The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-11-28
EXCITING NEWS FROM KANSAS

The KANSAS AID Boxes FROM BosroN FILL.
ED WITH ARMS AND AMMUNITIoN-TuE
UNITED STATES CoURr AND LAND OFFICE
BROKEN UP.
CLINTON, Mo-, Nov. 21.-Sir: I am
here to inform the citizens of this place Of
the following, and have been requested to
present them to you as Governor Of the
State: The Abolitionists, under command
Of Montgomery and DR.. Pennison, to the
humber Of from tire to five hundred, ar
rived WITH Sharpe's rifles, dragon sabrcs,
navy revolvers and bowie knives, have sud.
denly commenced war Of extreme ferocity
on the law-abiding citizens of Southern
Kansas, in the counties of Linn and Bour.
bon. These arms arrived by the wagon
load at or near Mound City about month
since, in boxes marked as donations for
Kansas sufferers. They arc all new.
Montgomery has been in Boston during
part Of the summer, and returned with
plenty Of money to enlist recruits. Many
Of his men are newly imported. He has
taken possession of Fort Scott and other
towns of the border, near the Missouri line.
He has murdered Mr.. Moore, a grand ju-
ror, Harrison, Mr. Samuel Scott and Mr..
Kinds, and obliged all the United States
officers, including myself, to fly for our
lives. His own expressed design, in
public speech as he said without conceal.
ment, is to keep possession of Fort Scott
and other places near the Missouri line, to
prevent 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 the Usage
and Mermaton rivers, in Bofes and Vernon,
arc flying from their homes into the interi,
or. He boasts that he has money and
means to equip and sustain one thousand
men. Ny Court was broken up by them,
theU. S. Court for the Southern District,
and suspect that they have seized the re-
cords, and also the records of the Land
Office, as he publicly declared he would do.
Yours, &C., j. WILLIAMS.
U. S. District Judge Of the Third Judi
cial District Of Kansas Territory.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.
The Government has just been officially
informed that Capt. Montgomery and his
party have commenced operations again in
Kansas, by hanging and killing their oppo-
nents, anc threatening to compel an ad.
journment of the land sales advertised to
take place during the month Of December.
Several days ago letters were received
from responsible sources, addressed to the
proper authority, stating that Capt. Mont
gomcry had force of probably 500 hund.
red men,, with plenty Of arms, ammunition
to time warlike supplies had been received
by him from the Northern States. The
writer also says that the demand to adjourn
the land sale would be resorted to a.
mere pretext for raising an armed force, and
that the real object Of this lawlcss organi-
cation is raid first on the frontiers of Mis-.
souri, and then on Arkansas ana the ives.
tern border, to avcnge the punishment Of
abolition cMissaries.
Gov. Mcdary has recently communicated
some important particulars relative to Capt.
Montgomery's reported alarming move
ments. Orders will be forthwith dispatch.
cd ordering Y. S. troops in Kansas to such
points as may be necessary for the protsc.
ton of the Land Officers in the perform
ance Of duty, as well as the public proper
ty mcnanced, including Fort Scott.
WARSAW, Mo-, Nov %.
Ouo6V W ~. ~. DscGNe OouSS AoS
Southern Kansas, arrived in town tonight.
A meeting Of the citizens was Immediately
called, and Judge Williams delivered
calm, cool statement of affairs in the Terri
tory. He has been for &c years presiding
Judge on the borders of civilization. He
is an old man with snow white locks and
fine appearance, formerly Of Pennsylvania,
and Attorney General Black was his law
student. Judge Williams said since Satur-
day night he had been in the saddle. He
came to warn Missourians of the approach
ing danger. Southern Kansas had been
delivered over to Abolition outrages under
Montgomery and others. For three and
a half years he had been presiding Judge
there and cndeavoring to maintain the sup
remacy Of the laws, and to that end had
used the efforts on and off the bench faith
Eslly, Notwithstanding the evidenc, of mar
auders and lawless men, who where there
for that purpose only. He had organized
and held courts in all the counties of this
District. These marauders and murderers
are sustained by men who procure means
rom the States