The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-12-27

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N Troubles In SOuthern Kansas.
10 KANSAS, Dec. 8, 1860.
/. Aessrs Elitoys--Last week l sent you
J. report of the state of things in Linn an
: Bourbon counties Since that time the q
g 8. troops have arrived and are now nea
Mound City. the county seat Of Linn Co.
! There are reported to be 500 men, drsgoon
= and infantry.
e The land sales At Fort Scott passed o
$ without any disturbance. 1t was the under
? standing between the Sgunt,ers and tn
. land Office, that the Squatter or the one set
| Ting on the lands for sale. should file theil
} papers after the land sales were over, and
have one year to pay in under the law Of
, '46.
Hofnogls, the Postmaster at Mapleton,
who was tried by the vigilance committee
for murder and acquitted for want Of testi-
mony, followed the troops up to Fort Scott.
and thus protected. he pointed out some IL
or IA persons. and after summary examin-
alton, all but three were permitted to z,
| free.
| VIM. Hutchinson, the Kansas reporter
for the N. Y. Times, was at Fort Scot: take.
ing notes. Hontogle read some printed let
ters OF Hutchinson's. this raised the pro.
slavery element, and the reporter fled To the
bushes and made tracks TO Mound City.
The troops made an attack upon DR.. jam
eson's house, but found it empty. In max
ing the charge, by some accident or other
a Colts revolver was discharged and shot
horse in the shoulder which soon after died
They have also visited Capt. Montgomery
Fort" or residence, they found his vile aud
children, but the celebrated Captain was not
to be found.
What is to be the programme no one
knows. Some think they will make gen
eral search all over the country for the
prominent actors in the late difficulties The
free Stale men have thought it most prudent
to scatter. There is more agitation in the
camp amongst the troops than among the
people. The officers many of them admit
that they have come down on a .sioors er-
randi" they blame Judge Williams for wri-
ting his letters to Washington and raising all
this excitement. Even the more moderate
Missourians say that the old Judge ought to
DO hung. ths Psople do not need him.
One of the officers remarked to one of
our citizens, that their situation was humil-
the wood pile'-that is the difficulty, we
might go home to-day if we could only find
out the whereabouts .'of the nigger in the
wood pile"
Old Gen. Harvey and Gov. Medary do
not harmonic in sentiment. uarney wants
marshal law proclaimed, and the Governor
says it must not be. Medary has done his
utmost to prevent Missouri forces from cross
ing the line. There are, however. q con-
siderable number OF Mssourians who
volunteer their services to the troops rs
guides to point out obnoxious free State
men.
Cold weather is fast approaching. and that
will soon end the matter; the great want Of
provision for man and beast will shorten
their stay.
l send you the report of the convention
held at Mound City last week. You will
see what the people say i0 the centre of
these disturbances; one of the members of
the committee on resolutions is an old line
Democrat. John Wayne.) By these reso-
lutions We learn that it is not small banc Of
men, . selt-constituted committee. but that
the people have moved in the matter, and
are determined that murderers shall not go
unwhipped Of justice. 1t is quite fashion
able to call the free State men Jay Raw-
kers," Sc, and to denounce Montgomery
as turbulent outlaw. Now the fact is, aad
l speak knowing, there is not more noble
upright and brayer man in any country than
this same James Montgomery.
The people at a distance have but a faint
knowledge of the real state Of things as they
have transpired in Southern Kansas. The
pro slavery element were driven out of the
Northern portions of our Territory in 1856;
they have rallied their forces on the Nilsson
ri line and in the counties Of Linn aud bour
bon. which is the key to the Cherokee ma
ton. They know the important position
they would command if they could mske
the southern counties Of our Territory pro-
slavery. Look at the murderous attack
made on the settlers on the neutral lands by
order OF the Indian Agent. They squatted
on those lands in good faith, after 8 years
on comes the U. s. troops and orders the
settlers to move off. then the torch was put
to the cabins OF seventy families, leaving
the cabins Of those who were known to be
Demo, rats or pro-slavcry. This is only q
small item of Federal Justice. The fact is
that the difficulties in Southern Kansas are
of the same character as those which exist
ed in '55-6 throughout the Territory. i,
is conflict between freedom and slavery;
aud there can be no doubt that this disturb
ance will be the last. No sooner will Mr..
Lincoln take his sea, than the curse of
Federal Office holders will be at an end
Federal troops will not be needed; Federal
officers will not be promoted 10 the high and
responsible stations. because they have muir
6ered free State men The people will obey
and respect the law; packed iuries VII not
be needed. the administration of justice will
go smoothly on. and the people will then.
for the trst time, attend to their daily avo-
cations without fear or molestation from Z
pro-sIavery Federal Administration.
The folio wing conversation took place near
Mound City while the U. S. forces were
marching to their camping ground:
Of6cer.-"Madam can you tell me the
whereabouts OF Capt. Montgomery and his
ou,laws?''