The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-03
ExcissnE News from Kansas.
Sr IOtIa Jnra2 IA.

~. LOUIS, JureZ 1000.
We have the following from Lsavenworth City, under
date o. Msy 26:-
An existing extra Of the westport Nos headed "Wari
Wary reached this city this forenoon and threw the
slavery here into great excitement. They held
private meeting and appointed Com nittes Of Vg.
lance at sck Lesvenwor,h, aud 10. free State
pass aad they determined to make lawless
rests OF all cbps xious parties. company Of
men, srmed With muskess and bayonets, united States
arms have been psrading all the afternoon, making
rests. They took prisoner clerk Of the committee Of
o. ngress named Conway, and two witnesses that had
been futronaed Messra Parrot and Miles Moore War
rem Wines, Of South Carolina, headed the party. A.
Moore Of the murderers Of Brown helped to make
the arrests Messrs Moore and Parrot arrested
shile oonversins with Mr. Sherman Mr. Sherman asked
Tit by legal process they had of the
the commission. Mr.. Wilkes said 1t was not-'hat he
had no legal authority but Mat he would arrest the
The town is excited and the Commission they
leave Alarming exrras are rent from Westport to the
border town. fight expected towards owatome.
The last difficulty at PsssovatoruIe Creek. Some
pro slavery uen tried to drive free State from his
but he S &C. the, 10 him snd
rescue and thot some Ct the slavery party. civil
Mr.. Parrot, prominent lawyer of Kansas has jus.
arrived from Leavenworth. Ee informs that Wednes
day last be was arres ed by party of twenty men,
Col Wilkes, of South Carolina and taken bsfos the Vigil
lance Committee. Leavenworth surrounded by picket
Colonel wilkes had list OF the principal izens whom
he intended to arrest He had already made three ar
ss n1 whole 7srory would be
The Republican publishes an extra Of the Kansas
Herald OF the 2sth uf which confirms the report pre-
men on he Poitowatome Creek by party OF nee State
men, The victims were most horribly mu'ilatsd. In
legs and arms had bsea chopped off and their eyes
gonaed out All the proslavsry families at Hickory
and Qto4o
1t is estimated that the loss taned BY the citizens
OF lawrence BY the recent attack will amount to hun
letter to the Democrat, dated Topeka 25th says
The Upied States District Court has adjourned till the
to ADMIT Nessrs Robinson, smith Detz'er, brown and
Jenkins TO ball. and they will be held prisoners by the
Mersha
General Pomeroy has g,ne to Washington. he is .
delegate 70 the republican convention which is to
bic ct Philadelphia.
MEETING AT CoNCoRD, NJ h.
CONCORD, n 81 May 2, 1865.
large number of the citizens Of Concord and ada
cent towns assembled here Saturday evening, TO
press their indignation at the ou.ra2es in Kansas and
Washington. Addresses were made by Hon. Thomas P.
Tfesdwell Il. A. Bellows, Sylvester Dana, Rev. John II.
Moore and others. Resolutions were unanimously
adopted condemnAtory Of the prosecutions in Kansas
expressive Of sympathy for the free State Settlers and
sumner The resolutions attribute the recent oulages
In Kansas and Washington to the graspng power and
Unsuitable demands OF slavery and Cali upon all lovers
Of freedom to combine in resisting its influence and
aggreasons and demanding it's extrpation from all the
maternal territory They also call for the expulsion of
Mr. Brooks from his seat In the Houee OF
INDIGNATION MEETING AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, June 2 1856.
great meeting was held in tie Eagle street theatre
this evening by citizens to express cir indignation
at the assault commit ted Senator Sumner by Preston
s. Brooks, OF South Carolns. Speeches made by
and Mr. whitman sergeant At Of The K.Dsas n
vestgatipg Committee. series Of resolutions were
adopted denouncrg the outrage in the strongest terms
AID TO KANSAS, ETC.
CHICAGO June q 1855.
The adjourned meeting of Saturday night for the
Their OF Kansas affairs and the ratification
OF the republican ticket, the largest held in
llin is 1t resolved to send FIVE hundred settlers
from illinois to Kar sas and fifteen thousand dollars
subscribed for that purpose committee was ap-
pointed to further subscriptions and take charge
Of the arrangements.