AMERICAN VOLUNTEER.
JIQN I. BRATTON, EMM & Proprietor.
CARLISLE, PA., MAY 9, 1801.
O U ft FLAG.
(< Forever float that standard sheet I
Where breathes the foe but falls before ust
With Freedom's soil beneath our feet,
And Freedom’s banner waving o’er us I”
STAR-SPANGLED BANNER.
Oh! Bay can you boo by tho dawn’s early light
What so proudly wo bail’d at tbc twilights last
gleaming ? .
"Whoso broad stripes and bright stars thro the per-
ilous fight,
O’er the ramparts wo watch’d woro bo gallantly
itroaming; ,
And the rocket's rod glare, tho homba bursting in
alt# n
GaTe 'proof through the night that our flag was
still there!
Oh say does the star-spangled banner yot.wavo
land of the free and the homo of the
"brave?
On the shore dimly aeon thro’ tho mists of the deep,
Where tho foe’s haughty host iu dread ailenco re
poses, , ■ ’ ‘ .
What is that, which tho breeze, ocr tho towering
stoop,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half disloscs ;
Kow it .catches tho gloam. of the morning’s first
■ ■ a .beam,. . • ■ ' .
In full glory reflected now shines ow tho stream;
'Ha tho rtar-spangleo banner !oh long may-it wave,
O’er- the land of the freehand tho homo of tho
■ bravo!
-And where is that,band who so vauntiugly swore,
• 'Mid tho havoo of war and tho battle s confusion,
A homo and a country thould greet us no more ?.
Their blood shall, wash out their foul .footsteps,
■ pollution;
Ko refugo can save .tho hireling ami slave,
'From the terror of flight, or tho gloom of tho
gravo, . ' . ..
And the star-spangled banner ! in triumph shall
of tho free, and tho'homo of tho
. bravo I '•
when freemen -shall stand _
! ' Between thoir lo'v'a-hamos, and war’s desolation,
ißlest with yict'ry and tho.heavn res-:
1' cuorl land, • .
’• Praiso tho power’that hath mado and preserved
• us a nation; . .
Then.conquer wo must, for our cause it is just,
Lot this bo our motto —In God bd our trust, •
And tho star-spangled banner! in triumph shall
wave. t V r ...
O’er tho land of tho free, and tho homo of tho
bravo !-•
; Movement.of Troops. —Four Uiiitod Stated 1
companies of mounted troops, numbering ini
all nearly four hundred mon, left the Carlisle 1
4 garrison on Monday morning. They took tho 1
Baltimore turnpike, and it is supposed they
arc to assist in tho re-onpturo of Harpers
Ferry.,' They are regulars,,recently from
Texas. They ore armed to tho teeth, and are
idare-devil fighting men. We pity the corps
.that will he pitted against these veterans.
WHAT’S THE MATTER t
We have, in this county, some twelve or fif
teen Volunteer Companies, organized, drilled
atid -most of- them uniformed, all anxious to
oe mustered into service. Many of them have
been organized and drilling for throe weeks
or more, but yet they are here still, without,
even a prospect of orders. Here, in Carlisle,
our citizons have been at an immense expense,
and our ladies have worked night and day to |
properly equip and make comfortable the he
roic young men who have enrolled themselves
as members of companies. Mechanioshurg,
f Shippenshurg, Newville, Hoguestown, Kings
town, as well as the different townships, have
shown the same praiseworthy zeal, and have
been at a great expense in furnishing equip
ments for the Volunteers. But, our compa
' nies, we repeat, notwithstanding they were
among the very first to offer, their services,-
are not, yet accepted, and, the probability is
■ they will not ho.
• Why is this ? Wo desire to know the secret
! of this matter. There has been an influence
' exercised against our companies. They have
. been kept hack by the intrigue of some man
or men.. Why? This county—one of the
largest in. the State—is to. he ostracised, it
appears. Her offers to furnish troops aroro
- jeeted with - a -sneer, and her patriotism, is
laughed at. Well, well. Wo shall know
■ more about this business, perhaps, ami shall
■peak of it as we generally speak of outrages.
The Issue Before, Us.
Patriotic citizen! choose you which you
mil serve, the worlds best hope, our noble
Republican Government, or that bottomless,
pit, social anarchy. Adjourn other issues
until this self-sustaining issue is settled.
Hitherto a good Providcnoe : lias smiled upon
the American Union.. This was the Morning
Star that led on the men of the Revolution.
It is precisely the truth to say, that when
those sages and heroes labored, they made
Union the vital condition of the labor. It
was faith in Union that destroyed the tea,
and that nerved the resistance to British ag
gression. Without it the patriots felt they
were nothing, and with it they felt equal to
.iU things- That Union flag they trnsmitted
to their posterity, To-day it waves over those
who are • rallying under the standard of the
. b*-w. And God grant that in the end, tis it
is 'with Old Mother Country after wars be
-tween the White and Hed Roses, and Round
heads and Cavaliers, so it may he with the
daughter; than she may see PEACE in her
borders, and all her children loving-eaoh, oth
er better than ever.
Virginia Sbinplastebs. —The city author-
ities of Richmond have passed an ordinance,
directing the issue, in the name of the city,
of three hundred thousand dollars in small
notes, for- the redemption of which the faith
, of the city is pledged.. The law provides for
the issue of two hundred thousand dollars
notes of the denomination of one dollar; fifty
thousand dollars in notes of the denomina-
tion of fifty cents; and fifty thousand dollars
In notes of the, denomination of twenty-fu'e
cents.
A SCREW LOOSE IN THE COMMISSARIAT.
The session in the House of Representa
tives on Friday was prolonged .unttl a late hour
in tho afternoon, debating a resolution of in
quiry offored'hy Mr. Williams. It is alleged
that tho appropriation of §500,000, made hy
tho Legislature ter arm and equip tho military
and place the State on a war footing, has boon
expended,—every dollar of it—and it is hut
right that those who voted for tho appropria
tion, as well ail tho tax-payers, should know
what has become of the money. Not having
been present during the debate we are unable
to say how far it was carried,, but we learn
that it was exceedingly warm, and strong in
sinuations were made that money had been
used for purposes not contemplated by tho
net, and that tho State was “bleeding" for
tho benefit of speculators. That' there ; is
some foundation for these rumors may bo in
ferred from tho following, received from Camp
Curtin:
Can any one interested in furnishing the
blankets for the volunteers give the cause of
the original blankets being cut in Itco; for we
are freezing, with only a half blanket to
shield us - from the cold and damp.
Soi/dier.
Tho Legislature has ordered an investiga
tion, and we hope they will find out tho actu
al price of half a Mackinaw or Indian blanket.
■At a time like this, when the patriotic peo
ple of Pennsylvania are ready to pour out
their blood and treasure like water to support
the Government, it will not do to trifle with
them. The tax-payers of Pennsylvania wo
believe are willing to bo taxed to tho last cent
to prove to the world that Republican Govern
ment is not a failure, but they will not coolly
submit to men enriching themselves by their
patriotism. We hope that all through whoso
hands any of tho §500,000 have passed will
be able to proven clean record, ,If nob, it
will be all the worse for them.— Harrisburg
Union.
It is well that Mr; Williams, a red-hot Re
publican, moved tho “ Resolution of Inquiry.”
Had a Democrat presumed to do so, ho would
have boon denounced ns'a “ secessionist ’’ and
“ traitor-” at oned, and no .doubt been expell
ed from the House for daring to inquire, into
tho robberies now perpetrated. Mr. Wil
liams is a strong partisan, and- is the ablest
man in tho House, and, unlike most the mem
bers of his -party, he* is" an honest man.
When the tonnage tax robbery was before tho
House, bo denounced tho bribed scoundrels
who favored ,thp. measure, in language tlio
most scathing wo oyer road. lie is an honest
man, we repent, and wo are glad ho is after
the robbers who are making a mock show of
patriotism, when thoir object is to plunder
tho State Treasury. "•
A War Message.
-The message of .Governor Curtin to the
State Legislature, which assembled at Har
risburg on Tuesday, takes strong ground' in
favor of Pennsylvania opening a route from
tho North to Washington as; a necessity of
trada and transit. Ho entirely aooords'with
the positions assumed by the President In his
Proclamation, and declares that • rebellion
must bo crushed out and the Nation restored
to its entirety. He -recommends an appro
priation of ?3,000,000 for military purposes,
and advises the establishment of a reserve
camp-of 10,000 men, subject to the call of the
General Government; The Governor also reo
loramends a STAY law.
The Union Most be Preserved !— ; Tho
Republic must bo preserved, and every good
citizen must give heart and liand to the work.
■lf the Border . Slave State's are willing “to
take sides with the Union and the, peace of
the country against all assailants,” they mast
do so by giving obedience, to those whom the
Union has chosen to' command. . ’’When the
mortars of the Secessionists are almost with
in shelling distance of the. White House
when nearly every avenue to the Capitol is
blockaded—when a: traitor in Montgomery
boasts in April that his flag will float over
Washington in May—when Southern gener
als are rapidly concentrating their forces on
the shores of the Potomac—when organized
piracy threatens to destroy our commerce
•when unarmed men and peaceful soldiery are,
| murdered in hroad day . hy a brutal and ma
lignant mob, it is ho time to talk of “armed
neutrality.” Two antagonistic Governments I
cannot exist ■ together within the bounds of |
the United States. Either the constitutional
■Government of "Washington, or the. revolu
tionary Government of the South, must pre
vail. In such a conflict, all true patriots -will
ake sides with, and fight for, the old Flag
and the old Union,, which is sanctified by the
heroism of the sages, the soldiers, and the
martyrs of the days of ’76.
Xiif, Twenty Day's Grace. —In President
Lincoln’s war proclamation, “ done at the
city of Washington, on the fifteenth day of
April," the following important passage oc
curs ;-r-
“ I deem it proper to say that the first ser-.
vice-assigned to the forces hereby called forth
wilt probably he. In repossess the forte, planes
and properly which have hern seized, from the
Union; and- in every event the utmost enre
will ho observed, consistently with the objects
aforesaid, to avoid any devastation and des
truction of or interference with property, or
any disturbance of peaceful citizens in any
part of the country; and I hereby command'
the persons comprisiny the combinations afore
said to disperse and retire peaceably to their
respective abodes within twenty days from this
dale."
The “ combinations ” here referred’ to arc
the hostile combinations in tlio revolted States
against the laws and.authority of tbc Unitcd'
States. These “ combinations” arc warned
to disperse within twenty days from the no
tice given, a term of grace which expired on
the sth inst.. As the President’s command
will not, in all probability, bo respected, wo
may reasonably conclude that the defensive
policy of the Government will now cease, and
that, within the next few days, General Scott
will “ cry havoc, and lot slip the dogs of war”
upon all who continue in rebellion against
the lawful authority of the United States.
r£7"lt is stated—and if true, may have a
material effect upon the future policy of the
revolutionists of the South —that the Mims
:ers of Englandand France have protested to
the Montgomery government against issuing
letters of marque to privateers, and that Mr.
Davie will not daro to take tho responsibility
of establishing his privateer system in tho
teeth of these two powerful maritime nations.
Tho Government at "Washington have pur
chased twenty-fiyo additional steamers, and
will blockade every port on the Southern
coast within twenty days,
in '
OCT” The National Intelligencer says that
the force now in Washington city is to ho in
creased to forty thousand men, and there will
ho large camps formed at convenient distances,
each perhaps equally large.
Pretended Fcavs of Invasion and
Subjugation.
Tho manner in winch secession is fed and
stimuinted.is well illustrated by thecnormoua
misrepresentations of thoßaltimore-SreSttnye,
whjch is now the most dangerous because
tho most able advocate of secession in tho
metropolis of mobs. Take as a sample the
following string of falsehoods concerning the
purpose of tho Government:
“ On the other side of Maryland the legions
of tho mighty North are rapidly concentrat
ion’, in order to,invade tho new Confederacy.
Ships and anna, and money, and men, have
been lavishly placed at the disposal of Mr.
Lincoln. Not content to suffer him, in his
own way, repossess, if ho can, tho property
in the new Confederacy, which once belonged
to this Government, the Northern people are
unanimously and vehemently urging him to
begin a war of extermination. They insist
that every Southern city shall bo in turn as
sailed, and that those which resist shall be
laid in ashes; they propose that the Southern
States shall be parcelled out among the con
querors ; they urge that tho Southern peo
ple shall now bo so dealt with ns to preclude
them forever henceforth from resisting or
even complaining of tho policy of tho North.
To accomplish those ends, no means are
deemed too harsh or cruel. It has been sug
gested that armed gangs of burglars and
shoulder-hitters bo let loose on the towns;
that servile insurrection be incited in the
country; that the dykes, of'the Mississippi
be broken down, so that themen; women and
children of vast districts may bo indiscrimi
nately drowned. Every sanguinary and bru
tal project that the mind can well conceive
has been started and favorably received by
tho people of tho free States. They speak
complacently of “ the carnage; the devasta
tion, plunder and confusion which will bo in
evitable south of the Potomac.”
The object'of all this stuff, says the Demo-'
cratio Union, is to excite Baltimore and'Mary
land to resistance and to involve them in a
fate which nothing but loyalty to thp Govern-"
merit can avert. It is not true .that North
ern people are urging Lincoln to begima
war.of extermination.; that they insist every
Southern city shall be, assailed arid laid in
ashes, and that the Southern States shall bo
parcelled out. among the conquerors. It is
possible that a few extreirio papers, like the
New York Tribune, may have contained srioh
suggestions, but riine-toriths of the Northern
people-repudiate any such barbarous inten
tions. What the Northern people insist upon
is simply this; that,the power and authority
of the Government shall bo maintained; that
the route between Washington and the North'
shall bo kept open for, the unmolested trans
portation of troops to and from the Capitol;
that the. Forts, Custom Houses, Navy Yards,
Arsenals,, ships arid other property violently
seized by the rebels shall bo repossessed by
the Government; that the' laws shall bo en
forced wherever the rightful jurisdiction .of
the Federal Government extends; and, in
short, that the Union shall be restored as it
was before certain 'States attempted to secede,
set up a rival Government and commenced
their career of pillage and aggression. In
attaining this settled purpose of the North,
no more -force will housed than is absolutely
essential, and rio violence committed upon
persons or property. If the rebellions com
bination now terrorizing the South follow the
advice of the 'President find disperse; Barren-,
doring the property they have seized, togeth
er with the lenders by whom they have boenj
deceived, then there will be no necessity W:
the use of force, and everything will pass off
smoothly and prosperously. But in case this,
pacific course is not. adopted by the South, it
will-become necessary for the Government
to use j ust so much force as may bo adequate
for the re-capture and possession of its own
property, and the restoration of its own
clearly-defined authority. It is for the South
to say what amount of force,, if any, shall be
necessary for the accomplishment of this pur
pose ; for no more force will bo used than they
invite. Neither will Baltimore be assailed
without it makes another murderous raid
upon unoffending ‘ soldiers, and compels the
Government to teach it a stern lesson of ohe
dicnco.
The Noirrir United. —We should be very
sorry if the Secessionists wore to misunder
stand the North at this crisis. They may
have encouraged themselves in the belief that
the North is divided. ' But, not so—the North
is a unit. The whole power of its twenty
millions of people, of its vast accumulated
capital, of its mechanical skill, is at the ser
vice of the Union. The North feels, too, at
this moment,, not that its mission is to " sub
jugate the South," as traitors phrase it, but
to restore order —not to destroy the constitu-
tional rights of any State,’but to-assort and
vindicate the sovereignty of tlio Constitution,
the Laws,’and the Government, by which
alone those rights can bo secured and perpet
uated.
TiiE Secession. Forces is reported that
there are 6,000 volunteers in Richmond ready
for service, 4,000 at Harper’s Ferry, and
3,500 at Norfolk; and it is said that by the
end of the week there will be 25,000 troops at
■Richmond. In all Virginia, it is, said that
there are now 15,000 men in arms. These
figures must be taken with considerblo
grains of allowance. The official report of
the arms- in possession of Virginia lost year
stated that sho had enough only for 5,000
men; and, though some seem to have been
seized at Harper’s Ferry, sho has not at pres
ent the means to equip such a force.-
Cap. Oakes, one of the officers of the
United States Array in Texas, has arrived at
Washington, after traversing the Southern
States. Ho says that the greatest military
activity prevails throughout the South. The
men look well, drill well, are-enthusiastic for
the rebel cause, and insane with the lust of
conquest, determined- on taking Washington,
and on whipping the North. Wo shall see 1
A' Kentucky Regiment Offered to- the
Government. —Fourteen companies of volun
teers in the border counties of our sister State,
Kentucky,-have-offered their services to the
Government, through Colonel JT. V. Guthrie,
who will command the regiment. It is un
derstood that a regiment of ton companies has
boon accepted by Secretary _ Cameron, and
that thorogiment will arrive in this city to
morrow and Thursday, and'proceed to tem
porary quarters proparcd'for'them yesterday
jn the Seventeenth Wardi II is not certain
yet whether they will encamp at Camp Den
ison or at Harrison.- Thecompanies are com
posed of stalwart men, and will undoubtedly
prove very' efficient in service,— Cincinnati'
paper.
dT" A story is told of a tavern-keeper by
the name of A. S. Camp. The painter, in
painting his sign, loft out the periods, so it
rend: Tavern kept by aA S CAMP.
Special Message of the Governor*
The following message, communicating a
very important correspondence between the
Secretary, of "War, Gen, Cameron, Gov. Cur
tin, and Gom, Robert Patterson, was sent into 1
.the Senate ■ recentlyw The correspondence
need’s no comment from us, as it amply speaks
or itself t
Executive Cn.vifnEit, 7
Harrisburg, May 2,1801. J
3Jj the Senate and House of Representatives of
ike Commonweallhiof Pennsylvania :
'Gentlemen
In my communication to you, of the 30th of
April, I bnd the ,- honor to say that a requisi
tion had been made for twenty-five additional
regiments of infantry and one of cavalry, tor.
the service of the National Government. As
that order was countermanded by a telegraph
ic dispatch on the evening of the 30th nit.,
and by a. written order received, this morning
from Major General Patterson, I feel it to bo
my duty to lay the subject before you for your
consideration..
The first order made upon mo by the Feder
al Government was for sixteen regiments of
infantry, which, by a subsequent order, was
reduced to fourteen. That order was filled
immediately, and I continued to receive com
panies for the reasons assigned in my mess
age- of April 30th, until twenty-three regi
ments were mustered into the service of the
United States,. .
The order from Major General Patterson ot
the 25th of April was iu the following terms:
Head Quarters', |
Military Department or Wasiii xgtox. }
Philadelphia, April 25, 1861.
His Excellency, Andrew 0. Carlin, Governor
of Pennsylvania
Sir: I feel it my .duty .to express to you.
that the force at the disposal of this Depart
ment should be Increased without delay.
I therefore have to request your Excellency
. to direct that twenty-five additional regiments
of Infantry, and one regiment of Cavalry ho
■ called forthwith to "fie mustered into the sor
, vice of the United States. Officers will ho de
tailed to inspect and muster the men into ser
vice ns soon ns I am informed of the p.omts ot
rendezvous which may he designated by your
Excellency. .
I have the honor to ho,
■ IVith' great respect,
B. PATTERSON,. ;
. Major General.
I commenced immediately to raise the addi
tional force ; and a large number of companies
were accepted from different parts of the State,
and from which we'had not taken 'companies
to fill the first requisition. . Many of the com
panies are hero and on their way to this ren
dezvous and Camp Wilkins, at Pittsburg.
The officer of'tho United States army detailed
to muster companies into service at Pittsburg
has been withdrawn, and no more companies
will the mustered into the service at tlie diitor
ent points of' rendezvous established by the
Government in the State.
The. letter from Major General Patterson
rescinding the order for additional- regiments
is as follows:
. lleah Quarters,-, )
Military Department of Pennsylvania J
■ Philadelphia, April 30, 1801.
To Sis Excellency, A. G. Carlin,
Harrisburg, Fa.
Sir On the 25th inst., I addressed you a
communication expressing my opinion that the
force at my disposal was inadequate, and sI, S"
gosted that twenty-six additional regiments be
added to the Pennsylvania contingent. Since
that date other States have furnished a num
dicr of (Vis=civbnedjroops, Well armed _ amt eq--
dipped, t4ic,nresent tcqUircmcnts
of the service atxbc National Capitol, and rt
- will, therefore, ho inexpedient to accept the
services of more threo months volunteers.
- ■ The threo companies referred to in my com
munication of the 28th, are required tor im
mediate service, and one troop will bo on du-
ty to-morrow. • . • ,
A call may bo made for on additional force
of volunteers to serve for two years, or the
war, but the authority therefore will be provi
ded in time to cause no delay or inconveni-
ence.
The Government informs mo that no more
three months men will, ho. required, plans
having hecn adopted, to increase the army in a
more efficient inanijer. I have,, therefore, to
request that my suggestion in relation to Ad
ditional regiments bo not taken into consider
ation. X see that yon have recommended to
the Legislature to keep a force under a State
organization in readiness for State defence,
and to respond to a call from the General
Government. ■ I do not doubt that,, at the pre
sent time, so prudent a proposition will meet
with a ready affirmative response from' n co
ordinate branch of the State Government; and
in that case, any force above that called for
by the Government and now .collected, can bo
organized and disciplined under State hnv.H.
This force will. then .bo in a condition to nil
the future wants of the Government,-and m
the beat possible manner. ■
I am, sir, verv respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
B. PATTERSON,
Major General.
Eof the purpose of a clear understanding of
the terms and conditions upon which the
Pennsylvania quota of tho call of tho General
Government is admitted into the service, X
communicate with this message the following
answers to interrogations by mo to tho
War Department on that subject:
War Department, 1
Washington, April 29, 1801. J
His Excellency, Andrew G. Curtin, Governor
of Pennsylvania ;
Dear Sjr— .
In answer to tho queries propounded by
you to this Department and prosontod by O.
J. Dickey, Esq., I have the honor to reply,
Ist. That tho quota of militia from Penn
sylvania cannot be increased at But
the President has' authorized tho raising of
twenty-fivo regiments of voluntcoi s, to scri o
for three years, or during tho war. Under
this call one or two additional regiments, on
tho condition stated', Will ho accepted from
Pennsylvania.
2nd. Tho soldiers as soon as mustered into
service, are provided for by the United States.
3d. Camp equipage is always supplied by
the United States; hut being unable to do so
as rapidly as needed, would recommend your
State to do so and present the hill .for tho
same. Clothing is sometimes issued to vol
unteers, hut at present wb have not tho sup
plies, for that purpose; it is however being
prepared na rapidly ns possible. The soldier
receives a monthly allowance for clothing, in
addition to his pay;
, 4th. This is fully answered above.*
5 th. The law provides pay, ns transportation
from place'of rendezvous to tho place of mus
tor.
6lh. Nol knowing tho wants of tho troops,
it is difficult to answer this query; Arms and
equipments are furnished by the United
States.
Should the troops to in immediate -want of
clothing or equipments, and the State can fur
nish them! the United States Government will
reimburse the oxponoe of doing so, but beinj;
out of the regular order of furnishing suppli
es this Department could not, of course, di
rect that it should bo done, but would recom
mend it. . ,■
7th. The Department has no regular form
of voucher for the purpose deemed. Any form
that shall specify the items in such detail aft
to enable the matter to be passed upon, would
ho sufficient.
9th. In consequence of the numerous res
ignations in the army, tho Department docs
not fool at.liborty, at present, to 'detail any
officers to the duty indicated.
J hope the foregoing answers -*lll no suffi
ciently full and satisfactory for your purpose.
I have the honor io ho,.
Very respectfully, yours, &0.,
SIMON CAMERON,
. Secretary bf War.
I' take tliia occasion to again repeat my op
inion of the necessity for the immediate or
ganization and equipment of fit least lilteen
regiments. . • , , „ AT ,, ;
Since the change in the order of the Nati
onal Government, it becomes more necessary
for the defence of our border, and the protect
ion of our citizens—who may soon loav,p too
State in the service of the Federal G°J®™:
raent. As the force directed to the National
Chpitol will ha very much diminished, it is
'eminently proper that a portion of ourpwjplo.
fully prepared for any emergency; should tol
low their, advance, and if necessity should oc
cur, march to their relief. lam most happy
to find that Major General Patterson, in tlio
letter communicated with this message, seems
to fully concur in this opinion; and an expe
rience; and knowledge of military affairs, witli
his high command under the 1‘ cderal Govorn
mont, rondcrs.any expression of opinion from
such a quarter-worthy of the highest consid
-01 those facts which have transpired
since my message of the 30th ms't ; , to aid you
in your deliberations upon the weighty issues
■involved
Proclamation -by t |ie President,
- d ■Washington', May 3. .
The following document has just boon is
sued by the. President of tho_ United States.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, the. existing exigencies demand
immediate and adequate measures for the pro
tection uf the National Constitution, apd the
preservation of the 'National Union, by .the
suppression of the insurrectionary combina
tions now existing in-several States for op
posing the laws of the Union and obstructing
the execution thoreof,.towliich,enda military
force! in addition to that called forth by my.
proclamation of'tho lath day of April in the
present year, appears to bo indispensably
necessary.
' Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, Pres
ident of the United States, and, Commander
in-chief of the. army and navy thereof, and of
the militia of the several States when called
into actual service, dp hereby call into the
service of the United States forty-two thous
and and thirty-four volunteers, to servo for
the period of three years, unless sooner dis
charged, and to bo mustered into service as
infantry and cavalry. The proportions of
each arm,-and the details of enrollment and
organization,.will be made, known through
the Pepartment of War.'
And'l alsojdiroot. that the regular array Of
the United States be increased by the addition
of eight regiments of infantry, one regiment
of cavalry, and, one regiment of artillery,
making altogether a maximum aggregate in
crease of twenty-two thousand seven hundred
and fourteen officers .and* enlisted,men ; the .
details of which' increase will also bo made
known through the Department of War.
And I further direct the enlistment, for not
less than one or more than three years, of
eighteen thousand seamen, in addition to .the
present force, for the naval service of the
United States. The dctails of the enlistment
and organization will be made known through
the Department of the Navy. ■ , '
The hall for volunteers hereby made, and.
the direction for the increase of the regular
army and for the enlistment of seamen here
by given, with the plan of organization adopt
ed for the volunteer and for the regular forces
hereby authorized, will bp submitted to Con
gress ns soon as that body assembles.
- Xu tbo meantime, X earnestly invoke the
he-operntion of ail .good'citizens An tbo meas
ures hereby-adopted for the effectual suppres
sion of unlawful violence, for the- impartial
enforcement of constitutional laws, and for
the speediest possible restoration, of peace
and order, and with these, of happiness and
prosperity throughout, our country.
In witness whereof, I hare hereunto sot my
hhnd and caused.the seal of the United States-
to be affixed. _ . „
Done at the City of Washington, this 3d day
of May, in the year of our Lord one thous
and eight hunclred and sixty-one, and of
the Independence of the'United. States the
- oighty-fifth.. ABRAIIAM LINCOLN.
By tile President. ,
W. 11. Seward, Secretary of State
Lutheran General Synod. —The session of
tho General Synod of the Lutheran Church,
(comprising representatives fronr the several
local Synod's in tho United States) which was
to have been held in Lancaster on the 16th
of this month, has boon postponed. Tho
President;.liev. C. IV. Schaeffer, X). U., pub
lishes the following official notice, giving the
reasons for the postponementt
"On account of my position in the General
, Synod,- X had addressed to me the strong
est and most impressive representations re
garding the propriety of postponing, the
I meeting, of General Synod,, which was ■ ap
pointed for May 10th. ' I cannot hesitate
about coinciding with tho sentiments expressed
to mo by tho brothorn in Lancaster themselves,
viz;'that in view of the political troubles that |
agitate the land/and of the extremely threat
ening aspect of affairs, tho meeting should bo
postponed until such a time ns the state of
the country-may render it practicable and de
sirable. Hoping for, the acquiescence of the
brethren, and with earnest prayer to God to
heal'all distractions in the Church and in
the State, I talto the responsibility of announc
ing that tho meeting of the General Synod is
postponed until further notice.
The Ctoveriimerii Property at
Norfolk.
We find the subjoined paragraph in the
Baltimore Sun. If the information contained
in it he'correet, the destruction of the proper
ty of tho United States at the Gosport Navy
Yard was not near so complete as was at first
supposed; ahd' the' secessionists of Virginia
are rejoicing in having, made “ a big thing”
of their first military effort at stealing. Five
millions of dollars will bo ti considerable capi
tal for them to begin business ujioh' in tho
Old Dominion:-
Rescued Property.— -'A letter from a well
informed and reliable gentleman at Norfolk
informs us that the Virginians succeeded in
saving much more property and munitions of
war from the destructive hand of vandalism
than has beou heretofore supposed. lie soys
that there wore two sloops-01-war secured, one
of them-uninjured; an immense quantity of
artillery, shot and shells, and powder sufficient
to supply all tho probable demand of tho
State for a considerable time. The value of
the whole property thus rescued amounts, at
afair estimate, to aboutfivo millions of dollars.
So, after all, Virginia has made’ quite a suc
cessful venture in-the dawn of her second in
dependence.
Pay ior the Troops.— Tho following gives
the* rate of pay allowed in the army of the
United States to which tho militia is entitled
when called into service:
Colonel, s2l6 ! per month; Lieut. Colonel
$194 per month; Major, $175 per month;
Captain, SIXB 50 ; First Lieutenant, $lOB 50;
Second Lieutenant; $lO3 50; Brevet Second
Lieutenant; $lO3 50; First, or* Orderly Ser
geant, $29; other Sergeants, $27 ; Corporals,
$22; Privates, $2O; Musicians, $21.-
Officers arc required to provide their own
uniforms and equipments, but tho men are
clothed and armed by tho Government.
THE WAR NEWS.
From Montgomery.
Message of Jeff- Davis-The Programme of the
Waiters.
Montgomery, via New Orleans, I
■ Tuesday, April 30, 1861. j _
Congress mot at noon. President Davis’
message announced the ratification of the
permanent Constitution of the; Confederate
itatcs and that it only remains for nn, elec
tion to ho held for the designation of officers
to administer the Government, .
It says the declaration of war made against ;
this Confederation hy Ahraham L>ncoltircn
dorctl it necessary to Convene Congi ess, to do
vLo means to /eplonish the Treasury, and
for the dofoueo-of tlio country, '
The President incidentally refers to the
prudent caution observed; by the ileefc 0
Charleston during the bomhardmont of Poit,
Sumpter, and pays a high compliment to the
Carolinians for. tlieit •forheilirahO.e tofoi o, and
heroism during, and magnanimity after the
have been sent to England,
France,.Prussia. andDolgium to “sk our rec
ognition as a member of the family of nations,
and make treaties of amity and Commerce■
■ He recommends the appointment ot other
diplomatic-agents, —lie .savethe Con e:
through Mr. Stephens,, has concluded a
Convention with Virginia, by which \u-gmia
has united her powers and fortunes with is.
He 1 has.'satisfactory assurances that other
Southern will soon take- their fortunes with
° Ho says the most of the tbo Executive
Departments arc in successful ■ operation. |
The Post Master General can soombo ready
to assume the direction of postal affairs,
In conclusion,, lie congratulates the Con
federacy on the patriotic devotion exhibited
by the people of the Confederacy.
■ Htj-sayS-m people thus united and resolved
cannot fail'of final success. Our cause 15
instand holy, and we protest solemnly in tho
fact of mankind that we desire peace at any
sacrifice, save that of honor and indopondane;
wo sock no conquest, no aggrandizement, 110
concession from tho Free States. All we ask
is to, he lot alone, that none shall attempt our
subjugation by arms. This wo will and must
resist to the dire.s extremity. •
The moment this pretension is abandoned
the sword will drop from our grasp, and we
shall bo ready to-enter into treaties of amity
and commerce mutually beneficial. - So long
as this pretension is maintained, with, a firm
reliance on that Divine Power which covers
with-His protection tho just cause, we vull
continue to struggle for our inherent right to
freedom, independence and solf-Qoycrnment.
A, a. CURTIN;
Important from. Annapolis—Specie en Route
for the -Ca-jriloU—Major- Anderson at.Mash
inqton—-Ldrye. Number of. Troops Er.pect
■ c d—Nival • Movements — Maryland—Civil
- War Imminent—A Conference of Govern
ors—The Counsels of the Cabinet-r-Gener
al Harney Loyal—lmportant from I( ash
■ inglon
It is ascertained that the Committee of the
Maryland Legislature, in their interview with
the President this addnutted both
the power of the Government to. bring troops
through Baltimore or the State, and to take
any measures for the public safety Which' in
the discretion of the President might be do-,
manded, either by actual or reasonably appre
hended exigencies.
They expressed their belief that ho immedi
ate effort at secession or resistance of Federal
authority would be attempted by the Legisla
ture or State authorities, and asked that in
this view the State should, ashing as possible,
bo spared the evils of a military occiipation
or a ■mcvo.rovcngeful cbastisemcnt-.fo’r former
’• ■ - .
The President replied tbht their suggestions
ahdf cpresenta.liops.gjiould bo duly considered,
but ttiathe shoiildWovf say noraoro than that
the public, interest and not any spirit of .re
venge would actuate his measures.
The Government hasheon officially advised
tliafat the latest dates no- Commissioners
N from the confederate States had presented
themselves at the French Court.-
Tho State Department has instructed the
new Minister, Judge Dayton, fo explicitly
make known to the French Government that
there is not now, nor has there hehii, ndfwill
there be, any or the least idea existing in
this Government of suffering a dissolution of
the Union fo fake place in any way whatever.
It ia not considered for tho public advantage
that tho erroneous statements of tho proceed
ings in the councils of tho Administration
should go abroad. Tho assertions' that the
Secretaries: of State and. of Navy have
differed'from their colleagues and from; the
President;- wavering, when others wore firm
and energetic, are without foundation—equal
ly untruo are tho reports circulated, in other
quarters that tho Secretary of tho Treasury
differs in tho same manner from the President
or other members of the Cabinet. Tho fact
that sucli erroneous ideas obtain currency ia
regarded as tho best evidence that tho consul
tations of the Cabinet are, ns they ought to
bo, confidentially kept.- The above is pre
dicated on information from the highest au
thority.
Tho reports of General Harney being dis
affected to the General Government are alto
gether groundless. .He has let
ter to his 1 friend Col. Gflan, of St. Louis, de
claring tliat he will serve under any. banner
than the one ho has followed for forty years;
that he will continue in tho service of tho
Government which has bestowed its honors
upon him, and so long as ho has breath will
bo its faithful and loyal soldier; ' Ho denies
tho right' of secession,- add says that It will
to universal anarchy; that the- Secession de
sign to establish n'militoi-y dictatorship ; -that
they have made war' upon the Government
and dishonored its flag ; that secession would
lie utter ruin to Missouri. He implores his
follow-citizens of that State not to be'ueduced
by designing men to become the instruments
of their mad ambition, and plunge'tho State
into revolution. lie declares; that, whether
governed, by tho'feclings' inspired by the flag
he has served under, or by his judgment of
his duty as a soldier and citizen,, or by his
interest ns ah owner of property and a resi
dent of Missouri, ho feels bound to stand by
the Union, and, remaining in its service, will
devote his efforts to tho maintenance of the
Federal Government and the perpetuation of
its blessings to'posterity.
Important Movement of Troops—The Belay
Souse to- he Oecupied—Junclion with 1 the
Pennsylvania Troops ,
Gen. Scott forwarded dispatches to Gen But
ler yesterday, at Annapolis, placing the Sixth
Massachusetts Regiment ahd other troops at
his oommand, and giving him throe days to
take possession of the Belay House at the
{unction of the Baltimhro and Ohio and the
Baltimore and Washington Railroads, nine
miles from Baltimore and thirty miles from
Washington..
. Gen. Butler responded, and informed Gen.
Seott that he would have religious services on
the ground to-day. Mho Sixth Massachusetts
regiment went up the road early this morning.
This movement is made co-operate with the
Pennsylvania troops now advancing; upon
Baltimore on the other side.
Governor Buckingham) of Connecticut, ar
rived here to-day.
The 28th Regiment of Brooklyn, and' one
company of the 13th Now York Regiment ar
rived in-this city to-night.
An order has boon issued, prohibiting the
absenc of tho troops from their puarters after
FROM WA SMItfGTO.BT!
Washington, May 4.
Washington, May 5,
From Washington.
Washington, May 5, 1801.
g,V o’clock at night, unless on special duty.
Thoro is more strictness than heretofore, with
the view to maintain quiet, and the preserva
tion of the peace,.
JFJIOJI WASHINGTON I
Northern Route Opened— Military Appoint
ment—The Michigan Volunteers—Procla
mation of Gov. Letcher—Senator Bayard in
Washington—Delaware Troops.
Washington, May G.
Soon after Senator Bayard’s arrival on Sat
urday a placard was posted on a telegraph
polo announcing the arrival of James A-.
Bayard, tho prince of the Inner Court of. tho -
K. G. 0. The secessionists apparently suspect
ari attack will ho made on the Senator, and is
thought will take steps to prevent it.
Company B of the Delaware Blues was .
mustered into the service nf tho Union, and >:
tho other companies are filling up rapidly.-;
Washington, May G’.
■The Secretary of War, in order to accom
modate tho traveling’public, has directed the'
opening of the military route between Wash
inifton and Philadclyhia tiy way of Annapo
lis? to two daily trains ; those from the North
leaving Philadelphia at- 10 J , o clock in tho
morning and 11 o’clock at night. • ■
The President has appointed Lieut. Nich
olson Adjutant and Inspector of tho Marino
X'tffpWviCO'Thylorrresi gn edr 1 — :
Tho President has declined accepting move
than oho regiment of three months volunteers
from Michigan. 110 will, however,' receive
two regiments under thfl requirements of tho
latest proclamation.
Washington, May G.
. Governor, Letcher, of Virginia, Imsissboda
proclamation, saying that the soverignty of
the Commonwealth of Virginia haying been
denied, her territorial rights assailed, her soil
threatened with invasion by the authorities of
Washington', and every- artifice employed
which could inflame the people of the Norths
'em Slates, it therefore becomes, the, solemn
duly of every Citizen of, Virginia to prepare
for, the impending To this end, and
for those purposes, and with the determina
tion to repel invasion,•Governor Letcher au
thorize the -commanding' general of the mili
tary forces to- call and cause to ho mastered
into service, from time to time, as The public
exigencies may requircfsiich additional num
ber of volunteers as he may deem necessary. 0
STAY'. JLAW.
.The following- important hill has passed
both Houses of the Legislature, and only re
quires the Governor’s signature to.hccome a
law;
AN ACTrelatingtojudgmentsaml executions.
■ Sec. 1. Be At enacted, <t'c„ .That.. upon
■all "judgments now remaining unsatisfied, or
which may bo obtained within six-months
from the passage of this Act, there shall, be
a stay of exeo'htion for one year from the pas
sage hereof, ..regards-.indgments now; ex
isting, and from their date as regard judg
ments obtain ed.aftcr the date hereof: Framed,
That the defendant isprisscssed of real estate
withinthe respective county or counties in
Vvhieh such judgment shall have been obtained,
or in any other, county w.itlun «ns Common
■wealth to which the said judgment shall have
been transferred subject to he sold for the
payment of such judgment and worth in opin
ion of any court or any judge in vacation,
justice or alderman having jurisdiction of
such judgments over and above other incum
brances, and tli© amount exempted from levy
and sale on execution, or if said defendant
shall give security for the payment of the
same, to he approved by.blip court or judge
thereof; in vacation or a justice or alderman,
within sixty days from the date of the judg
ment or from the passage of this Act, and no
person or. firm, hank or broker, bolding .collat
erals as security for debts duo or to-become
duo shall. Within one year from the taxing
effect of this .Act, sell at public or private'
sale"’ any such collaterals, yrbotbur. the snwo
consist of mortgage, bond;.note,
ctirity, commercial or otherwise, and any
party selling siWh collateral securities within
such time shall become responsible for the
par value or nominal amount thereof to the'
owner of such collateral:. ■ And provided fur
; flier. That the provisions of this Act shall ex- ,
fond’ to judgments entered or to bo entered as'
well upon bond and warrant of attorney, as
upon mortgages to■ secure the same, and to'
tiny subsequent grantee of owner of the prem
ises so bound, as well as to the original obli
gor, or mortgagor, and also to all judgments
or debts upon -which execution has or may
bo waived by the debtor in any original obli
gation or contract, upon which such judgment,
lias been or may hereafter be obtained. -Ana
provided, further. That said stay of execution
shall not apply to mortgages, or bonds se
cured by mortgage, or to ground rent doe _ .
unless the interest, if due at or before the
passage of this Act, shall bo paid witliin six
ty davs thereafter. or if accruing thereafter,
shall bo. paid within.sixty ..days after it shall
become duo.. And provided farmer, fmit
this act shall not appiv to any judgment ob
tained for the wages of labor. . ■
■ Sec. 2. That in all cases in .which a detqn
; dant shall bo entitled to a stay of execution
1 under the provisions, of this Act, and shall
' neglect or refuse to claim the benefit thereof
> any lessee or mortgagee of the premises levied
- upon, whose estate or interest therein vrouM
■ ,bo affected by sale, of the said premises, shall
have tho .like ripht ■with tho defendant to
" claim such stay of execution.
In time of war, Governments are rtl^vny s *
lavish and often careless in the expenditure of
money. The State 'of Now York has appro
nviated three, million's for war purposes tho
City, one million ; . our Board of Supervisors,
a quarter 6f a ' This money is hem;:,
disbursed under the management Of a very
few persons. Some of the most conspicuous
of thorn'hold no official position. , \Vldo doors
are open for all sorts of .speculation and pe
culation, jobbery and robbery. Let those who
handle patriotic funds ho watched. It will
do no harm. It may do some good.
IVo wish it to be understood that wo copy
the above from the New York Tribune. H 0
take H for granted that,anything comingfreva
Greeley won’t he considered ticasona
Tho advice is good; and n's wo hear soin
pretty hard stories from Harrisburg,
whohandlethefundshadhotter “he watched.
Tho £500,000 . are‘gone, and tho people
expect to have a strict account of the
in which it has heen expended.
A Soluier’s Rations.— For breakfast, i
st. there will bo furnished for each man pro
visions in the following quantities!.
Ono quart of good coffee.
Right ounces oTbreadi
Throe-eights of a pound of beef.
At 12, M., for dinner:
Five-eights of a pound of beef or jnutto n <
well cookodj with potatoes.
One puart baked beans to every
and every other day, in lieu of baked opa _
rice, bean or vegetable soup, will bo furni
at tho'rate of one pint per man.
At 5, p. m., for supper:
Eight ounces of broad.
Three pints of coffee;
Ohe quartet pound of cold, beef or
if ho coffee to bo furnished will bo ;|l’
sweetened, and milk in duo proper i
also bo provided. •
Patriots. —While thirteen app o,n # .
foreign and domestic, have been
editors and attaches of tho Now Yor cor ,
not a single man connected, as editor jp| lo '
respondent, has volunteered to
men who talk' theloudosfc are not '9
light..