. A new centennial history of the State of Kansas [microform] : being a full and complete civil, political, and military history of the state from its earliest settlement to the present time. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. fmlm liirn on tho gestion was [)roval fr(Mn tion held at 33 iigrced to even wliilo g a renewal 3Ustomed to settle down it happened outrages on east worthy to a resunip- followed by sre shot, one d tell of the )on after by imery in his arrests were made when 3d on Mont- ntinually in- end to make I of the com- >n called to evident that ntion, Mont- y were to be irse
. A new centennial history of the State of Kansas [microform] : being a full and complete civil, political, and military history of the state from its earliest settlement to the present time. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. fmlm liirn on tho gestion was [)roval fr(Mn tion held at 33 iigrced to even wliilo g a renewal 3Ustomed to settle down it happened outrages on east worthy to a resunip- followed by sre shot, one d tell of the )on after by imery in his arrests were made when 3d on Mont- ntinually in- end to make I of the com- >n called to evident that ntion, Mont- y were to be irse he went place against )t risk an at- ery that he s, aiming at aeing drawn e successful ill a prisoner. Stuife /.v the Southeast. 431 in Fort Scott. The night'of the loth of Doc, 1858, was named for the adventure of setting him at liberty, to do winch, it was necessary to capture the town, and the work v;as accomplished by sixty-nine men, including Montgomery. Marslud fired on the party, and was himself shot, the prisoner was released, and the town saved from destruction by the prudent leader. John Brown accompanied the party until near the town, but he did not enter Fort Scott; and soon afterwards he was heard of in Missouri, where he released a number of slaves from their masters, enraged the proslavcry men almost to desperation, jm-o- vokcd the offering of two rewards for his arrest, watched the bor- ders to prevent incursions in pursuit, and in due time set out for Canada with the party that his enterprise had rescued from ser- vitude, five years before Lincoln's proclamation. He did not escape without adventure. He was attacked by 42 proslavcry men at Holton, but his assailants were routed, and he revenged himself on four prisoners, by refusing them permission to swear during five days, and making them say their prayers. Slavery was bein- attacked on its own territory, the enemy was flanked the legislature was in the hands of the people, and at the special re- quest
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