Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-01-25
o-ae- T-oub1e,---OId Browp,s Parallels.

Border Troubles--.OId Browns Parallels:
A telegraph despatch from LesvenWOrth'
Jan. 2Oth, states that Montgomery has given
himself up to the authorities to await his tnal
on charge of completely in the late troubles
on the Southern borders of Kansas, and old
Bro Sn is reported to have left the Territory
There is now no excitement, and no further
trouble is apprehended.
If this report is correct, the war movements
by the Governor and Legislature of Missouri
will of course be dropped, and the Missouri
borderers have only to mind their own bust
ness to live in peace with their Kansas neigh
bors hereafter They have been taught some
severe lessons by Montgomery, Brown, Sny-
der, and their Kansas associates, and by this
time must understand what Sowing the wind
and reaping the whirlwind" means. The Tri-
bunes Southern Kansas correspondence repre-
sents that the Missouri leaders dared not try to
follow up Montgomery and Brown with less
than 1000 men, which they could not raise; the
Shareholders along the border after Browns
emancipation foray concluding that the best
course for them was to remain at home and
guard their two-legged chattels, rather than to
spend their time in Pe.seeuting the people of
Kansas The effect of Old Browns movement
has been to thin out the slaves along the bor-
der counties quite rapidly. Many who hear
the news take courage and run away, the de-
pots on the Underground Railroad in Kansas
heing full 10 overhowing; and masters taking
che alarm are hurying their, slaves off to a
Southern market as fast as possible. 1t is
thought there are not over twenty slaves left in
Bates county.
In a late letter to the N Y. Tribune, Mr.
Brown briefly states two parallels, in what he
calls his 'poor way" As many readers in this
quarter know Mr.. Brown, we copy them, as
follows:
Not one year ago, eleven quiet citizens Of
this neighborhood, viz: VIM. Calfsetzer, Wm.
Robertson, Amos Hall, Austin Hall, John
Campbell, Asa Snyder, Thomas Stilwell, VIM.
Hairgrove, Asa Hairgrove, Patrick Ross and
b. L Reed, were gathered up from their work
and their homes, by an armed force under one
Hamilton, and, withou. trial or opportunity to
speak in their own defence, were formed into a
line, and all but one shot-fve killed and five
wounded. One fell unharmed, pretending to be
dead All were left for dead The only crime
charged against them was that of being Free
State men. Now, inquire, what action has
ever, since the occurrence in May last, been
taken by either the President of the United
States, the Governor of Missouri, the Governor
of Kansas, or any of their tools, or by any Pro
Slavery OF Administration man, to ferret out
and punish the perpetrators of the crime!
Now for the other parallel. On Sunday, the
18th of December, negro man named jim,
came over to the Usage settlement, from Mis-
souri,, and stated that he, together with his
wife, two children and one other negro man,
were to be sold within day or two, and beg
ged for help to get away. On Monday, the fol-
lowing night, two small companies were made
up TO 90 TO Missouri, and forcibly Gberate the
five slaves, together l1ith other SlaueS. One
of these companies assumed to direct. We
proceeded 10 the place, surrounded the build
irgs, liberated the slaves, and also took GER
tain property supposed to belong to the estate.
We, however, learned before leaving, that
portion of the articles we had taken belonged to
a man living on the plantation as tenant, and
who was supposed to have no interest in the
estate. We promptly returned to him all l0e
had taken. We then went to another planta-
ton, where we freed five more slaves, took some
property, and two white men. We moved slow
y away into the Territory, for some distance,
and then sent the white men back, telling them
to follow us as soon as they chose to do So
The other company freed one female slave, took
some property, and, as l am informed, killed
one white man (the master), who fought against
the liberation.
Now for a comparison. Eleven persons are
forcbly restored to their natural and inaliena-
rights" with but one man killed, and all Hell
is stirred from beneath" 1t is currently re
ported that the Governor of Missouri has made
a requisition upon the Governor of Kansas for
the delivery of all such as were concerned in
the last-named ''dreadiul outrage" The Mar
shall of Kansas is said to be collecting posse
of Missouri (not Kansas men at West Point, in
Missouri, a little town about ten miles distant,
to "enforce the laws" All Pro-Slavery, con-
servative Free-State, and doughface men, and
Administration tools, are filled with holy horror.
Consider the two cases, and the action of the
Administration party.
Respectfully yours,
JOHN BROWN.