Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-01-19
The Kansas Trouble.

Lecompton, December Is, to day tneI
 DEAR SIR: Having understood tb, were uuan of the recent disturbances which b HERE place in Bourbon county, in the vicina Wnen " " Scott is circulated and assumed as tr dis'f'c. ~ sons who, perhaps, are interested to 7; to up"o' complexion to them as may best suit a so"e'eoS'
 poses, in order to justify the volator o there disturbers of the public peace, have demoo'T1I TIs it proper that impart to you and ob Jec,. 1.nJ should be correctly informed throuyk knowledge of the facts, as they trutbGi menus sa in relation to the cause of these doipo, assonio
 In reference to the rumor that "G tne soo' af bance arose in consequence of an atters fu' ~ by Gen. George w. Clarke to enforcs s,onsi M process the collection of taxes in Bop5 the Ai'o tv," can confidently assert that t isM M wisuo' " untrue. There has been no difficur ,
 subject whatever. Besides Gen Cl III t; never had anything to do with the n, saI sa,sg
 Since his arrival at Fort Scott and ra sa'I psso1nsI there, he has been quietly and assjduo Iac, tentive to his official duties, as an ass .ton the registers department of the lar5 Sor Cnngre without interfering with any other bush. 'a tbat cept such might appertain to his d s..an,inisl concerns-himself undsturbed and d oh;,;ty no nobody. This 1 know having lived L '" psso,,,sd doors from him in Fort Scott, and b.y ,,o fnrnsb. him every day during the last summer aacret.rv up to the last week, when left home too n.ocrat this place to be in attendance upon the m J;stret are of the supreme court. ;nys
 1 The matter which is seized upon l, F. afford lawless persons for political purposes s of cornmui | lows: Last summer party of men, fr yonr politi| neighborhood of Lawrence or LeayenwC7I duloe the peared in the vicinity o Fort Scott some district vii
 valley of the Marmaon river and oherso services to on the Usage; and previous to the fall ferring the others arrived, and depot of ready-madss bs- RI ing was established at convenient I'm, iHe-
 their benefit and use The clothing was. JAMES Il out by person who acted as agent in tn, ter. These persons all seemed to acinen UT ne nrst move maae Dy them oi Noler HoN JoHN| was by force and arms, with threats to oso. from his cabin and claim aged man S3[,..,,.
 name of Southwood, with his family r., os'~s' 1
 they did, warning him to leave the tenn sile us.1 and at the same time appropriatng his r,',;on house. crops, etc, to their own Use. Ats rha. w term of the court for the third judicial ls nS
 this matter presented to the grand iur 'a u M
 ''i 'o'''Ct anu eS.l'eu U! 'Ae2lad the of law issued, and some six of the aes.; a; t
 were arrested and brought before the cour 1ose
 Four of them gave bail to answer to tsar Conrre uCtile"t "t 'ho heA' 'e1i oi Vne coaH ounties tn others committed to the custody d,as an utt law. These being merely guarded and ksaa~s i,, an ordinary dwelling house, (there be1i;sa5.nto Pr'soh there') soon made thelr escape Snd of bel VnaV tiie threats oi 'lolehce to "l'heSSe ne of our
 made, but not needed These men ar ,,onant M upon ther own representation advocates dItate, had supremacy oi James Il. Lane, and supporsridit to the higher law. Soon after this first Ouhnd was at and during the month of October tbnf; in man, whose name Is Curry, and reputedls Under | of this association, met MT Lattuman 7lorious was peaceaoly rdln9 on the road to h hind partia and demanded to Know of hlm whether he ect upon !" free state man or pro-slavery mans ,ntest f| Lettuman declined giving him reply viscredit. he swore he would shoot him, and torhIallots, tn discharged the contents of his pistol at hu our own ball entering the head of Lettuman neglous supr cheek bone and passing through and out ui, and un back part of his head For this act Currv rant uns arrested and, upon primary hearing beof our par justice of the peace, he was let go on b4onored n the next of the district courill their As the did not die (but strange to say ess they partly recovered) the grand jury indicted Caeir unb
 for assault and battery with intent to aon.
 init murder. Curry fled the country; his ra This pr nance forfeited, and a suit brought thsuning to on. lemies al The property of Curry consisting of o1 democr cows, in the ground etc.-was attachlty was | An order of sale, under the provisions of leopard statute, issued to the marshall the ka persona ing of the cattle until the next of theU my frie would have consumed more than their value sthdrew short time before the day of sale comx solicite of these same men came in the night time tot unite farm of Mir. Poince, to whom the keepin. ttor
 
 and drove the whole of them off. They vs)red, al pursued by the marshall and overtaken so nzVenth
 y, that they drove the cattle into an encNously nc at one Stones place of residence, and esGg lth from the officer :, as agi|
 The cattle were taken back to Fort Scott Ee deegs| on the day of sale, sold. Threats in wri3k occas| and otherwise, made that Fort Scott shoa whom be burned if the cattle were sold Butnonsfward al l heved that they would be executed NOtzs serles| tO he e6 Mr Ws M son, Mir. Gourly, NIT. Southwood jr and othzdge .'| who were witnesses, to these proceeding lvenuo| Not until this time has there been any RHesoeoeI | formnce of their threats Authentic nfom'n, Tn e tion verified by the oaths of most credible D, Url ne>ses, has been brought to-day to GoversL hine Stanton, that body of men, fully armed ne win equipped with Shrpe's rifles, and revoveE rminan the number of one hundred had appeared rte, ei the vicinity of Fort Scott under the commanhdencI ot one Montgomery, who was member of tG cong Topeka convention. Hing tc| the bouses If Mir Wasson Nr GoIrIT anS NResolvt Sonbwood and vio,antI,, s;1sJ tLann t;oJ tbst nfu and took them away. Since which lima rob bcumsts ing has been heard of them A report is abgOa noml that they murdered tbam This ho~yovo, position think Lacks artbeuticitv Conorlo;nt ; SuResolu1 form of law, having been made of these fSgll'hun before justice of the peace, the proper procasn.
 was put into the hands of the marshal to arrsO One the offenders. He proceeded to their rendsi 'ses as vous in Mir. Southwoods house, found it forr raone, ed, and he approached 1t fifty men, armsa WI with Sharpes rifles and reyolvers came forge tn i from the house in military order commanded lWcuo Montgomery, and demanded of him an accoua 'el,ie of his business there. onv Havinr ;nforr,ad tbo,> tt a. l. u l. -,,, nal d sbaI and tbat bo had a'o .Lo The c| some of them, by virtue of legal process thal Iou | from Jor,os II Tano .ba. .l 1o;I.''.i as alsC session had repealed all the laws of this terne l ", and that they were their own law-makes pao and executors; therefore, they would not perm fr any arrests to be made, and that he might lelVs I Finding their determination to resist him, sn be
 knowing that he alone could not withstand th m .i,, force opposed to him, he left them and returna to Fort Scott. Thus stands the affair as far ,ha,
 heard from. Now, these men openly proieSa all ta
 be organized and sent to Fort Scott and vcEg iror | =. V, ho ,heS opchiy anu oOiN ,aspre'
 .nes VIII ourh rof' oco't the citlens sech <
 n"' Plce are Vr'uai'y oeSiegea, ana oongeu 1t tho
 0e on iu'y uay ana hiSne' Whiie ID the ouhNmocr; around the people, by families. flying iron ,iratio their homes, leaving their property exposed ,m. the expectations ot these lawleSs men, nor II
 The above are substantially the facts as tAIthem| are well authenticated. Yours, truly, 1tionl 1. WILLIAMS If nd
 --.---.--- peri I Or A writer in h. National Iutelligenes ,tion suggests, as a protection against the Paul Prl end curiosity which prompts people to opel trict,
 the self sealing envelops in use, and red tic d
 what Is intended for ol her eyes than their OWL n m,