The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-04
THE KANSAS TROUBLES.
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM MISSOURI IN RELATION TO tn
OPERATIONS OF MONTGOMERY.
WARSAW, Mo-, Dec l. 1860


WARSAW, Mo-, Dec l, 1860.
A special messenger who arrived here to.nirht
brings the following important intelligence from
the West. 1t is from reliable source, and there
fore full confidence can be placed in it -
CLINTON, Henry county, Dec. |, 1860
That the public mind may not be misinformed
and msled by the many emissaries the abOlitOnists
are running to and fro through the country east of
this place, as we are informed, and to justify those
who have the dark designs of the abolition marau.
ders under the notorious Capt. Montgomery, in
Kansas and on the border, we beg leave to state
the following facts, in addition to those heretofore
given
The armed abolitionists have continued their
murderous operations in Bourbon and Lynn coun-
ties, Kansas bunting down and driving from the
Territory all men who have disapproved Of their
robbng and numbering, and who have acted in any
manner to sustain the laws.
The roads leading eastward from the Territory
have been crowded with wagons and persons, male
and female, escaping from these fiends.
On Monday of this week Mr.. Bishop, who lives
on the Usage river, about twelve miles north of
Fort Scott, having been aroused by noise in the
night, upon going to the door to see what was the
matter, was instantly shot down and killed. His
body was found to have been pierced by several
balls
We have seen here for the past few days wagons
loaded with goods, furniture, &c, passing through
not only from the territory, but from Westport,
in this State, and other places within the line.
Families living on and the old jackson
place, within this State have been notified to leave
their homes, by these outlaws, and having no
means of defence, have fed to Butler and places in
the interior for security, leaving their homes and
effects behind them unprotected. Yesterday slaves
owned by those living on the line, some twenty-five
miles or more within the State, arrived here for
safe keeping.
Thus have the citizens of Bates and Vernon coun-
ties, since the commencement of this insurrecton,
been threatened with the destruction of life and
property, without adequate means of defence or
protection Up to this time this state of things has
continued.
Capt. Doak, of Butler, has arrived here, on his
way for arms, and ammunition, and aid from whom
we have learned some of the above facts.
d. G. STONE, b. r. QUORLs,
w. A. DUNCAN, JOHN A. RoDGEuS
r. X. MURRELL, b. HALCoMB,
j. WILLIAMS, WM. H. D0AK,
JOSEPH DAVIS B. G. BOONE.
j. M. COULE, e. H. WORTH,
JOSEPH BOND.
Captain DUak states that the citizens of West
port, fearing attack from Captain Montgomery
and his band of Jay .Hawkers, held meeting few
days ago, and directed that call be made on the
Sheriff of Bates county to raise a force for the pro-
lection of the border
Capt. Doak, who is Deputy Sheriff of Bates
county, upon this despatched forty muskets to the
citizens there, who stand upon guard every night
to prevent surprise. This is also the case at Pop
pngsville and all the border towns
A large meeting of the citizens OF this county
(Henry county, was held to-day to take into CON
sideration the border troubles. G. II. Worth was
chosen President and Joseph G. Alexander, Secre-
tary.
Speeches we're made by Colonel J. O. Davis, COL
Tutt Judge Williams, r. r. Murrell and a number
of others.
WARSAW, Dec. 2-General Frosts brigade en-
camped last night between Calhoun and Belmont.
They are moving slowly, having become fOot,sOre
from marching on the rough roads
Gen. Parsons passed through Calhoun yesterday
on q secret mission to the border.
AT the last accounts Montgomery was encamped
EorE Inf.ol H. alrz
1t is thought that he will leave when he hears of
the approach of Gen. Harney and Gen. Frost
The people in all the border counties strongly
endorse the action of Gov Stewart in sending out
general day of thanksgiving will be held in the Os
age valley.
General Frost's command will encamp tonight
at Calhoun. Two suspicious characters, supposed
to be Montgomery's spies, were seen.yesterday in
the northern part of Henry county, making tracks
in the direction of Fort Scott.
Montgomery's men are all through the country
giving out reports to mislead the people. These
frequent outrages in the West by abolition bands is
kindling in that section strong disunion spirit.
From Fort SCoTT.-The Washington Star says
that the Interior Department yesterday morning
received despatch from the Register of the Land
Office at Fort Scott, Kansas, dated November 25th
ultimo, saying that the business of the Land Office
there had not been interrupted and was not likely
to be; and that much of the previous weeks ex-
citement had been without a reasonable cause.
A LADY IN CoURT.-We observe that in the Eng
lish Court of Divorce and Matrimonial Causes
case lately on trial was argued and managed to
some extent by lady. The case arose on petit
ton (Shedden as. Patrick, for a declaration of
legitimacy, and was which involved the honor
of the parents of the lady in question, who was
one OF the petitioners. The too
early, alleged, for her counsel to make them
selves familiar with it, and postpOnement could
not be obtained, they withdrew from Court, and
the lady, Miss Shedden, being prepared as it would
seem Tor the emergency, proceeded at once to open
the case herself. Her address was delivered in
distinct tone and without hesitation, with clear
statement and correct dictOn. She observed at the
outset that it might be said that it bold thing
for woman to come into that Court and plead
at most painful to her, but it was her duty to
defend her father and her mother from the imputa-
tions which had been cast upon them. 1t might
also be said that she was making a precedent for
ladies to plead their own causes; but this was an
unparalleled case, and she sure that no one who
knew how painful was the position in which she
was placed would willingly follow her example,
1t worthy of note that having occupied two davs
the lady had not, at the date of our last advices
concluded her opening address.
VINO IS JAS. S. BRisDIN 2--This question is an
swered by the Blairsville (Pa.) Record as follows:
IL VIII De seen below, that James s. Brisbin,
well known to many of our citizens, has written a
letter to Gov. Letcher, Of Virginia Brisbin, when
here, was regarded a conceted, vain, silly fel-
low-and prided in the cognomen of the "Irish
Orator, who went about the country soliciting
persons to permit him to make addresses at school
examinations, &c. His addresses were fustian and
bombast. He pretended to be Democrat in 1855
Had Gov. Letcher known his man, he would not
have deemed it necessary to make any reply to mis-
letter. 1t is very laughable to think of 'Jim''
Brisbin commanding 200 Yrginians. He has not the
courage and capacity to head corporal's guard of
little urchins, with paper caps and wooden swords,
in a raid upon hen roost. We can confidently as
Gov Leteher, that he represents the sentiments
of nobody in Pennsy ylvana, unless it be few crazy
fanatics like himself. The people of Pennsylvania
are highly conservative, and warmly attached to
the Union.
AT an adjourned meeting of the cotton and WOOL
len dealers, held in Pittsburg on Saturday, reso-
luton was adopted recommending the running of
the mills upon half time for the present. 1t was
stated that over-production was as much the cause
Of the present heavy stock on hand as the influence
of politics,