Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-18
THE NEWS HERE.

THE NEWS HERE.
TxNSEssxE The following letter embraces an
Interesting account Of the existing state of affairs
in the region Of Tennessee from which 1t was
written:
ELIzABKTHIoN, CARTRR COUNTY,
East Tennessee, May I3, 1861.
w. ID. Waiiaeh Editor Washington Star:
The people here are for the Union and our Gov
eminent, almost TO a man. They are calm, de- |
cided and determined at all hazards to stand up |
for the stars and stripes, and resist the acts Of
arbitrary, wicked, cowardly Legislature that has |
in secret conclave dared to declare ms cnt of the
Union, and to transfer US to aistocratic cotton
confederacy, besides assuming 10 make appropri- |
ations that will grind US down for years with |
taxes Though this is the day Of usurpation and |
mobs, they have sown the seed that cannot fail to
produce In our midst war and counter revolution.
III we can have fair expression Of the popular |
viii at the baliot-box on the sth Of June we have
no fears but that we can defeat them. Our party |
is for freedom Of speech and suffrage, theirs for
sappressing everything that does not SAVIOR Of the
heresy OF secession; and nothing is too mean or 1
mendacious for them to stcop to in carrying out
their purposes. Thev are ready at all times
where they have the numbers, to mob the man
who will stand up and defend the Union and the
Constitution Where secessionistx are in the as
csndancy. the polls will be controlled by a mob
The candid men Of their party here admit the
spirit OF the party to be the spirit Of a mob. At
Jonesb0ro'. on Monday last, several Of their party
became so disgusted with them for irving to dis
turb Messrs. Johnson and Nelson while speaking,
ss that they abandoned the disunion cause.
Saturday was stirring day with Us here. We
raised pole about eighty feet high, from which
the stars and stripes are beautifully waving land
long may they wave o'er the land Of the free and
the home Of the brave, and we pledged our prop
erty, our lives, our ali to defend them so long as
our Government does not make war upon our in
sututions, but, on the contrary, defends them
w are Tor our whole country, (nOt our country
South
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MILITIA OFFICERS AP-
roINrKD.-The President has caused commissions
to be issued to the following officers of the militia
of this District. Viz:
SIerimer GuarGS-Capt. Henry NJ Mcknight.
First Lieut.. Mitchell Smith, Second Lieut. John
y. Dom, Third Lieut.. Henry b McElfresh.
Company Is, Putnam R,fsS-Capt James b.
Greenwich, First Lieut. V. Dulin. Second
Lieut. J. ID. Hutton, Third L. eut. o. Skinner
Company 4 National aaydS-JnO Mills. Cap.
taini First Lieutenant, Benz GerkeY.
4aTG1aldt G"aras-CaPtain, VIM. Hunt
First Lieutenant, Antonio BuehIgnani; Second
Lieutenant, francis Gazzera.
Eyh Regiment, Third Brigade Ca ptains of
in1antry-Snowden w. Robinson, John p. Hi
Webb.
First LIeutenants-ChaIles Emerson, w. West
Well, Charles N. Keys, Asbury Lloyd, Jas. w
Plant, ID. X Clendeain, VIM. ] McCOlIand
Second LieutenantE-Chas w. Haker, VIM. T
els Reside.
Mechanics Union Rifss-First Lieutenant G.
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Breyet Second Lieutenant, James Guild
=, N't'ona! R!f.S-First Lieut., A. Duport Davis.
Second LieutenaEt, WIN. w. Webb.
AHdTec Johnson Guard - Third Lieutenant
VIM. Cruikshank.
Thtrd Regiment, Second Brigade - Captain,
Stephen Nj Colder; First Lieutenant VIM FOL.
SON. Second Lieutenant, Chas Barker.
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MILITARY AFPOISTMENIs-Ina addition TO the
appointments Of Major Generals leo b McCIcl-
Ian, Of Ohio, and Benz F Butler, Of Mass, Major
Mcdonald, Assistant Adjutant General has been
promoted TO be Br!gadier General. This news
Will be particularly gratifying to the troops in
Washington, with all OF whom he has been
thrown personally In contact in the discharge OF
bis duties at tots point, and whose entire conf.
dence as an officer Of great ability he has won by
tue energy, efficiency and decision with which
be has already done so much towards bring np
the order and discipline Of a regular army oGt OF
the chaos OF what was SO recently but vast horde
OF hastily assembled volunteers Thus has ht
proved his eminent fitness 10 command men in
times Ike the present His promotion, therefore
will inspire these who are TO serve under him In
The trying times that are ahead, with that sort O
effective spirit that. growing out Of entire conf
dence in a commander, inspires army ror sue
cess.
Ex-Governor Reeder, of Pa, wto, IT will b.
remembered, distinguished himself not a little II
the Mexican war, has also been appointed Briya
dier General II is understood at the earnest soIicf
tatioh Of the leading public men Of all parties O
his State, who know his military Capacity best
PRAYING FOR THE PREsIDENT.-Bishop W bill
ngham, the head Ct the Episcopal Church II
Maryland, on the 18th inst addressed circula
to the several Episcopal clergymen Of his diocese
forbidding hereafter the omission Of the pray e
for the President Of the United States from tn
regular church service; which had been done b
a few disunion parsons under hia jurisdiction Ii
the circular letter he says
"Such omission in every case makes the clergy
man liable to presentment for willful violation Z
his ordination vow, by mutilation Of the worshi
Of the Church; and shall hold myself bound I
act on any evidence Of such ofense laid before N
after the issue OF this circulaT.n
FIELD OPERATIONS IS SOUTHERN VIRGINIA -
Lest evening it wes definitely determined by ID
Government to send Major General b F. Butle
70 Old Point Comfort, Va, (FOrtress Monroe
Taken in connection with the heavy addition;
force known to have been ordered thither with
the last week, this order TO General Butler
believed to involve the design Of giving hir
command Of the expected field operations Of th
United States in that quarter of Virginia.
HIsHLI IMPORTANT FROM EuRoPE-Amon
the important details ef foreign news brought b
the Europa, is an article from the London Post
the organ OF the Palmers,on goyerDment-in whi c
tits acknowledged that President Lincoln has 81
rghf bofh 10 declare q blockade of the Southei
ports, and 20 treat southern prirdtesTS lrhsn cnl
f"rsd as Piraiss." The article will be found els
where.
SWEARING THEM iS.-The disunion troops
Virginia have recently been sworn in We he;
hOnl lclldDIe person IndLd considerable mum b
Of those In Alexandria and WaTrenton decline
TO take the oath TO resist the authority OF the Go
srnment OF the United States by force Of arms
NEW COMMISSIONER OF The CCsToas.-M
Nathan Sergeant, Of this city, on onday ne
enters upon the discharge Of the duties OF th
position, vice Hon. samuel Ingraham, Of Conn
resigned Mr.. i. made one Of the best off &c
ever in the service Of the Government.
MsTAKE-The three brothers Of Col.
Lamon, Y. 3. Marshal for this District, now
the service at Harper's Ferry, are not disunionist
we learn, but pro- Union citizens Of Virginia.
~ The Pensacola correspondent Of the Mobi
Advertiser writes SO Strychnine the last fasc
Of an onacer; Tat-soup the marines, and drench d
sailors with chain-ligh htning whisky. Anythin
anything 70 getrid Of these hateful ships and the
crews, They are only here TO rob and annoy d
ofth he urifD