Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-09-10
Orders from Washington TO Governor
GcRry and GEN. SmiLh.--The Militia to
be called ont.
WAsUINGToN. Semi. &.

WASHINGTON sept. ..
The Union of this morning pei lishes the fol-
lowing official order 10 Gov Ge4ry, of Kansas:
"Reliable information having reached the
President that armed and organized bodies Of
men were avowedly in rebellion against the
Territorial Government, aud have concentrated
in such number as 10 require additional military
force for their dispersion, you will have the
militia of the Territory completely enrolled
and organized to the end that they may, on
short notice, be brought into the service of
the United States.
Upon the requisition, Of the commander of
the Military Department in which Kansas is
embraced, you will furnish by companies or
regiments, or brigades, or divisions, snch mum
Der and composition Of troops as from time to
time you may find in bis report 10 be necessary
for the suppression of all combinations to resist
the laws of the u. S., too powerful to be sup
pressed by the civil authority and to the main
lance of public order aud civil government in
the Territory. W. L. MARCY.
The Secretary of War, writing TO Gen Smith
under date of September 8, says: "Your dis.
patch Of the 22d August, and enclosures, suiii-
GENTLY exhibit the inadequacy of the force un-
der your command to perform the duties which
have devolved upon you in the present unhap-
by condition of Kansas by the orders and in
this exgency.
The President has directed the Governor of
the Territory to complete the enlistment and
organization of the militia, as you will find
fully set forth in the enclosed copy of a letter
addressed Ia him by the Secretary of State:
and the President has directed me to say To
you that you are authorized from time to time
TO make acquisitions upon the Governor for
such militia force as You may require TO enable
you promptly and successfully to execute your
orders and suppress the nsurrection against
the government of the Territory OF Kansas, and,
under the circumstances heretofore set forth ia
your Instructions, 10 give the requisite aid To
officers of the civil government who may be
DISTRACTED in 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 rs
may be necessary will be drawn from the
States of llinas and Kentucky rs shown in
the requisition, copy Of which is enclosed.
The views contained ia your Instructions TO
the officers commanding the troops under date
of August 18th, are fully approved, and ac-
corded so entirely with the purpose of the
Executive as TO leave bat little 10 add in rea
ton 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 constitution
al authorities, with such manifestation OF pur-
pose as to spread devastation over the land
and as 90 longer iustities any furthe hesitation
or Indulgence. To you, as well as any soldier
whose haLitual feeling is TO protect the citizens
of bis own country aud only to use his own
arms against the public enemy, it canuot be
otherwise than deeply painful to be brought
into conflict with any portion of his fellow
conntrymen. But patriotism and humanity
alike require that'rebellon shoald be promptly
crushed and the Ipeaoe and security Of the
good people of the Tertiary restored.