The Placer herald., 1861-06-08
Billy Wilson's Zouayes.


This regiment of roughs and bummers,
recruited from the scum of the city of New
York, the same who paraded in Tammany
Hall, and at the instigation of their com
mander cried for the "blood, blood, blood"
of the Southerners, is thus alluded to by
Ching Foo, the correspondent of the Union:
BILLY Wilson's crowd, which in Difference
to the warlike form of Speech used at this
time is called a regiment, are in camp at
Staten Island, and as they were recruited
from the most serenely ascally scum of the
lower end of the city, and never got organ
lied, because nothing short Of two pair of
handouts apiece could organize them, they
have cot to be organized again. Cause
why-the new orders require seventy seven
men to a company, and seven hundred and
seventy to regiment-av couse-and Bllly's
companies have got all askew, by reason of
fellows with taste for Spring chickens
lodging the guard and spreading all over
the island on foragng parties. From the
fact that few of these enterprising warriors
ever return, it Is supposed that they usually
die Of too much chicken, and that their
heroic bodies are lying in the rocky fast
nesses and unsettled portions of the vast
island of Staten" to be hereafter discover.
ed by en,erprising explorers OF future age,
and their honored bones covered with mon
umental chickencoops. Billy fre's like n
bull terrier on the outside of rat cage, and
swears If Government don't muster his men
into service and let them 90, he'll ust dis
band the regiment and turn the crowd loose
on New York; and if he does, he insinuates
the people lac! better move to kamschatka,
for there won't he silver spoon left be-
tween Castle Garden and Kingsbridge"
HAVE WE A DICTAToR.--"I also direct that
the regular army of the United States be in
creased by the addition of eight regiments
Of infantry, one regiment of cavalry, and
one regiment OF artillery, making altogether
u maximum aggregate increase of 22, 2,7l4
officers and enlisted men, the details of which
increase will also be made known through
the Department of War; and further direct
the enlistment, for not less than ono nor
more than three wears, of $4,000 seamen,
in addition to the present force, for the
naval service of the United States"
Lincoln's last Proclamation.
"COngress shall have power to raise and
support armies, but no appropriation of
money to that use shall be for a longer term
than two years. To provide and maintain
navy" Constitutions of tie United States.
The idea of the President of the United
States ordering an increase of the rcgulT
army, caps the climax. The militia procla-
nation was n stretch of power, but this is an
alarming stride of de>potism. 1t is evident
that our ConaHtutouol government is no
more.
WANT HIS IIEAp.-A number Of negroes
are encamped at Beaver Creek, Pennsylvania,
near the Virginia line. The Pittsburgh
Chronicle, speaking of them says:
"rheir object is not to seize IIarper's Fer
ry, put the person of the redonbtabe sage of
Accomac-ex Governor Henry A. Wise,
himself They look upon Wise as the mur
derer of John Brown, and their determine
ton is to have his head, no matter what the
sacrifice necessary to obtain it. The men
in camp are vel dressed and literally sup
piled with pistols. They are principally
from Canada, and expected to receive large
accessions to their numbers before they start
on their mission of vengeance. They are
said to be a determined set of fellows, and
tie ex Governor need expect no mercy if
they can tut lay hands upon him."