The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-08-23

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0eseiAl Correspondsasss4 ~ 1l1eouri Democrat.
LAwRsxcE, KAHsAs, Aug. IL, 1856.
Gsr come time past some q ~ young gen.
tlsnen imported into this territory BY Col.
Buford, have been gathering togssher, ut .
camp on Washington Greek, one OF the trib-
utarics Of the WAkarusa, and have been COM
hitting depredations upon the neighborinE
cornfelds and poultry yards OF the settlers IN
that locality. As il WAS soon soon that their
intentions were not to make claims, and be-
como actual settlers, the people there began
TO object to this order Of things. Atlsngth
the people sent over to Lawrence, . distance
Of some twelve miles, and asked the citizens
OF that town to assist in driving them away.
A messenger was sent to Major Scdgwick
asking him to send a company Of troops to
that camp, and investigate the matter, and II
the charges Of pillaging were true, to use
the troops in driving thcm away, and pro-
tecting the actual settlers in their rights.
Major Sedgwick replied, that these people
were peaceable and peaceful; that this time,
the Free State men had been hoAxed; that
il would be perfectly safe for any Free
soiler to 60 into the camp at Washington
creek.
The messenger returned to Lawrence, and
on the afternoon Of the same day another
messenger was despatched to Washington
Greek, to ascertain, II possible, the truth Of
the statements made, 20 that the people Of
Lawrence would know how to act. Mr.. Hoyt
who was selected to 60, il already known TO
the public - the gentleman who lost about
one hundred Sharpe's rifles at Lexington.
He was naturally very quiet and gentlemanly
in his demesnor, courteous to strangers, and
respected here by every body, for his perse-
versng bravery in behalf Of freedom in Kansas.
He was sent to the Washington Greek pro-
slavery camp, entirely unsrmed. He was to
have returned that same night with reliable
information as to the truth Of the charges
alleged against this band Of Georgians. lie
did not come back. The next day intelli-
gence reached US, TINT he had been 6rst taken
prisoner by them and then shot.
That same evening-the 18th inst.-about
one hundred of the young men Of Lawrence
| volunteered to 60 to camp Of the Georgi-
ans at Franklin, and recover some Of the
arms which had been stolen during the sack
Of this city in May last. From thence they
intended to march to Washington creek, dis
perse the mob, and take away Mr.. Hoyt's
body, and return. Ii was o beautiful moon
| light night, slightly hazy. The thought oi
redress,ng wrong by force Of arms to ths
the truly intelligent: American citizen 10 al
ways a sad thought; but when redress OF
| grievances can be had in no other way, and
when the dearest rights Of man are tramplet
under .oot, then the redress OF wrongs By
arms becomes necessary, but still sad du
1 ~. Such was the feeling of most Of the
young men who marched along the road Il
Franklin. On arriving there they found tina
the news OF their coming had gone before
them, and that the Georgans we're going Il
fight. They gathered together in q larg
block house, which WAS barricaded like
fort, through the chinks between the logs o
which they pointed their rides. They wer,
asked at 6rst to give up oil their arms, whcl
they refused to do. They were supposed /,
number about eighty. The free State mel
drew close up and determined to "storm tn
garrison, or die in the attempt" The strug
gle lasted for about three hours, when tn
Georgians surrendered. They came Oh,
threw down their arms and fed. The FIRE
State men then took possession Of one bras
cannon, fifty United Ststes muskets, (prob u
bly, belonging to some srscnsl,) and . fe,
guns taken from Lawrence during the sack o
the 2lst Of May last.
The free State men had one killed and si
wounded. The Georgians report four wound
ed. In consequence of their dead nm
wounded, the Lawrence boys returned HON
instead Of going to Washington creek, a
they expected to.
JoHN SMITH.