New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-07
KANSAS.
WAR IN THE SOUTH.
Prem Our Special Corr,srons-rt

LAWRENCE, X. T., Jan. q, 1852
Ihave lust learned from the most reliaoie source
of ZONE pretty serious sklrmishipg bet~eeu Ras-
seIs Missouri force in Lynn County and the Free
State ,ettlers there. Three men on the Free.State
side ~sre wounded severely; one Of them was shot
through TIE bcay aud Aicled, stripped of some Of
his clothes and lef. for dead, bat c'a~led to HE
fnep6., and it is nox thought will recover. On
the Missouri side several have bsen killed. Mar
shal Ru.sers loss in three skrmnhes 10 estimsted
at .x,e. n killed, beside The wounded; but my In
formsnt bas nor very positive itf'rmston as 10 the
extent of their less. Marshal Russell is In Paris.
With bm there is about l54 men. Or these ~
belorg 10 the Territory. a few are Of the old
"Pro-Slayers" who were driven out, but the most
of them are .imon.pure Missouri Border Ruii ans.
They have got one man III irons at Paris, where
they have quartered themselves. He was not AZ
Fort Scott, ard. | am told, was in none OF the
feh,s. but is Free State man, aud suppose was
taken because they could catch him. l am inclined
TO thin they have taken hun for mere decoy and,
having got u strong position at Pans, they desire
to prut oke an attack in hopes OF being able to con-
qutr BY being themselves under cover. We may
exp, ct to hear of more bloody work from that sec
tion before long. Threats have been made OF assss-
siDsting Augustus Wattles, esq, and other Free
State men. 1t is impossible to reach them by In
dictments.
The .eyerest fight occurred between force
under Russell of sixty three men, who had ridden
out after provender and ten Free-State men. The
latter were pursued by the former, and retreated
to a crrek, where they dismounted and held their
position for two hours. Meantime Russell had
sent Ia Paris for the rest OF his force intending to
cut them off from behind but they did not succeed
in doing this Great complaints are made against
Rus.elrs posse, on the ground that they are pun
dering the settlers of bacon, -four corn &c.
Marshal Russell determined that he would coerce
the quiet or neutral people to JOIN his posse. He
has not succeeded, nor is he likely To do so. Pub
lie sentiment against him is fast getting up to the
war pitch
Russell went to attack force gathered to meet
him few days ago, but finding their position too
string be backed out, although he had the largest
force
The new Marshal, Colby, has gone down to the
troubled district. He went alone, and will not be
likely to do much. l thiDk he will scarcely feel
like joining Russells party.
Montgomery had got down, but after the fighting
of which write. The people were rallying to
him, and calling him to dri5e out the Miss0urians.
His object was peace, but as matters stand, tnnt
does not seem to be- very practicable Understand
be intends to demand the release OF the young man
confined in irons at Paris as he is not held under
regular process. The refusal to comply may cause
mole boOtshed. Montgomery spoke at Osawata-
ME. The people there passed resolutions to the
effect that the Missouri forces now in the Terri
tory should be driven out, and that peace should
not be made with Pro-Slavery functionaries until
it was agreed to abandon prosecution for oficnses
growing out of political matters.
Another cause of excitement has occurred not
far from this force OF kidnappers, most OF
them from Missouri, have been prowog about,
and the night before last they carried of fifteen ne
groes to Weston. Platte County, No. There they
were received with great rejoicings suppose the
negroes were, or have BEEN runaway slaves. The
capture took place in the night, and the captors
fed with the utmost precipitation with their booty
to Missouri. They took three white men with
them, two Of whom are held prisoners in Weston,
Mo.
need not add, that all Of these little incidents
will hardly smooth over matters very well. The
people here have very thorough contempt and
hatred for everything connected with Slavery,
and if Missouri slaves do run away, their voluntary
restoration is not very likely. Neither will it be
very ,aie for the biped blood hounds to be caught
on this side of the border.