Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-11-23
FRESH TROUBLES IN KANSAS.

AsHINGToN, Nov. 2l.-Ihe government
has just been officially informed that Captain
Montgomery a his company have COM
menced operations in Kansas again, by hang
ing and killing their opponents and threaten
ing to compel an adjournment OF the land
sales advertised to lake place during the
mouth Of December. Several days ago let
terS We're received from responsible sources,
addressed to the proper authority, stating thai
Captain Montgomery has force Of probably
five hundred men, with plenty OF arms, am
intuition, and other material aid, aud that
from time TO time warke supplies have bcen
received by him from the North. The writers
also say that the demand to adjourn the land
sales would be rrSOrted TO as a mere preteXt
for raising an armed force, and that the real
object OF this lawiess operation is raid, first
on the frontiers on Missouri, and then on Ar
kansas and the western border, to avenge the
punishment of abolition emsssaries.
Gov. Medary has recently communicated
some important particulars relative 10 Captain
M5ujgomery's reported alarming movements.
Orders will be forthwith dispatched, ordering
the United States troops in Kansas to such
points as may be necessary for the protection
of the land officers in the performance OF their
duty, as well as tae public property menaced,
including Fort Scott.
LEAvExwoRrH, X. 7, Nov 2I.-The state
OF hIalfS III BOURBON ana linn COUNTIES: III
this territory, causes much talk, speculation,
and excitement here. Many rumurs are atlOat
in regard to the movements Of Capt. Mont
gOmery. Various reports say that he has
from 800 to 400 men, fully armed aud equip
ped and is threatening the lives and property
of the pro -slavery men i'll the vicinity of the
counties above alluded to.
WARSAW, Mo-, Nov. q "A message reached
here TO day, bringing the following despatch,
which has been forwarded to the adminstra
ton at Washington =
CLINTON, Mo, Wednesday, Nov. 81.
The aboiti0nists, with arms newly imported
from Boston or the east, under the command
of Capt. Montgomery, numbering from 800 TO
500 men, and increasing in numbers, have at
tackled Fort Scott, Kansas, and broken up the
: court, compelling myself and all the officers
Of the United States district court to fly for
our lives. They have taken the towns ON the
Missouri line, the land office, &c. They in.
tend u invade Missouri.
(Signed) j. WILLIAMS,
U. S. Judge Third Judicial Dist, X. L.
At ia meeting OF the citizens OF Clinton, Hen
ry county, Mo, to-day, it was resolved to raise
volunteer company to defend their homes,
and, if necessary, the western border of the
state. 4 committee was appointed to wait
on the governor of Missouri, and lay the facts
The following letter has been addressed to
Gov. Stewart =
CLINTON, Mo, Wednesday, Nov. p, 1860.
Sir: | am here to inform the citizens OF this
place of the following facts, and have been
requested to present them to you as governor
of the state The abolitionists, under com.
mand,ot Montgomery, and director PennySOn
to the number OF 800 to 500, armed with
Sharp's rifles, dragons sabres, navy rcvolv-
ers, and bowie knives, have suddenly COM
menced war of extreme ter0city on the law
abiding citizens OF southern Kansas, III the
counties of Linn and Bourbon. These arriv-
ed by the wagon load at or near Mound City,
about one month since, in boxes marked as
donations for Kansas sufferers. Montgomery
has been in Castor during part OF the sum
ner, and returned with plenty OF money, to
enlist re ruis. Many OF his men are newly
Imported. He has taken possession OF Fort
Scott and other towns on the border, near the
Missouri line. He has murdered Mr.. Moore,
a grand juror, Mr.. Harrison, Mr.. Samuel
Scott, Mr.. Kinds, and Obliged all the United
States officers, including myself, TO fly Tor our
lives. His own expressed design, made III
pubic speech as he said without concealment
is to take possession OF Fort Scott and other
places near the Missouri line, TO prevent Il fire
in the rear while he cleaned out southwest
Missouri OF slaves So far he has carried out
literally his declared programme The
citizens of Missouri, on the Usage and
Merimator rivers, in Bates and Vernon
counties, are flying from their houses
into the interior He boasts that he has
money and arms to equip and sustain
one Thousand men. My court was broken up
by the, the United States court for the SOUTH
ern district, and l suspect they have seized
the records, and also the records of the land
office, as he publicly declared that he would
do SO. Yours, ETC.,
j. WILLIAMS,
United States District Judge for the Third Ju-
dicial District of Kansas.
KANSAS, Mo, Nov. 21-U. S. Marshal p.
II, Colby and party of KANSAS territory, ar
rived here this evening. They bring the fol-
lowing particulars relative to the operations
OF Capt Montgomery and his gang of JAY
Hawkers, numbering nearly 500 men =
Fort ScoTr, Nov. l9.-U 5. Judge Will
lams and the officers OF the court have been
obliged to flee into Missouri to escape attack
FROM the Jay. HawkerS, Samuel Scott of Linn
county was taken from his house on the morn
ing of the 18th inst, and hung. Many of the
most prominent citizens have been arrested,
but as yet their fate is unknown. MesSrs.
Reynolds & CO., of Fort Scott, Messrs. Caw
ford & Co.. of Chouteau's trading post, and
other merchants in the territory have removed
their goods into Missouri. The roads are
lined with teams leaving the territory. Mr..
HufTnagle, postmaster at MapletOn was arrest
ed to-day and threatened with hanging, but
succeeded in making his escape
KANSAS CITY, Nov 2l.-Rumors are in cir
culaton here of the burning of Fort Scott, but
they are not credited
WARSAW, Mo, Nov. pa mass meeting
was held tonight for the purpose OF organic
ing military company to go, ii necessary to
the aid OF their brothers on the border. Reso-
lutions were adopted declaring the duty of the
president to take decided and prompt action
and Of the governor OF Missouri to move I'M
mediately. Committees were appointed, and
the meeting adjournei till Saturday. Hand
bills were posted to the effect that the state
was invaded by a band OF abolitionists, &C..
calling on the people to rally and defend their
homes.
1t has been rumorcd but denied, that Balls
Mills in Vernon county, were burned by Mont
gomery. The latter declares his intention Of
carrying on the var till he frees every negro
in southwestern Missouri. Large quantities
of arms have been shipped to Kansas from the
east.
From Washington.
New YORK Nov ~ - The Washington
correspondent of the Commercial Advertiser
telerraphs that tie city is alive with rumors
IL.