Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-22

Exciting News from Kansas
LEAvRNwoRTH, November 2l.--The state
Of affairs in Linn and Bourbon Counties,
Kansas, cause much talk and speculation
here. Many rumors are aAoat in regard
TO Montgomery's movements. Various
reports say that he has 300 OF 400 men
fully armed, and is threatening the lives and
property 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. Nothing had
transpired up to three o'clock, Monday morn
WARSAW, Mo-, November 2l.-A. messen-
ger reached here this morning, bringing the
following dispatch, which was forwarded to
the Administration at Washington:
"CLINTON, Mo-, November 2l.-The Aboli-
tionists, with arms newly imported from
Boston, or the East, under the command of
Capt. Montgomery, numbering from 300 to
500 and increasing in numbers, have at
tackled Fort Scott, Kansas, broken up the
Court, compelling myself and all the officers
OF the United States District Court, to fly
for our lives. They have taken the towns
on the Missouri line, the Fort Scott land
Office, &c. They intend to invade Missouri.
Signed, ]. WILLIAMS,
"United States Judge of the Third Judicial
District of Kansas Territory
A military company will be organized in
SulS Nlh11 lhOIHOWf W dlu bub SuppIbo-
sion of this outbreak.
At a meeting of the citizens of Clinton,
Henry County, Mo-, it was resolved to raise
a volunteer company to defend their homes,
and, if necessary, the Western border of the
State, and Committee was appointed to
wait on the Governor of Missouri, lay the
facts before him, and request q supply of
arms. .
The following letter has been addressed to
Governor Stewart
"CLNToN, Mo-, November 81, is60-Sir:
am here to inform the citizens of this place
Of the following facts, and l have been re-
quesed to present them to you as Gov
ernor of the State:
"The Aboltionists, under the command of
Montgomery and Doctor Pennson, to the
number of from 300 to 500, armed with
Sharpe's rifles, dragoon- -sabers, navy re-
volvers and Bowie-knives, have suddenly
commenced a war of extreme ferocity on
the law-abiding citizens of Southern Kansas,
in the counties of Linn and Bourbon. These
arms arrived by the wagon-load at or near
Mound City, about one month since, in boxes
marked as donations for Kansas sufferers.
They are all new. Montgomery has been in
Boston during part of the summer and re-
turned with plenty of money TO enlist re-
cruits. Many of bis men are newly i'm
ported. He has taken possession of Fort
Scott and other towns on the border near
the Missouri line. He has murdered Mr..
Moore, Grand Juror, Mr.. Harrison, Mr..
| Samuel Scott and Mr.. Kinds, and obliged all
of the United States Officers, including my
SELF 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 lineyto prevent a
fire i1the rear while he cleaned out South
west Missouri of slaves. So far, he has car
ried out literally his declared programme.
"The citizens Of Missouri, on the Usage and
Mermahon Rivers, in Bates and Vernon
Counties, are flying from their houses into
the interior. He boasts athat he has money
and arms to sustain and equip 1000 men.
My Court was broken up by them-the
United States Court for the Southern District
and / suspect that they have seized the
records, and also the records of the land
Office as he Scp publicly declared he wOpd do So
"United States District Judge of the Third
Judicial District of Kansas Territory"
KANSAS Cry, November 81 - United
States Marshal, P. 7. Colby, and party, of
Kansas Territory, arrived here this evening.
They left Fort Scott ON Monday last, and
bring The following particulars relative to
the operations of Montgomery and his men:
United States Judge Williams and the
officers of the Court were obliged to fee
to Missouri, fearing an attack.
Samuel Scott, of Linn County, was taken
from his house, on the morning of the lSth
and hung. Many prominent citizens have
been arrested, but their fate IS yet unknown.
Reynolds 4 Co., of Fort Scott; Crawford
l. Co., of Chouteau's trading post, and other
merchants of the Territory are removing
their goods to Missouri.
The roads are lined with teams leaving
the Territory.
Mr.. Boffnagle, Postmaster at Mapleton,
was arrested, and threatened with hanging,
but succeeded in making his escape
KANSAS City, November 2l-P. M.-Ru-
mors are in circulation here, of the burning
of Fort Scott but they are not generally
credited.