The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-05-27

uary 49St, haQ uEfcL every io-'Cid'Ci '
land conservative Free-State man out o1
Linn and Bourbon Counties.
"Ife first gave notice TO all who werG
! Pro Slavery, or who voted on the Iecomp.
ton Constitution-for or agaGst it-tc
leave, and if they did not, he proceeded
TO destroy ;heiE property and otherwise
harass or persecute them. Montgomery
land his "army" had succeeded in depop-
ulatigg the neighborhood of the Merais
de Ssigne. Mil Creek and sfarmaton, and
after ranniuG the settlers into Missouri
his elan went over the borders to plan
der and murder
a 1tr. Miller, in Bates Coanty, Mis-
souri,, had been ordered to leave, or be
driven agay. \ Mrs. Hoodvicke, OF
the same county, had even her clothes
stolen away, and her son, who ma3e some
resistance 70 tie ruhiaps, vas shot in the
shoulder
Capt Hamilton, frqm Bourbon Coln-
ty, X. T.. has arrived here with his stock
and negroes, having found it impossible
to remain With safety"
As the above Is letter to a pro-Slave-
ry paper, It Is doubtless the worst that
can be said. Nov compare this With the
Sac3.ing of Lawrence, the murder of Bar
Der and others, and how fsvorahly it re-
fleets ip favor of the Free State mon
But the Free State men give an account
of these Fcyt Scott troubles which ppts a
very ditferept look Oh them from the above
letter.
The following extracts from letter OF
April 80, to the Lawrence Republican,
give an intelligent and we believe true
aceoEnt of the Fort Scott war. 1t is
known to cur readers that the remnant OF
the Border Ruf;aG force has been con-
icentratcd at Fort Scott ever SINCE the
Free State men got control Of the Terri
torial Government. Or. Hamilton, nam
ed in tbs St. LOUIS Republican, is ore Of
the Eorst of this gang. The following
extract from he Lawrence RePa5ltcan,
will show the caus, of Captain Montgon-
ery's movements"
The F1ee-Stase men IN Fort Scott
have been constantly implicated tn ort-
RACES which they abLorred, All Man. ID
for that when was done without their
knoKledGe OF consent Brockct. who re-
Gently killed Denton, Hedrick and 9TH
ers, was dressed in soldiers uniform. :.
combination had been formed, supposed
to have originated with these men, &c
drive every Free-State settler ont of the
country. To prevent this movement,
Capt, Montgomery and others, mostly
Young men from those families which has
been broken up, or whose fathers had
= been killed, took the initiatory steps by
r ordering off al Slavery men, and
: stealing their horses and arms. The men
! So driven of came into Fort Scott IN great
excitement. Last Monday a man Wa:
taken prisoner who confessed TO being :
spy. He stated, when on trial before
: these men, that he was employed by Mr.
Crawford, Nh Dimon and Mr. Gallaher
to carry messages TO Captain Montgom
cry, Balm and johnson. and advise them
. to attack and drive off the pro-S!avery
: settlers. Orders were immediately given
, to these men, By tie RulIians, to leave tht
town, or abide the consequences. Reso
lutioas were passed to kill them il pos
sib.e.'
The spy above named, was tried ano
ordered to be shat. Seven men took Liu
to the woods, and when they returned
reported that the sentence had been cx
ccuted. The /. 5. soldiers commanded
BY Captain Anderson, finding that som,
Of their number were implicated in thes,
outrages, held meeting, tried The im
!! plicated men, and told them they mus
leave the company or be shot; ani ap
: piled to the Captain for leave to carr,
D ont thsir threats.
What followed We viii give in tn
> words Of the letter from Fort Scott, ab0vt
e referred to, which shows the true caus
: Of Dr.. uamilton's fight from Kansas;
Capt. Anderson replied that thei
course was n5t in keeping with militar,
usage, yet lie would approve Of tAci
proceedings. The company then agrees
10 clean out the Ruhian head quarters
. and arrest Rroekes and Others who ha,
murdered this man who had acted as
SPY and messenger for Capt. Montgoul
ery. Tq make lqp. story short, the II
: suit was, that Dr. Hamilton and other:
:. in order to save thsir own necks, yer
compe,ied to STATE that this spy was DO
killed, but was a hired aceouplice, il
fs,ructe4 to play part, in order to g
up q fu7or against Crawford and other:
! - IS to kill them during the excitement
This s;lry was SO Incredible that the PEI
" PIE would not believe !; til the man va