New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-07
KANSAS.
MONTGOMERY'S LErrER-GOv. DENVER
ELECTION MATTERS.

From present indications there 10 prospect that
matters below will get still more compuc.ted.
Messengers from the seat Of disturbance arrived
here several times to-day, all bringing the intelli-
sepce of invasion. II did certainly appear uered-
bic that Missouri would again venture over the line
even down in Bourbon and Linn Counties, but it
seems az if il might be otherwise. Brocket had
proceeded 10 Westport and Kansas City, and the
report is that he there raised 200 volunteers who
proceeded with him toward the south. He GER
tainly made nlammatory speeches, in which he, Of
course, concealed the monstrous guilt TO which he
had been a party, and fabricated such version Of
| the story as would most excite and suit bis audi
ence. OF these proceedings it would appear that
| Gov. Denver was Informed before be left Lecomp-
ton for Leavenworth viz: that considerable force
bad been raised in jackson County, Mo-, and had
marched south for the express purpose
of invading the Territory and killing
| "the aboitonists." Whatever Gov. Denver
may think If Border Ruffianism as an adjunct of
| Slavery he it seems has too much pride ~ allow
| the people Of the Governor of Missouri to invade
| his dominiOns ! have been informed that
ceipt of the intelligence, which was brought TO him
| direct from WestpOrt by messenger, that he OBJ
| JuIgdte0 ana eApuTghlcu bOu1c awful dIdlItinas,
and swOre that if the Governor of Missouri allowed
his people to invade Kansas, that he, Denver, would
get up force and invade Missouri He declared
that if any such tricks are cut up that they will find
| he is not Wilson Shannon. Meanwhile he has
gone TO Leavenworth for the avowed pur.
pose of getting a large force of troops and
proceed at once to the South, crossing the
Kaw of the old Delaware Crossing and
proceeding by the military road that leads along
the border also learn that he has taken another
STEP He has sent down the United States Mar
shal to Linn County to arrest Capt. Montgomery
and all the force with him. Capt. Montgomery,
with Brig. Gen. McDanies, had been guarding the
wounded men, who could not be removed from Cho-
teau's trading post, which the massacre took
place 1t is close to the border, and it was feared
that some of the miscreants would come back and
murder the wounded men, to prevent there being
any evidence of their hOrrid crimes by the latest
accounts a force of some kind was mastering in or
about West Point HarrisOnyle and Butler, in
Missouri, close to the border. At the same time
many of the MissOurians the line, fearing re-
taliatiOD, or that the war, if begun, would imme-
diately be carried on on their side, were fleeing
from their homes. The Marshal, who has gone
down, is to arrest Capt Montgomery, and
raise such a posse as ne may need. Inc
idea that he will be able to raise any posse
is dclurion frUni winch he will awaken when he
gets down there. If anything could show the
pece ssty of the Free State men armng in their
defense it certainly would be the late hideous mas
sacre which shows the character of the wfetches
from whose systematic Outrages they have suffered.
For the last six months these rutlans have been
perpetrating crimes of only lesser grade, gradu-
ally eliminating in the horrible tragedy. AS Mont.
pomery has been very obnoxious to the Border
Ruffans and the Pro-Slayery party generally, his
arrest, | presume, is intended as a sort OF peace
offering to the Slave Power. Something that Is to
indicate the perfect mpartiaay" of the Governor,
by assuming that both are bad, and that while
proceeding against the Border Rufians, he will also
proceed against Montgomery. However, the United
States Marshal has not caught MOntgomery yet, and
if will be time enough for him to determine what he
will do with him when he does get him. That gen
teman, together with McDaniels, both officers OF
the Territorial Militia, are guarding an exposed
frontier from hostile force on the other side, dur
ing the Absence of the Governor. The aspects OF
the mastering force in Missouri being threatening,
they have sent out for men aud arms send
Montcomery's letter, sent by special messengers to
Lawrence, as follows:
LITTLE Usage May %, 1853
"CoL. - Dear Sir: We are threatened VITO
an irvasi from the Missouri side Of the line.
"A con pauy came in Wednesday last, and seized
eleven of our bes, citizens, in the vicinity Of Gao
ssus Trading Pos, while they were quietly at WORK
tbem down in cold blood. Five OF tie men we're
killed five were dreadiully wounded and left Tor
dead, While OF escaped by fsgniug death.
"Tbe killed were Messrs Campbell Coipetzer Ross
Stlweu aud Robinson The wounded were Messrs.
Reed Ia Baptist prescher), Hall, lI.gfoves father
and tor). ana enc other whose pane have forgotten.
TIE ecer Hargroves is old man and gray headed
II ey were all quiet end in fen.iye men ,,.-.,
"Our people highly excited, ard several bu1ored
of them sre now urGer We ere tlre4tened Witn
fresh invasion, aid Our people are pIeP!l 20 Dl-G
IT, Tree il great reec OF arms and the b-arer IT,
Hopkire) vii! bring down any that You 1ay be ahe
| how. W use
''lo o. many ~. MONTGOMERY"
have been informed that Gov. Denver proposes
| to resign shortly and proceed to California. VINO
| is to be his successor This is question Of some
importance in view Of the election on the Lecomp-
ton Constitution. ! also learn that Attorney Ten
| eral Weir, another member of the Election Board,
| has been removed, and Davis, an inveteratc Pro-
Slavery doughface of Wyandot, has been put IN hi'
| place. MIR. Weir, i learn, had just been giving
assurances that he would the thing done fairly,
| as be was Douglass friend. For him TO act with
dignifed mpartality and to ignore frauds would be
| new leaf for him-but il is the day of repentance
| and reyiyas. suppose his expressed determ1a'
| ion was genuine. His determination 10 . do far
| was cIediable whether II WAS because he was
| Douglass friend, whether because 1t was SIM
ply right To do so. The best evidence OF MS SIN
ceriiy We could have is the fact that his head should
have gone into the basket at this time, al the sehest
| of the Cincinnati Directory Democracy.
The returns from the election the 18th are
coming in slowly Wherever polls were opened
| the great majority of the Free-State party voted
| for the Constitution. The vote viii be lighter than
otherwise owing TO much neglect in opening polls
| at places where reports had been circulated that
owing 10 the passage Of the English bill II had been
| abandoned Several prominent persons on the State
ticket took that ground, and declined TO make any
| canvass on that account. Among these, Mr..
! Adams, candidate for Governor, had learn re-
i rarld fha of the ! nnlsh hill fatal and 4