New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-08
HrApqvMrtn, DtrurVt>I or TIE W.

Instructions f,r ihc officer u command "i 'he dr-
ta,hmcrt If United >ai,~ troops ordered t' a'-.l'l'
in ,hc D., cl lorhuol oi l'c'up'on M r"Ha "l N""
$40 Territory. on tc r4u.,ilono 81 ihr "'N'I"'I "''-''
to r,rft-~ iusurrc'ti"n.
SiK: To who'll, of thc frs -imont of caVairy 'N
cent .ue company M Fort L,aNcnN"nh AMI one ~
F6rt kosry with CAPT ll"wcs company '' 'n. az,
tl.,fv and O squadron Di tine second dI--"'"' an"
,,a, ,.r' = dismouuiod men o tic SAM Pc ,i'h''
Will be- assembled under your command, ami VIII nr re-
,ui,rc.d Z necessary. hs such dctaeincAis "i lhai'ly
nud recruits ~ may arrive here M tInc
Ill. force you viii keep concentrated GS hN'n Il,
ZOOS. i making uo Gctac,sn,utS. except a. scouts ana
t8trol, m .r,s u case of absolute necessity d" NH'u
1ou vii BE- the ud-, AID all TIE mon horses ana ANN
viI hc kept u perfect s'aic col READINESS '' INSTANT
Tlr c;,y,ror of the Territory has required the
tr.,l,c o 'i,,c troops to All thc civil authority ih
tullr. - NJ instruction. and protecting ne pta'rape
inhabitants OF tlc l'srt"ry from tr 'A"'-' N''i.V
If AIMED body, winch be r.. rcsenis H. artuyei i'T
III, t.u nav have a distinct loa %. your powers
and diic- iu - po-itiul Oh" following 'li .-t i'.r-
tor. rom the Executive oi the United STATE arc re-
icr,d to. and ,uu Will be- governed 'iuc'y 10y 'he
I., Ilrurorlrnationo of the Prcsilcu- 70. the United
State. ta,.d the 18th day OF February last.
.d TIE instructions oi the secretary oi ar 70 C'l.
+. V S,mu,l ald Icut.-Co Cooke. dated the l'Jh oi
February.
3i. \ letter from the iiirau'-Ccncrd OF the army
to Coi >umu,r dated March -, l>3o, u answer Z"
request o the latter to know thc view, 90 the Depart,
r,If IN relation io ilr course to Boz pursued toward
AIMED bodies coming INTO ihc Icu"rN. particularly the
n.InWIu- paragraph. " II Is only when AN Aihrl i'-
.rtauc, j. offered 90 the laws and against IN" p'"re
.'itd quiet ot thc Tcnory. ami Nn'u, uh1ef ,urh '-
.lrr-fauc,-. u r,qul-Itlou for military iptc' l. Hti'
.ul,ol The commune dim. oircr by the authority Spccl-
..u,d i his Instructions. That hc ;, empowered I'D act
last. 10 the tolIowu- extract rom tne In>'rir-
ti.r> of the S,crtar, oi Narto The General commando
u.rtnc D,pn,tm,iit. de.od The . IN june last;
. 4 NO.. ID r litt'u d Do %
,h President of the Iutcd >ato-. and ot letter "'
instruction, directed to the comma dn< officers ot
Fott- LcaN,uWouh and Riley, Ia which y"u are r.
icu,d for the views ot the Executive AMI Tor me GOV
c.rmcIt e.. your conduct in the contingencies u'irn
cont, f,ulai,,l and it pa such contingencies y'u should
b, ,Giod uIon to u.c any portion ni me troops under
Vour comm. Il to aid the evil auhort,', ln mt'N'hS
oloud,- detachment of troop. 'r mat purpose WIZ
be- directed 20 accompany the cNl ONCE 'hnrSci WIN
tIc lroe,~- and u him in the execution oi ho dN-
tie both II making the arrc>' and IN conducting me
prsolcis t0 place. where they may be- stcy KEEP ny
H., civil autiorl,s. In di>cnarg.nS the cclcatc nlc-
tons arising from the peculiar condition oi "iiaTs IN
kar-n> vuu Will carefully abstain from curr7achilg
ulou the proper -phcre OF the cNI authorities, ana
viii observe me greatest caution 10 ayod any conflict
between the civil and military power.
4, gr,at responsibility VIII rest on the officer IN
command of the tlooIs hc must, IN assuming H. act
on h. own judgment. and on Information perfectly
sit siacoiy 10 his own mind. After The examples We
lavc had dnly of late OF the 1o>s ialNch""dS -cP-
rs,utnt ors and cNaggcratous sprend over the cOun
tlv under what was SAID 10 be reliable authority wil
Lot be- ,atc to trust any INTEL gence the source anu
thunIl,l OF which are not satisfactory to yourself
You have the entire command and contIsl of the
tiouls aud ar IN 10 commit them 10 any otle
than the regular military authority. send ~ soon aN
Your command IL assembled. and weekly Thereafter
field return, of it, strength even though the command
ing General should be abs mt from tor, loavcnworth
Send. also, topoerHl heal sketches OF the country
around You. with distances marked.
10 avoid weakening your command. You Will hire
such cxpr'ssmcn YOU may think ncccssHry and VIII
keep constant communicate on with headquarters.
In conclusion the General begs and directs you To
avoid az long Us possible any appeal to arms. C-c
every cudcavur in your power to bring those who are
in opposition To tie law to sense OF their error
csp,clay avoid ,naH conflicts and consider the she'd
ding of u fellow citizens blood the greatest evil
that can happen except the overthrow OF law and
right which must end III civil war But when the ne
ccssiiy of action and tho employment o force docs un-
happily arise. employ il at once with all the power and
yigur your command, but continue only until you
have SUPPRESSED the insuucCOn and then interfere To
prevent any cruelty from others. The Governor of
the Territory should. ii possible, take means to keep
the prisoners arrested under hi authority, and such
may hereafter bc taken. Their custody cmbanaose,
the troops and dminshcs their efficiency.
With respect, your Obedi'ut servant.
PERSGFER r. SMITH,