The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-07
Ein,n Hns.sae,
Correspondence Of tho 81 Louis Re 2iiicaul
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WEnpoRr, April 20. 1853
Colonel Boone came down last evening, from r Ankin
He left Mr.. jones better, with good cranes TO
1his has partially iuueo the excitement, but still
there is aSieing nigus ion At the act 50 consistent
with the principles Of those fanatics who are its auth
and vho she ult be held responsible for it. As i
st the meenghea in Lawrtnce 70 deliberate how
resent things fer Northern stiitudes Robnon preten Z
IN his peech that he believed Jones Was shot by
slavery man, in order 10 get excitement sgaost
Lawrence what rasesly they use for getting
nd of the responsibility The free stss Gjvernor in toe
most pompous Style declared that the assassin must
Be detected, and Governor OF Kansas he wouli
offer "a reward of $500 for his apprehension" What
Rseder was heard to ray that he was 'sorry it hap
psBsd though Jones deserved or might have exsected it.
stn II ought 10 have been done differently.
During all The tire that Gen. Wn6ad and his friends
in Lawrence they constantly insuited. They
could not walk in the streets without being ed about
cursed al, Missed, or in some way interrupted W r.
Wright, who has been acting az counsel Tor Geo. Whit
annoyance. This being the fact informed you Gen.
Whitfield has informed the COMMITTEES that he will 4e
NO defence or have nothing TO do with the invesga
unlees u Il held at some other place than LswreLcJ
He In right, and has acted 10 q manner to be sus-
ed By all reasonable men. There bs no fir
trial in that sin pool of treasC and IL Messs Sherman
and Howard do mold the al sous Other
point It is Disgrace to them 70 their present position TO
the House which they are merbsrs 70 .beir coustt
ants, and to the nstion And in that case aid Mr.
Oliver not withdraw from the Com ssiouers he giT
isrepressnt his constituency outrage Missouri and for
f4t the respect OF the whole country.
! understand there Ia q secret sworn band in La
renee whose specified duty it was to Kill Jones and
hree hundred United States troops already II La
compton, for the purpose Of insuring their arrest and
maintaining the laws.
The folio ing taken from the correspondence OF the
NEW York HERAID cosied isto tho Republican. l. "a tae
sane note referTed to In my last:-
The original letter has just been handed to u.s. We
copy from the original document much INITIATED asd
Clearly lot OF paper six inches by fcur badly
Spelled and evidently written wi view to disguise The
hand. IL folded in self sealsg note envelope with
ornamental seal pressed into the pape Of peculiar
stamp that an expert policeman could hardly ian Gin
directed to "SherG Jones lawrence X +, by whom IT
recently received through the Lawrence Post Office
II WIS thus "short and sweet':-
lNo oa'e1
SBETurr JoSn-You notified that il you MAKE
more arrest by the order Of any magistrate appointed by
the Kansas bogus Legislature, that In doing you viii
sign your death warrant. Per ordsr,
SECRET TWELVE.
have copied this, and mentioned other things in
running way, in order TO ask In cJnclsdng my letter
Who are the border ruans ~ Are they Heeder and his
tspatcal followers, Whitfield and his conservative
friends :