The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-09

enders detachment OF troops for that purpose vii, be
directed TO accompany the civil officer charged with the
both in making the arrests and conducting the prison
es to places where they may be safely kept by the civil
authorities In echargng the delicate functions arising
from the peculiar coalition OF affairs in kansas Won viii
carefully abstain from encroAching upon the proper
sphere Of the civil authorities and will observe the great
est caution TO avoid any conflict between the civil and
great responsibility will rest on the officer in com
nand OF the troops, he must In assuming it, act his
own Judgment, and on nor nation perfectly satisfactory
to bis own mind. After the examples have had daily
Of late OF the gross fasshoods and
exaegeraOns spread the country under what was
said TO be reliable authority will not be safe to trust
any intelligence the source and channel Of which not
satisfactory TO yourself.
You have the entire mand and control OF the
troops and are in no commit them TO any other
than the regular military authority. Sen l. as
your command is assembled aud weekly thereafter,
field returns OF its strength even though the command
ing general should be absent from Fort Leaven worth
Send also typographical sketches of the country around
you, with distances marked.
To avoid weakening your command, you will hire such
expyfssmen rs yon may think necessary and viii keep
a constsn. communication with headquarters
In conclusion, the General begs and directs you to
avoid org as possible any appeal 70 Use every
endavcr in your power to bring those who in eppo
stcn 10 the law to sense OF their error; especially
avoid small conflicts and consider the shedding Of re
low citizens blood the greatest evil that can happen
except the overthrow OF law and right VIII ID must END
ia civil war Bet when the niece ssy Of action and the
employ ment Of force does unhapply arise employ
with all the power ana vgor at your command but
continue il ouy until you have suppressed the insurrec
others The Governor OF the Territory should II posi-
bic take 10 keep the prisoners arrested under his
authority, and such IS ray hereafter be taken Their
custody harnesses troops and dimnishes their Of
hcency. With respect, your o6sdien, servant,
grevet Major General Commanding Department
HEADorAHrEss DEPARTMENT OF THE WEsr,
FoRT LEAyESwoRTH, Aug. 18, 1858.
SfR-The General commanding the department directs
that you will! with the utmost Dispatch, organize force
OF complete squadron OF Dragons to be selected
from the most Efficient for service to proceed TO
the owp Of Lecomptn the seat of government in this
Territory threatened with attack destruction.
the ds mounted men of the two weakest companies, who
Will be ss the guard of tie post will accompany the
squadron on foot raemen, the officers TO be mounted
On arriving OF lecompton, the officer in command Will
report The presence Of the troops 10 the Executive Of the
Territory Of Kansas, ana will then be governed by the
Instructions which will be sen from tho headquarters
Tho senior ocer present with the force to be concenra
led at or near Lecomp,op viii command the whole
am, Colonel, very pecGly your obedient servant,
GEO. DEAS Assistant Adjutant General
Lieut. Col p ST. GEo CooKx, I'd Dragons, Fort Riley,
X. 7.
HEADQUARIEss DEIAsTsEsT OF THS WEsT
FoRT LEAvENwoRTH, aug. 10, 1856.
SiII have the honor TO acknowledge the rece!p, or
letter Ct the nth inst, by Major Sedwck's express
have sent Col Johnston do TO Lecompor with all the
troops here excep. small company and have ordered
Col Cooke to send from Fort Riley al the there
cept small garrison There is no infantry within reach.
have given The commanding officer OF this force In
structops founded on those Of the executive to COL sdn
ner. and since to myself.
Ii will be necessary that you ehould make some ar.
angtnent for the custody of the prisoners that will take
them out OF the hands Of the troops small guard can
not be led with them safely q large one cannot be
spsred and they cannot be marched with the troops,
whose movements they would reard and embarrass.
After the many fasc reports that have been brought
here under the sanction OF the civil officers in the coun
try can place no more reliance on such information,
and will only act official reports from officers intel
SgeDce om persons know personally 10 be reliable;
and as my owl action and are to depend on
the value Of all such Information to its truth, must
have II before before judge OF the confidence
20 be placed IN It, With high spcct Your obedent SER
want, PERSlFER +. SMITH.
Bsevet Msjor General Commanding Department.
To his Excellency WILSON SHANNON, Governor Of the
Territory Of Eansas.