Freeman's champion., 1858-07-01

Montgomery.
The citizens of Lynn and Bourbon
counties have been panied to see in
the Herald Of Freedom, for several
weeks past, charges and ordinations
against Capt. Montgomery, entirely
untrue as to facts, and extremely un-
Just by implication, To- associate
his name as criminal, with the names
of Drockett and Hamilton, and other
Border Rulhans, is an insult to every
true. hearted Free State man in KanzaS.
Capt. Montgomery is our neighbor
and has lived in this county nearly
fouryears. He has witnessed the ex-
ipulsion of every Free State man from
the county. lie has seen them pro-
miscuously plundered of cattle, hor-
sos, goods, and crops in many in
stances their houses burned and crimes
committed which even decency for
bids the naming, He has seen the
guilty parties grow rich and strong in
one night, on property thus pillaged
from his Free State neighbors. He
has seenall attempts at redress by law
thwarted. A wink, or nod, or q
gesture from one OF the paites to the
Jury, indicating that he was mem
Der of the Blue Lodge, always gained
him the suit. Important witnesses
were intimidated, OF made criminals,
or in some other manner prevented
from giving testimony which would
convict any of the guilty actors.
For nearly two years, he, in con-
nection. with others, patiently waited
for the. redress Of law, and would
probably have waited years longer,
had it not been for the renewal of
these outrages by the Pro-Slavery
party themselves. Not satisfied with
the past, the Blue Lodges in Missouri
made secret and artlul plans to estab-
lish the Lecompton government in
Kanzas, by violence, with the Pro-
Slavery officers, 50 soon as the bill
admitting us into the Union should
pass Congress, Two months ago, q
gentleman from Missouri, member
Of the Blue Lodge, shocked by the
cold -blooded murders contemplated,
and knowing that several ofhis friends
would be murdered if the scheme was
carried out, came, and at the risk Of
his life, told his friends the plan, and
advised them TO leave the Territory.
He also gave the names Of men in
Kanzas who were relied upon to give
aid and protection to those who were
selected to execute the bloody deed.
These murders at the Trading Post
were determined upon then, in the
Blue Lodge. Other points in these
two counties were to be entirely
cleared OF Free State men by an in
discriminate slaughter, and re-en-
acting Of the scenes of ,56.
On hearing this, Capt. Montgom-
cry was called upon by the Free State
men Of Bourbon county to aid them
in the defence Of their lives and prop
terty. lie went, and q policy Of de-
tense was agreed upon, which was
strictly carried out. In the firstplace,
every man whose name was given as
one who would sustain the Blue Lodge
and the Prof. Slavery Lecompton gov
ernmcnt, by fraud, violence and muir
der, was warned to leave the Terri.
tory by o certain time, and take his
property with him. Some left, and
some did not. Those who. did not,
were visited again, and their houses
searched, and arms, ammunition and
horses taken from them. Kegs Of
powder, arms, and barrels Of whis-
Ky were found. Capt. Montgomery
aud his company then visited his.old
Pro-Slavory nsighbcrs in Lynn Co.;
kboee. and only those who had been