Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-06-26
TIE NEWS FROM KANSAS.

We are still greatly at loss what complexion
to give to the condition Of affairs in Kansas. BY
every mail We receive horrible accounts rapine,
murder assassination, hand-tc-hand battles, and
every ether kind of outrage incident to the pro-
cress of civil war: but at the same time, assuran-
ces ore brought that the statements are sill gross
" exaggerated. The parties seem determined to
misrepresent the facts. To give one instance -
A telc-raphic despatch was received at Washing
ton last week. announcing that Col. Whitfield, in
command Of the 'borler rufians," had, q day or
two before given battle to the U. States troops un-
der Csl. SUMNER. Tho despatch found Whitfield
in his seat IL tie House of Representatives and
the truth IS he had not been il the Territory for
several weeks When stories are manufactured
at such raIc, re can be excused for rejecting
nearly all tuc statements that mny come to hand
All the runners uute, however, in representing
the affairs of the Territory il state Of tie utmost
uncertainty alll confusion. Many Of the inhabi-
,ants are leaving their homes; while others, en-
tirely prevented from engaging II their accustom-
cl rcaccfaI aYocations, have taken up arms and
ranged themselves with tLcir respective parties.
This ccnditicn cf things will doubtless continac
until the disnutc is pcrmantIy cndc1: and the du-
ty derovcs upon US, therefore, b. additional con-
| tribations oi mcu aud mcrcy 10 sustain those
whom wc have sent to the Territory, and who.
while engaged in the w"rfar", can not lock clsc-
where for m adequate supply Of means Wchovc
published in another column tho address Of Maj.
W.LK,.: to tic people CT the State. His state
mcnts MAY t.. ..i@l on, ;.::i Ill, to furnish 4
sufficient incentive to urge The pcopl: Of our Dis
trict to al l:tional efforts Our Kansas Assoca-
ton should again take action; send delegates to
the Convention in Columbia on the 3O,lr and, in
fine, leave no cxpedicnt untricd TO arouse the pull
lie feeling 10 point commensurate with the i'm
portauce Of the crisis. We have not yet doEc
enough; and we may we'll have a care tlat it may
not be said hereafter that we have met with defeat
because Of our own lukewarmneSs. "Our brcth-
ern arc already in the field !" let not standh here
idle.
The suboined extracts comprise tile latest and
most reliable accounts. The first, which we take
from the Carolina Times was dated at Lcavenworth
! City, June 9Th.
The freesoilers are still fighting whenever they
can catch small party out in the Territory. 4
party of six had fight with about one hundred
! Of them few days since, at Franklin. Carol,
the Young mar who came out with Inc from Ches-
ter, was orc Of tue six; he received q slight
wound: thc ball struc! his powder flask and
,elancrI he is now with Gen JoT"; from LGurcm",
! South Carolina(. The Genera! las mounted all
Of his men; lie will be able 10 do great deal Of
! rood in the Territory. The fight nt Franklin
! Terminated in peculiar manner; one pro-slavery
man was killed, and one from Charleston surpos
cd to be mortally woundeth lie was shot through
the neck. The United States troops are all
through the territory G6w, to stop fighting and
maintain the peace. t'"'. GAan"vn hag issued
nroclam2tiou ordering all armed bodies to dis
| land. This will have the effect to stop tue pro-
| slavery party, ond will induce the irccsoers
which we have run ont Of the Territory, TO re-
turn Many persons here are apprcbensivc Of
danger, hut 10 hot think We arc in the slightest
danger We have guard out every night, aud
arc rrcpiretl for any Of their tricks. I dc not
| tink tlough that the: will make any iemoEsra-
tous here
The St. Louis Republican, of Sunday last, has
| an article in which it thus speaks