The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-11-29
Revolvers and Cutlasses Shipped from the
East AS Food

fSeVClVSlS ana SItlaSSeS -QlpDeQ from the
East AS Food.
The following dispatch will give our rea-
ders an idea of the condition of affairs in
Kansas and Western Missouri. A second
John Brown BY the name of Montgomery
has been at Boston during the past sum
mer raising contribu ions from the AboI-
tionists OF Massachusetts to buy arms to
take to Kansas He has under him rah-
bic of from three to FIVE hundred desperate
men, and he has already broken up the
Circuit Court, has taken Fort Scott, has
murdered Jurors, has invaded Missouri
and declares that he will not stop until he
has freed every slave in Southwestern Mis-
souri,.
The weapons of war were shipped to
Kansas under the direction Of "Kansas
Relief and, Of course were supposed to be
food for the starving settles of that unfor-
tunate Territory. but instead of being this
they were Sharp's Rifles, Revolvers Bow
e-knlves and cntasses to murder the citi-
zens and break up Courts with. By this
arrangement the villain got his arms ship
ped /" him free Of charge as tie Express
Companies of the United States have
through generosity offered to ship provis-
ions to the sufferers Of Kansas free Of
charge.
He is another supporter Of Lincoln ma
king his marx. We hope lie will soon meet
the fate of his "ilustrious predecessor, :"
John Brown:
Warsaw No, Nov %.
A mass meeting was held here ;o-dav
for the purpose of organizing military
company TO go if Unnecessary to the aid of our
brothers or the border
Resolutions were passed among them to
the following effect:
ReSot0ed, That We do not desire in anv
way to interfere with Kansas Territory
or lis citizens while they ontiie themselves
10 their own soil. tnt We owe TO the citi-
zevs Of our own State a duty when assa,lcd
by midnight assassinS, which we pledge
ourselves 10 perform.
ResOlred, That, in cur oPi. ion, tie
President should at once take such decided
and prompt aeiion in the enforcement of
the laws and the suppression of outlaws as
tie exigency Of the times demands, and
that il is the duty of the Governor Of Mis-
souri at once TO send men and art"s along
our western border, to protect onr citizens
and enforce the laws.
Various committees were appointed,
when the meeting adjourned ill next Sat
urday.
The following handbill is now circulated
through tie country
TO ARMS
Warsaw. Novr, 22.
Our Stale has been invaded, and our
friends murdered by band of Abolition
lists from Kansas, under tie lead Of Mont
gomery. Fort Scott has been taken by
them; the Circuit Court has been broken
up. and some of the graDdjury and citizens
murdered. Missouri is threatened. a
military company is TO be formed at War
saw OF. Saturday next. and let the people
come in en- masse. Our country is in
danger. Rally Rally! Let us prepare TO
defend our homes.
Signed, D. C. Balluws. Mark L Means,
James Atkinson. d. +. Alexander, James
+. Barkley, committee.
Col. Roberts, of Vernon. passed Osceola
yesterdy as messenger to tho governor
for aid.
it was rumored on The streets to. day,
but since denied. that Balls mills in Yer
non county, had been burned by Mopt-
gomery.
Montgomery declares that he intends
carrying OH the war until he frees every
negro in southwest Missouri.
Large quantities Of guns. REVIEWERS, cut
lasses. and other war implements have
been shipped 30 Kansas as food for the
suffering. They were sent from the east
Unless the President sends out his troops
70 take and hang Montgomery and his men,
We may expect for many months reign
of terror on lhe border.
EfT The New York World has Just put