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Special Corre'rol dence of The Missouri Democrat.
LAwRESCE, Kansas, Thur day. Aug. IA, ls5

Special Correspol dence OF The Missouri Democrat.
LAwPEScE, Kansas, Thur day. Aug. IA, 1886.
For some time pas, of the young gentlemen
in poteo into rhs Territory ny Col. Buford have been
griheing together IT camp on Washington Creek,
che Of the tn ouaes of the Wakcrusa, aud have been
committing ceprecatioDs upon the nelghbouny ,Orn-
fields ard ooutry yards of the s-tteis ia that oc y.
As was that their intel tons were nor to
make claims AMI become ac'ul settlers, the people
tbeIe began to obi. c. to this order of things.
A. ltDs III the people sent over To Lawr eLce ds-
tsnce of come twelve aud asked the cze6s of
hIt H sSs Gem 70 ,ior Seogwck askin him send
COMPANY OF troops 10 that camp aud investigate the
matt III Il if the charges OF pilaglng were true 70
use the troop in drlv them away, and pt1,ectAg
the actual settlers in their rights NJ ,lor >1ds 'cA
:, picG that these people wtre pcaceaOe aud pca-c-
fu that tts time the Free-Sa'c mn had been
houxed that would be perfectly safe for any Free
Soiler TO 90 into the camp at Washington Creek
=, The messenger r-tuined 10 Li8rchce, al on tn'
afternoon Of the day ano her s'eDgef y Us
uatch,d To Washington Creek II ascccan, IT p''S'i-
bic the truth of the statements made, - tll the peo-
oil Of LawrcIce wOuld know how 10 act Nc hoy,
who wac led to %, is already knoS to 10 JIG
a. he gentleman who 10; about one hundred >pArps
rifles at Lexington. He us naturally very quic aad
gentle manly III his deIncanOr courteous to strangers,
Ind espected here by everybody tor his persoyerng
bravery IN behalf of Free dom in Kansas. lie was sent
to the Wal ington Creek Pro.Sayery camp entucly
uIarmod lie was to have returned that sa ne nIgEt
wltu reliable Information rs to The truth ol me caafSeS
alleged against TIN. b sid of Gcoiglans He dlI Eot
come Dhch. Inc ntA. Gay l--NHiSSHNO iNu~~~N
that he TAD been fist taken prisoner ey them aud
then Il OF. eSpzxS EHx a
Tie same evening ihc 18th inst about one hundred
of the young of Lawrence volunteered to 60 TO
camp Of the Georgians Franklin, AID recover some
OF the aims which had been stolen during ,he sack OF
thai city in May la-t. From thence they Intended to
march to Washington Creek, dlsperse the mob, and
take away Mr. Hoyt'S BODY, and return. l. was q
beautiful moon ght night, slightly hazy The though
of re dr ssing by force OF arms 10 the truly intel
liz, 1T American citizen Is always SAD thought; Dut
when redress OF grievances can be had IN no other
way and wien the dearest rights of man are tram
pleG under foot then the redress OF wrong. by aims
becomes Lece sssry, bu; still sad duty. Such Vas
the fe. ling of most Of the young men VINO marched
along the road to franklin.
On arriving the re t-ty found that the news Of their
coming hac gone before tAem aud that the Georglans
were going to fight. They we've gathered ,!e her IN
large bl, ckho.se, which was baincadcd ke tort,
Though the chinss letween the logs vi whicI fney
poined their rifles. They we've asked at nist - give
up oil their arns, which they refused to co. lney
were suppUsea to number about eighty. The Free
State crew close up ana ctterinlned ~ sIoi III
1.-THE garrison, or die in the atter,p;
The sruggle lasted for nbOu, three hour- When 'he
Geoig ais surreLd, red. They came our, thre" 90"
iLeil arms ana fed. The Free.Sate men then TOOK
possession of one brass cannon, fifty CIltl STATES
nusk,ts lyiobably belonging to some er'enaI HeI :
few cu tak-u from LawlSgce dun tpe Sack oi the
2st u Nay as ..,,.l
Tie Ft.t-Staie men had one killed and 'N Fo0o -d'
! II Cto,ei.us report four wounded. la con-eIuen;
- H. dead ard wo .nde., the Lsyron'e bDfs r.
tJl1 ca h. me iistead OF gon- t. as nm "a N-e'"
! IS lhcy expected tJ.