The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-07-20
FROM SOUTHERN KANSAS,

We make the following extracts from a
letter to the Leavenworth Conservative, from
Mound City, the place of rendezvous Of til.
third regiment
eve found Capt. Montgomery in town,
who, together with other citizens, gave u,
a hearty welcome. They hae just receivrd
information here of an attack on the Trad.
ing Post by the secession forces who areac.
cumulating in that vicinity this created
some little excitement, but it waf not gen
orally believed they would dare make such
bold strike. The whole border is now in.
tested with guerrilla parties of the enemy,
while Jackson and Mccullough are devss.
tating the interior, confscating the property
of all men not openly in arms against The
Stars and Stripes.
The latest information land most reliable
also that we have from the Carthage fight
is to the effect that about 600 secessioHists
were killed and Is Union men, with barOr
five wounded-the rest is about as YOU
heard first as to numbers participating and
place. It is very much feared here that
Claib. Jackson will aim to make detour
through the border counties Of Kansas, rnd
thus reach the Missouri river at or near m
dependence, when he finds he cannot pass
Siegel and the other Fekeral forces. do
wish our Regiment-the 3d-Was only mus
tered, armed and equipped for a campaign.
We would give old Claib. some trouble any
way. 5--
Capt. Jennison is also in town, together
with Capt. Ben. Rice, both of whom have
just returned from an expedition on the
Southern border of Kansas, where they cap.
tured a train of contraband goods bound for
the Chickasaw Nation. The train consisted
of four large OK wagons laden with mum.
tons of war. provisions, &c. Two of the
teams were brought back, together with The
munitions of war, some of the provisions,
about sixty head OF cattle and the saF
number of horses. believe they hold tbes
things subject to the order of the Govern
ment, or at least part of them.
Capt. j. is not going into the Third Rsg
iment, but will act in concert with Siegel
with whom he is in constant commuDics
ton. However, most of his men, who we're
Montgomery will go into the sergice W.
der the latter. hope we will have the reg
iment full awaiting the mastering Oheer on
che 18th, for as sure as seeessionists ana
border ruffians exist, they are one and The
same thing. They are all murderous COW
ards-will attack this part of the country
soon if we are not better protected. Every
man who is not SO unfortunate as to have 8
wife and little ones, should respond to the
cali of his country without delay, hesitation
or fear.
This part of the State is in a shamefuly
defenceless condition, when We think OF tho
great force now daily accommodating on our
border, and within few hours march
There are1not arms enough here to arm 5OO
men; and we really ought TO have onougIb
for 5000 when menaced by such foe: Il
is well for us that Missouri has no Mont
gomerys, Stewards, or Jennisons, for if they
had, the whole of Southern Kansas would
fall prey to their daring in less than "a
hours.
We would say to the Kansas boys, fill 1 p
your companies and come on. There VIII
be room and need for you all, with active
and immediate and immediate service await
ing you.