The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-03-20
BouRRoN Co. March 9Th. 1855

Mr. BRowN Fort Scott is becoming
quite notorious as the headquarters of
modern rufianism. Clark, the murderer
of Barber; Brocket, who fed from Leay-
enworth after st&bbing a Free State
man, and other officials of corrupt e:ec-
utive, make this place their head-quar-
tiers. A few days since Brocket struck
Mr.. Diamond in the hotel with a chair,
because he was Free State man. Yes
terday Maj. Clark met Mr. Crawford,
President of the Fort Scott Association, in
the street, and struck him in the face
three several times. These are leading
Free State national Democrats, but
showed some restiveness under the recent
ruffian rule, and had to be whipped in
So Brocket and Clark have taken them in
hand, and now they are as quiet as suck
ing calves. You make quite amistake in
representing Capt. Montgomery as going
to Fort Scott to burn it. He came simply
as a posse to aid the civil officers in exc
cutting writs against those who had COM
mitted outrages here against the law
The criminals fed, and Capt. Montgome-
ry retired without creating any unusual
excitement. Some of the prominent cit
izens gave him and his company splen-
did breakfast, and separated with general
good feeling.
Some of the ultra pro-slavery men have
made complaint against Captain Mont
gomery since he left, because he came with
an armed posse.
Clark and others went to Missouri to
get aid, but did not succeed. At Butler,
the county seat of Bates county, they
held a large meeting. A committee was
appointed to bring in resolutions express
i've of the sense of the people. This COM
n1ittee reported as follows
Resolued, That we deeply sympathize
with our friends at Fort Scott; but We
consider it the duty Of Kansas to regn-
late her own affairs.
The messengers from Fort Scott ex-
pressed great contempt for this milk and
water sympathy, and moved the resolu-
ton be again referred to the committee.
This was done and the committee report
ed an amended resolution as follows
ResozUsf, That the inhabitants of Bates
county believe it to be the duty of the
tpeoples of Kansas 70 settle their own af-
/ fairs in their own way.
After a weeks effort the rufians re-
turned without succeeding in raising men,
money or arms. They now rely upon
Federal troops. who are securing the eeua-
itry at the head of some contemplate
border rufians, arresting inofensive Free
State men,
They have several Free State men nov
in custody, arrested on Sunday last, IN
/ der the rebellion act. Whether they vii
be admitted to reasonable baii, is not nov
known. They are closely guarded By shs
4 10. S. troops, and no citizenis permitted
ito see them without a special permit from
I the Deputy Marshal Is this the worl
which the troops were sent down here t
perform John McCannon, tbs Quarter
master of the Southern division of th4
Kansas militia, is one of the prisoners
s IF Governor Denver has authorized tn
:. q. S. troops to come here 10 act as
posse to arrest Free State men under th'
odious rebellion act, which an intiignan
; and outraged people has repealed, lh
socner they are recalled, the better for th
. peace of southern Kansas.
To day, Mr. Knowles, a Free State mar
sbeing IN town IS q witness on some cas-
, tbefore the epeft was denounced IS
. damned abeliiionist by lawyer Head
FoHr drunk an soldiers being present, Hsai
set them on Knowles. They declare
2 they woald hang him i they could g
! bold of hizn. he left town for persons
q safety.