The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-07-17
For tas Hrala Of Fs.
Fori Scott rizcuIss.

Fort Scott Difficulties.
BouRBoa Co. Z. T.. July s.,a
MR. BRowN AFTER six men,l.
varying excitement. We are enio,;,.
peace which we hope may prove l,.f
Gov. Denver visited this county abOp,g
middle of last month, accompanied =
DE. Charles Robinson and Judge Wb,s. |
The citizens Of Bourbon Co. met n.
gentlemen in Fort Scott and an an;..,,
arrangement was made which We =,
viii secure the blessings of peace a-a o.,
government in the county. Mt 7
Roberts, gentleman Of character -.
appointed sheriff, and arrangements w.,
also made to properly organize the ecu,.,
under the enactment of last Wiptr
Montgomery disbanded his forces -:
returned to his farm on Little Sugar cr..s
The Governor promised to place a MI
tary force on the line near the .ra5i,,
post, and remove the troops from FOn Sso'.
as soon as the county should be thOrOuys.
~ organized.
The people have confidence in the =
rangement and will sustain the Officer. n
the county in the thorough discharge q
their duties.
One week ago to-day the citizens Of Il.
Marmaton were thrown into state Of e..
element by the unexpected presence Q.
body of armed men, who made Their a.
pearance about ten miles west from Fer
Scott. They represented they were wsicA.
ing Titus movements. They moved On
to Drywood Creek, some twelve nile.
south. The company, twelve or ffssa
in number, was led by a man calling hin.
self Capt. Pium.* On the following dar
(Sunday,) they took eleven head Of hOns
from the citizens of Drywood, and star,e,
north. Early Monday morning theshe-;a
of the county was informed of the far;
and started in pursuit. sammoniDg ever1
man he saw, into his posse. The shsnF
overlook portion of the company on The
Little Usage, and through the activity Al [!
promptness of the Captain of the RAYS
vile company, Capt. Moore, two of tbsss
robbers were arrested and three hosss.
were recovered. They represented then.
selves as citizens of Lawrence, and ly
name, Warren Bassett and Theodore
Dickinson. Whether they are regula,
and confirmed thieves, or whether they
have been deluded into the notion tia.
there exists a state of war, and that tbev
are doing their country a good service by
robbing good aud orderly citizens, do 10,
pretend to say. One thing is quite Ger
tain, these men can have no grievence
to redress in Bourbon county. Rumol
says that eight of the number came frOu
the north with the man calling himsel
Capt. Plum, and that the remainder we',
some of the less responsible and less cor
seientious of Montgomery's disbandei
force. Montgomery heartily disapprOve
of the movement. The citizens of thi
county heartily disspprove, and can regar
those concerned in this affair only as dis
turbers of the peace, and gross vic
lators of the rightof property. Wecani
stealing, and can hold the men perpe
tratiDg the act only as thieves. "
should have disapproved the act befor
the difficulties were adjusted; now ths
they have been adjusted, and every cit
zen, so far as we have been able to lean
has kept good faith, we can denOminai'
the act only as we should in well rega
lated state of society.
Who is this Capt. Plum? Itis said tbs
be lives in Douglas county, and on iht
Wakarusa. Ii SO, the citizens of DOugla
county would do well to look after hin
provided he should escape justice here
Who are these seven others? Let US ksf
those disposed to create disturbances, u
der the saIusary restraints of faithful
executed law. 1t Is time that the iregc
larities and excesses incident to big
state of excitement should be put dow
X. w.
Rev. John E. Stewart.