The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-10-16

tuesday, and robbed the citizens Of the
town OF all their property, consisting OF
groceries, dry goods, clothing, horses, mules,
and everything ofvalue that was in the town
and stripped some of the inhabitants of
The clothes they had on, and immediately
returned to Lawrence.
And the next night company of about
nifty men from Lawrence robbed the town
OF Osawkee, about thirty five miles from
Leavenworth, in the same manner as the
town Of Easton; and either the same com
pany or another Of about the same number
murdered pro slavery man in his own
house, and robbed the house near Osawkee
The next morning. A company of men were
being raised at Leavenworth City to 20 in
pursuit OF these marauders, but whether
they succeeded in overtaking them we have
not learned.
| The people of Leavenworth City were
thrown into state Of excitement about the
3oth Of August, by the discovery Of plan
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 i'm pos.
session OF some men from Lawrence, who
had come into Leayenworth in disguise, and
who were Immediately arrested on suspi.
cion. The plan was, that on certain day.
a large company from Lawrence should at.
tack the town, previous TO Which tbev
would smuggle as many free soilers 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 invad.
ers, and the pro-slavery men engaged
against them, these sccreted flee soiIers
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
ali those fresoilers who had been implicated
III the plan, twelve in all. Captain Emory
was appointed to carry out the resolution.
lie succeeded in disarming the first eleven
without difficulty, but the twelfth one, a
man by the name of William Phillips, was
prepared to fight, and his doors bo,ed, aud
several men in the house with him, all arm
ed; and when Capt Emory and his compa.
ny came in front Of the house Phillips fired
upon them from the window of the second
floor, and killed one man; aud then he, or
some other man with him, fred again,
wounding another man. Capt Emory then
Tired on Phillips and killed him, and wound
ed his brother. The others in the house
were then taken prisoners and sent away
without injury. This Phillips was law
yer and kind of land agent. He was tar.
red and ieathered and rode on rail about
year ago for crimes imputed to him. He
Is generally known there TO have been a
regular reporter, in relation to Kansas diff
| culties, for the New York Tribune, the Chi.
caSo Tribune, and the Missouri Democrat.
In consequence of all these outrages, and
many other enormities Of more private
character, or in which cases few persons
were the sufferers, many worthy families
have been TUNED out of their homes to seek
shelter, food, and protection as they best
might; and many of the citizens of the river
towns in Kansas have contributed to the
full extent Of thes means in rendering the
needed assistance 10 them, and much more
IS necessary to be done, and beyond wha,
the people of karsas is able TO do. We do.
therefore, recommend to the citizens Of ST.
Louis, TO collect means and forward them
to William III. Russell, of Leavenworth
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such other persons as they may think pro:
per.
1t may be said by some that reptition
OF these outragcs and consequent suffering
proceeding from the same, will no, again
happen, as the new Governor has taken
measures to put an end TO this kind of
warfare. But we very much doubt so fa.
vorab!e result, rs we believe, from all the
facts we have been able to collect, that
Lane and his party came 10 Kansas under
pay, and for the double purpose of making
Kansas free State and also to keep up the
excitement on the subject Of slavery till after
the Presidential election; and if even Lanes
party be routed or disbanded by the United
States troops, yet they will form into com.
pan'es of marauding parties, for the pur-
pose of harassing the pro slavery citizens of
Kansas, until their object be accomplished.
Respectfully, G. c. MLURE
JOHN LAY.
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From the N Y Cor OF the Merourr