The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-08-30
Prom the Chicago Tribune.
The New Outbreak in Kansas.


The fresh Missouri Raid Facts for tue People.
The Free State men to be murdered or drioen
out Of Kansas at all hazards.
We knew that the report of the St. Louis
Republican which we published yesterday,
had secret meaning in it which day or a
few days at most would reveal. That rev.
citation has come. Hear it, Freemen, and
act
For some two months or so, the Border
Rufians have been seemingly quiet. GAIL is
peaceful in Kansas" they said " We have
news of order and quiet in the Territory
repeated the st Louis Republican. This
was blind; all this while the Border Ruff
fans were preparing to make grand SWEEP
over the Territory, to band themselves to.
gether, and by one descent, murder or drive
out of Kansas, the white Free State popula
ton
l. Buford's men, and the Georgians and
Tennesseeans remained in Kansas with the
Mssourians, and erected Notifications, call
ing them colonies, in different parts Of the
Territory. These Notifications number some
ten or twelve. There are three in Douglas
County, two at Ossawatamie, one Of them
commanded by Coleman, who murdered
Dow, and the rest extend along the Missouri
River
2. The Missourians have been furnishing
the Carolinians, Georgians and their own mer
with provisions, ammunition, &c.
. 3. When all was ready the Ruffians made
no secret of their plan. They thought that
they had the Free State men in their power
They resolved to exert it. The question as
to the time of attack was the only point, and
this was to be Immediately after the adjourn
ment of Congress.
a. The river meanwhile was guarded at
every point, and no Free State man reached
Kansas up the Missouri or through the State
of Missouri.
S. So certain were the Ruffians of success,
that on the 10Th, Mr.. Hoyt, of Massachu-
sets, was shot down on the prairie, by the
Rutfians at the Block House near Washing
ton Greek, and on the same day, another
Free State man was killed by these brutal
murderers.
Seeing this state of things, knowing that
life or death hung upon the issue, the Free
State men resolved to meet the crisis like
men. They could not wat-for to do that
would be to insure the success of the Ruff
fans. They dared not do it-for, not only
would their property be sacrificed, but their
wives and children ruthfessly violated and
they murdered. They concluded. rightly, as
we think, to meet the foe and show that he
was not feared, and determined to attack him
in one of his strongholds.
Franklin was one of the dens of the Ruff
fans. They occupied block house in the
town. Ills block house the Free State men
attacked and carried, who had one man kill
ed Edward Sacket, from Detroit, and two
more badly wounded-Jack Brooks and -
Gunther. Five Others were slightly wound
ed. The Ruffians being strongly fortified,
eScaped-Only four were wOunded--but they
cried for quarter and surrendered. The body
of them ran like troopers. The Free State
men took sixty stand of arms, one cannon,
powder, and large amount of stores. These
arms had been mostly stolen from Lawrence
and were dentiiied-though among them
were few United States muskets
The story of the ST. Louis Republican as
to the robbing of the postoffice or the sack
ing of Franklin, is all lie. Not building,
not a Citizen, nor the property of any citl-
zen, W. destroyed or disturbed. The as
sault was confined to the maraudcrs' dent
began there and ended there. No people
know better how to respect personal and
private rights than the freemen of Kansas
This is a true state of affairs in Kansas.
special messenger whose veracity cannot
be questioned, reached ST. Louis Monday
morning, and furnished these details. The
forthcoming news from the Territory will be
looked for with the deepest interest. Cur
belief is, that the Free State men will be
true, and if so, God ard the country will lie
with them.