Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-28
srrprr nF The MORNING. PRESS.

Tho TutsHigencrr contains no editorial to-
day.
We find in the Union the following extract
from one letter and copy Of another, Wnion
Gen. Cas- caused to be read in open session u
the Senate yesterday, and present them 60 inc
Stars readers as embracing, positively 'no
only reliable information concerning INC &c
tual state of things in Kansas tna' mas seea
the light, cast Of tho Mississippi Ii she ia''
fortnight Of war and rumors OF war In 'nae
quarter:
E,,,o,, f,o,u q Letter of Gen. p. +. Smith TO
~, 4d;utaut General Of the army, dGte1
HEADQUARTERS OF THE WEST,
oFonT LEivENwoRTH, Aug. 8, 1856
CT would not notice reports / see in the
papers of committees that have applied to me
Tor protection, and my refusal to grant it, and
of other such things If / did not see that the
object for which such reports are circulated
are carrying out by members of Congress in
resolutions Of inquiry. The whole are gross
fabrications there is no foundation for any Of
them.
"The only applications made were by in
dividuals asking me to send force with them
TO recover property they alleged to have been
illegally taken from them. l referred them
to the civil authority for redress; but told
them if the civil authority found itself too
weak to enforce its writs, assistance would be
furnished them. There have been two such
applications by individuals, and one for an
escort to accompany him to the judge of the
United States court Of the Territory, (about
three miles off y but as he rode by the judges
door TO como to me, declined, as he evidently
was not sincere in his application.
"The troops have not done any act since /
have been here that looked the least like any
attempsto interfere with citizen, except that
Of guarding the prisoners charged with trea.
son, and in the custody of the marshal"
COPY of q letter from ByeUet Major General
p. F. Smith, Commanding department. of
TIE West, dated
FoRr LEAvENwORTH, Aug. III, 1856.
COLONEL: l have received a letter from
Gov. Shannon, asking me to take the field with
the whole dispoSable force in the Territory to
prevent the ingress of Lanes party" by the
northern boundary of the Territory The in
formation given to the governor has been so
exaggerated, and is, to my knowledge, so in
correct, that L decline making a movement
thai ;~ould Introduce as much disorder as ex-
listed SIX weeks ago. Captain T. J. Wood,
with his co, >pany OF LIST cavalry, is upon the
northern from, 'er, and / shall epend upon his
reports to govern my action.
Some of the con, nanies along the Kansas
were sent by the comm Dd,ng officer there, at
the governor request, 10 preak up camps OF
armed men at several place. be designated.
On the arrival ofthe troops at tho points desig-
mated, not only were no camps found, but mono
had ever existed there, or anywhere else in
their gbborhood ! know that each party
is trying to engage tho action of tho troops in
eIpellipg their adversarics, and place no
dependence on the reports that do not como
from what consider good authority.
Tho Indian prisoners under tho caro- OF
Lieut. Wheaton, 1st cavalry left to-day ho
will take them to Fort Kearney, and thence
Captain SteuaIt, LIST cavslry will conduct them
10 Fort Laramie. They had got sickly, and so
impatient, that promised to let shem 60 after
the 10th, and having heard nothing of Major
Johnston and his recruits, 1 sent them eff to-
day.
With high respect, your Obedient servant,
PERsIFER Z. SMITH,
Brit Maj Gen, Com Department.
Is il intended that Colonel Andrews, pay
master, under the order to report here for
duty, shall remain here, or can L send him to
st. Louis PERsIFER f. SMITH,
Brit Maj Gen, Com Dept.
Col. S. COOPER, Adj. Gen. of the Army.