The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-06-26
News by Mail.

News by Mail.
AriUal Of Capt. HocardS Batiery--ActiUHy Of
Gen. .HcCicl(aad and his Proclamation.
| Grafton, Va, June 2j.--Capt Howes COM
pany of regulars, with battery of pieces,
reached here early this morning
Capt Brdsall's company of artillery arrived
, this evening and proceeded to Clarkesboro.
! Gen. McClelland continues very actively engage
ed. He went East as far as Cheap River, on
tour of reconnaissance. The following PROCLAIM
alton has been issued by him to tho soldiers of
the army Of the West;
You are here to support the Government of
your country, and to protect the lives and liber
ties OF your brethren, threatened by Il rebellious
and treaChcrous foe.
No higher or nobler duty devolves on you
and expect you to bring to its performance t
highest and noblest qualities of d soldier dis
cipline, courage and mercy. | call upon the
officers of every grade, to enforce the highest dis
cpline, and know that those of all grades, pri-
Yates and officers, will display in battle, cool,
heroic courage, and will know how to have m er-
cy to u disarmed enemy. Bear in mind that you
are in country Of friends, not OF enemies that
you are here to protect not destroy take moth
H ing, destroy nothing, unless you are ordered to
do so by your general officers. Remember that
| have pledged my word to the people of West
ern Virginia, that their rights in person and
property shall be respected | ask every one of
you to make good this promise in its broadcast
sense. We are come here to save not to uptnrn
do not appeal to tho fear Of punishment, but
to your appreciation OF the sacredness Of the
cause in which we arc engaged. Carry into bat
tie the conviction that you are right, and that
God is on our side Your enemies have viola
ted every moral law neither God nor man can
sustain them.
They have. without cause, rebelled against u
mild and paternal government They have
seized upon public and private property, they
have outraged the persons of Northern men,
merely because they came from the North ; and
of Southern Union men merely because they
loved the Union
They have placed themselves beneath con-
tempt; unless they can retrieve some honor on
the field of battle. You will pursue different
course you will be honest, brave and merciful;
you will respect the rights of private opinion
You will punish no man for opinion sake Show
to the World that you differ from our enemies
in these points of honor, honesty and respect
for private opinion, and that we inaugurate no
reign of terror wherever we 60.
Soldiers have heard that there was dan
ger here; have come to place myself at your
head and share it with you. | fear noav but one
thing, that you will not find &C foemen worthy
Of your steel l."
| kno,v that can rely upon you.
G. B. McCLELLAND,
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
Nashville, June 25th. The official vote of
Tennessee shows ma ority for usurpation of
81, 675, being the largest vote ever polled in
that State
Wheeling June 25 The convention to-day
finished business for tho present. Several ordi-
nances of local Importance were passed one
recognizing the duty of the State Government
to call out the militia in answer to any requis-
tion of the Federal Government. The Presi-
dent in reply to The vote Of thanks, made neat
speech. He urged the members to 60 home and
put into operation the State government they
had lnaugurated.
Adjourned to first Tuesday in August.
The Legislature will meet here next Monday.
Parties who have come in from the interior
counties to night, represent them to be in a
state of guerilla war.
Gen. Lyon calls for and receives Wagons
Their Probable Destination.
St. Louis. June 25. The Democrat has II
special dispatch from Bonneville, which says
that Gen. Lyon had addressed the citizens of
that place yesterday He expressed desire to
be furnished with horses and wagons, This
morning his request was responded to, and he
procured all he wanted. This looks like an
overland movement towards Arkansas.
A Maryland secessionist, direct from Win
chester, reports that the main body of the Con-
federate army, lately at Harper's Ferry-about
l2,000-are stationed in the Fair Ground, and
the rest are at Bunker Hill, Romney and at a
point near Charlestown. file represents that
the men arc we'll fed, and ferccly eager for bat
tie. The health of the troops is generally good.
The Virginia State Convention, now in ses
sion, have elected number of delegates to the
Confederate Congress. The following are
chosen Ex-President Tyler, VIM. j. Preston,
R. W. Scott, W. B. Preston, Senator Mason
and Roger A. Pryor.
Among the incidents of the battle of Boone
vile, the St. Louis Democrat gives the follow
ing: