New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-24
KANSAS.
THE RIOT In MISSOURI.
HOW THE REBELS ORGANIZED
THE MURDEROUS WORK PRECONCERTEp
FOUR MEN KILLED AND TWELVE wOUNDED
UNION MEN IN DANGER
A GUERRILLA WAR NAUGURATED,

From Our Own Correspondent
LEAvESwoRIH Kansas, Sept. ie 1866.
The fruits of Ny Policy" have already been reaped IL
Missouri bloody and fearful conflict has commenced
which will continue up TO day of election. The foow
ing is the
To-day Sept 80 the Radicals held County Convention ~
this cty for the purpose Of nominating County officers EVey
thing passed of quietly during the day up TIL the adour1
conduct on the part Of After the meeting how1
ever several became bOsterous and hourlshed po
became evident that unless stop was put to II serious
AcccrdinSy Sheriff ogden and Constable H. r. CslIaha
oO Marshal Of the city demonstrated win man nane
DoDnegan who was paradng the streets WIN Ss ps.O
were, however, Intellectual and Donhegan rude
pushed officers Of the law aside and cooked bis psto
Constable Callahan called the ISLANDERS TO assist HIM Y
aresng the man Donnegan raised his pistol anu nIea n1
the crowd firing then began earnest Probably nfy
men engaged in the affair We can only SUN
up the general result
Killed-Wilam Callahan ard James Heath.
MortaIv wounded-Saunders McComas - Heath
Wounded-N p Ogden Sheriff OF Platte County slightly
in thigh Jonathan Todd dangerously through thigh drd hp
Frank Gates slightly in ARM f. j. Philips severely 10 arm
Originator Of the GideaIy) severely the groin; : WIZ
liam supposed to be wounded The difficulty originated 5
their duty Let be deceived by other reports II
most paibial ANAL anu We ns No. rat usbt Al thIa
time OF Platte City and the sure unalng eoanf
irrespective OF party under arms under tle command
the officers the law determined enforce the law and keea
the peace All aw.abding citizens OF the county are RS
This was the first report received in Kansas Platte CtyS
one OF the oed places Of the Rebellion in the west n1
tested it has been With large Dand OF outlaws uespa1
radoes bushwhackers and gueras II has been the head
quarters all depredatons in NORTHWEST Missouri Coon
Thornton the noted guerrilla, here organized the Paw
Paw Militia bushwhackers and 1t has been the seend
of MANY battles as we'll a hOtbed of rebellion. Tho
modus operandi followed by the Rebels and bushwhacke1
who have returned TO their former homes IN the SOUTHERN
States is as the following bogus circular will show:
To All Who Were Rebels Traitors Sympathlsers and The
Friends During War; We the L. o. A. Of the state q
Missouri In Grand Council assembled make ue loio"h3
gIersa You mady plunged the country into ratricdaf
war of unparalleled severity without proyocatlon 70
perpetuate system Of human bondage more oabocai and
revolving than anything the world ever saw ana
srred eathered and murdered hundreds OF innocent men
who had never neriered with even pretended right yours
Whereas You carried the war your part Win the mos9
atroeiousand fendsh brutality that ever dgraeed cone1
Slaughter peas OF Belle Isle Andersonve and Salisbury Of
no o ~ nr gallant comrades In arms whose only crime wa5
their patriotic zeal welfare Of their Government ans
willingness to die in its defense; and - .o,.
TO hang incubus the energies Of the nation,
sulting In an nexorably burdensome taxationi and
gI~, You have made 100 widows and 800 900 orphans
dependent upon the cold charities of the world for the Deees
sares Of life by the late war; aud ,s, =,
whereas Since you fairly whipped in the field andl
the Government gave you the terms ever
tended the beaten foe Jou have % 70
reside where were 10 TIE majority killing Rsn 10 A
9Uently with The mcs arocous barbay butcherng and
burning innocent and children in Memphis and New
Therefore this circular is published 70 notify you your
friends and all concerned in this atrociOns wicked
That we desire the peace prosperity ana % w sns
this has led bear under wrongs and injustice
that other set Of men ever would have oornei .,,
That we shall hereafter hoh every of You accountable
the murders and atrocities that any OF your party maS
Union men cannot I'VE peace and quiet where YOU
are in the majority enjoy and qnet here
We want you 10 fully understand the situation We deprecated
the which made this step necessary but you know
that We cannot viii Union brethren who havoc
pered lives the defense Of Liberty Justice and goc
government mastered by traorous set OF hehoundsI
Whom you pat backs without aveneine their blood
That matter IN your hands and you will please take
notice that experience has taught us to prepare and WI
ready for any emergency which you may BRING upon
The mine is ad in 60 counties OF this State and yon SPRING
interest the old Remember 1902 be warned and
control vcouness of fendsh party or death an
desoation will follow the L. and T. a. Ayongers Done b
order GRAND COUNCIL OF and U A. A. STAR OF MISSOURI
Approved by LEADER IN. CHEF, District OF Missouri
The following line is written on the margin do you uss
your wealth for RebelsT I
and d they are resortng the lowest depths OF mean
ness and TO inaugurae another war IN the Southern
States This last attempt is failure upon ITS very iaee
there being such organization in Missouri and not the
slightest shadow Of chance for one, as Union men are m
too great danger to operate thus publicly This orcua1
has been extensively circulated throughout the South and
one of its grand results is the attack made upon few reI
naming delegates 10 a Radical County Convention in
Platte County The delegates who had left hearing shoot1
ing returned and were shot down while riding through
the streets by Rebels hid in houses and firing from
windows and house-tOps. The Rebels seized upon
the threats of drunken soldier as pretext for thel1
bloody war; and commenced ildiscTiminaa
warfare upon all Union men, They then, after killing
four and woundng twelve, drove the Union out Of
town. taking Possession and placing line of pckes all
around HE city. A Union and delegate having bad
one of his relatives killed. procured conveyance where's
with to remove the dead body but was furnished nseat
with pass through their picket lines and upon his or
citure of his hfe TO leave immediately -Four thousand
returned bushwhackers armed the teeth have thus
commenced the work Of Cancellation and the policy Of A.
Johnson
The Sheriff the highest officer of the county, while in
the performance has duties shot at by posse %
bushwhackcr under the lead Of Rebel, simply becaus9
he was a Radical and had been renomnaed The ID
the tight arrived here Sunday morning. This city has
been wild with excitement since then; il is the only topic
that is discussed and predicting repetition oa
old scenes the sackng of Lawrence and the inauguration
OF guerrilla war; Men volunteered in bodies 10 90 into
Missouri clean the Rebels out There is all preparatory
possible being made 10 give them their deserts shout
thcy attempt 10 invade Kansas This is but repetition
OF New Orleans a small scale. "My policy is cer>
tainly a success thus far.