Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-09-10

AHH MI mn HH| HfH fHIft II iHe eilf.HA-t1 tttis
# ii. litter addressed Ia him by the Secretary Of
s.ate. md the President had directed me Ia my
IL ron thu You arc authorized from Time IL iime
| 10 mike reggg-iiiuns upon Tie Governor Tor sneh
military fofee you my require 10 enable You
| promptly AMI successfully Ia execute your or
DIR aud suppress n.affeefipn against the GOV
| rfnsent uf tn Territory al kansas. And IN.
| der the eifcutns heretofore set forth IN
yanr instructions give requisite aid Ia the oiii-
CIR ii the civil government WHO lnay be ob<tfne-
ted in due execution Of The law. Should you
mol hn able T. derive frDin the militia al kaish-
ade 1aie force for these purposes. such addition
: nj number Of m lita as my BIZ necessary vii be-
drawn from tie Suites Of Illinois and Kentucky
a shown III the reqnisilion-a copy of which Is
/ herewith enclosed.
Tie yiews confined inyoor instructions 10
/ the officers commanding the tfoaf-. ond"r date
If August lgih. aie fully approved and accord
/ - entirely with thu purposes at tho Executive
n Ia raye but tlle to add in relation TO the
course which II - desired YOU should pursue
The position Of the insurgents. as shown by your
letter and ls enclosures il thut If open rebellion
against the law and constitutional authorities,
with such manifestation Of purpose TO spread de-
VISITATION over the land, 10 longer justifies fur
| tber hesitation or indul geuee.
70 yon az Ia every soldier whose habinal feel
ing To project the citizens Of his country,
aud only Ia use his arms against public enemy,
it cannot be otherwise than deeply painful to be
brought into conflict with any portion Of his fell
low countryinen. But patriotism and humanity
alike require that rebellion should be promptly
cru.hedand that the preparation Of crimes which
now disturb the prince and security Of tho good
people If the Territory OF kanaas should be elfcc
tualy checked. You will, therefore, energetic
eally employ all the means within Your reach 10
restore the supremacy Of tho law always in
deavoring 10 curry ont the present pofpose 10
r. 4
king your requisition for the militia force you will
be governed by the existing organization Of the
army and the laws made aud provided in such
cnses.
When companies. regiments, brgales or diyis-
ions are presented to be mustered into the
vice Of the United States you will cause them,
before they are receved,to be infinitely inspected
by an officer Of your command appointed for the
purpose
Hon. Jefferson Davis, under date Of Sapt. 3D.,
Ia the Goyernors Of Kentucky and Illinois, says:
! To suppress insurrectionary combinations
ganst the Territory of Kansas and enforce the
due execution Of law against armed resistance,
| nm instructed BY the President of tho United
States TO make his requisiiion upon you for two
| regiments of foot militia To be furnished to Ma
jor General T. +. Smith, of the United States Ar
my, commanding the military department of the
west, whenever the exigencies of the public
vice shalli induce HIM to call upon you for said
troop- to be employed for the purpose alone in
dcntcd within the limits of said territory.
Other docaments ofminor Importance will be
included IN the publication.
TIE ALLEGED posr OFFICE RoBpER-We
mentioned few days ago, that Henry Fukerth,
! for ten yenrs the postmaster at lloskinsyllle. No
| bic county, Ohio had been arrested by Thomas
L. Shalleross, Esq the ygont detective agent
oi the Post Office Department, ON the charge Of
rohbing the mil. He has, after examination
at Cincinnati, been held to bail in the sum of
$1,000. The Cincinnati Columbian. after re-
feirng to suspicious TINT all WINS not right on tho
mail route to IIoskinsVie, says:
Mr.. Thomas L. Shallcross proceeded 10 tho
| town of Sharon, two miles from lIoskinsyille =
| Hero lie mailed letter, containing a two dollar
aud half gold piece, which he had previously
marked Tho letter, to reach its destination
Office OF the Baltimore Sun-would have to pass
through tho hands of Fulkerth, ut whose office,
! the mil was always changed. The office at which,
Tho mail was next to be changed was but few
miles from lloskinsville, at n town named Hi
ramsburg. Mr., Shalleross accompanied the car
rer to this town, ard went into tho office where
! the null was changed. The letter containing
the MONEY he had mailed was missing. He i'm
mediately returned TO lloskinsve in company
with the carrier and postmaster of lIram,burg.
and arrested fulkerh. He demanded all tho
money in possession of the latter, upd found
among somo thirty dollars in his pocket book, the
! gold piece which he identified Us the same he hnd
/ placed IN the letter.
Mr.. fulkerth is am old man, and it was Ger.
tainly sorrowfal 10 see one who had passed un.
seathed through the many veisstudes of an
humble life, now, that his hairs were grey With
age arraigned on serious n charge. He was
accompanied by his son-a gentleman of pre-.
possessing appearance-who was called upon te,
give evidence against his father, but infor.
mnilon elected from his testimony that
would tend TO Jepardize his parent.
How TIE CONTEST STANDS N OuIo.-We feel
great pleasures in being able to inform our read
ers and the friends of Fillmore and Donelson
throughout tho Union, says the Columbus Capt.
tai City Fact, of Wednesday, that every day
our success in this Stute is becoming more and
more certain. The people are aroused the scales
have tnllen from their eyes. and they are deter
mined no longer to be the dupes aud tools of u
designing set of hypocftiea knaves and demago :