The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-01

LAWRENCE Howl1zEH-ATrACK on a QUAKER
From tie Chicago Press, Aug. 2s
We bad visit ate u the afternoon irona two gentle
irom Eassss ihsy tsSss 70 wsrSsss.a. absu, for,y
miles from iagftncs which latter place they ieft last
Pa! CD Ia. Isssiss 4, ca, lev interesting tens
Aner lie attack On Eralkn, the free stale (hav
Ing captured III p.andsr a Frahsln) resolved .
march 70 The house n Col Tins, Lecompton, ard
try horses ether properly which be hae
stolen ron tree Ssic settlers Ills Col TtuE haa beer
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cd scvera horses TIA, Rad been stolen from free state
men, also mussets tnis ard other property which had
been stolen iron The Chicago company on the Missouri
river. They took nineteen prisoners, among whom
Col Titus himself, who vas wounded, Clarse, the
Indian agent. who murdered Zee state man 10 cold
blood was in the bose the time Of The attack, but
ped the free State then with their prisoners and
the recovered punder hey marched 10 lawrence where
The wounded we're kody cared for and The other prison
The day alter The attack on Fruotin, Gov shannon
preceded Frarkn and by rarrsnt arrested vs free
State barge q being concerned in the Frank Nm
sGsr. and took them prisoners 70 Iec9mpion. few
days afterwards he appcaed OF Lawrence and requested
an interview with The Committee Of saety which Wa
granted. He miFfon 10 Lawrence was 10 exchange
bic tive prisoners for TIE nineteen that we're held At
Lawrence. The committee, however,. would sot close
srcb q bargain with the Govsr the grounds
tba, they tad nineteen while he had only five prisoners
Iteys however. nsce the pftp0slWOn tnat ne Wou1
return the BIO that taken from lawrence aopg
with the Eve pris, ners they 1.-THE commtee) would give
the nineteen prisoners. The Governor hcsated but
on seeing the committee perfectly firm. be consented;
after witch be got Up ard made speech full Of good In
tenous aud protesting 70 be friendly towards Lawrence,
In which he stated that bis term Of Office about
close he desired 70 be such terms With every
The Territory that when they should meet again would
be ~ blends and not enemies Col Elridge, on the
pert o. the committee responded rnss the Cover
nor eft for lco psoa 10 the hovtzer and the prison
ere; but he bad considerable difficulty getting the Le-
corrtn 70 Is 10 give up the However he
ceeded, ana the neat day the exchange made,
ccrsipg " the terms agreed The people OF Lawrence
have nov, therefore, two pieces Of cannon.
Captain Chambers, from Indiana, was wounded a,
ne mkrg Of Titus house and oed 10 few days after.
wards hts last words we're n Tell my wife die cheer.
ful-giving my life freely for freedom and Kansas
Ore OF the most cowardy attacks that has ben made
an free State men occurred The 22d inst There vas
Quaker colony composed o Friends from Maryland ono
ard indiana settled between lawrence aud westport.
Theee rcople were most noGensive, and took pari
in The Affairs Of the Territory. Al least lille "a
rssjble Hitherto they had not been moIested but "a
The nornIne VI the 22d eighteen o Bufords msa vest
NJ tie house a. one of TIE Quakers highly respected
nan rirres and stole four horses. Thti' treatnen,
trf whole family NEST shameful and brutal The OF
an to aed OF them " leave Of the horses that he
nah be enabled 20 70 Westort or physician Dr be
TEL bu, tie leader Of the company 10 most l. ting