Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-11-29
IMPORTANT FROM KANSAS.
Town of Fort Scott Taken Possession Of
by Montgomery and Band of Outlaws.
Murders C0mmitfed... Property
Destroyed.

JUDGE WILLIAMS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT, AND orHER OFFICERS, paIv.
EN- OUT OF THE TERRITORY.
THREADS .9ga.nst Souihrest Missouri.
Special Dispatch to the Republican. "s Is
WARSAW, Mo-. Nov. 81, 1860.
A messenger arrived in this city to-day
bearing the following telegram to Presi-
dent Buchanan:
"CLIsTos, Mo-, Nov. 2lst.
"SIn: The Aboliiionists, with arms
newly imported from Boston or the East,
under command Of Montgomery, number
ing from three to FIVE hundred, and increas-
ing in number, have STACKED Fort Scott,
broken up the Court, compelling myself
and oil the officers Of the United States
District Court to ay for our lives. They
have taken the towns on the Missouri lins,
the Fort Scott Land Office, &e. They in
tend to invade Missouri.
[Signed,] J. WILLIAMS,
o. S. Judge ofMs Third Judicial $500.
District, K. T.
A large meeting was held at Clinton last
night, and measures taken to aid in cap.
turing the Montgomery band. Great ex-
citement prevails on the border, and mes.
sengers have been sent to Governor Stew
art for arms. A military company will be
organized in this city tomorrow.
Colonel BslIou and Major Means are now
taking steps for such an organization. At
a meeting Of the citizens Of Clinton, Henry
county, Mo-, held al the Court House, 81 st
November, 1860, the following among 9TH
sr proceedings were had, to.wit:
After speech from Judge Williams, Of
Kansas Territory, and other gentlemen, the
following resolutions were adopted:
"WHraEAs, We have received indi,put.
able evidence of the fact that the notorious
Montgomery Of Kansas has lately been re-
csiving large supple, Of arms, money and
provisions from the East, that he has erect.
ed fort and has supplied the same with
Munitions Of war; that be has csllectsd a
large band Of outlaws around him; that he
has published that the United States Dis.
triet Court should not convene at Fort Scott:
that the several United States officers in
that portion Of Kansas Territory should
either leave the Territory or be killed; that
these officers have been compelled to aban-
don their official duties and flee for their
lives; that several citizens Of ths county
have actually been murdered, property
plundered, negroes stolen and the border
counties threatened with invasion, and sx-
ssnsive preparations made 10 carry the
threats into execution for the purpose Of
nur Ter, plunder and negro stealing,
Resolved, That volunteer company Be
organized for the purpose Of defending eur
own homes and if necessary the western
borders Of the State.
Resolved, That messenger be imnedi-
atsly sent to the Governor Of the State with
q request to provide arms for the purpose.
Resolved, That Thomas E. Owen, Nsr.
val Spingler, ]. C. Alexander, ]. Davis,
o. M. Tutt, D. L. DOzier, +. w. Register,
S. P. Ashby and Burt Hslcomb, be appoint.
ed to receive such names as nay be willing
to join volunteer company andtO effect an
organization Of the same. . .s ,..-....
Resolved. That D. C Stone and w. A.
Duncan be appointed q committee to wait
upon the Governor and represent to him the
emergency Of the case, and If possible to
procure supply Of arms. So
The following letter was addressed 10
CLINTON, Henry CO.. Mo-,
Nov. q, 1860.
"SIR: am here TO inform the citizens
Of this place Of the following facts. and
have been requested to present them 10 you
as Governor Of the State:
"Ths Abelitionists, under command Of
Montgomery and DR.. Penuison, to the num-
Der Of from three to FIVE hundred, armed
with Sharp's rifles, dragon sabrss, navy
revolvers and bowie knives, have suddenly
commenced war Of extreme feroeiiy, on
the law abiding citizens of Southern Kan
sas, in the counties Of Linn and Bourbon
These arms arrived by the wagon load, near
Mound City, about month::since, in boxes;
marked as donations for Kansas sufferers.
They are all new. Montgomery had been
as Boston during part Of the summer, and
returned with plenty Of money to enlist
recruits. Many Of his men are frsshly i'm
ported. He has taken possession Of Fort
Scott and other towns on the border, nsas
the Missouri line. He has murdered Mr..
More, a grand juYsr, Mr.. Harrison, Mr.,