The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-01
IMPORTANT MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
The Probable KaIch Of Fifteen Thousand Troops
Oh Balrmore-The Route to be Opened
st all Hszards-Maryland 70
Remain in the Union.
IMPORTANT FROM HARRISBURG.

IMPORTANT FROM HARRISBURG.
The Keystone State Arousang for the Com
test = The Miners EnIfsting Co Defend
their Countrywide Number OF Troops
An the Fiskd-rhe Concentration OF Men
In this state-The Real Position or
WsshfngtOn whsn the Troops were
stopped in BaItimore-supposcd Move-
ments for Maryland, Sc, &c.
HARRISBURG, April %, 1861.
The inhabitants Of the Keystone State fully aroused
TO the Importance of the contest that upon them
The people armng the mseves, aud be pour
ing forth from the mountains valleys Of state Dy
hundreds They spring up from the very bowels Of the
mountains, arrange themselves in military line and
march for the scene Of action The miners, who have
spent years beneath the ground seldom seeing the sun
except Sundays, enisting In large numbers Tho
furnace men, whose toll makes them naturally powerful
in . muscular point Of view, are daily uniting in
the ranks Of the army, ready and painting for tho
contest II has been generally supposed In New York
that Psnpty vaDia doing but little by way sustain
ing the government they had heard Governor Our
tin promised hundred thousand men but there
no repor, Of their being sent Warrington and the pub
he had about male up their mind that his promises
game Of brsg. personal visit 10 SINE or the camp
fields has satisfied that the keystone stats doing
ia share Of the work. and before many days roll around
the public win hear . report from them that win turn
some Of the newspaper grumblers In your city.
This state the neignoorhood Of seventeen thou
sand already In the ned thousands begging for
the opportunity Of marching They have full sin thou
sand stationed At Camp Scott near York, under the
conmand Of Generals wynkcop and Eesley. There
are twentysix hundred at Camp slifer, near
Chambersburg, under the command OF General f A.
Williams, one Of the oncers Of the Pennsylvania voiun
hc.r n n
for his aid. This camp is under the best discipline Of
any in the State, clearly showing that the commanding
officer understanos hs business. Then there large
number at Camp Curtin, Harrsburg but the troops
are going and coming from this camp rapidly that II
would be merely guesswork 70 state the number that
II present there Scattered along between Ektn, Per-
ryville and Philadelphia six thousand more, and
there two regiments from Ohio near lancaster
with some twelve hundred United States troops at Car
Isle Barracks In the latter number those that
were under the command Of the traitor Twggs In Texas
In all Of these camps, well in official quar-
at Harrisburg, there % at present . general stir
and hustle that betoken the approach OF
eventfuI day. The movements Of the State OIL
GERS are wrapped in mystery. me messengers como
and 20 with sealed hpe Special trains flying 10 every
direction while the tick Of telegraph
tnues from until night, and from night 10 day All
this something II the sudden gathering OF the
1t u generally supposed here that the concentration Of
these troops st the particular nts for the pur se d
point being understood that the southern for would
make one Of their rendezvous a. Hsrpers Ferry, and
force as pOssp INTO baltimore 70 s.reng hon the secss
sion feeling IN that locality and reelst all federal trooe
ssss ossr g haTe been severely DE-
/ nourcing sle adn netrHlron for being iaactise
:na .Rsss a. 70 s,rass sers sa sSs aS % as
real facts show the very reverse, and tia, shey
have been PREPARING E wsh ; mas 2, hand tse noe @
themselves caught In the trap that has been laid for them
by The veteran General Scott
rival here, who knew all the movements there up 10
thursday last and from their statements the o2piai Of
the nation really In lamenable condition. Up to
weonesday night Last, three thousand soldiers were
every that the government hai there-one tb ~.
sand reeuars about thousand volun eers AMI the
ba ance men from the District o. Colombia Win thls
apaI force, by the action OF the Baltimore mob, the
government were hemned in and any person who knows
the location Of Washington and how easily force
march down from any source, NJ once comprehend
the Danger that In for ~h)ie week They were,
in fact the mercy Of the southern forces add would
have been taken almost without q struggle There
many points 10 guard that but few could be sta
toned n any one o, po1n s IN % order .u 70 Keep K up s
motion the general hustle giving the appearance OF
large force the trains stopped md the
the mob General Scott held the washngton the
telegraph office, and prevented any communs rom
gong over. except those OF tho departments esary
Cameron continued days send his orders over
the wires for supplies and movements Of troops snppoe
rg all the time thai they were received by th'se 70
wh I'm the dispatches directed, word sent
back from Bat more that the wires In working
order through 10 New York Not receiving any reply
to his dispatches, his suspicious we're 1ousei, and,
upon examining into the matter !, was found that
Marshal Kane, Of Baltimore, had taken possession OF
the once in that city and @ detained everything thus
government, and all their contemplated movemeots
Thus tied up y is really . wonder that The capital
The charges Of the Tribune and the Tmes, and
accusstons against the administration In view OF
these facts contemplate cowardice, sinking be-
low the attack OF the Courier and Eaqrr upon the gal
liant Anderson and proves at once that the advice Of
those sheets s followed by the people, our country viii
The capital s nov out Of danger General Scot, has
enough there 70 defend II against any attack that
long Providence gives TO Scott his mind and present
energy, Jefferson Davis will not be found mNchmg bis
seoSs o v make I, usrs.nd srs. o1
all order TO asst the mob there TO prevent the
Of troops through at State It said that the Baltimore
roughs not only loophoes through the doors
and shutters but have taken into tho upper and
upon the roofs Of houses brckbats pecs OF castings,
car wheels, and other missiles 70 roll down upon the
this the mob being rapidly armed, and s rad, upon
good and reliable authority that Ross Winans has two Of
his steam guns in operation which will enable them 70
send balls at the rate Of two hundred per minute upon
the federal troops These statements made the
word Of resident and business OF Baltimore, who
hes left his all and fed 70 this locality II shows that
they are preparing for struggle but all this amounts 70
nothing when ecmpsreo stn the arrangemens OF zen
soott 70 uphold the government against the unatic
mob Of the Monumental City.
there il singular fact in connection with the on
lktment Of troops In this State that may be Of special In
<res those Southern who have claimed that
portion OF the North would assist them in fighting
their bates II is actual fact that at least
OF vho are enstng voted the democratic ticket
I am Informed that one regiment that sent OF
were all democrats but forty .nvc This at once
that the south rely upon the democracy Of
The kor,h 70 sustain them In their reasonable move
men,s ne cemocrsey Of the Keystone State keep step
70 she music Of the Unon and will allow none but the
stars and Stripes 70 wave happy land
opg Heaven gives them defend II; and when
the south relies upon them assist pulling that
eas and rasne In s stead the Palmetto they count
ing without their host, and the that they under
ssssd This the better II win be for thsm
The orderly action Of all Of the troops that have passed
through encamped here . subtsct OF general re-
mark No one has bean molo ted By them and the Ia
oes 10 about evenings with much freedom though
ncshns unusual wAs ranspiring Tho troops also state