White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-12-06
The Montgomery Scare.

sshso than such - are named above.
The Montgomery Scare.
= The Montgomery raid has 90 nearly
proven to be humbug. that it may -
we'll be termed one. The Fort Scott
Land Office was not injured, houses were
not burned, and Missouri was net inva-
dsd. Montgomery and his men armed
themselves for protection. and to drive
out gang Of robbers and asssssins that
had been molesting the settlers. In do.
ing 90. he succeeded in frishtsning cer-
tain self-condemed reprobates ont Of their
boots. and excited the whole county. for
. few days throwing the Secession ex.
eitsmsnt into the shade. Secretary Bee
b proceeded to the scene Of disturbance.
and, after satisfying himself that affairs
had been greatly exaggerated. and restor-
ing quiet. returned homs. The comman.
der of the troops sent by the Governor
Of Missouri to drive back the invaders. as
much as acknowledges that the affair was
"sell."
Below we give some Of the sensation
dispatches sent over the country at the
time the disturbance commenced. togsth.
er with the terrible buggaboos sent forth
BY ESQ callsd) Judge Williams. We
shah not be surprised to hear that the old
granny has had "mistote," ~ conss
quencs of his tremendous scare -
KANSAS CRY, Nov. %.
Fort Scott not harmed a. yet. Paris
10 sacked. Green is reported Killed
Glover is in town.
j. II. HorFSAaLB.
The dispatches below are from the reg
ular reports to the Eastern papers Of the
22d.
WARSAW. Mo-, Nov. 81.
A messenger reached here to day. bring
ing the following dispatch. which be-.
been forwarded to the Administration at
Washington
CLrHres, Nc, Nov. 81.
The Abolitionists, with arms newly
imported from Boston or the East, un;!Ar
command of Capt. Montgomery. num-
bsring from three to FIVE hundred, and in
creasing in numbers, have sttaoked Fort
Sect. Kansas, broken up the Court,
compelling myself and oil the othsrs of
the Uuitei States District Court to fly for
our lives.
They have taken the town, on the Ms. |
souri, line. thu Fort Scott land Office. &C..
They intend to invade Missouri.
Signed: j. WILLIAMS,
U. s. Judge Third Judicial District.
A military company will BE- organized
in this city to morrow to aid in the sup.
preston Of this outbreak.
At meeting Of the citizens of Clinton,
Henry county. Missouri, to-day. it was
resolved to raise volunteer company to
defend their homes. aud if necessary the
western border of the State. and q com.
mittes was appointed to wait on the Gov.
srnor of Missouri. and lay the facts BE-
fore him and request supply of arms.
The following letter has been address.
cd to Gov. Stewart:
CLINTON. Mo-. Nov. 2l, 1850.
SlR: I am here to inform the citissns
OF this place 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 DR.. Jsnnison. to the
number of from 800 to 500. armed with |
Shapes rifles, dragoon ssbres. navy 70.
volvers. and bowie knives. have suddenly
commenced war of extreme ferocity On
the law abiding citizens of Southern
K in the counties of Linn and
Bourbon. These arms arrived BY the
wagon load at or near Mound City. about
, month since. in boxes marked as do.
nations for Kansas sufferers. They are
al new.
Montgomery has been in Boston during
! part Of the summer. and returned with
plenty of money to enlist recruits. Many
,f his men are newly imported. He has
AIKEN possession of Fort Scott and other
owns on the border near the Missouri
inc. He has murdered Mr.. Moore, q
zrand juror. Mr.. Harrison. Mr.. Samuel
Scott. and Mr.. Kinds. and OBLIGED all
he U. s. officers. including myself, to fly
or our lives. His own expressed design .
10 public speech. as he said without
is to keep possession of
Fort Scott and other places near the Mis-
'ouri line. to prevent FIRE in the rear,
While he cleaned out Southwest Missouri
IF slaves. So far, he has carried out lit
rally his declared programme. Il
The citizens of Missouri on the Usage
md Marmaton rivers. in Bates and Yer.
ION. are flying from their homes into the
Interior. He boasts that be has money
md arms to equip and sustain one thou. t
and men. My Court was broken up BY ,
hem-the United States Court for the ,
Southern District-and I suspect that
hey haye seized the records, and also the Z
scords of the Land Office, Is he publicly Z
declared hs would do 90. .
Yours. DO. j. WILLIAMS. 4
o. s. District Judge Of the Third Ju.
icial Diatrict Of Kansas Territory.
NuRplR IN HoLT CoUHTY.-Ws have