The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-11-29
TnE KANSAS PANIC.

Kansas outbreak are greatly exaggerated
Some of the chief items of the excited mar
raiiye Of the fugitive Federal Judge, are
already shown to be purely imaginative.
At the last accounts, no attack had been
made. on Fort Scott, nor, Of course, had
the court or land Office records bsen med
dled with. The frightened Judge has
started panic as groun Hess as the uses
made Of it by unscrupulOus Democratic
journals are dishonest and reckless.
1t appears to to true that some difficult
ties have arises between "border ruflians
(who were ths aggressors) aud Free State
settlers, in one or two counties Of Kansas.
There may have been some loss OF life in
the encounters between these two parties.
The particulars are not yet definitely as.
csrtained So much Of this. however,
may be regarded as settled No war has
been made upon the United States Gov
ernment,, NOR has there bsen any move.
ment against the institution of Slavery in
Missouri. The "civil war" is confined to
the soil Of Southwestern Kansas, and the
parties to it are Citizsns Of that locality,
and their assaiants from Missouri.
From correspondent of the Cleveland
Herald, we nave the following version Of
the affair:
''Some weeks ago Pro-SIayery mob
from Southwestern Missouri and Arkan.
sas, with file Of United States Soldiers
at their head. employed to give color Of
authority to their proceedings. drove oft
the Free State settlers Of Southern Kansas
from their farms, and burned their houses.
The mob divided their lands and took
possession. President Buchanan has or
dered the lands TO be sold Immediately,
and these rufians being thus in posses
sion, ara preparing TO bid them in, with a
years time extended to them to make pay
ment. Now the Free State men mus. Ell
there drive of these robbers or lose their
homes and earthly all, Appealing to Capt.
Montgomery. a brave and nobls. s.hsarted
man. in whom the whole people of Kansas
repose implicit confidence, he called to-
gether his neigbbors, and went to their
relief. He has restored their lands, and
driven of the mock court that stood ready
to confirm the violent titles obiainrd by
these Missourians. Now these are .the
facts, as have them from reliable Kansas
men, and as have no doubt will be seen
few days hence. The work Of dsspera.
tion and death is evidently not yet com
plete, but if Governor Medary continues
in Office, think it will not be- very exten
sivc, as be is less man Of violence than
fraud" 49,. ,...s
The following letter shows that the peo
pie, still unjustly denied any other gov.
eminent than weak territorial one, have
irregularly taken the execution of their
will into their own hands. This state of
things is most seriously TO be deplored.
yet on those who have refused To admit
Kansas into the Union, with Copstitu.
ton OF her own choice, must rsst part of
tho responsibility of these lawless proceed
ings. The subjoined statements, which
are probably correct in substance, are fur
nished by correspondent Of the Lcayen
worth Times: sil
TRADING Posr, X. T., Nov. H.
MEssRs. EDlToRs You are probably
aware that this fair country has been in,
Tested by set Of liends from Missourl,a
somo from this Territory. They have
been endeavoring to kilnap several of
our eltlzsrs, and 10 assassinate others.
The Free States settlers lives ar. ia leo.
pardy as long as this hyllish business is
allowed or tolerated.
During the last three weeks there have
been several companies Of AIMED Pro
Slavery rullians from Missouri aad Kan
sas prowling around our parl of the Ter,
rltory, making their threats and cursing
The "AboIitiOnists." and swearing e,ci.
nal vengeance on al! who sympathizc with
them. They have made two attempts TO
kidnap negroes, but have failed ia both
They have made different attempts to as
sassinate our most honored citizens, and
ordered of others continually, in fact lhey
have had tho settlers in a general state
OF excitement for tho last three weeks
They say that Missouri is ready to back
them. There was a company Of these fel.
lows who met at tJordon's about two mills
from this place, aud held meeting, and
there they agreed to continue the business
until they caught and captured the negro
who is at or near Mound Cay, and one
also at MonIgomery's; but think they
will iall IN both cases. They proceeded |
70 Capt. Montgomery's, but the Capain's
dog frightened them so that they thought
they would not make tho attack; =, l6ey
returned without accomplishing anything.
On Saturday last the citizens mo, and
determined to put this thing down. Thcy
organized and appointed DR.. C. X. ] mi
son TO nc: as commander in the case. ByI
MS order 1hey proceed TO tic residences
oi those who resided in the Territory,
tina! mad been engaged in the business,
and took them all prisoners that wers a,
hcme--some being away. They then
proceeded to che house Of II Kinds. on-
who had been foremost OF all, aud has
made It his business 10 continually ha,ass
tue Free State settlers since the year SO,
ana they also arrested him. This man
hlnas was driven out Of this couatry in
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