The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-10-01

oSSS PttSOuCAo. = NY shOH tVUoco su
g post Office, and also the dwelling house
of the -town-some six in ber-o
all their valuables, and returned to tn
) town of Lawrence, at which place Lam
} had established his head quarters.
A settlement known by the name 0
'the Georgia Colony, which was com
posed Of number of families from tbs
State of Georgia, tiled in the same
neig ghborhood with their, farms adjoining
each other, on the south side of Kansas
River, was 1attacked9on the 23d. Of Aug
by a company of Abolitiopists,e eopman,
ded by - Brown, and all the hous.
es !ofs atlfe. colony were burnt b. and
every thing Of Nalae, was dsspoysd; 0.
caFriedi awayisbyo the .Hiet9rs, sThers
were. no wemeasor children as tue colo;
ny at the time of the at tack is hey bad
been removed cor ,safetyni and but fey
men wefesthe reiatesiestlpe, six hom
were supposed to be kifled1zsssasss svs
j = On - day of August ascompany of
sLane' rnenAabout three huudredzii
/ lnumberLniarcheds to a settlement scaH.
i ed fTreadweIl'sq qsettlenens' ineDougias
coun ty,% composed Of several families
from the South, settled pearlearh otber
with their slaves, enesget'ia farming.
When the attack was made they all took
shelter II; ;TreadwelPslouseas Thebonee
was soon besieged by the Abolitionists.
They then attempted to escape by fight
but many of them were killed and
wounded. The houses were burnt, and
all the property of value taken by Lanes
party. -----''''3.z-. sss-s'..
The next night party Of some two
or three hundred of Lanes men attack
ed the dwelling house of H. T. Titus,
in which some twelve or fifteen pro sia-
very men had taken refuge after having
been driven from their own homes by
the Abolilionists. Titus and the men
| in the house were armed and resisted
the assailauts for some time, killing sew
eral of their men, and compelled them
to retreat, but they soon renewed the
assault by firing a canaon several times
through the house, killing one man and
| severely wounding Mr.. i'itasS ana Al.
NJ. Holsey. They then made prepara-
tions to set fire to the house, when Mr..
Titus and the others in his house sur
rendered After Titus party were
made prisoners, they commenced search
ing the house for Mrs Titus, and, after
sperding sometime in hunting for her
they demanded of the prisoners where
she was They informed them that she
was not there, but had been sent away
for safety the day beforezo They-accus-
cd the pr sonFs 9f Ayipg, that y 2 they
knew she was tiers aud svore they
would find .heg. an. e9ntiHnped their
search. and riRped-, up p-tt the ifoor Of the
house and searehsdiI sdiI;Igggi pgier g5t i for her
They then r9hbed she ihoqqses a, aud at The
prisoners, and hqTpe4 Il the 9,EeG h9qse -. ,-,
After all these qREB2ssgss as9ssyss by Lane 5 par
ty, the. heie so GpaAsEsg Fas js pnter }1 'he &c
most inteFse slislnsns @ and alarm :, =
Lane had estabIsh q has hsad-qgartteers
ats LayEepce, ,ispd fgas daily sending, jq,9 9ut
scouting and mara araaalgPgg parties TO I'la!i- I1:
( der and rob. lin short time. they had
all the horses antltap.essiin the Terrific
Fry i'm theirs posse ssisna and fhe Ere sa' la
very men weEesdTivens away. aud y many
/ of4hem 5murdeEsd. Lane Has nc; 9nger
ina aisgaise;s be Howa openly dce!!s 9!s,.4 ed
1 that Kansas SHOULD beAa free! frfe, !Staie, at
all hazards, and that the,pr siayery men
shouidI Leave th e Territolr:Jy, q .,.e.? s-.2 -
1 The Goveruossefs.tte Territory, in
consequence Of tL ese2 enorniit les, ,e6 the
25th A~g gust isssed his froelama oion,
I declaring the.iT Territory ihiassiates OF
| oron insurrection ond rebellion, and call
lug upon ali the law-abiding citizens
ard officers (civil and military OF tbe
| Territory to assist by all cans in then
power t. put down the nsurreetion- .
The hole country now became divi
del into two great parties, the treesou
ers having before armed themselves and
Joined Lanes regiment, and tho pro
slavery men embodied themselves to-
getber for the purpose of resisting Lane
and his party. Lanes party is regular
army, we'll fortified at Lawrence and
protected by six or eight pieces of artil
lery, and his men all we'll armed with
Sharp's rifles and side arms.
The pro-slavery party are in detached
parties, and stationed in and about the
river towns, to protect them from Lanes
attack, Lane having full control of near
ly all the interior portions of the Terri
tory. >-.----
| On. the 30th August a battle wal
fought between 2 company of two hund
red and Fifty pro-slayery men, copman
|. ded by Gen. Reid, and about two hund
red Abolitionists commanded by Brown
at Osswattomie. Fifty of Browns mer
we're killed and several wounded, and
FIVE of Reid's men we're wounded. The
town was burnt by Reid's men after the
battle was over.1 Gen. Reid tried tt
prevent the. burning -ofFthe town, bp
some of his men were so much exasper
ated he could not control them. .....