Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-09-13

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to the legal voters of the Territories, assem-
bled in convention to form State constitu
tons, the right to admit slavery. Kansas
they said, should be made free at all haz
ards.
Eliot, one of the speakers, small but We
ry fierce looking old man, declared that th'
Black Republicans would successfully main
tain their principles at the ballot box, bu
that if it became necessary to stop the extern
sion of slavery, they would do as their faith
ers did at Bunker Hill, and fight for theil
cause sword in hand.
This audacious speech was loudly checret
by the fanatics, and the old man fairly
took the wind out of the sails Of his eo-labor.
ers. No attempt was made to sustain these
doctrines by argument. Not once did
hear the Constitution appealed to. They
were strong in numbers, and they woulc
rule as it pleased them. :. ia
They ridculed the idea Of dissolution from
the South. Dissolution, they said, when il
came, would come from the North. Tx
South could not dissolve without their gra-
cious pernlission. IF she dared to murmul
at the dishonor TO rthich they seekt5 bring
her, they declared that they we're strong anc
would sutjugate her.
The factions course of the Black Republi
cans in Congress, with regard to the Army
bill, was warmly applauded indeed, there
seemed to be no length Of madness anc
violence to which they were not ready tose
The thunders of their denunciation ts2rt
al ~ H. n,,,,c,ro in ,,ortx, tThiA wat
the only party they feared. They sad ant
said truly that the only contest was betweer
Buchanan and Fremont.
Having satisfied my curiosity, and being
thoroughly disguised with the speeches ano
meeting generally, returned to this city
fully convinced that if the Union is to be
preserved for four years longer, it must be
done by the trump phi of the National Demo
cratic party next November
The Democratic party in this State
though oppressed by the nrpnbers of Their
opponents, are making bod and gallant
fight, The Post ard the Times, published
here, are as true aud as fearless in their at
tacks upon the Freesoilers, as any Virgini:
paper. No better evidence could be ad-
dliced of Tic Nationality of the Democracy
than to sec and talk with the Democrats
here. A Southern Democrat finds his Nor.
thern brother defending lhe same constittl
tonal doctrines. ..l15
We must sustain this noble party here
who are our only friends and the only friends
of the Constitution. G.
The War in Kansas. Fight at 0ssaWo.
tamie.
The telegraph dispatch giving brief ac
count of the reported desperate fight in Kan
sas, was based, we presume, upon the fol
lowing letters which we find in the Western
(Nlo.) Dispatch
DAMr Bull CREEK, Aug. 81.
Gentlemen: | moved with, $50 men on
the abolition fcrt ard town Of ef '0ssawota.
mie--=tte head quarters ef old Brown--or
night before last; marched forty miles and
assaulted the town without dismountingi the
men, about sunrise on yesterday. We have
had brisk fight for an hour or more, and
lad ffe men woupded-none dangerously
CAPTAIN Boyee, .Wm. Gordon and three
others. Ne killed about 30 of them, among
the NUMBER, eertata,. son of old Bro II
and almest certain, old Brown himself; des-
troyed al their ammunition and provisions
and boys would burn the town to the ground
l could not help 1t.
We must be supported by our friends
We still want more men and ammunition Of
all sorts. Powder, muskets, balls and cal s
is the constant cry.
| write in grert haste, as have been in
saddle, rode 100 miles and fought battle
without rest
Your friend, RpID.
CAMP AN Bull CREEK, Aug. 81, 1856
Gents-Gen. Reid, with $50 men, had
a fight at Ossawottamie yesterday. We
had four men wounded Capt. Boyce, OF
Lexington, Frank, Gordon, of Clay, Capt.
Boyce had his wrist broken Gordon was
shot in the shoulder Young jackson, of
Howard, p was sllotin the mouth badly
hurt. Geo. Gordon, of Lafayette, shot in
he thigh Yong Parker, of Lafayette,
was, shot IN the leg. The Aboltionsts
made the attack We killed 20 and burnt
the, town : -
Same efening, q large number mad }
their Appearance near Camp. We expect
30 have fight at Prairie City We then
marched to Lawrence, where we will have
the big fight. We need r4err and means
Theretme here now 1900 men, and about
500 opposite Lawrence, thai will operate
with us. .ea : ~ EsH
Brown was supposed to be killed al Ossa-
wottamie, Urgeall men to come on.
Yours, - a. GHfLEs.
A letter dated ST. Joseph, Aug. % says
Gen. Atrhison has been elected COM
mander-i n-chief of the armies Of Kansas
His staff consists Of soma of.the most distin-
guished officers of the Mexican war. He
has eleven hundred and fifty men in one di-
visions sand some five, hundred in another
They will concentrate to-day upon law
rance, Gen. Richardson has taken up his
line of march for the northern line to cut OF
further invasion from that quarter, but he
received orders, yesterday to move down tC
La7yrance. That town will oe surrounded,
and its fate decided before Monday night. -
There are abour 2 900 men in Lawranee
prepared to defend it,
A dispatch dated St Louis. Sept. says
The St. Louis Democrat publishes state
ment by the Freesolers who arrived here
yesterday, confirming the burning Of Os-
sawattomies They sag'tlsere were bit fifty
FreosoIiers m the towr at the tine, and the
attacking party numbered 400. Several
Ereesoilers were killed and seven were ia