The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-12-01
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Our exchanges from the South and East
this week bring as startling and sad news
from the unfortunate Territory Of Kansas.
Another bloody chapter IN its chscksred
history has been opened ''We are told,
fsay, The 81. Louis D<sorrGi) that mile
sary organization, Numbering al least sav
men, armed with rifles and revolvers and
bowie knires, under the command OF the
notorious outlaw Montgomery, are spread
ing devastation and death through Linn and
Bourbon counties, Kansas. SEEKING towns,
occupying governments buildings, compelling
United States Judges and Marshals TO BY
fer lives, Wandering innocent men, and
| threatening to sweep down Oh southwest
Missouri, and carry of sd The Slaves in that
region" Such is, in brief, but too true
record, we fear, Of the late doings OF Mont
somery and his band. Where and when
this will end, it is hard to conjecture. The
President has ordered Gen. HARSEr with
detachment of troops, to the scene OF action,
with orders, it is said. to " exserminase
Montgomery and his foliowersn The Gov
eruor of Missouri his ordered out the citizen
soidiery of ST. Louis, to defend and watch
the frontiers Of Missouri, vnd to keep Mont
gomery from MAKING bis proposes lawless
incur.iou into that State. Ere this, both
Gen. uanyEr's command, and the '.citlzen
soldiers of St. Louis, have reached the
alleged scene of disturbance, and We hope
COON to hear that quiet has been restored IN
southern Kansas and Western Missouri.
Montgomery should receive the punishment
his lawlessness deserves, but We are not pre-
cared to say tha. he should be ruthlessiy
.sezterminaied" by Gen. HAEszr. If cap
;ured alive ard without resistance. That
he should suffer the fate Of john Brown, We
fully believe. No plea of Justification should
be allowed to have weight in the case, ut ell.
No matter what wrongs, he or his followers,
nav have suffered at the hands Of the Bor-
der Rufians, the Federal Authorities, or the
Military Authorities, they afford no jussi-
iication for the lawless rapiue and murder,
him and bis followers are now accused of.
TIE Burlington Hatc5eye offers the follow
Ing as smitigation" Of the conduct Of
Mont gomsry and his men, in this new foray:
aThe seeds of this difficulty have be enexist-
ing for some time, and were planted, as be-
fore, by the pro- slavery men. For nearly a
year past. the Free State settlers in Southern
Kansas, near the Missouri line, have been
troubled BY frequent incursions from band
of assassins known as the = Dark Lantern
Committee" whose avowed purpose is to
drive the Free State men from Southern
Kansas. The barbarities of these rullians
had become too greht to be endured. Hugh
Garland, peeceable citizen, after being
discharged as gult!ess, even by mob, was
hung at night man named Gathrie was
seized ciandestinely at midnight, and also
hung: John Denten was shot in the door Of
grocery by one Of the gang, who after
seeing his victim expire, gaioped away to
his den unharmed; a school-teacher named
Ellis, was Shot Mt by six of the gang, and,
escaping, was threatened with certain death
unless he left for parts unknown within six
DAYS: DR.. Jennisou, one Of the brave men
10 Montgomary's army, of 81 and '5S. was
shot at and barely escaped with his life;-
all these, and many similar events had taken
place, and were increasing in frequency and
violence without any protection OF inter.
ference being extended to the citizens by
the Territorial authorities.
s'Troubles had also arisen in regard to the
lands of the New York Indian Reserve.
Emigrants had been led to settle on these
lands and make Improvements, induced by
survey made some three years since, and
the promise of a speedy extinguishment of
the Indian title. This survey made the
boundary of the Indian Territory twelve
miles South Of Fort Scott ; but lately, since
Bourbon county has given Republican ma
iority, pew survey has been made, and the
Indian Territory has been found to extend
eialu miles further North. And from this
eigh, mile strip, containing population of
|, 527, according to the late census. says the
correspondent of the New York Tribune,
Buchanan's Indian Agent, backed by fifty
United States Dragons, have been driving
out the poor settlers, and burning their
houses, until seventy -four have been reduced