The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-11-30
Civil War in Kansas.

been freed from tno lIcuIslODS OF tnc DOT
der Ruffians of Missouri, when failure of
their crops caused a general famine, and
now the civil war is renewed in oil its
horrors For all these things, (tho failure of
crops alone exceptcd,) the Government at
Washington is chiefly responsible. A Ter
ritory rich in all its natural resources, and
comprising population Of more than one
hundred thousand souls, is kept out of tho
Union, and its people prosecuted by Border
RufIians and Federal troops, simply because
they love Freedom bettor than Slavery
More crimes against tho people of Kansas
have been committed undor tho authority
Of Pierce and Buchanan, than will ever bo
atoned for. But the end of the Pro-Slavery
dynasty is at hand, and it would seem as il
MIR. Buchanan were making haste to "fll up
the measure of his iniqrity" before the
fourth of March next. May the crimes Of
his Administration, and their emphatic con.
demnaton by the people, prove warning
to future Presidents
The following dispatch has boen forwarded
to Washington
"CLINroN, Mo, Nov. 2O.-Tho abolition
lists, with arms newly imported from Boston
or the East, under command of Capt. Mont
gomery, numbering from four to five hun
dred men. and increasing in number, have
attacked Fort Scott, Kansas, broken up the
Court, compelling myself and all the officers
of the U. S. District Court to fly for our
lives. They have taken tho town AMI the
Missouri limo, the Fort Scott Land Offices,
&c. They intend to invade Missouri"
[Signedl j. WILLIAMS,
u. Judge Of the 9Th Judicial Dist, X. T.
The President, always ready IN such an
emergency has dispatched special messcn
ger and bearer of dispatches to Gen Har-
ney, TO take every means to capture Capt.
Montgomery, and not to hesitate in dealing
severely with him Judge Williams has
also addressed letter tc Gov. Stewart, of
Missouri who has ordered Brigadior General
Frost TO hold his brigade in readiness to
march to the south. western frontier, aud
repel any invasion by Capt. Montgomery
and his men. Volunteer military compan-
les are organizing in that State, with tho
same avowcd object.
The latest dispatches show all tho state.
mentS of Judge Williams to bo fnlse or
greatly exaggerated. Up to the night of
the Goth, no demonstration had boon mede
at Fort Scott, aud it was thought at Leavon-
worth, that "Mongomerys object is only to
drive off some obnoxious settlors; that no has
no intention of moIestipg the Government
officers at Fort scott,or OF invading Missouri;
and that his original band has been large.
ly reinforced by men recently driven from
tho Now York Indian lands, and rendered
desperate oy want" But enough has been
done to afford pretext for removing hostiI-
tiles upon the Froe. State mon of Kansas,
and We may look for bloody times once
moro in that unfortunate Territory. The
Chicago Tribune of the oath states some OF
the Causes Of the present troubles, as follows
A gentleman from Linn Co., Kansas,
who arrived in this city, from that region,
on Thursday, gives US the following
among others as The causes in which the
recent troubles in Southern Kansas had
their origin The first OF these causes is
the sale of the public lands at this time,
when the people occupying the lands as
pre'emptors, are in a starving condition,
and Of course wholly unable 10 raise the
amount 10 purchase them. Another
cause is the burning Of seventy.four
dwellings. all belonging to Free State men,
on what is known as !he Eight Mile
Strip" This was a tract set apart for
the New York Indians, but never accepted
or occupied by them. In 1858, Gov.
Denver made q speech 10 Linn county,
and told the settlers that these lands
might be occupied by pre.emptors in ad
vance of the extinguishment or with.
drawal Of the Indian l!le-that it would
soon come into market, and that the pos.
session could be taken with perfect con.
fidence that no difficulty would occur
Under this statement, or rather pledge, oI
Gov. Denver, about fifteen hundred per-
sons, on the the first of June, when the
census was taken, occupied these "New
York Indian Lands" Last spring it was
discovered that almost the entire popu
lalion were Free State people, and o.
Pub. Func." and his administration, and
immediate measures were taken 10 drive
them from their possessions, such settler:
being regarded as inimical to a say prop
aganding government. The attemp Is lc
drive them off in the Spring moi having
been successful, il was renewed agar
about three weeks since, when orders
came from the powers at Washington
telling the Cherokee Indian Agent to send
company of so U. S. Dragons TO &C,
complish the wishes OF the Administration
The dragons, in doing their work, as We
have stated, burned IA dwelling houses
every one OF which belonged to Free
State resident /; and it is not known that
The residence of single border ruffiar
has been disturbed. Another reason is
that tie Missourans are in the habit o.
coming into the Territory to hang, shoot
rob and kidnap its people, several at
tempts of this KIND having occurred quite
recently. The new law of Arkansas
which vent into operation not long since
requiring the free negroes of that State tc
choose master or leave the State-ha
sent a large number of that class of per
sons into Southern Kansas, and par;icu
Iarly into Linn county and the Missouri
ans have been in the habit of coming into
tbe Territory for the purpose of kid