Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-08-23
NUMBER l23
aors OU'raEss By the FEDERAL Jayhalvk-

A-"I' OH'raEes bY the Federal JaYhawk-
-He moving are extracts from the Jackson
county, missouri, correspondent of the 81. Louis
Rspublioaa:
Hhile CaPG Price or Major sturVis. United States
sLI,y1 ., ee5e ~ ommand, the Kansas Jayhavkers
tnj % men ne services, and we're Indignantly re-
Jecteo Dy the United States efeers and o3r citizens
were assured that they should nof I - I =.
| return home and behave themselves mt ~ tbeVy
were found over cur lines with anv 5o.til = ;t.,
tons, they should be shot This gave ne st -
IslaGt9h I4r t1e uIne, ana we really felt that now
we had reliable protection, not from our Sace,.io,
neighbors, with whom we are at peace b1t sgsjDst
l ouFsOwn old enemies, the banditt of the TavbaUk
| ers from Kansas, who have hung upon our border
for years, committing all manner Of theft mur5er
and outrages on peaceful and unOfsndipv Cit;
and the Union cause was materially strengthened
But great change has taken place within me
past few weeks. Major Van HQrl5 of Kansas CITY.
mas procured for himself an apP-Iatnent in the
United States army, and has collected together a
band corresponding t0his own taste, and under the
command Of Col Weer, Of Kansas; they are now
regularly organized into a regiment including the
Jayhawkers, under the command Of Captain Jenni-
son. Since the organization has been cOnsummat-
cd the whole command seems to have become so
TAR "demorahzed' Ito use the word in its proper
sensel as to carry out the full character of the old
John Brown and Montgomery banditti.
s.iOn sHat 40 not lndulge IN general and unS
ADVISED terms Of denunciatiOn will state few
facts going to sustain this severe charge.
some two weeks ago the village Of MorristOwn,
on the border, IN Case county was entered BY
Weer, Van Horn and Jsnnson with their united
forces, and the wdOle town was literally sacked.
Ihey brought number Of empty wagons along
and while some stood guard others entered several
stores and took out all the good and loaded their
wagons. They also entered many cf the best hous-
es, and robbed them Of everything that was valua-
pie In this wholesale robbery the Union men shar-
ea Win the rest. family or two were permitted
10 pass unnoueed, who are believed to have acted
as guides and parties interested Every valuable
morse was taken with a quantity Of stock all of
Whieh was driven of into Kansas "a private BOOTY
Two men were shot on their way to town one Of
whom was killed IN mistake fora Mr. Morris. who
is said TO be peaeeable and good man.
In few days after this, the town of Harrison
vile was entered in the same way and almost every
store robbed. saddler's shop had everything
taken out and large number Of private houses
shared the same fate. Since that time the country
has been secured in quest Of good horses and suf
hcIent number have been stolen to mount the whole
command, which are now at Kansas City, being shod
for further service in the same line
csuid give you the names and residences of A
large number of the citizsus Of Cass and jackson
counties, both in the towns and country who have
been robbed-sOme Of everything they possessed
and others Of their horses and cattle. and more or
ss Of their household goods. But il is unnecss-
sary to lengthen this communication BY these de-
tails. Suffice it to say that the Union men have suf
fered IN common with the SacessiOnists and all
without any known offence