, 1860-11-30

From The I.rayenwurth Time. Of Nov. I'D
FROM FORT SCOTT.
Marshal CollS and party arrived fram Fort
sev,t Yesterday via Nest Point and Kansas
civ. Missouri. They report that a large NUM-
he: ii persons arc leaving TINT portion III thc
Territory.
Tl4r following special dispatch gives the lat
r.t intelligence from the sccnr OF the ttlitci.
1ice, Dr. Massry, therein referred tn. Is all old
resident Of ka,,r;,s, and staullch Republican.
liz resides at Trading Post, instead ot Fort
:srnlt. a. stated below.
Especial Dispatch t" tic Times.1
Kansas CITY. Nov. =.
Ep,7oKs TIMES: :-!,r. Massey Of Fort Scott
arrived here this evening, having 1c1t tlicTe on
Tue ,dav. The rAnlors Of the burning of the
t.,wn ui Monday night are incorrect. lie con
,r,,, ti,r account; 81 tc murder Of fiyc men,
AL. III, capture Of others, who have probably
,u,., III. s.s,c iair. Muntgomerys gang are
.,!l armed will Sliarp's rifles and navy r..
,,:scr<. They lavc l'lundercd the town OF
Paris. and ARRESTED many uf it, citizens. The
,.rr:. have re1itioncd the Secretary OF thc
r. -s;,ory. in tue absence Of t;oy. Mttlary. 10
.rtac to their assistance with Feac::l troops.
COLLINS.
rnc Lr4,cnworh 7Wss, Of the I'D, says
..:;:1ria'y:
.'Ac excitement seems to have commenced
with tho organization Of hand of mcn III
t;.:rs county. Missouri. whose o'!cc1 WIS
,.;,..; IL 1,.,sii,h thosc who were engaged III
In! ,.t1Iru,ic: Of ). and IS. or else to recover
u..rot. who Aad escaped OF been taken mi"
-, Territory. These men armed themselves,
;,;td Il various times came into Llnn and TIC
:utioiuin. counties, and attempted 10 assas-
>i:.,,;. M,,pt solucry, .Jennison and others. II
j. alleged that they did hang several persons :.
hal W. are uuahc to say what was tie natuEc
ii ..!r charges against them.
lu .,ar Judgment, these movements were all
vrou., mid il The accounts OF them arc cor
r,t;, 1hev were as lawless and outrageous 1s
tl,,, arts OF Montgomery and Co. u negroes
:s>.r s:o!.n 1rein tue citizens Of Missouri,
tl"r. l. Il United States law under Which 1Aet
ii4i.',. have been recovered, and all lawful
Il. III should have been exhausted before
.1.I:r- wc7r rrsnrte1 to.
Among the Missouri company Of which VIC
.I',,!. were ulauy peaceful and respectable cif'-
y.,-, hui there was evidently number, also.
IT,. were professional kiduappers Of the gen
;4.,Ic stripe, aud who pursue that business Tor
,:;,r;'us.s Of g:in and rlunacr. The acts ol
':ne OF these awakened bitter feelings a.on:
vas Increased by thc ruthless outraycs com
1.'i;t,d by the Indian Agent upon the Cherokee
->cu,ral Land suffers, and the general posert,
,ts.~ioncd br the crop failure. MS well as tlt
action vi the Government III forcing the landr
.u;a market. 20 cnragcd the people that they
"crc ready for any d:cds of violence.
In tue state u1 things which We have dc
.,r.4Sd. VIC tan see the source Of these trou
lies. \ few desperate characters have takc1
advantage Of the existing popular excitement
anu organized themselves Tor tlc purpose 0
rI:l-:. lus long cherished rcsentmcnts, and car
r>in3 out thcic 1;auatical designs.
Bill though there arc some circumstance
which may paliiatc the crimes committed b.
" orE..oncry and TO-, there Is nothing Wllc'
vii! justify or excuse them. There have bcel
.rcds luuc TN both sides, which were calcul:
tel IL provoke retaliation, hut none of then
c.lu EXCUSE such atrocities Us those which ar
now helm. pcrI'ctrated III Southern KANSAS.