Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-08

Kanzas Document for the Maine
Election.

EAeCLHOns
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-In order to correct
false and exaggerated statements regarding
the position of things in Kanzas, and the acts
and purposes of the United States Govern
ment, and show the precise truth in both re-
spects, the Union tomorrow Will publish the
following interesting correspondence =
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, Aug. %, 1856
Sir-The present condition of the Territory
of kanzas renders your duties as Governor,
highly responsible and delicate In the in
struolions heretofore communicated to your
predecessor in February last, in the annual
message to Congress on the oath of the previ-
GUS December and in the orders issued from
the War Department, printed copies of which
are hereby furnished, you will find the policy
OF the President fully presented. 1t is first to
obtain order and quiet in the Territory of
Kanzas, and if disturbances do occur therein,
to bring to punishment the offenders.
Should the force which has been provided
to obtain these objects, be insufficient, you
will promptly make known the facts to the
President, that he may take such measure in
regard thereto, as to him may seem to be de-
manded by the exigencies of the case. 1t is
important that the President should be kept
well informed as to the state of things in Kan
zas, and that the source of his information
should be such as to insure its accuracy
You are, therefore, directed by him, to COM
muncate constantly with this department.
Such facts as it is deemed important to have
early known here, you will cause to have
transmitted by telegraph, as well as by mail.
The President INDUCES hope, by your en-
ergy, impartiality, and discretion, the tran .
guilty Of the Territory will be restored, and
the persons and property OF our citizens there
in protected. l am, sir, SC.
w. l.. MARCY.
To His Excellency John w. Geary, Gov
ernor of Kanzas Territory.
In letter 10 the War Department, dated
Aug. p, Gen. Smith speaks of eXaggerations
relative to contemplated attacks, but says, on
the assurance of both the Governor and Major
Sedgwick, that there are eight hundred armed
men assembled at Lawrence, who can be in :
creased to twelve hundred, and that it is ex-
pected they would attack and destroy the cap
ltol OF the Territory, Lecompton.
have ordered Lieut. Johnston's Second
Cavalry TO go there, with all the troops ut
Fort Leayenworth, except small company,
and have ordered all the men from Fort Riley,
except small garrison, TO the same place.
have sent down to have all the troops, recruits
and others, at Jefferson Barracks, TO be sent
here, and will send them and my companies
of the Sixth that may arrive, to reinforce The
command OF the Kauzas, if necessary A
large force may prevent any violence a small
one might tempt to the commission of it.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Sept 2, SO.
Sir--Reliabe information having reached
the President thatarmed and organized bodies
OF men, ayowedly in rebellion against the
territorial government, have concentrated in
such numbers as torequre additional military
force for their dispersion, you will have the
militia OF the Territory completely enrolled
and organized, to lhe end that they may, on
short notice, be brought Into the service Of the
United States, upon the tequisiton of the
military department, in which Kanzas is en-
braeed
You will furnish by the companies or rec.