White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-11-29
Troubles in Southern Kansas.

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4 Troubles in Southern Kansas.
The same old story reaches US. Of trou.
blss in Southern Kansas. Montgomery
and his men are sgain in arms. and
threaten to invade Missouri. 1t appears
that some persons from Missouri were in
the habit Of arresting or kidnapping ne
groes, as fugitives. without process oi
Law, and had gotten into difficulty with
some of the settlers. They committed
numerous outragas, and finally went in
search of Montgomery, to hang him.
He eluled them, and mustered band to
sstaliats. This he found comparatively
an easy task. in consequence ofths deeper.
ate condition of the settlers. Starvation
was staring them in the face the Agent
Of the Indian Neutral Lands had outrage.
ously driven the starving settlers on those
lands from their homes and to make
matters worse. the lands Of the destitute
settlers in the Fl. Scott District were or.
dersd to be sold. Montgomery and his
desperate followers. it is said, have de-
stroyed the Land Office. broken up the
session of the District Court. and com.
PEELED the officers to fee for their lives.
The latest report is. that they have invs-
dsd Missouri, and commenced burning
houses and running off negroes. Gen.
Harney has been ordered down there with
United States troops, and Is probably by
this time at bis place Of destination. II
the marauders fall into bis hands. be will
make short work with them.
Montgomery. no doubt. has suffered
wrongs at the hands of the Missosrians I;
but he 10 . bad and contentious man.
and there never will bs peace in South.
ern Kansas until he is stopped in his
lswless career. If he confined bis oper.
stions to defending his rights. or to pun
ishing those who have wrongsd him,
there would be some excuse for him /:
but when he rcsists the execution of the
laws. murders and destroys the property
of psaceabls citizens. or invades neigh.
boring State. he is not entitled to the
countenance nor sympathy of law abid.
ing people.
Already.we SEQ an attempt to manufac.
ture political capital out of this affair
The District Judge telegraphs to the
President that several hundred Abolition.
lists had attacked tho Court and others
bavs discovered in the outbresk result
Of the election of Lincoln. Now, poll.
tics have nothing whatever to do with it.
The first victim of Montgomery was
Republican. and his conduct is as severe.
ly condemsd By Republicans as BY Dem.
ocrats. A meeting has been held in
Leavsnworth. to devise means to qusll
the disturbances. . majority of the partic.
ipants in which were Republicans.
But the meansst business of oil, lis the
attempt that is being made to connect
The outbreak with the Kansas Relief do.
nations. 1t is charged. from one source.
that money contributed to relieve the suf-
'erers. has been appropriated to equipping
outlaws: while some one
else reports that Montgomery himself Wis.
tied Boston. during the past Summer, to
complete his arrangements. That there
ars impostors in all such cases. NO one
viii deny but the Kansas Relief Com.
mittees have had no hand in Montgom-
sry's operations. II he has recsivsd arms
and ammunition purporting to BE- "aid
for Kansas" it has been done unknown
to the Committees. Thousands in our
Territory are suffering for The necsssariss
Of life; and those who. for political ends.
'ndeavor to create the impression that
The cry of distress is raised only - .
means of aiding the operations of Mont.
Romery. thereby detsrring the chsritably
disposed from contributing means to re.
ieve Kansas. are guilty of an outrsgs up.
IN the needy and suffering.
TIE USrox.-Thsrs was large Union