Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-06-02

and the secret chamber of the Council of Ter"
who decided the fate Of prisoners and Of settlers
during that gloomy year
The Border Rutfian papers insist upon styl'
ing this affair an engagement with Montgom-
ery's robbers 1t was no such thing, but mere,
ly the cold bloOded, terrible affair recorded
above.
A correspondent of the Missouri Republic
can, writing from jefferson City, May 26th,
says:
messenger arrived in this city, bearing state
ment signed by many of tho most reliable cid-
zens of Cass and Bates counties, in this State,
which represented that the Kansas banditti
commanded by Montgomery, whose exploits in
the neighborhood of Fort Scott you have alrea-
dy given to the world, had invaded the State of
Missouri, robbed some of our citizens, and were
making preparations tor the commission ofmore
outrages on our citizens, on more extensive
scale; and they petition the Governor to take
such steps as may be necessary for their pro-
lection.
On the day subsequent ito the massacre on
the Osagel Montgomery's party, supposed to
number between two hundred and two hundred
and fifty men, most Of them mounted on horses
stolen from the citizens of our State, and armed
with Sharpe's rifles, Colts revolyers and sabres,
and having with them several cannon, crossed
the line into Missouri, and proceeded to West
point, in Bates county, eight or twelve miles
from the line between Kansas and this State
In the language of the statement, they menaced,
insulted and outraged the citizens OF that place,
who were in defenceless condition, in a most
shocking and brutal manner" Having thus
spent several hours in Westpoint they set out
on their return to the Territory. On their way
back, they met citizen of Bates on the high
way, stopped him and robbed him; then pro-
ceeded to his house, broke open the doors, and
seized and carried away everything portable
they found of any value.
At the time the statement was written, last
Saturday, they were encamped three miles from
the State line in Kansas, recruiting, preparatory
us they aYoWed, to another invasion OF our State.
Another correspondent of the Republican,
writing from Leavenworth City, on the oath of
May, says that Free State Committee of Safe
ty, In Bourbon county, X. T., passed
A series ofresolutions ordering certain parties
to leave the Territory within six and ten days,
under penalty fearly slaughter. These parties
were Judge Williams, DR.. Blake Little, S. G.
Sims W. 7. Campbell, members elect of the
Legislature under Lecompton; Fl. I. Wilson, u.
p Hamilton and d. F. Greenwood, members of
the Lecompton Constitutional Convention; E.
Ransom and G. w. Clark, j. H. Little, James
JOne b. Mcdonald, A. Campbell, Mr.. Brockett,
Mr. Harlan, and such others as aided the mill
tary in enforcing obedience to the laws. Kama
day Williams and D. Sullivan, accused by three
notable spirits with having stolen horses be-
longing to Free State men, are sentenced Nynch
fashion,) to be whipped, branded and driven out.
Capt. Anderson, who was wounded. as have
some time since informed you, while discharging
his duty, is decreed to be hung to the highest
tree in Bourbon county.
P. ST. have just been informed by gentle
man who comes direct from the scene of action,
that Montgomery and his patriotic followers
burned TIM town of Butler to the ground Not
one house has been left standing, but where was
the nucleus of n town likely to flourish in the
future, is left only few blackened ruins. This
occurred Friday night.