The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23
Exciting News from Kansas.

natural result has been the recommencement
of hos,ilities between the opposing parties
in tina, territory. We have before US the
Missouri Republican Of Thursday, which
contains some two and half columns of re-
ports and rumorr of the new war, out we
find them all condensed in the following des-
patch, which was sent by telegraph from st.
Louis to Chicago.
The Leavenworth City Journal 18th, con-
tains lengthy accounts of another outbreak
in Kansas. On the 9TH, Brown at the head
Of 800 Free State men attacked colony Of
Georgians near Ossawatomie, and drove them
into Missouri, unarmed the colony, burned
their houses, and destroyed all their pro-
perty.
12th.-Franklln attacked by 200 men from
Lawrence, who, after dislodging IA pro-
slavery men by setting fire 10 their houses,
robbed the Post Office Of $40, took 80 U 5.
muskets, one piece artillery from Nh. Rucker,
then took $3.50 worth Of clothing from MIR.
Barnes, lot CT clothing from Mr.. Crane, be-
tween 1900 and 81 200 Of accounts and notes
and $125 worth Of clothing, and from Judge
Fame a valuable horse.
[NorE.-The account in the Republican,
condensed in this despatch, is all taken from
pro-slavery sources, and it is due to give, in
this connection, the free state account of the
attack on Franklin, the only attack, in this
whole list. Of which any free state account has
vet been received. This account says, that
for some time past, squad of Capt. Bu-
ford's men had been gathering in a camp on
Washington creek, and committing depreda-
tons on the settlers in that vicinity. That
the free state settlers sent to Lawrence for
aid to drive them away; that the citizens
sent to Maj. Sedwick, of the L. S. army, to
send som, troops to the camp to ascertain
the facts that Maj. S. refused, and that
thereupon the people Of Lawrence sent Mr..
Hoyt to Washington creek to ascertain the
facts; that Mr.. Hsyt was taken prisoner and
shot; that thereupon some 200 young men
from Lawrence volunteered to go to Wash
ton creek route the Georgians, and recover
the body of Mr.. Hoyt. On their way thcy
concluded to stop at Franklin and recover
some arms which the Georgians at that place
had stolen from Lawrence, and kept in u
block house the news Of their coming went
before them to franklin; on arriving there
the Georgians were in their block house pre-
pared to fight. The free State men then
drew close up and determined to - storm the
garrison, or die in the attempt" The strug
gle lasted for about three hours, when the
Georgians surrendered. They came out,
threw down their arms and fed. The Free
State men then took possession Of one brass
cannon. fifty L. S. muskets probably be-
longing to some arsenal, } and few guns
taken from Lawrence during the sack Of the
2lst of May last. The Free State men had
one killed and six wounded. The Georsians
report four wounded. In consequence of
their dead and wounded, the Lawrence boys
returned home instead of going to Washing
ton Creek, as they expected
We now resume the St. Louis dispatch:
l5th.-Treadwell Settlement, Douglas CO.,
numbering 80 men, attacked by 400 aboli-
tionists under Brown and alker, well arm
ed and mounted. Trcadwel's party were on
foot, and it is feared that most of them have
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aid, who called the L. S. troops, but they
refused to act. Anti-slavery men are driv-
ing all pro-slavery men out of Douglas CO.,
took place On fbslitti55fh,stgg and Twelve pro
slavery men, the latter on foot, which re-
suited in killing IA abolitionistS, and wound
ing six others. On the morning Of the 10th,
Lecompton was attacked and taken by $40
of Lanes men.
The Z S. troops, having Robinson, Brown,
and other prisoners in charge, surrendered
without firing gun, during the absence Of
Col. Titus, who sent assistance to Treadwell.
His home. about one mile from Lecompton,
was burned, and Mr.. Dow's editor of the
Southern 1dr0cgte, and Mr. Sisteirn wound
ed.
Large bodies arc organizing in the border
tering Kansas.
Atkinson made speeches at Independ-
ence, and Strinsfellow at Weston. Circu-
lars signed by Atkinson, Russell, Ander-
son and Brown, are freely circulated in the
river towns, asking aid to drive anti-s!ayery
men out Of Kansas.
The reported purpose Of the pro-siavery
men was to burn Lawrence on the Goth, for
which place large forces had left.
LEAvENwoRrH-Lane's forces variouS!y
reported from 800 to 500. Bloody work
LOOKED for.
We shall only add to the above the COM
ments of the Missouri Republican on the
news as showing the feelings of the pro-
slavery men in consequence of this renewal
of hostities in Kansas:
ing of great evaporation in the border
counties, and nothing but some Providential
interpostion can save that Territory from
concealed that the people of the adjoining
have determined to make common
cause with the Pro- Slavery men of Kansas,
and from the preparations already made,
this week will hardly close without seeing
thousand men in pursuit Of Lanes marau-
ders. When the people of the United States
as they will do, that these out
RACES have all been commenced by the men
sent from the Free States in hostile array,
to kill and drive out the peacable citizens of
Kansas that they have been encouraged in
this course by the part- now supporting
Mr.. Fremont, and by Preachers Of the Cos
pei all over the Free States that they have
been hired to do these deeds, and to keep
up an excitement intended to operate on the
Presidential electiOn-their sober judgment,
q nd love of the Union, will cause them to
denOunce the men, and to abjure the party
guilty Of such mOnstrous outrag Ues.ntil
these men went into Kansas, peace reigned
there; but the probability now is that one
or the other party will be extermnated.-
The guilt Of all these acts is justly traccable
to Seward, Sumner, Greeley, Giddings,
Beechsr l. Co., aud they will be held respon
sible for them.
CIRCUIT ArToRNEY.-The Office Of prose- Z!
:uting attorney in our circuit court is one
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