The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-31

All winter Jones labored to get up an
other war. His defeat in the autumn of
'55. may well be compared to the vain eff
forts of a new tedged bird to fly. He
must try again; and as he understood the
ropes better, on account of his past expe-
rienee, he was now sanguine of success
The Free State Hotel, the Herald of Free
dom printing Office, were the most in his
way. The former, if completed, there
would be no hope of succeeding in his
town at Lecompton. The latter Aroused
| the brave to action; it cheered the des-
ponding; it invited thither new recruits !;
it struck terror into Jones' friends But
the winter was severe, and no good oppor-
tunity presented itself to renew the attack,
When grass starts in the spring. said
Jones, Lawrence shall be destroyed
For weeks this threat rang in our ears
Jones came to Lawrence, and was shot in
the back; then he saw plan for future
action. He was the plant tool, with Le-
compte, in getting indictments against
nearly all the free State settlers. The
warrants issued on account of those indict-
ments Jones was to serve. AS sheriff of
Douglas county he had incurred heavy ex-
penses; nearly running his large property,
but he hoped now to make up all. A for
tune glittered before him, and Jones' me-
mails were everywhere active; the United
States Marshall was made subsidiary to
the Sheriff of Douglas county. South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
in short, nearly every Southern State was
called upon to aid in furnishing a possee
comitatus for the use of the leader Jones.
The chivalrous came by tens, by hum
dreds, aye, by thousands. They came as
the forces of Douglas county, and with the
alacrity of the followers of Attila or Peter
the Hermit, they entered his services
The torch, the knife, the bullet were all
employed to drive out the "pauper dogs"
that Lecompton might be builtup. Worse,
we heard it repeatedly with our own ears
from his followers, that the inhabitants
we're to be massacred and the town-all
its lots, houses, wealth, ,erefything-t0as 10 be
diuided by lot among these r,Bians, those
Of iftiIa xuI,nco cir
the 'Scourge of God" Out upon the
beautiful prairies, the lovely residences,
and the cultivated fields, this posse conf
tatus, called into service by S. j. Jones,
looked and frequently remarked, when
pointing to the best, al hope that claim
yonder will fall to my share" Visions of
gilded future would rise before these
brare men when the war should close and
The last armed foe expire.
We we'll remember, while prisoner at
Lecompton, on the 21st day of May, 1856,
the deep anxiety of our guard to be pre-
sent at the draaoing Of tile lots in Laurence.
One of them became SO wild, appre-
hensive he should be cheated out of
lot, he absolutely stole horse and start
ed to Lawrence on the afternoon of that
memorable day that he might share IN the
plunder. When the hotel in Lawrence
was on fire; when the printing Offices were
being destroyed; when houses were being
pillaged; when women and children were
bathed in tears, or flying with. alright to
the ravines; and brave men, who never
knew fear, were crazed with sightof the
horrible events of that day, and were seen
on their knees beating the earth, and call
ing down from heaven the vengeance of
retributive justice upon these desecrators
of their homes and family altars, it
was then Samuel j. Jones, the tool of Ateh-
ison, swelled into pompous importance,
and declared ''This is the proudest day of
my life"
S. j. Jones has labored indefatigably
from that day to the present to succeed in
his hellish purpose. But
Every scheme of life has failed,
And disappointment seems entailed,
On all he valued most.
/ The campaign of 1856 only brought to
him disease, habits of intemperance, an
exhausted purse, and large bills against
the Territory Of Kansas. His robes Of
5ffice fell upon Sherrard which were final
| ly bathed in his own blood. The Terrific
ry was looked over in vain, but the like
of Jones was not to be found, and he had
already sank too much to aspire to that
post again.
Jones came to Lawrence. pulled up with
his importance; he had the effrontery to
/ extend his hand to gentlemen whom he had
sought few months ago to murder, and to
E,s6fprise of all men, he was treated with
respect and converted into hero. Often
have we seen him walking the streets oi
] Lawrence with the air of prince, appar.
emily proud of the honors he had gained
in the mars through which he had passed
But Jones master piece Of yiIlainy lay il
his scheme to get elected Councilman
from this Council District. The grea
: length Of this article viii prohibit US from
} following him in detail through all hi
; schemes, from his nomination down to th'
issuing of the mandamus before Cato
, Could We do.so we could show the reade
, a villain of darker dye than has prev
ously figured in Kansas history. tn
crimes Of the past would sink into insigni
fcance by the side of his frauds upon tn
7 ballet-box. and his last plans to enslav
e the people of Kansas. Meet him as
J, gentleman sooner give your hand to