Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-05-10


boaibagdment Of eur fort, the pIuadering of
our lhints. has ine "a piracy upon cur com-
nieree, ans DOW AIMS AZ iha possession Of Tie
Nai0nal Capital. TIE iasaffeosioa fsnsl be
met BY force of arnls and TO re-estabEisB. the
government apoh d enduring basis bY assert-
ing rs entire saprsmsey, 10 re possess the
forts aud other goVerameat property 50 unlAw-
tulls seized AMI held - ensure personal free.
dRai 49, safety to We people AMI eemmeFcs
9t TIE bnion IN egaFy section, iho people Of
the loyal States demana, as with ore voice,
and viii contend for, as With one heart /; and
qiarfer Of million Of Penosy ylgania's sons
vii answer the cali % arms, Il need be, to
wrestss from reign Of anarchy snd plunder,
aad secure Tor themselves ana their children,
ger aees TO come, the perpetuity Of this Gov
eFnasehf ana its bsni6 eeus institutiens.
Easriaining these giews and antieipafiag
that ea3re troops would be required than the
number oligiaaliy called for, / coutioued %
receive companies until ze bad raised twenty-
three tsgisaenis 10 psnnsylgAnis, all oi which
have been mustered ieto the service Of the
Ooitel States. In this anticipation I was mol
! mistakeu. De Saturday last, an additional
IeqaieiEian was made upon me for twenty Eve
regiments Of infantFy and one regiment of cav
airy and there have been already more com
pfuies rendered than win make up tue eulire
cemf ement.
a9s the Eeeis4ents could he clofhs1, throa
OF thel1 were ordered by TIE National Govern
msat % proceed FROM this point to Philsdel.
phia. caunat TOO highly eomBen3 the patri-
atism sud devotion Of the ncn whe, at mo-
nept's Warning, and without any prepgratien,
o6eyed the order. Three O. the regi,aeots.
uaaeF slsallsF cirvumstsnees, by direction Of
and accompanied by eifioers Of the United
@f+fts Army, were transported to Coekeye--
vissa near Baltimore, Al which point they
raus'ned for two dsys, sLd until by 5ireo-
aas Of the General Government they wsr
ordered bees aEd went into camp at York.
whese thers are uow fse regiments Three
regiments mustered into service are aow en-
esmaod At Chamoersburg, auder orders from
heaeneral Government and Eve reginsnss
are Gov ID camp u this place, aod seven have
boea orgsaizo3 sud -nuslered into service al
P..sls1eip5ia.
5e regiments at this place are sill sepplied
s entaaiissarg Department Of the Ssats,.-
s-@sse ss IS sa4 Is
axF 81, their supply Of provisions stnnjt
AID aa3er tie instFastien Of competent ofEcers
they IRE rapidly improving 10 military kuopl-
edge and skill / have made arrangements
- oletbs al our regiments with ihe utmost
dispatch consistent With proper ECONOMY, aud
ia aiasf happy 10 say th 81 before tho ci8se Of
the present week ail our people row under
arms sill be sbundahtly Supplied with good
and appropriate uniforms, hlaHkets sud othe;
clothing
Foar hundred sui sky Of our volunteers,
The 6rss to reach Washington from any Of the
States. arc now - that city; these are uow
provided for bg the General Government; but
| design 10 send them elolhing al .be earliest
possible opportunity, | an, glad to be able 20
state that these men, ~ t1eir progress to the
National Capital, received no badly injury,
siihoagh they we're subjected to insult in tie
city Of Baltimore, such as should noi have
been offered to aav law-abiding citizan, much
less 70 soyal men, who. al the call pf the Pres
iiSni. had promptly left their oRn St4iei in :ae
performance Of the highest duty sud in the
service of tiaeir county.
4 large body e upsreed men who werc
nos st the ti,oe orgqBize3 IS a pertion Of the
militia of This pommoowesi5i. under tie
command os afieeTy witknut commissions
attempted under the cal Of the National Gog,
ernmeut, a. unders nd, ,o reach Washing.
ton, and we're assaulted by armed men in the
cit, of Baltimore: aany Of thaj2 number were
seriously woaaael, ara foar were killed
The larger pat of this bodg returned directly
to Philadeithia; but 4lany Of them were for
ci5lg detained IN Baltimore; some of them
were thrgst into prison, anG others have not
4 yet reaebca their homes
/ have the honor TO say thar he officers and
men bohaved With the utmost gallantry. This
] fst.,
/ ofiaers are commissioned; they have been
accepted into the service, and viii 60 70
Washington by any route indicated By the
Federal Government.
have established camp at Pittsburg, at
which the troops from Western Pennsylvania
I viii be mustered into service, aud organized
apd disciplined By skillf9l and experienced
officers.
IeomnsuiaAte 10 you with great satisfaction,
the fact that ibe banks of tho Commonwealth
hsvs yolpnarily rendered any amount Of
money that may be necessary for the eominan
| defence and general welfare of the State aud
tie aa.i1n in this emergency; aud tie tempo
rarg luan of fge hundred Thousand dollars
authorized tg the sc, OF the General Assem-
bly of The I7ih April, 1861. was promptly
ftaken IT par. The money il rot Jet ezhausis9;
as il has been impassiblc to have the accounts
properly au1iiel and settled with the aeeeuaS-
ig ana paying officers Of tbe gasernneat IS
rsaaisel hY lsw, on aeeount Of this exPeed.-
tase vauncs now ha furnished. The A1ditar
Geaefal and State Treasurer have established
a system Of settlement and payment. q EAsch
4 entirely approve, that provides amply for
he protection Of the State, and 10 Hbieh ell
parties having claims will be obliged to conform
much larger sun viii be required than
has heen distinctly appropriated, but could
aot raccire nor u.ake engagements for eom-
rle,e ra-nreanizatien Of the niliIla OF the