The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-05
UNION DEFENCE COMMITTEE.

The mcst OF the time occupied bv the Union Defence
Committee yesterday devoted to weekly session of
tbs General Committee report of the weeks proceed
pgs presented and discussed lerg,h when much
satisfaction expressed at the progress thus far
The public benefit requires the Withholding OF details but
everything undertaken by the committee has found
work efficiently
The Second regiment, encamped on the Battery, being
nsc fcientfy provided for, the committee yesterday
morning forwarded the following despatch to the Cover
nor
New YORK, May 4, 1851.
The second regiment New York State militia, $50 men,
passed the night the Battery in rain Storm without
ards mattresses, ulci clothing food they had
light They citizen solaiers OF New York. Have
you any orders TO give in relation 70 This osses
S. DRAPER Chairman.
10 that despatch the folio wing reply was received;-
ALBANY, May IL NJ
In reply your message to the Governor about the So
cond gimeDt IN ormet that General Sandford
bas full authority to P'oyde de- for the case
). NJ READ Jr., Adiutl General.
The following In regard to this sube IT, has been sent
CAMP ANDERSON, NEW YoRK, May 4, 1851.
Governor Z. D MORGAN, Albany, New York
The teegraphio aesposoa Wy MI. Draper 10 day
mistake. We have plenty Of blankets and tents
We short Of mattresses not having made requsi
tion for all we needed but now we have all need al
though we had hsrd night on account of the storm
We comfortable, and General Arthur has done
everything for us that require. What articles
tBoft OF RtKht Wds 10 TIE
which succeedei as they Informed us that there
everything necessary SO We did not apply TO the Quar-
ter master Generals Department for anv, hing.
G. W. B, T0MpklNS, Colonel Second Regiment.
Colonel Pratts regiment from Ulster county, which is
present occupying portion OF the barrscks in the
Park very much dsappo the intention of the
Cove order them back to their county nsea
of forward Washington This is the only regiment
said which has for yard from the interior that
has been recruited from among the isolated farmers.
Colonel II at. called the committee yesterday, with
view OF Inducing Governor Morgan not 70 issue
order, and the comm ee in despatch TO the Governor
earnestly requested, for many public considerable,
that The regiment should not be ordered back TO Ulster
county.
Il was announced that merchant in this city nad re-
ceiv,d the following deepAtches from hs travelling
agents
| NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 80, 1851
Mary Of our best cnHeps ara and bsve been Onion
men, and now arm convinced that the pc ,pie
T nnetsee desire peace and would do ali in their power
TO promote that desirable object, but between
POI ties tear will bs driven the difficulty Our
Il gsatuTe have ns yet done pofn'ng. learn III 20
| prominent want 10 hold and let Congress meet,
ard hat DO done We ali koow with the
North wiDTuD all trade, and fariy begun an
can say where u viii end. rbe people OF the North
should erde,Y 10 co8clae the South and not break
all her poecr 10 bold The Uni together In evidence
CT which, ook III our vote last ft braary.
LOuENrLs, KY, May l, 1891.
do not think IL prudent 60 keep property here now
for that keD,uky VIII b. dra4ge3 into secession
sltboukh oeleva there large majority In the State
ib favor OF siuns the Onion but have lost the
q part pf conacepce IN The state remaining
a.ter Virginia ana tennessee have gone.
AUGUSTA, Ky April 2s 1851
We are d.termrcd to ksep old Ken;acky in the Cn,on