New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-13
KANSAS.
MORE TROUBLE AT PORT SCOTT.

LAWRENCE, X. T., Peo. j, 1000
Lie al other hahpstcbed evils, The Fat
Scott difficulties have broken out again. Ihas -
sstrages on the part Of the Border Humans h''o
been actively resumed, sDd that resistance
viii follow is probable. Although Fort SCOT w.
bsQs kgally and politically TO the Border HUMANS,
afev hopeful Fnee-State men have been temPIed
30 make pecuniary investments IN IT. In toe nis'
phoe, the old fort buildings and barracks gave INC
spp.oyeree Of town; then the bogus Aissoari
Jeri,Iature made it county seat without consult
mo the peopIe Of that section. Then the Presl-
Aent located the Southern Land Office for Kansas
"a that sink of iniquiiy, equally disregardiDg the
wishes and safety Of the settlers Of South Kansas.
Under all these fictitious impulses II ere has been
ahopeful effort TO make this BoEder Rufiian citadel
stown. Wherever there is dollar TO be made,
there will you find somebody in search of it. Some
Yree-State and quasi Prostate spectators were
Induced last Summer TO make investment in pOr
ton Of it's prospective streets and squares, the
Border Rufians like other people, having weak
ness also for money making. IL was, IN fact one
Of those semi-purchases of Border-Rnftiin clta-
aels by which Border Ruffanism was TO succuI.b
b the dollar. II has eventuated, like some other
speeulatioDs Of that kind, in strengthening the
kands and pockets of the Rufians without having
very ms rked effect in their " walk and c0nversa-
fon.S The Pro Slavery men hold the feeling that
would break up their freebOoters den IN mortgage,
o. the strength Of these outside interests, and they
expect in this way to avert the fire and birthstone
from this SOdom.
The troops having left that region, they have
commenced operations actively as ever. / suboln
statement that has Just been brought up from the
valley Of the Usage by messenger:
"IhTrLE OsAGE, X. T., Jan. ~, 1853.
"GEs. -, Dear SIR: | have been a resident
of Fort Scott for some time am Free.State man
In principle; and for that principle II know Of other
castel, / was surrounded by mob with guns aud
revolvers eveed at me, and compelled to give
them about $50 in money, al order for five horses,
and the key to my grocery and bakery, which they
took possession of and all of my other property and
clothing TO the amount of five hundred dollars; aud it
vss with great difficulty that escaped with my lie.
They DOW have the Postmaster prisoner without writ
and have fined him 500 for n remark he made about
their proceedings. They have one other man prisoner
also. All FreeState men have been compelled to leave
the Fox TO save their lives. No Free-State man s
safe where he has to be in their company.
1--WE learn also that they are threatening to invade
the Ldtte Usage Valley. TO capture more men for re-
belbon, and, no doubt, they will take plenty OF prop
erty TO pay ,bem for their trouble.
~ am the man who baled out the Rev. J. f. Stew
art and suppose that is one reason for my mistreat
pent. I'D. b. JOHssos."
From the messenger learn that the other per-
son, alluded TO being prisoner beside the Post
master, IL n BIT. DlulOuu, WHO hefps ItNcIH vi
hotel. Mr.. johnson, who penned the above state
ent had escaped from the Fort and fed TO the Lit
Ne Osaee to the Free-State men for protection.
He arrived the evening before the messenger started
up. From the messenger learn further particu-
hrs not included in the above. The horses belong
lhg 10 the Free-State men who were taken in as
prisoners of war during the difficulties a month
ago, were sold week ago. They brought tride
sss than the exOrbitant bills for stable expenses
which had been swelled up against them. The
whole proceeding is perfectly irregular, and all the
actors in the outrage simply horse thieves. The
snly wonder is that they took the trouble to 60
through even such formula. i presume it was
with the hope Of getting legal title to the animals.
learn, Also that in the Valley Of the Usage the
ettlers are kept in constant apprehension OF an at
hsk from the Fort Scott freeboOters-so much 30
hat they have TO le around and watch for them,
and are unable to get on with their improvements.
They make great complaints of these hardsmPs,
nd insist that the demolition of the den itself is the
MY thing that will bring peace TO that section.
In relation to the difficulties that occurred IN
hat quarter some time ago, observed statement
N the Washington journals, purporting to be from
Judge Williams, Federal Judge OF the Southern
District was surprised to see the statements IN
il. From my own observation st the time, on Inc
ground know that many of its substantial state
ments were wholly Incorrect aud i am inclined to
believe that the Judge received all the information
he thus gave 10 the public from the Border Ruifans
themselves, who imposed on him, and thus used hls
position and reputation to cloak their crimes ana
outrages. / am led to believe so by the fact that,
while in that section, he is almost exclusively with
and under the influence Of the prominent Border
Ruffans When name few OF these, their char
Acter will need no explanation: Clarke, the mrr-
keyey of Barber. Clarke holds, in reality one OF
the important Land Office appointments Brock,
who was first Lieutenant of II. G. Pate at the bat
tie of Black Jack, i'll 1856, when the WestPort Ri
hes had fight with Capt Brown. Mr. Brook was
the person who attempted TO assassnate Mr.. Bailey
at Lecompton last Summer. Fleeing from justice,
he has obtained an important clerkshp in the Land
Office Blake Little, the old Missouri Border Ruf-
Gan, who invaded Kansas, was member OF the
first Council while q Missourian. lie IA Auditor
under CalhOun's Constitution. His son, a rabid
Border Ruffian, is Deputy United States Marshal
for that district. Then there is the notorious
Hamilfor, one of Buford's bsndtti, some of the
rank and file Of which there. These are the
prominent controlling spirits about Fort Scott aud
II was doubtless from them that Judge Williams
got the statements he gives to the public over his
signature.
The weather here is again cold. Ii is showing
6shtly to-day The Committee TO investigate cleo
ton frauds are here. Some OF the LecomptOn men
have been brought down. One of them, when
plsced on the stand, treated the Committee with
rood deal of insoence and profanity 1t is claimed
by some of the Pro-Slsvery candidates under the
Lecomptop Constitution, even from this district,
that they are elected. As they were beaten three
TO one il will require pretty active tricks OF kgerde
zaia on their part to make out plausible case
The Convention bill has not yet passed Special
charters are the rage
A GREAT ELECTROMAGNETIC FROM
A CANDLE-BOX-THE RESURREC-
TIONISTS--THE ClRCUMLOCUTION