Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-10
THE KANSAS TROUBLES.


Letters from our correspondent at the seat
of war in Kansas, give the full particulars of
the recent renewal of the civil war in tina
quarter brought to 4 termination some month
ago by a compromise, TO which Gov. Denver
was party. The basis of that compromise
was that by-gones should be by-gones. The
past was to be forgotten, and Free-State men
and Slaye-State men were henceforth to live
together in peace. This compromise has re-
Gently been violated by the PrO-Slayery squad,
whose headquarters are at Fort Scott. Rely
ing upon support from the neighboring eoun-
ties of Missouri, and having most of the local
ofhces IN their hands, they lately packed
Grand Jury and got up indictments for murder
against montgomery and others. MOntgom-
cry met this violation of the compromise by
taking possession Of the Courthouse and car
ryng of the indictments. This, however, did
not prevent the Fort Scott mischiefmakers
from arrestlng one Rice, whom they enticed to
surrender himself by false pretences, and hold
ing him prisoner on the charge of murder.
AT two public meetings, called bv the Pro-
Slavery men Of the county, it was agreed to
uphold the Denver compromise, and, in ac-
cordance with it, the Fort Scott people were
called upon to release Rice. This they refus-
Gu 10 do' ana when all other means had failed,
montgomery entered the town and released the
taken entirely by surprise, and no resistance
was made, except from two stores whence shots
were nred on Montgomery's men. In return
ing these snots, one Lyttle, who had made him
sen notorious III the past difficulties was killed.
One OF the stores whence the shots were fired
was sacked and emptied of its contents, in ac-
cordance with threat of Montgomery so to
treat every house whence any resistance came
ms occurrence produced great excite
Iheht ana threats of invasion from Missouri.
put capt Brown, who had cooperated with
montgomery, and whose property had been
destroyed and his son murdered in the former
wars, did not wait for invasion. He led par
ty INTO Bates County, Missouri, who retorted
on the Shareholders of that vicinity the same
system OF plunder by which the Free-State
people OF Kansas had suffered during the Mis-
soun invasion. 1t would seem that Browns
men made good their retreat, carrying away,
among other property some dozen slaves One
OF the MlsSourians who resisted was killed
80 long as the robbing and killing were con-
hned to Kansas, the Federal authorities look
ed on with the greatest composure Now it
has passed the border into Missouri, it is to be
hoped they will bestir themselves This in
vaslon OF Missouri, lamentable and criminal as
it was, was, however, much less brutal affair
than the last invasion of Kansas, from Missou-
ii, last May, resulting, as it did, in the murder
OF some eight unoifending citizeus of Kansas
shot down IN cold blood, and out of pure NAL
ice. Should this foray of Brown occasion Il
decided and prompt interference on the part of
the Federal Government to put stop to the
outrages, on both sides, of which Southern
Kansas has been the scene, so far, at least, the
result will be good We much fear however,
that it will be made the occasion for the arrest
and prosecution of many innocent parties, and
the pretext for new attempt-in which the
Federal Government will take the lead-to
drive the Free-State settlers out of Southern
Kansas.-N Y. Tribune.