The Kanzas news., 1858-02-13

CDe96eT Of fHC IOtsSc " 4ecPFeSeHScseOco
of the Legislative ASSEMBLY Of the Terri
tory Of Kanzas.
I am instructed by the Military Board,
organized under the act entitled ''An act to
organize and regulate the Militia of kanzas
Territory" to report to your honorable DO
dies that said Board has taken the following
action, trusting that it may meet with your
appreciation.
At the first meeting, convened In Law
renee on the first day of January, 1858, the
subjoined resolution was adopted
"Resolved, That the action of Major ten
eral James H. Lane, in calling out and en-
rolling the First Regiment of the Kanzas
Militia, for the protection of the settlers on
the southern border. meets with our appro-
baton, and that we concur in and legaiise
his action In that regard"
At the second meeting of the Board, con-
vened in Lawrence on the Goth day of Jan
uary, 1853, the following rules and regula-
tions were established to secure the COM
plete organization of the militia of kanZas
Territory.
The Militia of Kanzas shall be divided
into eight brigade divisions. as follows, viz:
1. The First Brigade Division shall COM
prise all that part of the Territory of Kan
zas included within the following bounda-
ries: Commencing at the mouth OF the
Kanzas river and running thence west, fol-
lowing the meanderings of said river to the
point where the dividing line between ranges
nineteen and twenty crosses said river,
thence north to the south line of township
six, range twenty, thence east to the Mis-
rouri river, thence south, following the me-
anderings of said Missouri river to the place
of beginning.
2. The Second Brigade Division shall
comprise all that territory bounded as fol-
lows: Commencing on the Missouri river,
on the south line of township six, thence
running west on the line of said township
to the guide meridian line, thence north on
said meridian line to the line of Nebraska
Territory, thence east on said Nebraska line
to the Missouri river, thence along said river,
following the meanderings thereof, to the
place of beginning.
3. The Third Brigade Division shall COM
prise all that territory bounded as follows:
Commencing at that point on the Kanzas
river where the west line of range nineteen
crosses said river, thence running west,
following the meanderings of said river, to
on said line to the south line of township
six, thence east on said township line to the
east line of range nineteen, thence south on
said last mentioned line to the place of be-
ginning.
T. The Fourth Brigade Division shall
comprise all that territory bounded as fol-
lows: Commencing at that point where
township thirteen crosses the guide merid-
ian ine and running thence west on said
line to the west line of range one, thence
north on said line to the Nebraska line,
thence east on said Nebraska line to the
guide meridian line, thence south on said
guide meridian line to the place of begin
ming.
5. The Fifth Brigade Division shall COM
prise all that territory bounded as follows
Commencing on the Kanzas river at that
point where the east line of range seventeen
crosses said river, thence running south on
said line to the line of the fourth standard
parallel, thence west on said parallel line to
the west line of range one, thence north on
said line of range one to the south line of
range thirteen, thence east on said line to
the line of the guide meridian, thence north
on said meridian line to that point where
the line of said guide meridian crosses the
said Kanzas river, thence east, following
the meanderings of said river, to the place
of beginning.
6. The Sixth Brigade Division shall COM
prise all that territory bounded as follows
Commencing at the mouth of the Kanzas
river, and following the meanderings of
said river west to that point where the east
line of range seventeen crosses said river,
thence south on said line to the south line
of township nineteen, thence east on said
line to the Missouri State line, thence north
on said Missouri line to the place of begin
ming.
Z. The Seventh Brigade Division shall
comprise all that territory bounded as fol-
lows: Commencing at that point where
the east line of range sixteen crosses the
line of the fourth standard parallel, and en-
bracing all that section of country lying
west of said line and south of the fourth
standard parallel.
6. The Eighth Brigade Division shall
comprise all that territory bounded as fol-
lows: Lying east of the west line of range
seventeen, and south of the west line of
township twenty.
The Brigadier Generals are assigned to
the several Brigades as follows:
FlrsC DflSaoe, Oen- n. VI. LoSee seconu1
Gen. S. V. Jamison; third, Gen. Geo. s.
Hillyer; fourth, Gen. Asa Hall fifth. Gen.
L. G. Cleveland /; sixth, Gen. Sam. Walker;
seventh, John w. Whistler; eighth, Gen.
Calvin M. Daniel.
The said Brigadier Generals are author
lied and directed to proceed forthwith to
organize the militia within their several
brigades into companies and regiments, as
provided for in the act entitled "An act to
organize and regulate the militia of Kanzas
Territory" passed Dec. 18th, 1857.
The Inspector General is authorized and
directed to proceed forthwith to collect all
the arms belonging to this Territory, ac
cording to the provisions of said militia act,
and he is empowered to call upon the Brig