Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-09-17

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ious i de 10 shern, that once In their hands they
would doubtless XIII him Instantly, a. they have
often threatened 10 do.
This army, estimated at from three TO SIX hum
dred. then catered the town, sacsed once more
the already sacked city, and burned every build
ing in il 10 the ground, with the exception OF
two houses which belonged 70 pro-slavery men,
and mill which they did not zee. II Is evident
from the manner in which they did this thing,
that II was in great hurry, and done, too,
under the fear oil being caught NJ il by larger
force than their own. Indeed, SO great was their
hurry TO get Away from the scene of' helish work,
that they forgot 10 take away all their dead, and
left one man lying in the street
These particulars we're furnished me by two
different men who were In the battle, and nave
no doubt but that the. details are even worse
than reported. The burning Of the town has
left many without homes or means, but the citi
xcns are rs preserving as they are brave, and
they intend again to build up their town some
time soon.
BATTLE OF PRAIRIE CITY.
On the same morning, about IaA or o'clock
AZ, company numbering about seven y-six
OF the ruftians, went to the house Of Mr. Jones,
an Indian on Ottawa creek, drove him and his
wife and sick man named Parker, into the
woods IN their night clothes, deprived Mr.. Jones
Of about 5000 in gold, sacked the house of its
Il $k.a
and burned il to the ground. Mr.. Jones was
An an,i-slayery extension Indian, and so had to
suffer for ii, An Indian has no more right to
such opinions than Yankee.
The next morning, these seventy-six men rode
up to Prairie City. and fired into log house, in
which were FIVE men, three boys and a woman.
One Of the Free State men, DR.. Graham, was
wounded in the cheek and ear. This makes the
fourth wound he has received in the cause of
sqnatter's rights The lady sought place of
safety in another house, and the remaining eight
intended to defend the house to the last. While
the lady was going to another house, she Was
hailed by the question, show many men are in
the housed" Her reply was "a hundred and fifty
then turned Their horses and left, but were over
taken by a parting salute from the house which
wounded one of them.
That same day, Saturday, Gen. Lane with four
hundred men marched to Bull creek, III hopes Of
hnding the Richardson invasion camp. On Sun
day he came in sight Of it, drew his men into
line of battle. The enemy retreated, and he fol
lowed them nearly to the Missouri line, beyond
which it is to be hoped they will stay.
Since that time nothing of particular import.
ance has transpired, only that Woodson, the act
ing Governor of Kansas, legalizes by procla-
,nation this armed invasion. He declares the
r 4 Il Az,
upon the militia to net in suppressins it, THIS
reminds me Of a recent remark by poor old de-
funct Shannon to Col. Titus
''Why don't you cali ont the territorial militia
to enforce these tax aws?" asked Titus one
Jay.
.'All, Mr. TitUs," rejoined Shannon, ~ un-
derstdnd, this calling out OF the militia of Kan
sas. II means calling over the State Oh Missouri
here, which won't do" And he didn't and
= lost his official head.
Woodson's proclamation calls over the State
Of Missouri into Kansas to drive back the invad-
ers who came into the territory through Nebras-
ka, but makes no mention whatever OF the out
RACES being daily committed upon actual set
tiers now here by invaders from the Carolinas,
from Georgia and from Missouri You will have
received it before now, and ask OF your read
ers to examine il closely. 1t is dated or ante
A.
from Missouri, but this game won't work, as it
never was made public till August Both, and it
il well known that Alchson u Go. were trying
to make raise It Lexington ten days previous
to the issue Of the proclamation. This proves
that Woodson wants to throw around this bord
err ruftian invasion the scmbIance OF authority,
something like the Wakaru>a invasion, and the
authority upon which it was called.
News from Leavenworth is bad. Murder and
blood shed there as well as here.
Five Free State mems houses were burnt last
night i'll the vicinity of Lecompton. Stringfel-
lows army there numbers now about eight hun
dred, as he was REINFORCED yesterday.
JOHN SMITH.
Bucilanan,s Election IA Step towards
DisunfOn.
The Richmond Enquirer, the ablest and most
influential of the Southern Journals that sup
port Mr. Buchanan, discloses the Interior plans
of his party, without concealmens. II does not
hesitate TO admit that it seeks disunion and that
it advocates Mr. Buchanau's election, because it
strengthens the disunion party. 1t becomes a
question for northern hen to consider, whether
they will aid those who deliberately avow such
reasonable designs, or will prefer candidate
who is for maintaining the Union, as well as Tor
extending freedom.
The following are extracts from the Enquirer's
article "s
The election OF Mr.. Buchanan may and prob
ably will, originate reaction in public opinion
that will encourage the extension of the conSer-
yative institution Of slavery, and the extension
of the British and Southern European races for
the very purpose of stemming and turning
back the torrent of infdelity, materialism, SEN
suaty, agrarianism and anarchy, that threatens
to overwhelnl US from the prolific hive OF north
ern Europe.
The election of Mr. Buchanan would be re-
dictionary movement in favor of slavery aud
conservatism.
.sForewarned, forearmed:" We see the num-
bers, the character, the designs of our enemies.
Let us prepare to resist them and drive them
back.
Let the South present compact and undivid,
ed front. Let her show to the barbarians that
her sparse population offers little hopes OF plum
der; her military and selfreliant habi;s and her
mountain retreats, little prospects of victory;
and her firm union and devoted constitution no
chances OF conquest. Let her, if possible, de-
tach Pennsylvania and southern Ohio southern
Indiana and southern Illinois, from the north,
and make the Highlands between the Ohio and
the Lakes the dividing line. Let the South treat
with California, and, if necessary, ally herself
with Russia, with Cuba and Brazil.
A common danger without, and a commou
necessity tslaFeryJ Nltilli, VIII ue sure 10 MAKE
the South great, 4 united, a yigilant and
like people.
The Charleston. South Carolina, Mercury, ar
other Buchanan paper, avows the same object
thus boldly:
There is not a single public man in her limits
(Soutl Carolina) not one of her present repre-
sentatives or senator's in Congress, who is not
pledged to the lips in favor of disunon. We
have had enough OF the GLORIOUS Union.' The
association on our part, has long been dshon-
orable now, what with gen.ce scouedrelisni,
exhibited in fashionable bankruptcies. foreign
and free negro riots open and protested iniidel
ity, SC, &C., tic connection has become actual
" disreputable. A Thoroughly organized Dis
union Party is the desideratum, and until such
be formed at the South, all time devoted to po-
litical discussion will be time wasted.
The First American Flag RAISED In
california.
The Northampton Mass Gazette says:
Richard Chenery, formerly Of this place, now
Of San Francisco, CAL, has sent to the Fremont
Club of this towna fac smile of the first Gag
raised by the Americans-by Col. Fremont, in
California. On it are represented in dirty red