New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-28
KANSAS.
THE RECENT SOUTHERN DIFFICULTIES

the arrest of two Kansas men, Capts. Brown and
Montgomery. Gov. Meday still retains the two
ridiculous documents from the War Department
proclamatons Offering $3.50 each for those two
iInarvelously omniscent and omnpresent gentle
men, which, suppose, he will issue as soon as be
has overcome the shame Of giving publicity to any
thing so absurd.
Montgomery ,ros not over the border during any
of the recent difficulties. midnight bsnd Of
assassns, mostly from Missouri, came 10 his house
in the night, some weeks ago, and fired into the
hOuse, and went back bOasting that they had killed
him. That was the first band that crossed the
border during the recent difficulties.
Matters are now comparatively quiet on the
Kansas side Of the border. After the Fort Scott
matter, and before Brown went over to help the
negroes, force was raising in Missouri to avenge
the Fort Scot. affair. They do not think OF such
thing now. On the Missouri side OF the border all
is CONSERVATION among slave-Owners ard those who
have black record of crime in Kansas on their
skirts All the slaves in the thickest slave settle
ments in Missouri, for 20 OF 80 miles, have been
carried into Texas or Arkansas, or are closely
guarded by large force every night. Within ~
or even 80 miles, slaveOwners listen to the rumors,
look up their chattels, gather host round them
every night who drink whisky, quake in their boots,
and tell frightfu stories Of Old John Brown"
Terrified messenger after messenger IS sent to
Jefferson City after help.
FEW INCIDENTS OF THE LATE REBELLION -
"JAYHAwKING "A GREAT MICHIGANDER.
LAWRENCE. X. T.. Jan. II, 1889.
The times made Montgomery leader in Kansas,
and the people sent for him when the " Pro
Slaveries" troubled them. Then commenced
"Jay yhawkiDg." There is hawk that preys on
the jay. 1t does not Kill at once. 1t utter' about
its victim. 1t pretends to catch often before 1t
catches, but then, it is relentless, and If the bird
does not escape from the vicinity of its prosecutor
its fate is sure. Persecution of free-Sollers was
met by persecution by Free-Soilers. The county
is ours, and we will have it" the " Pro-Slaveres
had said. So said Montgomery and his men.
1--WE did not make the law, but We like it, and
eyery Pro-Slavery man who made himself oficiOus
or had troubled Free-State settlers was ordered to
leave the country. They were first notified to take
off their property and sell their claims. or leave
them with an agent to sell. If they failed it was
worse for them. This was Jayhawking." l
neither speak of it in justification nor cOndenna-
ton, but historical fact. 1t was the fruits OF
cunning diplomacy and the necessarily violent and
aggressive character of the Slave system
THE ATTEMPT on MONTGOMERY.
From some of the stories Of plumber that are IN
circulation, YOU would BE- apt to think that Mont
pomery's house was sort fall Babas cave piled
with booty. lie lives in very humble log cabin,
10 by 13 feet. There he, with his wife and half
dozen children, living in very reduced circum-
stances. The war has reduced him from compara-
now, in the dead of Winter, barefoot, and himself,
a man OF intelligence and activity clad in plain,
poverty stricken garments fle has been called on
to aid his neghbors so often and has been too gen.
erous TO refuse when there was need. On the
night when the attack was made, the family had
retired to bed early. They had been sitting around
blazing log fire, which still burning brightly,
aud the inside of the cabin lit up by the blaze,
as well as if candle had been burning. Near the
fire there were some cracks III the logs left open.
Whether this for defense ia case OF an attack,
or for ventilation 1 cannot say. Suddenly the
sound Of horses feet awoke the sleepers. The
house was surrounded by twenty armed men.
"COmc out Montgomery; we have awrit ioryou"
Cool and fearless, Montgomery spraDg TO the fire,
and, as rapidly as possible, began to scatter
it so AS 70 darken the room. Then it was that
the nscreants, scarcely yard from his body, fired
first shot. gun loaded with buckshOt at him. and
pistol. S,me Of the buckshot lodged in the bed
where his children were sleeping. The pistol ball
glanced past his person, ard the mscrelnt cried to
his conradcs "The work is done,' and they
wheeled and fled. Montgomery sprang to his rifle
and would have fired, but the piece snapped
AN INCIDENT AT FORT SCOTT.
have already described the death of Little.
less mournful affair occurred at the same time.
The party which went to release Ben Rice, being
unable to find him, determined to arrest citizens
likely 10 be concerned in his arrest until they
AZ
the door of Ep,phrodtus Ransum The ex Mlchl-
gandcr. who is rather large, p)rtly man, came to
the door in bis shirt and drawers.
'You are my prisoner; walk out here, said
the stripping.
"Younc man. don't you know i am United
States officer" This was q very bad certificate,
and the youth only responded,
Walk cut, walk out, Sir, and well see aOout
that"
af il
great Michgander drew himself up haushtily in
his drawers.
Iy name is - Walk out"
WAIT till get you before the L. :. Marshal
ard then III have you attended to.
"D-n you," was the response, - If you don't
step out I'll attend TO you IN hail a minute, and
the chop.falen Register of the Land Office stepped
cut and marched in bis rather simple uniform be-
fore his boy captor The prisoners were placed in
the square and were told they would not be hurt II
the attacking party was not fired on. Directly
Young Little frtd and shot Mr.. Seaman. The
wound was severe, and for short time It Was
thought he was killed. One of the party came TO
the guard the prisoners and reported that Sea-
man was dying. The terrified EPaphrodltus
thought his hour was come. Completely over
whelmcd by his fear be set down IN his drawers on
block of wood and "wept bitterly" Perhaps be
thought of bis dignity as Free-Soll Governor OF
Michigan and theL as the companion ot Strlngel-
low and Sheriff Jones, while hunting seat ia
Congress. He certainly Was another Marius on
the ruins Of Carthage.
THE NEGROES.
"Eleven Negroes were stolen. Ihat was
shoe hnely incendiary. They were fleeing IN the
night. One of them was driving wagon IN whleh
was his master They were taking hun along To the
frontier to keep him from raising an alarm. AS
they went along the negro spoke respectfully and
kindly 10 hs master and tried 70 console hun. Ihe