Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-11-29

to 500. and increasing in numbers, have
attacked Fort Scott, Kansas, broken up
the court. compelling myself and the off.
GERS Of the United States District Court,
to fl yfor our lives. They have taken the
towns on the Missouri lines, tho Fort
Scott Land Office, &c. They intend to
invade Missouri.
TSignedl j. WILLIAMS.
U. s. Judge Of the Sd Judicial District of
Kansas Territory.
A military company will be organized
in this city to morrow to aid in the sup
preston of this outbreak At meeting
Of the citizens of Clinton, Henry county,
Mo-, it was resolved to raiso volunteer
company to defend their homes, and it,
necessary, the western border Of the State,
and a committee was appointed to wait
on the Governor of Missouri. and lay the
facts before him, and request q supply of
arms.
The following lettcr has been address.
cd to Gov. Stuart:
CLINTON, Mo-. Nov. 21. go.
Sin: am here to inform the citizens
Of this place of the following facts, and l
have been requested to present them to
you as Governor Of the State. The Alb
olitionists under the command of Mont
gomcry and DR.. Jennison, to the number
Of 800 to 500. armed with Sharpe's rifles,
dragoon sabres. navy revolvers and bow
lie knives, have suddenly commenced n
war of extreme ferocity on law abiding
citizens of Southern Kansas, in the coun-
ties Of Linn and Bourbon. These arms
arrived by the wagon load at or near
Mound City abott one month since, in
boxes marked donations for the Kansas
sufferers. They are all now. Montgom-
cry has been in Boston during part ofthe
summer, and returned with plenty of
money to enlist recruits; many Of his men
are, newly imported. He bas taken pos
session of Fort Scott and other towns on
the border. near the Missouri limo. He
has murdered Mr. Moore, Grand Juror
Mr.. Harrison, Mr.. Samuel Scott. Mr..
Kinds, and obliged all of the United
States officers, including myself, to fly for
our lives.
His own expressed design, in public
speech, as he said without conceal lment,
is TO keep possession of Fort Scott and
other places near the Missouri line to pre-
vent fire in the rear while he cleaned
out Southwest Missouri of slaves. So
far he has carried out literally his de-
clared programme.
The citizens of Missouri on the Usage
and Mermahon rivers, in Bates and Ver-
non counties, are flying from their houses
into the interior. lie boasts that lie has
money and arms to sustain and equip one
thousand men.
My Court was broken mp by them, the
United States Court for the Southern Dis
trict, and suspect that they have seized
the records, and. also the records of the
land office. as he publicly declared he
would do SO.
Yours. &C., j. WILLIAMS.
U. S. District Judge Of the Sd Judicial
District of Kansas Territory.
KANSAS Cry, Nov. 2l.--U. S. Mar.
shal p. Il. Colby and party, of Kansas
Territory, arrived here this evening"
They left Fort Scott on Monday last. and
bring the following particulars relative to
men
II s. Judgo Williams and the officers
Of the Court were obliged 10 flea to Mis-.
souri. fearing an attack.
Samuel Scott. of Linn county. was
taken from his house on the morn;nr If
tbo 18Th inst, and hung Monv nrom;.
men, citizens have been Arrested Int the;r
fatc is vet upknown
Revnolds a. Co of Fort Scott Crow.
ford IL Co.. Of Cha,eaus, trading most
and other merchants Of tho Terr;torv arc
removing their goods to M;sour; The
roads are Iined with teams leavinc tho
Terr;torv
Mfr. HufYnaplc nostm.s,or AZ Monle,on
was arrested and threatened " ith hanging
but succeeded in making his escape.
KANSAS Cry. Nov. 81. p. M.-Rnmors
are in circulation here of tho burning OF
Fort Scott, but they are not generally
credited.
LATER.
LrAyrywonTu. Nov. o4-Tbe latest
information received here from Fort Scott
shows that nm 10 Trosdov u;obt no ia.
mon,trot;or had heen mod. ,horo "
Il is tbonybt here ,bat Montcamerv,s
object il onjv 10 1r;vo ofr soma nbnox;ous
settlers and ,ha, ho hos M ;nt.n,;nn -,
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