Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-08
MARCHING AGAINST MONTGOMERY

We find some interest and considerable
amusement in following the fortunes of the
Missouri army that has marched against
Montgomery, as traced in letters from its en-
campment. We find these letters in the st.
Louis papers, and in one of them, dated at
Camp Winfield Scott, Nov. 80, SP. NJ" we
find several items that seem worth quoting.
Here is one
Gas we passed some one and half miles
back through the town OF Windsor, formerly
called Belmont, the people gathered in large
crowds, and the command marched on amid
loud cheers and waving of handkerchefs by
the ladies, which was readily responded to by
the Infantry. On arriving at camp ground,
and as the tents were being pitched, large
numbers from the town visited us, the larger
portion of which were ladies, many Of them
truly beautiful lasses. They bestowed their
smiles on hundreds of both officers and men,
who touched their caps in respect, and for an
hour we seemed to breathe a new atmosphere.
Every man endeavOrcd to appear his best and
10 merit the approval OF the fair
An army thus frightened and magnetized
by the smiles OF fair women, shonld be capable
of the most chiyalrous achievements and the
writer goes on to say that the command will
march into Kansas and seize Montgomerys
men. Their right to do so is precisely like
that of Montgomery to invade Missouri. Both
are unlawful. The letter goes on to say
quite number of our men would like to go
back, but, preferring a continuation of camp
life to the jeers and dicule of acquaintance,
they stick to it." They are fully satisfied with
training and playing at war And their army,
it appears, is not wholly composed of Bayards.
Here is all item which shows something dit
ferent =
"The guard tonight has been doubled to
prevent depreciation by the command or any
Of the teamsters upon the neighboring farmers.
This doubling of the guard was eccasioned by
quite an excitement in camp today in conse-
nuence Of a report Of sheep stealing last night AT
all events, wht ther a sheep was stolen or not
one was paid for by the staff. There is no
positive knowledge of The fact, but the guard
was doubled by order Of Gen. Frost to prevent
the recurrence of such events, and preserve
the high reputation of the command"
"Sheep stealing!" and that too in the very
neighborhood of the beautiful lasses above
mentioned 1t was high time for Gen. Frost
to double the guard. Montgomery himself
has never been accused Of sheep stealing, not
even by the inoendary, Judge Williams, -
who sent abroad that first flood of exciting
falsehoods which brought this army into the
field All communications from the camp
unite in declaring that the stories of William:
were false. Montgomery has not been ii
Missouri,-has not even left his farm, until q
few days since, when he went to Lawrence
The court was not broken up. Williams was
not compelled to leave Fort Scott there was
no excuse for what he did and he, more than
anybody else, deserves punishment. The ST
Joseph Democrat of Dec LIST says =
"Montgomery's Kansas war has come and
gone, and nobody is killed Gov. Stewar
sent detachment Of troops from St. Louis
but we believe they got no farther than Smith
ton, the western terminus OF the Pacific road
Jesse MORN, Esq, register of the land otic'
at Fort Scott, says the excitement has beer
without a reasonable cause. The land offict
has not been disturbed and that prince o
mountebanks and towards, Judge Williams
broke up his own court out of silly fear. 81
the bubble bursts. Gen. Harvey marched
from Fort Leavenworth with five hundred
men, but we think that, ike the king o
France, having marched up the hill he viii
now march down again. Our pro slavery
friends can unbuckle their knives and reSolv
ers and steady their knees and nerves, fol
Montgomery is not going to take the town"