The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-09-13
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BORDER NEWS,

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fFa-u-Ie,I ~ iie oriasr- a: ;l.s Polar start
The latest INTEL, -cnce Of immediate int
res; which reached IL from the T rritorv,
as We passed down, was the account of an
attack by the pro slavery party upon = com
pauy Of about three hundred FrccS0i.ers at
OSsawatoinie, on The 29th ut Thirty of
the MISUNDERSTANDING whom was the no.
toTi9us yi.iaia~.cader. BrOwn-wcrc killed,
and several prisoners taken. The pro-slaye-
" party had four men wounded The "tD6-
my" are reported to have made their resist.
ancc with exceeding cOwarlce-throwing
down their arms and cam9si.g almost at the
first fire. On Monday, at Lcayerworth Civ.
four ;ncn vert killcd-two of each party
in sort OF general fracaS. and about one
hundred of the citizens of Weston went
down that afternoon, on the fcriv-boat
Lewis Burns to assist in qucllng the dis
,urbaucc. Monday night three or four houses
were burnt at Leayenworth, creating con
siderable panic among the inhabitants
About fifty of the Free State residents were
notified to leave, which they did with pre-
cipitatc haste. We had on board several
who lied from their homes with such Of
their effects as they could most readily Sc
cure. On Sunday night a row occurred in
a gambling house, which resulted in the
death of man by the name of Rogers.
" Accidents of this nature are. however.
Of so common occurrence in the Territory
as to hardly excite attention or remark
\ general battle between the opposing
forces was net anticipated for some days.
The pro-slavery party is still greatly inferior
in numbers to that OF the abolitionists, and
also in discipline and the supply of NUM-
tons \ more effective organization will
be made before the attack upon Lane is at
tempted. That valiant and patriotic Gene-
raj was still intrcnched at Lawrence and
awaiting an action. !, is reported that his
surply OF provisions is becoming yerv much
reduced, and that :. foray' on his part will
soon be necessary. Numbers of the pro-
slavery party are detailed to intercept the
Yankee provision wagons, and it is almost
impossible for any further supply of stores
TO reach Lawrence, unless some new demon
stration on Lanes part requires the pro-
slavery leaders to concentrate their men.
\ large proportion of the rumors and sto-
rics concerning affairs in the Territory are
of course without foundation but the pres
eucc there Of nearly four thousand armed
men, of the same kindred, country and
cline, all eager for fight and upon whose
respective banners "no quarter" is fearful,
" inscripcd-the daily, authenticated re-
por.s of barbarties most inhuman-"m
ders most ul.'-these are circumstances,
the bare mention of which is suilicien: to
make every american citizen who deserves
the blessings which he enjoys, pause and
SIX, "What arc the times upon which we
have failen!
Five of the Free State men who were ia
ken prisoners at Ossawatomie were sent
down on the I"Polar Star" and their passage
paid by their captors-a novel, and certain
Iv most humane method of getting rid Of
such trophies Of victory. WHO shall say,
therefore, that the Border Ruffians are net
largely generous: