Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-01-04
YxcITINC NEWS PRoM KANSAS.
civil var tn bourbon County
exciting DebaIes In Coaventioni
Iron ne Missouri DenOeratl


tFrom ths missouri DemOeratl
We are indebted to the editor of the crusader
of Freedom for the following dispatches IN adj
vance of the issue of that paper.
D~ox1PHAx, Dec. q, Thursday, 9 a. y.
BIZ express messenger from Lawrence we
have lust received the following dispatch:
A civil war IS raging in Bourbon county
The pro-slavery men last week commenced a
series of prosecutions and prosecutions OF the
free state men SeVerLl houses were burned
down. The free state men Organized a vigilance
committee and arrested several of the ma-auderS-
In no case, however, did they in6Ict other or
more than the usual penalties of a court of law
mo personal punishments were inflicted
! Missonrians came over TO assist the prO-slavery
men. They arrested three of hem-one
ihe Rev. Mr.. Stewart whom they threaten
ed to hang and imprisoned IN Fort Scott The
free state men rallied. A scout party Of fifteen
came upon a body OF MisSOurians near Barnes
vile, a town near Fort Scott, eighty strong,
who gave them chase. Five free state men
were captured, making in all eight prisoners
Additional free state men assembled. The 9.
S. marshal came down on them with a force of
eighty men and demanded their unconditional
surrender. The free state men replied to this de-
mand, as the party advanced, by volley Of
musket balls The fire was returned. The
conflict lasted an hour. The posse retreated to
\ distance. and finally fed in disorder. One
4 a Ol lGAA Sl4G was AAAGN [1O AAOlG Aily
wounded; the Q. S. marshal dangerously injur-
ed. The free state men received no damage.
Colonel Phillips, of the militia was sent by
Lane to command this force, with orders to
avoid the troops. He advanced on Fort Scott,
but found that before he could give battle to the
invaders, he would have to encounter several
companies of dragons. He retcated and en-.
camped.
Lane went down, and is now entrenched at
Sugar Mound. Tn troops were within twelve
miles of him, advancing to drive him from his
position. His men held a council, and resolved
to fight the Dragons, if they attacked them
Lane cordially endorsed their action. Be it re.
menbered, that Lane is now the major-generai
of the legalized militia, and is therefore protect.
ed by law. a fight is probable. l will send
more minute news by another messenger.
The Lawrence boys went up to Lecompton
to-day and demanded of Denver the arms seized
by the Dragons from the emigrant train which
came in under Eldridge. He was unwilling to
restore them, but seeing that they would be
forciby taken If he did not consent, finally
agreed to deliver them up. The boys returned
with them last night-20 sabres, and I76 mus.
kets and carbineS, in good order and condition!
The convention now in session has had ex.
citing de5ates all day. The committee on re,
solutions disagreed, and presented three reports
The majority report, signed by seven mem
bers, disapprove of voting for state officers un,
der Hrs. Cu~RRinghGm's constitution.
The trst minority report Csigned by Dir. Yang
han of the L~eavenworth Times, and another
~delegate,) recommends that a full state ticket
be nominated.
The third, signed by James Redpath alone,
recommends that the election be participated in
for the purpose of destroying the Lecomptor
conspiracy; that no man be nominated for any
Office under 1t who viii not pledge himself M,
to put it in operation; that the Topeka consti
tuition be submitted BY the Legislative assembly
to a vote Of the people; that loyalty TO the To
peka constitution be made a test of fcaity tc
the free state party; that the Legislative Assem-.
bly, repeal the entire border rufian code at once
then adjourn sine die. Mr.. Thatcher eloquently
supported his (the majority report, Mr. Yaughr
advocated his plan, also, in a happy effort. Gov
Robinson is in favor of voting; Judge Conway
Col. Phillips, Judge Schuyler, and others, tool
the same side. Mr. Redpath said they could
nominate a state ticket, the very sight of which
would kill the Lecompton iniquity where it wa.
conceived-at Washington. He could nomi
nate Capt. John Brown of osawatto'nie for Gov
ernOr, and men equally pointed, to all othel
minor offices.
The most radical and revolutionary speeches
have been made to-day, and received with grea
applause. The revolutionary spirit is awaken
cd-evcnts may soon make it manifest in act!
that will astonish the ~demagogues who thinI
that by plausible sophistries they can euslave
free people.
May God defend the right!