Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-13
CALL FOR A CONVENTION.

1F'oS'' "SnitiSt lHo DuulueIu CJDTeQernfu
States, Honorable John Brooke vas called ~
the chair, and Henry W. War6eld appointed
Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been er.
planned by the chairman, on motion, it was
Resolved, That the undersigned, members
of the Legislature, recommend to the c;tizcnS
of this State who are opposed to the present
war and in favor Of peace, to organize them.
selves in district, county, and State conven.
tons for the nomination and election OF suit,.
bic candidates for Governor and other Sra.s
officers, to be elected under the provisions
of the Constitution, during the Coming fall.
Cd. That the State Convention meet in ths
city Of Baltimore on Tuesday, the 10Th day of
September next, at II o'clock, a. NJ.
Sd. That the county conventions eiec; end
send to the State Convention as many mer.oer.
as each county is entitled to, in both br,nctr.
Of the Legislature of Maryland.
4th. That all papers Of the State, favorable
to the call, be requested to publish the fore.
| going resolutions.
(Signed) JonS B. Baooxr,
HENRY N. WAKEFIELD, Chairman
Secretary.
Senators.-John B. Brooke, John F. Gard.
ner, A. A. Lynch, D. c. Blackis,on, J +
lIcckart, Teagle Townsend, O. Miles, Thoio1;
j. Mckaig, F. Whitaker, James F. Dasb;,lI
John S. Watkins, Washington Duvsll, Thomcs
Franklin.
House Of Dslegdtes.-E G. Kilbou!n, RI.
liam G. Harrison, S. Teakle Wallis, T. Park,
Scott, G. W. Goldsborough, Lawrence SAM.
ston, James T. Briscoe, B. \. Welch. litmv
NJ. Wa,(eld, William Henry Legs, Hcnry u.
Mort., James Q. Dennis, Richard c. Mack.
moin, J. Hanson Thomas, John I. Brown,
Philip F. Rasin, ]. Lawrence Jones, ". E.
Salmon, Benjamin Parran. 4. Ktssler, John 7.
Ford, James W. Maxwell, Robert N. Denn,sor,
A. Chaplain, ". L. S,aIkey, Martin Eakle, E.
A. Jones. William Turner, L. G. Quinlin,
Thomas ". Renshaw, Howard Griffith, ". r.
Barnard, T. W. Linthicum, Jno. G.. Bruno,
Thomas John Claggett, Richard Woot:or.
Charles II. Pitts, j. II. Gordon. John 4. John.
son. William Holland, Bernard Mills, VIM. Z.
Miller, John c. Brining.
MILITARY MovEMENTs-TnE FIRE zouAyEs STAN.
PEDEp by TIE A~LABAMIASs.
Correspondence OF the Baltimore Exchanged
WASHINGTON, August 8. ls6l.-Gen. Mc(;.el.
Ian believes that should the city DO attacked
BY the Confederatcs the defensive movement
will be directed principally upon the north5rn
and western parts Of the city. In order 10
guard most efectually against q sudden lllrk
Of this nature, bodies Of troops are
being stationed about three miles north cl
Georgetown, thus, also Strengthening the lite
Of pickcts which nov extends from this city %
Harper's Ferry.
There was evidently an unusual com;uo.'o.
here last evening. Pockets were thrown outon
the Washington Road fifteen miles from The
city. Orders have been issued for the forward.
ing Of ten more regiments over the Washing.
ton Railroad.
Rumors constantly prevail in the camps sur.
rounding this city Of the advance of the Con-
federates, and such announcements sometimes
cause much confusion. The Confederate seas.
in numbers Of from one to twenty, dash in er.
cry night and often during the day, and after
reconnoitering for q short time or exchanging
a shot with the Federal pickets, Sa!lop back
to their camps, laughing at the fear which the
:. Yankees have Of seeing a rife in the haaIi
Of 4 Southerner pointed towards them.
There is apparently another movement 10 D:
made in a short time on the lower Potomac,
the object Of which remains a secret, but an
certain that an order was issued late this If.
ternoon for the immediate construction Of Git?
fast pulling launches for the Potomac foti!la.
The proposition Of Gen. Banks to make Ma.
ryland the grand rendezvous Of the armies Of
the North, in order LIST, That the people might bs
held in proper subsection; Cd, That traasror.
tation through the GENERALIZATION Of the RI
roads might be fac ilitated; and 81, That n safe IL.
treat Of the armies Of the Potomac and Shc!ran.
doah, if necessary, might be insured, have
been considered and the Cabinet are oil in Fl.
vor of sending troops to the ncighborho"l Of
Baltimore. b. it said to the credit Of Crr!
erals Scott and Dix, that they have been ste;
div opposed TO such a movement, and il will
only be perfected in the face Of the protests 81
the best military General and one Of the h::.
and polite citizen Generals Of the a..
mics of the North.
In order to guard against Governmcn, te!e-
dispatches being used for the in!orn'a
Of the Confederatcs, the Administration
has concluded to use Il newly Invented cyphsr
in transmitting official intelligence.
Gen. Hein,zleman in his official report -
War Department states that early in the bait.r
the Fire Z1uavcs were broken by Il bavoD.;
charge from the Sth Alabama Regiment, zni
they were not re. organized, nor did they 10
service during the remainder OF TIE
day.
WASHINGTON TEN
WASHINGTON, Aug. Sit appears, from the
data Of the Committee Of Ways and Means,
that the total amount Of appropriations passed
At the recent session is S275.000 900. OF this
Sl97, 000, 900 is for the army,
s3s, 000, 900 for the navy, and the remainder
for various other purposes.
Judge Laurence, SO long a prominent !aeur.
Der Of the Board Of Appeals in the United
States Patent Office, has resigned, ard con.
meets himself in business with Roba.; ".
an established Patent ager. in Wash.
One Of the regiments OF the Sicklcs' Brigade
reviewed by the President this marnin;.
physical endurance was great; I few,
were obliged to retire from ltc ru,ks
account of the heat.
1t is understood that Colonel Sicklcs will b:
appointed 4 Brigadier General.
There was considerable alarm anon: oH:
in the neighborhood Of Grca; Falls. cit
right 1t resulted from the shooting
If one Of our pickcts, in the foot.
Letters have been received from Coz. iic,.
md other prisoners. They are treated with
great kindness. They are all on paroie.
The seven captured schooners and then
men brought to the Washington Navy Yard.
have been officially transferred 10 the civil
Secretary Chase left here this afternoon /.
New York, on public business.
Correspondence OF the Baltimore k.:..Ang-!!
ST.. LOUIS, August "a friend here, arrived
night before last from Memphis, via Cairo,
whittier he went a fortnight since. for the pu'.
pose Of collecting" (orer tile l!fi,) brough;
some exceedingly interesting intelligence with
Misunderstanding to US Of this State, al least
and no doubt it would prove so to yon AMI
our friends in the East ge~nerally-wh;ch, h"".
ever, it would be highly improper to speak Vi
here. Suffice it to say, the cheering n~ssrrarc'
is ours-s'all is well" We have a w~n'chman
on our Western tower. in the good Bishop Ct
Louisiana, who says "ail is well and whod',S
doubt the assurance thu; given D.? McCrlioch,
Raines and Parsons are said 10 be g%Tadus.iJ
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