New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-08
The following Setters ue published 10 Washington:

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HKApouARTERs DEPARTMENT OF THE WEST,
FoRr LEAvENwoRTH, Feb. III, 1857.
~ Bn Ereele.cy J. w. GEAhY Governor q ha''a'' Le
GovsnsoR: / have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of the 91 inst in woico you
~rtquire immediately two additional companies OF
"drsgoons to report to you IN oonseq fence CT your
"conhd.nce that there s conspiracy GA foot to dis.
"turb the peace" and sso acxnosledge the recep t
Of q previous lettr requiring battalion 70 be sent
10 you in view Of the lNge INN grafton expected here
40 the Sp'irg
II YOU refer to the laws You will observe that the
President is authorized to call the military and naval
forces into actiepst, 70 repel inv ision seoood 70
suppress ipsunecion; and third TO repfess combine
fnns 70 ob.tuc, the execution OF the laws too strong
for the civil power Insults, or probable breaches OF
the peace, do not authorize the employment OF the
hOope. ,
Nv the Secretary Of War and are under orders for other
service mole 6stop' and even the companies near You
Will have to be recalled. They sufficient u repress
spy brts 81 of the peace, and cannot move The until
Tie weather Improves.
Blu. even they are to be employed to aid the civil al
fhori.y only in the coptinRt ncies mentioned 10 the
Baws shove referredto The g%rsons " bs left 10 the
Territory will be available il the President directs tast
employment.
The contingency Or der which the troops were aotng
copsi6er To have ceased Without the grosssst im-
pYu6epce the part of the civil Authorities In Lesveu-
worth not the slightest probability OF any disturb
ssce there and on inquiry can hear of none from va
With the highest respect your obedisnt servant,
PER1IPOR =. SMITH,
Brevet Mayor General Commanding
Gen. Spih to Je6ersOa Darts.
Hon JEFFERSON DAVIS SsDator-Dear SIR: | re
eetved letter few inmates since from the editor o.
Tee Eseniag S:ar, requesting me to s16stsotsta s
contradiction you make - some assertion IN The
Herald If Governor Geay' l bappso % have my
hitter b. Ok and seud you copy of my letter TO the
Governor whes he required squadron OF dra-
Fosns TO be sent 10 him. He had slreidy Cspt- New
bye and Capt Flint companies OF troops uader his
control, and be sta,e1 Do csss that wIuld lost ~
renf, rcipg them in the uidcle of the Winter. de-
c6Ded sending them, evidently sihou. ynur inter
kreDce in the matter Tor you were In w isnIngt N.
His letter is of tie Oh Of February and my slswsr
of The llth exercised the dkcrsCioo Left me by the
Presieept, for l saw there was no need OF then.
send the copy 70 you, for ] do oo think myself AZ
bhery 10 publish part Of official corresp ondecce
Uiihout suthority from higher authority.
Moreover think your simple contradiction is sutti-
cient; the afsr viii not offer to Gov Gea-y any 3D.
vantsge tn pursuing it, uness he pr,vokes pr OF OF
What The Herald SAYS, and that is record in t1e
Depsrmeot Of the West.
Insye copies Of my lst'ers but his file in the
sAice OF the Department Of The West
Irepeat, tnst with my kuowetge OF all thst took
phoe the Governor Sin not pnrsus Tbs na'te'.
With sincere respect, your ODE tieat .erSaa, ,,rp
b. MAJOR General Commar ling Dept. OF the vest
would have been do VII to day, bat sn o@rdly
snopg enough. i will be in Washington on Mohasy.