, 1861-10-15

regiments numbered from the 1st to the 3sth
inclusive. AL the rest are for three years or
the val. This is better than We had supposed.
New let US Lear ftora Pennsylvania, Nth tie
tie Eame detail OF enumeration.
Iowa Election.
As the returns Of the Iowa election come in,
Gov. Kukwood's majority increases, and hts
plurality over Col. Merritt will be not far from
10000, with q msjority of at least II, 600 over
ill. a crest many scattering votes are given |
to Ben N. sanue]B, Henry Clay Dean, A. e.
Dodge, and ether rattlesnake Democrats, and |
in ecme localities Col Merritt received no
support ut ALL Thus the city Of Lyons gave
KifkWood 2G9, Samuels 266, and Merritt only |
12.
In tie Northern Congressional Diatrict, Col !
Vandever's, LeGrand Byington received some |
scattering votes for Congress, perhaps 1000 in
all, without warrant or opposition, aud viii,
it is said, claim the seat on the ground tina!
Col. VandeYer, by accepting d military ap-
pointment, has vacated it. The House will
attend to his claim In about two minutes.
Senator Wilson's Regiment en- Route.
The movement Of Serator Wilson's Reg:~
ment, the ed Massachusetts, from Boston to
the eeat Of VIE, last week, Tas made the occs-
sion of signal ovations In his honor.
/ At Boston etand Of colors Vas presented,
Hon. Robert G. Winthrop making the address.
At New York there was jellJ breakfast, At
which Gov. Morgan, George Bancroft, William
Cullen Bryant, Gen. T. VI. Sherman, Hiram
Barney, James 7. Brady and othera took
prominent part. Mr. Brady presented etan-
dara to the regiment, and Mr. Bancroft made
neat little speech, in which he said:
"Tou 60 into action With the greatest or
| causes. How willingly would any one of u
lay down his life # SO small q sacrifice could
| peitJ Of any branch ef business, or Of any
State OF Commonwealth-not even far the
prosperity Ct the counsry-We 60 in for the
exlttencss enes Of the coaatIy lAPp!a9Sse P Yoq
tuition and the Nation. We have heard much
! talk about the power Of the people; it is for
you to demonstrate that there Is in existence
people Of the United States. Here is great
world are the spectators Of the contest. Go
forward, then, men Of Massachus etts, carry-
| ing With you the flag Of the Union. Cease to
be men Of Massachusetts,, Q: men Of New
England, OF even men Of the No7th-be Amer.
icans-Amerlcans only. Applausa7 Go for
tiop, for our unity and for our liberty; and on
the battle field and In the hour of danger, God
grant that you may be shielded"
The Cincinnati Commercial hopes the Presi-
dent will allow Col Wilson lew days respite
before making him Brigadier General.
; Allotment Ttcketz--Form of thu
Blanks to be Uxed.
The allotment system recently introduced
in our grand amy is 20 Important that i
should, with rs little delay as possible, be gen
orally acted upon. While many reg giments a
: the East hsve had their allotment 1clls mad
K out, We have yet to learn Of one in the Yves
{ similarly favored. The monthly pay Of a regl
? n1ent varies from 10000 to $4,000, according
= to tie number Of men, and We hear Of regl
4 ments sending home to their families, or 70
investment On their OWL account, sums rang
ing from $4,000 to $4,000, Fer the volu1
teer With family, or for him who prefers t
n cave up his earnings rather than spend 1t wit
= the cutler, NO system could be dsy1sed to AZ
Il comp!ish these ends more surely than this {
e the allotment. Probably two thirds Of th
/. volunteers bave left their families destituts
ard it is too much to ask that 1osal reliefcoE
E. naittees shall support them, unsssisted By th
e volunteer himself The form of the allotme1
L. roll is as follows -
- ALLOTMENT ROLL or COMPANY -,- REGIMEN
= VOLUNTEERS.
Id VIC, the uaderBigncd. members Of Company
:. Of he-Regiment of-State Volunteers, her
" BY request and direct the Paymaster Of said res
set opposite to our na1nes, the same to be tran
o. mittcn to -- for distribution to the perso1