The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-27
AashriIIe MMiuM.
Published BY an Association Of Printers.
TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. q, 1868.
Portrait Of one Of the Missouri
Chivalry.
ofJkNTRrTI.

From the Ksnsss City journal Of comnerUe. i
The notorious brigand whose name
heads this article, seems TO hold a strong
hand at intrigue IS we'll as robbery. Re-
cent developments have been made which
go to show that il is not for secession,
not for the South, nor for the 'nigger,"
but for QuantriH that he is robbiDg. A
reliable gentleman informs us that while
at Leavenworth, q short time since, he
received information from what he deems
a reliable source, that ,Quantrill's opera
tiOns were connected directly through
parties at Leayenworth City with the
United States Government at Fort Leav-
enworth, the Government officials being
innocent parties thereto. That Quantrill
has actually received sirty four thousand
dollars in 'greenbacks," for horses deliV-
cred by his confreres, TO the United
States Government. That there is u
man in Independence who bears re-
spectacle character, who acts as a go-be-
tween with the parties in Leayenworth.
That in fact Quantrill, the Red Legs,
jayhawkers, odd members of the. Mis-
souri, State Militia together with a few
citizens of jackson county, are all act
ing in concert for the purpose of gene
raj system of plunder in this section Of
country. That there are few pretty
high in authority with the Unieed States
Government, who are also interested in
the arrangement. ~
We confidently predict that develop
ments will ultimately be made that will
astound the people of jackson comfy,
and more astonished than all, will be the
secession friends of Quantrill, when they
find that he has been using them for his
own base purposes, that ho has commit
! ted murders occasionally as blind, while
| the real object being to produce a cOndi-
tion Of affairs that should enable his as
sociates to take and sell thier property.
And it will be no hard matter for them
TO understand and appreciate this fact
| when ii is remembered that QuantIill is
a native of Ohio, that he has no nAttI al
sympathy with them, that he was for-
merly member of the gang of Jayhawk-
ers, who used to years ago, infest the
borders Of Missouri, and further, that a
| portion Of the men, who are now en-
braced in his gang, are men who have
until recently belonged to the same band
of Jayhawkers.
Time will prove that this is one of the
| most stupendous schemes ever organized
on this continent for the purpose of plum
der, arson and murder--its rami6cations
extending through every condition Of so.
ciety embracing every degree and shade
of crime having for its aiders and abet-
tors both military and civil officers, and
citizens who have hitherto borne ire
proachAble characters, but who are des.
tined in future TO meet fate so richly
deserved.
II any one who reads this article re
cogniEes himself as being one Of tb,
number Of whom we speak, let him keeI
his mouth shut, and await the inevitable
result of time in terror, for the future il
prolific of developments which shall Ger,
tainly destroy this terrible einoubus--thiI
hidden monster--that is struggling t
crush this community in his tolls.
In the Vaccinations Of these robbe
fiends are brought TO bear upon politics
religion, commerce, private speculation
and variety Of ambitious projects, pres
ent and prospective. Let those who ar
interested in this matter stand from un
der, for the guillotine is bound TO fall
II may be soon, it may be later, but no
the less sure. We shall have more 10 sal
on this subject ..-