New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-08
pRO-SIAVEEY ACCOUNTS.
THE following is copied from that violent Pro-
slavery sheet III, 81. Lopn R,Vlbiraa1

slavery sheet. I'M ST. inhtN htVtO"HH' j
LrNFNwoRTH CITY X. T.. August ~. 1870.
Enron RrrrRGICAN-Sir: Owing to the effort
now being made bv he IdIy Democrat OF ~. Louis
the passions and preudic's OF the people oi
the States against the loyal settlers o Kansas. ny Inc
publication ot letters purporng 20 be- from IN" lerrl-
ior, containing the mos, false and infamous statements,
with the view Of creating cyl war throughout the
United States. feel ourselves called Oh To send you
"A tilc statement nt recent occurrences.
Lane has inN AIDED the Territory with large BODY ot
prn. he came in disguise. his men passed in i'll small
unlti,s unouuosed They are now encanpcd in ana
about Lawrence. Lane has thrown OF his disguise,
snv> he has 200 men under a1n--hat he i now pre-
ualed to commence operations on " liberal scale -
that he and hi, men are bound by oath Ia make tins
Free State that il Abolltionlzc il, or die In the at
tempt He say- there shall not be any neutras IN ms
contest Consequently he Is wagng war on all rice-
State men on the south side of the Kansas River VINO
have been and were determined to remain - law and
order mcn-hc has already driven many ot them. A.
well ~ PIo-SIaycy men, out OF the Territory IL Is
true that men, women and children nave hed Hoii'
and been driven from, the Territory ~ asserted ny
TLc D.nocraf of the 18th inst, flying from and being
driven by these inv adcrs and rebels and not by the
loval citizens. A. j. insinuat,d by that sheet.
About the tme Lane began these ou'raSeS ~
Mr. Iork Iyibune published dispatch from Wash
iugton saving that men had been stationed az Iowa
Point and other places, 20 prevent Lane band, from
entering the Territory and that conflict might DE
daily expected. No men were stationed TO oppose
fcn no cause was given them for conflict - TAR
the traitors who planned this invasion were diHap-
pointed and therefore premature in announcing what
hev desired and supposed they hai accomplished: No
conflict hnS vet taken place between the body of loyal
settlers and the invaders although seventeen day have
clnlscd since their attack on Franklin.
Col Ircadwel and about thirty men, lad settled on
Washington Crcck-they gave INN written notice that
il hc did not cavc the Territory within ten days they
would drive him out Ircadwc and the settlers re-
paired two-sory log house and prepared for de-
tense A man named Ioyt left the camp OF the rebels
tn on 10 1rendwel- ~ Il spy. He was found dead On
IL. a. niau
Tie Abotoni>i- then advanced on Franklin about
two hundred strong, on Tuesday evening I'm ln't
and challenged the people To surrender Mi. crane
th, Postmaster replied that he would not do so. that
there were twelve and boy, beside himself, wqo
nieit -lenk for themselves They also refused To sur
render They were told that they would have to fight
two hundred aud fifty men. The tight BEGAN about ~
D. H. and continued till after oclock u. m when
nue and his men got some hay and straw loaded on
wnoon which they fired for the purpose OF burning
them out The heroic little band OF patriots then de-
serted the og-hot-c from which they had made such
mobile and to the Abotiomsts, an ever memorable de-
Tense having killed Hnd wounded about nifty oi the
trntors. The notorious John Smith wrote to TN
Dfvocr0t. from Lawrence, on the llth August loJo
saying: I'm c0ns,4nc"c, ~ Wer dnd dHd To1hdtd the
.. Invrcucc bows returned home instead of going Ia
" WASHINGTON Creek they expected to. But be-
for, they went they robbed the Po-t-Oftcc of 500 IN
money stamps. ETC., and took all the pubhc papers
they also took large amount oi money and property
from mi vatc individuals. they also took Mr.. iine
uri,.lcr macatcd her ana threatened Ia violate her
rcr-on and took her of for thAt purpose" Efforts
we've made by some of the friends to save her from 80
.ro,r Outrage, but with what success we nave NOT
l,arucd Nh Crane pissed through here on ms way 20
N,,tuort to look tor her there IN hope iia she hd
been ,l,3.cd and made her way to that placc These
nr,. act- John Smith neglected to state
1Lcy next moved 10 1readwells settlement with
abou, iOo men, bu, 1nadwol and hlr friends iicl be-
ior, them. On Saturday moaning Tie lth His'
,Lout 400 of them having win them one "I more
ti,c,s Of artillery attacked the house OF Col. TITUS.
who lived near Lccompton Titus had SIX or seven
friend. with him at the tn,-thcy made II nobl" de-
t,.r.c hut after killing several 81 the Ua;ois and
rrtels Titu- was twice bady wounded. one ~ hs
friend, killed and another wounded. ana as Lane be-
,sr the hay and burning smoking game they sur
rendered They took from tllc housr all rs furniture.
kiict,u u,ef-il, not destroyed by the cannon. and
ohout $1,000 IN money and after tearing mp the to"r
in search of Mr.. Titus who fortunately had cone To
W,,tloit that morning ~ TIE sagr ttcy burned the
house Nmlr the attack being made on Titus,
Mai. Clark. Indian Agent, and hls family. together
with mrlN othcr person, and families fed for safety.
and came here on Saturday night the l;th Inst.
They contemplated destroying l.ccompton. but a
tL, n.tc States troop, are near there holding the
ori-oncr- tlcy have not yet attempted il.
john Brown. -en.. known "A, tic O-Uwattamic mur-
,rc j. Till at ar-c at the head of about 800 thlcve,
and murdcrer- who, Ike himself, are not only outlaws
here but i'll the States from whence they
came. In,y have driven away every loyal settler
ont Of Franklin County. Mr. White, Frcc-S'ae
man. lad 900 acres undfr fence. 300 in corn;
they nave drlNcn lim away, takln- nom mn az ."
possessed. making good their word they would wage
NarpLaiisi all who are not AboiOnl-is ana uh'"i''
IT. Umrrr0f 81 the 9th inst. say,: Iha' u "',n
# CLAW County boastrd that hc would hay" me s'''P
of an Aboliton,t. crossing the rvcrto l.ea'en"Viu
a.. The ,ac.s are ihc-c: desperate man oi IN. ,as
place. in liquor met a kcniucklan on thc Icau NV s.
;.,, f,,iu H., ,i,y .bo linn and cu. pic'" ont "i
his -calp and did boa,t Of thr dccd \ "nrri was
promptly issued but h. had lid The I'ii'o' L. r, n
can b. arrested, lc viii be- cN,'Uy" ay aD ,,n.a pro.
slavery man. . ,b,. .a,,. laval
W. deny in the most emphatic Tfin' 'n, any ,%fr'
OF ro-Saicry scttles OF o. near Lfa'rn"C'h o"y
L,.,,,,it;, th, cxcer,,s charged against mem IN
ny ~ -, f,b. 18th Inst. in IL article headed
.,F,,m Kon.a. and that thc entire artcIei' gross
-. ,.,J ni..tntemcut OF recent occurrences in
ths Territory. =, u,t.t,
Warrant have bccnrut IN The MHF,haI hands Tor
i -, -, ,I.-, muri,r,I- and r.ir.a- thr propl.
"r ~ nj. back 10 cuforle h. authority. obop, 800?