New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-24
KANSAS.
THE FORT SCOTT TROUBLES.


Nearly all the acc cunts We have published Of alleged
outrsges in the vicinity Of Fort Scott, SOUTHEAST
Kansas, have come to us through Pro-Savery chan
nels mainly via Tile 81. Louis Republican. IL Is evil
dent that insidious efforts have been for some time in
progress TO bring about collision between the Free
State men and the United States authorities and troops
The following, from The LearrnwOrth Times Of the
18th inst. gives another aspect to the matter:
It's high time that Gov. Denver should act promptly
s relates TO the Fort Scott difficulties, and show that
he can deal justly even with those VINO differ from hun
in opinion.
known and the causes which produced them are as
we'll understood, No official here at Washington
can blink them out of sight II is IDLE to attempt IT.
for they are patent to the people o. Kansas, a1d Will
be 30 to the people of the country.
These facts, as we learn them are:
l. That Clark, Brocket, Harlan, DR.. Hamilton, and
others at Fort Scott, had united with the Pro-Slavery
settlers of the Little Usage, Mill Greek and Marnaton
to drive off all Free-Stste settlers.
g To effect this object, these Fort Scott men n-
vented the grosses lies against the Free Stste men, IN
order to stimulate honest Pro-Slsvery men to act
against them.
whose families had been broken up and some OF them
killed. organized under Montgomery, and took the
initiative by ordering of the Pro.Slavery men in their
neigbborhOOd, and seiziDg their arms, horses, &c.
These Pro- Slavery men came to Fort Scott Intense
excitement followed. On the Goth a man was taken
prisoner who said to be messenger sent by Mr..
Crawford, Mr.. Dimon and Mr.. Gallagher to Captains
Monte omery Balm and johnson, to drive OF all Pro-
Slavery men, Immediately, the three first named were
ordered to leave Fort Scott. The Pro'Siavery men
passed resolutions that they should be KILLED; Ihey
took refuge in the Free-State Hotel. Brocket and
Others entered that and had 1t not been for the active
exeItions of Judge Williams, blood would have flowed
like water. The assailants finally retired, and then
cast lots publicly as to who should kil the prisoner.
Brocket drew the ticket, and seven OF MS followers
On Wh
been shot.
But this is not all. Capt Anderson is in command
there his company s composed IN part OF south
Caronians and GeOrgans, and they were in state OF
revolt The Pro Slavery had tempered with them.
Some of these soldiers had been out in every maraud-
ing expedition; they were implicated in every outrage
upon the FIee-State men. the rest OF the company
held meeting, ascertained the facts proved them,
an that these Csrolinane had furnished horses arms
&c, to the ProSlaverytes trieu these men, and
sentenced them to leave in five hours, or TO receive
five lashes from each soldier, and to BE- shot Capt:
Anderson then told the facts and told also, that
if these not sent off, they, the we'll behaved
regulars, who Rad done their duty, would disband re-
turn to Fort Leavenworth, and lay the case before
the commander there. He yielded.
Then followed the arrest of Brockett for shooting
the spy and the full disclosure of the whole plot The
supposed murderer was in close quarters. His ac-
completes could not escape. To save themselves they
confess that the man charged with being spy was
en- sccomplice Of theirs that he was instructed 70
play part " to get up Juror against Ora Word and
other Free State mem that Clark, number OF sol
dieis, &c, in the conspiracy. TINS TUNED the
tide Honest and psscesbls PrO-Slavery men were
reused against the scourdrels. To save themselves,
four soldiers and the ProSlsvery men, some twenty,
fled to Missouri
This is the way in which the Pro-Slavery men act.
But this let hope, the hast act of their villany
in Kansas.
TRNKD.-It is stated in The Republican that Capt
Montgomery had "treed" near one hundred Missou.
rans who had come out 20 aid Brockett. CLARK Co.,
just before their escape. They had taken refuge IN
come old block-bo eight miles from Moneki. a
cannon had been sent for q dislodge them. Ii there
msraudeIs escape las they may mott, they VIII not
attempt sgaln another such expedition.