, 1859-02-08
More Fighting in Kapas !
Armed Bands of Missourians in the
Territory!
TAB TOWN OF PARIS HR8lKGED.
ETC., etc.


lok1zfan1odaaoa ot The Missouri psmoerAtl
LAw1xxck Z. r. Jan. 81, 1s6a.
AAssha kusael and hia men have succeeded
IN sRaln Lifting loosa tha dnga NJ zar IN Lynn
and Bourbon eounties. 1t appears that quite 4
foreo haa been stationed by your august Cover
nor Ill along the border. It is sAid they get, or
a'seo gst. s8per day. lam not certain whether
Jou or Uncle Sam il expected to pay for this,
not to neution ths rationa they copsums, and
the whiskJ they drink It is aven stated that
Gov. Medazy il aware thst tho forcs in question
has been 20 stationed, snd that there il soms
understanding On the subject between them. Be
that a. 1t may, it ia very certain that the border
heroes aforesaid are not very certain to rhieh
s1de OF the border their services are to be con-
fined: Having had nothing to do on your side,
they IT IL IN old hAbit with them) have in many
cases struggled oVer to this. Three. fourthA Of
the posse If -Harshal Russell are of these forces
They are now at Paris, Lynn county, and ware
fortitying againat An expected attack from
Montgomery, who found the country again il .
blaze when he got home-
These fellows have been going about Lynn
county on the pfetense Of making arrests, and
hare not sernpled to shoot people, OF even plum
der them. ! saw Latter from . sheriff, or
something Of that kind, down there, and in the
letter it was stated that they were strongly
poatsd at Paris. and could give any party ''d.s."
Ths aane official sctibe amusin9ly describes
shooting Ecere: Tho tposse' came acrnss q
'telloH;" they fired st him. as they said be
''was .jayhaHker" He added: The fellow
has not less than thirty balls in him, and you
may Set him down ~ goner." THIS was very
smlable. but not ali Of the truth. The "fellow''
in question, learn from dispatches from the
other side, vas, indeed, ahot at. Not less than
thirty shots we're trsd u him from pistols and
rifles, aud most Of them At the distance Of only
: lew yarda; but by ono Of the singular ci1cum-
stances that only Providence understands, onlY
one Of them wounded him seriously. It was q
rids ball which hit him in 'front.' in the upper
part ct tho abdomen, and went clear through
biz body. The wound would generally be con
1dered mortal one, After he received it, aud
had fallen, he raised himself On his elbow, and
addition to tho shooting, tho sheriff did not
mention that they had Stolen hs coat. hat and
boots, and that in addition they kicked the
body over aud over several times before they
lett him for dead. This Was certainly uery OIL
csa1 The returns we're very incorrect, howev-
to place where free Stats squatters, or "Jsy.
haHka1s" had assembled for defence, land at1ast
AdVlces WAS expected to recover. Several other
jawhawkers had been shot, and it appears that
the intention il to make good the threat of q
man from Kansas City. No., who wrote back
letter to the Journal Of Conaaerce Of that place,
saylng that they would make the Jayhawkers
swing or lesve the country" | think the
chances Of their succeeding in all tha. ia very
doubtful The -AarAaal finding that be had
rather large army on his hauds applied to the
Coanty Commissioners for supplied. The Couu-
y ard Of Supervisors not seeing any partlcu-
lar necessity for Missouri army ia Kansas, re-
gone to *pressng-" They are helping them.
selves to -four, bacon, corn, aEms horses. kc,
frem the settlers They have got several free
State prisoners IN chains at Paris. 0ne Of
these E, named Corbin, it Is asserted. Is quiet,
inotfenaiva yerson, and there can ba no legal
charge against him, even if the present irregu-
lar mode OF operating were proper. Cosnin
was the trss prisoner they took. His release
was demanded, but instead Of complying, the
posse and Marshal have gone to fortifying their
positions. Il IS distinctly stated that outy niue-
teen men Of Rnasefl's posse belong to the Terri
tory. Some Of these arc the old ''pro-siavery
men Of Sc" who we're compelled to leave for
mads great Efforts TO get tbs citizens to help
him Finally be threatened to put any man in
irons who would not rally to his standard, and
sailed cut at the head Of sfx.y-four men for
that purpose. He was met by q small party Of
men, ten il number, who retreated to Z creek.
and there dis1ounted, and in q tight held the
position for hours, until the Nsrahal had sent
back for the rest Of tho posse, and tried to cut
them of from theis rear. They then retreated,
Several akirmishes have taken place, aud both
parties report number Of the others sids
killed, but neither Of them will admit to any.
thing more than wounded men on their own
side. At ono time the Marshal came upon a
small force Of thirty. .ige men, who had posted
themselves in . ravine- He did not deem it
advisable to attack them, bat retreated to Paris.
There had been two night attacks Oh Paris be-
fore Mont 5omery got back to Lynn county.
These we're for the purpose of releasing Corbin.
Marshal Russell expected the attack, and had his
was great deal OF firing on both sides, but lit
tie damage done.
Sincs Montgomery has gone down be has de-
mended that the prisoners DO get 1T liberty, aud
that the Missourians leave the Territory. As
the Marshal thinks he is strong enough to fight,
The terms were coutemptuously refused, and
1e may expect to hsar from that quarter shortly.
These lawless raids from Missouri will very
Soon work their own punishment II fslaves es-
,spa and run to Kansas, let The interested par-
lies take legal steps under tho fugitive slave
law, and do not let the border shareholders be
surprised if they get neither sympathy nor sid
rom the settlera OF kausas. The latter do not
owe them much, and hare no stomach to help
.hen catch their slaves, and, moreover, they
men on the east side Of the border One thing
: certaia-if anything happens to Dr.. Day and
bis son, q fearful rettlbusion will be meeted out
70 somebody. would also state, that if the
shareholders Of the border are so reckless and
|oolish as to send such lswless parties on such
questionable enterprises into the Territory,
hat they will be the loserA- If such raids are
persisted in, not many months will e1apse before
here il not slave within fifty miles Of the bor-
Ter, and the border counties Of Missouri, are the
'nly counties where slavery exists to any ex-
'ent kAw.