New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-17
3(rtu71rk Daily Gribm,re
KANSAS.
WINNERS AND CUSTOMS OF TIE BoR-
DER RCFFIANS.

,h.r, r. Kansas. The virtue of courage Though
,L..e TWO words originally meant the same thing,
,h., have become separated now bas not ded.out
Of n. Anglo.American race, as some have hastily
.,,ro,el. Il needs Oily circumstances 70 t.ns !;
on, A single day IN Kau-as makes the American
Parolntior more in'egible than 81 SPARKS or
HiI3reth can do. The same event Il sill III prog
re-s here. h.,
-, trmult. and death the same daily current Of
~ MT on. and mems hearts accommodated
- ~ .jTas 70 the occasion. In heroic races. now
.bat II il So In Kansas, nobody talks OF cour
600 for every one is expected 10 exhibit II.
sToIe for instance, the Sunday attach on Law
rsrce fortnight ago. he ARMY which APP
'.nacbed il consisted of 800 by the estimate here
RI 0o0 by Gov Gearys estimate, and 5000 by
a. statement of The Missouri Democrat, in a sin
u srt;rle which described the conquest of the
80 although /. never happened. This fo-ce was
:; IN, the greater part OF the day, and though
C. :" Cssrv's aid was invoked, il was knewn that
:, ooud NOT arrive till evenings thus allowing time
far the destruction Of everything.
Acaiust this force. the number al first countt-i
uron was one hundred that being the supposed
r,b.r of fighting men lett after the arrest OF the
hr"3r,d about whom wrote to You, as prisoners
A. ,Ic sunrise of all. however, more than two
i,J,od rallied to the fort. The lame came on
crntctcs and the sick III blankets
T,,o hundred men against fourteen times their
uu,nIer, And the fort mere earthen redOubt, OF
-, ,ten,ons-iOr the only tort worm The name Is
On tlc hill behind the town. and was at thls time
r.eI,.s And yet (here comes tie polnt) L was
assured by Gov. Robinson and dozen DINERS 'haI
arono mi. devoted handful the highest spirits pre-
1aTeJ. they we're laughing and joking as usual,
anJ onlv intent on selling their lives as dearly as
possible. ,o,,ao- .nv mara than
., PnnLer Hill: but the famous "Old Captain
brown moved about among them, saying, FIRE
.,Iow boys: be sure to bring down your eye to the
hinder sight of your rifle, and ann al the leet
rather than the head.
:, t,,. ,,omen were in the fort that day-al who
could he armed. Others spent the whole sunday
r,.Lino cartridges | asked one Of these how she
cIt. "WeU can't remember that felt ans way
:, d;tfercnt from usual answered the quet house
l..per. after due reflection. 80 they all say. One
voo pir sat AT her door, reading, mile or 30 from
Tie scene of action. "Once Ill while looked up
she said when there was a louder shot thah
usual.
there was no actual attack on the fort. lou
have had the particulars before, and only menti"n
IN, affair 70 show the spirit OF buOyant courage
which almost universally prevails 1t must De- re-
membered, also, that even now these people are
poorly armed and still worse of for amnluhltloi'
ON This occasion they had but few ROUNDS
apiece.
Persons NJ the North who grudge their small
subscriptions to Kansas, should remember that
i,y dollar. NAV sometimes save thousand. Osd-
watamie Was sacrificed. after of the most he
role deenses in history, for want OF ammunition.
Brown and % others resisted go, killing 50 aud
woundipg 49, so in all, by the Pro Slavery state
ment. and then retrcated through these, WIN me
loss of but one man, shot as he was swimming iht
creek. A hundred dollars worth OF ammunition
would have prevented, OH that occasion, the dc
stIuctiOn Of S6O, eco worth Of property.
walked out yesterday 10 the scene OF the last
fgbt AZ Franklin and heard the narrative nom oni
Of the PrC-Sayery men who had defended the lor'
He said he didn't like those ID Sharps rifles
didn't mind the ball mach, but hated the nht-
.ipc OF them Just / suppose, as the hum OF 4
mUsketo is more annoying than the bite lie SAID
al,o: As soon as they showed up the wagon-load
If ha, and set il on fire We boys cried Tor quar-
| ;. fer and then re all ran" saw where the hay
WAS taken from, q very exposed place, and wnere
fire door had been burned by it, He showed also
the narrow space through which the defenders
fred AID observed that nearly al! The riiie pals
went above il, the tendency Of Sharpe rifles IN IN
experienced hands.
FRANKLIN was the place where the Free-State
men were charged with taking the letters from The
Post flee | suppose it will not have the smallest
| effect on the Democratic newspapers when say
that this Young man, the Postmosters son, ehtrely
denied this story. He only charged them witt
stealing $50 worth OF stamps But as the village
| OF Franklin consists OF less than a doZeh houses
and Al have found it hard TO buy dollar wortl
of stamps at much larger places III this region,
must doubt the precise accuracy OF these hgures
| and told him so.
Since breaking up this den of thieves, the vicinity
has been quiet, except when the noble army
2,-C0, On returning, burnt large mill close by OF
! which the whole neghb0rhOOd depended Tor lnea
! and lumber II j. not far from here 10 Blant0n
| Bridge, which the Grand Jury declared nuisance
| you remember) because il gave aid and comfort
| 10 Fret-State men. i suppose that this mil was
| nuisance for the same reason. lie rulns Oh th'
! building were ell smoking a. | stood before them
The owner Of this mill was Pennsylvania
named Straub We saw his daughter, noble LOOK
ing GIRL but rather unnecessarily ssucy and spirited
in her replies, III first thought. Presently she SAID
! with surprise, why thought YOU were Mss0url
''ans. and was resolved that you should hear the
truth" This was a piece ti genuine Kansas
pluck as il was lonely place, aid We were three
! to ore. Aicrward we,ifound that TIL. girl hid
| walked alone into the midst of the Mssourah~
! While the house and mill were burning, and de-
handed her horse from one OF them with such splri'
| that The others compelled him 10 dlsm0unt. ohe
| mounted j, and rode away-he presently lollO"rd
and attempted to get the halter from her hand. ehe
! held on. lie took his bowie knife and threatened
/ io cut her head Off: she held on he cut the rope
| close to her hand, and led tie horse away. enc
| slipped IT. and presently two Oi the mans coii'
panons rode up and brought her the horse once
| more. A horse j. worth more than life IA this
region, and YOU can estimate the extent Of such
triumph. 49,,
Us for Lawrence, il il one of the moot beautiful
,irations ever looked upon II stands on bank
above bend in the river; sc:Oss the river are
miles of woods, While behind the town rise TWO