The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-06


place more reliance such Information and will only
act official reports from officers or intelligence from per-
sons know personally 10 be reablei and a. my own ae
ton and responsibility 10 depend on the value OF all
such Information TO its truth must have It before me
before judge Of the confidence to be placed in it.
With high respect your obedient servant
PERSIFER H. SMITH,
Breyet Major General Commanding Department.
To his Exeelleney WILSON SHANNON
Governor Of the Territory ofKansas !. e..
.. ...... DEPARTMENT. on STATE,
Washington, September 2, 1885,.
SIN: Reliable information having reached In, rresi
dent that armed and cganized bodies OF men ayowedly
IN rebellion against the territorial government have
eentated In such numbers to require additional militia
~ force for their dispersion you will have the militia Of
the Territory completely enrolled and organized TO the
emu that they may on short notice be brought into the
service of the United States Upon reauison of the
nander of the military department in which Kansas is
embraced you win furnish by companies regiments
brgades, divisions such number and composition of
troops as from time to time you may ind on his report
to YOU TO be necessary for the suppression of all comb
nations to resist the laws of the United States too powerful
to be suppressed by the civil authority and for the main
tenance OF public order and civil government in the Terri
tory am, sir, &c,
W. L. MARCY.
To His Excellency JoHE W. GEARY,
Governor of the Territory of Kansas, Leeompton.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington Sept 3, 1866.
SIN: Your despatch of 22d August and its enclosures
sufficiently exhibit the nadequacy of the force under your
command to perform the duties which have been devoved
upon you in the present unhappy condition of Kansas by
the orders and instructions heretofore communicated To
meet this exgenc the President has directed the governor
Of the Territory to complete the enrolment and organza
ton OF the militia, you will find fully set forth in the
enclosed copy Of letter addressed to him by the Secretary
of State and the President has directed to say you
that you are authorized from time to time to make requ-
stons upon the governor for such militia force you
may require to enable you promptly and successfully to
execute your orders and suppress instruction against the
of the Territory of Kansas and under the cir
cumstances heretofore set forth in your Instructions to
give the requisite aid to the officers of the civil govern
ment who may be INSTRUCTED in the due execution of the
law Should you not be able to derive from the militia OF
Kansas the adequate force for these purposes such add
tonal number Of militia may be necessary will be
drawn from the States of Illinois and Kentucky as shown
in the requisition, copy of which is here enclosed.
The views contained in your instructions to the officers
commanding the troops under date of August 49, fully
approved and accord entirely with the purposes of the
Executive to leave but little to add in relation to the
which it is desired you should pursue The posi-
ton of The insurgents shown by your letter and its
closures is that of open rebellion against the laws and
sttuopa authorities, with such manifestation Of pur
pose to spread devastation the land longer JUS
fes further hesitation indulgence. To you, to every
soldier whose habual feeling to protect the citizens OF
his country and only to use his arms against pub
lie enemy it be otherwise than deeply painful to
be brought into conflict with any portion of his fellow
countrymen but patriotism and humanity alike re-
quire that rebellion should be promptly crushed
and the preparation of the crimes which dis
turb the peace and security of the good people OF
the Territory of Kansas should be eectualy checked
You WILL therefore, energeticay employ all the means
within your reach TO restore the supremacy of law, al
ways endeavorng to carry out your present purpose to
prevent the unnecessary ehusion OF blood.
In making your acquisitions for militia force, you will
be governed by the existing organization of the army
and the laws made and provided in such cases When
companies regiments brigades divisions presented
be mustered into the service of the United States
will cause them before they received to be infinitely
inspected by officer of your command appointed for the
purpose
Very respectfully, your obedent servant
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
Secretary Of War;
Major General PERsTER F. SMITH
Comdg Dept. Of the West