New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-15
THE TROUBLES In KANSAS.
"CFERoKEEn ANSWERED.
Letters from Capt. Montgomery.
FURTHER OF THE FAMINE.
. pyo.sLAyEny VIEW OF AFFAIRS.
couetr ondsnec Of The N. Y. Tribune.

The many subscribers to THE TRIBUNE at this
place we're surprised by reading an article in the
weekly i..ue of Nov. "a, signed " Cherokee" con
tanirg so many gross Interpretations and errors
that We are Jed to believe the writer IS q non
resident who has been grossly imposed upon by
some malicious person, for the purpose Oh creat-
ire public sympathy for gang OF outlaws ana
rlunderers who are blghtiDg and blasting the
PROSPECTS of Southern Kansas with severity
tenfold greater than the drouth OF last summer
To speak of the Free-State men as trusting " IN
"tbeir own strong arms and trugty weapons" ia
base SANDER upon the Republicans Of the Little
Usage. for none but guilty marouders OF Mont
pomery's elan have armed Themselves, ana none
arpTehended any danger OF al invasion IRON Mis-
sai ri Tits not true that since December last we
~ have been constantly annoyed 10y incurslons oil
Pro.Slayery assassius," for we have not had one
solitary incursiOn from this class OF persons
"Che okee's statement of the burlnngo Hugh Gar
lin il sin ply tissue of lies Carlin was rot peace
able citizen was goilty Of hoIsesteaing, and other
crimes too numerous to mention; was not taken
before Pro-Slayery mob, but before COMMITTEE;
n,a,ly ,yery one was Republican; and not the next
mollIrp but some weeks alter, was fOund hllng,
ard never TO my knowledge was there any mark oil
prrforal violence upon his person otherwise than
such os were caused by hanging. Who perPetratcd
tie bnrbnlOus deed has been mntter OF conjecture,
md tie reader will inquire how Cherokee Knows
Unless be is a member OF the Dark-I'ahtsih
Con mittee"-that il was one OF their deeds. The
mall village of Barnesvile the residence Of this
P,o.Slayely mob and haunt OF bo0dthirsiy assas-
srs. has never given over three votes other than
X, blcgn Stree party lines were drawn. Guthrie
WIS found with horse which he had stolen few
dpys before from 5. Nj. Campbell OF Barnesyle, and
WIS hung at Napoleon, by whom aud at what
hour of night was not known until Cherokee's'
disclosures. The person whose name Cherokee"
has forgotten, killed by "PrOwling hissoarians"
and otter murders Of Frec-State men" which
have taken place. are deeds unknown TO the citizens
OF this place.
The gross Interpretations concerning the
shooting of John Denton need some ven
tilatlng. Denton, until recently, was citizen Of
MlsSoLIi; while living there he had arrested one
james UaTdwick for the murder of the father Of
Denton on the Little Osage, in the Spring Of 1858.
About eighteen months ago, Hardwick was given up
to Denton tor the purpose OF being brought here TO
trial; instead of bringing him here, Denton shot
HaIdwick while in his custody and in irons. For
this act Denton was arrested placed in prison in
the State of Missouri, from which he made his
escape and came to Kansas, up TO which time he
was y PIO-SlayeTy citizen of Missouri. For two or
three DAYS prior to his death, he was a drunken
spree 1he day on which he was killed, in COM
paLy with HE iather-in-law, n citizen of Missouri
be started for the State. They stopped in the Terri
tory Just at the line, renewed their drinking to such
on extent 90 to get very drunk; had tHo or three
fights, md in his drunken mclec-after threatening
10 Hill one OF his drunken companions he was
turned upOD aud killed by one of them. Free-State
or PIO-SllyeIy had no part in the matter; IL was
whisky and nothing else.
The schoOl-teacher EDis, had trouble with bis
HeigbbOr ahout rome corn fodder. The merits of
TIE case ] know not; but the person with whom
Ellis had lis trouble is the Republican Judge elect
OF Bourbon County, under the Leayenworih Con-
stitltion. Neither of the parties is Pro-Slayery,
IS Cherokee would have your readers infer. The
firing upon Ills is believed TO be u sheer iabrica.
tCn.
will follow Cherokee no further Letters like
his have Only one object in view--tO sustain Mont
gCmeIy ard JennisOn in their mUrderOus deeds. Up
10 the time OF this last move of MONTGOMERY,
population was increasing ond all were looking
hopefully upon the future. Now things are changed:
people Of al parties are fast leaving; parents are
fleeing from their families, trusting there is human
ty enough left in these Inarauders TO spare defense
lees women and children; men shot at night
their own beaItbstones, in the midst of their fani-
lies. Such has been the case during the last three
weeks, in two instances, within three miles OF here;
zone, 100, Dy JthhlsOn gang. ne civil law ~
powoIless. Through the machinery of an Oath-bound
secret organization they controlled the Republican
Convention, and got Their Own members elected 10
Cfice in Linn and Bourbon Counties. Our only
hCpe il in the Republicans of the nation utterly
demning their acts without stint or fear; sud al
good citizens joining in support OF the United States
authorities in bringing them TO justice.
l have lived III Kansas for the iasi three years.
the Little Usage; and let me say Border Rulhanisa
in ia palmesi days was not terrible in it, de-
signs or yllainous in ts results. We fear not
MissOurans. They do not invade our territory, ey-
cept to reclaim property which blontgomery's elan
steal from them. They have for the last two years
suffered UNNECESSARILY in their pence and property
at the hands OF this band OF marauders, whose
headquarters are at Mound City. A majority OF
Bourbon County say il ID time il is stopped. Whist
ssy you vi the Eastl
A LETTER FROM CAPT. MONTGOMERY
10 Gdr , dis5y Of lr y. T. Tci5pne
sK think you viii wish tho readers 81 Tp TTIBuSp % zee
about WHOM The telegraph he. been ndustrousy lying
foE the PAS, three weeks personally acquainted With Capt
NJ snd know him 20 be industrious quiet aws5ding cid
He has nsysrtaksu creep. In ,efdeenss The
lov ing letter eytes 70 the poor suffering Arksuss rolase
who have sosgh shelter h Southern Kansas from e se
the Arkanfss Lesissiuro tnsays Aem. give without
further Iseface. -.
'hOuND CITY, Kansas NOg. 90, 1860
"DER FRIEND: Those unhappy persons who
were syuellpd bV legislative pnactlngut hnva HON