,
perhaps, but the community generally have been will
lng to let him go make his arrests. Some indi
yiduals refuse to be arrested and then he resorts "
the amy There is part of the army OF the L. n in
town to-day In times Of peace we have imposed upoa
US men Of war, and they may remain here permanent
ly. A small portion of the army came here-a dozen
men so-more or less. Wherever the L. \. authority
appeared the men bowed 10 it in respect and sub ns
son. Not word was spokeD, or hand raised against
the authorities. Mr. Jones came here with the authority
Of the United States in his hands, and that authority
has been respected, far 81 know. EverythilgsP-
pe0red to be work pg in such way a. to prove Az
ure On the part Of our enemies. They hsd hope mat
would resiet and take position against the uaied
States authorties and thus they could place US 10 the
wropg. But everything quiet. corporal co1d
20 without hi, guard through the city, and arTeseyery
nan in Lawrence. What was to be donei HAP
d ned 10 be out of town last evening aud suppose
hall Lot be charged with the OHense committed thea
But understand that an individual who is obnoxious
10 individuals az individuals on account OF individual
disputes and account of his barassing the members
Of The community by little insignificant writs took his
tt,.A laat in font
a guard near him; even when one shot had been
fred, he still had no precaution taken, but
placed bimsef in exposed situation, and
v lille thus exposed shot was fred aud took effect.
trust pray that it will not result seriously. NOwh
Is inferred that It done by the people Of Lawrence.
Is that reasODab cres Of No, No. There were mes
Ot tLeir own stamp here; strangers in our midst IN
Known to the people of this community. verify be-
ieye that not man 10 Lawrence had anything to DO
with that transaction (cres Of Never, Never'l
nay be asked, would they shoot at one of their oW1
menl have partially Limited Mt the reason i have
sad that, IN this matter, mans life IL OF no account
If the Slave Power Of this country in order possess
This Territory, required that Mr. Jones shOuldlay down
bis life, be exposed to the shots Of his friends thee
Dir. Jones must lay down bis life-then those shets
must be fired. They tried it on Free-State man;
failed Now 1t IL necessary, in order to get up another
trouble, thai il should be Pro-Slavery man, in good
eaInest; and if the Free-Stste men would not g
into it, why, | will not say they thsmsey"
would do it, but it looks very much If that was the
Gaze. Of course in this community would ap
Prove Of this affair ard would here say, believing
do, that this attack the work of ASSASSIN,
make capital agaiDst those Of engaged in this Free,
state rnovement-and II ! did not believe it, | would
10 the sene thDg-I will here say, that by the su-
boiity vested in me- Governor Of the State OF ksa
'as, propOee TO offer reward for the detection OF the
sesassln; and if approved by this community, viii
Jher reward 1880 for the detection Of the asassa,
and his conviction in tho Cours of the United States
have no fears ~ TO who that man will be- hsye
20 fters as to what party be belongs; and II bad,
t would make no difference with me. We want
10 such men M our party, and DO not beheyese
laye any there. All l have to say in this matter y,