The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-11-28

Letter to the Governor.
THE BORDER COUNTIES PREPARING FOR WAR.
LEAvENwoRTH, Nov. 21.-The state of
affairs in Linn and Bourbon counties, Kansas,
cause much talk and speculation here.
Many rumors are afloat in regard to Mont
gomery's movements Various reports say
that he has three or four hundred men fully
armed, and is threatening the lives and
property of pro slavery men in that vicinity.
The citizens of Fort Scott are reported as
expecting an attack, and were removing their
goods and chattels.
WARSAW, Mo-, Nav. 21.-A messenger
reached here to-day, bringing the following
dispatch, which has been forwarded to the
Administration at Washington
clinton, Mo, Nov. 21.-The Abolition
lists, with arms newly imported from Boston,
or the East under the command of Capt
Montgomery, numbering from three to five
hundred, and increasing in numbers, have
attacked Fort Scott, Kansas, broken up the
Court, compelling myself and all the officers
of the U. S. District Court to fly for our
lives. They have taken the towns on the
Missouri line, the Fort Scott Land Office, &C.
They intend to invade Missouri.
(SigneO J. WILLIAMS,
U. s. Judge Of the Third Judicial District.
A military company will be organized in
this city tomorrow, to aid in the suppression
Of this outbreak.
At meeting of the citizens Of Clinton,
Henry county, Mo-, to-day, it was resolved to
raise volunteer company to defend their
homes, and, if necessary, the western border of
the State ; and committee was appointed to
wait on the Governor of Missouri and lay the
facts before him, and request supply of
arms.
The following letter has been addressed to
Gov. Stewart
"CLINToN, Mo-, Nov 81, 1860.
SIR II am here to inform the citizens of
this place of the following facts, and have
been requested to present them to you as
Governor Of the State.
The Abol;tionists, under command of
Montgomery and DIR. Pennison, to the num-
Der of from 800 to 500, armed with Sharpe's
rifles, dragon sabres, navy revolvers, and
bowie knives, have suddenly commenced a
war of extreme ferocity on the law-abiding
citizens of southern Kansas, in the counties
of Linn and Bourbon. These arms arrived
by the wagon load at or near Mound City,
about month since in boxes marked as do
nltions for Kansas sufferers. They are all
new.
Montgomery has been in Boston during a
part OF the summer, and returned with plenty
OF money to enlist recruits. Many of his
men are newly imported. He has taken pos
session of Fort Scott and other towns on the
border, near the Missouri line. He has muir
dered Mr.. Moore, grand juror, Mr. Harrison,
Mr.. Samuel Scott and Mr. Kinds, and obliged
all the United States officers, including N.Y.
SELF to fly for our lives. His own expressed
design in public speech, as he said, without
concealment, is to keep possession of Fort
Scott and other places near the Missouri line
to prevent.a fire in the rear while he cleaned
out southwest Missouri Of slaves So far he
has carried cut literally his declared pro-
gramme,
The citizens OF Missouri on the Usage and
Marmaton rivers, in Bates and Vernon, are
flying from their homes into the interior. He
boasts that he has money and arms to equip
and sustain one thousand men. My court
was broken up by them, the United States
Court for the Southern District and suspect
that they have seized the records, and also the
records of the land Office, as be publicly de-
clared he would do So Yours, &C.,
]. WILLIAMS,
United States District Judge of the Third
Judicial District of Kansas Territory
KANSAS CRY, Nov. 21.-United States
Marshal P. T. Colby and party, of Kansas
Territory, arrived here this evening. They
left Fort Scott on Monday, the 10Th, and
bring the following particulars relative to the
operations of Montgomery and his army of
jayhawkers.
FoRr ScoTT, Nov. 19.-U. s. Judge
Williams, and the officers of the Court, were
obliged to flee to Missouri, fearing an attack.
Samuel Scott, of Linn county, was taken
from his house on the morning of the 18th,
and hung.
Many prominent citizens have been ar
rested, but their fate is as yet unknown
Reynolds & Co., of Fort Scott, Crawford &
Co, Of Chouteau's trading post, and others,
merchants of the territory, have removed
their goods to Missouri. The roads are lined
with trains leaving the territory Mr. Hoff-
nagle, postmaster at Mapleton, was arrested
and threatened with hanging, but he succeeded
in making his escape.
KANSAS CRY, Nov. 21.-Rumors are in
circulation here of the burning of Fort Scott
Later aud Still More Startling.
Later accounts state the foregoing is the
step to an invasion of Arkansas
md Texas by the myrmadons of Lincoln and