New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-16
KANSAS.

ANOTHER BORDER WAR.
c one. pondeuce Of The n. Y Tribune.
OsAGE, Southern Kansas, Nov. >, J. 90
have az vet seen in the Eastern papers vention
Of the accumualiug troubles and threa ned strife in
Son,hern Kansas. No notice has yet been taken, ont
side Of the Territory, of the ne conspiracy against
Freedom in Kansas. Indeed ne Free-Staie men along
the southern laf Of tho erriloiia border, though eA
recting and preparing FOR another struggle WIN the
tuthI,ss bandits of Missouri have 20 mucn confidence
ip n cir own strong sns and trusiy weapons "s W
GARD tie plesent wallike schemes ana 'hie'S Vi ~
eneme, AZ of too little importance 10 awake" genera.
oor,eru TLey are preparing for the worst, YET e'ini
no assistance from abroad
II is proper however, that the entire country soui
he aprrised of transpirng events III the Soulh-"eS'.
,rbongb ;be friends of Free Labor have fought ana
,orouered the Slave Power in this Territory, yeth
nrps out that The enemy is not satisfied to regard the
victory as decisive but choOse to measure apces once
mare with The little bands OF Freedoms deenden be-
fore retiring finally from the field of conflict.
Since the Ia, of December last the FreeSate letters
in tbe towns bordering on Missouri have been almost
constantly ANNOYED with ncursons from bands OF Pro-
Slavery assassins. BY of these gangs Hugh Car
land rcaceable citizen and guililess of any crime,
was s,ized carried before ProSavery mob tired for
some pretended oonse, pronounced innocent, ad dis-
charged; vet the next morning his dead BODY was
found dangling upon the limb OF tree ,e ,ace nlu
tioted and the body and limbs bruised and laccrated
frcm head TO foot. This balbarous deed was perpe-
traed few miles east of THE place, by what known
as "The Dark Lantern Committee, band OF blood
Thirsty asssns that live in the vicinity of Barnes
yiIleEa small village within haing distance OF the
State lire. 4 few weeks previous young man Dy
the naue of Guthrie was hung at mldnighti and
about the same time another person, whose name do
4 4. IL sii,.r
not now rccollect, was killed Dy thc same proving
ont-thioats from Missouri Since them other murders
of Free-Siate men have taken place Among these,
Join Denton, worthy and peaceabe Young man,
while standing ia tie door of grocery Immediately
Lorsemgn who after seeing his victim fall and expire,
galiopped back 10 the haunts Of vlainy from winch
he emerged. And such has been our experience Tor
tie last wear. The assassinaons have increased IN
frequency, bOldness and impotence unl the present
time few DAYS since q schoo-teacber by the name
of Ellis residing with is family in this nelghborhood,
was pursued and fred at several times by hall score
Of urderOus Villains, and but for the ileelnes oil his
horse would doubtless have been slain. lie found a
refice in the house of William Stone esq, but is
threatened with certain death If he fails 10 leave the
Territory within six days.
On the evening of Monday last, DR.. c; H. Jenni-
son Of Mound Citythe bravest and most celebrated OF
Montgomery = heroes of 81 and 5s-was walking to-
ward his house which stands al the foot OF imbered
mound, and as he came TO small IeVlne III lhe
outskirts Of The town. man rose mp before nm, ana
H..
j. having had some experience in dealing with such
lurking COW ards he carries no less than seven lle ana
piso-balls in lis peri0n dropped upon hlH kneeH a3
lie Jaw the pistol presented, and the Dap wI,s'iep
larrnlessly over his head. The next moment Dr. y.
had is own revolver ready and the assassin took
10 Lis heels returned the fire. al the same time starting
in Lot pursuit. He followed the fugitive about thirty
rods firing nj him four times during the race bhl' M
fortunately, the thick timber upon Sugar Mound saved
the villains life.
But these events are in themselves Of small I'M
portance | mention them because they are part OF
general plan and purpose Of the Slave Power 10 drive
lie Free-Sate settlers from Southern Kansas. tugl-
tives from Slavery bloody rule IN Texas aud Arkan-
sas almost daily passing through this portion OF the
Territory and from these we learn that it Is publicly
proclaimed as the design fhe Mob Power III that sec
ton of the Union 90 continue their persecution until
every Northern man is driven from Texas, Arkansas,
and Western Missouri and that when that work s ac-
compished the victorious cohorts OF the Dark Power
are TO invade Southern Kansas, and sweep away lis
ntire FTee-Sate population.
Those who are far removed from this scene of
threatened danger viii regard these statements with
much allowance. Indeed, we OF Kansas do not hced
the threats of invasion that constantly hlng or
esrs. YET the prCsoN consequences OF this projected
vllainy sufficient 10 arrest the attention OF the en-
tire country. The Pro-Savery towards OF this Ter
Titoy-Inen who during the last year or two, have
kept silent peaceablc through Jearare again acting
the parts OF spies and guides for the bands OF ma
RAIDERS that constantly wandering on errands
of crime through tine country. The Border Humans
tie success Of their brethren in Arkansas and Texas
and confident Of assistance when the hour of peril
ehali arrive, organizing, aiming, and drilling Tor
the threatened conflict. j am erCdi6ly informed mat
in Bates County alone at least three hundred OF these
braves are holding frequent drills and otherwise pre-
pairing for the ANTICIPATED "war." Several times
these Bates County vagsbonds have appointed night
in which 10 march into the Territory, shay Capt. Mont
gomery and Dir. Jennison, and by way OF amusement
bum Mound City. Indeed they have been Two or
three times seen, sixty or seventy strong whia ne
Territory yet always AZ safe distance from the city
they have doomed TO destruction.
But there is another link III this Chain OF events
Three years ago II speak from my own recOllection
a survey made OF the Indian Lands In the south
eastern Of Tire Territory, aud the northern least
and vest boundary of the Indian Territory, estab
lisbed about tareice MITES south Of Fort Scott In
mediaely R0fM of and Joining that boundary, was
fixed tie southern limit Of the New-iork Indian Re
serve bat at the time information was published
that the Indian incumbT9nce upon the Now-lOrk
Lands would s0ou be removed, aud that the lands
were not occupied by Indians there was no harm in
allowing tie eniqants TO make settlements IN advance
of The final extinguislmeDt of the Indian title And
thus encouraged the people selected their claims made
improvements. erected dwellings, and entered upon the
full enjoyment Of then new homes. Ills would have
fully satisfied the agents ofthe Administration, hal these
lands been settled principally by Pro-Savery instead
of FreeState emgIants. But when it was asceraine1
that bourbon County east q majority OF Republican
votes il agreed that solethng must be done; but
that something remained mere harmless threat until
the adoption of general plot for Kidding the Southern
mOiey of Kansas Of it's tfee-Stae population. Re-
Gently however the people settled upon the NewYork
Lands have found themselves the victims of a scheme
which in cruel vliainy has never been equalled even
in this Territory. new survey was made of the
Cherokee Lands aud when that survey completed
the people were informed that the Indian boundary
extended north eieht aacs beyond the limit first
established. Following this startling announcements
the reopc upon the eight mite sripwere ordered quit
their farms i0nd remove from the Indian territory. Al
tie same time the from Washington that
Il Indian title to TIE NewYork Lands was removed
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