The Placer herald., 1856-11-15

a company of U. S. troops, (then stationed
at Lecumpton,) marched out in protection
of the town, and Lanes party retreated.
A company of about one hundred men of
Lanes party marched from Lawrence to the
town Of Eastop, about twelve miles from
Fort Levenworth, on the 6th day of Sep
tember, (which was week ago last Tues
day. and robbed the citizens of the town of
all their property, consisting of groceries,
dry goods, clothing, horses mules, and every
tting of value that was in the town-even
stripped some of the inhabitants If the
clothes they had on, and Immediately re-
turned to Lawrence.
s And the next night company of about
fifty men from Lawrence robbed the town
of Osawkee, about thirty-fve miles from
Leavenworth, in the same manner as the
town of Easton; and either the same compa-
ny, or another of about the same number,
murdered a pro slavery ma in his won
house, near Osawkee, the next morning. A
company of men were being raised at Leav-
enworth City to 90 in pursuit of these ma
rauders, but whether they succeeded in over
taking them we have not learned.
The people of Leavenworth City were
thrown into state of excitement about the
30th of August, by the discovery of aplan of
Lanes party to murder the citizens of that
town and then sack and burn the town.
This plan was discovered by some letters and
other documents found in possession Of some
men from Lawrence, who had come into
Leavenworth in disguise, and who were inn
mediately arrested on suspicion. The plan
was, that on a certain day, a large company
from Lawrence should attack the town. pre-
vious to which they would smuggle as many
freesoilers as they could into the town. who
were to be lodged and secreted by the free
soil citizens of the town and furnished with
arms, and when the assault was commenced
by invaders, and the pro slavery men engaged
against them, these secreed freesoilers were
to leave their hiding places in the city
and attack the pro-slavery men in the rear,
and thus destroy them.
When this plan was discovered, the citi-
zens held meeting and resolved to disarm
all those freesoilers, who had been implicated
in the plan, twelve in all. Capt Emroy
was appointed to carry out the resolution
He succeeded in disarming the first eleven
without difficulty, but the twelfth one, a man
by the name of Wm Philips, was prepared
for fight, had his doors bolted, and several
men in the house with him, all armed, and
when Capt. Emroy and his company came
in front of the house, Phillips fred upon
them from the window of the second floor,
and killed one man; and then he, or some
other man with him, fired again, wounding
another man. Capt. Emroy then fred on
Phillips and killed him, and wounded his
brother The others in the house were ta-
ken prisoners and sent away without injury
This Philips was a lawyer and kind of land
agent. He was tarred ard feathered and
rode on rail about year ago, for crimes
imputed to him. He is generally known
there to have been regular reporter, in re-
lation to Kansas difficulties, for the New
York Tribune, the Chicago Tribune, and the
these outrages and many other enormties
of more private character, or in which
cases few person were the sufferers, many
worthy families have been turned out of their
homes to seek shelter, food and protection
as best they might; and many of the river
towns in Kansas having contributed to the
full extent of their means in rendering the
needed assistance to them, and much more is
necessary to be done, and beyond what the
people of Kansas is able to do. We do
therefore recommend to the citizens of St..
Louis, to collect means and forward to VIM.
H. Russell, of Levingworth City, or to A. G..
Boone, of Westport, or to such other per-
sons as they may think proper,
1t may be said by some that repetition
Of these outrages and consequent suffering
proceeding from the same, will not again
happen, as the new Governor has taken
measures to put an end to this kind of war
fare. But we very much doubt so favorable
result as we believe from all the facts we
have been able to collect, that Lane and bis
party came to Kansas under pay, and for the
double purpose Of making Kansas q flee
State, and also to keep up the excitement on
the subject Of slavery till after the Presiden-
tai election, and if even Lanes party be
routed, or disbanded by the United States
troops, yet they will form into companies of
maurauding parties, for the purpose of har-
assing the pro-slavery citizens of Kansas, un-
til their object be accomplished.
Respectfully, T..
Your Committee.