New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-28
TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE FRANKLIN NATTER
Cerespoudsnce OF The Chicago Tribune.

Topeka, X. T., Aug, -, 1858.
MIssRs. EDToRs: The advance-guard OF "Col.
Lanes Men" arrived in this place to-day, q. about
o clock p. m after a weariSome journey Of about
fou weeks, fIom Iowa City.
The writer has been with them little more than
half that tine, and takes pleasure 10 testifying to
their general good behavior and intelligence.
When 70 maIy men get together 10 requires good
share of principle, patience and good on the
part Of all, to get along without some dinicstyj but.
o. have said elsewhere, these were mot Of them
picked men, and worthy the which they are
engaged. They are men OF peace, and in Kansas viii
molesr no one who does not attempt to impose
On item.
TIE Chicago, Ottawa and Massachusetts compa.
Lice, who were robbed on the Missouri here, and
will net be robbed te second time, bu. are ready 10
ietake their property wherever and Whenever ound
With regard to the disposition Of the ''army" ald
the III. lent seats Of t future fields of peeful indus
Try or determined war, as our enemies elect, would
iufoIin your reader, ard all interested, that AFTER
iouI ding the town Of Plymouth and peopng ii with al
this time more than hundred soul, the fret mo- ming
after we entered the Territory, we next founded the
town of Lexington, Gays march into the country.
and toward Topeka, psoppg it at the same Inc with
about sixty inhabitants.
and POtawatamie Reserves was planted snotber vii.
lage, aad inhabited by about eighty persons. The
remainder OF this advance guard came to ths
place. and had scareey arrived, till! messenger came,
Informing us that Major Hoyt of Lawrence had been
take prisoner and shot by band of Gov. saalpons
militia, who are lntIenched on Washington Creek
about ten miles from Lawrence. The messengere
came with request for volunteers TO help Dive tue
maTaud.rs from their strong position. When The bui-
ness Of the messenger was made known 10 tue by
the dft rent conductors the men all volunteered while
at the same time conyeyaDces could be had for only
40, ut hundred, and how TO make tho division With
out sorey Disappointing those left behind the con.
ductOrs could not tell.
Finally, a. the Chicago, Ottawa and usetts
coHranes he'd been once robbed by tkese hornds OF
Slavery the preference was given TO them. A.secresy
was tonewhat necessary, We did not star: ~ nearly
suncown. The dlstaLce being thirty milss, sad over
a rough Ioac, we did not arrive 10 the Free.State
camp uII about daybreak this morning. where we
found ssst mbed, within one hour aft.r SO arrived,
about Jo0 men, all eager for the conf CT.
Dot curing Tie night affairs had become c0mpli.
ca ca eo, as usual by the appearance OF squN Oh
Ibned STATES sociers, thrown between the msrderers
end the people assembled for their dispersion A.
usual after having commit ed the coli.boodel murl.r
0f MAJ Ho!t, the Governor sent them guard. This
anne company OF soldiers are the remans Of COM
Pany OF about 20 South Carolinisns Georgi sns and
Aabsmens, who lately enlisted as United Sstes SOL
sagged
Dsen eecded whether to rout the hounds soldiers and
al, or to make demonstration sg.iost r)ms other
kennel, In order 10 draw of the rufan solIeyy and
rout the nuiderers then.
Before closing this long letter viii briefly state the
cfcumtsLces IN regard to the attack made on the raf.
hsns iert IL the town Of Franklin last siisy night.
Inc SOuthern hounds had there in possession Q SIX:
pound cannon and about q hundred stand Of Un,ted
States muskets, with which they bad annoyed, robbed
ara ieeied peacesble citizens as they liked, anil
last week ZONE Of the Free.Stste men concisded to
Give them out Tkey were in log house fIsd up
fort fashion, and the Free State men had nothing bet
ter than Sharp's rifles th which to make the aeag,
and hence worked to great disadvantage. Tney sue.
ceeded in getting one OF tneir men killed, snd two
bsoly and two more slightly wounded xhen they
found il ne ecessry to change their mode OF stack
wagon Ill I'd wi'k dry hay was procured, and hsvng
bee s.t ON fire was run up against the hDase Wien
the rufiars cried for quarter, in time - save the
house ara wagon too. Ms. of the hounds bad made
heir escape il the darkress aid probably csedaxsy
all the arms they could
The Free State party Ob,aned eighty guss, mo..ly
with bayonets, one six pound cannon, sbo :: Twelve
bundled pounds OF bacon, besde qasnt.y Of 6,ur.
sussg, eodee, &C., together viii fe.s:eeO yrsenes