Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-03-29

Three BIen Shot at HOItOn, Calhoun
County, the Abolition DePOf--MOntgOm.
cry and Brown killing ana Driving
Off Citizens, Stealing, &c.---ABOiiIiOn
Convention.
From the Plat City Argus, March ls
Benjamin ChSam, VIM. Elliott, Hall, and Mr.
Wilcox, formerly Of this county reached this city
on Monday last having been driven off their homes
in Kansas, leaving their families behind
Mr. Chisam was shot, the ball lodging in the right
side Of his head, near the temple. Dr. Benifant Of
this city was unable to extract the ball.
S. Hall was shot in the right arm, breaking the
bone. and completely shivering the arm as to re-
qure smputation. He was left at Holion and not
expected 10 live.
Mr.. Wilcox was shot in the face the ball tax
ing effect the left side of the nose, and Lodging
il his right cheek-face very much swollen ball
not extracted.
Mr.. B. Hall and others were beaten across the
head with clubs and gun Understanding Mr..
Halls nose.
Mr.. Chisam moved from this county three years
ago, his claim in sight of HoltOD, the county
seat of Calhoun county, aud has been farming all
the time, not taking part ia any of the difficulties in
the Territory; is peaceabe man aud good citizen
-enear relative of Edward Pence Of this county.
He gives the following as the facts
A county convention was called to meet at Holton
on Saturday, 18th inst, for the pupose of appoint
ing delegates to the Constitutional Convention
which is to meet in WyandOtt, and to nominate
county officers. Since the negro stealing by Brown
and boy, large number of Free State men in the
county, who heretofore &C ed with the Republican
party, denounced Brown, Montgomery, Lane
boy and the course Of the Black Republicans, and
have united with the Democratic party in order to
defeat them. The convention met, each party haY-
ing special set Of resolutions. After organizing
The Black Republic read their resolutions after
which The Democratic resolutions were read which
were very severe on the Black Republican party
They were signed by 250or 300 voters, mostly those
who have been acting with the Republicans
The negro thieves seeing they were in the minor
ity, commenced an attack on Mr. Cole, pro-slave
ry man. in order to break up the meeting His
freLds seeing his life in danger tried 10 rescue him.
when general melse ensued-pistols knives and
clubs we're FREELY used. The towards finding they
would be whipped in the second instance as well IS
the first, the h6use Ct old Ray, who has seine
sixty seventy Sharps rifles stacked in his house.
Those brave men, bnt few in number, who had
put to flight about sixty of the thieves, finding
themselves in danger of the rifles, as they had no
guns Of their Own. tried 10 make their escape as
best they could. The assassns commenced firing
on them, and wounded all as above stated Mr.
Elliott was knocked down with club, and in recov-
ering from the blow, found himself surrounded by
twelve or fifteen scoundrels. lie arose, snd with
piece of board fought his way through the crowd
and made his escape. -
While Brown may not have been present, be is,
no doubt soretely advising and giving general or
ders, and Montgomery is proWllng through the
country ami putting themin execution.