Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-12-01

h'un huu BOhtbph. These arms arrived by tho
wagon LOAD Mt or near Mound City about one
month since, in boxes marked donations for the
Kansas sufferers. They are oil new. Montgome-
rs has been in Boston during part Of the summer,
and retained with plenty Of money to enlis, re-
%cruits; many Of his men are newly imported. He
has taken possession Of Fort Scott and other
towns on the border, near the Missouri line. He
has murdered Mr.. Moore, q Grand Juror, Mr..
: Harrison, Mr.. Samuel Scott. Mr.. Kinds, and obi
geo all Of tie United States officers, including
myself, to fly for our lives.
His own expressed design 10 a public speech,
: as he said without concealment, is to keep possess
sion Of Fort Scott and other places near the Mis-
souri, line to prevent a FIRE in the rear, while he
cleaned out Southwest Missouri Of slaves. So far
he has carried out literally his declared pro-
gramme.
The citizens OF Missouri on tho Usage and Mer-
mahon rivers, in Bates and Vernon Counties, are
flying from their houses into the interior. He
boasts that he has money and arms to sustain and
equip one thousand Den.
My Court was broken up by them, the United
States Court for the Southern District and l sus-
pect that they have seised the records, and also
the records of the land office, as he publicly de.
clared 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. Marshal P. T.
Colby and party, of Kansas Territory, arrived here
this evening. They left Fort Scott on Monday
last, and bring the following particulars relative
to the operations Of Montgomery and his men.
U. s. Judge Williams and the officers of the
Court were obliged to fee to Missouri, fearing ON
attack.
Samuel Scott, Of Linn county, was taken from
his house on the morning of the 18th inst, and
hung. Many prominent citizens have been arres.
ted, but their fate is yet unknown.
Reynolds & Co., of Fort Scott. Crawford & Co.
of Chateaus' trading post, and other merc hants of
the Territory are removing their goods to Mis-
souri,. The roads are lined with teams leaving
the Territory.
Mr.. Huffnagle, postmaster at Napoleon, was ar.
rested and threatened with hanging, but succeeded
in making his escape.
KANSAS CRY, Nov. 81, P. M.-Rumors are in
circulation here of the burning Of Fort Scott, but
they are not generally credited.
KANSAS City, Nov. 22.-Dr. Massey, of Fort
Scott. arrived here this evening. He left Fort
Scott last Monday night.
The rumors of burning the town on Monday
night are incorrect. He confirms the account of
the murder of five men and the capture of others
who have probably met the same fate.
M~ontgomery's gang are well armed with
Sharpe's Rifles and Navy revolvers. They have
plundered the town Of Paris and arrested many
Of its citizens. The people have petitioned the
Secretary Of the Territory in the absence of Gov.
Medary, to come to their assistance with Federal
troops.
WARSAW, Mo Nov. 22.-Judge Williams, U.
s. District Judge of Southern Kansas, arrived in
town tonight. A meeting of citizens was imme-
diately called and Judge Williams delivered a
calm, cool statement of affairs in the Territory.
He has been for &c years q presiding Judge on
the borders of civilization.
He is an old man with snow white hair and fine
appearance, formerly of Pennsylvania, and Attor-
ney General Black was his law student.
Judge Williams said since Saturday night he
mad been in the saddle; he came to warn Missouri
OF the approaching danger; Southern Kansas had
been delivered over to Abolition outrages under
Captain Montgomery and others for three and a
half years.; he had been presiding Judge there and
endeavoring to maintain the supremacy of the
laws, and to that end had used his efforts on and
off the bench watchfully Notwithstanding the evi.
dences of marauders ard lawless men who were
there for that purpose only.
He had organized and held Courts in all the conn
ties of this District, These marauders and muir
derers are sustained by men who procure means
from the States under the ~pretence of aiding suf-
erers of Kansas, but appropriate them to carry
out their designs of rebellion against law.
They are the same men who procured the pas
sage of the amnesty and other indulgencies by
their promise that they would maintain the laws
and preserve order in Southern Kansas. But this
has only proved a respite to enable them more ef-
fectually TO prepare for the accomplish ent of
their designs.
A messenger of undoubted veracity had arrived
stating that on yesterday near 100 men had enter
ed Missouri, fully armed, passed down the Usage to
Balls Mill 20 miles over the line, with 4 negroes
proceeding in advance with coils of rope, etc, all
armed.
The Judge then made the same statement in
as has previously been telegraphed, and
closed by urging the people lot to 60 into Kansas,
but to protect themselves within their own line, |
to send aid to the border counties at once, as
are at the mercy of the maurauders.
Resolutions were passed, among which were the
a
Resolved, That We do not desire to interfere S
With Kansas Territory or its citizens, whilst they c
'ontne themselves to their own soil, but we owe d
o citizens of our own State a duty when assailed
" a band of midnight assassins, which we pledge a
ourselves to perform. a
Resolved, That in our opinion the President s.
hould at once take such decided and prompt ac- p
ion in enforcement of laws. and suppression of a
utlaws, as exigency Of times demand; and that re
is the duty of the government Of Missouri at Il
nee to send men and arms along our western &C
order. to protect our citizens and enforce the W
lws. di
Various committees were appointed, when the lie
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