Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-11-28

last portion of the time, the free state men
were i'll the ascendency, and consequently pro
slavery men were ordered to leave, aud did
leave. Time passed. and at length the pro
slavery men gradually stole their way back
again, and III some cases endeavored- 10 DIS
possess free state men IRON their claims The
friends OF such ''men and measures" who had
constantly remained here invited such action,
Urged them to come back, and quartered them
when here. As such things have been pro
crossing, the slave party have been growing
bolder and more insoent.
In speaking of this matter | can use no
terms SO appropriate as the old titles OF pro-
slavery and free state, for under whatever
guise slavery attempts to accomplish Its pur-
poses, there is no name more appropriate or
better understood than the becoming name
OF pro-slayefy The name then dlscloses the
chief element'of the party. l say, then, That
for the last year the pro-slavery party nave
been growing more troublesome, and the re-
publicans have treated the matter so easily
that the slave party have seemed to imagine
themselves the victorS OF Southern Kansas
They have combined under secret organlza
ton, no less ignoble than the old Blue Lodges
of Missouri, and the order are known here as
the dark LanternitcS" During the last year
they have committed three murders, besides
attempting it in several instances IN which
they failed, and on several occasions theF
have ordered some Of our best citizens TO
leave the country in Il given time Every
step has been scrutnzed by our active citi'
zens, but not resisted Captain Montgomery
has been particular object OF their threats,
and on three occasions, in as many weeks,
attempts have been made TO assaSslnate him
the last only last Saturday night
Missouri, 100, has a finger Ill the work. In
several OF the border counties we Know the
common topic Of conversation IN all the dog
geries and saloons to be the scheme OF lhvad"
ing Kansas, killing Montgomery and his party,
and Selling a thousand and one negroes that
they imagine are bid under every bush III
Kansas. This is no Idle fiction, Tor parties
have actually crossed the line i'll the night time
more than once recently, on the same daring
business, and organizations are known to exist
there Tor that sole object. Our citizens have |
been fired upon by these maurading parties, |
and their threats are becoming more constant |
and defiant. In such state Of things, who |
would dream of securing justice through our
courts. Fort Scott courts already have ma |
tiomal character, and proslavery men have
been known to boast that they could always
succeed there against free state man.
l have thus promised that the following item
of news may be the better understood. On
Saturday night last Mr.. Hinner, who lives
county, was visited by Kansas party, eigh
teen in number, who introduced themselves
by saying they were on their way to take Capt.
Montgomery, and lie was asked to accom-
pany them. He Immediately consented, Sc.
cured his gun, and rushed into the crowd,
saying that he had already been up twice on
the same business, and had once acted as
pilot. The party then took him away gave
him trial and proof positive was rendered
that he had been engaged III melting new
troubles here, even ever since 81, and that he
had once shot at citizen of Mound City, in
tending to kill him. He was taken cut in
open day at o'clock the next morning, and
hung to the limb OF "A tree. Two other per
sons were taken by the same party, and ac
quilted for want Of proof. 1t will not be
strange if other similar scenes are heard of
soon, Democrats are looking wild about this
time, as if something had happened.