M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-11-29

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slavery men in that vicinity. The
citizens CT Fort Scott are reported as
expecting an attack and were remov.
ing their goods and chattels. Moth.
/ ing had ranspired up to three o'clock
: Monday morning. t.H.i
WARSAW, No, Nov. 21,
A messenger reached here this NOR.
ming, bringing the following dispatch,
which has heen forwarded to the Ad.
ministration at Washington:
"CLINToN, Mo-, Nov. 81.
"The Abolitionists, with arms new.
ly imported from Boston, or the East,
under the command of Captain Mont.
gomery, numbering from 300 to 500,
and increasing in numbers. have. at
tackled Fort Scott, Kansas, broken mp
the Court, compelling myself and ali
the officers of the United States Dist.
Court to fly for our lives; they have ia.
ken the towns on the Missouri line,
the Fort Scott Land Office, &c. They
intend to invade Missouri.
[Signed 81. WILLIAMS,
UNITED States Judge ufthe Third Ju,
dicial District of Kansas Territory"
A military company will be organ
lied in this city tomorrow to aid in
the suppression of this outbreak.
Alta meeting of the citizens Of Gin.
ton, Henry County, Missouri, it was
resolved to raise u volunteer company
todetend their homes, and, ifnecessa.
ry, the western border ofthe States and
a committee was appointed to wait on
the Governor Of Missouri, lay the facts
before him, and request a supply Of
arms. . o. I'..'
The following letter has been ad.
dressed to Governor Stewart: -a"
"CLINToN, NO, Nov. 21.
"SIR: | am here to inform the citi.
zans otthis place ofthe following facts,
and have been requested to present
them to you as Governor ofthe State:
"The Abolitionists, under the com.
mand Of Montgomery and DR.. Penni.
son, TO the number of from 300 to 500,
armed with Sharpe's rifles, dragooni
sabers, navy revolvers and bowie.
knives, have suddenly commenced a
war OF extreme terocity on the law.
abiding citizens of Southern Kansas in
the counties Of Linn and Bourbon
These aims arrived by the wagon.load
at or near Mouu1 CITY, about one
month since, in b 1xes markedas dona.
tions for Kansas sufferers. They are all
new.
Montgomery has been in Boston
during part of the summer, AMI re.
turned with plenty Of money to enlist
recruits. Many of his mon are newly
imported. lie has taken possession
OF Fort Scott and other towns on the
border near the Missouri line. He
has murdered Mr. Moore. Grand
Juror, MI. Harrison, Mr.. Samuel
Scott, Mr.. Kinds, and obliged all Of
the United States officers, Including
myself to fly for our lives. Bis own
expressed design in public speech,
as he said without cOncealment, is to
keep possession OF Fort Scott and 9th.
er places near the Missouri line, to
proven fire in the rear, while he
cleaned ont Southwest Missouri Of
slaves. So far he has carried out lii.
erallv bis declared programme. ,.f
1.-The citizens OF Missouri on tho
Usage and Mermahou River. in Bates
and Vernon counties, are flying from
their houses INTO the interior. He
boasts that he has money and armsto
sustain and equip one thousand men.
My,Court was broken up bytAem. the
United States Court for the Southern
District, and | suspect that they have
seized the records; also, the records of
the Land Office, as he publicly declar,
c!ared he would do so. Yonrs.
~. WILLIAMS
."United States Judge of the Third
Judicial District Of Kansas Terri;
tory"
KANSAS CRY, Nov. 81.
United States MarshafP. T. Colhv
and party, oil Kansas Territory, arrSy.
ed here this evening. s They left Fort
Scott on Monday last, and bring the
following particulars relative to the
operations Of Montgomery and his
men: ',.atf--'
United States Judge Williams and
the officers Of the Court were Obliged
to flee to Missouri, fearing an attack
Samuel Scott, Of Liah county, was,
taken from his house on the morning or mo
OF the 18th inst,,- and hung. MapY,
prominent citizeus have been arrested,
but their fate isyet unknowa. '9Ay'.' .l 7'',, I.
Reynolds and CO., of Fort Scott,
Crawford & Co., of Chouteap Z trading g
post and other merchants ofthe Terri.
tory, are removing their goods 10 Ms, /,
souri-the roads are lined with teams