Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-01-12

enu hShIAe Vi many Win klnu W0ruS OIL ADVICE, ana
such Of the necessities Of life as his own circum-
stances would permi, him to tender. lie is a hard
working man, tending when allowed to remain at
home) bis own farm, cutting bis own wood, driv-
ing his own oxen, and pei formiog all the different
la5ors pertaining to q farmers life. And last
year, to make money to pay his debts, he cut logs
and had them sawed at a mill near by, and sold
the lumber. lie is also a preacher Of the Camp
bellite school, and although he does not preach
regularly, be often holds service in the n~eighbor-
Jog towns, as circumstances will permit. He is on
AbolitioniSt Of the Garrison school, believing the
fugitive slave law to be unconstitutional, and does
not hesitate, when negroes escape from Missouri,
to help aud further their freedom from slavery.
lie has never, directly or indirectly, endeavored to
persuade negroes in Missouri to run away, and, in
fact, disagreed with, and positively refused to act
with john Brown in such an undertaking in 1858.
pg looks on slavery as a sin, and believes when a
slave once escapes he is entitled to his freedom,
and would not assist to send him back.
lie has himself had nothing to do with the hang
ing of Hines and Scott or the shooting Of Moore,
and did not know Of the facts until several days
after they occurred. lie has no organized band
of men who are collected together to do his bid
ding, but has, perhaps, Is or 20 strong personal
friends living in his neighborhood, whose conf
dence in him is such that were his life 10 jeopardy
could be brought together very readily. And as
attempts have, up to a very recent date, been Of
ten made to murder him, the knowledge Of their
presence has no doubt, in a measure, been iDstru-
mental in saving him thus fax. lie has told his
friends, and il is believed, that no arms have been
brought from the East, or any where else, into the
Territory since John Brown left and as nearly
every man was supplied with q Sharp's rifle OF
that time, and many have left the Territory since,
there is little need Of more at this time.
Montgomery is an expert with firearms himself,
as more than one can testify during the troubles
Of '56, 81 and SO. He is a man Of undoubted
courage and resolution, AMI has shown il; in his
course throughout the Outrages committed by the
moboerats Of the Territory, the ru6ians from the
border, his securing the amnesty act, and his de-
fence Of himself with several others, against an
attack Of treble the number of United States dra-
goons is 1858, in Bourbon county, K. I.
lie was raised, as near as | could learn, in Ohio
and at a more recent date lived in Kentucky, from
which place he moved to Missouri about l849
where he remained some six years. going to Kan
sas in 1855, where be has lived ever since, ezcep
at such intervals as he had TO leave the Territory
to save his life. He has been married twice, mar
rying the last time in Kentucky, aud has eigh
children, the eldest of whom lie an intelligent sol
nineteen years old. His presen. whereabouts ii
known to but few, if any, in Mound City.
He left his home about the 23rd of November
and returned for a day or so about December LIST
since which time nothing positive of his wherea
! bouts is publicly known. 1t is reported that hi
was in Lawrence and attended church last Sun
day, and was on his way to Leavenworth. Wheth
!, er this be true or not, he has placed himself 70
, the present, OF all events, beyond the reach OF Uni
ted States authorities or troops. lie has sal
whenever he could be tried before 40 honest, uI
, right judge and an impartial jury, he was wi
/ ling to answer to all the writs against himself, all
e would cheerfully abide By the consequences.
t Such is the man who is reported to be at th
. head of an organized band of several hundre
c outlaws, whose sole object is to plumber and muj
der upoffending citizens, invade Missouri and 81
s all the negroes free, and set at defiance all IL
laws of peace, ~prOpriety and good order whot
a greatest fault. as charged by his political opp
nents, is his violent opposition to, and violation
10 the fugitive slave law and who is the terror
d those ~rufians who 1--WE by Bullying, brow-beatinj
and cowardly depressing oil who do not harmonii
and sympathize with their capricious institution
Then hare found their man.