Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-09-12
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE RE.
SPECTING AFFAIRS IN KANSAS.

In connection with the painful and excl
ting news from Kansas, we have from the
W Washington Union a number of pro-slarery
dispatches relating to the affairs in Kansas.
They all indicate the disposition Of the
Administration to support the pro-slavery
party. The President orders Gov Geary to
suppress "the armed organized bodies avow-
edly in rebellion against the Territorial
Government. Nothing is said, however,
about suppressing the Border Rufiians, who
are eXterminating the Free State men, and
who have put the Territory under blockade.
The Free State men are to be "subdued," by
all the military force which can be mustered
ior the occasion. The following is an ex-
tract from despatch Of the Secretary Of war
to Gen. Smith
''To meet the exisencies, the President has
directed the Governor of the Territory to
complete the enrolment and organization of
the militia, as you will find fully set forth
in the inclosed copy OF letter addressed to
him by the Secretary of State and the Pres
ldent has directed Inc to say to you, that you
are authorized from time to time to make
acquisitions upon the Governor for such mill
itary force as you may require to enable you
to execute your orders and suppress the in
surrection against the Government of the
Territory OF Kansas, and under the circum-
stances heretofore set forth in your instruc-
tons, to give the requisite aid to officers of
| the civil Government who may be DISTRACTED
in the due execution of the law Should
you not be able TO derive from the militia Of
Kansas an adequate force for these purposes,
| then such additional number as may be nee
essary will be drawn from the States of Hi
nois and kentucky, as shown in a rcquisition,
Il copy Of which is herein incloscd. Tie
VIEWS conta med in your Instructions to Off;
GERS commanding the troops, undor date of
Aug. H. are fully approved, and acc ord SO
entirely with the purposes Of the Executive,
as to leave but little to add in relation to the
course which it is desired you should pur-
! sue
The following despatch has also been sent
to the Governor of Illinois and Kentucky
$40 suppress insurrectionary combination
agailIst the constituted Government of the
Territory of Kansas, and to enforce the due
execution Of the law against armed resistance
am instructed by the President of the Uni
ted States to make this, his requisition upon
you. for two regiments OF foot militia, to be
furnished to MAJOR General p. +, Smith of
the United States Army, commanding the
Military Department Of the West, whenever
the qxisencics Of thu public service shall
compel MIN to call upon You for said troops,
t, be employed Tor the purposes above mdl.
e5toI, within the limits Of said Territory.
The New York Mirror truly remarks that,
''witii all this force arrayed against them,
the condition of the Free State men is critl-
cal in the extreme. The affair of Ossawato-
ME is bat tie beginning of series OF bat
tics which will probably lead to their eXter-
imitation, Or expulsion from the Territory
taeir hopes of making successful resistance
against such terrible odds are not very Ell
courasing They have to deal not merely
with the Borb r. Ruffans. but with the whole
force Of the administration. Such, at any
rate, we understand to BE- the tenor OF these
dispatches. Boston At'os