New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-20
More Outrages by the Federal JnyhaWlHers


The following are extracts rom the jackson
COUNTY, (Missoufi) correspondent of the St. Lor's
Republican,:
While Capt Price or Mai Surgis, United States
army, were in command, the Kansas JayhaWkers
tende. led their services, and were Indignantly re-
jected by the United States officers, and our citi-
re as were assured that they should not only be
made N return home and behave themselves, but
if they were found over our llne with any hostile
intentions, they should be shot This gave us en-,
tire satisfaction for the time and really felt
that now we had reliable protection, not from our
secession neighbors, with whom we are at peace,
! but against own old enemies, the bapdl-u OF
| Jayhawkers from Kansas, who have hung upon
| our border for years, committing all manner OF
| theft. murder and outrages on peaceful and unot-
| Tending citizens. In this "protecton all parlles
| rejoiced, and the Union cause was materially
| strengthened. 49,
But a great change has taken place within the
| past few weeks. Maj Van Horn, of Kansas City,
| has procured for himself an appointment in the
| United States army, and has collected together
| band corresponding to his own taste, ana under
| the command of Col, Weer, of Kansas they are
now regularly organized into regiment, including
| the Jayhawkers, under the command OF Captain
Jennson. Since the organization has been con
| summated, the whole command seems to nave pe'
come so far "demoralized Ito use the word III Its
proper sense) to carry out the full character OF
| the old John Brown and Montgomery banditti.
To show that do not indulge in general ana
unadvsed terms of denunciation, Will state lie"
| facts going 10 sustain this severe charge
| Some two weeks ago the village of MorrstoWn
| on the border, in Cass county, was entered by
| Weer Van Horn and Jennison, with their unlteo
forces, and the whole town was literally sacked
| Ibey brought number of empty wagons along
and while some stood guard, others entered seVera
stores and took out all the goods and loaded thel
wagons They also entered many OF the pes
houses, and robbed them OF evei ythlng tha1 In WA
valuable In this wholesale robbery the Upol
mon shared with the rest. family or two Wer
permitted to pass unnoticed, who are believed t.
have acted as guides and parties interested
Every valuable horse was taken, with guam IT
) of stock, all of which was driven eff into kansa
as private booty. Two men were shot on thei
! way to town. one of whom was killed IN mls,ah
for Mr.. Morris, who is said to be peaceable an
: good man.
4 In few days after this, the town OF Harilsol
Vile was entered in the same way, and Amos
$ every store robbed. saddler's shop had every
y thing taken out, and large number OF prlValt
houses shared the same late. Since that tlt ~ w
countr; has been secured in quest OF gooa iolseS
| and sufficient number have been slolel =
a | mount the whole command, which are no" a., d
! Kansas City, being shod for further service Ill I'D
L.. | same line. ., r.
;, could give you the names and residences OF
Il largo numher of the citizens of Cass and Jackso
. connlies both in the towns and country, who haN
u u | been robbed-some of everything they possesse
| and others of their horses and cattle, and more
~ less of their household goods. But 1t Is uhnece
= sarv to lengthen this communication by these d
tails. Suffice it to say that the Union men ha'
| suffered in common with the Secesslonlsts, and
= without any known offence