New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-08-25
SEyIOFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF I!iE ATTACH
ON kRAAKLIN.

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ON FRANKLIN.
The undersigned would ie:eSy certify -+et 10 .en
the Territory Of Kansss CT Lhs l'.h day o. Augrs,
ls.G ard makes the foil wing Statement o. he lest-
ing facts nected With tie presert state o. thnSa
in hat T.Iliory, from persODs Ii owledge o. re ~
cuuriapcea Since the stick u1Jn LsTTtD nee, Nay
2lt last With tie exception Of few ,kiTn.snes us'
t,,s N the Territory have remaped IN comrsranye
oulet. TIE pre.enoe OF the government troops "he
il seemed to Irocl,e check npon '5e desgos ct ,ae
Pro Slavery men seryeo them With sn opportunity e
make more extensive pr.pal at,ors' fIs'f'ons IIu
anna, both guns cam on and smmunl,ion, cave eeeh
.cr.ty oduc into arc stored n differeot pare
tie Territory; bands Of % 10 200 me each, non -
sour terrifying Themselves IL {: coLsiluoIs ne
through the tled portions Of the territory, N res
ness for siu u'8D.ous detcent, by hight, uron re
scattered sno defenssbss Free SAFE people seI
Fl, III Soub Csroins ald Georgia, cpmmoAy Co.
Buord mt n, renamed in Karses, aEd erected ioi;-t
cations, calling them colonies IN different psrts o. ne
TenoI, The Publications. pu;,te.ed scine Ter o.
twelve. Til, re Gre three in Donglss County TIC Z;
Osawattamie, one Of them commanded BY Coleman,
who murcered Dow and the rest extend siong the
Missouri riyer. The Ms-oIrans tn:e been fciase'ng
the Caro)nions, G.orgie,- and their ovn Inen
with Irpyisions, ammunition, 81. WIEN al Ne,
r. ady, The Nj souli ocrd- rers mn1e 81 ay0rI'
# iteir plan they 'aougi' hey hid re tf.H
State men IN Their power 10y resolved =
execute i. The q1..,ion A. . ;he 'me 0. g.
tack wss only point aud lis was settled OF - tsts
place Immediately sier th adjournment OF torg!e''
Fully raIi.fed tiat eAntu deneer lnp.. 40 oYti
J
90 to he maIy TO afford hem rrJ'scton ny ihe d.
p.rson Of there armed bsnd'. Tbs was r'Sa-ef 'e'ae
care of q band of 10 Ssld % o-o hundred uer e.
conp,d about six m' from Ls@Trncs, Oh Wssn,ng-
ton Creek. The river msauwLi lie guarded ~ every
point arg no free State men reached k-bses ~ re
ssCun River, o. though he SAFE Of M,sspl.:. NJ
certain were tho MssOuIi,ns and other Pr Slavery
m. If -uccese that On the 10Th, M Hoyt :ormeryo
Msssach ets, was shO; cOHu the prei',ss, by -
T fiians 81 the block house, Washington Creek,
ana Oh the DAY another free sts'e man YES kl-
ed by these brutal uurd. Sreirg This pt@,o u
tLiner knowing that hfe or a.h hung IL he crsis,
tie nee Stale men olveo 70 meet Il ike men. They
coud not wait; thai would be- 20 secure the sue
c.s the ruiaLs. They cecided net 20 do II; 10Y No;
only would their property y. "rf". but .hs'r wives
ard children ru,bh srly robbed I'D murdered. They
conc uded that the time had come, having been reuse
rotcccn by the Gov. mert rOops, when they must
defend ID. rDselvea. frankie of tine dsns OF
the rhans. They Occupied block house IN .Ac toys.
This block house the free State men stacked aud car
ned or the night of the 18th Augur. They ios, ono
man, ed-Edward S4ckt II, from Detroit-anI .~o
were wounded anC otht 8 we're slightly injured.
The rufbans beng strongly fortified, escaped; oo!y
four " ere wounded. They surrendered and were per-
milied 10 leave The free Stae men took Sky stalI
of srms, ole capnon, powder, and l.rge smount OF
stcr.s he nost of ihe arms rad been stolen from
Lawrence and were ident fed there were ts1
Unit, d states muskers The story .: Iae -. LoGis
5ean AID other ps2ers IN gard - tie killing %
tbe I, master al robbery OF mall, &c., i untrue
not building, not cifizen bo- tts property VI Guy
clilzen was searched or dr. Drbtd.
b. gan there aid ended there. ef, Leayenvor.h Oh
the Is very little brown there o: the difficulty
q. Franklin. Ire Pro-Ssv,ry en supposed t.at
a." the Abohuonist- were touteo. and content" At
ksnsss City th, case was diieren:--ome y. .hoee
escep@u from FGsrk kin tsi tod III. trgtt. A
lsree mc,rg c1led Friday ate moon the l2th
mt, and the citizens Agreed 10 their gu It's Of
. coo n.eI to Oyt nun kdneos Atcbison and Strng-
+, low the boat and got of q. Xmas City.
Next af .IIos, the 18th, aITiyel 81 / Vi grOp;
thur too, she LeFs of the dtes. # tae rui as a,
FraIk, Il Ws' lnosn, and lsrg- meeting wss hell.
AID the cutters Of l. Ipgt0n solved 70 seni ths.r
quota Ct u.er TO suocue The FTee mn of Ksasas.
From az tLat -, l. ks--i- Territory ami vn the
sissou1 RIVER | AL it y s.ishei ,a.t Asoar:a.s,
e. ORGANS and Souh Cafc.insn- about % inysie
tie IrtGry AID destroy 81 Free State msn. aal Liza.
riyl II, ia sl H. 6.eL1 ,t bolIvTs, will p,evsi,
nul,ss b. GcIe d. Government mnedilely me Heres
t. pr.y'n-r.
Owen IL hard an sc the lsh %. Of Ausls D.
1870. ROBERT MORROW
STATE II Hi-s. (-ok Cossy s.h.CT bed y.I 70
fore LOIS L. Hoafc IA u The Cox County Circuit
u O. Il. - co-1Jl - .i-e-i vLesVi. lave hesera
Il: ny and ac1 fXd he Sc q ali Great Court a.
rhe,So, tho lnk day 81 Ausust, A Z. lsS.
4 ). HOARD Cish 4 Cooi Co..ty Circuit -ourt /