Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-03-17
JESSE POPE-THE IMPENDING CRISIS.

JESSE POPE-THE IMPENDING CRISIS.
1t is known to many citizens of the State that,
during the latter part of last December quantity
of Helpers Impending Crisis brought to this
place to the address of one Jesse Pope. We have,
within the last two months, received many inquiries
as to what has become Of Pope and the books, but
owing to reasons that may be guessed, we have,
heretofore forborne to answer. We now proceed to
give abatement of everything concerning the matter.
While on our way to this place about the 18th
last December, we stopped over night in Raleigh.
1t had beeh discovered that the above mentioned
books had come up the r. & g. Railroad, that day,
for High Point, by Adams Express line The Agent
at Raleigh informed Mr. Holden of the fact and upon
consultation with Judge Saunders, it was agreed the
books should come on and writ was issued by the
Judge and placed in our hands, to arrest Pope and
take the books in charge, but allowing us discretion
airy powers to wait until Pope should call for the
books and to endoavor to obtain evidence sufficient
to convict him of circulating them. On arriving at
High Point, the books were left in charge of the
Agent here to await further developments. We
found upon enquiry, that Pope is a simple, inoffen
sve and illiterate fellow and that he was at that
time an invalid, confined to his bed. We watched
the post Office to if any letters to him. but
there were none.
At length, some weeks ago, we took gentleman
of sound judgment and good sense, with us, and
went to Popes for the purpose of endeavoring to
obtain evidence against him if any should present.
The result was, we found Pope as we have stated,
a simple, illterate man, incapable of planning and
executing anything either good or bad We were
further convinced in our own mind from the con-
fessons of Pope that he had been made tool by
Daniel Worth, in getting the books here and that
he ignorant OF the character of the book until
the time of Worth's arrest He stated that, some
twelve months ago, Worth had some books sent here
in his NAME giving as a reason for it that as he
(Worth) frequently passed High Point on Sunday,
he could not get the books so we'll and had them
sent to him for that reason. He said that. Worth
had said nothing to him in regard to the last lot but
he supposed he had them sent. This and many
other things induced the belief in our own mind and
that of the friend who accompanied us, that it was
unnecessary to arrest the poor fellow and take him
from his family, afflicted he was, and declined
to execute the writ .rEs---.s --H go. EsF a.
The books We let remain in the Depot until last
Saturday, which day. at 10 O CLOCK a. m. in the
presence of large number of citizens, they were
taken out and burned to ashes on :he public square
There were $50 copies, of the cheap edition, and
made delightful fire We were indebted to Mr. j.
w. Lambeth for fuel to raise the funeral pile The
fact Of the books being here notwithstanding the
Injunction of secresy, known all the coun-
try, and published in some of the papers, within a
few days after they came, and had Pope been the
blacklist incendiary out of Jail, he would have had
sufficient warning against giving any hold upon him.
self by calling for the books by doing anything
| else that would have led to his conviction Intelli-
gence Of the whole affair arrived here by the same
! train that brought the books. AS it is, we think
Pope should be madea witness against Worth in his
approaching trial.-High Point Reporter
| The platform adopted by the convention can but