Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-30

gentleman In this city has placed dispcsai two
e,iers Of date from which make interest
Ing extracts One Il win be perceived announces tho
death Of Messr woodson fsrr and states that many
other virgnians have been made prisoners by the tree
soil party. We have TO believe that the writer ha.
been misinfrmed in rgsrd TO these matters though We
shall avail, further tdings with much anxiety.
Kansas Crrr, Aug. le, 1886
Dear-:-I am grieved inform you that have lust
heard Of the death Of Woodson and Of Charley rairs
and that 7. s. Mckinney, Charley Mckinney. Charley
otey and all the Virginia boys are prisoners have
doubt they will meet the fate OF woodson aud rarr-
They defended Lecompton all day last Sunday bot owing
superiority OF NUMBERS had to surrender woodsons
and Col. Titus houses blown 70 pieces We hear
nothing but dstrees from Kansas and while Writ
companies being formed 10 to their relief Col
McCarty and all folks will leave tonight We will 70
in this time with force sufficient to clean Kansas you
may rely that; and this attack viii make Krus,s
slave State, beyond all doubt Let you that
Misouians win 60 into Kansas again without driv
ing the last scoundr Before eight days have eaps
ed. Missouri will send in Eve thousand border ruians
and they will leave long there Is abolition
list in that beautiful territory They have been there wce
and the third time viii tell the tale. Nothing IL surct
writing this Clay county Il sending men, who
crossing this place. headed by Col Doniphan
Platte county will send 500, and Jackson county 1000
Yours, j. A. HurcHEsoS
TrcvNsrH, Aug n, 1885,
Dear -: You need not be surprised at any thing
you hear from Kansas. for there win be the d paw
in this territory within the thirty days. You know
not very exctable and apt multiply dangers
hut tell you the pro-slsvcry seeing hard
here now. Lane is here with about 600 ruhsns and
ovcrrunnng the country. killing and burning wherever he
finds the people too weak TO resist him With
He has made assaults upon three four and settle
ments and in every instance has driven of all that
left alive Of the pro slavery party.
The prosayery In the territory cannot assist each
other from the fact that they obliged stay home
to defend their own 6resides. We here In Tecumseh
expecting attack hourly and only
35 40 In oil attack. would have about
the number OF free soil citizens contend with,
being about equally divided The last hslsh
committed by these tends, upon party commanded
by Col. Titus about and half miles from Lecompton
After heroic resistance with only about 80 against
6O0 for three four hours and after his house des
royed, Col I. compelled TO surrender; when Titus
and his whole company with the exception OF three tone
killed aud two who made their escaped taken prs
and carried Lecompton, and have in all proba
bility been buchered before this time. Chas 0tey and
Mr. Newman of Richmond, in the company and car
red with the rest TO Lawrence.
But they cannot go on much longer tell you there
is day OF retribution at hand II Virginia and other
Southern States think proper 10 stand at distance and
see her sons, who do not and expect TO
slaves inhumany buchered TO her shame let her do so
but thank God there brave set of in Missouri
now since the L. s troops have refused To act and
say il is fight will rescue. Then there
will be quarter for Lanes men, but to extesmna-
ton
Long before you receive this those beautiful fields of
ted States and than all shed by brother citizens
Yours, GAS. s. McKISSEr.
A correspondent of the New York Tribune, writing
from Lawrence, Kansas August lsth asserts that Col
Titus patty nineteen in number that day deiv
cred up the U. Dragons according the Of
agreement made with Gov Shannon the day previous.
Ed. Whig.l