Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1859 — Later from Kansas. [ARTICLE]

Later from Kansas.

[From the Chicago Press and Tribune.

Blood- Shed at Fort Scott Lawrence, Decembar 19. We were greatly surprised to-day by the arrival of a delegation from Fort Scott, who represent that matters are taking a more serious turn there than ever before, and that blood has once more been spilt upon our soil. Mr. Bluff, Sheriff of Bourbon counLy, Mr. .Campbell, the deputy Marshall of the same, and James Jones, editor of the Fort Scott Democrat, are among the delegates. They have come up to communicate the facts to Governor Medary, who arrived at his post only two days ago. They state that on Thursday morning last, at an early hotir, Captain Montgomery, at the head of about one hundred men, marched into Fort Scott, with all the paraphernalia of war, including a howitzer formerly used in this place. They firs‘t released aMr Rice, who formerly acted under Montgomerey, but has recently been convicted of the crimes of theft and murder, and was then in custody therefor. He was set free upon the ground that those old charges were bygone, and that none of his party should suffer for offenses committed while they were in a state of open warfare, upon their pro-slavery enemy. Thus lar, their action may be justifiable, but our informers state that the party immediately commenced firing upon a store occupied by Deputy Marshal Little, who was wounded last summer by Montgomery’s men, when they were ; Hacked by U. S. troops under Captain Anderson. The father of this young Little was a member of the Lecompton Constitutional Convention—a hot pro-slavery partisan—and has always been identified with our difficulties. Air. Little was shot dead at one of the first fires through the window, and it is stated that his body was dragged from the store, when the party entered and helped themselves to the most valuable contents, taking in all several thousand dollars. Other shots were, fired by both parties and several were wounded. Such is the substance of their narrative. They have visited the Governor to-dav and returned he, e again this evening. The}’ report that he received them most kindly, and regarded their complaint as a matter of the utmost importance to Southern Kansas. But this is bis initiative, and he must not act without consideration and prudence. He would decide in a day or two upon some mode that in his judgment would restore peace to that section of the Territory, j Among the propositions discussed, one project was to declare martial law, another to use tho troops as a posse, another to call upon disinterested sheriffs to assist from all other counties, bringing large posses, and have ail who are implicated in the late murder forcibly taken by them, and still another to sen I down a committee to learn and report all the facts from both sides. ■ 'This.report, seems rather ex parte in opposition to Moiitgom-'-ry. All Kansas tempests of this kind have two sides to the view . When we have heard the other it will, be time enough to judge impartiailv. At present the case looks exceedingly bail tor Montgomery, and 1 shall be the last to seek to shield him or 1/s abettors from justice, if he has transcended the measure of humanity. although I hate usually de! i,.i: nis former policy- The bounds of •! propriety vascilate somewhat wh ■. a m,; < [.* driven to the wall. The news is m;L yet cold of a midnight attack upon Montgomery by*twelve armed men. Whether the incidents have any connection I know not.