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The national Republican., 1861-05-29
LETTER FROM GOV. CURTIN.
PENNSYLVANIA EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
H1rTjsi,pyg. IA. MN ~. 1876

HdrTts6nIg, ld., Nay ~, ls6l.
have Just received an authentic repor, from
Washington city, frCm Adiutant General Bid
die, and Col. Roberts, my aid Of tho condition
Of your regiment, and OF the kind Of clothing
which has been furnished 10 your men. II i
proper / should say, that ia the hurry nnc
pressure upon this depGC'mcnt, incident ic
your speedy departure Tor winl was then BE-
lieved to be the scene Of al catiy action, aut
for the safety OF our national capital, it wa
impossible for 10 give the inspection of the
clothing my personal supervision, and it wa
therefore sent forward in tie disgracelul con
dition in which learn it was received.
will send q gentleman to Washington to
morrow, who will remain here until clothins
and equipments are furnished your entire regi
the honor OF the State. I have directed ar
examination of the clothing now made for thi
State ifit is in all respects of the charactc.
indicated, it will be forwarded immediately
If not, will have clothing purchased wherever
it can be had at once to supply you.
desire you to say to your men, (wkat, o.
course, you must be aware Of that have nc
control over the subsistence furnished YOU,
regiment, as you are now in the service of the
United States.
Please communicate the contents of this let
ter to the men under your command ut your
earliest convenience, and assure them that
they shall he made us comfortable as the Law
will empower me to make them, al the earlies,
possible moment. | believe this can be done
early next week.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. G. CURTIN.
To Col. r. p McDopeli,
Erffh pa Reo;,ooof
The national Republican., 1861-05-29
THE MERRYMAN CASE.

The following is the answer made by Gene.
raj Cadwallader, to the writ issued by Chief
Justice Taney, commanding him to produce
the body of John Merryman:
FORT McHENRy, May 26, 1861.
To the honorable Roger B. Tdney, Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court Of the United States,
baltimore, Nd.
SIR The undersigned, to whom the annexed
writ Of this date, signed by Thomas Spcer,
clerk of the Supreme Court of the United
States is directed, most respectfully states, that
the arrest of Mr.. John Merryman, in the said
writ named was not made with his knowledge
or by his order or direction, but was made by
Colonel Samuel Yohe, acting under the orders
of Major General William II. Keim, both of
said officers being in the military service of the
United States, but not within the limits of his
command.
The prisoner was brought to this post on the
goth instant, by Adjutant James Wittimore,
and Lieutenant William II. Abel, by order Of
Colonel Y ohe and is charged with various acts
of treason, and with being publicly associated
with, and holding a commission as lieutenant
in a company having in their possession arms
belonging to the United States, and avowing
his purpose Of armed hostility against the Gov
crnment. He is also informed that it can be
CLEARLY established that the prisoner has made
often and unrcscrved declarations of his asso
citation with this organized force as being il
avowed hostility to the Government, and il
readiness to cooperate with those engaged il
the present rebellion against the Government
of the United States. He has further to in
form you that he is duly authorized by tn
President Of the United States, in such cases
to suspend the writ of haJeas co,pus for th
public safety.
This is high and delicate trust and it ha
been enjoined upon him that it should be exc
cuted with judgment aud discretion; but he i
nevertheless also instructed that, in times 0
civil strife, errors, if any, should be on the sid
Of the safety of the country. He most respec,
The national Republican., 1861-05-29
FINANCES OF SECESSION.

There is sameness and tautology about the
financial management of the seeding States,
which indicates poverty of genius. 1t is one
thing everywhere, running in debt, and with
prospect of getting out of debt, about as vague
as Micawber's hope that something would
turn up"
Tennessee has ordered the raising and equip
ment of an indefinite number Of regiments,
and an expenditure Of some six millions OF
imaginary dollars. The dollars are to consist
of bank notes, to be obtained by exchanging
State bonds for them, with the privilege to the
banks Of issuing to the public notes to twice
the amount Of the bonds so taken. The State
can lose nothing, as it has nothing to lose, and
the banks are probably in very much the same
predicsment.
And lest there might be persons in Tennes.
see, not to be taken in by this diluted dishwa'
ter, half and half, of bank notes resting upon
the basis of half their nominal amount in war
bonds, provision has been made for another
form of assignats, in county scrip, to be
issued by county boards, or magistrates, or Of
fcials of some sort, who are authorized to is
sue such scrip dd Hbitun,, and which will con
tinue to be issued, as long as anybody will take
it for horses, beef, corn, or whatever is needed
for the war.
Throughout the revolutonizcd region, every
form of credit, State, county, city, and bank, is
being put in requisiton, to absorb and convert
to the uses of the revolution all convertible
forms of property.
New Orleans, it seems, has been in the
harness. and at meeting of her aldermen on
the 18th instant the chairman of their finance
committee made public announcement, tina,
the city was dead broke and that he could
not see financial daylight" the cause being "ex
penditures in furtherng military movements
set on foot since the secession of the State,
which had used up the municipal means ant
swamped the municipal credit of the riches
city in the South. Such little shallops as Ten
nessee counties, cannot expect to live long il
seas which have engulfed so stout a ship as tn,
Crescent City.
The national Republican., 1861-05-29
Rro,MrSrs onpEnrp Orr.-we understand

REGIMENTS ORDERED 0Fr.-We understand
that the following regiments have been or will
be ordered to the seat Of war, and will leave
during the present week: To Fortress Monroe,
Scott Life Guard &c lionel Tay twentieth
volunteers, Colonel Weber's,) Colonel McChes.
ney's Zouaves, Colonel Hawkins's Zouaves,
Colonel Townsends Albany regiment To
Washington, Colonel Blenker's German rifles,
Colonel Wilson'S Zouaves, Colonel Walrath's
Syracuse and Colonel Quinby's Rochester regi
ments.
The Union Defence Committee ordered the
ninth regiment and Colonel Blenker's German
Rifles to depart for Washington on Monday.
They left Jersey City at six o'clock last even.
ing by railroad The seventy ninth regiment,
(Highlanders,) Lieutenant Colonel Elliott and
the Garibaldi Guards, Colonel D'Utassy, will
leave at the same time, and by the same route,
today.-NeV York Tribune Of Tuesday.
Frank Brownell, who shot jackson, the mur.
derer of Colonel Ellsworth, in Alexandria, was
formerly employed as q carrier Of the Troy
Daily Times. He telegraphed to his father i'm.
medately after the death OF the amented Ellis.
worth, in the following aconic dispatch:
FATHER: Colonel Ellsworth was shot dead
this morning. killed his murderer.
FRANK.
Colonel Ellsworth had been engaged, for the
last two years, to Miss Carrie Spafford, a young
lady of seventeen, the daughter of Charles F.
Spafford, respectable resident of Rockford,
Illinois. Miss Spafford was recently a student
in the Carroll Institute, Brooklyn. The mar.
riage would probably have taken place ere this,
but for the breaking out Of the war.
The national Republican., 1861-05-29
MEMORY OF COL. ELLSWORTH.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May "a, 1861,

Hall Frpnklin Fire Company, No. 4.
At a meeting of the Franklin Fire Company
on Friday evening, May Oath, it was unani.
mously resolved that u committee of Eve shall
be appointed to draw up suitable resolutions of
respect to the memory fthe late Colonel E. E.
Ellsworth, and that copy be sent TO the
Zouave Regiment and New York Fire Depart.
ment.
Whereas the members of the Franklin Fire
Company, No. 4, of Washington, d. G., have
heard with deep regret and sorrow of the death
of the late Col. E. f. Ellsworth of the Fire
Zouaves of New York, whose manly virtues,
him to all who knew him, and commanded the
respect of all, while bowing submissive to the
mysterious DEGREES Of an all just God, we can
nat allow the occasion to pass without uniting
our vocies with the thousands Of our land who
are now offering spontaneous testimonials of
respect to the memory of the gallant young
hero, and, while our hearts are painfully stirred
by his untimely fate, record our homage of those
lofty qualities in his character which will make
his name imperishable.
Resolved, That in his death our country has
lost brave and gallant officer, whose private
virtues and noble character gathered around
him circle of friends who now deplore his
loss, feeling that o bright star has suddenly
gone out from the horizon OF life, leaving only
the memory Of its splendor to cheer the gloom
when the dark cloud of dsunion cast the
shadow of its pail over the bright stars and
stripes of our flag, the heroic Ellsworth was
the first who gave up all for his country and
the defence Of its honor and who gathered
around him, inspired by his brave and patriotic
spirit, the gallant sons of the Empire State.
Resolved, That we heartily and sincerely
condole with the parents of Col. Ellsworth in
this their hour of atiliction knowing, however,
that his loss must have struck deep grief into
their hearts, the memory Of his virtues and
goodness and the fact of his ha,ing given his
young life SO entirely for his country's good
must at the same time crown their gray hairs
with honor, and lift up their senses with the
firm hope that, beyond the dark vail which he
was called to pass, his reward is eternal.
Resolved, That, with our brothers of the
New York Fire Department, we mourn his
loss they have lost a friend and good coun
sellor, one who rejoiced with them in their
success and joys, aud shared their dangers
and griefs they have lost a friend and bright
example, whose lessons Of kindness will never
be forgotten.
WILLIAM II. BEARDsLY, chm.
GEORGE h. CROssFIELD.
EDWARD CRAMProN.
| ANDREW JACKSON.
Louis WILLIAM Dorsey.
The national Republican., 1861-05-29
n.y. The National Inteligencer cannot draw

rd- The National Intelligencer cannot draw
us off, BY any elaboration of feinls, from the
point, which is, that it displayed suspicious
degree of amity with the conspiracy, by pub
fishing the following, in its editorial notice on
Saturday of the military movement upon Alex
andria Of the preceding Friday morning:
ain the presence of such hostile demonstra.
tons, the Administration may have deemed 1t
prudent to occupy certain outposts, which a
slight inspection Of the map, and especially OF
the railroad connections between Alexandria
and Richmond, will show to be Of great i'm
portance to the security Of this city"
IF the scope of the movement yesterday
made should be wider than we have been led
to infer, and if it be the initiation Of anything
like a regular campaign directed to the sup.
preston of the civil revolution that has broken
out in the South, we must say, in justice to our
convictions, that we cannot bring ourselves to
perceive the expediency Of any such policy,
having regard to the single end proposed
the restoration of the Union As the mill.
tary subjugation of the South is admitted on
all hands to be equally impossible and contra
ry to the purposes Of the Administration, which,
we are assured by its most accredited organs,
simply seeks to relieve the Union men OF
the SeceOeu StateS from WhaI 10 peleFeu W
many to be the domination Of energetic minor.
tiles favoring and upholding the secession
movement we shall at least learn from the re-
ception awarded to the Federal troops in Vir.
ginia, whether this expectation will be realized.
Our own impressions Of the Southern charac
ter, and our convictions in regard to the un.
happy unanimity of the people in most, If not
all, Of the States that have actually seeded,
are not of nature to permit the indulgence
of such predictions"
Here we have the Intelligencer distinctly op,
posing that "policy" of a military s'tPpres,
sion of the cipH rerolution that has broke" out
in the South" which has been irrevocably de.
termined upon by the nation, as well as by the
Administration, and opposing it too, upon the
ground that this civil revolution is sustained
in Virginia, and in the South generally, by an
"unhappy undnimity" of popular sentiment,
whereas, in truth, the proofs are equally noto-
rious and conclusive, that the appearances OF
such unanimity" are only the result of
reign of terror which has had no parallel since
the days of Dauton and Robespierre.
The national Republican., 1861-05-29
LATEST FROM THE INTERIOR OF
VIRGINIA

The following letter is received from source
emitting it to the fullest credence:
BALTIMORE, May 2s, 1861.
gentleman arriving in this city this morn.
ing, fom Richmond, by way Of Harper's Ferry,
and who passed through Manassas Junction
yesterday, describes the secession forces in
Virginia as much smaller than generally rep.
resented.
Among the latest arrivals at Manassas juno.
ton, which is q miles from Washington, are
two regiments from South Carolina, who act
as pickets. DR.. Boyle, of Washington, with his
company of National Volunteers, is also at the
Junction, in company with number Of other
prominent Washingtonians. The total force
there, he estimates at 5000, though he had no
opportunity of ascertaining the precise number.
They have story there, that when Jackson
was shot by the Zouave Brownell, the wife of
Jackson seized the United States flag and tore
it into shreds before the eyes Of the Zouaves.
scoundrel," while to President Lincoln they
apply the choice epithet of "shrewd old
knave."
Yesterday morning, a report got out that the
Zouaves and other regiments from the neigh
borhood Of Washington were gUing to take the
Junction, when they Immediately rallied to
arms and started out to meet them. My in.
formaut left in the cars just as the troops re.
turned with the information that no Federal
troops had been seen.
The secessionists there are much tickled at
the report that $4,000 percussion caps had
been allowed to pass the Relay House when
| Gen. Butler was in command at that point.
the boxes containing them being labelled
drugs" There was no way in which to as.
certain the truth or falsty Of the statement.
The number Of troops in Richmond is quite
small, it being principally used as a headquar.
ters. A number Of West Point cadets are
there, engaged in drilling the various compa.
nies as they arrive. These are constantly eav.
ing the city for Harper's Ferry, Manassas juno.
ton, and other points.
At Harper's Ferry, most of the troops had
fallen back to Bolivar, on the suburbs. As
near as he could judge, my informant supposed
there were about 1000 troops at this point,
when he left there this morning.
When he got to the Point Of Rocks, por,
ton of Bollman's rock was lying directly across
the track, and another portion in the canal
completely obstructing the navigation. The
passengers were all compelled TO leave the cars
aud walk short distance, where another train
was in waiting. s.
The national Republican., 1861-05-29

~ We learn that all the telegraphic dis
patches recently seized in the principal cities
will be brought to Washington, to be exam.
ined by carefully ly.selected board. The ex.
animation will be conducted somewhat on the
principle observed in the Dead Letter Office.
The senders of private business dispatches
need have no fears of exposure of their con-
tents. Those Of reasonable character will
of course be reported to the Government.
The national Republican., 1861-05-29
ARMoRY OF THE METROPOLITAN RIFLES,

May 27, 1861.
A T a meeting Of the company held this eye-
IA ning the following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, That the sincere thanks of the COM
pany bs extended to Mrs. Thomas K. Gray, Mrs
Henry Lee, Mrs. Samuel Bond, Mrs. W. Hinton,
Mrs. John Davis, Mrs. John Dillon, MIS-. George
NJ. Kendall, and Mrs. William Thompson, for the
bountiful supply Of refreshments furnished the
company on Saturday, the 25th met, and that
their kindness shall ever be gratefully remem-
bered by each individual member of the Metropol-
itan Rifles.
By order of the company.
may 29-lt E. G. ECKLOFF, Sec.
The national Republican., 1861-05-29

The President has appointed the following
postmasters John NJ Earle, formerly editor o.
the Spy, at Worcester, Mass. James P. Lensc,
at Lafayette, Ind; Samuel Ware, at Kensng,
ton, Pa; Daniel Wells, at Paterson, N. j.
William f. Webster, connected with the Bos.
ton advertiser, and Timothy Davis, formerly
me Der of Congress from Greenfield, have
been appointed assistant appraisers for the port
of Boston.
The national Republican., 1861-05-29

"a Accotink precinct gave seventy.six
Union, against nineteen secession votes. The
Union men voted for Lewis Mckenzie for State
Senator, and Francis E. johnson for the House
Of Delegates. This precinct is only few miles
from Mount Vernon.
The national Republican., 1861-05-29

b@r Dispatches received here Monday even.
ing by the family of Judge Douglas, represent
his health as improving.
The national Republican., 1861-05-29

IV The President has appointed Allen A.
Burton, Of Kentucky, minister resident to New
Granada, in the place of General Jones, of
Iowa, recalled.
The national Republican., 1861-05-29
Wednesday, Nay 30, 1851.
~ The Cabinet are reported to be delib

~ The Cabinet are reported to be deliber.
ating upon the appointment Of Gov. Banks and
Col. Fremont as Major Generals. No two
men better represent the vigorous manhood of
the country. The latter was trained for and
in the army, and as to Governor Banks, while
his talents are various, they are especially e1.
ecutive and military. The nation would hail
both appointments with pride and confidence.
The national Republican., 1861-05-29

FRoM FORTRESS MoNRoE.-Colonel Butler,
brother of General Butler, commander of the
United States forces in the vicinity Of Fortress
Monroe, arrived here yesterday afternoon, with
information that about one hundred negro men
had taken refuge within General Buffers lines,
and it is reported that the families of these
Colonel Buffers mission is to obtain instruc-
tions from the Government on the subject.
The national Republican., 1861-05-29

~ By letter from gentleman living in
Wetzel county, Virginia, we learn that the ma.
iority against secession in that county is 6l3.
The national Republican., 1861-05-29

D&r The New York Express of Monday
evening, says:
"The steam transport State of Georgia, with
first New York volunteers, Colonel Allen, for
Fort Monroe, is yet at anchor in the North
river"
The national Republican., 1861-05-29

b65- 1t is reported that Mr.. Crittenden is to
be elected to the House, and will serve.
The national Republican., 1861-05-29

~ 1t is reported that Caswelfs Point at
the mouth of James river, VirginiS was storm.
ed and taken by detachment of the forces
under Gen. Butler, on Monday afternoon.
The national Republican., 1861-05-29

IHE BRITISH RO1 AL LPROCLAMATlON.
The Etna, arrived at New York on Monday,
brings the full text Of the Queens neutrality
proclamation, dated May l3, of which the sub
stance has been heretofore given. We sub.
join it:
VICTORIA R.-Whereas we are happily at
peace with all Sovereigns, Powers, and States !;
and whereas hostilties have unhappily COM
menced between the Government Of the United
States of America and certain States styling
themselves the Confederate States of America /;
and whereas we, being at peace with the Gov
ernment of the United States, have declared
our royal determination to maintain strict
and impartial neutrality in the contest between
the said contending parties:
We therefore have thought fit, by and with
the advice of our Privy Council, to issue this
our royal proclamation. The provisions of
the Foreign Enlistment Act are here cited
And we do hereby warn all our loving sub.
jects, and oil persons whatsoever entitled to our
protection, that if any Of them shall presume,
in contempt OF this our royal proclamation and
of our high dispeasurc, to do any acts i'll dero-
cation of their duty as subjects of neutral
Sovereign in the said contest, or in violation or
in contravention of the law of nations, as for
example, more especially, by entering into the
lnintary service OF elther OF the SAD contend
ing parties, as commissioned or non commits
stoned officers, or soldiers; or by serving as
officers, sailors, or marines, on board any shir
or vessel Of war, or transport of or in the ser
vice of either Of the said contending parties
or by serving as officers, sailors, or marines, on
board any privateer bearing letters of marque
Of or from either of the said contendng par
ties; or by engaging to go or going to any
place beyond the seas, with intent to enlist OF
engage in any such service; or by procuring
or attempting to procure, within her Majesty.
dominions, at home or abroad, others to do so
or by fitting out, arming, or equipping, any shiE
The national Republican., 1861-05-29

VICE President HANLIN arrived in this
city yesterday morning, and is at Willard's.
He will return North to-day or tomorrow.
The national Republican., 1861-05-29
CAMP KETTLES.

CAMP KETTLES.
JUST received, a supply of thirty and forty
y FIVE gallon CAMP KETTLES or CAUL-
DRONS, with furnace (for wood) attached, at
JAMES SKlRVING'S Washington Stove, 7'm and
Sheet Iron Ware Factory, 267 Pennsylvania ave-
nue., corner Of Eleventh street.
may 29-6teo
The national Republican., 1861-05-29

The NORTHEASTERN MILITARY DIsrRICT.-
Gen. Irwin Mcdowell, lately appointed Brig
adler General, has been assigned to com.
mand, consisting of Virginia east of the Al
leghsnies and north of James river, but not to
extend to within sixty miles of Fortress Mon.
roe. This district embraces the region through
which the advance will be made from this
point, and the indications are that this advance
will soon be made as far as the junction (twen.
ty-seven miles from Alexandria, OF the Ma.
nassss Gap railroad with the Alexandra and
Orange railroad. The national scouts now
range within fifteen miles of that point.
The following officers have been ordered to
duty as members of the staff of Gen. Mellow.
ell, viz: Col. Charles P. Stone, of fourteenth
infantry; Capt. R. o. Tyler, assistant quarter
master; Brevet Capt. James B. Fry, assistant
adjutant general; Lieut.. Putnam, topographi,
cal engineers.
= Col. Stone has recently had charge of organ
izing and disciplining the militia of this Dis.
trict, in which his services have been most
efficient
The ENEMY's FoRcE.-A special cores.
pondent of the New York Tribune, writing
from Richmond, May p, estimates the total
hostile force in Virginia, of which twothirds
are Virginians, at 0,OOO and further estimates
that it is being increased at the rate of about
1000 per week. This estimate of 10000, is
5000 higher than that made few days earlier
by a gentleman sent South as a scout, and
known to us to possess good powers of sitting
evidence and reports. Outside of Virginia
there is no large force except at Pensacola.
OF course, such estimates do not include
troops, which are merely enrolled and organ
lied, but not called into service. Such troops
exist at the South in much larger numbers
and are being drilled, and when practicable
armed. They constitute a valuable reserve
for local defence, and emergencies
Thus, while the total hostile force in camps
and quarters, does not probably exceed fifty Of
sixty thousand men, much larger numbers
could be promptly rallied to repel attacks upor
Charleston, New Orleans, and ether point
likely to be attacked
The national Republican., 1861-05-29
DEPARTMENTAL,

REMovED.-Mr. James NJ. Douglas, of "a,
q 81 200 per annum clerk in the Third Audi.
tors Office, has been removed.
The national Republican., 1861-05-29
UNCONDITIONAL UNION TICKET.

For City Officers.
William Dixon, Collector.
Samuel Z. Douglass, Register.
Leander Schamberger, Surveyor.
Sirth Ward, u U. Ticket.
DR.. George NJ. Dove, Alderman.
Samuel A. II. McKim,)
Thomas L. Clark, Common Council.
Thomas McGrath,
George Brown, Assessor.
may 29-td