The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-27
THE WAR in KANSAS.
Pro-Siavery Manifest0es-The Border aue3
dans ON the Misunderstanding C0rxsspuMx

u. hepuUncan, II
In the Leavenworth City journal Of the i1tniast g.
turday morning-we ind numerous articles ,nc sst-
the people Of Kansas but they are IN very disjonses
! shape.
Journal may be well to alluds to the account Of the
capture of Franklin, contained in the Lecompcn Unto
oftre l4th According 70 this aGoouns party Ct Law,
the town Franklin Tuesday night about 10 O'Clock.
They numbered some 2So M strong aad y kep. up the =
ected in log house. and defended themselves braveg
for this length Of til rs against superior nsmes.s Find
| wagon with hay setting it on fire, backed it up 70
the house. whereupon the inmates had to leave il to
escape the flames The scoundres then entered the Post
Office and robbed II OF about sec in cash, all the bed
bankets and clothing viii ch they coNld fnd and many
osher things, in fact vythng tfey could hay thex
| hands on
the County Doug county and
by the name Of Rugges. II will be remembered tnas
these LawIeneeses hello me- Fsng some time since ans
ments in Lawrence and he tempted i. would be -
rTed al Lswres.s they immeda Wy proceeded Franz.
liz AMI demanded the Assessor There were oaly abou,
fought successfully two hundred ind ny Of their enc.
nec and when ss assailants left they had sustained
loss d some sixteen killed and wt Tnded mere were
only Jwo Of the Citizens Of Franklin wounded and THAI
very ,ightly.
yrankli Is said to sve bern notified hat II he did
Sve then up he would be attacked, Ut this does not
The Jopna, under The head of 1T 70 Bloody Issue
s,,es mat a. esprs pre- man had ,rrUed We from .s
who states shat Captain Trcadwes comps ny of forty
TSo ss y saS sa e.
to tsem Captain Trea6vel's u . log buA-
WON w to carry messassio Gey e shannon asking To-
aid The Governor il T. said, called upon the uniies
On ne arrival of the situation. OF Captain
Tread pells company at leoompton Col Titus and weny
Col Ttss house surrounded by large nber a
men, and it is added that Cch Tis house asequeut
Preston wourdcd; Mr. sis.erre was killed. Sxnd Ar
Cloves, editor Of the Soutt-rs Adsoeas, asc killed
seems to be well ascersasned that the Any Of
United States troops having charge Of Robinson, Aowu
aud other prisoners surrendered them TO Lanes aud
without firing gun. This report seems to aim ~ In
credible, and shall hesitate believe have
assurance oft.
The slavery men arc driving all the pro sxsry
men outo Douglas county, ant destroy ing their pro
perty
surrounded By Lanes men, cut hsr way through, xth
the loss Of two men killed hndsten wounded
escaped with his family the river Iaes
men reached that point. and ., Leavenwortn cry.
had abandoned that place. Leu. woodson who wa
forted IN house with bis family, taken prisoner, ind
eaht place on the lith nenr ossaw atomic 30
tween two hundred aboltoass and twelve pro slavery
OF fourteen abolonists and tue weaadng others
We have the Border Rsian Of Saturday last in wnsh
We ind deaied statements OF several OF the Affairs
which alls ion has been ialds and proceed TO give
Il
| Frankln:-
| Fa&sxlu, x. T.. Aug. 10, 1855.
DEAR sR--About ii O'Clock on the night OF the lcsA
inst, we attacked here by about two hunired aaS
nf aboitolist from Lawrence They sent OF rhor
men up TO demand our arms Our captain Mr. Rucksos,
replied that he would not give them UP, and called hn
men up numbering fourteen s2d they all theg
world die before tue abolition thieves should have them
The abolnorists then surrounded the house and
merced TO lire upon II, which returned. The
sboliienss nnling them retreated for
about thirty minutes when they made another attack
a wi ~ FYhAu utaH
time, 10 hold consultation and concluded that the oolv
chance for thea to burn the house and out
which they did We then called for quarter, which
nj gave by c.sarniag Of United States mus
les and small arms, and ei US 60, after thr,atsnng
Plundcr was the mex, IN order They arst demandeA
the key Of tho Post ocs Of samuel Crane which he gave
them They hunted irori top 10 bottom Tor taking
What Was there. They ihen robbed the Post office q
about $40 worth Of stamped envelopes and other vaiu
able papers. They thea proceeded - Craze Jr.'s
dwelling house, and took from there about thirty UnsA
States musseis and one piece o. artillery six FOUNDER
Prom Mr. !. r. Rucklcs they took ss25, gold wAtah
OH sie5 and abou, si5O worth Of clothing IRON Nr
Barnes they took large oi q clothing frOu Mr.. :.
Cane they took between 5000 and 81,
counts and notes ana about s25 worth Of clothing kc.;
t1m Judge ianc they took . n1e horse
/ We killed of the abolitonsts and wounded q
great many No one touched on the pro slavery side.
The following address was issued a, wespori on ths
/ 10Th
/ TO THE PUBLIC.
IL has been our duty TO keep correctly and fully ID
vised OF the movements OF the aboltonists We knew
that since lane commenced his march, the abolitonsta
Il
bis men, organizing and preparing Immediately shss
arrival to carry out their avowed purpose Of expcng
We have them daily becoming more daring -
Lanes party advanced We have endeavored TO prepare
cur friends for the end, which and WI Nn
we now have to announce.
LANES MEN HAVE ARRIvED-crvII WAR r. BEoua.
On the 7h INST Brown, the notorious assassin aud rob-
attacked and drove Missouri, Cock and q colony a
6eoresns which had settled near ossswattamo This
| colony unarmcd, and numbered in all men VIC nsn
Il
we're burned al Their property (even TO the cloAas a
On the 18th inst party numbering any ATTACK
cd the house Of Mr. White, IN ~ kins county drove
him into Missouri robbing him Of every thing. ssss
free state but susans the laws ailacksA
o att rfng 70 procure the arrest OF the ssrers a
On the 18th inst, 800 abo,lonets under Brc xn many
Of them lanes men, attacked house occupied by the
pro-slayery men IN Fankln. Our friends, ,nmberng
but II, made gallant light until their set
Gre. The aboiopists took the VII had been
cf at that place AL the Territorial ttss depo-
sited there, broke open and robbed the poss orloe
en- the 10th inst, they proceeded steS Treaixcpp
The abo,iouss numbered about 400, nsn' ", under s
command Of Brorn and walker well eunted and armed
They planted the cannon, which ssa been taken a
Franklin, and attempted 10 surround rreadwcrs rarsy
Tho latter, overrowered and "a ammunitea al
mos, Of them have fallen our ,anas arc eassi.ntv
coming in, robbed and plundered.
eSUls Sy sasssfs We savs asSe nS ms s@oo sons the -
we eive tnese that yon may se thai outbreak.
We believe tnai this Ie ,enpton IA t.xsn IN tcu
GAYS not one pro slavery set will be zen the south
hae Kansas riyer, uhless Instant aid be xvcn them
Our hNbus on the nor tide scattered and unpre-
pered, viii then be extern Ina.ei and expelled
We give yeu no mere -nors but a simple statements
oi unco, bed face We say ysu thai war, orrsnlzcd,
neursd ia now being wsgsd BY the abotiouisss; and
We call on All who are prepared to tseir friends
brtebered 70 DC ther driven from their homes
Il rally instantly 10 the rescue
The aboinonsts proclaim that "no quarter will be
| given Livery proshvery must be exscrm,-
| ra;edr y What wi Il be your reply
Il n. ". ATCHlsON
L W. II. RUsSEIl.
/ A. q. BOONE
i wEsrrorr, a an 1e 1856 RI srprNGyrIrow
The oiown was issued IN an extra from The gord~p
htpe" 'nee',c the 1S,h II is dated al wesiport -
i e. TO THE PUBLIC.