The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-08-15
kansas In C0ngress...Ths Artsul
DOdycrs OF the Admi nistraaion.

Kansas IN Congress...The ar,s.l
Dodgers Of the Admi nissPatton,
The Senate Of the United States latel,
passed resolution calling upon the Presi.
dent for information in relation to the IN.
structions under which Col. Sumner. viii
his dragons, has been acting M guardian
OF law and order in Kansas and. In rcnlv
the President has transmitted to the Senat,
the ofhcial correspondence, which we publish
IN another part Of this paper.
Mr.. JEFF. Davis, in his letter inclosing n
the President this correspondence between
the War Department and Col. Summer
says that no orders have been issued from
the department "to any military officer n
command in Kansas to dispcrse any unarmed
meeting OF the people OF that Territory. or
to prevent, by military power, any assemblape
OF the people OF that Territory This
statement from Cabinet officer, in ordinary
times would be generally considered satisfac.
tory and conclusive. At this extraordinary
crisis, however, our Washington officials are
weak IN the knees, and this statement OF the
Secretary OF War is but bubble, a catch.
an attempt AZ artful lodging, which is knock.
cd IN the head in the very first letter of the
series from Mr.. Davis himself to Col. Sum.
ner. Ia that letter the authority to sustain
the illegally established Missouri 20 yernment
OF hansas is broad and general. Col. sum.
nef - directed to obey the rcquisition Of the
governor, ana 10 employ the United States
army 10 Kansas when he may deem it neces-
snry Tor the suppression Of insurrectionary
COMBINATIONS or armed resistance to the exc
cut'on OF the law" Here the distinction Is
ciear between armed resistance and I" in
surrectlonary combinations" but both are to
DC put down. The Missouri Kansas govern.
men. having Deem accepted and d., Jared by the
COMMUNICATION the legal and regular govern
right in constituting his instructions M anil.
caoie 10 the Topeka Free State Legislature
-, w insurrectlonary combination 2"
There can be no doubt OF IL. for ..-aIn
Legislature set up il defiance Of the nat con-
Germ OF Mr.. Pierce was properlv rsga,d.a ~
tion.n oooi"S-
:. Inc denial, therefore, OF the Secretary Of
"nr OF any authority from him to Col. Sum.
III ~ 20 disperse any unarmed meeting Of |
'ne people of that Territory is cou,cmp,i- |
''e quiobic. II is piece Of the Greytown
and the instructions to Can /
nm Hoiiins. In both cases the construc-
lons we're adapted to effect the object pro-
'ossu anu YET so shaped rs to afford (. pal
~ pretext Tor plea that the officer. IN the
cry business expected at his hands. tran
cended his authority. In reference to these
transactions there IL another letter
)! Mr.. Davis which stulti6es his declaration
I Innocence to Congress. la his instruc-
IONS OF May % to Col. Sumner he SAYS. that
Tor the great purpose which justi6es the
mpioyment Of military, it matters not whe-
her the subversion Of the law arises from
enisi OF the existence of the government.
whether il proceeds from lawless disre-
ARD 81 the right to protection or psrson and
roPefty, Tor the security Of which the gov
'nasns was ordained and sssablishedb-
leaning the Missouri govsrnnsnt Of Kan