New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-18
MsyOr John Wer.sor!a Ia, bsea trying .or c
~..k TO get up Buchanan party in Chicago. lie

~..k to get up Buchanan parry in Chicago. lie
bus re pors prcgre's 10 his D,-searsi:
Our Lirrtr BucHASAs PAKrT We have teen
.boirg hard to get up te ,ea psr:, here in favor
& NJ Buch anaas mir sirt ton org tao.s ~ho
etsc ftr him. Wstsve called th,is attention. 10 The
| oipoitbsti platform, ard have sAo~n that Me- Ba-
nsi ans course wss natural ceducon tberet-ori.
we esNe blown Ae Gle snd ses'eu h- dfam fer
\ recruits. We have even offered thsm Little
"itef In OR smallss. editorial ron for tue
oe'pose Ct solepg toer msernss. We have also
'bIost ont .ccle -agsestons 10 tue Wy OF
editorials n oscer 70 enable some OF oar P)loe
Ccur shyste's TO fsme q speech complimentary 10
M Bucharsos eoxss;eIcy. We had 40 ~, des paired
OF getting up buchanan patty hts to~n until zee
an cffice.eolcer under TIE Gner. G,yerrrea. sad
&c k-d him hos be ksd the remov a 10 J.he Ne
X Oh. U,i,ed S;s.ts Dslic: A,t>rue IT NewYerk.
lie said be hi, by pleased with th@ removal. snl
that every men ought 10 be removed from Office Who
would o, support toe Admin ahoa hat sp2ointed
lin.
Here thought We, il q msn ~io talks 6rstrs'e.
3ere thought We is rock upon skioh &c cen fOpri
Buctsrsn patty ara we have no dcub. out tea, z
M buchanan maxi one ogtso more summary reno
v-ls every office holder il the city Will coms Gu. tor
him. We 1t oil then probably have 20 ciose our eocks
aiG stop taking.
JEFF. DAVIS AND GEN wooL Mr.. Jeesrsos Dsvis
replies to Gen. woors last letter in toe following dig
nif.d and geniemsply syaia;
W.sHISGros, q. c Dec. II, 1857.
Ny sge-.;or has Be en- called to letter ssned Joen
T. Wool, CDifed States Army, headed Troy, NJ T.,
Noveu ber 1857, sdiressed to tho editor OF iAs Flag
Of he Uriov Jscksop, Nice, and published in New
York paper Of Dec. :, 1897 HpIIpo.ts 70 DO srspy
to exposition wh CD deemed proper to make, some
tue in tie ast Summer, 20 the unfouuoed alAndens
which the ssid Wool had ctve,ty through the news
papers tud in oficsl spoJdeLce with the Sscre-
taIy OF War, uttered agsirst me The alsganoos,
which are reps-ted in hs recent publication, hsSuS
been then efficiently refuted, ana bis prpoe gill
fol end alcioasy 60 misrepreseut my acts h>vteg
been ccncusvely established by tie records oil rae
Wsr Office, deem 1t unnecessary further TO re'a,eni
sar ers whether they be old ones rtyampsd or new
ones concocted.
When toe e1posi ion above referred b WAS made, my
official relations 10 Gen Wool bad terminated, and
cloeed the proof OF hs gross Misrepresentation ~ de-
noupcnp him as the psrpetra,or Of . "pslpsbls aud
pitable fasehood" He pow seeks y redress himself
by the publication Of terminating ep,hets-a remedy
DO, recognize among gentlemen, AID one 10 We En-
10y meat Of which now dismiss btul. -. -.
Very respectfully you. he, JEFFERsoN DAVIS
A DI.BorIcaI PLor TO Ron AND MURDER AN OLD
MAy-We have already given the particulars OF .
most diabolca attempt 20 rob std murder "a old man
of New. Britain, Com, Who had the reputation Of
beirg mi.er Win shorg box containing 1900 in
Gold Four persons were concerned IN this outrage,
all Of whcn are Americans, twenty i've jean Of age
ard under-Edwsrd Westover, Edmund Gilbert, Fred
erick Fitch and Thomas yensel. All but the latter
have been srrested ard committed for trial. West
over has ,urned States evidence, and made cosss-
sion. IL sppeas that:
The party of four hsd planned the murder and rob
berry sope ten jays sgO Ii was arranged to kdi
| Smith fJst and then the two lrishmen who we're
brown TO be presept in tho house should also DO kmea
Diseuised in sIouched hats which werc slsshed
on. AZ The top so as to admit Of be Dg drawn down
over their faces leaving two holes in front Of the eyes
| for sight the despersdoes approached too houses
Looking in al the sbuteress wi ,dows they saw smith
~ aed near the FIRE and with other light than ire
| Ugh, in the room, churring Near him we're the two
iisbmen in bis employ, cracking nufs
IL was arranged that Fitch should kill the old mao
s,o that Westovtr, Gilbert and Yeuse should take the
they opened the door, ard without stterrg word,
rushed upon the uDsuspeCpg inmates OF the house.
| Fi.ch aimed blow at the cid mans hesd sith
Ratchet and II e blow laid bare the skull il did cot
fracture IT, Covered with his blood, Smith, whom the
blow had feIled to the or, sPrsng up and received
two more blows upon the head. The hstchsty1
dull or he would probably have been killed At tho
first blow. go
The two IisbmeD were at the in.tsn. set upon with
hickory clubs, arc Of the succeeded In opening
bis knife. which. however was shut upon bin, cat
rg bic hand and covering his ssssilants club with
blood. The Lishmen resolu,ey fought with ch.irs,
ard 10 such pUTpops that Smith Life vas saved-tns
u.s. be BOW RECEIVERS. OGe Of the Irlshmen, bruised
AID battered fGsy escaped from the door and shouted
Murder whereupon the robbers. who would soon
have finished bis companion and Smith, iufned ana
fed.
The ft hit was desperate one on both sides. 10
IL cour,e OF /. locket had been dropped or pulled
from Westover's pocket II was picture OF one
Whstely a friend OF Westovers, who 10 nov IN jail
for rap. committed in New Britain. This ioeket,
which Westover was known TO have redeemed from
pawn but day previous led 70 bis arrest and the sub
se Quebt development ts.
Toward Of quart OF blood remained 90 the floor
on Saturday in The spot where Smith had been at
tackled and when the neishbOrs came In The old GAn
Was 30 covered with blood that be could not see bag
he xiued his eyes of t. ana told ths neigh ,ors what
had happened He head showed Eve fnghtfal g.shes
n AIDE by a Ratchet. He will probably recover