The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-08-15
outrages in Southern Kansas.


The Var begun on the Border The bloody
Cherokees Commence Hellish York
Eighteen men Raledi-Siriy J@a'Ies
DriVen from their Homes
From MI, Avery 7. Spencer, OF lola,
Allen county, we have the following ac'
count OF wholesale dastardly ouIrages on
the settlers of our Southeastern border;
Mr.. Spencer left Humboldt, Allen
county, on Tuesday nightso procure as
sistance from the Governor. The days
we're so hot he travelled only by night,
rsaching Lawrence yesterday morning
1t not being in the power of Gov. Robin
son to render the all desired, Mr. Spen.
Ger, in company with Mr. Smith, private
Secretary Of the Governor, started Tor th's
city. reaching here yesterday afternoon.
Upward Of sixty families from Cherokee
recently McGee- county, ION the Cher
okee Neutral lands) have, within few
days, reached Alien county, having been
driven from their homes by band oil
Missodrisns, Arkansans and Cherokee
ln1isrs under the leadership OF One John
Matthews, and well known trader of
Timber Hill, in the Usage Nation, some
eight miles from our Southeastern bor'
! der. Threats ufa attack on Humboldt
where they had sought safety, have driv'
en- many to !.e Roy, COifey county,
! TIE operations OF the desperadoes un'
der Mathews extended throughout the
neutral lands-5O by 95 miles and al
most every Union family in that section
has been driven ny. Th.ir houses
have been pIundcred, the greater portion
Of their stock s4izeI, and themselves drlv-
en- from their t5rivng places without OPP
portunity for a moments preparation
Some were so fortune IS 10 save theiT
teams and portion Of ter stock but
they are only the exceptions. Sixtper
melr are known to have zen brutal
murdered.
:. In one instance twenty Union men hac
. gathered together for scIfprotection, bu
{ Matthews came upon them with three
hundred men. Resistance was useless
, and none was made. Tho iiehdish com
mander ordered them al TO be shot, ant
a hut for the interposition Of Capt. Mil
n lcr of the Cherokee HaIion-the only on'
: possessed Of n spark Of humanity-th,
q sentence would bave been Instantly car
ried into effect. Eighteen were permit
" ted to leave. two were found next morn
: ing hanging from a neighboring tree.
s Matthew's command is said to conss
Of about two-lhirds whites and the re
;. mainder Cherokee Indian renegades an
desperadoes We have not space to nal
= Iate the many Gendisll acts ofwhieh Ma
y thews has been guilty Ibis charactG
e could not be blacker. His Lieutenan
W Sam; Palten, is a refugee from an Arkar
sas Jail to which he had been brougt
by several murders, such aseven Arkal
u sas could not tolerate.
re Three brothers, Arkaneans, by name
ID Lzenby, a Cherokee Indian named Win
n Cochran, and Missouri sconndrel {
- the namO Of Bledsaw--evory man steepe
" in every conceivable crime--are prom
= nent in the band.
d Mr.. Spencer had an interview wit
et Major Prince las! evening. No delerm
"a nation was reached, and an appoinimer
, has been ade Tor this morning at o
~ clock. We ardeuIy hope the Major wi
50 sec to it that terrible punishment wi
n, be visited upon the marauders, and tn
te with all possible dispatch. Some of o,
- troops should be Immediately sent in
- the devastated region.
" Arms must be sent to Southern Ka
ir sas, and the brave hearts and strol
Of arms Of her sons will make an clect
,t defense of her soil This last oura
should be pow riu warning.