Demoine courier., 1856-08-28
KANSAS.


The news from Kansas IL Of a very
exciting character 1t is dificslt to
arrive at the exac. trnlh. We publish
the following summary from the Gate
City.
Now az to the cause and character Of
the attack upon Lecomptcn, From all
the various accounts that we have been
able to collect, the truth seems 10 be this:
An organization had been effected, fas
above and elsewhere alluded lo), to
sweep all the Free State men from the
T%errilory, BY fire and sword. Tiny
had erecled block houses, or regular
forts. for The purposes Of rendezvous.
at important points. At Tor near) Le.
compton there vas one Of these FORTS
AT tina. Tor, an unusually large force was
collected. no! only with a view to co.
operate in the main purpose. but with
the ayowed determin alton of hanging
the treason prisoners, despite the law, in
case the President released them by a
noM prosequi. as WIS anticipated
Partl, to disperse them, as a nest of out.
lawsd robbers, and protested conspira
tors against their lives and property;
partly TO prevent their boas.ed intent
with respect 10 the treason prisoners;
and partly TO regain possession of pro.
perty which had been stolen from them.
a party Of Free State men assembled at
Lecomp,on. While there, they were
attacked by the Rnfians, whom they
turned upon and effec,ually defeated
and dispersed, in the meantime liberia
ting the state prisoners, wi,hou. resist
ance on part of the U. s. troops.
This seems to be the substantial truth.
Full and exact accounts will soon be a,
hand.
From Kansas--The Truth about
Franklin.
From the ST. Louis Democrat OF
Thursday W. extract the following,
which more fully explains the cause and
the results Of the attack upon Franklin.
abiding. also, to other events which have
taken place since. II seems that the
mes. which was broken up q. Franklin.
was composed Of robbers, who proved
upon their property,-a regular handful,
oulla VS. whom j. was their right to scatter
by fire and sword, Or by any means in
their power; whom il was necessary to
subdue, in order to protect their proper
~ and lives. no protection from the laws
or the terriinrial authoriiies being exten
ded TO Free State men. The Democrat
Gays:
"On Angus. 9th a military camp. con.
of some 100 pro-slavery men
were driven off from their position, four
mics from Ossawst,amie. Oar infolm m,
states that the plundering of provis
ion wagons, proceeding from Kansas ci-
ty TO that point. had been traced to this
and hence The demonstration
il. He says that Franklin, near
Lawrence. was q rendezvous for GO or
20 souiherners, who committed ,resspass
es upon the 2repertr Of free State men.
similar 10 that recorded above, and were.
besides. carrying on the stealing Of hor
ses. On the l2.h, these men were rou-
ted in an engagement, which resulted in
The death OF one Tree State man and the
.wounding Of three. Seven pro. slavery
were wounded Williams, a Mis-
sourian. who had expressed himself in
favor OF the free State party. was sho,
by one Mcbride. a pro.slavary man.
while the former was mauling rails. He
died ia . few hours after receiving the
con,enls Of the others gun. This took
place on the 10Th inst.
.'Hoy,. a citizen of Lawrence. and
peacesbly inclined, while riding 10 the
neighborhood Of a camp of sixty south.
on Washington creek, was taken
from his horse. shot six times through
The body, and left dead in The road. Ills
horse was taken. The people Of Law
called upon the United States
TO &C. in the matter. As they de
about two hundred of the free
State men receiving a rsinforceme nt pro.
,eeded 10 Lecompton on the morning of
he LIB. From the numerous reports
artillery heard in hat direction during
he day. iii presumed that a %sanguinary
engagement must have been fought al
hat place. Particulars unknown.
.'On Sunday the 9Th, Leavenwor,h
lily was alive with the preparations for
incursion into the territory. Dis.
were being sen, 10 Liberty, Platte
City. Delaware, &C., with the offer of
SO per day for men. The excitement
was passing all bounds. and one .housand
were expected 10 arrive in the
place by thu morsing Of the 18th. Large
Of the circular which we publish
had been distributed through the
border counties and down the river as
or as Brunswick. Invading parties had
been organized at Independence, Yves.
on, Lexington. and other places. From
extensive preparations made, il was sup
posed that Lawrence would be reduced
ashes this evening.
W. give this on the authority OF a
gentleman who arrived in our city yes.
erday from the seat Of war. His mar
is a sad one indeed; well fitted to
The utmost solici,ude Of the true
hearted and patriotic ofour citizens.
Still later from Kansas.