The undersigned Citizens of Warren County — Ky — most respectfully, beg leave to offer a few suggestions to His Excellency Gov Magoffin, why Rufus Jones convicted of Manslaughter for killing Henry Jenkins should not be pardoned.

In the firstplace, it is useless to have laws, unless they are executed — The great evil of our day, is that all laws and obligations, moral & legal are relaxed.

In the 2^d place, there is nothing in their case, certainly not in the testimony to show that Jones has got any more punishment than his case demanded. Indeed it is almost the universal opinion that he got off very well with four ^years^ imprisonment — and he ought to be glad of that — and so far as we know his friends have not Complained of the Jury for finding that length of time.

In the 3^d place — if Jones is pardoned, we dont See why the whole lot of prisoners in the prison at Frankfort may not be turned out on the Same principle.

In the 4" place, if Jones is discharged, it will amount to a general invitation to all violators of the law to repeat their offenses, and the design of the law will not be met. While then we do not go into any specific personal charges, we barely say that the Govn^r cant read a copy of the testimony before the Examing Court or on final trial & say on his oathor conscience that Jones ought to be discharged —
April 1^st 1861

L Jenkins
C M Jenkins
Thomas Jenkins
Simon Jenkins

I dont think the interest of society will be promoted by releasing Jones

H R Thomas