Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-09-03
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AND TO YOUR DUTY! PATIENCE HAS CEASED TO
BE VIRrUE!-An express from Lecompton has
just arrived bringing the intelligence Of the at
tack on Franklin by Lanes men, the murder of
the Postmaster, robbery of the mail, and des.
truction of the Post Office.
The attack was made on the town late in the
evening, on Tuesday, by upward of hundred
and fifty men. They attacked Judge Fain, and
shot him in the shoulder. They next attacked
the Post Office, and after robbng it of its con-
TENTS shot Mr.. Crane, the Postmaster. They
then set fire to large covered wagon along side
of the Office, and burned it and the Office. They
drove the citizens into their houses, which, af.
ter ransacking, they condemned to the flames,
but, aftera parley, agreed to spare them, if they
the citizens) would agree to leave the Territory
in "a hours, never to return. All the arms, pri-
vate and public, muskets and cannon, were ia.
ken by them. An attack upon Lecompton is
hourly expected ~"
Now that the issue, bloody though it may be,
is forced upon lis, let us be up and doing. Let
no quarter be given, but war to the extcrmina-
ton of the miscreants be the motto.
Leavenworth, Aug. IA, 1856.
The above string of lies was called out by these
facts: On Sunday last company of the "chiv-
alric sons Of the South" who have been entrench-
ed at Franklin for some time past, plundering
and robbing Free State Settlers, received rein
forcements, swelling their numbers to about
seventy-ive. This addition to their numbers
caused the settlers to fear that their disposition
to plunder would also be increased, and they re-
solved to put down their first attempt. On SUM-
day night they stole from the Stage Proprietor
between Lawrence and Westport, two valuable
horses and one mule. The stage driver appeal.
ed to the citizens of Lawrence and vicinity for
assistance to retake his horses. Upward of one
hundred volunteered and started for Franklin,
where the thieves were encamped. Upon arriv-
ing there they found the thieves had taken pos
session of large log cabin, making ''port holes
through the sides, and had their rifles presented
waiting the arrival of the Lawrence boys. This
was unexpected to them, they not having anti
cipated fight, many Of them were not prepar-
ed forit Upon consultation, however, they con.
cluded to retake their horses and other proper.
ty which had been previously stolen from them,
at all hazards, "peaceaby if they could, forcibly
if they must" A messenger was first sent with
flag Of truce, who approached the house and
hailed the leader of the banditti, telling him
that some horses had been stolen, and they were
known to be in his possession; that company
had come from Lawrence to obtain the horses
and inquired upon what terms they would be Civ
en- up to their rightful owners. The leader o
the banditti replied that they had the horses
and neither asked nor gave quarter; that ever,
man would die before they should give up a hal
of any horse they had taken. The messenger {,
Missouri Free State man known by the cognoinel
of Pennsytuck, who had been robbed by tn
same gang on former occason} started to joil
his company, but, before reaching them was fir
ed upon-two balls passing through his clothes
. but not injuring him. He threw himself into tn
, grass, and crawled behind little knowl beyon
| their reach. After the company learned of hi
| success they started in body, but as soon a
they came within gunshot yoley was fired fror
within the house, instantly killing one man b
; the name of Sackett, and wounding five other,
? one Mr.. Hoyt, supposed MORALLY. The Ere
) State men returned the fire, but without muc
effect, as their enemies were not exposed, Will
, every one of them was coming mark for th
: thieves within. The Free State men retreatet
, and after holding another consultation, loade
2 a wagon with hay, set it on fire and backed
} against the building. The chivalrous sons
e South Carolina and noble sons of Georgia di
2 not wait to feel the ire-the smell of smoke wi
5 sufficient to cause those "who were neither
$ give nor accept quarter to rush from the bull
e ing, where they opposed the Free State me-
: with arms presented, to receive them. Most
the thieves surrendered at once, but detac
/, ment of the Free State men having been sent
IS extingush the fire, some of them escaped.
n The Free State men disarmed them, and aft
= learning where the stolen property was, set the
t, at liberty. About eighty muskets and rifles,
1t quantity of ammunition, and about fifteen he
e ses were taken from the thieves, most Of viii,
IS had been previously stolen from the Lawren
men. The property was returned to its right
4 owners. Several of the banditti were slight
r wounded, but none killed as we have heard {
n As to the robbing and burning of the Post OHIO
N killing of the Postmaster, &C., it is only one
D the many lies told by the Baehaneer papers pu
m lished in this section for the purpose OF adyan
e, ing the cause Of National Democrdey-a par
which !, before saw Kansas, thought 1t