Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-11-29

Exciting News from Kansas.
LEAvrNwoRrH, Nov. 2l.-The state Of
affairs in Linn and Bourbon counties, Kansas
cause much talk and speculation here. Ma
nv runors are afloat in regard to Mont
gomery's movements; various reports say
that he has three or four hundred men,
fully armed, and is threatening the lives
and properly of pro-slavery men in that
vicinity. The citizens of Fort Scott are
reported as expecting an attack, and were
removing their goods and chattels. No
thing had transplred up to three o'clock on
Monday morning.
WARSAW, Mo-, Nov. PA messenger
reached here this morning, bringing the
following dispatch, which has been for
warded to the Administration at Washing
ton:
CLINTON, Nov. 2l.-The Abolitionists,
with arms newly imported from Boston OF
the East, under the command of Capt.
Montgomery, numbering from 800 to 500,
and increasing in numbers, have attacked
Fort Scott, Kansas, broken up the court,
compelling myself and the officers of the
United State District Court to fly for our
lives. They have taken the towns on the
Missouri lines, the Fort Scott Land Office,
DC. They intend to invade Missouri.
TSigned. ]. WILLIAMS,
u. Judge Of the Sd Judicial District of
Kans Territory.
A military company will be organized
in this city tomorrow to aid in the sup
preston of this outbreak. At meeting
of the citizens of Clinton, Henry county,
Mo-, it was resolved 10 raise a volunteer
company to defend their homes, and if ne
cessary, the western borders of the State,
and committee was appointed to wait
on the Governor of Missouri, and lay the
facts before him, and request supply of
arms. III.
The following letter has been addressed
to Gov. Stuart:
- CLINTON, Mo-, Nov, 81, 1860.
Sir: l am here to inform the citizens of
this place of the following facts, and 1
have been requested to present them to
you rs Governor of the State: The abol-
itionists under the command of Montgom-
cry and Doctor Jennison, to the number of
800 10 500, armed with Sharpe's rifles,
dragons sabres, navy revolvers and bowie
knives, have suddenly commenced war
of extreme ferocity on law-abiding citizens
of Southern Kansas, in the counties of Linn
and Bourbon. These arms arrived by the
wagon load near Mound City about one
month since, in boxes marked donations
for the Kansas sufferers. They are 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 on the border, near the Missou-
ri line. He has murdered Mr.. Moore, a
Grand Juror, Mr.. Harrison, Mr.. Samuel
Scott, Mr.. Kinds, and obliged all the Uni
ted States officers, including myself, to fly
for our lives.
His own expressed design, in a public
speech, as he said without concealment, is
to keep possession of Fort Scott and other
places near the Missouri line to prevent a
fire in the rear while he cleaned out South
west Missouri of slaves. So far he has
carried out literally his declared pro-
gramme.
The citizens of Missouri on the Usage
and Mermahon rivers, in Bates and Yer
non Counties, are flying from their houses
into the interior He boasts that he has
money and arms to sustain and equip one
thousand men. 3
My Court was broken up by them, the
United States Court for the Southern Dis
trict, and 1 suspect that they have seized
the records, and also the records of land
office, as he publicly declared he would.
Yours, &c., j. WILLIAMS.
U. S. District Judge of the Judicial Dis
trict of Kansas Territory.
KANSAS CIrY, Nov. 2l.-U. S. Marshal
P. 7. Colby and party, of Kansas Terrific
ry, arrived here this evening. They left
Fort Scott on Monday last, and bring the
following particulars relative TO the opera
tions of Montgomery and his men.
U. S. Judge Williams and the officers
of the Court were obliged to flee to Mis-
rouri, fearing an attack. ~
Samuel Scott, of Linn county, was Ia
ken from his house on the morning of the
18th inst. and hung. Many prominent
citizens have been arrested, and their fate
is yet unknown. s a-
Reynolds q Co.. of Fort Scott, Craw-
ford & Co., of Chateaus' trading post, and
other merchants of the Territory are re-
moving their goods to Missouri. The roads
are lined with teams leaving the Territory.
Mr.. Huffnagle, postmaster at Mapleton,
was arrested and threatened with hanging,
but succeeded in making his escape.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 2l, P. M.-Rumors
are in circulation here of the burning of
Fort Scott, but they are not generally cred
tied. aa. t-.
Douglas Found.
The Vicksburg Wing of the 18th says !:
The Hon Stenhen A Douolas nassed