The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-09-10
EVANSVILLE, IND. WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPT 10. 1856
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THE KANSAS NEWS.
THE FIGHT AT ossAWAToM1E
Mr. Phillips Kined-Free State Men
mei3 Driven from LeavenwOrth!
Houses Burned Prisoners Shot Laa0lessness
-zri Rampant. -.Ha III

The Free State account of Ossawatome figt
differs very materially from the pro-slaver
account. We have published the one, and tc
day give the other:
We have just seen and conversed with M
III. L. Abernethy, of Rushyille, recently a resi-
Ident of Leavenworth, Kansas, who left tha
place on Tuesday last, the I'd inst, who bring
not only the latest, but the most exciting in
telligence we have yet received from that seen
OF disorder and lawIessness. He says that OF
Monday last, the city election was held in Lea
lvenworth. The Free State men fearing col
4 lison and violence, withdrew their ticket anc
took no part in the election The Buchanan
party appointed fifty men to guard the polls
and exclude all 'saboltionists." There was
much rioting and disturbance during the
whole time. One Free State man, unaware OF
the withdrawal ofthe ticket, went to the polls,
and was shot at four times by the Buchanan
men, but escaped without injury.
Soon after this affair sixty-five of the Ruff
fans marched to the house of Mr. Phillips, the
gentleman who was lynched some time ago
for defending McRae, against whom the Ruff.
f1ans have always retained bitter enmity,
and demanded the arms he had in the house.
and that he should surrender himself pris-
oner. He refused, and they at once began firing
on the house, in which there were no men but
Mr.. Phillips and his brother. Mrs Myers, a
daughter of Mr.. Freyberger, of Connersville
in this State, was in the house at the time
and says that the bullets hailed all through the
house. She passed. through here this morning
on her way to her fathers After firing for
some time the Ruffians broke into the house
AS they were mounting the stairs Phillips
shot two of them with his revolver and was
Immediately riddled with bullets Two balls
entered his eyes, and four charges of buckshot
were driven right through his breast. His
brother was wounded in the arm, and on
Tuesday, when Mr. Abernethy left, was
thought to be dying. 4.-..
The Ruffians, after completing the murder
of Phillips, tried to burn the town, but were
discovered by some of the more moderate of
their party. All the Free State men, who
could be seen on the streets, were then taken
prisoners. Captain Emery, the same who took
Mr.. Houghton Of this city prisoner, as we re-
lated the other day, then had a proclamation
read on the cornsrs of the streets, warning all
Free State men to leave the place by Tuesday
morning, and all found after that would be
shot. Mr.. Abernethy and about seventy five
Free State, and modern pro-slavery men who
refused to take arms or approve the acts of the
Ruffians, left the place at once on the Martha
Jewett. They were taken to Weston, where
a part were kept, and the rest ordered to re-
ture. Mr.. A. was of the portion who return
ed They came back part of the way to
Laavenworth on Monday evening, and reached
the place on Tuesday morning. Then they
were Immediately ordered away again, and he |
started on his journey, to this State.
On Monday after the expulsion of the Free
State men, the Ruffians burned four. houses,
and it was reported that they meant to destroy
all the property of the "abolitionists," who
being compelled to leave without moments
delay, had to abandon everything, except their
clothes, and such valuables as they could at
once lay their hands upon. Mr.. Abernethy
lost everything Mr.. McCracken, who had
funds to the amount of ten thousand dollars
in his store had to lose it ALL His store was
burned on Monday night, and all destroyed-It
All the rest We're left in an equally destitute
Among those driven out was the
Independent pro-slavery candidate for Mayor
1t the election in which the outrages COM !!
nenced. He, we believe. was in the crowd
that passed here to-day, Saturday. Pro -sla-
very men who refused to take arms and go to
attack Lawrence, were treated as abolition
sts." These outrages were perpetrated by {
the band commanded by Emery, one of Mr..
PieLce,s Office holders. Some twenty of the
expelled citizens passed through here to-day. Il
, There had been no fight at Lawrence. as re-
ported, and there was thought to be no danger
If any, as Lane was too strong to be attacked.
It was feared that his men were short of pro- |
Tisions, but no apprehension was felt for his
lbility to defend himself He had five hum [
lred men with him in Lawrence, and more
han that number encamped around the town "a
md said he could raise two or three thousand It
IT any time in two days. The Missourians
lad about eight hundred men at Santa Fe, t
md about eight hundred more in the Territory ii
Lawrence and Leavenworth. Alto :
,ether, with those on the Nebraska road, there ,
we're probably two thousand. Men were de- j
erting every day, but the accessons were lust !
bout equal to the deserters. Atchison has !
esigned the chief command of the Ruffan &
lrmy, and Reid, the commander at the Ossa-
Tatomie fight, had been appointed. t
The true account of the battle of Ossawato- i
ME, of which we published an account from t
he pro-slavery papers in an extra this morn
ng, is about this: There were fifty Free
State men, and no more, encamped at Ossa
and were attacked by two hundred r
Ind fifty men under Reid. The Ruffians had /
several men wounded, but having two cannon,
IS well as five men to one, they overpowered a
he Free State men. There were at least q
welve Free State men killed, and might have /
,een more Five were taken prisoners. Two /
If these were taken to the camp and killed. /
fhls act so disguised portion of the Mis- '
,our ans. that one hundred at once deserted G
ind came home. From captain of one of the
companies, and Free State prisoner +
whom they had with them Mr. Abernethy I
earned the facts we have narrated in regard
o the fight and the massacre. Brown report