The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-05-07
Important ErCssa Bnnsas-Sherlsf
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The following extracts contain the true
statement of the late disturbance in Kan
sas as near as we can ascertain them.-
A letter to the 81. Louis Repa5lican, dat
ed Lecompton, April 19, says:
The Sheriff and his posse returned to
day from Lawrence, without Wood; he was
barricaded i'll his house, and strongly
guarded. They attempted to take one or
two other prisoners, but were forcibIy pre-
vented. While in Lawrence, the Sheriff
and party were groaned at, Kissed, threat
ened and cursed-every thing was done
to a%ggravate them to commit an assault,
so it is believed, that the fanatics might
have an excuse, however poor, to maltreat,
perhaps to shoot all of them. They hate
Jones. and would like to have a chance
to take his life in a row. After using all
due means TO arrest the prisoners, the par
ty left and returned home about four
o'clock.
Some wanted the sheriff to summon a
posse of two or three hundred, who should
go to Lawrence and take the prisoners at
all hazards; but happily wiser counsels pre-
vailed, and it was agreed that the Govern
or should issue a callfora small detachment
of U. S. troops; and accordingly an ex-
press rider will start from here in a few
moments for Fort Leavensworth, with or
ders for Col. Sumner to send on the de-
tachment. The idea is this: the aboli-
~tionists refuse to acknowledge the author
ity of the laws, although they promised to
do so in order to save their necks in De-
eember, and writs are to be put in the
hands of the Sheriff, not only for Wood,
but for allthose who forcibly rescued him
from Jones, and they are to be taken with
the aid of a small force, if it can be done,
but TO be taken if it requires all the Gov
ernment troops in the Territory.
The correspondent ofthe Missioui DEM
ocrat (Republican) in a letter of April
"A, says:
Last night about IL o'clock, sheriff
Jones, while sitting in a tent with some
soldiers, was-shot by some one outside,
who fired a pistol, the ball taken effect in
the back, just below the shoulders. Jones
fell back with a groan, was taken up and
carried to a in the Free State Ho-
tel, where his wound were dressed by DR..
Strlngfellow, of Atchison, editor of the
"Squatter Sovereign" Jones is consid-
cred in a critical position; his spine has
become paralized, and the Doctor has put
him under the influence of opium. 1t
was very dark at the time the pistol was
fred, and no one saw the person who did
it.
The Monroe Journal and other Fusion
papers, side with the assassin, and try to
defend his act. The correspondent, who
is a Freesoiler, gives the following as the
state of feeling there:
As night come on, however, I feared
there would be further disturbance, still
we expected nothing more serious than
abusing Jones, or something of the kind.
But, unfortunately for us, some desperate
whose impulses were beyond control, shot
Jones as he was sitting in astent occupied
by the dragons; but no trace can be found
or any evidence to fix the guilt upon an,
particular person. Our citizens dep.
recate the act very much, and will ust
every means to bring the assassin to jus.
tice. The Lieut.. in command has sent tt
Leavensworth for a larger force, but W.
apprehend no further demonstration
Jones is alive this moring. but is consid'
lercd very dangerously wounded.