The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-03-15
Full Authority.

Secretary of State. We are glad OF that
Proclamation and instructions. 1t has
already prevented an invasion from Mis-
souri,, and resort to bloodshed by the
citizens in self-defenee. The people of
the Territory have nothing to fear from
the federal troops. During the late in
vasion theirgreatest hope was that Col.
Sumner, at Fort Leavenworth, would
march with his troops to Lawrence, and
intsrpose them between the mob and the
citizens.
Our people are not REVOLUTIONARY
An attempt has been made to foists code
of laws upon them without their consent.
These they are determined to have moth
ing to do with. They even prefer 10
suffer wrongs, and let offences go un-
punished, than to apply for redress in
Courts imposed upon them by armed In
teryentionists from abroad.
Gov. Shannon has the military Of Forts
Riley and Leavenworth at his command,
and this he will use to put down insubor-
dination on the one hand, and prevent
invasion on the other. Ii he does this /;
if he obeys his letter of instructions ;
no more Dows, or BARRIERS, or Collins, or
Browns will be ruthlessly murdered in
old-blood no more illegal interfering
with the ballot-box will be allowed. On
the contrary, peace and tranquility will
be restored to our distracted country.
Our friends in the States were appre-
hensive of collision between our people
and the Federal authorities. We beg of
them to have no anxiety on account of
danger in that direction. We have been
educated as Americans, and know our
legal rights. These We seek, and moth
ing more. Mob violence we have learn
ed to deprecate, and that We war against,
but not against lawfully constituted au
thorities. During the highest excite
ment here last December, U. s. Mar
shall could have entered our city, had he
been legally authorized, and arrested
every citizen but not one could have
been taken by mob. The same will be
found true in all time to come.
The Proclamation of President Pierce
is not so villainous document as the
telegraph reports made it, and as for the
instructions to Gov. Shannon, they are
all we could expect, or even desire
While the Governor abides by the letter
of those instructions, it will afford us
pleasure to sustain him. Our State Or
ganization will be in no way of Gov.
Shannon. Until an attempt is made to
enforce the laws enacted by that body,
they are harmless. If they adopt code
of laws which commend themselves to
everybody's sense of justice. and they
are everywhere obeyed. how can Gov.
Shannon, or anybody else, find fault?
DEPARTMENT OF SrArE,)
WASHINGTON, February Is, 1856.
SIR: / herewith enclose to you a
copy of proclamation by the Presi-
dent, dated the 18th inst, duly authen-
ticated, and also copy of orders issued
from the department of War to Col.
Sumner and Brevet Col Cook of the U.
States Army.
The President is unwilling to believe
that in executing your duties as Govern
or of the Territory there will be any oc-
casion to call in the aid of the United
States troops for that purpose, and it is
enjoined upon you to do all that can
possibly be done before resorting to that
measure. yet if it becomes indispensably
necessary to do So in order to execute
the laws aud preserve the peace, you are
hereby authorized by the President to
make requisition upon the officers COM
manding The United States military for
ces at Forts Leavenworth and Riley for
such assistance as you may need for the
above specified purpose.
While eonfding in the respect of our
citizens for the laws and the efficiency of
ordinary means provided for protecting
their rights and property, he deems it
however not improper, considering the
peculiar situation of affairs in the Terri
tory of Kansas, that you should be au-
thorized to have the power herein con-
ferred, with view to meet any extraor-
binary emergency that may arise, trust
ing that it will not be used until you
shall find resort to it unavoidable, in
order to insure the due execution of the
laws and to preserve the public peace.
: Before actual interposition of the mfi-
itary force on any occasion, you will
cause the proclamation of the President,
which you are herewith furnished, to be
publicly read.
l am your very respectful and obe-
dent servant, w. L. MARCY.
To Hon. WILsox SHANNON, Governor
of Kansas Territory.
Preparing for High Water.
1t said that greater amount of snow
has fallen in the mounta iRs this winter
than has been known for years. A Mr..
Brown, who recently arrived from Fort