The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-11-23
THE KANSAS TROUBLES

The New York Herald of yesterday publishes the
following special dispatches:
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l.-President Buchanan has
received despatch, signed by three United States
Marshas, dated 2lst instant at Fort Scott, stating
that an armed party of five hundred, under the no.
torious bandit Montgomery have put themselves
in opposition to the United States authorities in
Kansas, and have spread great alarm throughout
the country. One person has been killed. 1t is
said they avow their determination to seize the
public property, and to march into Arkansas and
Texas, and free the slaves in these States. The Sc
cretary has despatched the necessary orders to
General Harvey, who is in command OF that de-
partment for enforcing the laws, and for appre
bending guilty persons
General Harvey has four companies of Dragons
at his command, and will make short work of these
rebels.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-The government has just
been officially informed that Captain Montgomery
and his company have commenced operations in
Kansas again, by hanging and killing their oppo-
nents and threatening to compel an adjournment of
the land sales advertised to take place during the
month of December.
Several DAYS ago letters were received from re-
sponsible sources addressed to the proper authori
ty, stating that Capt. Montgomery has force of
probably five hundred men, with plenty OF arms,
ammunition and other material aid, and that from
time to time warlike supplies have teen received
by him from the North. The writers also say that
the demand to adjourn the land sales would be
sorted to as mere pretext for raising an armed
force, and that the real object of this awless
ganzation is raid. first on the frontiers of Mis-
souri,, and then on Arkansas and the Western bor-
der, to avenge the punishment of abolition emissa
| ries.
Governor Medairy has recently communicated
| some impor tant particulars relative to Captain
| Montgomery reported advancing movements
ORDERS will be forthwith despatched ordering the
United States troops in Kansas to such points ne
cessary for the protection of the land officers in the
performance of their duty, as well as the public
property menaced, including Fort Scott.
DISPATCHES FROM KANSAS AND MISSOURI.
LEAyENwoRTH X. T., Nov. 21.-The state of
affairs in Bourbon and Linn counties in this Terri
tory causes much talk, speculation and excitement
| here.
| Many rumors are afoat in regard to the move
| ments of Captain Montgomery. Various reports
say that he has from three hundred to four hun
bred men fully armed and equipped, and is threat
ening the lives and property of the pro-slavery men
| in the vicinity of the counties above alluded to.
The citizens at Fort Scott reported as ex-
pecting attack, and they are removing their
| goods and chattels.
Nothing had transpired up to three o'clock on
Monday.
WARSAW, No., Nov. 21.-A messenger reached
here to-day, bringing the following despatch,
which has been forwarded to the administration at
| Washington:
CLINTON, Mo-, Nov. 2l.-The aboltionsts, with
arms newly imported from Boston or the East,
under the command of Captain Montgomery, mum.
bering from 800 to 500 men, and increasing in num-
bers have attacked Fort Scott Kansas, and broken
up the Court, compelling myself and all the officers
of the United States District Court to fly for
lives. They have taken the towns on the Missouri
line, the Fort Scott Land Office, &c. They intend
to invade Missouri. j. WILLIAMS,
U. S. Judge Third Judicial District, K. 7.
A military company will be organized in this city
tomorrow to aid in the suppression of this out
break.
At meeting of the citizens of Clinton, Henry
county, Mo-, to-day, it was resolved to raise vol
unteer company to defend their homes, and, if ne
cessary, the Western border of the State. A com
| mil n w Governor q
Missouri and lay the facts before him, and request
supply of arms.
The following letter has been addressed to Gov
Stewart:
CLINTON, NO., Nov. 2l.-SIR / am here to in
form the citizens Of this State of the following facts
and have been requested to present them to you
as Governor of the State. The abolitionists, under
command of Montgomery and director TennysOn
to the number of 800 to 500, armed with Sharp's
rifles, Dragons sabres, navy reyovers and bowie
knives, have suddenly commenced war Of extreme
ferocity on the laws abiding citizens of Southern
Kansas, in the counties of Linn and Bourbon
These arrived by the wagon road at or near MOUND
City about one month SINCE in boxes marked a
donations for Kansas sufferers Montgomery ha
| been in Boston during part of the summer anC
returned with plenty of money to enlist recruits.
Many of his men are newly imported. He has take1
possession of Fort Scott and other towns on thu
border, the Missouri line. He has murdered
Mr.. Moore, grand juror, Mr. Harrison, Mr.. Sam
ue Scott, Mr.. Kinds, and obliged all the United
States officers including myself, to fly for our lives
His own expressed design, made in public speech
as he said without conceament, is to keep posses
sion OF Fort Scott and other places near the Mis-
souri, lines, to prevent fire in the rear, while he
cleared out southwest Missouri of slaves. So far
he has carried out literally his declared programme
The citizens of Missouri, on the Usage and Meri
mator rivers, in Bates and Vernon, are lying from
has money ana arms to equip and sustain one tnoI
sand men. My court was broken up by them, the
United States Court for the Southern district, and
| suppose that they have seized the records ant
also the records of the said office, as he publicly de
clared that he would do so. j. WILLIAMS.
United States District Judge for the Third judi
cial district of Kansas.
KANSAS, Mo-, Nov. 2l.-United States Marshal
p. 7. Colby and party, of Kansas Territory, ar
rived here this evening. They bring the following
particulars relative to the operations of Captain
Montgomery and his gang of Jay Hawkars, mum
bering nearly five hundred men:
Fort SCoTT, Nov. l9.-United States Judg
Williams and the officers of the Court have beef
obliged flee to Missouri to escape attack from tn
Jay Hawkers.
Samuel Scott, OF Linn county, was taken from hi
house on the morning of the 18th inst, and hung
Many of the most prominent citizens have beef
arrested, but as yet their fate is unknown.
Messrs. Reynolds & Co., of Fort Scott Messrs
Crawford d Co., of Chonteau's trading post, an,
other merchants in the Territory, have remove
their goods to Missouri.
The roads are lined with teams leaving the Terri
| tory.
Mr.. Hafnagle, Postmaster at Mapleton, was ar
rested to-day and threatened with hanging; but h
succeeded in making his escape.
KANSAS Cry, Nov. l.-Rumors are in crcua
ton here of the burning of Fort Scott, but they
not generally credited.
THE HARVARD COLLEGE SHOOTING CASE
PROCEEDINGS.
| The rumor of a case of shooting at Harvard Col