Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-06-01


done by recognized leaders of the free State
party, who say they are acting under commits
sion from Gen. Lane and the free State Mill
tary Board. During the time these things
were going on, Montgomery was several times
IN Lawrence. and well treated. His depreda-
tons were mostly cried on in counties where
the free State party hold all the offices.-The
shcriffs have the power to arrest them if they
chose to do so. but instead of that they seem
to wink at their proceedings. Never at any
time during the rule of the pro-slavery party
here, has property been less secure in the
Territory than at present. As an evidence of
the high estimation in which horse thieves
and robbers are held by the leaders of the
free State party will mention one fact in
reference to their treatment of Montgomery.
On Saturday last, be was at Osawatamie
and w. Chestnut gave him and his party of
nine dinner. at which number of free-State
men were present. Speeches were made, and
Charles A Foster, candidate for Attorney
General, under the Leavenworth constitu-
ton. complimented Montgomery and men for
the great deeds they bad done in robbing and
plundering unoffending and defenseless citi-
zens. They went to church and prayers
were offered up to the Most High, invoking
blessings on the undertakings of these high
waymen.
The leading free-State paper, or the one
known as the organ of the ultras, the Law
renee Republican, applauds these acts, and
urges them on to renewed exertions in the
same line as do other papers of the same
stripe.
Correspondence Of the ST. Louis Republican,
FROM KANSAS.
WEuPoRT, May H.
This morning Capt A. c. Hamilton and
others have arrived here, bringing news of a
fight at Snyder's, in Linn county, between
| party of Democrats and Aboiitionists, which
occurred on wednesday, May IL. You learn
ed from my letter of the 8th, that Capt. III.
and his neighbors had been compelled to
leave the Territory, to save life and property.
After bcstowing their families in safety, they
determined to go back and look after their
stock, crops, &c. Hearing of their intention,
the Abolitionists held meeting, at which
they resolved that all "good" citizens might
return, but that Hamilton, inasmuch as he
held slaves, was not good citizen, and he
and his frieuds must stay away, or take the
consequences.
Not deferred by this, however, Captain H.,
with about twenty four others left the border
of Missouri, on Tuesday last, at nightfall;
proceeding cautiously along the banks of the
Merais de Signe, they reached the neighbor-
hood OF Chouteau's trading post by little
after sun up. Having learned that there was
an organization to prevent their return to
their homes, for any purpose, Capt. III. and
his companions took a circuit and approached
the post from the west instead of from the
east. For this reason, those at the place in
fertilization took the party to be Montgom-
cry men, and came out to meet them when
they were all taken prisoners. From one of
the prisoners it was ascertained that a num-
Der of persons were stationed at Snyder's, a
short distance from the post, a house built in
the gorge of two mounds, and flanked by
rock walls-a fit place for robbers and muir
derers.
Under the promise that they would return
to their homes, the prisoners were disarmed
and released but, instead of going home.
they took near way for Snyder's, and had
almost arrived there before Hamilton's party
The Captain. taking three others with him.
left his brother, DR.. Hamilton, with the re-
serve to await his explorations. On nearing
Snyder's house, they were hailed and fired
on narrowly escaping over the hill with their
lives. Capt. II. IS riding horse was shot in the
neck.
Protected by tie hill. the Captain sent to
his brother to dispatch him ten men, and with
the rest to approach Snyder's along the hol-
low. The order was complied with. The
Doctor made for the fertilization in one direc-
ton and the Captain in another. Hearing a
gun at and seeing the smoke arise from a
point on the side of the hill, Captain H. party
charged upon the spot, where they found the
ten or dozen fellows whom they had just re-
leased, and who had partially armed them
selves at neighboring house. and were at
tempting to reach the main body at Snyder's.
A brief skirmish ensued, resulting in the rout
and death of the whole party of abolition
lists, who had few moments before pledged
themselves not to aid and abet Montgomery
any further.
In few moments the main force of the
opposite party took panic and rushed to the
woods. IN which they escaped. learn from
Captain Hamilton himself, that at least ten
were certainly killed, amongst them a Capt.
Reid, who was one of MontgOmery's Board of
Commissioners, before whom are brought and
tried his pro-Slavery and Democratic prison.
ers, and who punish or release them. Death
is not unfrequently the sentence.
One of Hamilton's party was shot in the
thigh. but is not dangerously hurt; all the
rest went through the fight without wound.
III. G. Z.