New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-11
Sststy II Kansas, Who. instead Of sending Redp''a
| TO iaiA found bimeeH obliged 10 spo.ogise.

EXECUTIVE DEpsRrHEyr
LEeonPros, K T., Sep. u, 1870
SIR You v III perceive by the acc ompsnyiog Letter
from respectable citizen Of Chez 60 of me Ion ias
and indorsed by the Postmaster at We,port 81 the
25b inst, ar jus: received b me, that lore ihou-
" sand armed mtn wee abcAt TO star. from Ch'cdgo
TO help Lane a. LsFrenze, and that they eHpe;r 70
enter Ksbsss through the STATE Of lows and ne Ter
" li,ory Of Nebraska
deem il important to com1unica'e hi. insorma'e1
in order that you may Communicate with Colonel Johh'
ston on the subject thst be may take snch precaapn
nry uoeosures under the oircu Instances, may O
de- ned ed' lsabe 10 prevent the iDgress OF any u
force, IN violation Of my proclamation asong 'he n' AZ
ern frontier: Your obedient servaat,
JOHN W. GEARY Governor Of KansAs Territory.
Lecsnpton.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
LEoosPToy, n. T., Sept. IS 1890
SIR: Having received reliable Information tn'
james II. Lane with large armed force, with .hree
pieces Of cannon, is abcut n invade this Terri
tory, he having contracted with the ierryman * Ne
brtska City for the transit Of ak or seven hunired
the Missouri River, commencing on the -o'n
inst this is TO suthorZe and request you, VITA sucI
force as you may deem necessary TO csase the stid
james Il. Lane to be arrested if he BE- found within
the limits Of this Territory and TO capture his cannon
and any other munitions of war, together with ANY
armed body Of men nerng this Territory IN violson
OF my proclamation OF the lih OF September inst ana
to bring said James H. Lsre, with his cannon and
munitions of war together with any other prisoners,
before at this place TO be deal with according u
law. Your btdlent servant,
JOHN w. GEARY Governor Of kansas Territory
P. ST. GEosGE COOKE, Commanding u D forces near L.
The Same subject.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, I
LTcoAPTos, X T., sept. ~, 1886
DFAR SIR: ! have just received dispatches IRON
Gtn. smith, incosing evidence sufficient, IN my luds-
me- mt TO ipstiy the within iequisltion.
ON now of the opinion that Redpafhs party IS OUT
the advance guard Of Lanes command. ] think you
will meet him upon tie same route Travelled by lea
path.
1t low seems TO me proper to employ every means
TO capture Lane The acts he has beeo guilty OF
in Kansas point ont his intentions now and connected
with his aImau eut of cannon, show his intentions W
be in continuation of his former Illegal and revolution
AIRY acts
hope you will lose no time in carrying ont
this order and if possible, secure the principal OBJECT
If YOU think Col. JohnstOns command sufficient, and
he is en- route for the north please communicate the
fact TO me tonight and send messenger TO commu'
nicate NY wishes, &c. Very truly, yours, &c.
JOHN W. GEARY. Governor Of Kansas Territory
Col p ST GEORGE COOKE Commanding United States forces
near Lecompton.
In contrast with thi. pursuit and arrest of FreeState
immigrants we present the following extract:
The follow rg letter this day received fr,m Gen
eral John w. Reid, late a commander Of me Kansas
militia called into the service of the Territory by Sec
rotary Woooson, when acting Governor:
Letter from General Rsid
INDEPENDENCE, Missouri, Sept. ~, 1856.
SIR: The expedition sbich was disbanded, by your
q
time when emed the Government was, by the fac
tous action Of Congress about TO be deprived Of power
10 enforce odei i'll the Territory and in the belief among
our people II at they driven to the sword to main
tain AID protect their rights in the Territory against
violation by band OF freebooters.
As coon, howev-r as / read your proclamation, and
saw the instructions Of the Government to you and
your power and determination to enforce them, | de-
teuued though against the consent OF some who were
more z.a lous than udicious to do act which would
bring our forces into conflict with you which would,
in any way increase tho enbarrassmeLts of your posi-
ton The result, you know, transpired at Franklin,
and was gratifying t. me as to yourself. But Ike
all Other men who take positions when they are re-
spOr sbe for the acts of organized mob OF militia
am ard assailed for the manner Of terminating
the sffar.
actuated by higher motive than pillage and plumber;
and ALSO others who went to aveDge real supposed
wroI &C. and who are greatly outraged that they were
not permitted TO enter Lawrence and plumber it, and
h, nee are busy in nttrbuting every motive but
the true one for the result of alta rs.
The rest Of this letter consists in series of ques-
tons addressed by this Reid to Geary the object of
which s TO draw out supplies such as might justify
Reid to his RorderRufan army for having emitted to
destoy Lawrence the being intended to show
that Geary there with the dragons to prevent it
We add only the conclusion of this letter of which the
nearing is clear, though the English lie coufused:
Ibave only one regret ected with the affair, and
that is, that sou bad men who were with rs dad com
mil outroges only too much resembling those OF
which hope you will believe was beyond my control
or power to prevent.
Very respectfully Sir very humble and dent srysu'
The author Of this letter who was at the time that
be assumed Me command Of the invading rufians, a
resident in Missouri, and member elect Of the Mis-
sour Legislature, and who pretendedto be
a citizen Of Kansas, is described, it will be seen in
the passage above quoted, late Commander OF the
Kansas militia An awk ward attempt being thus made
to cast over him and the Missouri LOB which he CON-
manded the mantle Of Acting Governor Woodson's
proclamation calling out the militia, not Of Missouri but
Of Ksnses. Peaceful emigraLts entering Kansas by
way Of Nebraska, because the passage through Mis-
souri bad been closed against them are stigmstzed
earned men" entering the Territory in defiance Of
Geary's proclamation; while Missouri mob bent, by
the confession Of their leader, on pIage and plumber,
WHO had entered the Territory in defiance Of thx
same proclamation and where, by the confession Of
their leader they did commit some outyages," are
described and treated az Kansas militia, embodied
under the authority of the Acting Governor! And
such is the tone of Gearys reply to this leader of
mob bent on pllage, plumber and destruction, which
reply closes as follows:
csnnot however, close this hasty letter without
pressing my warm thanks to you, Individually, for your
manly az generous conduct the occasion referred
to, az your pr, mpt compliance with my wishes.
Very truly, your obedient servant,
JOHN W. GEARY, Governor Of Kansas Territory.
General JONI w. REID
The manly and generous conduct alluded to, was
simply the omission attack Lawrence because Geary
was there with the dragoons to prevent it, and the
iirenent from the Territory matter Of special friend
ship for Geary.
The following passage from Geary's above-quoted
letter Of Sept - throws good deal of light the
motives by which the Border Rufans actuated in