New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-15


,,rce Of ren and at least four Tunes .nc s'.'"S'"
" .rtlery. they did not dare to lace 'h' ou','eou
state settlers hut have limited their cAPoi'S'
g., 70 ,he most cruel and merciless ou'rages on
ruprotectcd settlements
'' raI Donirhsn. with Richardson aud others, had
S..orod al the forces they could collect IN flat'e
Ia Buchanan and the Northern Missouri C"uh'ies
onor.,lv and were posted along the north SIDE oil
.ho E.nsss River so as to completely bar all com
mupication in that direction. Ihese 'o'cc' n~e
heen estimated BY the Pro-Slavery men al ''u"'
and 40 not number much short OF eoV men, ror
some time prior to the Goth nlt' the M.ssouri"n'
G., Ioolson and Clay. and Lafayette and Howard,
- - oon,;mms counties, had been rendcz-
xonsing AT Little Santa Fe, Missouri Town close
M The Territorial frontier, some miles southwest
Of Westport. Having accumuia,caa force Q, I 10
mon on the morning OF the 26th, elected Dayy
A,eb;so, their Commsnder-D-Chiei, and with
torsas and wagons and srtillery, marched into
Eansos TERRITORY, by the Little Santa Fe road.
Having proceeded some twenty miles, and having
Iea,neS that the Frce-State men were at Lawrence,
l2OO strong, calmly waiting their attack, they
halted on Bull Creek, and sent back to the State
for further assistance. While there, parties from
their camp secured the country in its vicinity and
having the outlet from the settlements OF the Kaw
Valley BY WestpOrt in their possession, the Free.
State people were thus completely hemmed in, and
all outlet or inlet to the Territory blOckaded.
These guerrilla bands from Atchison's army, while
they took to avoid the FreeState forces, com
mitted the most reckless and villanous depreda-
tOns. There is no security for the life Of Free
State man should they meet him, and they wage an
indiscrmnatc plumber on all who are not with them
and for them.
On the goth ult., band numbering about fifty
men, marched from the Missouri camp on Bull
Creek, towards Middle Ottawa creek, where was
the fine farm Of an intelligent Ottawa Indian named
Jones, known all over that section of country az
"Ottawa Jones'" Mr.. Jones was man Of efuca-
tion and enterprising industry. Although an Otta-
wa Indian, living on the Ottawa reserve, he might
have passed for white man, and one OF no common
intelligence, and certainly had one of the finest
places in young Kansas. The building was large
and handsome twO-stOry house, painted, and EN-
powered in fruit and shade trees, win hhe ola
orchard and a large cleared farm Ii is bat a few
weeks since enjoyed its h3spitalities, and when
first saw that beautiful place, standing close on the
clear and murmuring Ottawa creek, thought that
this was an earnest of what thousands OF c0m0rta-
bic and happy homes would soon become, IN the
beautiful wilds of Kansas. To blot out this peace
fill and happy picture in carnage and rHin was one
Of the Internal plots OF these Missouri miscreants
Ottaws Jones was peaceful man. He had never
taken any part in the warlike affairs that have dis
tracted the Territory, but he was known to be
warm Free-State man in sympathy, and to wish for
the success of Freedom over Slavery in Kansas.
This was enough. The band Of whom / have
spoken, under Missouri captain Of militia named
HAYES, left the camp of Atchison on the 10Th, and
attacked the place. AS there were only four or five
men about the premises, there was no attempt at
resistance. Two Free-State settlers, who were
boarding there on Occount Of the superior accOmmO
datioD we're basely murdered in cold blood. Every
person about the establishment, men, women and
children were forced TO flee Jones himself while
fleeing, was shot, and is expected to die. Some
of the other parties in the house at the time it
was attacked had not been heard from when
my informant left, aud fears were entertained
for their safety. Having thus murdered or driven
away the inhabitants, the work of plumber and de-
yastation began Everything that was valuable or
could be taken away was seized, and the remainder
was given to the devouring flames. Oh, it must
have been piteous spectacle, and one which could
only have been contemplated and thus villainOusy
executed by the corrupt tool of such villainOusy
corrupt power. Franklin Pierce the chief suffer-
FRS III this yillanOus outrage pere not american
riti,sns They were of people who ought TO I've
sheltered by the faith of treaties. With you we
know that American citizenship can afford no pro-
lection, if the suffering American dare to love the
policy that has made the Free States prosperous
and happy, but appeal TO you to avenge the cause
Of these wrOnged Ottawa Indians. They loved
liberty, it is true but they We're under the protec
ton Of ORR flag, and the faith OF treaties. You
have dragons tO spare, to guard prisoners for
alleged political Oiienses, for being active Free
State men-haye you none to vindicatc our outraged
homes