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KANSAS AATTERs.-The meeting at Chapin's
Hall last night, addressed by 0ssawatomie Brown
and MI. Kagi, upon Kansas matters, was not as
fully attended as the occasion demanded. Mr.
Kagi hrsts spoke. he commenced his narrative Of
Kansas affairs after the wa,s of 1856. At that
time the offices were principally, almost wholly,
filed by pro-slavery men. large number of Mis-
sourians who had been forced by public opinion to
leave the State settled in Kansas and found it diff
cult to give up the practices and habits which they
had in the State of Missouri. Among them was
one James P. Fox, who could serve as an example
Of hosts of others. The free State people found it
necessary to rid themselves ofthese criminals, and
to do this they determined to stay themselves, and
drive out the pro-savery intruders. court OF the
people or squatters court was formed, before which
those people who had committed crimes upon free
State men were tried, and compelled to make rest-
tuition to those they had injured Others pledged
themselves to leave the country.
Writs were issued by some of the officers for
several free State men, which were put into the
hands of one Little for execution. He collected
posse with which to carry out his purposes, but
was repulsed on his first attempt to serve them.
Capt. Montgomery raised band for defence
against the sggressors, and made many ar
rests and succeeded in driving out the disturbing
characters. Montgomery consequently became the
in which they had the assistance of the Govern
ment troops. But he was never taken, as his small
party could easily evade their grasp. At one
time when he was near Fort Scott, he unexpected
ly met body Of the troops, when with five men,
he repulsed twenty-six of the enemy. Finally the
Governor agreed to terms proposed by Montgome-
ry, upon which he would lay down his arms. A
month before this compromise, the murder by
Captain Hamilton of five men took place Mont
gomery, with party, went into Missouri in search
Of the murderers but did not find them.
In July last Capt. Brown returned to Kansas,
having been away about year. He encamped on
the very ground upon which this murder had been
committed, which was upon the State line. He
was then under an assumed name, for polite rea-
sons Matters remained quiet however during the
summer. In November, at the time of the setting
of the u s. Court the Marshal threatened that
Montgomery should be indicted and punished, and
that alimembers of the Republican party should be
driven ont Of the country. At the Court, indict-
ments were found against Montgomery and some
others He however determined TO resist all at
tempts at capture. A midnight attack was made
upon him at his house, Mr.. Kagi being atthe hous'
at the time. The house consisted of but one ROOM
in which was bright fire burning. He was hail
ed and took his rife and stepped to the door. The
rifle missing fire, he took his revolver, while Mr.
Kagi took another and prepared for defense. Mrs.
Montgomery being frightened, cried out eve ar,
going to have fight, and the assailants, sup
posing she knew, took to their heels and fed
After this the Sheriff and other officers determine,
that Capt. Brown, who had not been concerned a
all in any disturbances, must be driven out Of tn
territory, but they did not succeed in doing this.
Information reaching him that an invasion was in
tended from Missouri, Brown raised company an
made an invasion into that State. and took nun
Der Of slaves, with which they started for Canada
Capt Brown here took the stand and preface
his remarks by stating that he bad called for an az
mission fee that he might use in place of money
had expended upon the slaves on the way to Can
ada Heremarked that since his last return
Kansas be had had no fight with the prO-slayer
although he bad been threatened abundantly. Il
wished TO say that he had never lifted finger Il
ward any one whom he did not knOr was violel
persecutor of the Free State men. He had nevt
killed anybody, although, on somo occasions, b
had shown his young men with him, how som
things might be done as well as others, and the
} had done the business
he had never destroyed the value Of an ear I
corn, and had never set fire to any pro-slaYer
mans house or property, and had never by his ow
action driven out pro-sIayery men from the teri
tory, bat if occasion demanded it he would driv
them into the ground like fence stake when the
would remain permanent settlers. Further, he hs
yet to learn Of any prO-slavery men being srreste
: and punished for any crime. He related the ci
cumstances Of the murder of his son at Ossswantt
mie, who was shot down for the crime of being
J free State man. On the afternoon of the same d.
the ossawatomie fight occurred. When thirt
men under Brown stopped the progress of abO
400 Missourians.
Mr.. Brown remarked that be was an outlaw, 4
: Governor of Missouri having offered reward of s;
i, 0O0 and the President $3.50 more for him Heshou
never submit to an arrest, as be had nothing to ga
from submission, but he should settle all questio
on the spot if an attempt was made to take him.
The liberation of those slaves was meant as
rect blow to slavery, and he laid down his plstfor
thst he considered it his duty to break the fetts
from any slave where he had the opportunity. I
was a thorough going AbolitiOnist. He relat
!. many incidents in Kansas affairs, and convey
much information upon territorial matters.
At the close Of his remarks the audience, by n
he solution, endorsed and approved Of his course
Kansas, for which he heartily thanked the col
ID psny.
Mr.. Brown is man apparently sixty years o
:; and full Of nerve and boldness. His narrative v
highly interesting and instructive.
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