Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-09-10

Should the force which has been provided 10 nj
tnin those objects prove Insufficient, you will
promptly mike known the fact Is the President.
TINT he may TAXI such measures III regard there
Ia ns 10 him uay seem 10 be demanded 10y the
,Aigepoes Of the II il important that the
President should be kept well informed to the
state Of things in Kansas and that the source of
Ii information should be such 10 insure its
uecufncy; you nre therefore directed by him To
communicate constantly with this department
surh facts as it IL deemed important To have ear
y known here You will oause t" be transmit
ted by telegraph, we'll us by mail The Pres
idtnt INDUCES "A hope that by your energy, i'm
pnflality and discretion tho tranquility Of The
territory will be restored, and the persons and
property Of our citizens therein protected
am, -lr etc,
W. J.. MARCY.
His Excellency john W Geary ,Governorof Kan
Territory.
In letter 10 the War Department of August
I'D General Smith speaks of exaggeratlons rea
live 10 contemplated attacks, but says that ION
the insurance Of both the Governor and Ma lor
Seaewiek TINT there are eight hundred men ns
srmhl"d nj Lawrence, who can he increased IN
twelve houf- 10 twelve hundred, and tint il Is ex
poctcd they would aitnck and destroy the capital
the Territory, Lecompton, have ordered 1t
Johnstons second cavalry 10 90 there, with all
the troops Mt Fort Icnycnworth, except II small
company; aud have ordered all the men from Font
Riley. except smnll garrisonto the same place
haye sent down 10 hnyo all the troops, recruits
and others nj Jefferson Barracks TO be sent here
and will send tLom mud my companies of tho ixth
TINT may er,iyo Il, reinforce the command on the
knnsn. If necessary A larpo force NAV prevent
any yinlenco whilst n small ono might tempt To
The ealnmis sion of ii !"
He further says: Il enclose also communi-
cation from an officer If militia on tho northern
h,rl, -, III. rorr,t,,r,. shaving how con,fadio.
torv mud inconsistent nre tho necounts sprend -
YER the country. for tho marty that Lane brought
t,,,n I,,yn !. an tho n,rthorn horlnr ami on the
Eon.rs nj tho s,,,no fine COL sumner. regiment
ep5,not n,,y n,nst,, f,or hundred mon including
ennt stewa,ta fomnnny an lis wny to Fort In
marie md i, detachment unler lieut. Wheaton
ON ,ontn f,r F,rt konrnev with ,he Sioux pri.o
mrs lion, col rrookn,s six commands hive n
HtIo moro tbnn ono bnn1red horaos
Inn letter from Gov. shannon Ia Gen. Smith
dated nj Iecomnton SAVING TINT no had lust re-
,,r,.5l fa,, a,,y,,,,oo whence be hnd boon with
, yi,,y ~ ,,roc,,it,, IN, ,olo,so If tho nineteen
,r;so,.,, ,hot ,yaro tail am hn ,l, savs he snN in
Int ,lneo ,t last am mon VIII, manifested n fix.
Il n,,,,,s, J., le,n,l; ia His t,,yn He remarks
th,, Il, nav thu, int,naol mn ottack and TINT
To-, H., ~, ,or, Az, tim, aud that !, would seem
tint tbe business of nvhinpiner ont" NJ il WINS
called the nr,- sl,yo,y marty Ind been commen-
,,l 1r,l,r ,hoso circumstances ha rrouests
Co, saith "a md From, IN, fort all ,r his iisno
sohlo corre
Nhior General Richardson of the Konsas mill
H., ~ ,,o,s, ls, s,,.s IN Gent,al smith. ain
,I1iti,n a. ,h,,,,,tro barny;,b nnelosad hnve
reeiv. rl;nhIn inf,,m,,i,n that n state of acto.
nj exists in Douglas county, nnd that IN 9th
parts of the territory within this division rob.
berries and other hagraut violations al law are
| daily occurring by armed bodies OF men from the
lorthern States In the absence ot all information
from the Governor of Il q Territory, hive taken
he liberty of exercising the authority IN me YES
ted in eases OF invasion, 10y ordering out the en-
tire strength of my division to rendezvous mt va
rous points of the District To receive further or.
ders."
General Smith. in his instructions for tho otii-
! states troops ordered to assemble III Lecompton
on the requislton oi the Governor to repress in
surrection. concludes as follows: The General
hegs and directs you to avoid, rs long as posi-
bic, any appeal to arins-nse every endeavor IN
| your power to bring those who are III opposition
10 the laws TO u sense ct their error. especially
! avoid all conflicts and consider the shedding of
n fellow citizens blood as the greatest evil that
can happen except the overflow of law and right
which must end in civil war But when the ne
| cessity of action and the employment of force
does unhapplly arise, employ il at once with all
| the power and rigor at your command, but con
tinue IT only until you have suppressed the in
sarreoton. and then interfere to prevent any cru
| city from others. The Governor Of the terrific
~ should, if possible, take means to keep the
! prisoners under his authority. and such a may