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'Bleeding Kansas' and the shooting of Sheriff Jones...
'Bleeding Kansas' and the shooting of Sheriff Jones...
Item # 700056
May 12, 1856
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, May 12, 1856 Pages 4 & 5 contain an article: "Incoherence Of The Slavery-Extension Party". Part of this article includes a report from Washington beginning: "It is suggested at a distance in quarters that out to know better, that if the admission of Kansas under the Topeka Constitution cannot be accomplished...".
Also on page 5: "From Kansas - The Shooting of Jones". This was Sheriff Samuel J. Jones, a pro-slavery settler who held the position of Douglas County sheriff in Kansas Territory from late 1855 until early 1857. He helped found the territorial capital of Lecompton and played a prominent role in the "Bleeding Kansas" conflict. On April 23, 1856, Sheriff Jones entered Lawrence and attempted to arrest members of the extralegal Free-State legislature. Jones's presence in the city caused emotions to flare, and soon, violence erupted. Jones would play a notable role in the historic sacking of Lawrence four weeks later.
Bleeding Kansas describes the period of repeated outbreaks of violent guerrilla warfare between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces following the creation of the new territory of Kansas in 1854. In all, some 56 people were killed between 1855 and 1859.
Eight pages, very nice condition.
Category: 1857-1860
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