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CARLISLE, PA.
Friday; July 4, 1862.
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People's State Convention
The people of Pennsylvania. who desire cor
dially to unite in sustaining the National Ad
ministration in its patriotic efforts to suppress
a sectional and unholy rebellion against the
unity of the Republic, and who desire to sup•
port, by every power of the Government., one
hundred thousand heroic brethren in arms,
braving disease and the perils of the field to
preserve the Union of our fathers, tire requeSf
ed to select the number of Delegates equal to
the Legislative Representation of the Stale,
at such times and in such manner as will best
respond to the spirit of this to meet in
State Convention, at Ilarrisbtirg, on Thursday:,
the 17th day of July next, at 11 o'clMik on
said day, to nominate candidates for the office
of Auditor General, and to take such meas
ures as may be deemed necessary to strength
en to the Government in this season of com
mon peril to a common country.
A. K. AIoCLURE,
Chairman of People's State Committee.
GEO. W. HAMNIERSLY,
JOHN M. SULLIVAN,
,f Secrelnlies.
rtlsEl. z .On our first page will be found the es'
cellent address of Professor Wit.soN, to the
graduating class of Dickinson College. It is
remarkable for the timely and whole:tome ad
vice it contains ; its terse and lucid senten
ces; its happy illustrations; and the bold
and manly manner in which it meets the im
portant issues now' before the country. We
bespeak for it a careful perusal.
ktEr As all evidence of our disposition to
commend what is good and lo} al in our po
litical opponents, we ha‘ e transferred to our
coldirms n recent speech of Representative
BAILY of this Congressional District, on the
bill before Congress for the issue of addl.
tional Treasury notes. While we do not at
all question that his views are in perfect
harmony with those of a large majority of
his party associates, we are altogether so
well assured, that his loyal declaration, as
to the duty of sustaining the administration
in its efforts to subdue the existing rebellion,
and punish its wicked authors, will give
serious offence to many of his former friends
and supPorterf—we mean those who are
only loyal to the country when their party
leaders rule it, and their ful oWers enjoy the
spoils of office. Men whose opinions are
formed and votes bestowed according to the
behest of county conventions nither than
according to the dictates of reason and
conscience. From such men, we think Mr.
BAILY will, at best, derive a constrained
support—and that in our opinion is doubt
The young gentleman who figures
in this week's Volunteer, in an e torial, re
viewing and criticizing the proceedings of
the People's Con'Ventictn, of Monday last,
evidences by his article, his peculiar fitness
for a contributor to that high-toned sheet.—
The article : though short, contains no less
than eight mistakes, as to points of , fact,
and as many more by inference. Our ad
vice to him is that he have nothing to do
with that concern, for, be he never so honest,
the .mental obliquity that misbrands that
office, will be sure to lead him into devious
paths of error and misrepresentation. ~_
fl We have received a letter from our
young - friend - JOHN - Munn', who belongs to
company I of the Ist Reg'L Penna. Reserves.
They were then in camp six miles from Rich
mond, and , the writer gives a good account of
the condition of his regiment as to health and
spirits. As the date of the letter—June 21st
—was previous to the recent engagement in
which the Reserves participated, of course it
contains nothing relative thereto.
11t The Richmond Examiner, in an article
professing to describe the proceedings in the
National Muse of Represeuatives, makes the
following reference to Vallandigham, the
leader of the Northern secessionists, and the
grime mover of the recent effort to reorgan
izo the Democratic party upon jhe basis of
opposition to the Government and the war to
put down the Southern traitors The &main
er recognizes the sympathetic feeling existing
between its hero and the success of the robe:
cause. It depicts a noisy scene in the House,
in the presence of a a motley mob of set.
diers and-civilians, male and female," during
a speech by Mr. Lovejoy, and says :
"But there is a silence for once.
.Vallan
digham rises to address the House. It is
wonderful what respect a braveilman can wring
from his enemies, oven while in their power.
As Mr. Vallandigbain's " Mr. Speaker 1"
rings through the House, the hum dies out in
the galleries, and the members turn to their
chairs, with a contemptuous jeer on their
faces, to listen to his remarks, looking around
on his enemies, who, if they dared, would
knife or pistol him at his seat. His words be
gin to come hot, heavy, scorching, in his de
nunciation of the illegal measures of the Ad
ministration. The speaker grows uneasy;
the members, grin and wriggle in their seats,
and the galleries burst out-into a-pandemoui•
urn of hisses, yells, and curses. The Speaker
raps his gavel, but the storm continues ; the
Listing darting down like tongues of serpents
upon the .unshielded head of Mr. Vallandig
ham; who stands unmoved, toying with his
watch-guard, waiting for the-restoration of
order, which comes by and by, and he pr..).
coeds, vith intervals of interruptions such ad
we have desoritied."--
DEW' Hon. Owen Lovejoy, Member of
•Congress from Illinois, recently delivered a
lecture on the state of the country, in Coop.
er Institute, in New York. His speech was
tfull of striking points, and animated with
a spirit of patriotism and liberty. He
showed that the rebellion was a n'out-growth
, erslavery, and" that no permanent peace
would come without the destruction of the
.oppressive syStem, peaking of the cautious
policy Of PresidentLineoln; he said :
The President. is like a man driving a
:horse in the thills of a buggy, and leading
another behind by a halter-strap: The one
in the shaft is a most superb animal—broad
between the eyes, tiara small, short around
the throat, stifle full and hard; . short coupled,
and eau clear ditch and hedge, high•spirited
and fast, and in,„all points just such-a steed
as the pencil of Rosa Bonlieur would delight
to trace, and such as Bonner or Vanderbilt
never drew line upon. [Laughter.] The
creature behind is a very different kind of
animal - ; he can do nothing but hold back ;
&jerks' and Sags hack on the halter; he has
a large head, - striking auricular development;
his ribs are as dieunchis heaps Oa a barrel ;
his lily bones -are enormously high, and he
hears unmistakable evidence, of never, hav
ing; Made the' acquaintance Of the - eat : _hin,
,upd his, candle destitution' is precisely that
,of Tani o'§hanter's mare after she made-the'
.convulsive' spring' 'that -brought„ Tain',,Safet
neross the-running stream, where - Karla*
and witch egnldnas follow. [Gruat,laughter.]•
managing two horses.in
•frotia eiperimeht. fan
NCIVI Abe' Preqigea
knows that the horse Radical that be is dri•
ving can go_ahead, for ,he has - by hipr-been
taken iii handsome style into the EXecutive
chair ; , [listighter;] but he .15 'a little afraid
'that this mettlesotnechargei:minnot be trust.
ed going downhill, otherwise' be would let go
of Abe old , rackabOnes that hobbles along
behind. '[Applause] Now, I do not pro
,pose.to-dash.ahead so as to• throw the Presi
dent out or break the carriage, - but go so
steadily that the Executive can be assured
that he is safe with the Radical steed, down
hill as well as up, and on level ground, and
then he will drop the strap and let the old
conSer , ative Rosinate go to grass. [Thun•
ders of applause.] lam for pouring on all
the steam that the machinery will hear;
but it is better to got into port a few boors
later than to risk the explosion of the machi
eery. If the President does not believe all
I do, I believe all he does. [Applause and'
laughter.] It he does not drive as fast as I
would, he is on the same road and it is a
_question of time. The great tide of events
sweeps oniviTri infire - i — • a giqdrng power ct
superintending Providence, bearing with it
President, and Cabinet and Congress. Safe
pilotage is quite as needful now as propul
sive power, for there is a semi secession fee
crouching in the jungles of a sham Democ
racy, ready to spring upon the Union forces
at the very first opportunity that promises
any success. There niay be an eddy in the
flow of this great river, but the resistless
current sweeps onward. [Applause ]
COUNTY CONVENTION
In pursuance of the call of the county Com
mate, the Convention to elect delegates to the
People's State Convention at Harrisburg, met
lathe Court House, in Carlisle, on Monday,
the 30th inst. at 11 o'clock, A. M.
On motion, the Convention then proceded
to nominate and elect a Represenntive dele
gate to the Harrisburg Convention on the 17111
of July.
Win. B. Mullen, having received the ma
jority of the votes polled, was declared the
duly elected delegate.
On motion, Janirs R. Smith, Ceo Zinn, S.
I) McPherson, R. C. Ilimes rind It. H.
Thomas, were appointed n committee on reso
lutions, who reported the following, which
were unanimously adopted.
Rrsolred, That looking to the present die
tracted condition of our common Country re
quiring the union of all hearts and all hands
in the common cause ; and the fact that all of
the usual topics cd. party controversy have
been settled by the existing war, we think we
are justly entitled to invoke and clairh fhe
of every loyal citizen in the support of the
present Admiustration of the Generargovem
ment.
/?esoirett, That the public and official con
duct of the President of the United States un
4cr *cum-lances .more trying by , far than
any which his predece-sors have ever been
called upon to meet, has fully vindicated the
confidence in his integrity and wisdom, which
designated him as the chain of the people,
and raised him by a vote so emphatic and de
cisive to the exalted and responsible station
which the providence of God has called him
to occupy.
Resolved, That we cordially acquiesce in
the broad rind liberal basis on which the
State Ctinventiqp has been called and will - be
constituted, - rind tender the right hand of fel
lowship to all citizens who are willing to unite,
on equal terms, in a resolute effort to main
fain the Commonwealth of PennsylVania in
an attitude of firm support of the National
Adminstration in its great work of surpres•
sing rebellion vindicating the rightful author
ity of the government, and establishing peace
on principles of freedom and justice, in oppo
sition to the efforts of an unpatriotic faction
in the State, banded for the purpose of ham
pering the Government in its operations and
shielding rebels and traitors from just pun
ishment, in the hope of promoting tit eir sel
fish and mercenary disguises by an alliance
with those who have aimed felon blows at the
very life of the nation. „
Resolved, That Pennsylvania is now,. as slid
ever haAeen ready to pour out her blood
withouCi - Mint, in defence of the Constitution,
the lide - grity of the Union, iind the enforce
ment of the laws. With our noble army of
soldiers in the field doing battle for a most
sacred and glorious cause, the flag of our
Country has been gallantly upheld by her
eons, who in every battle field of Fite war Ad . -
decl fresh and undying glory to the escutch
eon of the old Keystone State.
Resolved, That the successful exertions of
Gov. Curtin during the past year, in prepar
ing Pennsylvania to honorably acquit herself
in the present struggle fur national existence
receives our earnest necommendation
Resolved, That It. H. Thomas, E IV. Cur
rider' and John Hays, are hereby appointed
Senatorial Conferees to meet similar Confer
ees from Perry, Juniata and Mifflin Counties,
in (he borough of Newport, on Tuesday the
Bth day of July, 1882
Roolved, That we hereby commend and en
dorse the active and energetic policy pursued
by our national and Stale Government in (heir
efforts 'to crush out the present unholy re
bellion.
Resolved, That in our own names find in
the names of those we represent we hereby
tender grateful acknowledgement to our gal
last fellow citizens who Idtt their homes for
the purpose of vindicating the honor of our
old flag.
SPEECH OF HON. JOS. BAILEY
On the 17th of June, the House being in
Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union, the Member of Congress froth York,
Cumberland and Perry, Mr. Dailey, delivered
the following speech :
Mr. CIIATIDIAN : — I happen to be one of
those old en ough - to - have - vot ed - for - thwt - grear
and good man Andrew Jackson. About the
period of his Second election that old hero
grappled the heresy of nullification b,v the
throat. When he sent Commodore Elliott
down to Charleston and laid a few of our old
fashioned frigates broad side to that arrogant
city, and filled the forts in the harbor full of
soldiers, there was no grumbling then ; every
thing the old man did to crush that little re
bellion was approved by the Democratic par.
ty of that day. I remember well, When the
report came North, (news did not travel as
fast at that time as it does now,) that he ex
pressed a.determination . to hang Ctilhoun as
high as Hansen, but one voice was heard, and
that was to applaud his declaration. A com
prmise with treason was unwisely but hon
estly made at that time ; the old hero was
prevented from crushing that foolish outbreak
by force, as he would have done; and the Na
Lion is now reaping,tlie bitter fruits of that
blunder. If Jackson had been let alone in
his groat purpose maintaining the supremacy
of the Constitution and lows by the strong
arm of power, and punished a few of the bed
men engaged in that movement, it is hardly
likely we should now be called upon to make
such tremendous efforts to quell rebellion.
The bold, had men in the South, who have
lately boasted that they have.been engaged for
.thirty years in preparing the public mind in
that region for the present outbreak, would
hardly !lave commenced their task of treason
at so early a day, if J - ackaiiii had been let
'alone. •These men were permitted to go
unpunished, and they have at last involved
their country in the most cruel and causeless'
Midi war on record. •.They have committed a
, great.orinte. , :' They are now in armed rebell
ion against a Government that never dig:libel:4
wrong ; They, - have enjoyed more than their
share of its patronagel have had ~a majority
I of the 'Presidents and Vice . Presidents, of
Cabinet officers, and foreign ministers, and
yet, in the- face'of all .these benefits, be
cause as they hypocritically allege, the Gay
eminent would4tot do what they,knew it had
no' constitutional power to do, to suppress"ab
olition societies and presses,'they have risco
up in armed rebellion' to destroy it. This-as
Att. Subterfuge. The. abolition of slavery had_
but little influence upon the bbld tuld'iinseru-
Onions leaders: of this rebellion. They made
potent use of that 'element of diserud to • be.
*title :the lie - nest mases of the South Into tree
.b4tholeadershaew. better. _ They knew
well that Mef.:Lineoln would 'be in a minority
in - hoth.brauchett'of the present Congress'and
, would be powerless,to,de them harm if ho'de.
o f. po war OW ! moved
these leadettOCrebeDion c AO not to the
question-041)44M tiatural aria=, tearatt, and: pOroolvied 'with intoglettfeir ari
Kato the surprising growth of the Nortlf and
West in:all the elements of greatness—num
hors, wealth and intelligence—and feared
these eleinents would isome day be used to cur
tail:their influence over the Government and
and its patronage. That was the prominent;
leading motive for their treason, and 'not the
abolition of slavery. If the latter motive had
actuated there; why did their self constituted .
government offer to England and. Francs the
abolition of slavery in 'thirty years, as the
price for their acknowledgment and an alli•
ance to aid in destroying our Government?
It will not do to close our eyes to the enor
mity of - this crime or the condition of things
that fearfully surround us. This is a war'of
elemental principles—of aristocracy against
democracy ; and its effects, for good .or evil,
will be felt to the utmost hounds of civiliza:.
lien. If the former succeeds the cause of con
stitutional liberty' will be put back a thousand
years. If the latter triumphs, as it most cer
tainly will. the bold men who are raising
their voiecagainst tyranny over the whole
earth, will be inspirdd with a new vigor in
Tb - dir. - ifforts to establish equal rights and con •
stitutional freedom for all civilized men. In
this great emergency, what is the duty of the
Government and the people who are loyal to
it? Are we merely to look on like servile
wretches and permit these traitors to destroy
our Government. without an effort to save it?
Are we reduced to so mean a condition that,
after the short period of seventy-three years
of national existence, four fifths of the Amer-
Mali people became so venal and cowardly es'
to permit the other fifth to overthrow their
Government ? No. sir. We have plenty of good
and brave men yet who are willing to peril
their all in defence of their country. We may
have men among us to try to alarm the fears
of the people about debt and taxation.
But these things are of no avail. The great
majority of the people have resolved, in their
heart of hearts, that there is but one way
about it. This rebellion is to be put down,
cost what ii. may. The people know that if it
'is permitted to succeed, ruin and desolation
will follow. The protection the laws afford
to life and propei ty will ho swept away with
the destruction of the Government. Thelibo
pie know this well, and hence the patriotic
uprising of six hundred and fifty thousand
armed men to crush out this foul blot on the
fair fame of our country. Debt and taxation
were not a considerat ion with the people when
they sent these brave men forth to battle for
their country. They knew well that debt and
taxation would be the result of the herculean
efforts they were making to save this Govi.rn•
meld., and all true men will bear these bur
dens cheerfully.
There is no use now in talking about the
causes that may have produced this rebellion
—about abolition and the conduct of enthust•
fsts. ..We have the - terrible'and - tangible - fact
stating us in the face, that a portion of the
People of 'the United Stites hnie arrayed
themselves in armed rebellion against. their
country, Some of the States, in violation of
the Constitution, have entered into alliances
with each other, to destroy the Government;
have raised armies and navies.; seiked_the
property of the Government, and commenced
this unholy purpose while still enjoying its
patronage. After committingthese monstrous
and treasonable outrages, the self-constituted
gov . ernment into which these traitorous States
had entered, audaciously declares that all it
wants is to he let alone. Very likely. The
perpetrator of crime always desires hat.—
The wishes of these bad men cannot be mrati-
- - - • • • - •
fled The Government of the. United Slates
is obliged to see that the laws be faithfully ex
ecuted, and cannot consent that rebels against
its authority anywhera shall be let alone.—
They are to- be punished; and to do this
armed men are required.
The men who arm and go -forth to fight for
their country must be maintained and paid
for their time, and to do this Congeess must
provide the Exechtive with the means. Hence
the necessity of-this bill; I shall vote for it
with pleasure, because it provides the neces•
sary means and is the least. burdensome to
the people, because it is in the nature of a
loan without interest. Talk about cost when
the existence of such a Government as this is
at stake The It ustee of the rights of man
throughout the world, we will, as we ought,
incur the curse of mankind if we stop short,
for fear of expense, in our efforts to maintain
ifs supremacy. What signify a thousand mil
lions or five thousand millions. compared with
the existence of a nation that has produced
such startling results in the history of the
world in the short space of three quarters of
a century ? Why, sir, it has conquered a
wilderness overspreading a continent, and
peopled it.. It has produced the raw material .
with which the people of the eat [h haVit
clothed themselves. In a very short time it
will produce food sufficient to sustain the
wants of all mankind. Its manufactures are
carried in its own ships to every port on the
earth. It has tamed the lightning and made
it the means of transmitting thought. It has
made the terrific power of heated vapor sub
missive to its will, and compelled it to per.
fortis, labor equal to the efforts of millions of
men. Its educational institutions excel in
number and usefulness those of all other na
tions and its gallant soldiers and sailott have
never met a foe able to conquer them.
These area few of the great. results, pro
duced by a great people under the benign in
fluence of this greatest,and beat form of gov.
eminent, in a period much short of a centu
ry. Will a people who have accomplished
these great purp 'sea in so short a time, be
alarmed at a debt of $1,000,000,000 in
curred in the preservation of their Govern
went'? I think not, when they ascertain the
share each one will be liable to pay. in
eight years more we shall have a vpulation
01 lolly milli° a and over. Divide $l,OOO
- by this number and wo have the
trifling sum of twenty five dollars, for which
each one of the people will be liable, the
interest on which, per year, is $1,50 Doak.
le this amount of indebtedness, and you
have the sum of fifty dollars as the liability
of each one, subject to an interest of three
dollars —not very alarming figures to a great
and free people. The ordinary revenue has
most gem-rally been sufficient to defray the
ordinary expenditures of the Government
heretofore, and we may confidently eiaiect
that to be the case hereafter, at least as soon
as we have peace, and trade and business
have _resumed their usual channels.
The people have a right, and certainly
will exercise it, to hold the agents of the
Government to a faithful performance of
duty. The man who will, in this great emer
gency, impose upon his Government by a
fradulent cdmpliance with the terms of his.
contract, or the public- officer who abusjs
his trust, is more hateful than tt rebel, and
ought to be more severely dealt with. The
drumhead court martial is the only remedy
fur that class of men. A little exercise of
that kind of remedy would have a most
salutary effect at this time. Plunderers are
to be found among all people. They are
bold and insinuating, and when-money is to
expended are. the first to offer their services,
but the last when., fighting is to be - done .
Cowardice and theft are twin brothers, and
always in company ; always at work in dark
and dirty places, ready to cheat an individ•
ual or a' nation.
The great and only purpose or the Gov_
erninent, in_ my judgment. should
.be to
maintain and defend the Constitution as it
is, and to restore;the Union as it was prior
to
.Hte rebellion. The,framers_of that sacred
instrununt, the, Constitution, - certainly
clothed this, Government with powers of
sovereignty ample and sufficient' to defend
it agaii:st all foes, either internal or external.
The resort to powers of , doubtful character.
or not warranted by , the constitution, is
dangerbus, and will be injudicieusly • felt
hereafter when resorted' to as • a precedent.
The war power. so much talked about in
this Hall, is.but the power . et the despot at
best, and shtiuld be 'resorted to only as
limited and qualified by the provisibos of the
Constitution. • •__
- - - -
The folly of confiscation . of prorserty by
anymther than'ajuclicial process, Midler; a
longer period than the life of the offender,
will probably- be fully demonstratid: when
you offer it tbr sale.. Purchasers — Will look
at the Constitution and exercise , their own
judgment as to the character of the title you
fromto vest; Bet little, will be realized
from thii prOjefit, dr I haVe tiot . ,studieil 'welt
the cautious chtiranter of our people. Why
stretch. the ,powers . of the Constitution to
.effeet , emancipation, when the work you
.propose to do is-being better done,by the
rebels themselves'? Have a little patience,
gerdleMeni god the object you lure:in view
will be accomplished With Out violating the
provisione . otthat:instrument- The rebels
themselves haye - , numbered the days of sla
very. Their offer to abolish it in thirty
7e:arSOVill4estroy all the'. respect for the
institution, 'among . , its. best` friends, The
nidinriestinint that, has heret3fore kept the
'ale:Vein submission, ha's' been.in a measure
retrioVed, ,Reliellion.bas Schooled him to
notionsof - freedoin. - The master whose
interest it was to train hint to ideas of
submission, line, by his example, inspired
him with vague ide is of liberty ; and when
he returns to his plantation, instead of re
spect and submission to his authority, he will
find insuberdination not to be controlled by
moral inft tence. The master will become
tired of an institution not only costly but
dangerous, and he will resort to free labor
for safety. Let those questions of doubtful
utility steno, and cling to the one straight
forward and determined idea of crushing
this accursed rebellion by the recognized
power—of- 7 -the- Constitution..---A--resort.-to
power beyond the provisions of that instru
ment, is an admission of ,the weakness of
the Government.
I conscientiously believe it to be the duty
of every Democrat to support th President
in the exercise of every constitutional power
to suppress this unjuSti liable rebellion, and
with as much cordiality and disinterested
ness as we rendered to Andrew Jackson in
his efforts to destroy nullification. We
would not be consistent if we pursued any
other course. /The Democratic party has
ever clainted.4.rict fidelity .o the Constitu
tion as or of the great landmarks in its
organizayon. Armed rebellion is not in
accords; e with the provisions of that
instrument, but subversive of them. The
only sitrety is in strict obedience to it and
the laws,- Any other course leads to anarchy.
Let us cling to it as the great hope of man
kind, and interpose our strong arms as
against any unlawful efforts to impair its
sacred provisions. A portion of our people
have arrayed. themselves in arms against the
authority of the Government, and for the
purpose of destroying the Constitution. It
is our duty to'assist in rescuing it from the
assaults of these bad men ; and, if in doing
so, it haelbecotne necessary to baptise our
fair fields' in the blood of the true and the
false alike, so be it The (mime and the
fault shall not be ours, The responsibility
lie with those who imposed this dreadlul
necessity upon the Gioyernment Ai•tinited
by this sentiment, near (our lopulred thou
sand Deinaerats have armed and m trched
to defend their country, and we will be Fee
reant to our principles if we do not assist in
providing the necessary means for their sup
part and comfort. My coutse is fixed.
Come what may, I will stand by my country
and its brave defenders in this dread hour of
WAlt NEWS
Geri. McClellan has issued an order prohil,-
Ming all ununifer no I p:•nnua' from leaving
While House. No soldiers, sick, woumled or
well, are allowed to go north , of White House
for a few d ,ys.
The Secretary of War has decided that for
the present the details of the recent opera
tions before Richmond cannot he given to the
press.
The Navy Department. has received docit
tnents from Major General Hunter in relation
to the recent fight near Charleston.-
Gen. Fremont has turned over his com
mand to Gen. Schenck, and left for New York
with many of his officers.
Capt. McMichael, of Gen. Grant's staff,
who was taken prisoner at Shiloh, has been
exchanged.
Gen. Rufus King, on Friday, received the
order of the Sec'retary of War promoting him
to the command of the First Army Corp , ' of
the army of Virginia. On Saturday he issued
his farewell address to the troops at Fred
erickoburg
The gutrboat Essex, at-St. Louis, has been
reconstructtal on a very formidable plan, and
is ready, far active service.
A nunthkr of clergymen at Nashville, of the
Moiled* and Baptist denominations, have
been sent lo the penitentiary on the charge of
disloyalty'• 4
The
. firt railroad train from Corinth to
Memphis Auts attacked by a body of rebels on
the 25th, and ten of our men were killed and
several taken prisoners.
Grn. Stevens issued, on- the 2titit inst:,
general order, complimenting the men of ,the
Second Division for their gallantry in the ac•
lion at Secessionville on the ltlth inst.
Our ilea which ascended the White river,
Ark, has been oblige . d to return on account
of low water. The rebel boats Van Dortiand
Pontchartrain are up the Arkansas river, but
can do nothing ou account of the stage of the
water.
Jackson, Price, and Beauregard nre in
Richtnond,,and will be ehortrly important com
mands.
THE GREAT BATTLE NEAR
• RICHMOND.
Events of the last three days B tittle
on Frail y Important St ra lege( lc Movement
Ev a e u yi i o n of 1101,,,e h e Ey, m y
Severely Repulsed— lieneral pc! lon' sAr
Ma , sed South of the Chick :hominy —the
Enemy drawn out of h hate cnchments.
[Correspondence et tiro Baltimore American.
WHITE 110E8E, Juue 28
The eventsstransptring at this point, and
in the army before Riclimund during the pas
four days, have been of such varied character
and thrilling interest, that I scarcely know
where , o cotnnionee or end the record in order
to make it at all understandable to (lie gutter•
al reader Many who were eye witnesses to
those movements havedled panic stricken,
fully convinced that the whole army before
Richmond has been destroyed, and that Gen
oral McClellan has been out-witted, out-gen
pralded, out flanked and " driven Lu-the-wtkil,"
where he promised to place the enemy. The
evacuation of White ❑6n-e was to them an in
explicable mystery under any other condition
of feats ; but had they kept their eyes -open
in the early part of the week, they would have
discovered that the work of evacuation was
silently and surely progressing before any of
the fighting on the right wing. at early as
Tuesday, and that large numbers of vessels
had left the York and Pamatinkey rivers and
were moving rapidl,j , around to,a new basis of
operations on the James river, They might
also have_ebserved that all civillians wore for
bidden to approach the front as early as Tues•
day, under any pretence Whatever, and' that
the immense stores of supplies at Dispatch
Station had been steadily reduced for a week,
until the last barrel of crackers, barrel of beef
end bale of hay had disappeared before the
great contest on Friday, which left the way
open for the enemy to approach that point,
which I have every reason- to believe was de
signedly intended by General McClellan to ho
the mouth of the trap into which they were
being led, and I hope and believe to their en
tire rout and•discomflture. -
Before proceeding to the narrative of events
as they have occurred in the vicinity of White
House during the past few days, I will briefly
state that the whole movement of Gen. Mc-
Clellan, so;far as - the changing of his lines are
concerned 'and in really the making of his
left wing his right wing, and withdrawing his
right wingito rest. near Savage Station, at the
railroad bridge across the Chickahominy, has
been aceonoplished, throwing She. way open
for the enomy to rush to his coveted • feast at
the White jlionso, w4re he found nothing
but ail' crept.); platter. • •
-Whether this movement is good or bad; or
what may be intended by General McClellan
trrbe acCethplished.by it, furthertlian throw :
ing his left on to the James river„ and
,sup•
porting.Fortditirling; it is•impossible at pres
ent t oltay. A day or an hour may decide this
point. Lwill moray proceed'-to a narrative
of events as they occurred et White House:up
toSaiiirday at noon, eMbreeing such state
ments as reached us from the battle field on
Wednessday, Vinirsday, Friday-and Saturday.
oil -TILUDAY
The faet;thatltholunboats had taken posi
tion in fropt of the landing with their guns
out • and: shOtted, and‘tlie sweeping away of
the trees, , which was still progressing,.gove
, ronewed aqiyi!,v to the rush of the.cnrep . fol,
loaers,for poises by the mail hoat.to Fortress
Alonroo, and oUr"populat ion commended to be
rapidly timileted.:
The down train from tthelfrontireported tat
withAhwexceptiod of ,cortain •Mysteri
ous movements within our linen s that were toR
understandable to" - ituroOnse
stock of stores and4drage at Dispatch Station,
11 miles from White House, were being car
ried off with great rapidity, and subsequently
we learned that an immense train of wagons
had been milting film that point all day,,
with forage and stores, and that the greatest
activity in their removal was being observed.
In the evening it was announced that. not a
bale of hay, a bushel Of oats, a barrel of beef
or a box of crackers was loft.
Throughout the day at White House the
greatest vigilance was observed in and around
the headquarters of Gen. Casey, who had
pitched his tents on the beautiful lawn in
front of the White House, the building itself
being occupied as the private quarters of the
Sikers of Charity—and here let me add that
it is quite a small building, having not more
than six small rooms in it, the outbuildings
and servant's quarters being separate from
the residence. General Washington himself
could not complain of the use of it by these
ministering angels of the sick and wounded
soldier. An immense train of wagons was
alsomoving_forwarcl-frorn - the-subsistence-and.
commissary departments throughout the day,
and the immense stocks on shore were being
rapidly diminished. The trains on the rail
road were still steadily moving forward with
ammunition, and continued throughout the
night. Cavalry scouts had also been sent out
in various directions during the day, and pre
parations were made for obstructing the roads.
At dusk a new panic was occasioned by the
discovery that bales of hay had boon piled
over and about all the large masses of sub
sistence stores on the landing. indioating tbo
probability that it might become neoessary
during the night to apply the torch to them
to prevent their falling into the hands of the
enemy.
Whilst all these proceedings were going on,
indicating the probable intention of evacuat
ing the landing on shore, the numerous steam
ers and tugs, probably fifty in number, had
been busy towing down the river to West
Point, a distance' of fifty miles, through its
tortuous windings, long lines of brigs and
barks ladened with. stores. The vessels that
were scattered about in the vicinity were col
lected together in separate gvonps innid an
chored in the stream where lhey could he
easily end iinpidly taken in tow tiiy the ateami
.etis when the time for their removal arrived
And in order that the
: render may imagine
the scene horn preaented, it may he proper
for him to unilm stand thnt not le-s than seven
hundred sail vessel , were, two days previous.
nt iinelnir at the White House and lending
!Old stream along for eight or ten miles down
the riWr.'
Li the eoantime the work on the construe
Lion al the raili mid liridge over the Patuunney,
.last above The rallding want steadily Fog, re•A
Mg. it large force of workmen being constantly
itt work. This fact, in conjunction with tie
evident movement towards n speed - y evactia
tiuu, bewildered the speculations of the un
initiated, but Col Ingalls, under whose direc
tions the evacuation was progres.ing, tnoved
abmit ns coolly as a summer's morning.
The morning traiaLlarought down the grnt•
Gyring news that the forward movements of
General Hooker, had been entirely :nieces:4UL
and that he held the enemy's camp and ; ride
pits. About one hundred of the wounded ar
rived, and were removed, with the others to
the 'hospital steamers: where the nil iba•y
committee, with their large corps of surgeons,
and the numerous Ststers of Ch trity in atten
dance, done all in their power to render the
poor )ellows comfortable.. There are also a
large number of volunteer female nurses in
attendance, who arc unretnitting in their at
tention and kindness to the sick and wound() I,
The reports from the front - on Thursday
evening, contained favorable, heavy skir
mishes having taken place on the right, re•
suiting in the repulse of the enemy, and a
few more of the wounded arrived, who repor
ted everything progres , ing most sati.factori
ly, whilst all the indications were that a gen
Nal battle along the whole line would take
place the next dal (Friday). The trains
were kept in motion all night, carrying lot -
ward trunnions of war, whilst the 7.11g.11
trains wri t e still lining the roadA with com
missary stores.
=
On Friday * morning the first item of news
from the front, received by telegraph was a
gratifying ann uuicement that Stonewall Jack
son and Es ell, in it attempting to turn the
right flank, were repulsed try Uen. McCall
with his Pennsylvania Reserves, and driven
b irk with great ,Thingliter. This attempt of
Jackson was made at three o'clock in the
marring, and had closed :it six o'clock. with
!..ginal_vietory. This. repulse is said to
have - been one of the - rrum Theisive of the way
the enemy being put to a complete root, with
very light loss to our forces. Although at
night, and intended for a surprise. the gal
lant. Pennsylvanians were found to he wide
awake There wile, hoWever, every indica
lion of n general brittle along the whole line,
and General McClellan, in order to he torte
for all emergencies, gave directions to Gen.
Casey and Col Ingalls to make every prep's
ration for the instant removal and destruction
of all the supplies nt White House, should
the result of the impending battle render
such a course necessary, his force being
deemed too small to render the successful de
fence of his position a certainty against such
a movement of the enemy as might ensue.
=
During the afternoon the panic increased
until half•past 'bloc o'clock, and the steamers
and tugs were busily engiged in towing
down Use transports. At three o'clock a de
spatch was received from headquarters, in
tvubstance as follows:
.• IVe have been driving the enemy before us
on the left unig for the past half hour. Cheers
are heard all along the lines."
This was the signal for a new change in the
programme All the Government valuables
and property of the officers was taken elf of
the mail boa( . nud placed on board the steam
er Camonie , and the order given for the de
parture of th boat. whi h left at three
o'clock for Fortress Monroe, taking with her
in tow two heavik laden steamers, with di
receives fur them to be-droppedit-West,P,olot,,_
=I
About seven o'clock on Friday evening
numbers of the wounded commenced to arrive
from the front of tho lines with a few of the
moat intelligent of whom I had on opportuni
ty of conversing. Those engaged in the re
pulse of Stonewall Jackson represented his
route to be quick and most disastrous. Ile
came down MI them expecting a surprise but
ti nail them all momentarily expaning his op
roach, h tying been informed by General Mc-
Clellan Iwo days precious that he was coming
upon them Instead' of a surprise, the ene
my received the first shot, and after two
hours' tight retreated in confusion., -
The woundetrfFiAn flu; fight, which imme
diately ensued represented it to have been a
most terrific encounter the enemy coming out
from Richmond upon them in such dense
masses that the shell and grape poured into
them as they advanced made great gaps in
their lines, which were immediately filled up
and they moved forward most determinedly.,
Their artillery was so ponrly served that the
damage of our ranks was light in proportion
Whey still moved on and exchanged showerof
Minnie balls which were destructive on ._both
sides, but when Gentamd Porter ordered a
bayonet charge, they retreated in double
quick, though GenerarpOrter pursued - them
but a short distance.
The enemy ,again milked and approached
our lines aseoond time,. when Lim slime terri
ble slatightekenStied, this thue their artillery.
being better served was' more effective in the
range of our 'men. On coming to close'quar
' ters they were again repulsed and driven bank
a still greater distance. This twice fought over
battle ground being.literally strewn with the
dead and dying. Gen. Porter then a second
lime fell back to his position and wailed,
nearly' an hour for the enemy 'to ,renew the
assault. They; however, filially male on in
icreased.numbers, having been largely rein ,
forced, and were again, received with shell
and gra'pe,. causing 'great chasms in their
finks, antl'one poor fellow rtlio 'had lost his
arm-assured me that he Saw thaloo.se arm and
portions et lho bodies of the enemy making gy r
atious, through thottir,
,A third time the eri
etny-bore,clown most bravely and . .cletertnined
on our linos, and rhia conflict was the, moot
severelicontiiS,tedof 1116 , wholo`,:but when the
bayonet: was brought to bear he fell back,-and,
was preasellowards - Richmond. fully a mile
.beyond .our,origiaal lines.. • ;,'
'Again, for the fourthtime, General Porter
falls bank to fir.it, position, whoa. an orcler,
was received frogi 0 coeval o' con -
tinue his'retrogatle" mo - voinetit slowly-and-in
order: So soon as it becaine apparent to the
tinemy;that :it .w.ae the purpbSe,foc,gen..PO:rter
$ , 9 rctire, tho' enemy again .pushed—fovward
most boldly and bravely, when their advance
was checked by the entire reserve force, cony
stating 'of the Now. York Tenth, bdl. 13enedix,
and two other regimen's, under command of
Col.• Warren, acting Brigadier General, and
the entire force of regulars under Major.
General Sykes. This fresh force held the
.enemy cheek whilst the force which had
previously. bore the blunt of the battle, moved
steadily back in good order,.carrying with
them their wounded and dead.
The enemy made a fierce attack on the re
servo, but cannon were posted nt various
ptiints of the•route by which they were retir
ing towards the Chickahominy, which occa
sionally poured in shot and shell upon them,
and checked their movements and enabled
the troops' to move back in tho most admira
ble order. At one time in this retrogade
movement the reserve force of (Ten. Sykes
charged on the•e‘emy with the bayonet end
drove him nearly a mile. In this charge (he
gallant New York Fifth and Col. Benedix s
New York Tenth
,drew forth the plaudits of
tke - army - by - their - stendirressmird-brarery; - hr
which they, however, lost about a hundred
of their numbers, whose bodies it was neces
sary to leave on the field.' Cheers went up
along our whole lines nt this gallant repulse,
which was nt three o'clock in the afternoon,
and the enemy did nos again renew the at
tack during the balance of the evening, but
turned his columns down towards the White
House, whioh seemed to be the haven of all
his hopes. The division of the enemy dis•
patched in this directioh was estimated nt
from twenty to thirty thousand—cavalry, ar
tillery and infantry,. They started down at
. three o'clock on Fridhy afternoon.
FURTHER PARTICULARS
WASHINGTON: June 29.—Since closing my
letter from White House I find myself unex
pectedly in Washington oily, and in posession
of most reliable information from the White
House and other points on the Peninsula,
ue•trly a day later than they aro contained in
my letter.
END OF THE WHITE HOUSE
, It appears that the telegraphic communion
between the White Ilouse and General
neClellati was not broken until near one
o'clock un Saturday, and then the wire was
rat at Dispatch Station, four miles out, was
in our possession until four o'clock in the of
ternooo, at which hour the operah.r at the
While House beard a strange signal coming
over the wire. On going to the instrument
he tune 11(1111 , 1./ with what the Federal col
(hers call the Rebel National saltde—.. I say,
O you Yankee—of " This was the
signal given for the final evacuation, when a
portion of the infantry force immediately em
barked on-steamboats in waiting for them,'
the last of ow In,n,por,s was moved off by
the streamings,:and the few articl , is scattered
about on shore. even -tune damaged hay was
fired The ,hole wits of very small value,
and thus of ,he millions or pio,erty here a
few days iigo,perhace not $3,000. -was , de
stroyed.
Rebel Aceount3 of the Battle of
Oak Grove.
From tho It limond Exami nor, June '26:
It was generally expected that a fierce and
general engagement would have taken place
at nor lines yesterday, and l . roin every indi
cation and preparation the surmise seemed
to be well founded ; but althoughmll were
on file tiptoe of expectation, yesterday
passed like many others, without the realiza
Lion of the tnuttli looked for and desired
event. Early in the day cannonading, both
from our own and the enemy's positions.
took place both from the right, left and
centre, b'ut on the two latter points opera
tions were n thing more than a fierce and
artistic artillery duello, in which the enemy
were decidedly worsted. The artillen.
bearing npon Garnett's and Christian's
lams, were particularly active, anti seem d
anxious for a response. This was tint long
in forthcoming, and they ware accordingly
shelled from their several positions with
much , use and with evident loss.
They repeatedly returned to the 'charge,
however,`yet our : artillery received them with
such accuracy, as to drive them, pell-mell,
into the woods, and causing the ablmilon
meat Of chn.ps to the right of the Meehan
icsville bridge All artill-iry 'duel also took
place upon the York River railroad, between
six and seven miles from the city, at which
place, also. the enemy were endeavoring, to
erect .breastworks itijite woods... Being In-,
formed of this, some pieces of the first Vir
ginia artillery proceeded within shelling
instance, and by superior execution, silenced
the enemy's guns and stopped their excava
lions, But the most serious and important
tratisactien at our lines yesterday took place
on the Williamsburg road.
The enemy, ad ;aneing their lines, sudden•
ly yell upon our pickets, and, owing 'to
superior numbers, drove them in upon our
supports. The advance of the enemy consis•
ted of Sickles' and another brigade. In.
formed of the state of things, the Ist
Louisiana was sent forward to reconnoitre
and find the enemy's force, posi ion aiid
intentions ; but to do this their journey lay
across a large ono field, and while ad van
sing the cowardly enemy screened their
forceii in the thicket, and having caught the
:gallant Ist Louisiana in ambuscade, deliv
bred a murderous..fire, which struck flown
dozens of the valiant fellows. But not
dismayed at this reception and their heavy
loss, they dashed at Sickles' hirelings with
their bayonets, and routed them.
Still opposed to greater numbers than their
own, the Ist Louisiana was quickly supported,
we are informed, by the ;Id, 4th, and 22d
Georgia regiments of Wright's brigade, who
held a large fo ce of the foe at bay for two
hours before our forces were gotten into
position, and appalled the enemy by their
formidable trout. Except in the Ist Louisi
ana, we hear of few casualties, and this arose
from the fact that they were the victims of
a trap laid by the 'Yankees and were too
heroic to fall hack when discovering
Col. Shivers, Major Nellegan, and many men
were wounded ; Li ut Gilmore and some
others being, killed. This loss arose purely
from an esprit du co/psi, which prompted
them to remain and stand fast, tin ugh
opposed by vastly supe ior numbers.
It is said, however, that when. the Lonisi
smalls closed their brokea'rank and ehi rged
upon the enemy's masses, it was so terrible
that they gave - way - in -disorder.. This
conduct is perhaps akin to. that which
extracted 'the expression of Gen. Bosquet
when witnessing the brilliant and famous
(stinky charge of the English Light 'Brigade
at Balaklava, viz "That is magnificent,
but is not war." The conduct of the Louisi
anians and Georgians is highly spokes of S.
nothing can detract front their superior
qualities as soldiers and patriots. 13ut an
excess of bravery characterizes their move
ments. The loss of the Louisianians is
reported at tourteen officers and two hundred
men killer'? and worinded„but this we believe
to he an exaggeration.
Subsequenvo this brilliant but unfortunate
transactien r .an.artillery. force.was moved to,
the front, and a fierce conflict ensued,
completely silencing the Yankee.batteries.
in the troodS, which h d advanced.toocpupy
the - " - diSp fed' . - green& •Oliptain --- 'Llugor's.;
battery r we are informed, ivas Conspicuous in
the affairs - of the' day' at the right, and
retired from the fray with much' honor and
little. loss.: The' best, evidence of their
SUM% is in thefact that the enemy: retired
and did not reply ."be . perceived
that theExaMiner•reakeS no mention of the
fact that' the' Union - forces - returned;'' and
caused ',lie rebels to fall back defeated;
entirely dR-comfiting - thetn and recapturing
the' round which our troops still hold-:,--Ed.;
Herald.] ,
Gar - piekets were particularlY. successful
.
,yesterday 1w capturing total lers'ufien 'oar
lines, - and effected important seizures.—
Among-others we may mention the — arrival
in 'our-midst .of two .wotnen, who were din
covered endeavoring to 'penetrate our lineS,
.evidently 'with- tie , praistiworthy intontion••
These,wornen aro, ot,,,low,caiter7 - rind : Would
pass very well : in_ time of'peaqe for mother'
and danghter; as it' proves' ihey, are
perfect strangers to each Other'aSio relation.
ship, butt are evide ntly losigned :together
some clandestine. enterprise; "and.. neither
eatEgiv,eitny account•Ohilleir•voeations or
'residence. Their:tiySterionC,appear one at 7
our outposts 7gaterOtty was 'wore than
sufficient to warrant art est, and their answers
give evidence , of treasonable intention.
'lt is generally exucted that operations of
great motnent will - hike place to.dity, but
whether the severe skirmish••s of yesterday
will culminate in a general action is a point
impossible to determine i but should this be
the case we are fully sure that all our prep
IL rations will result in a brilliant victory,
, ;despite the traps, ambuscades and petty
banning of the enemy evinced on many
occasions as on yesterday.
As Gen. McClell n may claim the severe
skirmish of yesterday as another "Federal
victory," we will simply say that the brave
Louisianians were oppdsed to no less than
seven Yankee regiments, as the following
prisoners by them justify ; for, in addition
to the seizure of Captain James Aleltiernan,
of the 7th New Jersey, there are also the
following visitors to Libby's warehouse : One
serg,dant, two corporals, two musicians, six
privates—in all twelve prisoners— part of
- SicleTS' — gxcelrsior Brigade, 7th New Jersey,
19th Massachusetts, 2d New York and sth
New Jersey, taken at the old battle ground
of the Seven Pines. Three were wounded.
From the Richmond Examine,, June 20.
ANOTHER SPIRITED ENGAGEMENT.—Con
tr .ry to the prediction of the knowing ones,
no general engagement took place yesterday.
A considerable fight, however, did occur
between seven and eight in the morning, on
the Williamsburg road. We Bathe ed the
following particulars from an officer who wae
wounded in the engagement, and' brought Got
this city this afternoon. The 22d Georgia
regiment, which was on picket duty, was
attacked at an early hour, and driven in by
a vastly superior force of the enemy, when
the .Ith Georgia was ordered to its support.
With this force engaged on our side, the
fight lasted for some time; when the Ist
Louisiana regiment was ordered to their
support. Arriving on the field, Col. Shire, s
of the Louisiana regiment, gavemommand to
his men to charge the enemy.,
The order was promptly obeyed, the men
charged with spirit and determination in
solid column, and reeeived the fire of an
entire brigade of the enemy, and sustained
a heavy loss in killed awl wountle
forcements were then promptly ordered to
the front, and the euetuv were driven, back
with very heavy slaughter. The last rein
forcements sent up, we believe consisted of
the nth North Carolina and several other
regiments, who fought nobly, sustaining a
slight loss,
A portion of the forcP engaged was the
notorious drunken brigade of Sickles
. The ellgagament lasted about two hours,
nod is said by these engaged in it to have
been very severe.
The following are the casualties in theist
Lonisitioa regiment : Wounded—Colonel
Shivers ;
_Capt. C .Cormier, Company . 1,
Littut..l. Taylor. Adi.itant Cummings. Capt.
Ratobill. Killed— Lie menants Gilmore,
Murphy, Hendrick and thirty others. The
loss in wounded is very heavy.
Important From The West.
Veec.l front (he Ram Fleet -Attack un
hary .Ilumentarily Exprcled - (7,m. Farrayal
rahlident of Sucre43—Uen. Carps In a Peri
lous condatun.
NEW YORK, June 30
A special dispatch has been received here
from the Union r.im fleet off Vicksburg, , :ated
June ?6th stating that the Union rain - fleet
communicated with Commodore Farragut
Wednesday, and that he was expected to at
tack Vicksburg on Friday Twenty vessels
were in position. Commodore Farragut is
confident of victory.
Tile rebel force is estimated at twelve thou
sand men.
COllllllddae fleet is to 00-operate
wit#t Farr:taut.
General Curtis is in a perilous condition in
Arkansas. The rebel Gen. Rains, having got
iu his rear with fifteen thousand men.
Gen. Fremont Relieved from his
Command
•
WAR DEPARTMENT: WAS fIJSCTON, D. C
Jun(' 27, 12.262.
Major General John C. Fremont, having
requested to be relieved from the command of
the first army corps of the army of 'Virginia,
because, ns lie says, the pa:llion as,igned
him by the appointment ol Major (Zeiler:O..
lope. as Cull - inlander to Chief of the army of
Virginia, is subordinate and interior to thosc ,
hereto tore held by him, and la remain in tho
subordinate command now asmgaed would,
as he says, hrgely reduce his rank and con
sideration in the service—
It is ordered by the President that Msjer
General John C. Fremont, be relieved• from
his command.
Second. That Brigadier General - Rufus
Rine, be, and is hereby appoihted to the com
mand of the limit army corps of the army of
Virginia, iu pidce of Gen. Fremont relieved.
Highly Important Correspondence_
The Re-enforcement of the Armies.
Proposition of the Loyal Stales
RESPONSE OF THE PRESIDENT.
Fie Calle for 300,000 More Men.
WASHINGTON, Tue day July 1,
The following. correspondence between
the President and the Governors of the sev
eral States will explain itself.
To TIM PRESIDENT: The undersigned
Governors of States of the Union, impressed
with the belief that the citizens of the
States which they respectively represent are
of one accord in the hearty desire that the
recent success of the Federal RIMS may he
followed up by tut:taint-es which roust insure
the speedy restoration of the Union, and
believing that in view of the important
military roovemo is now it> progress, and
the reduced condition of oar effective fore- ,
in the field, resulting from the unusual and .
unavoidable casualties of ihe service, that
the ti lop h , ts arrived for prompt and vigor_
oils measures to h» adottted by the people
in support of the great interests committed
to your charge, we respectfully utquest, if ft
meets with your entire approval Thlt you at
o ce call upon the several States for such
number of men as may he required to fill
up all military organwitiOns now in the
field, and add to the arms heretofore organ
ized such additional number of moll as may,
in your judgment be necessary to garrisort
and hold all of the numerous cities andm.li
tary positions that have been captured lay
our tunnies, and to speedily-crush the Rebel,-
lion that still exists in several of the S >nth_
era States: o ,olo3 practically restoring to the'
civiltied - World otir great awl good Govern
meat, 'All believe that the decisive moment
is near at hand, and to that end the people
of the United States ' are desirous to aid
promptly in furnishing all re.enforcements
that you may deem needful to sus air our
Government.
ISAAC WAsnauprin, Jr. Governor of Maine
S. Bunny; - Governor of New Hampshire
Fano'N. limmitooK, Governor'of Vermont
Nat A. BuoKtsnuArit. - Governor of Conn.
Monoan,,Govertior of New York.
• Cons. S °Anna Governor of New Jersey:
A G CURTIN ( Governor of Poonsylvania.
A W BRADFORD, Governor of Maryland.,
F. 11. Ptnnt;oti. Governor of Virginia.
AUSTIN tILAIR. Governor of Michigan.
J. B ToMPLll,lNTsidentßoardof Kentucky..
ANDREW JOHNSON, Governor of Tennessee.
H. K. GA:eau:. Governor of Missouri.
0 P. Monrox, Governor of Indiana.
DAVIDVOD Governor of Ohio.
ALEXANDER RAMSEY. Governor of Minnesota
RIORARD YATRS .Goi , oroor Of Illinois.
EnwAnu,SAoteolt, Governor of Wisconsin.
EXEOUTIrE UANSION, Wash. July 1,1862.
t . Fully ooncurringitr the wis
dom Of. the views expressed to me in so patri.
ratio a inauner. by you in the cominunication
of the - 28111 day of - Juno, _l...:have decided to
call into the.serVice addditional force of
three hundred thonsand'men. - I suggest a , d
recommend that the. troops should be chiefly
of Infantry. '
,Thn quota oryour State would b 07 7---- .I
trust - that they, mae;be enrolled WithOtll de-.
ley, do as, to' bring thi , uniedessary .
yerious civil tv,ir to a `tipe.id . li
al - sn it too is Ilion.,
conclusion': 'An'erderflxing the quotas of
the respective States Will : be issued.. by the
WrAf Popoalcooite.Witoorrow.
• ALT,AI.I.4Id LINCOV,
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