Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-09-04
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Kansas Correspondence,
From the st. Louis Demo,

From the st. Louis Democrat
We publish to-day letter giving details OF
late events in Kansas, from the pen ola cor
respondent on whose statements we have every
reason to rely. He is Southern man. and
has bsen identified in all his principles and
sentiments with the South. He writes, we
confidently believe, in good faith, and with a
full knowledge Of the facts which he relates
1T. Aug. II, 1856.
To The Editor of tile Missouri democrat
4. Great excitement now prevails in every part
a If our unfortunate Territory. There has been
eomuact entered into by the Atchison and
s,r;uofellow men Of the border counties OF Mis-
souri and these in Kansas Territory tokeep up
oxcit.meut Tor the avowed purpose of prevent
inc all opposed to them from emigrating to the
Territory, and the present and recent Difficult
ties which do and ave existed among oure eope'
have been brought about by these and similar
designing, lawless men, most OF whom are not
citizens Of Kansas although they publish to
the world that they are now residents OF Kan
cas- territory. Some four weeks since, party
. Of southerners, numbering in all about one
hundred and seventy five, forced themselves in
to company and started from the town oi
A,chinson, Leavenworth and other points,
for the BIG Blue river, intending to drive the
.e,tl, r f. m that part Of the country, who were
aLDowr to be Free State men. The above COM
s-,v armed and furnished with provisions,
sr,r,unition and teams of conveyance by their
e;onds in Missouri. took up their line OF march,
having previously declared that their intention
vas to take possession Of Manhattan City, and
the country in that vicinity and on arriving
tound the citizens of that part of the territory
emuloyed in building Louses. making improve
ments. de- Shortly after their arrival fight
commenced. which resulted in the defeat Of the
1soutberners by the citizens of Riley county
Dad these men gone to work, attended to their
own affairs, and not have plundered private
,houses. stole horses and drove actual settlers
from their homes, the citizens Of Riley county
would never have made any complaint against
them, nor would any violence have occurred.
onlv a few days elapsed until another compa-
nv Of proslavery men to the number of one
hundred and eighteen, took possession of the
.ovu of Franklin, fortified themselves, and call"
ed upon every man in the town to JOIN them OF
leave their homes. The Free State men being
thus compelled to abandon their property, il
was soon taken by these law and order men
It being impossible for Free State man to gel
redress from the one-sided courts of Kansas
Territory, they, with some Of their friends, re
turned, and asked permission TO peaceably en-
Joy the privileges of their rights and property
The answer was, you are abotionists and mus
clear the territory, and the same time where
aver they made their appearance. they were Fl
rad at by some Of the party who called them
,.alyes law and order men, Then it was anc
not ill then, that the Free State men detsrmin
ed to return or die in the attempt The fgh
.s. ~bich ensued, and Ofwhich you have no doub
d. heard, then took place. and lasted about tbre
hours. in which the invaders were beaten ant
sone Of them shot, while the rest fled, having
Io,t their arms and cannon. The Free Stat
men had it in their power to have taken tn