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ARMY OP THE- POTOMAC.
The Fifth Denerves at Alexandria—The
• Government fakery—lnnontlent CivC.
tinny—Society in Alexandria—lietarn
OfVeterans—NeeessitV of Strengthen
ing the A.rtng—Death of !Major
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intieir7Death7)l' John If eetcerinati.
Correspondence of the Franklin Repository.
Air.k.Axproa, Va., Feb.2s, 1,564,
The Regiment ift which I have the honor to
be
_enrolled was Ordered to Alexandria, toserre
ag gmods'fot the trains \running on the'Orange
amf Alexandria -R. R., atif far as to Brandy
Station, which is the graOd depot for the corn-
Lipari and Quartermaster stores of the Army
of tie Potomac. This day is shared:by two
ither regiments from our corps; it is very
se4ere and dangerous. About fifteen &tins pass .
Aker theroad every twenty , four hours. The road'
- -.t
is rqugh,haviug been re-laid hastily,several times, 1
after being destroyed by the rehels. TOur boys
. make taw tiipsdaily—our party starting at two
Vtileck in the afternoon and the other at two in'
.
,the morning: The distance between this place
and Brandy Station is fifty-five mileei, requiring
iat,l last seventeen. hours tin renking,the round 1
:1
trip •You may imagine what it Sis to he per- 1
hti on the top of a burden car, eiposed to the
,i
• , u4reils that aweet over the plains' of ItanasslVO
lind,down the windings of the „Rappahannock,
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;as thoughthe ghosts of 'dead heroes that peo
.-
,pie this eipanse of desolate country, were di-
•-rectiug and embittering the blasts, like the , phalli
tenni of Ossian. I make no doubt that this
regiment of P. R. V. C's. is doing'eeverer duty vi
than any other infantry regiment in the army, I
At the time we received:orders to. proceed to,
Alesitndria, we were comforiibly fixed, for the
this winter, hi warm huts and on
cozy bunks. We abandoned theta to oecupi
.tents and to lie doWn•on the bare ground. For-
tuttately, ourQuarterma43ter came upon a icki*ly
of, stoves, ishieb he furnished the Ineh ; and a
and curious" itstiorttaeni it wtis:—ull
sizes, patterns and material of which it is pos
sit...4.fo ethistrect a stove. were to be found in
the-lot. It was w.Stock that lind been 'gradually
• accumulated by troops who had quartered in this
regintiand bad left their furniture behind .them
• when l ordered forward. A requisition for . Soards
to eenstruct bunks and fix up tents has recently
been honored, and by. the time we are recalled
to *front - , we will he again comfortably guar
: tercd. ' Welabor under the disadvantage of be
leaking to the Army of the Potomac, and being
quaitered,in the defenses of Washington, Which
yett)ktiow is a 'distinct department. All our re
quisitions have to come through the army; and
:The'Ree We are supplied in a round about manner.
A few hundred yards from 1:63, are the headquar
tersof the 2d Brigade,
• V. e., which Ins
ge4ii stationed in Alexandria for more than a
year past, and of course is noteoraprised in Gen.
Crawford's' division. The 3d and 4th regiments
.2:are now in Western Virginia, but the 7th and
rth ate enjoying delightful barracks, at the edge
id' the tc Wn. Directly in front of the headquar
gr"- 'is the government bakery,. which makes the
bread fer. the Army of the Potomac, and the
,
mees immediately around her . Olthe hospitals,
etc. I will not tell you how many, oares this
estalliShmenf tunis out daily, becatis&l do not=
hnoW, and the newt might be contraband. The
,whole process is manual--.no machinery used.
- is a simple multiplicatiOn;of the old fashioned
l'entulylvania farm house Method, save id that,
the yeast is brewed here. The houses and
gronndi . of the bakery are kept in excellent trim,
and the gentlemen in-charge are courteous and
obliging. I take. , the liberty of observing here,
that as a rule; these civilians employed by the
- government, are an impudent, ill-grained set of
fellowa,• whom I scarcely ever meet without
wishing I had an arbitrary power of ,dralling.
"A
,Harper's Ferry musket, forty rounds of clot
ridges, and-the fax,t that the enemy were
mass
iuig his troops in front, wonld.teach :these gentry
to, respect soldiers. Why should not clerkships
and other positions of light labor and good pay
be given to men otherwise disabled in the- set.,
vice of: the country I I shOuld greatly prefer,
if it needs be, to be snubbed a,maimed sol-
diorev t ith his heels elevnted on n level with his
grains, than by a pampered loafer who has only
— assisted.the - govenmient by promoting the cir- -
elation-of greenbacks, The Invalid corps does
not afford sufficient eornpensatiem There are
tintay,retifea and elegant privat4 Soldiers in that
Hills, passing up 'and down iii front of ,pubEe
buildings, saluting shoulder straps, who would
fill with great efficiency - the posts of clerks awl
government agentii. This corps .has been very
: hastily and imperfectly Organized. Men Who
are perfectly fitted for the field, Ire skulking ip
its uniform, and many officers are snugly_ en
sconced there, who were -finit recognized as in
vSlida throne) the fit of the blues, while officers
meritorious - in every 'sense; have been left out
in the cold. This state of thingi is greatly due
to. impositions practised by the unworthy upon
the appointing powers; but I understand that it
will soon be remedied bytt'close,personal exam
ination of the incumbents. •
But I have lost sightolthe bakery, and return
` - to say that l it is very economically conduct-
Id saves to the government ittle'fist tiven
thousand. dollars a month. The bread is
. in cars, close by the doors, by negro boys,
receive beside their ratiens, thirty dollars
tonth,
.five dollars of which is kept off as a
.4. the support of the contraband communi
,hereabouts. •
Alexandria is under the Military Governor-
'Ship Of Brig. ,Gen„ Slough, who is a most ex
ceileat administrative officer. Thd town • is•
k4t clean and orderly—the principal streets
ari being reparedno liquor is allowed to be
so/d, and the place is quiet and peaceable: , On
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My Wit visit here, Alexandria mighthave been
Mound portrayed " by a careful perusal of Mr.
Pickwick's notes op the four j.towns &road,
'Rochester, Chatham cm itramtitop.'.i, I may
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find time, again, to give you -rt" description of
this ancient borough„ once the residence of
many i high toned Virginians, who deserted their
splendid habitations after Ellsworth brought
the. old flag t o its shores, and offered himself as
Its first illustrious martyr. Their splendid hab
itations are now occupied by, the government
as-gdneral hospitals, and. for various military
purposes. The tone of Society is COmpletely
changed. The F.:F. V,s, with their. wealth
and refinement have 'been substituted mostly by
Jewi and sharpers—by keepers of restaurants,
billiard saloons, shooting gaPeries, and their
complements ofTice: Ent io exchange for these
affluent traitors, the town has been honored by
the presence of - the .loy4 citizen soldier, who
has"' made the brass
.blit - o,'Whicir carries the
eagle over his gallant - heart more- honorable
than the legion of hon6r or ony other badge of
distinction which has been Conferred upon the
brave and true. Already, however, as I ob
served before, them is a vast improvement in
this place, and, Alexandria is destined to be
come a great mart after Virginia .is brought
back in a sic-semper-tyrantlis condition,—to the
fold of the Union.
The first:install - tient otour furloughed veter
ans - returned, a few days age; bringing with
them a number of recruits. Among the latter,
I found several old members of. the regiment
who had beeallis . charged at different times, on •
account of physical debility; frefn. general hos
pitals; but who could not resist'the attractions
of a military life., So far as I havOlipen' able
to follow up the men *he have been discharg
ed from our regiment,-or the officeni who have,
resigned, nearly every one whose health was
came back to the service ; and, I have
no doubt thaeof the troops v‘)iose term of en
listment will expire before the close of the war,
the last majority will re-enlist after a short stay
at their; heroes. • Had furloughs been more lib
erally granted, the army would have been much
stronger to-day. The' returning veterans are
generally" encouraged by the healthier tone
which they found prevailing at home in refer
ence to the vigorous prosecution of the war,
Until the 'Union is.restoted unconditionally.. ' I
agree entirely witliyou in your earnest urging
upon Congress to hasten the re-inforcing of the.'
armies. It is clear to my mind that if our forces
were increased to the capacity which the occa
.l
sum demands, and which the heady population
of the loyal States can so easily afford, that
the South would be compelled to abandon the 1
contest without a serious battle. , But as'the 1
'case now stands, will not Grant and Meade
bevel() resist the desperate attacks. that the
rebels, with alLtheir available men,' may - maw
upon.'us in file . tSprifig I or themselves make.
offensive movements with insufficient armies ?
-It is lumentablelto see Congress TSting
tra
precious time, 'in aigning-Senators pue
rile reSohltiOns, in alkinsitikhisteful- tog
_ " n 5
k it,
into the grave offense' Of turning negroes from
street cars in iVashington,J and such paltry,
matters which public opinion will settle; while
the brave men who'have endured the hardships
of the past three years' frightful war are calling
for support in the field, or: are fretting their
noble spirits out in the loathsome prisons of the
Soa. , . .
-The people of the Nth have decided' for
war, uncoMpromising, offensive, downright,
bitter war—they are ready to furnish the' men.
The politicians need not hesitate—they ain't
coming, of course, and they need not be. afraid
of damaging their prospects, as the only man
whom the unyielding loyalists will have to rule
over Them, good, honest . , faithful; hard-sensed
father Abraham, comes out in accord 'with
Northern sentiment, and asks fir 500,000 men.
All honor to the° great man ,uf the "Nation !
How desirable-it is,that this struggle were &A
fire', or at least its formidable character, before
the Presidential Canvass . . From the indications
of last fall, the bitterness of partisanship will
taint the loyalty of ninny, and its influencemust
be felt more or less in the'armv. It is forte
:nate that Mr. Lincoln is so great a favorite of
the soldiers. No party clap-trap or clamor
will weaken his hold - upon the hearts of the
masses, and the soldiers love ,and honor our
sincere straight forward President. For my
part I am done with politics, as the word is
generally used. The party that supports the
Star Spangled:Banner against the rebel flag to
the utter wiping out of treason's symbol is my
party, whether I have hitherto ever cast a vote,'
with it or not. • '
Our division, and more Particularly our regi
ment, niet with a sad: bereavement on' Sunday
last, in the death of Major J.H. Larrimer, of
the sth regiment, who 'was killed by a party - of
guerillas; near the ruined village of 13rentsville,
a few miles from 'division headquarters, at Bris
tow Station.' : Information was brought to head
quarters, by a squad of cavalry, that a conside
rable force of rebels were in that neighborhood:
when Majcir Larrinier, 'with a detachnient, set
out to meet them.
• Coning upon them as they
lay concealed in the woods skirting the road, he
ffiseovered several of them in front of him. He
gave o,rderi to part' of his - escort to go forward
to reconnoitre, but they hesitated, making pal
try excuses. Falling back being as dangerous
as to advance, and less' in accordance with his
brave spirit, he dashed on,: calling to his men to
;blloW him. The rebels fired at him and fled.
Ale pursued rapidly, when they turned off into
the woods.' He fired several' shots at them as
they wheeled, when a sudden volley opened upon
.him, and he fell pierced by:Berea wounds.. Two
of .his faithful cavalry escort were 'killed at his
side, enkseveral were wounded. His body was
left upon the field, lint was subsequently recov 7
ered. It was sent• to his regiment, when his
fellow officers had it embalmed and taken to his
.home in Clearfield county, His death produced
'a profound- sensation thrbugbout the division,
and was lamented as that of a brother by the
officers and men of his regrtnent, who loved and
honored.dtlin to an extraordinary degree. And
he Well dfeerved the love find honer of hii braces
associates. 'He inliste4 las a priate soidier;
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CRAMBERSBURG, PA., WEJ)NESJAY, MARGIT 2, 1864.
At the organization of his ecimpaUy,was chosen
First Lieutenant, was elected Captain of anoth.'
er company, and after thd battle of Fredericks
burg, wua promoted 'to - a Majorship, He was
in every battle in which the regiment participa
ted, and always distinguished him Self by his calm
courage and self
Possession. After,the,hattlea
in Maryland, lie was disabled by rheumatism,
.but followed slowly and painfully the regiment
in its advanee. As he grew worse, he purchas
ed ti horse and kept up, and on the day of the
assault at Fredericksburg, he, against hie Bur,.
geon's remonstrauce -and his friends! advice,
marched at the 'head of his company ,to the
sanit. Yeti remember, how the unsupporte'd
Reserves charged up through the:enemy's werkS
and were driven back by the overwhelming mas
ses of the rebels, Who concentrated to save their
lines. Our gallant Lieut. Colonel commanding *,
George Dare, was wounded, our - brave Major,
Zentmyer, wounded and a prisoner; when the
command devolved upon Capt. ,Larrimer. He
stepped forward to take charge of the regiment,
but it was broken andbeateit back., Slowly and
calmly he 'moved off'4he field, (he, Capt. Smith
and the color hearer between them; the last of
the regiment,) escaping by miracle from the tom
pest. of shot that Swept the field, killing and
wounding more than half the regiment. Major
Larrimer was one of the choicest spirits in the
Reserve. He was tethoreugh soldier, educated
and experienced. He:was-always ready, patient
of hard Ships, Uncomplaining,
,brave as man may
be. As V, disciplinarian he was decided and firm :
'but he loved and respected his Men, and his ge
nerous nature, his-mild demeaunr, his sympathy
with his men, his'enpability of feeling bow good
men may often' err and come short of duty, his
fellow feeling with those who had been his equals
in rank when a common cause placed them in a
common position, made him tpq idol of his sol
diers, and commanded the ready Obedience which
he would have exacted. I was; on the most in
thriate terms with him. How Many a cheerless
hour has he brightened, as we rode side by side
on our weary marches, or as we sat together in
bivouac; and with fondness I looked into
his remarkably beautiful eyes and handsome face,
and listened to his musical voice, as he opened
his stores of literature for my gratification.
In the early part of this winter ho was ap
pointed by Gen. -Crawford, as ))ivision Inspec
tor, and was thus detached film his regiment.
31ajorLarrimer was a rnemberiof the Clearfield
Bar, and for several years edit:ed a Democratic
paper in that place. He was a gentlenitia of
decided literary taste and ability, was as pure
in his patriotism as any man wyci ever wore his
country's uniform, was as generous and genial
as he was bravo. • Could his death be else than
motiraedg I append the proceedings of the
meeting of the officers in reference to his death.
A meeting of the officers of the sth Regti P.
ift.. V. C!, wailieldatßeginiental Headquarters
nea r A lex and ria,Va., on the 15th inst., to express
their feelings at the death of Maj..l. H. Larri
iner, - and to pay a triblite of respect to his
memory. Capt. Alfred M. :Smith, Co. a,
coninninding the regiment was chosen chairman
and Adjt. Willoughby, Secretary. Oh Motion:
a committee, consisting of Surgeon Samuel G.
Lane,, Capt. W. H. H." o. D., and
, Capt. Mans, Co. 8., was appointe. to draft res-
Olutions expressive of the Sense of the meeting ;
when the following preamble an. resolutions
Were reported and adopted: •
WHERRA 8, TiCBSOII has added another mar
the cause of our country in the person of our belov
ed fellow-officer, .Maj. J. 11. Lenin:ter, who fell in an
unequal contest with • ambushed guerillas, near
Brentsville, Vu.. on the afternoon of the 14th inst.;
and whereas, the Satiou luur lost a patriotic son. and
her army a chivalrous soldier, and society an intel
lectual, generous mid public spirited member, and,
whereas, his kiss is irreparable to ourselves, as he
had shared with us, for nearly three memorable
years, all the perils and privations and the glory of
so many hard fought battle-fields, and had strength-'
ened us by his counsel' encouraged us by his exam
ple and cheered and animated us by his genial
social attractions, and given a distinction to our or
ganization by ins graceful bearing and varied ac
complishtnents ; therefore
Rego/reel. That we recognize the gravity of our
beren'vement iu the untimely death of our.bcloved
Maier. whose memory we shall ever cherish with
pride and affection; and who gave up his life with
that habitual heroism which had•been so frequently
our admiration upon the fields of carnage consecrat
ed by, the blood of our division.
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Resolve , l. That the officer. of this Regiment have
lost a companion who was an exemplar and a sup
port--a soldier who could teach us patriotism. pa
tience - and valor—an associate liberal and tprbear
lag and refined, Who could add charms to the-rough
life of the camp—an officer who so well• knew how
to tempor tt nrelaxing discipline with kin k ines.s and
softness of manner, as SO to endear him ' the men
under his,command that hardy veterans, ho have
seen two-thirds of their originalnumber bo from
their side by disease and death, shed tears ver his
inanimate body.
Resolved, That in respect for the m ry o? the
deceased, we will wear crape on our I arm for the
period of thirty days.
Resolved, That a copy of these proceedings be
preserved in the archives of the Regiment, and that
they be
_published in the Clearfield and Centre
county L'a. - papers, in the Washington Morning
C hronicle, inquirer, and. FltAxws .
REPOSITORY;
A. N. SMITH. Capt. Co. C. President
3. WILLOUGHBY. Secretary.
• This sad event had a doubly mournful interest
to Me ; for among the dead of the few gallant,
cavalry that followed ourifajor, was the son of
one of my most respected friends, the brave,
heroic young Johb Heekernaan. While his com
rades hesitated, and feft their noble leader plum
giniinto'danger, he was following close.by Ma
jor Larrimer and was killed in the front of the
fight:- It is gratifying to know that his heroism
wits observed and that while his friends mourn
his loss, they will have the consolation of know
ing, that he died manfully in the service of his
country. John Heekermanperished very young,
but he was one of the oldest soldiers of the war,
and most faithfully acquitted himself Jpon all
occasions. We should cherish the meinory of
the youthful hero who gave his fresh young life
for his country. His body was brought to camp
and decently buried by mourning comrades, who
shall ever hold him in fond remembragee.
Longstreot has retreated from his leaguer of
Knoxville, And his retreat was accompanied by
the destruction of his camp equipage. He is
near Bull's Gap. There are rumors Of a Union
raid in - hia rear.
A Chattanooga dispatch announces that Chen•
Pi fter captured three hundred prisoners in the
engagewant at Tunnel Hill, on Wednesday., •
HARRISBURG.
- 7rhe Deb* on the Dill for Military Darn.
azes : -Speeith of Mr. Sbnrpe-Mr. per..
aping Hots otra Political speech-Derr.
tierntic 'lttillors in Secret Conclave-
Ctiangeof Party Policy Indicated.
Correspond°lbe of the Franklin Repopsitory.
- Feb. 27, 1864..
- The event of . the week in the legislature was
the evening Wession Of Wednesday, to.conaider
the bill for tiepayment of military damages in
borderesnaties. 'The session had beencre
med. expreqty for. tho consideration of the
and it - ther4re came tip in order as soon 'as the
session comnienced. Unusual interest is mani
festedln thelineasure here, owing very much to
the - piditicalitebate that has grown out of it on
Mr. Killy'siesolutions instructing the commit
tee as atite4est of loyalty on the part of claim
ants. Severil bitter discussions had-been had
on the resolutions when they were properly be
fore the Heine; and' their connection with the
bill naturally opened up the whole field.in'the
debate.
Before the hour for - calling the House to or
der on Wednesday evening, most of the mem
bers were in attendance, and the lobbies had a
crowd of spectators, while a number of ladig
graced the inside ; benches immediately in the -
rear of the members' seats. Sharpe was on-hand
wearing uncommon anxiety upon his'youthful
looking face. - He has everything at stake in the
success of the bill,"and his people have a most
vital - interest in the issue of the' contest.he is
abont to open. He passed.froni member to nieni
ber on the Democratic side of the House mak
ing a suggestion here, and a request - there, and
now and again appealing to some refractory.fel- ,
low Democrat, who seeing more intent on a
party fight than anything, else. On the other
side • of the House the chief Editorof the REPO
srroßy was equally busy with the Union men,
flitting from seat :to seat ; earnestly present•
ing the claims of the plundered citizens of the
border and urging; their friendly consideration.
At half-past seven the Speaker called the
House to ,order and - announced the bill for
emisideration. It.was read and received some
important amendinents in committee of the
whole; but .
by consent the struggle was left
to second reading when the record could be made
by calling the yeas and nap. When the bill
was put upon second - reading, Mr. Sharpe was
assigned the floor, and he spoke for more than
an hour with an earnestness and elognence that
secured the fixed - .attention of- the whole
House. His appeals werm masterly in style
and enforced with a fervor that made a most
profound impresiion on the - members. He
disclaimed all political considerations in sup;
porting• the bill, and gave his poSitive assurance
-that no dirt.; al man should be remunerated bY
the State Ase his vote. He certainly act ora
plished mai& in disarnting • the political ani
mosities which threatened the measure,. and it
was believed when he sat doivn that the bill
;would thenceforth be comiidered on its merits.
If so, its success would have,beencertain.
. . ,
, But Mr. Pershing, of Cambria, was just then
seized with untiun labor pains - and
had to be delivered. The petty ring of the
partizan grated harshly upon the House after
the manly speech made by Mr. Sharpe ; but 14
had the floor, and'however hideous the abortion,
it had to be tolerated. He ranks as the politi
cal leader on the Democratic side,rand his had
ga tired up newspapers, documents, rumors,
traditions and legendary evidences mountain
high, in his ludgment, With which he meant to
crush ont \ the .U'iion party; the State and Na
tional administrations; the war, and all other
things desired iii, the ardent Deniopr cy. - He
proved conclusively that Slavery laid e uatitii
tonal, rights to existence which-none Ini usur
pers would disregard, and clinched it by d dar
ing that " SlaverY has , stabbed itself to d ath
il \
and must die \ !" He, lainiched out the most io
dent denunciations against the Repnblicanale
cause they sometimes insisted that traitors
ought to be hung, and followed with equally
withering disapprobation of the failure of the
administration to hang the rebel pirates and
Mason and Slidell. He elaborated the assnmp
lien that negroes had - actually made speeches
in popular asseMblies and now bear commlf
sions in the military service-4o what end
his auditors are profoundly ignorant. He de
inonstrated that Republicans would commit
murder beeause,a Pest Master in Massachusetts
had 'shot a - bank cashier; but the point of Ids
argument was pot appreciated by the members,
'most of whom knew that the Post Master is a
Democrat and was appointed ,by. Buchanan.
Thus he wandered, blundered, equivocated,
mystified, garbled, and confused the status and
condition of parties until he 'confused half the
audience out of the Hall and finally sat down ;
wiped his perspiring brew, and apparently wait
ed for the immediate disintegration of the Union
party. It was, however, intaot at last accounts.
When he closed, Mr. Sharpe wisely consented
to disperse the House .as speedily as passible.
It is manifest that the bill cannot be ditipasaion
ately and successfully consid9red until the pres
ent political squabble passes • over.. Then it
will receive that candid consideratimi it deser;
ves, and cannot fail to pass.
Tbe_Senate did not ',g as usual during the
week. Indeed but f6v, mamberE) were here.
On Monday all will be on hand; Dr. SCClair
will be qualified, and.legislatiou will begin.:
The Democratic Editors'of the State had a
convention here on Wednesday last. They sat
in the Surveyor G9lloll'll. office with . closed
'doors, and their deliberations were i eenfined
principally to the best plan of carrying the
next Presidential election. - They: have not
allewed their proceedings to become public;
but it is known that they informally agreed to
modify their pro-slaveryiliews, +sod take groun4
gradually for the constitutional. abolition. of
slavery, .and be in position to take any available
'General who:May be willing to' drop into theit.
arms and take their Presideiatial hand on the
4th of July next. They arc:prepared to drop
und- have pretty. weltagreed to do
so, unless the cause'beconies hopeless. They
don't want Grant, but will take him if they can
and can't do nearly as well with a 4
body else. Look out for pew tunes &Om the
Democratic organs in, a few days. Presto
change! is the command new! - HORACE.
WASHINGTON
The Eieliteimrat GenetalshiP—The Rill
Approved and Gen. Grant Nominated
' —Grant to Remain in the Pield--Gen.
• Grant and the Presidency—Time for
Enlistments Extended—postponement
or the Draft—Whiskey Speculators De
- rented—Rai. Gen. Couch to loin the AC
my of the Potomac—The Grand llove
ment of the Spring Campaign.
Correspondence of The Franklin Repository. -
.WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 1864
The bilj creating the office of Lieut. General,
as agreed upon in committee of conference, was
passed in the Sowtte on Thursday last by the
decisive vote of 31 to 6. The nays were Messrs.
Buckalew, Davis, Harding, Powell, Saulisbnry
and Wright—all Copperheads Of - the in - tensest
Sort. It - was called up in the House yesterday
by. Mr. Washburn, and passed by a vote of 73
to 47. The Pennsylvania; delegation voted as
follows: - - -
YEAS.—Messrs selly, 3fr A Pbor. Morehead. Leh
nard Myom, Amos Myers, O'Neill, Schofield, Traci
and Williams-9 ,
• NATS.—.NIsrs Ancona, Bailey, Carnicin.
Daw
son, Dennison,' Lazear, Miller, bteyens, Spies and
litrouse-10.
Nor VOTINCL—Misars Broomal, Bale, Johnson;
Randall and Thayer-5 •
Mr. McAllister was the only Democrat from •
this State who voted for it, and Mi. Stevens the.
'only Republican who voted against% The De
mocrats as a party *ere .opposed to conferring
the honor upon Gen. Grant, its his, avowed opin
ions in, harmony , with
,the administration policy
of the war, makes them as hostile to him as they
dare be. The bill as 'passed has no provision
in it requiring the appointment of Gen. Grant-
It authinizea the President to confer the appoint
ment of Lieutenant General, whenever he shall
deem it expedient, • upon' the Major General 1
" most 'distinguished for cclurage skill, and abil- 1
ity;" and he shall, under the direetion,und du
ring the pleasure-of 'the President, command the
armies of • the •United States. General Grant's
name Was Omittedm orderthat the honor should
be a voluntary offering 'from the President, in
stead of being conferred by direction of law.
The President manifeßed his appreciation of
the claims ,of Gen. Grant by going to the capi
tol in person, and signing the bill there as soon
as% could be transcribed and presented to him ;
and he at once nominated Gen. Grant to the
Lieutenant Generalship. The Senate will of
course promptly confirm him, and the highest
military honer known to the government will
be worn by the Hero of Vicksburg and :that
tanooga.,\, It will be seen by the provisions 0f,,,
the bill that it will not necessarily take Gen.
Grant fiom• his imPortant command - in the
South-west. •:'He will , remain' there to coin- 1
plqte what he has so nobly, achieved during the
last year.
Gen. Grant's name is freely spoken of here for
the . Presidency. But' for. his well known anti-
Slivery sentiments he would be made 'the Dem
ocratic Candidate' nolens rokns; but the De
mocracy could with just equal consistency take
Mr i , Lincoln, for Grant and Lincoln fully and
cordially agree in policy, including the enlist-
Ment of negroes and 'the entire' abolition 'of
Slavery in:all the States. Some il' the Demo-:
cratic leaders, hbwever, il4 , now taking the
position that Slavery is d, with the view of
avoiding tit; issue with fate itself in the-next
Presidential election, And also to enable them,
to have a chance 'to get Grant as their candidate.
It is well understaod however, in Well informed
circles bee that Grant and Lincoln will under
no circumstances be opposing candidates for the
Presidency:
, •
Congress yesterday passed, in boll' branches,
a, joint resolution authorizing:enlistments to be
continued until the Ist of April next. ' Thig is a'
virtual, postponment of the draft until 'April,
and it is confidently expected that✓"this pasts, of
all the 'Stites will• be fa by that time, and
then avoid the ncessity of draft at• all.' ' ,
The "ii - hisicy speculators got an _awful and
unexpeptell:.set.baek in the House eil-4iteSdet
last. A committee of conference had agreed
not• to tax liquors in store, and it was conii-,
dently expected that it would pre tile Timm as
it had already passed the Senate. Bat.Witen the
bill came up, Mr. Washburne made a terrible
attack _upon, the me - satire, and it was lost by
decisive vote. It' caused , a great flattering :
among the speculators. 4 new committee has
been appointed in both branches ; but they failed
to agree in:the meeting yesterday,
—lt is confidently expected here that Major
Gen. Couch, of your place, will be called to the
command of one of the three Grand Divisional&
the Army of the Potomac this Spring. r He is
justly 'regarded as- one of the best field cora
menders in the service, and, as the Department
of the' Susquehanna, will not, it is hoped, be
threatened thisseason, ,it will cease to be an
important cOmmand, and a much le'Ss skillful
officer can reliiive Oen. Couch.' The Arniy of
the Potomac will go forth this Spring stronger
than ever before since its return from the Penin
side, and it is reasonable to expect that it will
amuse the rebels considerably farther South
than the border of Pennsylvania. Gen: Meade
will remain in chief command, and the policy
of the campaign about to open will be aggressive
on our part to a degree heretofore imknOwn in
the history of this war. Within thirty days„
unless the weather should be most unpropitious,
the entire Union forces, throughout the vest
circle from Washington to New Orleans by both
land and water;yfill !Port, upon,the rebel lines.
Meade will start. with' an, immenn army; Sigel
will,niove from West Schofield flann
Knoxville; Thomas, abaralati. and Logan are
*ear is motion under Grunt; 'Banks *ma
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I New Orleans, with Farragat's immense fieefto
raid him; Oilmen will Make aggressive meit
ments from Jacksonville, and Peek from New ,
Berne, -while Butler will amuiethe rebels an
the Peninsula or south of the James - River. 'The
greet figurative' anaconda that hardened the
newspapers under M'Clellan in the early part
of the. war, has at last become a reality, and the
rebellion is literally siirrounded with a perfect
cation of Union armies and fieeti ; and nothing
bat some crowning blunder can save enough of
it for-1 full campaign. . - "Iburruir.
THE nuArr-OoTiis CeMPLET.
The draft ordered for Thursday of atext
week, and ~ t he subjoined 'tables exhibit the
credits given, and the quotas due; from the
several sub-districts of this Congressional dis
trict on the Ist of February last. Of course
all volunteers enlisted since• that date areto'be
deducted from the quotas herewith given sa•due.
It is a Valuable tAle, showing the entire num
ber subject to draft; the , number creditia'on
the draft as having gaid commutation, furnished
subititates and served in person ; the entire
lumber tirigibally due, mid the deficit at'th'e
dateibefore mentioned .
• ADAMS COrtiTY, • •.,
Tole mph fps.
Berwick township
Berwick Itoro'
Butler
Conewago."
Cumberlarud:.
Franklin
Freedom.
Germlny
Hettribiag Boro'..
Hamilton
Hatniltonban
Huntingdon
Latiutoro
Liberty
Menallen
Mount Joy
Mount Pleasant....
Ozford
Reading
Strakian.
Tyrone...---
Union
Towne/VP*.
Bedford Borough...
Bedford township..
Broad Top
Colerain
Snake Spring,. . ...
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East Providence....
Harrison
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33 Middln Woodbury.
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35 Napier' -'' a ' a.
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37 Southampton.. ......
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38. ISt. Clair
39 IlJnion
40 , West Providence...
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41% Greencastle Bone.. 198 45 14 ' 45 59
A 2 Chamti'g, N: Ward, 356 -82 16 40 56 26
43 Chamb'g, S. Ward 292 '67 7 V 36 .31
44 FATillett " " 257 59 16 16 743
45 Green 320 73 16 16 •57
46 ' Guilford • • 287 66 '2B • :28 439
47 liamilton ....- ...... . .195 33 .7 . , 7 26
48 Letterkenny. . ' • '220 '5O 13 . 13 - 37
n Lurgan • -126 •29 11 11 , 'lB
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51 Montgomery 358 82 V 3 31 ,51
51% 51ercers.burg Bore' 116 • 27 10 , 13 23 -.4
52 Peters I, 271 60 17 - I •18 -42
53. Quincy • , 304 70 27 : 2 29 41
54 St. Thomas.. 181 .42 . 18 .11 . W , 13.
35 Southampton .. ' 198 45 16 'l6 -29
56 Warren .. ..... -.'. .... .. •78 --L.lB 5 8 • 8 10
57 Washington..,.. ... ... 28164 20 '2O ;44
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61 Brush. Creek. ..... .... 681 15 - 4 - 4 -11
-62 Dublin ...,.. 84 19 6 6 .13
63 Licking Creek 77 18 5 5 .13
64 APCorinellsburg B. 66 15 -3 3 'l2
65 Taylor -86 20 5 5 .;15
66 Thompson 82 19 3 -1 , . ” ,16
67 Todd .................. 50 11 1 • 1 10
68 Wells 78 18 4 5 14
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71 Brother's 'Valley- 169 39 SI - 8 al
71% Berlin Borough-- 71 16 ' 7 7 ' 9
72. Coremough* 133 30 181 18 12
73 Elk Lick 113 26 l7
7334 Salisbury Botongh 37 8 31' 3 „ t 5
74 Greenvi11e........... 581 13 51 5 8
75 'Jefferson 100 V 23 8 8 15
76 Jenner 218 50 24124 . ;26,.
77 Laritner „„,,„ 55 13 2 2 .11,
78 Lower Tnrkeyfoot. 91 21 9 9 12
79 Middle greek 80 18 5 5 ' 13,
80 Milford- 162 371 13 13 '2l -
8034 New Centreville B 22 5 1 1 1 4
81 Northampton ' 15 a 3 '.12
82 Paint.' 99 8 . 8 , 15.
83 guemahoning-, 127 V 14 14 15
8334 Btoystownllerongb 36- 8 ' 1 •'1 '- 7
85 sh a d e ,,„,,,, ~, . ..„. 166 313. 13 ;13 a2IS
85 Somerset- BOrough. 110 25 5 :5 *2l
86 Somerset/township 317 , s , z? • = ~,: 51
87 SoutbamPton,...“. . 77 18 4 ~ 4 14
8734 Wellersbtirg,Borte 17 4 4
88 . Stony Creek .:...:-.. 181 41 13 '• 13 :i T 1
89 Summit 142 n 20 - 21 -11
90 Upper, Turk,eyfoot. 104 248 . 8 'l6
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