New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-18
TROUBLES IN SOUTHERN KANSAS.
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tnorns.

CoN.spop6encs Of Th. n. Y. Tnbrns.
MONICA Kansas, Dec =, 1873.
In one Of ny former letters gave an account OF the
trip Of the Regulators 70 the Ltie Usage in Bourbon
County. Although no man was " ited or in sry way
harmed in he least except PrcSavery criminals othe
Won. sort and the se were bu, lightly punished get tue
oficials and conservative. or doushfsce, FreeState
men thought TO make little capital out Of the affair,
and for this purpose sent runners through the coun-
try in every direction, representing that the deptedS
ton Lad I'll been made upon good Free-Siate men,
md .urrnonpg such az tley could deceive with the
p,ossvery mon and dougbfso.s to attend meet
AZ Mapetun Lost Saturday. Wall, the meet
mo 40, be'c.. Efforts had beeo made by tho's who
called The meetrs to prevent the notice OF the sane
HIM crcnaf. IN ,,rore he's ate settlements, and,
in ils they partially suceeeded The nee. "a' VI
ganized, ard COMMITTEE Resolutions was apeo'N'
ed In the nsan time the readioe Of the trel,y o. IN
Gov. Denver and Sap' Montgomery was called for.
a cOcuu III protesting TO be suc3 Wa READ ~ the
CT airman. Bat what Bas rn0st Gig. ifcant, wis the
fact that The frrt line in II was Quilted, VIZ: BY
"gOnts shal be by-gones." II turns out that when
the Pro-Slavery men and officials determined to
re open the Cf legal persecution, they cav the
rects-ty of garbling he treaty, and employed
Tie Xcompion TtmCcfa, to publish it in That
ner, aud circulate it over the whole southern
portion Of the Territory. Iois attempted fraud
was. however, coon exposed by the sppesapce
Of Montgomery with the treaty. "a FIRST published
10 TIE FOrt Scott Democrat last Spring, end the
official report Furnished To- TIE Cincinnati Ga,ett
h. it, chef eitot, Mr. Habb, who accompanied hin
H. The capeoity o ADVISER dno reporter. u soon tegsn
70 te buOpn who were TIE persons who had been
driven Of and betg well known as the blackcst Of
Criminal. the Re uttors wee app,ufsd for their
wolk. Ex-G"v R4ns'ue Tss one # the Comnil'ee
acd ohoroo hari 10 got tie meeting to condemn their
course tut tb0Lt effect. Toe Pro Slavery men then
claim ed that they NOT fiiry represented in the
meeting end asked adjournment 70 Fort Sc,tt.
This was refused but adjourned meeting finally
sgIeed to- 20 be held at Usage City, on Wednesday,
the 1T inst.
Before the ADJOURNMENT of " meeting at Appleton
resolution YVES passed denanding that the chain he
token on Il. NJ Rice who had been arrested week Or
two previous, charged with having conveyed mteli-
eeice TO the Reerlators and placed in confinement ut
+ II Scftt Tins charge was soon dropped, borever,
ard two Of murder preferred against hin. 0ae OF
these was for Hing Pro-Slsvuy man ldst Winter
ery's men and gans Of Pso-Slavery men. who had
challenged the FJee-Sate men To fight. The o her
charge was for lighting the troops IN the battle be-
Isst Sprr .. Both these oh~nses, if such they could
he culled, pclldcd in the amnesty agreed upon
between the people AMI Gov. Denver and will nor be
suffered to De brought mp again.
"wednesday came. eid so did the people. Fort
Scott tuIbed out TO man, hoping to Overawe, they
could not outvo,e the rest o the Convention. They
were again fooled The Convention readcp'ed the old
treaty with the amnesty, and declared ITS provisions,
iIclucIg everything tthe actions oi the Regulators
elDOpg Others) up TO that date A. fulGnent Of IL
the part Of toe PicSGvery men, t1e unconditional
release Of Ben Rice was demanded The Fort Scott
men went home IN wrath. Whether they viii
yield 10 the demand conno, tel. have beard thst
express was te next day sent to the Governor for
iIoopf 10 guard Rice. Ii this prove ,,~s they haye
determined 10 pay regard to the will of the people.
Laet Tue sdsy Sheriff Mcdaniel Of this county hav-
ing lean ed that Oc Blown and Montgomery were
hviI at home with but four mon and being urged on
by the Pirs lawyers, determined W take tnen. lie
issued proclamation ealing upon al the citizens Oh
the ccuniy to assemble at Paris Immediately, armed,
amounted and equipped, and provided with three
"dnys' IatlOus" Montgomery left hone on Tuesday
evening for the meeting al Osage on the next day
Brown started for Osawatamie on private business,
early on Wednesday morning. neither of them having
heaId of the movement or McDnel. One hundred
men assemble az Paris on Wednesday, and were orgau
lied into posse 10y the Sheriff II was said an attack
would be uad- that night on Browns house, which
lie had IN rialn.r fortified. threats being made
by Paris against himself and Montgomery. An e.
pess was sent TO Montgomery about noon on Wednes-
DAY, hopiig that he would be able to collect Irw
mel NJ lie mettirg end return to aid In repdr the
posse But tuo pc cons were III the so-calltd fJrt
al the time. They determined to hold 1t as long as
possible, against any ODDS that nii,ht be brought
sQarst them. TIE number was towevoT, soon IN
creased to IL by the people IL the vciaiy About
midnight, Montgomery arrived With is more. On
Thursday, the number was further Increased. Mont
gomery, with Il men, took position IN q iavlus
LOAF
inside Other recruits continued to arrive, bat
tpey were allowed to return ho"e as 1t was thorgtt
tho force wac already than lsfge enough, "a II
vas neariy half rs large the posse Of the Sheni.
The Sh riff advanced by way of Sugar Mound, win
the Intention Of breaking up peoples meeting which
Mont omsry hsd called 10 be held theirs on that DAY,
but Lad aiterwaid PIT over eno ler week, which lact
was ct yet known 10 the sheriff. On arising within
sou eth ing over enc fouIth of mile from the Foil
he rode Up 10 within fow r0k, when he was met by
wefsis Whipple ard Kayi, who halted b,m add Dc,
manded sn explanation Of his business. He replied
that bic chief busress to denolish the Fort and
Cissim hem. He was tod TO bring up lls force
ard tfy it. He said that it was his duty
TO d, so, although he had no process to
serve agsnst any ole present. IL was an
AIMED body Of men exceeding five in number. He
must dispense them, lie would be forever disgraced
and COMPELLED e. leave tie country in shame They
told him that ,hst wss business q theirs. IL Paris
wished resce the old treaty sri esty and oil must be
fully Observed; Otherwise, there mnst BE- war Inc
Sier " went hack TO his camp wheeled hi forces, and
,c,ulred 20 Paris. i have since learned that ne eN'
pected 10 find but five to resist bip but on hear
e Il nj seven others had been seen coming III that
dirtc ion concluded il unsafe to attack the number
thus increased. On finding themselves lacking the
courage 10 fight they viii be likely to Try some other
plan for the tnhiusbtion of the people