New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-14
LATE NEWS FROM KANSAS.
a SPEECH BY CAPT. MONTGOMERY.
co-r.sEo.d,nee Ct Tle y. Y. Tii5un.

The citizens Of Bourbon County 8. RsysUlle, on
re Little Osacs on the 29tf uls 20 devise e,os
b,st cal,ula;ed TO rss,Ore bssce TO Southern K,G
So ard that az exciting time was anticipated u
Consequence Of rupOrs that TIE troops az tie ior.
were 70 accompany Judge Williams, one OF the
invited speskers, made arrangements 70 s.te8l,
and arrived Cd tie ground Just = the people we're
ihIorgirg 20 the place Of meerog.
The Convention was organized by ealing J. c.
Bu,Ie,, Of Little Ossse, 70 the c1sis, Tho vas
assisted " ;h- usual number OF officers. TIE cl
for the Conssoton wss then Rad, sud committee
appointed 10 draw up resolutions for the action Of
the meeting. While the committee ~ere on. the
resolutions Of the Fort Scot. Convention, held a
fe1 days previous oStepsHiy for the same pur3 pose,
bu: il reality bogus affair, were taken up aud
baldled without gloves by some of the delegates,
snd the non-sppearance Of Judge Williams Wa,
also commented on TO the de.rmen. of TIA. gen.
iemans already damaged repu'a.ion. 4 lull tten
occurred ID the Convention, caused by lis awaiting
the momentarily- eypected resolutions; and while
il is in state OF expectancy ltt take glance al
some of the chief nOtsbes a. tbs strangry-ga,a-
cred, strange J. composed Southern Kansas
Convention. [ viii first stltc, however that the
II Getting organized IN large unncosed frame build
ing and thai not only is the interior .! the struc-
ture literally packed with the hardy pioneer settlers
Of Bourbon, but that scores and scores are cOngre-
gated around the building unable 10 obtain admit
lance.
Yorder tall and finely proport;oned man, seated q
few feet from the Chairman clad IN dingy gray,
with serious, thoughtful expression on ms daIh
but ine, formed features, partially hidden ny par
Of iet-biack whiskers aud thick mustseh', WIN
deep-set tyes keen and piercing and WIN daTh hair
waving back from bread, high forehead, the whole
look and pbysiognOmy OF the man denohng one
greatly above the ordinary, is the hero OF the
Little O.ase and Nlrnatou, the terror OF South
eTn Missouri border rDunties-Capt Montgomery.
fIe is here to-day invited speaker, and as ~ sits
tLere buried IA thought, the occasional htting oil
that coa-back eye, that seems To pierce Your III
most soul at glance, or the right hand wandering
as by habit to the revoSer at his belt Is the only out
wand Indication of that mighty power which Gds
made the name If Montgomery household word.
Yonder six-iooter, IeiIi0g carelessy against
coruer-po,t of the building haess and cOatcss, his
position displaying his brawny, muscular develop,
ments to the best advantage, with gOOd-hum0rrd
rxpressiOn on his sun burnt bearded iace and with
hair slightly tneed with gray, brushed oa'eessly
away from his broad, but not high forehead, Is Inc
faithful coadjutor Of Montgomery IN hls deeds Ot
daring the sharer in all his exploits the celebrated
AAD
fl confidence exists. Bayne" yields to Mont
pomerys Judgment in all things, content to execute
The tasks assigned hun for execution by his eider
and v hen he tails to accomplish thing. you may
Know it is beyond the power OF man 10 accom-
pIth il.
building is a young Iasn who has Just effected hts
entrance. He IL apparently Internationally, small,
and rather misunderstanding, AID general ar 0i
lis,eshess and Indifference slts upon bin as nc runs
his eve carel.ssly over the Convention. stranger
to him would at once pronounce HIM IL be one OF he
most ordinary and inert Oi men, incapable OF per-
forming any thing requiring energy and prOmptness
| of action. Yet such judgment would be Just the
| reverse of the truth Thai eye, apparently slnclDg
1 so amlessy over the assemblige, takes IN every
! thing worthy of note az glance, and that form
leaning So aIgnldy against the partition, Hundred
pcrilous situations have demonstrated, contains "A
heart as brave aud gallant any thTObblng around
| him. The Convention, unknown TO but few, con-
tanned ia the person of the young man described the
! Lipn Sheriff Of Douglas County, Deputy United
! States Marshal Walker. The object Of hls visit ]
/ well knew, ard so will ere long, the reader, but
must now return to the proceedings vi the ConYen-
| ton.
Tie Committee came in ard reported that they
could not agree upon resolutions, and asked 10 Dc
discharged which request was granted by The ChalF-
man. It appeared that there were one or two Con
s.rvatiyss oI, the Committee, aud hence tle result.
After some Discussion, the idea Of appointing another
/ Committee was abandoned. and the Convention re-
solved I,sef into a Committee of the Whole on the
! State of Kansas. giving t. all who desired an OPP
! poriunity TO express themselves by speech ~ Ihs
| Convention. quite humber embraced the prFl-
! lree, ard the speeches generally would compare
/ G,yorably with those Of any Eastern Convention
ever attended. The GROWING speech oil The day,
however iuJgng both by IL intrinsic worth and by
| liz eject upon The asseInbage, was Montgomerys,
! who al the y0clferous and pOttObc-dened calls OF
! the masses made the closing speech before tbs
Convention. The unbounded popularity OF Capt.
! MONTGOMERY in Southt n Kansas would insure a.
tention ~ whatoycr be might utter, even he pos
sessed poor delivery; but fluent and eloquent d. h
- in l,ubic speaking ne carries the feelings OF
hearers nth hun almost at pleasure whenever he
! addresses himself to them.
The gr,ster portion O + his remarks were devoted
b GIVING 4 ful exposition of the principles by "hch
be and h,s company were strictly governed, ana
which he observed. although uDjusafaole 10 coun-
try where the law was regularl! formed ana dhuhl-
isiefed. became strictly ju,tllable IN land where
the Law was rot the legitimate offspring 81 tne
people. but was an lies inmate ami bastard, ana
! where even that spurious imitation was tfPo"Ha'a
by the vie tools of IA corrupt and de'lghiDg Az
ninistraton. lie said:
The troop. have tie boror 20 comm IND are o. ine
called ,ue-ris" and are bound by tie rules 81
stiict guerrilla warfare. w make NOT az i,.'ey
cssretd wsr upon al WHO diner T1'A u poi.1c@.S,
bu, opy on those who have beer or are RsiIns uPln
our people The quiet, peaceabls Pfo-SlsVefy man
has lotLl 10 fear from 0s he may r. Ao4I an, -
ard Il 10y lis pOl.ucai opinions uhs9oE ~. NJ
protect and have bun protected IN hi5 su.s' W
ny Arrest IeShbOis axe Pio-slavery men ye' NJ
have lived by for years, and ha'e never oJsn &c,
! tulbed But the v.Olsn. Pro-Ssyery nan "lV -.
rot give Us the country nave isy corqusiei, O-s
still con .nue modest, disturb, ana 1lI u', so ~