Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-06-12
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EXCITING NEWS FROM KANSAS.

We have the following from Leavenworth
City, under date of May %:
An exciting extra of the Westport News,
headed "War War;" reached this city this
forenoon, and threw the pro-slavery men
here into great excitement. They held a
private meeting and appointed Committee
of Vigilance to attack Leavenworth, and let
no free State men pass, and they are determ-
ined to make lawless arrests of all obnoxious
parties. A company of men, armed with
muskets and bayonets, Omitted States arms)
have been paradiug all the afternoon, ma
king arrests. They took prisoner clerk
of the committee of Congress, named Con-
way, and two witnesses that had been subpe-
naed, Messrs. Parrot, and Miles Moore
Warren Wilkes, of South Carolina, headed
the party. A. Moore one of the murderers
Of Brown, helped to make the arrests. Mes
srs. Moore and Parrot were arrested while
conversing with Mr.. Sherman. Sherman
asked if it was by legal process they had ia.
ken one of the clerks of the commission
Mr.. Wilkes said it was not-that he had no
legal authority, but that he would arrest the
men down on his list. Many others have
been taken. The town is excited, and the
Commission fear they must leave. Alarming
extras are sent from Westport to the border
towns. A fight is expected towards Patio
watomie. The last difficulty arose al Patio.
watomie Creek. Some pro,slavery men tried
to drive free State man from his claim, but
he refusing to go, they took him and were a.
bout to hang him, when his neigh5ors came
TO the rescue and shot some of the pro-slave-
ry party. A civil war is inevitable.
Mr. Parrott, prominent lawyer of Kan
sas, has just arrived from Leavenworth. He
informs us that on Wednesday last he was
arrested by party of twenty men, bearing
United States muskets, under the command
of Col Wilkes, of South Carolina, and ia
ken before the Vigilance Committee. Leav-
enworth was surrounded by picket guards,
and no one suffered to enter or leave the
town. Col. Wilkes had a list of the princi-
pal citizens whom he intended to arrest. He
had already made three arrests. 1t was sta
ted that the whole Territory would be placed
under military surveillance
The Republican publishes an extra Of the
Kansas Herald of the 18th ult., which con-
firms the report previously telegraphed ofthe
murder of eight pro-slavery men on the Pat
towatomie Creek by party Of free State men.
The victims were most horribly mutilated.
In some instances after their throats had been
cut, their legs and arms had been chopped
off and their eyes gouged out All the pro-
slavery families at Hickory Point were driven
off at the point of the bayonet, and their
horses and provisions stolen by the free State
men.
It is estimated that the loss sustained by
the citizens of Lawrence by the recent at
tack will amount to hundred thousand dol
lars.
A letter to the Democrat, dated Topeka,
25th, says: The United States District Court
has adjourned till the second Monday in Sep
tember. Judge Lecompte refused to admit
Messrs. Robinson, Smith, Dietzler, Brown
and Jenkins to bail, and they will be held
prisoners by the Marshal.
Ger. Pomeroy has gone to Washington.
BE is delegate to the Republican Convsn.
ton which Is to assemble at Philadelphia.