The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-09-11
Col. Geary's observation-disclosures
uEiIitfn 90 be Ordered Out.

WAsHIxeros CRY, September 6.-The
Washington Union OF this morning publish;
es the official orders to Governor Geary, Of
Kansas
Reliable information having reached the
President that armed aHd organized bodies
of men, avowcdiy in rebellion against the
Territorial Government, have concentrated
in such numbers as TO require an additional
military force Tor their dispersion, you wilt
have the militia Of the Territory completely
enrolled and organized, to the end that they
NAV on short notice be brought into the SER
vice of the United States, upon the requisi.
ton of the Commander of the Military De.
partment in which Kansas is embraced.
"You will furnish by companies, or regi.
ments. or brigadcs, or divisions, such mum.
Der and composition OF troops as from time
to time you may find on his report to be nec4
cssary for the suppression Of all combina!
tions to resist the laws OF the United States,
too powerful to be suppressed by the civil
authority, and TO the maintenance OF public
order and civil government in the Territory.
Signed, w. Il. MARCY, Secretary OF State."
Secretary Davis to General Smith, under
dIte of September 81, says: Your despatcht
of the 22d Of August and enclosures, exhibit
the inadequacy Of the force under your COM
mand to perform the duties which have been
devoved upon you in the present unhappy
condition of Kansas. By the orders and in
structiOns heretofore communicated to meet
the exigeney, the President has directed tho
Governor OF the Territory to complete the
enlistment and organization of the militia,
os you will find fully set forth In the enclosed
copy of a letter, addressed to him by the
Secretary o! State and the President has
directed me to say to you, that you are uu-
thOraed from time to time to make reduisi-
tions on the Governor for such militia force
as you may require to enable you promptly
and successfully to execute your order and
suppress the nsurrection against the Gov
ernment of the Territory Of Kansas, andt
under the circumstances heretofore set forth
in your instructions, to give the requisite aid
to the officers of the civil government who
may be obstrucsed 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, such additional number
of militia as may be necessary will be drawn
from the States of Illinois and Kentuckys
as shown in the requisitior copy of which
is enclosed. The views contained in your
instructions to the officers command 'ng the
troops, under date of August l9th, are fully
approved, and accord 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 pursue.
The position of The insurgents, as shown
by your letter and its enclosures, is that OF
open rebellion against the laws and the con-
stitutional authorities, with such manifesto
ton of purpose to spread devastation over
the land as no longer justitics any further
hesitation or indulgence. To you, as to eve
ry soldier whose habitual feeling is to pros
tect the citizens of his own country, and only
TO use your arms against the public enemy,
! it cannot be otherwise than deeply painful
to be brought into conflict with any portion
Of his fellow countrymen but patriotism
and humanity alike require that rebellion
should be promptly crushed, and the perpe.
traton of the crimes which now disturb tho
peace and security of the good people Of ths
Territory put to an end. r...,