The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-02-20
BY CATIONS LINE.
Telegraphed expressly for Daily Gazette
Kansas Affairs

NEW YORK, Feb ~.
The Herad's Washington correspondent,
'elegraphs touching Kansas affars in an.
! swer to call Of the Senate. The Pres
! ident to-day communicated to that body
sundry documents relating to Kansas af.
fairs. Among the documents are the reports
OF Gov. Shannon to the President, giving
{. all account OF the disturbances in Kansas
and the two following letters -
LAWRENCE. Kansas, Jan. LIST 1856
To Franklin Pierce. President Of the U
S--Sir:-We have authentic information
I. that al overwhelming force of the citizens
! OF Missouri are organizing on our borders
amply supplied with artillery, for the avow.
ed purpose Of invading this Territory, dem
olishing our towns and butcherng our unof-
Tending Free State citizens We respect
fully demand on behalf of the citizens of
Kansas the commandment of the U. s.
troops in this vicinity be immediately in
strncted to interfere to prevent such in
human outrage. Signed respectfully, J. H.
Lane, chairman ex.committee, KIT, c. Ro-
binson, chairman ex.committee OF safety,
J. r. Goodin, Sec. ex-com., K. T.. G. W..
DltZer, Sec. com. of safety.
LAWRENCE CRY, Jan. =, 1856.
To the President Of the u S.--Sir =
We notified you that an overwhelming
force, supplied with artillery, was organizing
upon our borders for the ayowed purpose Of
invading Kansas, demolishing the towns,
butchering the unofending Free State cit
liens, and they constituting three lourths
Of the entire population, we earnestly re-
quest you to issue your proclamation i'm
mediately, forbidding the invasion. We
trust there may be no delay in taking so i'm
portant step to prevent an outrage, which,
if carried out as planned, will stand forth
without parallel in the worlds history
Signed yoursrespectfully, J. H. Lane, chair
man ex-comnIit,ee, G. Robinson, chairman
com. safety.
The instructions to Col. Sumner the com.
mander O. the U. s. troops and the iastruc.
tons to Gov. Shannon are also among the
documents. They are co.extensye with
the recent proclamation. Below are the
instructions TO Gov. Shannon entire. Mr..
Marcy TO Gov. Shannon.
Department Of State Feb. 10, 1856
Sir: herewith enclose to you a copy Of
a proclamation by the President dated 18th
inst. duly authorized and also copy Of or
ders issued from the Department OF War to
Col. Sumner, Rrevet Col. Cooke of the y.
s. Army. The President is unwilling to
believe that in executing your duties as
Governor of the Ter. Of Kansas there will
be any occasion to call in aid Of U. >.
troops all that can be properly done before
resurting TO that measure. Yet it becomes
indispensably necessary to do SO in order
TO execute the laws and preserve the peace,
you are hereby authorized by the President,
to make requstion upon the officers CON-
manding the U. S. military forces at
Leavenworth aud Riley for such assistance
as may be needed for the above respected
purpose. While confding in the respect
of our citizens for the laws and the efficien-
CIV of the ordinary means provided for pro-
recting their rights and property. He
deems it however not improper considering
the peculiar situation of affairs in the Ter
ritory of Kansas that you should be author
lied to have power herein conferred with a
view TO meet any extraordinary emergency
that will arise. Trusting that it will not
be used until you shall find resort to it una
yoidable in order 10 insure the execution OF
the laws aud to preserve the pubic peace,
before active interposition of the military
force or any occasion you will cause the
of the President with which
YOU are herewith furnished to be publicly
read. | am very respectfully your ob't.
servt., W. l.. MAhCI
Hon. Gov Wilson Shannon, Gov. OF
Territory OF Kansas.
Some pretty sharp words passed between
Sena tors Torrey and Wilson to-day. As
soon as the Kansas documents had been
read pending motion to prevent Senator
Torrey making speech in defence OF the
President and avowing his own intentions
to support the Consultation and laws, con-
Guiding with the remark that certain gentle
men in thin. country would lose their yoca-
ton by the action OF the President, which
would settle difficulties in Kansas. Wilson
rose to reply and remarked that if the Sena.
tor alluded to him and those that acted
with him, chat servility to the Executive
was not their vocation. Whatever else it
NIGH, be, Gen Wilson finished his speech
in the morning.
Revision Of Tariff.