, 1861-01-07
Organization Of M1Ilttfa In the District
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Especial Di.patchte ths. N. 7. Time..I

Especial Dispatch to tbs N. 7. TlmesJ
WAsuao7oa, Jan-a = 1850.
socreta1y Of War Holt has appointed Capt.
Chnrles Stone, on recommendation, Of General
Scott, to be Inspector General ofMf1itia In the
District Of Columbia To him ia intrnsted the
District Militfa, to repel invasion, suppress In.
aur1ectlon md preserve public property
Stones commission will be Issued by the
President to-dar.
The policy Of the Administration is indeed
changed, al the orders for rcinfotecements ut
the South, and the organization Of the militia
Of the District Of Columbia, clearly show.
While Gen. Scott did not think 1t would be
consistent for him to hold his commission us
head Of the army and ut the Ra1ne time accept
the position Of Secretary Of War he mauifests
:the deepest interest In the present state Of Tub
country. md; is deyoting bis best efforts to-
wards wards the M maintenance Of tlrm and vigorous
bis country extends from Maine to the Rio
Grande, md from the Atlantic to the Pacific
occani and that the Union Is Ills country and
he VIII Ppin the last drop Of hia blood In nain-
It Was, rs We have above stated, the veteran
hero's recomnendatio that led to the organ
izaton Of the militia here for the defence; Of
the Seat Of Government against irresponsible
assault. Capt Charles Stone, the new Inspcc-
tor aeneta1; graduated ut West, Point at the
head Of his class, went into tile Ufdinn1,cc
Corps, was lieutenant in command Of bat
tery at the siege OF Vera Cruz-was brcycted
for gallant conduct atEfolines del Rey, and
served on the entire line Of operations from
Vera Cruz to the City Of Mexico, directly un-
der the eye Of Gen. Scott, who expresses tic
highest confidence In Ills genius and ability for
command.
After the war, Capt. Stone was for some
time in command Of the Arsenal at BenccIa.
California, and is consequently extensively and
Hvorablv known in California, Subsequently
he vas offered the snperintedenncY Of tie Har-
pcrs FcrEy Armory, but preferred to resign his
commission to go into business In California,
yeat Of two ago he took command Of the
american Surveying party sent out to Sonora
70 survey that stnte under contract with in
American Company. In this position his cool
ness perseverance and sound Judgment were
made manifest, in the fact, that notwithstanQ-
!ng tue Violent opposition which he enco,n,-
"a, he avoided all tnal collisions, md SUCCEED
cd 10 completing ! larssa potion Of the work.
As head Of the Militia at this trying juno
tnrc, be VIII be found exactly the right man In
tue right place.
a most favorable indication is afforded by
tne M TACT that eearce man here from tue Free
States, Il refer to men in society," hesitatcs
now to dcclnre c1nphatlcal1y, that the Union
asld Cot: :titutloh E1all be preserved. Eyen
Gen. b. F. Butler Of Massachusetts,. one Of the
most ultra Of Mr.. Breckinridge's supporters,
and the bitterest Of Anti-Republicans, does not
hesitate to assure Southern men that the Fret.
States are forgetting all political parties and
uniting IS one man for the Union. Talkin!
with South Carolina Commissioner, The lat
ter is reported to have told him that il Nfassa-
chnsetts should send 10000 men to preserve
the Union" against Southern secession, SHE
would have to fight twice. the number Of her
own citizens at home who would oppose the
policy. "By NO n,cans," Mr Butlcr replied,
:" when VIC CONC from Massachusetts ne will
leave not single traitor behind, unless he il