The true Democrat., 1856-10-28

"e lHslte aihentloH to the iOllOWlnS Inter- esting report, made by a committee appointed by public meeting at St. Louis to visit Kan sas and ascertain and report the true state of things in the territory. We copy from the St. Louis Republican:
 Hon. JOHN F. DARBY. Pres. of Kansas Mass
 Meeting at St. Louis:
 SIR-The undersigned, committee appointed to visit Kansas territory, beg leave to report that, In conformity to the requirements of the resolutions Of said meeting, they have visited the territory of Kansas with view to learn the state of facts in relation to the present disturbed and distracted condition of that territory.
 We do not, sir, pretend to give full and de- tailed statement of every particular violation of law and order in that ill-fated territory, for the time expended in our enquiries did not afford us the means of so doing; but we believe that we have succeeded in collecting all the neces. sary facts in relation to all the most prominent occurrences and acts of hostility and violence committed against the citizens and society of Kansas.
 During the early part of summer, peace and quiet prevailed generally through the territory: pro-slavery men and free-soers were living on neghborly terms with each other-differing with each other on the subject of slavery as other political topics. This quiet was of short duration, however All again became excite ment upon the news being spread through the territory that Colonel James H. Lane was marching an army of about one thousand men from the northeastern states into Kansas for the purpose of controlling the political desti- ncs of t..e territory and ...some time in the lat ter part of July or the early part of the month of August last, said Lane, under the dis euised name of Colonel Cook, with regiment of armed men, Consisting of, as variously estima- ted from six hundred to one thousand men. entered the territory on its northern boundary after having marched in body through the State of Ohio and Nebraska territory, to the Kansas line, entered the latter in small detach- ments, and again uniting after having marched some distance into the territory; about two hun dred of this army are Canadians. Soon after this and between the 1st and 12th of August, this army marched through the counties of Lykins, Franklin and Douglas robbng the pro-savery citizens of their horses, mules, pro- visions and arms, and commanding them to leave the territory, many of whom did so, with their families, in most destitute conditions; others sought protection by flying to other parts of the territory and, uniting with other pro-slavery men, formed companies for tile pur- pose ofprotccting themselves against the threat ened assaults of Lanes party. In very short time most of the abolition citizens of the terri tory armed themselves and united with Lanes party, swelling his army to about fifteen hun dred, Lane says twcnty-two hundred) On the 18th of August, at about II o'clock at night, a company of Lanes men, numbering about two hundred and fifty made an attack on the town Of Franklin, where a small company of pro-slavery men (about fourteen in number) had collected and armed themselves for protec- ton.
 Lale's party commenced the attack by firing upon the house in which the pro slavery men were. The fire was returned, and after a hot contest of some half hour or more Lanes par ty retreated, leaving seven of- his men killed, and a much larger number wounded. They soon returned, and set fire to the house and burned it, and took all its inmates prisoners They then robbed the post office and also the dwelling houses of the town-some six in num- ber--of all their valuables, and returned to the town of Lawrence, at which place Lane had established his headquarters.
 settlement, known by the name of "the Georgia colony" which was composed of a number of families from the state of Georgia, settled in the same neighborhood, with their farms adjoining each other, on the south side of Kansas river was attacked on the 23d Au. gust by company of abolitionsts commanded by -Brown, and all the houses of the colony were burned, ana everything of value was de- stroyed or carried away by the victors. There were no women or children at the colony at the time of the attack; they had been removed for safety, and but few men were there at the time -6 of whom were supposed to be killed
 In ha da Of . of I men, about three hundred in number marched to a settlement called TreadwelPs Settle ment" in Douglas county, composed of seve- ral families from the south, settled near each other with their slaves, engaged in farming. When the attack was made they all took shel- ter in Treadwell's house. The house was soon beseiged by the abotionists. They then at tempted to escape by flight, but many of them were killed and wounded. The houses were burned, and all the property of value taken by Lanes party.
 The next night d party of some two or three hundred of Lanes regiment attacked the dwell ling house of H. T. Titus, in which some twelve or fifteen pro-savery men had taken re- fuge, after having been driven from their own homes by the abolitionists. Titus and the men Tn hls house were armed, and compelled them to retreat, but they soon renewed the assault by firing cannon several times through the house killing one man and severely wounding Mir. Titus and M. M. Holsey. They then made preparation to set fire to the house. when Mir. 1 Titus and the others in the house surrendered After Ttuss party were made prisoners. they commenced searching the house and premises for Airs. Titus, and after spending some time in hunting for her they demanded of the pri- soners where she was. They informed them that she was not there, but had heen sent away for safety the day before. They accused the prisoners of lying; that they knew she was there, and swore they would find her, and con- tinued their search, and riped up the floor of the house, and searched under it for her. They then robbed the house and all the prisoners, and then burned the house.
 After all these outragss by Lane's party, the whole country was under the most intense ex- citement and alarm. Lane had established his headquarters at Lawrence, and daily sending out scouting and maraudng parties to plumber and rob- and in short time they had all the horses and mules in the interior of the territory In their possession and the proslavery men 6nsen away, and many of them murdered- Lane was no longer in disguise; he now openly declared that Kansas should be free state at all hazards, and that the pro-slavery men should all leave the territory.
 the governor of the territory, in consequence of these enormities, on the 25th August issued his proclamation declaring the territory in state of open instruction and rebellion, and calling upon all the law abiding citizens and officers. civil and military, of the territory, to assist, by all means in their power, to put down the in. surrecton.
 The whole country now became divided into two great parties. the free soilers having before armed themselves aud joined Lanes regiment and the pro-slavery men embodied themselves together for the purpose of resisting Lane and his party. Lanes party is regular army, well fortified at Lawrence, and protected by six or eight pieces of artillery, aud his men all well armed with Sharpe's rifles and side arms.