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AZ It Ia Inconsistent With lfbcrty7n The fatal
1oiiticaI * l. Il 70 ba snnreh ended rom
SLAVERY were slEs1n weiehin9 ipon tho minds
of the authnra oftks4r cfEntrv,a fndepeudence
ts1n m R1t H. +s,na1 - mo1 ~ r. men whn nnx
haye n1acs and nd a%rI Il Il Mop}eomeW mt ONE is ve.y
5;ffsrant Tha Eaa ptasias1,t ~ .ths Gonfn3-
eration. in a soien1n : sneec5,. made recantly.
after referrino tn fha k1nwn' sversiou Of jeE
ferson to s1aServ 3 a. noiltfcaliy md socially,
r. wei - mofa % Wrong sa.o 1sct1g " non on.
nosa fdea y. y aTe 1std itS coy.
1er atone rae+a NV. ~ tsre.t trnth that thn
1,e1,rn {e nct anna1 ~ fSa mh{ta M that
, 1861-06-12
FitzeGreeno HaIlecs on the nIaxzeIl-
la3Ht.
WHAT a POET sATs OF THE REuE1.s' ADOPTION
OF THE HYMN.


oF TIE HYMN.
.lFrom tho Homo Journal1
OF the Maraeillai.e Hymn, Fitz-Greenc Hal
edge Ct history, and . critical acquaintance
with solid literature, fs not surpassed {hardly
equalled) by any living person, expressed, in
n,conYe1eatton recently held Tith o. Eraucis
Bacon, feeling Of mingled contempt aud in
d5gnation at the procedure Of the CsrollniAns
tune for rebellion song, after having by leg
1slatl7e act, prescribed and prohibited tho
singing Of Hsu Colupbis, Ynukee Doodle,
The Star 8pang1ed Banner, aud other airs OF
similar character and associations, VAS Hal
leck," aays Bacon, y expressed to me his idea
Of the exceedingly bad taste and absurd fucon-
eistency Of this sci. ctlon Of q National Air
by the thought1ess inBurgents-you know thst
Whcn, In the progress Of the French Revolu-
luton, which commenced in 1167, the Giron-
d1ns attempted to cause the secession ct SONG
Of the southern departments Of France, Tea.
pecialr those on the river Gironde or Garonne,
and the region around Bordeau, the proposed
eepiial Of the intended aristocratic govern
rncnt Of La Guinne, tho Confts de Sal1st Pub.
{ique, at P&1ie-the executive branch OF the
national government Of the French Republic
in order to gather 1orce sufficient for ths
destruction Of the Girondin seceasionists,
summoned from all parts of Franco large bod.
les Of citizens faithful to the constitution IS
i then wss, and deToted to the unity Of the
Republic" ...----
The proclamation which summoned the
legioEs Of the Unionfsta to the rsecue and de.
ftIce Of the government, bure the motto
Fise ID RspuoRique Tranease, Une ct Lsdivisi-
b9er IndiYisihle union and unity, absolute
III d perpetual, Eas ard is the Ile.or.de:th
| principle Of French patriotism. It 50 hap.
| pened that vixen the Proyenc!al legio march
I cd through the southern gates Of The national
capital, the Mars eillafse men struck up patr.-
| otic so8g which had become popular in their
csty during the revolutionary exeitements Of
| the time. That sorg was the batt!s-hymn o1
| Rouget de Lisle. Parfsia1s and tho Assem-.
b'ed people frcm all the departments
| listened with delight, and coon 1aptur,
| only Joined their voices In the grand chorus.
| It immediately became the fashion, the
rage, End WAS at once spontausously adopted
~ the hymn Of French national nnioa and
unity. Now (as Halleck foscihly remarked to
men), do but notice the ridiculous incongru
| ity Of the new uses to which the time has
been perverted in South Carolina The aedl
tiorista have adopted for the anthem Of dis
union tho very strains consecratei In history
| as the music Of undsipg, uncompromisl1q
and unsparirg hostility to the division Of q re
puhlic-of that rindictive resistance to seces
eion End disunioE-whicb resulted In tht
bloody deaths Of al the leaders and prime -
tors II the rebellious movement"
, 1861-06-12
The Paris correspondent of tho Newark Da;
l.. Ax3...s.k{esu nnnu

..a~ f.. ----: - -
The Paris correspondent Of tho Newark Da;.
II Adre7dae7 eays:,,5
"In late letter mentioned thatthe French
government had determined to increase ita
squadfon In the American waters, The fact
Is officially confirmed by the Mont!ue7. Of this
morning, which announces that the; French
enforcement of. .fouFAWar veesels,T under the
command oEReas.Adniral Reyuaud, and that
The Antilles 4tation: Is hereafter to include
North America. ssttn' presence Of the eyeuta
which agitate and divide the states of tho
American. Union,' eays the French official
forces Into those Waters, sufficient to pro.
tect French Interests and ensure respect to
thcm.' -.
II was yesterday shown priyata letter,
from Frankfort, containing the statement that
= regiment Of volunteers Is being organized in
Germany, whose services ara to be offered to
the government Of the United States. Mean
time, several Of the French officers who Re.
and were informed that the Minister had No
authority to accept their Services. have detsr.
mined to lsaye for America, and trust To
chance for employment when they arrive at
their destination. :. I conversed yesterday with
an officer who 1olloKed Garlbaldi throughout
the siclliao an Nea9o1ltan campaigns, and who
informed me that he had taken passage for
New York in one Of the steamers from Liver.
pool next week. IS
Lsteat Journals from Madrid contain &C.
counts Of grand farewell dinner, given by
the French Ambassador, In honor Of the Hon.
William Preston, OF Kentucky, Minister ofthe
United States to the Court Of Spain, who was
on the point Of returning to America Forty
guests were present, including several mem
bers Of the Spanish Cabinet and the corps di'
p1onaatiqud. Mr. Preston Is universally liked
st Madrid, aud much regret is expressed 1t his
departure"
, 1861-06-12
100000 Bibles and Testamonta for
the Army.
fftnyrasrnpdarra rF the Tr{hurn1

1AuIIetpOH4euCa VI tnt 1IlDuHH,j
Two hundred aud fifty thousand volunteers
government, and more will undoubtedly be
wanted. Each Of these soldiers should have
At least \ copy Of the New Testament Never
did meR need them more, aud never Will they
be more likely to read them, than Wills time
hsngs heavily on their hands, and death frou
dlscase or on the battle field staring them In
the face. Between one hundred aud two hun.
dred thousand haye already been supplied,
md the stock Of the American Bible Society
Is nearly exhausted. What shall be done for
the remainder? Shall the Treasury Of" tho
Society be .-epleuishcd that 1t may supply
while this new opportunity Of usefulness is
offered, Its income Is sadly diminished. At
The same time the ordinary channels OF dis
tribut1on both at home and abroad remain
open. Hundreds Of Thousands Of destitute
families IN cur own country, and hundreds Of
Fortunate calls for the Scriptures from almost
every quarter, should and must be met. Hence
there is need ot special efforts and liberal con-
tlibntionx-euch as ~hnve been generously
made 70 supply the physical Tsuts OF ou1 vol
upteers. They hare intellectual aud moral
~anh also, which should not-'nust not be
neglected.
We ask patriots to remember the words Of
the noble Garibaldi, who declared that the
Bible Eas. the cannon which must Hberzte
lts1y." We ask Philanthropists to remember
What honibls bstharities always attend wars
In countries where the Bible Is not, and how
much that book has done to mitigate it, hor-
fors In Christian lands. We ask Christians to
remember how much the living OF the dying
soldier needs the Christian religion, aud the
book which teaches it. We ask the six thou.
sand local agents Of our Bible Societies in ILL
uoia, each and all, to make vigorous efforts to
raise funda In their districts especially for
the euPp!y Of those jet. destitute ID our Army.
We n L the two Thousand christian ministers
y our stste, each and al, to bring the matter
before their congregations and take collec-
tione, not only fof lie special object named,
but Tor the general work. We ask-eYery man
and every Womau and every child In Illinois
who values the Bible, to contribute literally
In this time Of need, for It's circulation With
out waiting to ba called on.
qonatigns may be sent to the undersigned
It E!g1n, u, Or to Henry Fisher, Treasurer Of
the A. 3. 8. At New York. or psId to the Treas-
uEers Of the County and Township Societies.
- a LORD. sec'y A B. s. for III.
, 1861-06-12
"eatexn Flostfng Batteries.
From tha Phil. 3atrhf~ Etr11ofi,<

. It begins to look "a ii some craft, stronger
tcan ordinary wooden soap bubbles, are to be
sent down the MiaaiasippL 4 Boston psper
sette, one Of the noted stocEbridse family,
hss been sent to Cairo, Illinois, by the Coy.
eInment, to supertutend, as civil engineer, the
coEefruction Of five: la1ge floating batteries,
and destined to accompany an expedition down
the MieeaseippL,. Mr. Field WEE formerly one
oi he engineers Of the Atlantic Ocean cable.
sNnt gun.boats win be necdedfn the 1anding
q troops ahovo batteries, In, order to take
them IN the rear; hut when It comes to reg
mar oomoardment from the water; It seems
madness TO anchor any fixture that cau be-
their sileac1ng, ,..-- :: :. :-.~.1~ : :.
With ordinary tugs to tow them around and
jump Into the achon when az attempt Is made
to toaId them, floating batteries that are simp:
u Tote, and therefora caunot bo sunk, could
e1chcr With perfect comrosure bcfure aug
land batteries, for few houTr.
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Imf0HTANr FROM FHANUH.
-. ~
Acsivo Movements Of AmeFfoaus Hes&-
0enfH At RAT1as
[Ncw York Ttmea Corzespondeueo.l =

Now York Ttmea Couespoudeuce.1 =
!. @ss::.: = PAA1d, !TuesdAy.s HAy H.,
:s:As meeting Of Americana called on short
notice atfthe Fooms Of MI. Handford, In thta
city on FEld.y afternoon last the sum, of l3 sl5'
cannon. of the French model, to be used IL
putttn1 down rebellion against the American
Union. The subscription has been circulating
since. and now reaches the snm OF nearly tsn
Thousand dollars. Men Of all parties nnite In
thIs patriotic moTemeaat; That thu French I'm.
enment, which controls Ill the arms m3nufac-
tories Of this Empire, WILL rot offer any oppa.
sitioa TO the purchase Of these arms; It Wm
neither authorize nor prohibit such sales,
which is al ne require. Is L anticipated,
10 felt for the Government OF Washington,
that IN official contract for arms may oa made.
Under any circumstances, plenty OF ar1ns may
be Ind, for In. Belgium and Prussia, where the
largest manufaetories exist, tho feeling. Ia
which. unlike the American establishments,
mir little politics With their iron, can be en-
gaged to work for the North, to the exclusion
Of the South. For example,, hnve just learned
that Krupp, the largest aud perhaps best,
Essen, on the Rhine, Prussia, will make such
an engagement for the asking, aud he MANU-.
fnctufes rlfIed cannon Of the most approved
models. The sympathy OF Frussta, aud tue
whole German nation, IL thoroughly aroused
/ on the subject Of the American contest, aod
scarcely friend Of tho South is to be found In
all Germany. Tbs Institution Of slavery Il
regarded there Us renn.nt Of barbarism. and
| if foreign soldiers were needed to e1tirpate
| the htdeous system, plenty OF regiments could
be recruited among the Intelligent s19 milita-
| n classes of Germany.
We learn that frequent interviews have ta..
| ken place between Ill. DaYton aud others OF
thenew American Ministers, and IL ThouTenel,
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, and that the com.
me1cll intercourse between France and the
United States under the neW state Of things,
has been the principal subject Of converse.
ton Most Of the trade, IS every one knows,
is carried on by American vessels, which ara
now subject to pryateering attacks, and the
Its subjects, ia naturally anxious to fix the
| line of action 1t ia to follow. Moreover, no
war Of the Second Empire has SO seriously
disturbed the commercial interests Of France
as this American civil war, for America took
| the most Of the costly articles manufactured
in France, In The way Of silks. cloths, and
other articles Of luxury, and this trade has
| noH nearly ceased
, 1861-06-12

Few persons gre aware how desperate
1nalady Ia this red taps dIseaee. It L. longer
lived and Intimately more full Of stubborn
kinks than the tape worm himself : A curious
specdmen Of one Of It's movements has Incl
dentally come to cur knowledge An tngeni-
Gus manufacturer <of sealed provisions
brought to tho notice Of 1the powers that
81" eample Of PREPARED coffee for army use,
WIN ,x steW TO have It fhrnished to our troops
N the fed. It is Eop1rpared that tho soldier
hss only to open bis Lille ,caa or coffee. take
ont = teasPoo1fnl, stir it into bis cup Of bot
: snt milk ard mora pslstabio fh,n ann nnsh sax Ts -
get st home ourselves. Tbs manofactufor
contends that he can fuznash N-so va unde-
. staud-as chearay 20 coffee aud sugar ara now
entuprued; but his proposals are promptiv
diepiseed, becagse the prepared eofrse COZ
4: taius milk end the amy ratisns do not pro-
tractors COON forbidden to include In their
*furplics ct beef any made from mitch. cows,
OF The slMiisr grounds. No:hlng hut" old
st:tss1 ME sure to cceme within ths lluIta Of
1ed,tspeIbm, e ~t's.. -
, 1861-06-12

,oo,. a~sc+,,r ,,,ra,a,,3,, .,a 1,ood~
ihsn snv o,ssT + +he h,..or9 ~ ~ ~. e.T ~n,a9
heo,nu r. he heerd. .1d ha.rt. th,t ha,ore
haye 1,.e,, -, n.;71.ata. @ 40 M an. ~ n. sr:
n.a1a If 1rat,c. ~. ~ -aams,d. ~ hno;
therhood ara ft,,en:W,t,; hofror ;1 ths r.
vel,tiona Which IL wsar .b.a ,a3;sieT The
-,niaah.nern, ,nonstar th,t tha !; nation has
c,trrceaea atec;,, %,nvefied ..1r::, :~;*i.l
! W. ronrraiGl,ta tte :cor,nntIIv;:. especially
tba ne,nocrat7c nort,on of it On the ati.
Gsnce that IA beipe made Good men have
until 1ate]y feared that u,an-selling and
womsn-whipping, in State and Church,
would replace the words of patriotism
md the words Of love that had come down
10 this generation from that Of old. At
one moment and that no longer ago than
1866, it seemed that the experiment Of
selEgoyernment must necessarily be given
up; that the heresies Of modern statesman
ehi p which derided the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence as string Of glItte1ine gcnerali-
itics, and which endorsed the absurdiies oi
The fashionable Theology that taught that
The Almighty vas Io,,3lv the nntron saint OF
nierer-drivers md The or5,inef: Of DEGREES
wh;ct '{nst;f3ea ,ho ,t-oc;ons he,stl;ness ri
the L,,nn..,, ,.ro,;o1 h,oc1- tha cotI'e cano
- ...,,:,,1;.~ 1e.t ~ h1.1a;1r ;roo9 11 .ad
49, 49, .,a..p.:a. % r ts.".,;a ~ - sa.noea mo s.E:
49,: 49, . .'1s 80 :; - 49, ,;,n.a ~ na,-oa
-aa., 49, ~ .as "s.;a.;.e;t- " -. ~ thet ~ o,r;,;
10y ~ - - 49, n;t1as @ 49, ~. s,soa1. I
, 1861-06-12

AClEAGE A1ktkG ZOO AAKCs
The Baltimore papers publish the following,
Which waa captured among other papers cap
tured ct Graflon. Itwa1 in pursuance of these
instructions that Col. Porterfeld, command
ing the rebel forccs, wrote to Col. Wiley 10
take the next train and destroy the bridges a.
far west AZ posaible:.
- -. !. K1ouxoxp, Vs., May Is, 1861.
: DEAR E1R:-When Jou get matters In prop
er condition ut Grafton, take the daiu some
night, run up to Wheeling and selze and carry
j away the anna recently sent to that place By
CaMeron, the q. s. Secretary Of. War, and use
them In armirg euch men as may rally to your
camp. Recover the State a7ms also recently
seized by the malcoHtents at Klngswood. So
1t fs Advisable to cut of .teleGTaphic com-
munscaton between Wheeling and Washing
ton, Ho that the disadec!ed at the former place
cannot communicate with their s1liea at head
quastefs. Establish perfect control over the
telegraph Qf kept up1 50 that no dispatch can
p.:s;wt:hont 5our knowledge and Inspection
before It Ia sent,
+: II troops from Ohio and Pcnnsyl.auta shall
be attempted to be passed On the railroad, do
not hesifctt to o5tr.ta their passage By cH sseas
in yotsr po4ae, eses to the de1sr4c{Son Of Gs 4uzd
Having confidence In your discretion. I am
euro 5o1 will" manage al thtngs wisely and
well. - .:,:"*~:. Yours truly, ;.
ri po-+c,fer5 f,rnf7nc- Va
, 1861-06-12

It has often been hinted thnt Queen Victo-
ria Inherited f.om heE grandfather, George III,
3 pretispoaItion to ineanity. Her present
ccsdition Is truly dcp1orable. The London
correspondent of the Leeds I,,teHsqsncer, a.lu-
dfrg to the hetrothal of the Princess Alice to
the Prince Of Hesse Darmstadt, says:
The marriage has been hurried on, I believe,
and will tsl:e place great deal sooner thar
was A1et Intended. Her Majeaty's very deli.
cate s1ate Of health is the csuse for this. It IL
believed to be q matter OF the very first i'm.
porauca that something should be done to
rouEe her from the unnatural melancholy into
which she has fallen aiRce the death OF her
mother. Apropoa to this curious statement
WAS made to me in the beginning Of the.weck
namely, that her Majes:y'5 stAte of hea1th 1az
used as an argument against turning ont the
Government Into the lobbies Of the House oi
Commons for faF days before the great dl,
vizicp. 1twas said that If al1 the anxiety and
wor1y incidental to change Of Ministry were
thrown npon the Queen at the present mo
mcnt, the consequences might be too serious
even to speak Of There was really 3 good
deal Of force in the argument, and It had
weight. understand, with eome two or three
men, who consequently abstained from TO
ting.
, 1861-06-12
Breaches OF Trust and Breeches OF
-Shoddys

TIE Washing g*on correspondent Of the Gin.
cirnau CmneTcial utte1s the following proph.
:ecy concerning the dieg1aeefu1 clothing with
which tie Ohio troops we're first provided
9 ssOhio need not be afraid Of her reputation
eu{1e1ipg at their hands on the battle field
But Ohio will never hear tho laat Of those
breeehes-EeveT. Before long, hundreds. Of
the moet d1s?idated specimens will be sent
hcme as cuziosities.~ I advise all politicians
IL the stateIto instantly d1yest Themselves Of
all connection with those. breeches. Tall Of
the shirt ef Ness7s. Those breechea vii be
:worae than dozen shirts Of f1re.''
, 1861-06-12
rNExPREssInLE RELIEF.

The relief Of the members Of the recent
Democratic party, is not q whit less inex-
prcesib1e tI:an thst Of the late adyocAtes Of
pro.*lavesy Theology. The complication
In our national affairs and the wicked and
defiant attitude OF the rebels have IT,
1eaEed them from their partisan and theol-
sgical obligations TO uphold the institution
they abhoHed, and the men whom they de-
tested !; and to-day those who urge the
most vigorous efforts against the enemy,
and the most radical measures against the
accursed system which is the root Of the
cviL are those who, only few month";
ago, were he tenderess In their
treatment Of, the South, and the
most eloquent apo1ogists for the atrocities
Of which New DAhomey is guilty. We
ha1 the change with pleasure. 1.-THE con-
test does not result in the freedom Of the
Slave, It will work out the emancipation OF
! the North. And hereafter, unless we csn-
sent to some stupid and unmau1y compro-
mise On the heels Of the first victory, all
our Northern men viii have no hesitation
in characterizing Slavery and its concomi-
tants in The terms that they have earned; and
when preacher, professedly ofthe Gospel
defends, IN Northern pulpit and bafore q
Democratic Congregation, the selling oI
men, the whipping Of mothers, and the
giving. up Of young women to be the obe.
t3;ey,k .Eatf,iecfa of r,r1,riIIod 1rp+ q.
, 1861-06-12

the part Of Northern hankcr., citlzcns and moe-
u ttocks thers were sezne offerings teday. The
Of Louislana # 10. One hnndsed shares Of Me-
Nese not sold up to the close Of buslness.
CoTToN-We haye again eoue nttls :isggif1,
br;astng 9@3X sad %iddling Oil y b. Is:
SSaAs s5 sgfs:ess nsa !. report.
Trd9yRoWe notiee sale Of aoQ hh{s At 80 50:
oATs-From st. Louis, 60 cts.
MM!sK3-Rctaallng ut previous rates:
GE1oFFEEEm92 EoFf5EIEsmr592 bsgs were sold at 1oe 2 D..
fKEiGHT te1 T. the room Eas taksn 5p ods! d..
WILL have until Sunday nnxt TO depart.
Hutinefe on tho teyce yesterday was very stupid
Kst. 43ss fs@f Sf;1Rf sss s. "a ss S
Kaish Tor Memphis. Msry r. for vieEs6afg. and
:: And thst ,is ant -.
Th,s beggaf}y exhibit Ii III that remain. i, OF
the once mighty commerce of the proud
Southern Metropolis. Not steamboat or
shlp departure is advertised In tho Crescs1s
where brief year ago were found whole col.
uuans Of them. ?. .--.- ..--
"AeA AA4o 8ntAo AIS COnmClC4A4 IERotLcI
seys, "our cspltaliafs viii soon, 'reallza how
"little money Is required to conduct tho bus:
iness Of our city" -. 49,. - -,
It Is difficult to comprehend in peaceful and
prosperous Chicago, the staggnation fast Drift
Ing into desolhtlon, which pervades the
h1uRhty, CRESCENT Queen Of the South The
graes is literally sp1inging mp in her streets.
Thespringa Of her prosperity are wholly dried
up. Everything In the shape of trade or com
merce IL eh1iYel1ed and dead; How the poor
snbsIst is hasd to tell. Gloom and despair arc
depleted upon every face
It would be Joyful pieco of. news to ma
jo1ity Of the people Of that secession ridden
city, to hear that. JEFF. Davis and his cabinet
were taken prisoners and hung, and his army
uverthrown aud dispersed, and the rebellion
In Virginia utterly crushed; = feet of wal
shlps ascending the Mississippi, and q Wes
tenn army rapidly descending 1t, both to oceu
~ New sr1eans. J.. ' j,
The waJ Of the transgressor Is hard. Tit
eecessionists arp tast1ngs the fruit ,of the for
biddent tree, which they persisted In p1ucking
Developments OF the seized Kilograms.
The derelopm euts that are likely to follow
the seizure Of the dispatches fled in the te1e
g1aph of1cca viii sstound the country. They
win ahow.a system Of treachery extending
through al grades Of official, business and
social circles. Almost everybody appears te
have been engaged in giving aid and comfor!
to the rebels, aud to have farnished means
and Information for securing = triumph o1
, 1861-06-12

JUDICIAL. ELECTION. NHTH Cmcu1T.-Hor.
II. E. Hol1ister is reelected to the Judgeship
Of the 9th Judicial Circuit, for the term OF six
years. Mr. Leland carried Buroau and Ken
dali counties. Tho former by 200 majority
and the latter by reported majority Of 50.
Mr. Hollister 1laa about 100 majority IN Is
Sale county. His absolute majority over Mr-
Leland is in the ne1ghborhood Of 45o.-Bursais
IN Dtrn
, 1861-06-12

The Chicago TRIBUNE is IN favor of the ap-
pointnent Of = Douglas Democrat as the sue
cessor Of the distinguished Senator. It falls
upon Coy. Yates to make an appointment
until the Legfalstute fills the vacancy. We
are inclined 10 think the suggestion as good
IS it Is generous. On1ylet him be as good q
Union man as Mr. Douglas, and the nation
have the power to put man Of their own
party In the place, and are thus afforded an
opportunity Of being magnanimons, and ne
think it would have q good effect rpen the
public sentiment Of this Stale relative to the
dnfy Of the people in the present contest.
, 1861-06-12
Judge Doue1aass Successor

Already speculation is rife as to the SUCCESS
OF OF Afr. Douglas In the Z. 8. Senate. The
yacancy will be filed With an appointee BY the
Governor, We notice that the TRIBUNE adgo-
Gates the appointment Of Democrat. Such
d course, while nothing but fair, would be
magnanjmous in GoY. Ya.es. If Old partyism
will be restored, the appointment Of Demo-
crat in Mr. Douglass place, would ultimate
In more benefit. tlan injury to tho Rspubli-
canB. We believe that q Democrat will be ap-
nninte1
, 1861-06-12

Extract from 4: private letter from Camp
Anderson, Washington, Junes. 1861:
:. We left our quarters IN Virginia yesterday
IN the very .warmcet part Of the day, and march
ed througs the hot sun, aud thank God, there
wa4 not ; man taken sick or sun-stzuck. We
Ill hase Hayelocks, and tia. was what saved
us. The people. In Washington wouli rot
have us leave here for anything, and look
spoE us IS their only projectors, and they
would do anything in their power for rs. MIA.
Abe Lincoln, !sith aEother lady, visited our
ineu Hayelock. ,.s-~-*: