The weekly Butte record., 1861-09-14
Mesilla Times.

We are indebted to Mr.. Joseph Bloch for
copies of the Mesla Times of July 9th and
August 10th. The first is printed on common
foolscap and the latter on yellow paper. Also,
two copies of the proclamation, or more prop
erly, code of laws, promulgated by John T..
BAYLOR, wherein he claims to to take posses
sion of the Territory of Arizona in the name
and behalf of the c. A. s., and establishes
military government Two items, in the issue
of August 10th, in reference to the battle of
Bull Run, we give as important news, which
we suppose, according to the Marysville Elk
press, have been suppressed by the General
Government, or they would have reached us
sooner Here is the first one.
General Scott commanded the enemy in
person. assisted by General Mcdowell.
The second reads as follows:
General Scots private carriage and
years supply for the whole Confederate army,
and 700 prisoners were taken"
The wilfu suppression of such highly i'm
portant news as the above by the General Gov
ernment, is absolutely not only intolerable but
decidedly unconstitutional, and subversive Of
the liberties of the people. l. is " madness !!
madness :! madness to expect that peace
will again visit our distracted country" while
such despotism reigns.
TIE NOISE OF BArTLE.-W Wlkie publishes
in the Dubuque (Iowa) Herald and Times q
vivid account of the great battle near Spring
field Missouri, in which occurs the following
graphic description Of the roar of artillery and
small arms and the buzziug of bullets:
About ten minutes past five the heavy boom
of artillery rolled through the town like the
muttering of a thunder storm upon the horri
zon, and sent thrill through every heart like
a shock of electricity. instantly mounted my
horse and set out for the field of action, which
was fully twelve miles distant, and as | reared
it the explosions of artillery became one con-
tinuous roar, that only now and then was bro
ken enough to distinguish the sound of single
guns. At times for ten minutes the whole
earth shook with one continuous, tremendous
peal, that seemed the prolonged howl of hun
dred thunder storms mingled into one-then 1t
would sacken for moment and PERHAPS q
single gun would be heard then half dozen
in succession so quick that each succeeding
sound Tapped on the succeeding one, and then
the tapping On would becmoe indlstinguishable,
and the whole would be merged again in one
terrific volume.
1t was like an old fashioned fugue" tune,
where the parts were the tremendous voices Of
heavy ordnance. A single voice would lead off
a note or So then another would JON and an
other in quick succession, till all the sulphur
Gus voices in one sublime chorus were reverbe,
rating over the hills and across the praires
with a volume that shook the earth like
Niagara. Nearing the ground. the regular
volleys of musketry were heard mingling their
sharper tones 10 the grand concert, while at
oil moments there was an inceSSant crashing of
guns that was never silent for q moment, but
sounded like continuous discharge of huge
fre-crackers. Still nearer, and the words of
command were heard, with now and then the
crash of heavy bodies of cavalry tearing over
the ground-,he dull thud Of bullets as they
buried themselves in trees or their fierce whis-
tie as they tore high IN the air-:he savage
music of round shot, and the peculiar fzzing
whirr Of shell, aud the sharp crack of their
bursting, made up scene the like OF which
/. must be witnessed to be appreciated to the
extent of one half of its terrible, awful charac-
ter.
Gov DowNEY AND GEN d. D. CoLToS-
She San Francisco Call makes the following
statement
The War Department at Washington, act
ing on evidence of bis fitness in its archives,
forwarded request to the Governor that he
would commission d. D. Cotton a Colonel in
one of the new cavalry regiments; this request
was made without any desire on the part of
Mr. Cotton or his friends it being well known
that Mr.. Cotton has seen service and is an ex-
perenced officer. The Governor informed Mr..
Cotton of the request, and the latter after
consulting with some personal friends. concu-
ded to accept the commission, provided he could
have some voice in the choice of line officers
who were to serve under hm-not an absolute
:" say" but sufficient to insure that no one
should be appointed in whom he had no cou-
fidence To this the Governor acceded. Sub
sequenty the Governor without consulting
with Mr.. Cotton, insisted on appointing Lieut..
Colonel of the regiment, a gentleman of Los
Angeles wholly nacquainted-either by ex
perence, sentiment or ability-for the position,
and one on whom Cotton could not rely. The
result was that Cotton refused to accept the
commission and we have seen dispatches
(Which are now in General Summers posses
sion) from the Captains of two companies en-
listing or the regiment, stating that their men
had positively refused TO serve, on account of
the appointment of the gentleman in question,
and in consequence the companies are to be
dlsbanded Thus, by flying from an implied
agreement, and by insisting on principle of
favorilism, Gov Downey has certainly retard-
ed the formation of one regiment, if he has not
prevented it altogether. Cotton be it remem
bered, passed most credtable examination
before the Board of Army officers.
PETITION TO THE PRFsIDENT.-The follow
ing petition is being circulated in Cincinnati :
To hi, Excellency Abraham Lincoln Pres
ident of the United States The undersigned,
anxious that your Administration should, in
this time of national peril, have the unquali.
fed respect, aud receive the cordial support of
the friends of the Government ; and recogniz-
ing las it is forced upon the attention of all
observant ciiizens) the wide spread and grow
ing want of confidence in the integrity and
capacity of the Hon. Simon Cameron, Scores
tary of War and believing most earnestly,
that the universal popular will, and great
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