The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-12-10
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| IrtOUHe.-h most important oTueT VIII
soon be issued from headquarters inform.
ing the Governors of the several free
States no more regiments, batteries or in
dependent companies must be raised or
received by them, except upon the re-
QUESTION of the War Department. and
the regiments etc., now forming, will be
!, completed unless it shall be deemed more
advantageous to the service, to assign the
men already raised to incomplete organ.
izations actually in the field. General
Superinendents of the volunteer recruit
ing service will be appointed for all the
States and recruiting in each will be di.
rected upon the system pursued in the
regular army. The superinlendents will
be officers Of the regular army, retired
officers if possible, or officers of the army,
not serving in the field. Depols for the
collection and instruction Of recruits un.
der command of the perntendent'
Depots will be established at the follow
considered advantageous in each Of the
States.
Those in the West are Minnesota, Fl
Smelling. Iowa. Davenport. Wiscon-
sin, Madison. Missouri. Jefferson or Ben
ton Barracks. Michigan, Detroit. Hi
nois, Springfield. Indiana, indianapolis.
Ohio, Columbus. Kentucky, Louis.
Vile.
The enlistment papers Of the volun.
teers will be the same as for regulars.
Clothing will be issued to them at the
State Depots. Colonels of Re giments in
the field wanting troops will make requi-
stions directly on the Superintendent Of
their respective States.
No more cavalry will be accepted by
the Government, and it is the purpose of
the Commanding General to muster out
of the service all cavalry recruits in in.
complete regiments, unless they will con
, sent to come in as infantry. The num-
Der of the cavalry already amou UNITS to be-
tween 10000 and 10000, much more
than the Government can use.
Gen. Mcclellan is understood to have
made the most urgent presentations to
the President, in favor of regular and
systematic exchange of prisoners He
will probably succeed in having his
views approved and acted on. There
o has been no advance of rebel pickets up.
q on our lines as has been stated on the
contrary, our pickels haye advanced in
:, to the enemies country. Mccall is ad
: vancing towards Leesburg, and Gen
! Smith, and Gen. Porter. are extending
= their lines forward while Mcdowell and
Franklin are watching the enemy's CEN
tire, which is growing weaker and weak
q err every day.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Sen. Grimes
g remarks on the intox ication OF army off
GERS, in connection with a resolution
!. censuring Coils. Dixon and Miles, were
received with great applause in the gal
leres
Judge Trumbull's speech is pronounc-
ed one Of the ablest Constitutional argu-
q ments ever delivered in the Senate
e His exposition of the harmony Of the
j Constitution with all the requirements
of war, including violent death. destruc.
ton and conhscation Of property, or
emancipation of slaves, WAS very conclu-
sively fortified by numerous citations OF
Uni.ed States Supreme Court decisions
and authorities on International law.
Mr.. Faulkner's application for fur
| Tough, pledging an exchange for Mr..
Ely, has been granted by Mr. Seward
He is released from Fort Warren on his
parole, promising to proceed South i'm
; medaleIy to procure Mr.. Ely's release.
q If unsuccessful in his mission he pledg es
himself TO return within thirty days.
INsURRECTIoNARY DEMoNsTRArIoNs.-
I In au extra issued November 10th, the
Memphis Apoianche says:
A most reliable gentleman from East
Tennessee, arrived here this morning
and reports that Chickamauga creek, the
, Charleston Lick creek, and upper Hols-
ton bridges were burned at precisely one
O'Clock on Friday night. Other bridges
were fired at the same time, but were
extinguished The telegraph wires were
= destroyed at the same time Dan Ire
witt is at home leading the Instruction
q Hon. Josiah Anderson was assaulted a
O the polls on election day
A thorough organization exists among
q the Unionists in East Tennessee.
a Grand preparations are making to re
ceive Andy Johnson, in Green county
his homestead.
q Mcdowell is standing firm and true
but cannot stem the current portion
of the East Tennessee members Of th
,, Legislature are at home making insur
reclionary speeches. Eight lhousan,
"a Federals are reported at Red Springs
!. Macon county, where they have burne
a. the town.
!. Worlds Dispatch -Sscratary's Cam
!, eron and Seward were serenaded to nigh
t. but only the later appeared. He simpl
complimented the music, and stated tina
in ten days the country would rejoice a
O great news.
'e New York. Dec. 2.-It is reported tina
u Colonel Kerrigan OF the New York l2l
r Regiment, has been tried by Court Mar
# lial for treason, and sentenced to be shot
n The warrant has been signed by tn
% President. Kerrigan is member Q
re Congress from this city.
5. Port Royal advices stated that Tat
| nails attack on the Goth, was not worth