Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-01-19

We publis, to-day, says the " Y. TriS....
some very Interesting letters from our cores
pondent at the seat OF war in Kansas. These
letters give the full particulars Of the recent
renewal Of the civil war in that quarter
brough; TO Termination some months ago BY
a compromise 10 which Gov Denver va,
party. The basis Of that compromise vas
ihat 5y-sones shoHid be BY cones The pa,;
was TO be forgotten, and Free State men and
Slave State men were heneeforth 30 live TO-
gether in peace This compromise has recent
Iy been violated By the Pro-Siavery sqnsd,
whose headquarters are a. Fort Scott. Rely
ing upon support from the neighboring eocu-
tics in Missouri. and having, most of The Ioczl
officers in their hands, they lately packed 4
Grand Jury aud got up indictments Cor mn--
der against Montgomery and others. Nom
gotnery met this violation of the cornproIni,s
b. taking possession or tha Court House snd
carrying OF the Indictments. This, kow.Y-
er. did not prevent the Fort Scott mischief
makers from arres:ing one Rice, skcua they
enticed to surrender himself By false p-etenxe,
and held him prisoner on the charge Of nm
der. At tao public meetings, called BIZ iLe
PEo-SiaTery men OF the county, II was agreed
to uphold the Denver compromise, and, in SC
cordsnce with it, the Fort Scott people were
called upon to release Rice This they refrs
cd TO do, and when all other means had failed.
Montgomery entered the town and released
the prisoner by force. The towns people were
taken entirely By surprise, and no resiz,sncs
was made, except from two stores, whence
shots were fred on Montgonery's men. !,
returning these shots. one Lyttle, who hai
made himself notorious N the past difficulties,
vas killed One OF the stores whence the
shots we're fred, was sacked and elnp;iei of
its contents. in an accordance with tires;
OF Montgomery so to treat ever house whence
any resistance came.
This occurrence produced gFea; excitement
and threats OF invasion from Missouri. Bet
Capt. Brown, who had co-operated with Mont
troyed and his son murdered in the former
wars, did not wall TOR invasion. He led : pay
= into Bates county, Missouri, who Tetor;e,l
on the s!sYeiiolt.crs Of that vicinity the sane
system OF plumber by which the Free Ssa,-
people Of Kansas had suffered during the
Missouri iavasion- Ii would seem that Broan-s
men made good their retreat, carrying away,
among other property, some dozen slaycs
Oae of the Mss uTisns who resisted was killed
So long as the robbing and killing Sers
confined 10 Kansas, the Federal autlioritis.
looked on with the greatest composurs. Now
It has passed the border into Missouri, Il !. 10
be hoped they viii besiir themselves. The
Invasion Of Missouri, lsmentable and criuIirlal
as it was was however . much less bruta! al
fair than the last invasion OF Kansas, fro,,
Missouri, last May. resulting, as it did, in the
murder Of some eight unoffending citizens OF
hansas-shot down in cold blood. and out o!
pure malice. Should this foray Of BrCwn oe-
casion decided and prompt interference na
the part Of The Federal Government TO put
stop TO the outrases, on both sides, Of which
Southern Kansas has been the scene, go fs-,
at least, the result viii be good We much
fear, however, :I.a; i; viii be made the cccs
sion for The arrest and prosecution OF many
innocent parties, and the pretext for : new
aiteIaPt-in which the Federal Government
will take the leai--io drive the Free State
settlers oCt CT Southern Kansas