The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-19
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BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPAS.

Very Interesting from Washington.
THE KANSAS DOCUMENTS SENT TO THE sENATE-LET
TRRs OF THE FREE STATE LEADERS ASKING MILL
TARY AID OF THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, Feb 49, 1856.
In answer to call Of the Senate made time
SINCE the President to-day communicated to that body
sundIy documents relating to Kansas affairs.
1t is fact that this previous call had been
apparently forgotten and the Senate had under discus
sion at this very time another call Of similar import
Among the documents the reports Of Gov Shannon
to the President giving accoun. OF the
Kansas and the two following letters which show that the
interference Of the Pesi6en. has the solicitation
Of the called fee State Governor elect and o.hsrs-
LAWRENCE, TX. To- Jan. q, 1855.
To FRANKLIN PIERCE, PRESIDENT UNITED STArEs:--
SIR-We have authentic information that an over
whelmng force Of the citizens Of Missouri organizing
upon border, amply supplied with artillery, for the
avowed purpose Of invading this Territory demoralzng
towns and butchering unoending free State cit
We respectfully demand behalf Of the citizens
Of Kansas that the commandant Of the United States
terfere to prevent such an inhuman outrage 4
Respectfully,
j. q. LANE Chairman Elk. Committee K. T.
c. ROBINSON, Chairman Elk. Committee OF Safety.
J. r. GooDIN Secretary Elk. Committee X. I.
GEORGE W. DE1zKR, Secretary Committee Of Safety.
LAWRENCE CITY, Jan. %, 1856.
TO TIE president OF THE UNITED STATES
SIR-We notified you that overwhelming force, sup
piled with artillery, organizing upon borders for
he avowed purpose Of invading Kansas, demoralzlng
he towns ard bucherng the unoending free State cit
ems they constituting OF the entire
population In ADDITION to the the relief respectfully de-
your proclamation Immediately forbddpg the invasion.
We trust there may be delay in taking 80 important
step to prevent outrage which, carried plan
ned will stand forth without parallel in the worlds
history. Yours, respectfully,
G. ROBINSON, Chairman Committee Of Safety.
The instructions to Colonel Sumner, the commandant
Of the United States troops and the instructions TO Go
vernon Shannon are also among the documents. They
ooextensive with the recent proclamation.
send you below the instructions 10 Governor Shan
entiIe-
MR. MARCY 10 GOVERNOR SHANNON.
DEPARTMENT STATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 1856
BY thy President dated the iith nstsnt apv authsn
Gated also copy of orders issued from the Depart
ment Of War Colonel Sumner and Brevet Colonel Cooke
TIE President is unwilling to believe that in executing
duties Governor Of the Territory of kansas there
States troops for that purpose and it is enoned upon
you to do all that can possibly be done before
pens.b necessary to do 20 in ordes To execute
the laws and preserve the peace, you hereby
authorised By the President to make requisition
upon the officers commanding the United States
military forces at Fort Leavenwoth and Fort Riley for
assistance may be needed for the above specified
for the laws and the efficiency of the ordinary means
provided for protecting their rights and property he
liar situation of affairs the Territory of Kansas that
you should be authorized to have the herein CON
that may arise trusting that il Will not be used until you
shan find resort to 1t unavoidable in order to insure
the due execution Of the laws and to preserve the public
peace.
Before actual interpolation of the military force on any
occasion, you win the proclamation OF the Pres
Dent with which you are herewith furnished to be pub
ncly read.
lam, sir, very respectfully your obedient servant.
W. L. MARCY.
Hon. WILSON SHANNON, Governor of the Territory of
Kansas.
Some pretty sharp words passed between Senators
Toucey and Wilson to day. As the Kansas do
cuments had been read pending motion to print Sena-
tor Toucey made set speech in defence Of the President
and avowng his intention to support the consttu
ton and laws and concluding with the remark that
tain gentlemen in this country would lose their vocation
by the action of the President which would settle all the
diff cuies in Kansas Wilson to reply and remarked
that If the Senator alluded to him. and those who acted
with him, that servty to the executive not their
vocation, whatever else 1t might be. General Wilson
finishes his speech in the morning The debate becom
ing spirited and interesting. b.
THE KANSAS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DEvE.
LOPEMENTs EXPECTED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is, 1856.
The correspondence the Kansas difficulty trans
mitted to the Senate to-day which is very vouminous,
covering two hundred pages Of foolscap including
all correspondence between the executive and the auho
rifles from the beginning down to the Instructions Of
Governor shannon and Colonel Sumner issued on Sar
day last fully corroboraes the statements In my des.
patches. The ball ia now fairly open. General Wilson,
the Niger worshippers side, led of the debate and
win finish tomorrow. He will make rich deveope-
ments understand, ard will be followed by Hale Sum-
ner and few other fights Of the same iik
Joseph l.. Williams, editor Of the Toledo Baa IL is
said will be selected by the Committee Printing
the binding This Is unexpected move has caused
great CONSERVATION among those who supposed they had
a ture thipgofn ID.
SENATOR WILSON ON THE KANSAS MBRoGLro-THE
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS, ETC.
WASHINGTON Feb. IS 1885,
Senator Wilson commenced his attack the Kansas
correspondence to-day, and will finish tomorrow
General Whitfield appeared before the Committee
Elections the House to-day. This committeethe most
important OF the present Congresis perhaps the ables
and Is entitled the entire confidence of the country
Hon. Thomas X. whitney Is and has been for week
rast confined TO his bed by severe illness.
Many bigger worshpping and Know Nothing members