Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-09-18

that he lnay take such measures IN regard there
to us to him may seem to be demanded by the
exgcncics Of the case. 1t is important that the
President should be kept well informed as to the
state Of things in Kansas, and that the scarce
of his information should be such as to insure
its accuracy. You are therefore directed by
him to communicate constantly with this de-
prtment. Such facts as it is deemed inpor-
tant to have early known here, you will cause
to he transmitted by telegraph as well as by
mail.
The President indulgos hope that by your
energy, impartilliy and discretion. the tram,
qailiiy. Of tAe Territory will be E,91orsl, andls
TIE PERSONS md property Of our citizens therein
projected
am, Sir, &C., W. MARCY
II His EAcellon y, JJhn w. Gaary, Governor
OF Kansas Territory.
In letter to the War Department.. dated
Aug y Gen Smith speaks of exagyerations re.
lrtlve to contemplated attacks, but says Oh the
assurance of both the Governor and Major Sedr-
wick, that there are 800 armed men assembled
at Lawrence, who can be incre Used to 1000 and
that 1t is expected they would attack and de-
siroy the capital of the Territory. Lecompton
| have ordered Lieut., Johnstons second cavalry
to 60 there, with all the troops at Fort leayon-
worth, except small company. and have or
dercd all the m n from Fort Riley, except u
small garrison, to the same place. have sent
down to have alt the troops, recruits, AMI others
at Jefferson Barracks 10 be sent here, aud will
send them and any coupahes OF the Sixth that
may arrive to reinforce the command ON the
Kansas, ii necessary. a large force may pre-.
vent any violence u small one might tempt to
the commission Of it.
He further says enclose also u c1nmunc.s
ton from an officer of the militia on the north
ern border of the territory, showing how contra
dctOry and inconsistent are The accounts spread
over the country for the party that Lime brought
from Iowa is on the northern border, and on the
Kansas ut the same time. Col Samncrs regi
ment cannot now muster 400 men, including
Capt. Stuart company, on its way t. Fort Lar
annie, and detachment under Lieut. Weston,
en- route for Fort kearncy, with the Sioux prls-
oners. Lcnt, Col Cookies six companies hay,
il little more than one hundred horses.
a letter from Gov. Shannon to q m Smith
dated Lecompton, says that he (Siannon) had
just returned from Lawrence, where he had been
with yiSw of proeuring the release Of nineteen
prisoners that were taken, and that he saw in
that place 800 men, who manifested fixed pur-
pose to dcmolsh the town. Gov. Shannon fur
thcr remarks that he knew they intended an
attack and that too in IL very short time, and
that it would seem the business of whip
ping out, as it was called, Of the pro slavery
party, had been commenced. Under these cir.
cunstances, Gov. Shannon requests Gen, Smith
to send from the fort all his disposable force
Major General Richardson, of the Kansas
militia, Aug. 49, says to Gen Smith In adj
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received reliable information that stats Of
actual war exists in Douglas county, and, that
in other parts of the Territory within this div
isian, roberies and other Migrant violations of
law are daily occurring, by armed bodies Of men
from the Northern States In the absence of all
information from the Governor of the Territory.
| have taken the liberty of exercising the an
thority in me vested, in case of invasion, by or
1ering ont the entire strength of my division to
rendezvous ut various points, to await further
orders.
Gen Smith. in his Instructions for the officer
in command of u detachment of L s. troons
ordered to assemble in the neghhorhood Of Is
compton. on the requisition of the Governor. to
rrpress insnr~eetion, cnncl1des as follows
- The General hess and directs you to avoid as
long as possible, any appeal to arms Use every
endeasor in your power to bring those who are
in opposition to the law to the sens. of their
error. Avoid especially small conflicts, and con-
slider the shedding OF Il fellow citizen blood as
the greatest evil that can happen, except the
overthrow of law aud right, which must end in
civil war
Bot when the necessity of action and the en-
ployment Of force does unhappily arise, employ
it at once, with nil the power and yigor ut your
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suppressed the insurrection; and then Interfere
to prevent any cruelty from others. Tie Gov
ernor of the Territory SHOULD if possible, take
measures to keep the prisoners arrested under
his authority and such as hereafter may be
taken Their custody embarMsses the troops,
and dimnishes their efficiency.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Sept, 2, 1856.
Sir Reliable information having reached
the Preside that armed and organized bodies
of men, ayowedly in rebellion against the Terri
t1rai government, have concentrated in such
numbers as to require additional military force
for their dispersion, you viii have the militia of
the territory completely enrolled and organizei,
to the end that they may on short notice be
brought into the service Of the United States
upon the requsiton Of the commander OF the
military department in which Kansas is cmhril-
ccd You will furnish by companies of regi-
ments, or brigadcs or divisions such numbers
and composition of troops AS from time to lime
you may find on his report to yoa to be neccts-
sary for the sappression..of all combinations to
resist the laws OF the United States too power. .
ful to be suppressed by the civil authorityylnd
for the maintenana6of public order Aeiyil
government in the territory
W. L. MARCY.
To His Excellency j. w. GEARy,
Governor Of Territory, Lecompton
Jefferson Davis to Gen. Smith, Sept. 8, says:
Your dispatch Of the 22d August. and cncos.
ure sufficiently exhibit the in.dequaey of the
force under your command to perform the du-
ties which have devolved upon you in the pres
cnt unhappy condition Of Kansas BY orders
and Instructions heretofore communicated to
meet the exigencies, the President has directed
the Governor of the Territory to complete the
enrolment and organization of the militia MS
you will find fully set forth in the enclosed copy
of a letter addressed to him by the Secretary of
State and the President has directed me to
say to you that you are authorized from time to
time to make acquisitions upon the Governor for
such military force as you may require, to en-,
able you to execute your orders and suppress
the instruction against the government of the
Territory Of Kansas and, under the circum-
stances heretofore set forth in your instructions
to give the requisite aid to officers of the civil
government, who may be obstructed IN the due
execution Of the law. Should you not be able
to derive from the military OF Kansas an nd.
equnte force for those purposes, such an addi-
tional number OF militia as may be necessary
will be drawn from the States of Illinois and
Kentucky, us shown in n requisition, copy Of
which is here enclosed The views contained in
your instructions to the officers commanding the
troops, dated Aug. 20. are fully approved and