. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... making incursions intoKansas, not to settle there, but to drive away free-state there was a territorial election, or any laws to be passedin the Territory, the Missourians came over in great force, out-votedthe free-state men and after carrying the election by violence, went. liome again. In the more extreme south a company of militia fromSouth Carolina and Georgia was raised and sent to subdue Kansasto slavery. Then preparations
. The history of our country from its discovery by Columbus to the celebration of the centennial anniversary of its declaration of independence ... making incursions intoKansas, not to settle there, but to drive away free-state there was a territorial election, or any laws to be passedin the Territory, the Missourians came over in great force, out-votedthe free-state men and after carrying the election by violence, went. liome again. In the more extreme south a company of militia fromSouth Carolina and Georgia was raised and sent to subdue Kansasto slavery. Then preparations were made on both sides for attack and , the chief town of the free-state settlers, was attacked,and its principal buildings burnt. Then four or five hundred mencame to the village of Ossawatomie, where John BroAvn lived. Theold hero had onl}^ about thirty men to oppose this force, but hemanaged them so skillfully that after a long defense of his positionhe led his men to a safe retreat with a loss of only five or six, leav-ing the Missourians in possession of the field with thirty-one killedand about twice that number wounded. One of the dead at Ossa-watomie was Frederick Brown, a son of the leader. THE KANSAS STRUGGLE. 425 When Lawrence was besieged a second time by an army fromMissouri, said to be one thousand strong, the citizens sent for Ossawatomie Brown (as he was now called) to defend came, and with
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