Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-01-22

ring on the part Of our citizens, no knowl-
edge Of the reason Of it, no chance for any
thing but the fate that poor John had met
like man. There was some hope Of sell
ing life to better advantage, and that was
all. They heard the cry to fire the build
! ing in. which were several kegs of powder
They saw them plant the cannon against
the house, and the rifemen range round the
doors and windows. They heard the order
! to '.make ready
| At that thrilling moment Mr.. c. adyan-
ced toan upstairs window and raised his
hands to lift it, thinking it might appeasy
the crowd, or rally friends to tell them Lit
tie had been shot. But a dozen rifles sta
}red them in the face, and he saw no chance
but to take fate as it might come just
then a lady outside raised the cry that there
were. women and children in the house. -
A moment time was given to get them out
but they were frightened back by the rifles.
AS the doctor looked through the partly
opened door they drew sight upon him and
demanded him to lay down hisrgun. This
he refused to do--remark ing that they had
killed his son, and his own life was now of
but little value. In this parley and sus-
pense, Mrs. Campbell and daughter rush
ed in, and an old free-State man planted
himself ia the door to prevent the mob from
shooting in. A barrlcade Of pointed rifles
was close around the door. The announce
meht Of Little's death seemed to be re-
prieye for the doctor and Mr.. @. They
passed out through barricade Of cooked RI
des Mr.. c. then begged Capt. Montgom-
cry to spare the building and the goods.
They begun the work Of Ander by steal
| ing the belt and pistol frondsshe body of tie
dying man. Some Of them chuckled in glee
as he breathed his last. They seized upon
the store goods like vultures upon prey In
less than half an hour they packed up and
carried away not less chan S., 900 worth OF
the doctors best goods. Governor Ransom
Mr. Crawford and Others reasoned with them
shamed them, denounced them, but all to
no purpose. They were then powefless to do
more The hotel stable was then broken
open, and men rushed in to steal horses
Mr. G. and sheriff Bull prevailed on them
to desist. At last the sheriff got Captain
Montgomery to bring his men out OF the
store. ''And all this said one Of them
s'is TO show you what fre ;men can do"
In a long conference afterwards held on
the street, between Mr. G. on the part OF
our citizens and Capt Montgomery, the
latter avowod his determination to resist tie
government to the death He could annoy
the United Safes as long as the Seminole
Indians did, He and his men would resist
all arrests for past offences, and would re-
main in the field until they have secured
their terms.
lie said that DR.. Little had justly forfeit
ed his life to the people Of Kansas for help
ing to frame the LEGO mpten constitution, but
that his grey hairs spared him. He talked
as if state Of war exists, and justified his
acts under thai plea. He pledged his life
that outrages should cease if our people will
not bring the law to bear upon the past con
duct of him and bis men.
Mr.. G. replied that we have no right to
compromise crime; that we can only leave
him and his men to answer to the offended
law; that while he would be making com
promises, his men would be committing fresh
robberies that his persecution ofpro- slavery
men would Call down vengeance on the
heads CT innocent free-State men; and that
he might soon be responsible for another
Marais des Cygnes murder. He assured
Montgomery that since the Hanlfltons, Bro
chetts, the. Clarkes, and other rufians Of
the pro-slayery party had gone, the free
State men will defend the pro-slavery Of the
town with their lives of which. he would
have received proof if he had not taken us
unawares. He replied to all the other posi-
tons Of Montgomery, and this ended the
scene. f8 E&
Other accounts attribute the excitement to
the escape of slaves from Missouri to Kan
sas, through the aid Of free-State men, who
have killed one Or two shareholders while
defending their property: The excitement
on the borders Of Missouri and Kansas was
intense. Mr.. Bloomfield, wealthy citizen
Of Vernon county, Mo-. Of free-soil tenden-
cies, had been compelled to fee for his life,
and all his property, valued at, $4,000,
had been set on fire and destroyed by his
pro- slavery neighbours David Cruise, an
owner Of slaves, had been brutality murder
ed while endeavoring to prevent the free
State men from running them off, and a man
named Raily, suspected Of being concerned
in the kidnapping, had also been killed. "A
letter says:
Both parties are arming themselves, with
the avowed purpose Of fighting It out to the
bitter end It is said that there are already
fifteen hundred Missourians collected, with
the avowed purpose of invading Kansas. l
think it is not probable that half that mum
Der will collect. How many men Mout=
gomery will be able to collect is impossible
to conjecture, but probably three or four
hundred. Il is not probable that the killing
Of Cruise was preneditated; but finding him
self attacted by robbers. be resisted, as was
natural, and as he had a right TO do, and
that he was shot down remorselessly by the
fend who had attacted him. AZ
have vet to see the first free State man
of position in or around Osawatomie who
does not condemn, in the strongest terms,
any goingin into Missouri, or committing dep
relation. Some are of opinion that it was
done in retaliation for the repeated outrages
suffered by the people Of Linn and Bourbon
counties at the hands Of those across the
line.
BENEvoLENoE.-Wh thou considerest
thy wants, when thou beholdest thy imper-
fections, acknowledge his goodness, 0 Man !!
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