Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-09-09
RICHMOND w HIG.
AFFAIRS IN KANSAS


We copy the fOowing Interesting letter froa IN, s..
Louis Republican. The reader may gather from n eor
rect idea Of Affairs IN Kansas territory which hav, b-.n
80 wickedy misrepessnted by the freeso pr~ss q. ,b
North;
LKAvrswosrH CrTr KIT
August 20, 1886.
LDroh hErusIIcAs-sir; 0-ing to the sffort no- be-
the passions and prjudices Of the people Of The s,.
against the loyal settlers OF Kans.s by th. ~
pufpornng to be IRON the Territory sinng The
most ial-e aud Infamous stacmeps With the y. III, rrs
au"g civil Gar throughout the United States w feel o.r
selves called on to send st.temept Of rrcent oe
currences.
Lane has invaded the Territory .th .l,,,. ,D,. -
men ne came In Disguise hs passed In small ns,,is.
uhoppo~ed' They are now eneamped in and about Law
lane mas ,nrorn oi his disguise, says he has 200
"eh u'osr arms-that he - now prepared commence
operations on Liberal seoie--that he and his men arc
ood os e' oafh To make this Free State that to Ab-
os1nle ~ or die IN The Eiiempt lie says there shan
not oe any neutas In this contest CONSEQUENTLY he Ia
waging al Free State men on IN. .otb .;d 81 a.
Kansas ver Who have been and deter mined to No,
main law ana order ncn-he has already driven mar,
oil them, well as Pro-Slavery men out of m. T;,y
It's true mat men, and children have ard tr,ro
ana been driven from the Torory as asserted by the
Democrat OF the 25th inst hyng iron, and h.ng d,.
oy tnese Invaders aud rebels and BY the oya ctxens
i as Is insnusted by that sheet @'
About the time Lane began these outr.ees tb. N.-
York Tribune published n dispatch from Wsshington
saying that men had been stationed Iowa Point and
other places to prevent Lanes bands from epr;ng ,h
Territory, and that conflict might be ,l.lv .xn..,
40 Hea we're stationed to oppose them, cause was
ssn .hem ior conflict So far, the traitors Who pl,n-
ned this ast invasion disappointed and ,b.rss
Tn announcing what they desired and supposed
y "ao accomplished No conflict has yet taken place
ueNeeh the BODY OF loyal settlers and the invaders al
| Franklin ~ A'''eA on
Col. Tresdwell, and about thirt, men b,d s.,,,.d 49,
Washington Creck-they gave hun written motto. ,b. N
he did not leave the Territory within ten dsv ,h d
drre nan ont Treadwel and the settlers repsied to
Two story log house and prepared for n defence man
named hoyt lett The camp of the rebels TO 90 To Tread
wells spy. He found dead on the n,,;r;a .h,
three miles from Washington Creek -'
Inc Aoouonise then advanced on Franklin about tvs
hundred strong on Tuesday evening 10Th inst and rhi
/ lenged the people surrender Mr. Crane ths po.,
Master replied that he would do so that th.,a xar.
twelve men, and boy, besides himself who might ,peak
Tor themselves They also refused to s,lrtendsr Tb.v
we're told that they would have fight two hundred ana
MT! men The fight began about 10 p. NJ and contipn
ed uN after clock A. NJ, when Lane and his men 20,
some hay and straw loaded a wagon which they srsd
Tor the purpose Of burning them out The heroic mi,
oand oi patriots then deserted the log house from which
tney had made such noble, and the Abotionist an
ever memorable defence, having killed and wounded ,opt
hty OF the traitor The notorious John Smitha os
To tile Democrat from Lawrence on the I4tb Angns,
1890 saying consequence of their dead and ccsse
tne a"rehce boys returned home instead of going m
Washington Creek they expected to- But b.or Ira
went they robbed the Post Office sixty dollars In oney
stamps, etc, anc took all the public papers, thew .so
TOOK large amount OF money and property from nrv.t.
lndivduals; they also took Mrs Crane prisonar p.,,
ted her. and threatened violate her person and ook
ef on Tor that purpose Efforts made by some of
tne friends to save her from gross au outrage but with
VIVA. success We have not learned. Mr.. Crane passed
through here on his Westport 90 look for her h
IN nope that she had been released and made her xav 10
that place. These are facts John S,,;,bn i. y W W
state. "
They next moved Treadvelrs settlement with ahopt
900 men, but Treadwe and his friends fed before ths
p morning the lIth inst about 400 OF them
naSng with them one or pieces OF artillery attack
ed the house Of Col Titus Nho lived near L.comn on
il9s nau SIX ot seven friends with the time-they
"oIe us,ehse but alter killing several OF the uai-
rs anu rebels Titus vas twice badly sounded one of nj.
iriends killed and another wounded and n, Lane beg,n
% I'd! sho burning or smoking game, they surrendered
ney took from the house all its furniture kitchen uen.
ss DOT uestosed by cannon and about $4,000 In mon
e ana alter tearing up the floor search OF Mrs .Iita.
mo fortunately! bad gone TO Wesport thai morning in
te stage they burned the house Whilst the attack a
oe'ng made on Titus, Msj Clark Indian Agent and his
family together "h macy other persons and families d
| instant 's"'' '"s i''n
They contemplated destroying Lecompton but a. I, :,
Z 3 troops are there holding the STATE nsonsrS
they haye not yet attempted it,
| john Brown Sc, known a. the Ossawotanie murderer
sun al large al the head Of about 800 thieves and nu
ierers who ike himself ATE not only outlaus ber h,
| we're 80 in the States from whence they came They
nave driven away every loyal settler OF Franklin ecun
", Mr. White free man. had four hundred .cr.s
under fence three hundred cor-they have driven hin,
away, taking from him all he possessed-makine good
tneir word that thy would wage against all who are
not Aoohtionists and traitors.
~ Inc DeDaocTdf OF the 25th inst, says that man of
Clay county boosted that he would have the SCALP of an
Aoohonst crossing the river TO Leavenwotthr &c The
iaeis are these: desperate man of this place in honor
met hentuckian on the road short distance nom the
sy, shot num- and cut piece out of his scalp and did
oas oi lne 1eed: warrant was promptly Issued for
him. but be had aed the Territory he can be
nc wi" oe executed for his crime. The supposon Il that
the murdered man was pro slavery man
We deny in the most emphatic terms that any ov,I or
pro slavery settlers OF Leavenworth City
the exeesses charged against them in the Dem
rd' OF the 10Th instant In its article headed from Kan
as snu tnat the entire article is gross perverson and
mis- statement oirecent occurrences in this Territory
warrants have been put in the Marshas hands for tho
arrest OF these murderers and rebels the people are at bs
PACK 20 enforce his authority about 5000 are now armed
and at his service to support the ia,c Law nd o,Ir
mus. and Tod willing shall very shortly prevail in Kansas