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THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1856. FOB PRESIDENT, JAMES BUCHANAN, OF PENNSYLVANIA. TOR VICE PKES1PENT, JOHN 0. BRECKINRIDGE, ' OP KENTUCKY. , .... Democratic Presidential Electors. ItWATOKUL ELtcrnKi. WILLIAM KENNON, J of llolmont. ALEXANDER P. MILLER, of JJutler. lit, PIIELTiON 1. KELLOGG, of n.miltcn. Id. HENRY F. BED AM, of Hamilton. d. DAVID CLAltK. of Montgomery. 4th. ISAAC II. TUOMAS.of D.irke. 8th. KDWAKD FOSTER. of Willira. 6th. MICHAEL II. DAVIS, of Clormont. 7ti. w ii.liau ckunskn. r w mn. th. WILLIAM KKKSflNEK of Clark. th. UEOKOEE. bENEY, of Seooca. 10th. LEVI IHNUAX.of Jaoluon. Uth. ALFRED MeVEIGII, of Kulrflcld. lath. JACOB SM'H.of Franklin. ' ., 13th. JOHN TIEFT, of 1nron. Hth. JOn.VC. MYERS, of Ahlnd. Jta. JOSEPH HirKN8,of Cohooton. J..VKS.W.OAYLORD,of Monran. ' M2 t?l'RIG(iS.of Nobis. 80lEVCny.hoM. ' . K O. I LLETT, ol Afctt.u!. lJC GEl RUE COOK, of lUniaoo. DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET. its jepoi or tbi irriim cocit, to mi VACAMCV. CORRINGTON W. SEARLE. f on ci8 or tiii irmm writ, ItUFUS P. 1C.4XXEY. board cr rrmio iwii. WAYNE GltlSWOLD. vtfutMioNia or COMMON ktrooh, II. II. It HO LY. FOR CONGRESS, WILLIAM MEDILL. COUNTY TICKET. Job ArnrTOB JOEL A. WALDEN; roa Tbiaibbub-DR. L. HOLLAND; Fob SHEBirr WILLIAM GOLD; Fob Rucoruer-JONATIIAN BRIAN; Fob Commubionm-JOIIN KINNEY; Fob Coioner-WM. PAUL ANDERSON. "Facts for the People." Under tins caption the Mineral Region Herald attempts to defend Mr. Dundy from a hurried review of bis speech delivered at the Court House, which appeared in the Democrat a short time since. The Herald says our article, summed up, amounts to a little ever a "column of " slang, scurrility, weak attempts at smart sayings, and so far as wit, sense and argument are concerned, turns out a complete abortion." It is a lit tie singular that the Herald should employ over a column to answer such an article. By our neighbor's own confession he cither did not believe what he stated or else made an ass of himself by replying at all to an arti cle which contained neither " wit, sense nor argument." The Herald prooosds to say that we mis represented Mr. Bundy. We certainly had no intention nor desire to do so. In private life we accord to Mr. Bundy all the charac teristics of a gentleman and have no with to detract from his reputation in a public ca pacity ; but when he made the statements with which we charged him, which we made a note of at the time, and the correctness of which we are able to prove by persons oc cupying as high a position for honesty as Mr. Bundy, it was not expected, we presume, that everybody would acquiesce In them and that nobody would dan to question their correctness. Even the Herald, although it adds to some of the statements of Mr. B. and qualifies others, is nnable to reconcile them with truth. To set Mr. B. right on the subject of the amount of slave territory In the United States, it excludes California from the list of Free States and adds neatly a hundred thousand square miles to Texas I To use the language of the Herald," prob ably its all honest ! In the footing of the aggregate of slave territory it also adds ten thousand squaro miles ! Probably thai' " all honest ! " In adding up the No. of square miles in the Slave Statps we over looked Missouri and did not discover the er ror until we compared our list, (copied from Mitchell's Atlas,) with the tablo published in the Herald. The charge, therefore, that we used different authorities in making our calculation of the, amount of territory in the Free and Slave States, is without the least foundation in truth. One would scarcely expect, that the Herald would b e guilty of twv auinoriiies io sustan six. a. alter accusing us of dishonesty because it supposed we did the came thing ; but such is actually the case. So desperate was the fix of our neighbor that he did not scruple to use an estimate of Texas territory long since out of date, and a more recent and reliable es timate for the balance of the Union ! - He eays Texas has " always " Ijcen estimated, until v?ry recently, at 325,000 square miles. We have referred to Mitchell's Atlas for 1849, and find the area of Texas set down at precisely 300,000 sq. miles. Probably this U" all honest," but it requires expla nation. - The question is asimpleone, and we will state it briefly. Mr. Bundy staled that the territory in the Slave States amounted to double that in the Free States. We said Mr. B. was not correct. The facts are, ac cording to the Herald's own table, that the area of the-Slave Slates amounts to 863,584 tq. miles-that of the Free States to 646,- .636 sq. miles. 'This shows that Mr. B, was not correct and settles the question. But the Herald says Mr. B. excluded California and added nearly one hundred thousand square miles to Texas, making a difference of about 280,000 square miles.' -This is do- cidedljr a good specimen of Black RejubliT !an fairness, and we commend it to those who wish to practice the tot of dodging as a first-rate example. The Herald first as sumes that Brother Bandy said so and so tjjen it arranges the fets just to suit ; then it declares Brother Bund was correct, a What t nice calculation ! , " . Our neighbor denies that Brother Bundy said that every slave-holder had font vote for every live slaves. Inasmuch as be thinks our statements ought not to be cred ited because we are mere strangers in the community," end because Brother Bundy is snoun to be honest," we refer to E. F. Ringham, Esq., and Dr. L. Holland for their corroboration. , Perhaps the. Herald will question their veracity, alto, ir order to bolster up Brother Bundy.' The Herald de clares he did not say a slaveholder had four votes for every five slaves, but " that he was opposed to the three-firths representation for the reason that a slaveholder, who own ed five negroes, hail power equal to tho ytes of four freemen in the North," which the Herald sny, is true, but which we say is not true. hat is the tower spoken of is t not the votes of the slaveholder? If so then he has four votes, for that is the exact power equal to the tote ofour freemen of tht A'orth ! This amounts to nearly what we represented Brother Bundy as having said, and the Herald has not bettered his position a particle with it hair-splitting distinction. After all is said, what is this u three fifths" clause, against which the Black Re publicans are so rampant ! It is a part of the Constitution of the United States an instrument framed by such men as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Mad ikon and other fathers of the Republic and patriots of the Revolution : an instrument left as an heir-loom to posterity a funda mental rule for all future generations ; a grest land mark, beyond which wc cannot go with safety to the Union and the peace of its people ; a rock upon which rest our " glo rious memories of the past and our precious hopes of the future," and a jainst which ev ery true American should pray that the wares of fanaticism may never prevail. This is the instrument that the Herald and Brother Bundy so greatly dislike and so foully misrepresent. This is the Palladium of our liberties, which the abolitionists de sign tearing from our Republican Temple introducing themselves stealthily, as the Greeks entered Troy, by (not exactly a tcooden but) a Woolly Horse ! " The Mineral Region Herald, eays the territories of Utah, New Mexico, and Kan sas " will be slaves States if It is in the power of Democracy and Slavery to make them such." The editor of the Herald is cither very ig norant, or else he knowingly publishes an unblushing falsehood. Nebraska, Iowa, Minesota, Kansas and Washington were ac quired as slave territories. Will Democra cy make them slave States 1 The Democ racy " had the power" to make Iowa a Slave Stale. In the Convention which adopted her State Constitution tho Democracy had the majority. The Democrats also had a majority in the popular vote, and yet Iowa was made a free State. In California the Democrats had a majority but they did not make it a Slave State. In all the western States the Democracy " had the power'' to muke free or slave states. The Democra cy have " had the power," with the excep tion of a few year since the formation of the government. When our Constitution was adopted the Union consi.-ted of twelve slave States and one free Stote. Now we have fifteen slave States and sixteen free States. The advance of freedom has been as fifteen to three, or five to one, as compar ed to slavery. We have a lefs amount of slave territory States and all of course than we had when tho old con federative government was organized, notwithstanding the vast increase of our territorial dimen sions j and, In the face of all this, the Her- aid talks about the aggressions of Slavery, when it veiy well knows.orought to know, THAT BY NO ACT. LEGISLATIVE OR OTHERWISE, ON THE PART OF THIS GOVERNMENT. HAS SLAVE RY BEEN EXTENDED TO FREE TER RITORY, but on the contrary, territory ac quired as slave has been made free by act of the people. In Utah .and New Mexico there are not fifty slaves and there is not the remotest probability of either becoming slave states. 1 he Democracy of the Union do not claim "the power" to legislate slavery into any territory or exclude it therefrom, but desire that the people thereof shall decide the mat ter for themselves. The samo principle is applied to Kansas end Nebrak. When the Herald, therefore, says that the Democ racy aim tq make slave States out of any of thtf territories, it asserts an unmitigated falsehood. a Old-Line Whigs—"Sour Grapes." , The Abolition press has been, heretofore, particularly careful uot offend old line whigs. Recently, however, a different course has been adopted ' Finding that thousands of our old opponents will not be gulled into the ranks of the Republican party, but that they are determined to support the Union candi tlatess, the Fremont press is now abusing them roundly and declaring that they have always been in favor of slavery. The last Mineral Region Herald says: '. .,, i " We suppose that s6me of them (old line wings; are going to vote lor Buchanan, but all such as do, if their past lives and ' ooliti- cal history are traced up, it will be found that mey nave always been pro-slavery in senti ment; and what is more natural than that pro-slavery man should vote a pro-slavery piauorra.-;. , . . We olten see the declaration in Black Re publican prints that the democratic platform favors the extension of slavery, but very few of them hare ever had the maoliness to pub lish it. "Probably its allhonest!" ' r.iv The Fremont party of JlusVingum co., have nominated a county ticket independent of the Fillmore men. and swear th Ibm. shall knock under to abolitionism or be bea ten. . , Elk Post Office. , The Herald contained an article in its last issue, relative to the removal of Elk P. 0 in which removal, it says, " the meanest of all mean, narrow-souled party spirit was ex hibited.". The fads of the cue are simple and soon told. Mr. Gibson, the former P. M. moved out of the county, and after a lapse of some time resigned his office. He wis appointed under Blr. Fillmore's admin istration and nobody thought of removing the office until his resiiruation, when Mr. John Price wis appointed in his place. A better appointment could not have been made, either as to the person or the locali ty. Where the office was located before, the mail carrier was obliged to go off the Igan road some distance to get to it and then retrace his steps to get back. Mr. Price lives immediately on the route, and in the center of Swan township. The objection of the Herald to the present arrangement, however, is not because fewer people will be accommodated by ii, but because Mr. Price is neither a Black Republican nor a renegade Democrat. We are informed that the P. O., as now situated is about 6 miles from this place. The Herald says i t Is 7i miles. No doubt our neighbor knows, having probably measured it himself . Stick to 7J miles, exactly " Go it, Quimby ! don't fall a cat ! " "The Democrat, in keepinz with its usual feelings towards church members, attempts to black guard Mr. BunJy by calling bun Brother." Herald. From a man who attempts to array one portion of the people of this glorious Rcpub- ic in deadly array against the other who has declared that he could look on with compla cency and see U. S. Senator Aung I'd by the neck, who joins in with the fanatics of the North in tlieir crusade against the South we might expect just such a mean and contemptible insinuation as that contained in the ubove quotation. No doubt he would beglad to see the church here, like Heniv Ward Beethtr's.an organization for the pro mulgation of Black Republican principles nd the distribution of Sharp s rifles. We wish to say to our readers who belong to churches, that we have never felt for, nor manifested towards them in any way the least unkind feeling. We believe in the right of ev try man to wonhip his Creator iu the man- ner dictated by his own conscience, His religious tenets, however, do not give him the right to misrepresent the Constitution ofour country nor exempt him from a re. ponsibility which would rest upon any oth er citizen. A canting hypocrite who has imself joined in a crusade against members ol another church might claim special privi leges for those of Ins own, but no man im bued with true Christianity and the gener ous, tolerating principles of American insti tutions, would ever set up such a claim. The Equality of the Blacks. The Mineral Region Herald says: ' The Democrat savs that we ere in favor f negroes holding office, votinsr. &c. Now. we (In like a nmu, who. when he tells a lie. can do it up so as to have the temblance of trutn, better than we do a man who can not tell one without exposing its nakedness. We quoted the Herald's own words and concluded that they meant just what we ita- or that they meant iusi nothine at all. For the edikation of our neighbor we will quote thr-m again: 'Coi'jpare that glorious principle of the Declaration of Independence, whicli declares that 'all men are fre snd fqunl nnd endow with inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,' wiiii mo njini oi oouiuein institutions iiiu Southern laws, which deprive men of liber ty and happiness, stid sometimes life, mere ly for opinion's sake." It will be seen that the 7erad misquotes the Declaration of Independence in order to give equality to the Blacks. If it did not mean that all mm are free and equal, where was the sense or appropriateness of this gurhlei quotation? When a paper announces any principle as glorious one, it is always understood as approving that principle; but the Herald does that same snd then charges us with lying be cause, forsooth, we applied its "glorious principle!" Now, probably this is "all honcit." a "So the Vigilance Committee of the Coun ty Clique sent post haste to head quarters," oil.-. mineral Ktgxon tieruit. A pretty fellow, you are, to talk about cliques! Why, you were nominated by Know Nothing clique and through it elected to office. You belong to a clique now, ihe only, one we know of in Vinton County, and are endeavoring to v4iip the unruly members of your party into the support of clique can didates. When you and the balance of '.he clique gel matter affixed up to suit.you will no doubt come out in flaming capitals with a peopls's ticket. In the meantime you will have the candidates pledged to your support and be after taking care of No. 1. " A most unfortunate allusion for yourself, Mr. Her ald, is that about "cliques." It is the Truth. The Black Republicans around town, are iienying uwi uuerun niggers marched arm in arm with white men in their nrocessiom t Fremont. We refer them to the following from the Sandusky Mirror. Seneca Adver tiser. AMALOAMATtOB". We dislike to interfere with other people's business, and therefore nave several times declined to notice a promi nent feature in the late Fremont Gathering At the urgent request of several old line whigs we will now mention that the most interesting characteristic and mellifluous in cident of ihe day, was a procession of Ober linilea paired off regularly, a nigger and a white man alternately, locked arm inarm in loving embrace.. ' " ' ' The Military Covouebob.-In a mm. peign of a few short month in California, Colonel Fremont "took" sixty-three thmiund acres of land and three hundred head of beef cattle! Uucle Sam paid the bills, but the hero tot the "critterf'add the Mstur Hurrah for Mary Pone ! It is the Truth. Coming over the Buck and Brock —Old Line Whigs decaring against Abolition Disunionism. ' Anotheb Old-Line Wmo Senatob out fob Buchanan Senator Jokes, or Turaessn. Senator Jones, of lenn., de livered a magnificent speech in the U. S. Senate on Saturday. Without surrendering any of his Whig principles, be declared his purpose to support the Democratic nominees for President and Vice Prescient. He takes this position as the only sure means of avert ing die dangers which now threaten the Un ion from sections hem. tie examined at length the several platforms snd the randi dates of the three parties, and showed con clusively that the (rue position is with the Democratic party. Mr. Jones made a tri umphant vindcation of Buchanan from the charge of having done injustice to Mr. Clay in regard to the charge of bargain and corrup tion. The Washington Uniou says: "His speech wss listened to hy the Senate and a crowded gallery with marked interest, and is destined to exert a powerful influence on the public mind." . Highly lMFomNT. It is rumered the National Intelligencer, one of the oldest and most influential old line Whiz papers in the United States, is about to declare its deter ruination to support the Cincinnati nomin ations. Judge HacTard, of Sussex county. Del., is out for Buchanan Mr. Hazzard wis formerly Governor.of Delaware, and has always been a prominent supporter of the Whig party. We learn from the Easton. Ohio. Demo crat that the Hon. B. H. Alexander, lute Whig Representative in the Legislature from that county, Is out in a public speech for oucnauan ana lsreckinrtdge. The learned Prof. C. B. Haddock, of Dart moulCollege, and Minister to Portugal under President Taylur, has declared himself for Buchanan and Breckinridge, and will take Ihe stump (or that electoral ticket in N. H. Prof. H. is an old-fashioned whig, a nephew of the late Daniel Webster, and will wield great influence with his class of men in this campaign. The Bowlingreen Standard," hitherto K. N., has pulled down the names of Fill more and Doiinelron, and run up in their stead Buchanan end Breckinridge, It will hereafter be found battling nobly and gal lantly foajhe Democracy and the country. Long maf it wave! A it other flao WRUCK. A gentleman wri ting from Merer, Pa., says the "Republican,'' printed at Mercer, in this county, has this week hauled down the Fremont snd Davton flag, and ran up Fillmore and Donnelson. The ca-ise of Fillmore in this county is going up,anu rremont uown. Thus the work goes bravely on, the end is not yet. The Boston Times state that Col. Meach- am, T. B. Messipager, G. N. Annahle. Esq.. Dc. VVm. O. Johnson, Oliver J. Rand, and A. H. Stevens, all prominent old line whics. in Cambridge,' Mass., are out for Buchanan and Breckinridge, and remarks that there are but few of the old lute whigs in thnt locality who have not espoused the Demecratic cause. It also says: liut it is not Cambridge alone that these refreshing evidences of a healihful public sen timent are confined; for, among oiher simi lar indication iu cities adjacent to ours, old patiiutii: Cliailcsiunu lw l"ohcn nilli turn er Bud effect. The ball isrollinz on beautifully all around us, and it needs but a united effort among all the opponents of Republicanism (ogive me oiateoi Maisachuselis to the Democrat ic nominess. aha 11 it be doner A change. The Freeoort f I1M Anzeieer. German paper, at first ran up Hie black nag oltreinont and Davton. It has now pulled it down and hoisted the names of Buchanan and Breckinridge to kits mast head. Tbemendus stampede. Hon. Archie Dix on spoke in Union county a few days since, wnen lorty &now Nothings withdrew from the order and save in their adhesion to the democracy,- A vote was taken on the Excursion train from this city to Zanesville oil Thursday lust, with the following result: Buchanan 32 Fremont 20 Fillmore 8 Let her rip! Keep the ball rolling! Cir. Watchman, The Mercer Countv Republican, in Penn. sylvnnia.some time since hoisted the names of Fremont and Dayton at its mast head, but the popular opposition was so great that it has since taken them down and put in their' piace tnoseot riiiinore and Donnelson. The Republicans are as rare in some pans of Pennsylvania as Llacksherp in a flock. The "wooly hor9e" cannot travel at all over that section of our country. A oood example. Mr. J. L. Brown, the former editor of this paper, who has here tofore been opposed to Ihe Democratic party came out honestly and puplicly for Buchan an and the entire Democratic ticket. There are many others who require a little more nerve to declare openly the convictions of their judgements, acknowledge their past er rors, and follow his example. We say to all such come and help us battle for the right and the true, the Constitution and the Coun try. .RA ReporUr. A NEW OERMAJ DEMOCRATIC PAPER. The Marrietta Republican says that "Der Mari etta Demokrat," is aboiit being started at that place under the editorial charge of Wm. Lorey, Esq., a joung gentleman of talents and education. I: will support Buchanan and Breckhridge. - , The Tolland County Gazette, Rockville. wiiii., r iniueriu Deuirai, nas come out lor Buchanan and Breckinridge. , Tally again! Among the reasons given by the editor is that the Republicans nowopposn the pacifi cation of Kansas, through the patriotic meas ure pressed by. Ihe Democrats in Congresv ' Mori or 'em. From evidences thatcon linually throng in upon us every day, we are convinced that this thing of raiiroad and steamboat voting is all oiK-siJed. - On Sat urdsy evening last a rote was taken on the Cincinnati, Hamilton andDavton Bail Road ociween iiyion ana Hamilton, which re sulted as follow: .'i: ' Buchanan ,' ....... 83 ' " Fremont , - (i , V4 ' " "Fillmoii I'1'' : .-i: '' ' ; . ' CijEnq'. A bio straw. A vote was taken 'on the last California steamer lust arrived. reBultinu as follows: ... Buchanan ' ' ' . 650 ' Fillmore and Fremont -' ' 135' ' Hood! - That shows the estimatinn nf ih Cattle- fornia speculator at home; Whoc rebl . : .- v - . .,-. '. '.; NoBtR SEjrTiMMrTa. We loin ourselves to no party that doe not carry the flag and keep step with the music of the Union. Rnf 1 L . . . J 1 1 r against Abolition Disunionism. [From the St. Louis Republican, August 21.] Exciting News from Kansas. In the Leavenworth City Journal of the 17th last Saturday mormon wa And nu merous articles on the subject of recent out rages commuted by Lane's men upon the people of Kansas, but they are in a very uKioinwa snape. Before proceed ins tosive Ihe news furnish ed by the Journal, it may be well to allude io we account oi toe rapture ol vranblm, contained in the Lecompion Union of the 14iu. According to (his account a party of Lawrence oauaws-, aied t some ol Lane s men, attacked the town of Franklin on Tues day night, about tea o'clock. They numbered some two hundred and fifty strong, and kept up the attack for abou four hours. The citizens of Frank lin collected in a log house and defended themselves bravely tor this length of time against superior numbers. Finding that they could not dislodge them, the assailants filled a wsgon with Day, ami, selling it on fire, hacked it up,to the house, whereupon the inmates had to have it to escape ihe flames. The scoundrels then entered the P office, and robbed it of about $60 in cash, all the be.J.blankets and clothing which they could find, and many other things; in fact, everything they could lay their hands on. They first went to Frauklin and deman ded Judge Fane, the County Assessor for Douglas County, and another man by the name of Kuggles. It win ue reinemuered mat tnese lwrenceiies neiu meeting some time since and declared that the Assessor could uot make assessments in Lawrence, and if he attempted it would be at the rtl of his owu lile, and as soon as Lane's parly arrived at Lawrence they immediately pro ceeded to Franklin and demanded the Asses sor. There were only sbout fifteen men in Franklin at the time of the attack, and they fought euccessfulty two hundred and fifty of their eueinies.and when the assailants lelft tliey had sustained a loss ot some sixteen killed & wounded. There wereonly two of the citizens of Franklin wouuded, and that very slightly. Captain Andetson, United States Army who had three prisoners in his custody, chargediwith breaking open the Postofiice at Funklin, is said to have b.-eu notilied that if he did not give them up he would be attacked, but this does not seem to hae been done. ' The Journal, under the head of "The Bloody Issue Begun," states that an express man had arrived from Lecompton, which place he left the afternoon of the IS, who states that Captain Treadwell's company of forty men were surrounded by three hundred and eighty-five Abolitionists, who hadsworu that no quarter should be given to' them. Captain f readwell's men were in a log-build ing, and held out manfully, lhey managed to eet a woman to carrv a messaee to G. Shan non, asking for aid. The Governor, it is said taueu upon uniieuoiuies military torce, uui they refused to act. On the arrival of the news of the situation of Captain Treadwell's company at Lecomp ton, Colonel Titus and twenty men started to h'9 assistance. A fterward it is said that Col. Titus' house was surrounded by a large number of men, and it ia added the Uolonel litus' house was sutecuuently destroyed many of his men being killed. Andrew Preston was wounded ; Mr.Sisterre was kil led, and Mr. Clowes, editor of the Southern Advocate, was also killed. It seems to be well ascertained that the company of United Siaies troops having charge of Robinson, brown and other pris oners surrendered them to Lane's men with out firing a gun. This report is'to us utmost incredible, and we shall hesitate to believe it until we have assurance ol it The Anti-slavery men are driving all the Pro-slavery men out of Douglas Country, destroy ins their property On the 15th a party of eighteen Pro-slave ry men, being surrounded by Lane's men, cut their way through with the iossoi two meu killed and ten wounded General Clark, United States Agent for the Pottawalomies, escaped with his family across the river before Line's men reached that point, and are at Leavenworth City. Governor Shannon and nearly all the citi zeus at Lecomntoii had abandoned that place. Lieutensiiat Woodson, who was forLd in a house with his family, was taken prisoner and his house burnt dovn A fight took place on the 14th,near Oseawa- toinie, bel'veen two hundred Abolitionists and twelve Pro-slavery men the latter is a fort and the result was Hie killing ol four teen Abolitionists and the wounding of six others. LATER. We have the Border Ruffian of Saturday last, in which we find detailed statements of several of the aflairs to which allusion has been made, and we proceed to give them at lui: iengtn. The first, is a letter from' Mr. R. S. Crane, a citizen ot Franklin; FRANKLIN, K. T., Wednesday, Aug. 13. Editor Border RumAN.-Deai Sir: About eleven o clock, on the night or tha 12th inst. we were attacked here by about two hundred and City AbolitiojiisU from Lawrence. tliey sent one of their men up to demand our arms. Our Captain, Mr. Ruckles, replied that he would not give them np, and called his men up numbering fourteenand thev all said they would die before the Abolition thieves should have them. Ihe Abolition ists then surrounded the house and commen ced to fire upon it, which our men returned. The Abolitionists, finding it too hot for them retreated tor about thirty minutes, when tliey made another attacK, without any effect. Theyfthen retreated' a second time, to hold a consultation, and suncluded that the oulv chance lor them was to burn the house and aun us Cut, which tth-y did. We then called for quarter which they at once cave by dis arming us of our United Stales muskeis and small arms, and let us go after threatening us very hard. .. . Plunder was the next in order. They first demanded the key of the Postofiice of Samuel Crane, which be gave them. They hunted from top to bottom for arms, takine what was there.' They then , robbed the Posiofiice of about 7U worth stamped envelopes aud oth er valuable papers.. -v They then proceeded to S. Crane, jr's., dwelling-house and . took from there about thirty United States mus kets' ind onelpiaceOf artillery, a six-uounder From Mr. S. R Ruckles, they took $425 al goto watcn wortn-BiW), and about $450, worth of clothing: from' Mr. Barnes they took a large lot of rclothina from Mr R. S Crane tbey took, between $900 and $1,200 worth of accounts and notes, and about $15 worm of clothing &C.; from Judge Fane they took a fine boree.. . ,. ... W killed seven of the Abolitionists and wounded a great many. No one touched on the pro-slavery side, si ' - - R. S. CRANE. ' The following address was issued at West port on the -16tns . , , ' . TO THE PUBLIC. It has been bur duly fo keep correcUy'and fully advised of the movements of the Ab olitionists. I We knew that since Lane com. menced hi march, the Abolitionists in the- lerntorr were eneajred in stea ne hone to mount his men, organizing and -preparing j : ' immediately on their arnvaf to carry Ml their avowed purpo-eof tipelii. or extei muiating every Pro-sUvery settler. We have southern daily becoming mora dating as Lane's party atlvsiMwl. We ha v a endeavored to prepare our fri ends for theenii which was forcsetu, and which we now tiava to announce. LANE'S PARTY HAVE ARRIVED—CIVIL WAR IS BEGUN. On the 7th inst., Brown, the notorious asp9in and robber, with a party of about three hundred Abolitionists, attacked and drove into MissouyL Cook and a i-olony- of Georgian which hA settled near Ossawa tomie. This colony" was unarmed, end iiura btrtd in Ml, men, woman and children, and slaves, about two hundred! "Their v houe were burnt, all their propenv (oven to the clothes of ttw children) taken oi destroy ed. . ....... On the 13th inst., a party of some fifty tucked the house of Mr. While in L)kins County and drove him into Missouri, robbing, him of everything. He is a Fre-State man. ' but sustains the laws, and was attacked for ' attempting to procure the arrest of the mur derers of Wilkinson. . , ... On the 12:hinst. three hundred Abolition ists under Drown, many ol them Laae's men, attacked a hoir?e occupied by the Pro- slavery men in Franklin. Our friends num bering but fourteen, made a gallant fight 1 until their house wjs set on fire. The Ab olitionists took the cannon which had been ' left at that place, all the Territorial arms that were deposited tliere, and broke open. and robbed the Postofiice. , ; On the 15th inal. tliey proceeded to attack, . Treadwell's settlement, b Douglas County numbeiing about thirty men? The Aboli tionists numbered about four hundred men. under the command of Brown and Walker, well mounted and armed. I They planted the cannon, which had been. taken at Frankliu.and attempted to surround Treadwell's party. The latter, overpowered? nd scarce ol ammunition, attempted io escaiie; but as they wera on foot, wi fear I hut most ol ihrin have fdhen. O'tr friends are constantly coming in jobbed and plunder ed. Hourly expresses arrive announcing the progress of ihe trajtors. We have not lima to'givo lurtht r deiails. We give these that you may s?e that it 13 no outbreak, but an organized campaign. we believe tiiot ere this Lecomoton ia taken. In leu days not oik Pro-slavery set tler will be left on the south side of Kansas Kiver, unless instant aid be given them. uur iriemts ou the north side, scattered and unprepared, will then be exterminated, and expelled. we give you no morf rumors, but as mDie statement of undoubted facts. We say t you thai war, organized, matured, is now being waged by the Abolitionists, and we call uiiuu nuare uo prepareu losee tlieir Iribiids uuiuiinea ,o ue uiemseives unven iroin uieif homes, to rally instantly In the rescue. 'JJie Abolitionists proclaim that Vn? quar ter will be given !" "Every Pro-slavery maa must be exterminated !!" What will be vour D. R. ATCHISON, W. H. RUSSELL, A. G. BOONE, B. F. STRINGFELLOW. WESTPORT August 16, 1856. LECOMPTON TAKEN. Will iara H. Russell, of the firm of Majors Kusecll Cc Co., iv cite to h'u friunds ut Lex iii as follows : INDEPENDENCE, Mo., Saturday, Aug. 16. General William Shields and W. D. Waddei.l. Gentlemen : Mr. Uodriguc's Express has just arrived, bringing intelligent- of ihe attock to-day on Co!. Titus' near Le compton, and the probable murder of the entire party. There were thirty men in the house, u ml us it was turrouuded by at least four hundred Abolitionists there is no po- 6i i it v of the escape of a single man. Another portion of the Abolition forces attacked the house of Geneial G. W.Clarke. Ind. Ajjent.abuut two hour3 after the destruc tion ol Col. Titus' house; and while tho express was leaving the roar of the cannon was distinctly hear d. Lane is in the field- Jones they jdeclare they will hang. Lecomp ton has lailon ere thi-i, and Robinson and all thts other prisoners indicted for treason have no doubt been rescued. Col. Titus' house is only one mile from W. H. RUSSELL. a feeling of great expespcrution in the boiclei counties and nothing but some. Providential interpo sition can save that Torritory from , being deluged with blood. It is not tote conceal ed that the people of the adjoining counties have determined to muke common sausewith the Pro-slavery men of Kan.and from the pre parations alrealy made this week will hardly close without seeing a thousand men in "pur suit nf La lie's marauders. W hen ihe people theUniud States utiderstaud( as they will do, that these outrages have all been com menced by the men sent from, the free States ' in hostile array, to kill and drive gut the peaceable citizens of Kansas ; that they have , been encouraged in this course by the parly now supporting Mr.-Fremont, and by preach ers of the Gospel all over the free States; that they have been hired to do these deeds, and to keep up an excitement intended to oper ate on the Presidential election their sober judgment and love of the Union , wijl cause litem to denounce the men, aud toalijura tin party guilty of such monstrous outrages. Until these men went into Kansas peace reigned there, .but the -probability ,now is that one or the other party will be, exter minated. The guilt of all these acts is clear ly traceable to Sawaid, Sumner, -Greeley, Giddiugs, Beecher & Co., and tiy will be held responsible for them. Look at this Picture. Ex-President Van Buren and sons support Buchanan. '; vm , . . Ex-Prcsident Harrisou's siiDoort Fill'mora or Buchanan. ; - . . . Ex-President Tyler and sons support Buc.h- snan. . - Ex-President- Fillmore . opposes Fie-. mont, - -'- . : .. ;.- , ,. , President'Pierce supports Buchanan. John C. Calhoun's sons support Buchan an. --- -; . , , ,: , Daniel . Webster's son supports Buchan-. an'.'",'' " " ... ...v'i. ... ; Henry Clay's son supports Buchanan. Commodore Stewart (Old Ironsides) sun. puns ouciianan. ' -' . :':.?, i ..-i , . : Commodore Perry support Buchan 1 Com'odore Stockton opposes Fremont. ' Gcnopl Cadwalader supports Buclijan. GefifScOtt Opposes Fremont. , Col Bsn tun MinnnrtE'Riir-h Ru(us Choate supports Buchanan,'' NOW LOOK ON THIS. Wm.H. Seward supports Frernbpt.' 1' C Horace Greeley supports Fremont; ' Henry W. Beecher supports Fremont. -: Fredrick Douglas supports Fee mont. ' Thurlow Weed supports Fremont. - . . Thaddeus Stevens supportsJFremont. ."".'.-. Stump Preacher Tyng supports FremVni. i And all .ths Atotitioa crew,..;