New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-08-25
-ruE WAR IN KANSAS!
,,oosEss OF EVENTS.
A MESSENGER TO THE PRESIDENT.
uN.;sl Account Of the Attack on Franklin.
THE PROGRESS OF THE CIVIL WAR.

Kiox.poo, X. T Friday, Aug is, 1855.
Pesi. ne 10 give your readers the facts relstng 10
q. .,r.ur troa Die near Lawrence, which threHens
aesn 10 bring war upon that city. We are no, per
rued. from or pearpess TO Missouri, to publish
D.re, u,Jn the borden that viii deal in fscts, and
ts,up that FOUR readers may be msled by such false
stsiepsYis as sre made by the Pro Slavery J'urnas,
have thought advisable 10 send you this extra, and
Shsn give The facts OF the case
s,o- Tie kBrnal Ertra.
WAR WAR, WAR!
,r,,. p,o.py IsevI BEsvx, Up sovsREIeSs! AND 70
VOWS purVl PATIENCE ia. CEASED TO ns ls..nrs
xsrss Lsonp,on has r Tived ',i nD ossuTaen y the
Rs.fDsseI robbery Of he mail, ard des'Iueo" " ''
Tie .s,i wa n.l. or the late IN the cvea.ns on
Tsesdsy BY sp~ard of luLdred AMI hiy men. Iney
a. S,t0 :e nd after robbins Of iss eonenu .ho, MI
o.as ne 5. Tss, 1d San "i it aud tie
my an '. the ei1eps heir houses which after a
e01stE bs, the :9n. woui ssres The Ter
2a, 2soar never 70 r..s Az the p, shem An stasi
ssop Is,cmTton j. houtl, eS,ectsd. ;.o,.sa ro,,
Wow bOOcy hOu,h may BE- ~ forced 1n .P2o
:: :i,sDn Il nc Of tie ni:eTean.be the motto
Leave .s'Os, Aug -, 49,
-he above s.rip; of lies was called out by theee
hsts: Or Sunday last a company of the "cLiva'rIc
",sps o, the South who have been enrenrhed at
F1Shnn fo- come time past, pluudering and robbing
Free $40 settlers received reenfocements, swelling
Il cir Bur5ers TO about seventy6ve. This add ion TO
,her Numbers c.us the setters to fear that their
a;ypcs;.;on 20 ,lunder would also be increased end
Ahey resolved 70 put down their first attempt. Ga
Sunday night .hey stole from the Stage Proprietor,
Aetyesn Lawrence apd Westpor', two valuable horses
and one male. The stage driver appealed to the CHI
z&as O. Lawrence ard vicinity for assistance to retaks
Ais ho,es. Upward Of one hundred volunteered and
ptar,. 70! Er.Dkl.n where the thieves were encamp
ed Upon arriving there they found the thieves had
taken possession OF .arge log cabin, making port
Aolea through the sdes and had their rifles presented
waiting he arrival Of the Lawrence boys. The was
unexpected 10 them, they not having anticipated
fgh. macy Of them were not prepared for It, Upon
SoDsus.iop however, they concluded to retake their
horses and othe, property which had been previously
stslsa fvm hem, az all hazards, "pcacedo!y i nHy
"tou!d tor:s6!y i A5y must" messenger was
6.s. sent wlth tag OF truce, who approached the
bonse ard hailed the leader Of the baadtt, telling
Aun that tome hone hsd been stolen, and they we're
known - Dc n bic possession; that company had
come rom LaTrsDce TO obtain the horses and inquired
Npon What terms they would be given up TO their
shtn owners. The leader or the bandtti replied
that they had the horses and heather asked nor gar
ssayey that every MN would die before they should
give NJ lar of any horse they had taken. The
n
cospomer Ct P9nnsyltlck who bad been rob BED by
Me- same geog on q former occasiopl started 10 join
An company but, before rcsching them, wac fred
spon--.So balls passing through his clothes, bat not
injuripg him. He threw himself into the grass, and
HA.lea behind little knoll beyond their reach. After
he company lsxsI e1 OF his they started ia
body, la. as soon re they came within g1nshOt
voley vse fred ron within tie house, instantly
Ailng o1s mA - the asme Of Sackett, and wound
ng five others, NJ Hoyt, supposed NOR
3al,. TIE Erse-S:ste men returned the fire,
but vi.hou. mach stfect, as their enemies
were no. exposed, while eve'y one Of them was
con rg q mark toI the thieves within. The Free
State mea retres.ej, and alter holding another con-
sats,iop, loadt wegon with hay, set it on FIRE and
backed :: aesinst .be building. TIE ehirGir0us sons
o. South CGrosa G.i so6le soma Of Georgia did not
wait - FEEL the 6rethe smell Of smoke sufficient
80 tanss those " WHO neither TO give nor accept
g7a,'.r . -,-sh from lie building, where they op
Sssd tie Free STATE men, with arms presented, to re-
vs The m. Most o. the thieves surrendered at once,
Au, 5..sohmsnt Of the Free State men having been
STINT 10 eX,inguuh the ire some of them escaped.
The Free State disa:med them, and after learn
iss shers ths stoea property wss set them at liberty.
Aboo. eighty nuske.s and rifes quantity of aumu-
ni.ion, and aaoa. fifteen horses taken from the
sAiever. most Of which had previously been stolen
rom II Lawrence men. The property was returned
10 ns rirhtful owners. Several OF the bsnditt
abrh.ly wounded bu: none killed have heard
a. Il 10 ne IobbiDg and burning Of the Post Office,
AIhpg Of ths Postmss.e-, &C., i s only one OF the
many fee .old D, ths Buchsneer papers published 10
his eon tor the purpose Of advancing the cause OF
Es.isss, Dts.ocvacy-s party which l, before saw
Kassss, ,tlought 4 an honor TO belong to-but now
ind myself where every lover of pesce and quiet
IL Kansss 20 .o3nd-for Freedom and Fremont.
The charge "a. Lans's Company were engaged in
aAk ssr il also false and Is started for tie purpose
n crssting prejudice sseins. Lane and his men
Lance men haTs nc: yet reached Lawrence. Lest
uondsJ they c.-ne into Topeka, about 400 man, be-
side women and children, escorted by company OF
no Topeka men They presented quite formidable
syDsarsacs. A string o: wagons upward OF mile
10 ie,gtA, loaded with farming implements, household
farli,aIe, provisions, &C.. ana upon close exsmins-
so1 the rogrzle of q rife might occ ssouay be seeo,
h some convenient place Scr the occupants of the
vsso, 10 10y hands upon AZ moments notice The
Southern ehyal-y who started from Weapor,
1ssysnwor.h, Weston, Atchson, st Joseph and this
sc 10 n..rcey. and preven: their entrance into the
ier1ciy were beyond the reach of gun shot, follow
bs IN their wshe, and probably wondering if One
.ssaiyie son Of the South reilly 'quGl 10 four
% k~fhtr,, Aboktieni,ts" From the fact tina: they
made no hostile demonstrations they must have come
10 the co,cusio, that. eyen-hande, the Abolitionss
- tbsy :.rm al Northern nen) might show them
lard 6ght.
Here AZ 10 quiet. The Pro-Ssvery mon are issuing
sax foy ~ friends Of Law and Order Law and Muir
ss' move properly TO NEE: IN Convention and noui'
sats candidates sor the Territorial Legislature Tho
sfse State men, Of course. will not put in nomination
80 eeAs. to oppose them having esrred by expert
sses the taJ u attemptcg to out-vots Missouri We |
ere aio looking for Congress- soon to admit us a.