The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-08-28
--latest from Kansas.

--latest from Kansas.
The Missouri Democrat Of Saturday, pub
fishes the following letter. which it says eij-
torialy, is from the pen Of a correspondent
on whose statements We have every reason to
rely. He is a Southern man, and has been
identified in all his principles and sentiments
with the South. He writes. We confidently
believe, in good faith, and with a full kuowl-
edge OF the facts W hich he relates"
KANSAS TERRITORY, Aus. IL. 1856.
To the Editor Of tie Missouri Democrat:
Greatexctement now prevails in every part
of our unfortunate territory. There has been
compact entered into by the Atcnison and
Stringfellow men of the border counties Of
Missouri and those in Kansas Territory, to
keep up excitement for the avowed purpose Of
preventing all opposed to them from emigra-
ting to the territory, and the present and re
cent difficulties have been brought about by
these and similar designing lawess men, most
= s.st7o----ls.sS@aUt 5.ozens OF KANSAS, although
they publish to the world that they are now
residents of Kansas Territory.
Some four weeks since party of South
erners, numbering in all about one hundred
and seventy FIVE, formed themselves into a
company and started from the town Of Atchi-
son, Leavenworth, and other points, for the
! Big Blue river. intending 10 drive cut the set
tiers from that par OF the country who Were
known to be free state men The above com
psny. armed and furnished with provisions,
ammunition and teams of conveyance by their
friends in Missouri took up the line OF march
having previously declared that their inten-
ton was to take possession OF Manhattan city
and the country In that vicinity; and on arrl-
wing found the citizens In that part Of the Ter
ritory employed in building houses making
improvements, &c. Shortly after their arm
val fight commenced, which resulted in the
defeat Of the Southern men by the citizens %
Riley county. Had these men gone to work,
attended to their own affairs, and not have
pluudered private houses, stolen horses and
drove actual settlers from their homes the
citizens of Riley county would never lave
M 4de any complaint against them, nor would
sny violence have occurred. Only few days
elapsed until another company Of pro slavery
men to the number Of one hundred aud eiLh-
teen took possession Of the town of Franklin,
fortified themselves, aud called upon every
man in the town to join them or leave ther
homes TIE Free State men being thus com
PEELED to abandon their property, It was soon
taken BY these law and order men. Il being
impossible for Free State men 10 get redress
from the one sided courts Of Kansas TIE rito-
rv they, with some Of their friends returned,
and asked permission to peaceably ENJOY the
privilege of their rights and property. The
answer was, YOU abolitionists. and must
clear the territory. and a the same time
wherever they made their appearance they
were fred a, by some OF the parry who called
them selves law and order men. Then j. was.
and not till then. that the Free Safe men de-
termined to return or die IL the attempt, The
fight which ensued. and Of which you have
no doub. heard, then took place, and which
lasted about three hours, n which the Inva-
ders were beaten, and some II ts.-;n shot,
while the rest fed, having lost their arms and
cannon. The Free State men had Il IA their
power to have taken the lives Of al those per
sons who had collected in Franklin, but their
object was TO get possession Of their homes,
50 that their wives and children could have
those places of shelter which their industry
had provided for them. Since the report has
been circulated that Robinson, Brown and
others were TO BE- released. arraDE enents have
been making BY their enemies II yet the prIs-
oners from The guards and han. them Men
who occupy prominent positions. boldly pro
claim that if Robinson, Brown and others are
released, that they viii be sho: down. The
fight al Lecernpton was begun by men who
went to the capital to use their OWE language.
TO have fight. and not permit a Free Safe
man to come 10 Lecompton.
For weeks the pro-slavery party have been
moving the Southern migration into Doug
As county for the purpose of routing the Free
State men There are now several hundred
men from the South, supported by the nulh6-
ers, and instructed BY their masters 70 keep up
excitement. When a man comes 10 Kansas,
and refuses 70 act with the pro-s!avery party
his name IS placed upon The list q those who
are 70 be disposed Of. We have 10 law here
40 government. The strong arm Of this
once powerful republic has failed to pro.sc:
the peacesb!s citizens Of This territory. T,