The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-12-07
The Kansas Troubles.

The reports from Kansas show that the
first dispatches as to the movements and
intentions of Montgomery were greatly
exaggerated. We have the following
dispatches:
WARSAW, Mo-, Nov. %.
Judge Williams, U. S. District Judge
for southern Kansas, arrived in town to.
night. A meeting of the citizens was im>
mediately called, and Judge Williams
delivered calm, cool statement of affairs
in the Territory. He has been for twenty
six years presiding Judge on the borders
of civilization. He is an old man with
snow white locks and fine appearance, for
merly of Pennsylvania, and Attorney
General Black was his law student. Judge
Williams said since Saturday night be had
been in the saddle. He came to warn
Missourians of the approaching danger.
Southern Kansas had been delivered over
to Abolition outrages under Montgomery
and others. For three and half years he
bad been presiding Judge there and en-
deavoring to maintain the supremacy of the
laws, and to that end had used his efforts
on and off fhe bench faithfully, notwith-
standing the evidence of marauders and
lawess men, who were there for that pur-
pose only. He bad organized and held
courts in all the counties of this district.
These marauders and murderers are sustain.
ed by men who procure means from the
States.
A messenger of undoubted veracity had
arrived, stating that on yesterday near 100
men had entered Missouri, fully armed, and
passed down the Usage to Bulls Mill, two
miles over the line, with four negroes pro-
ceeding in advance with coils of rope, &c.,
all armed.
The Judge then made the same statement
IN substance as has previously been tele
graphed, and closed by urging people not
to go into Kansas, but to protect them.
selves within their own line, and to send aid
to the border counties at once, as they are
at the mercy of these outlaws.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. %.
Gov. Stewart has ordered Brig. General
Frost to hold his brigade, consisting of the
First Regiment Missouri Militia, Engineer
Corps ard a company of Artillery, iu readi-
ness to repair to the southwest border to
repel the invasion against the State by
Montgomery's band of outlaws.
Gen. Harvey will leave for Fort Leaven.
worth this afternoon.
HE LATEsT.-Advices from Warsaw.
Mo-, 9th inst, state that DR.. Melton. a
resident of that city, arrived from Fort
Scott on Saturday, and reports that Mont
gomery in person was encamped within five
miles of that place, with seventy-fve or
eighty men. A detachment of his party
had entered Fort Scott, but finding that
the Government officers had fed, and the
court, which was to have been held on the
previous Monday, broken up, they seemed
to be satisfied, and did not modest the town
in any way whatever. Montgomery's OBJ
ject for the present, it is supposed, is merely
murder, and the breaking uplof the court,
thereby preventing the trial of some thirty
or forty of bis friends who were in custody.
He publicly declared that he will now re-
main to prevent the land sales, which are
advertised for the third day of December,
and also to take possession of Vernon and
Bates counties. He is encamped with
large and comfortable tents, with plenty of
provisions. The party of men sent out
from Warsaw to oppose Montgomery have
returned home, and report that the nearer
they approached Fort Scott the less they
heard Of the difficulties.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Times says Gen. Harney's or.
ders are to exterminate Montgomery and
marauders in Kansas, in the most expedi-
tious manner. Harvey will have five hun.
dred troops, artillery, cavalry and infantry,
from Forts Riley and Kearney. -