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Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-09-28
(PuBLIc No. 33.l

AN ACT concerning the Attorney General and
the attorneys aud marshals VI thu ssvenl dis
tries,
BE- il enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep.
resentatives Of the United States VI America in
Congress assembled, That the Attorney General
ol the United states be and he il hersby charged
with the general supelintendence and dlrpctlUn Of
the attOrn Us and nurshas Vi oil the districts in
tho United States and the Territories as W the
nianntr Il q charging their respective duties;
and The said district attorneys and Inarshals ara
hereby required to report to the Attorney General
al "ccVunt Of their official proceedings, and the
State und condition Ot their respective offices, in
such time aud manner US the Attorney General
nay direct.
Sec. 2. And be il further enacted, That
the Attorney General be and he Is hereby EN-.
powered, Whenever in his opinion ths public inter.
est may require 1t, TO employ aud retain in the
Iiailic vi the United Statts) such attorneys aud
cod''sellOrs.at-law as hs may think necessary to
aSaSt the district attorneys in the discharge Of
tisIr duties, aud hall stlpula,s with such assls.
taul Council the amount Vi compensation.
Sec 5. Aad be it further enacted, That
the Attorney General Sha have power to Increase
the clerical lurcs Vi his ollice to discharge the in.
creased dutoS VI tho sans, UuCasiUued by this act,
Ny appointing additional clerks, not exceeding two,
aud may ia their compensation W an annual salary
mt Exceeding fourteen hundred dollars each per
auuuui.
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-09-28
[PuBLlc-No. 30.l
Approved, July 81. 1861.

AN ACT authorizing thu Secretary Of War to
reimburse volunteers for expenses incurred in
employing regimental and other bands, and for
other purposes.
BE- il enacted by tho Senate and House Of R,p'
nspntat,yes Of the United States Of America in
congress assembled That the Secretary Of War
he an h. is hereby authorized and directed 10 re'
fund out Of any money in the Treasury MT other
wise appropriated, % th' volunteers called "nt by
the Prcsdrnls rrcon atiun on the lath April,
nnr Thousand eight hundred and sixty one such
sums If mpn'yas may have been expended by the
saii volunteers in the employment Of reglmtnta
or company bands during tbs period Of their ser'i'
CO nnler rsid Proclamation: Provided The am.
onn, Ia I've allowed shall not exceed that to he paid
to volunteer hands regularly mu'trred into the
service under The Presidents procal lali'm OF May
third, onr thousand eight hundred and sixty one'
sec. 2. And b. il further enacted, That
the President. IN accepting an organizing vol
unteers underthe act entitled AN act to authorize
the employment Of luntces to aid II enior'ing
III. laws and protecting public property approved
July twenty two, eighteen hnnilied aId sixty one
may accent the service Of such volunteers without
previous proclamation and in such numbers ftolr
any State Of States, as In his discretion, the public
service may require.
Approved, July 81, 1861.
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-09-28
lPrBLlc-No 3i.l

AN ACT to provide for the construction Of one
Or more arnorsd ships aud floating batteries,
aud lur other purposes.
Be it enacted by tho SenaIe and House Of Rep.
resentatNes Vi tho United states OF America 10
Congress assembled, hat the Secretary Vi the
Navy be an he Is her by authorized anu directed
" apJlnt board ol three skliu naval officers tJ
'lvesIlsate the plans and specifications that may
oe suuultted Ior Inc construction Ur completing Vi
lron Or oteel cad steamships ur steam UaltsIlcs,
anj VII their report, should II be favorable, th5 Sec
reIary Vi tle Navy wall cause one ur InJre aruior,d
or non VI sttel-clAd steamships VI ilJaths sLealn
batteries u Oe built aud There Is hereby app,.
praled, out VI ay monty ~ tho Treasury u.t
otherwise appropriated, tie sum Vi one miNlud hive
hundred tOJusaiid dollars.
Sec. 2. Ind be il further enacted, That
in ease Of vacancy in the Office of engineer.in.
chief oi tho navy the appointment thereto shall be
nade from the list Of chef engineers.
Approved August 3, 1861,
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-09-28
(PcBLlc--No. 29l
AN AUr to define aal pnai,h certain conspa
clus,

AN ACT tV define aa,l pnaish certain conspa
clus,
b. il enacted by tho Senate and House Of Rep
rnsprtatiyps VI the United States nf Am .ricu IN
G .lgress assamblk, Tai wO rmrp 5 no
wnhln any otale or Territory oftle unte. Jtatto
shall cunspire together to overthrow. or u put
down. Or 10 destroy by force th. Government ol
the United states. or 10 levy wDr against the Uni
el Sta U.s. or opposo by force the authority Of the
Gvennent oi tho United States; or by force to
yrevrnl hnlrr Or delay the execution VI any law
II the Unttd states; or by force " SEIZE, take or
Wseess aly property Of tn, United States against
lh- will N contrary To the authority oi the United
5hltcs or by iurce or intimidation, Ur threat ~
prevent any p'raon from accepting or holding any
uiic, ur tu,ts " place VI confidence, untlpr the
Unit d States each and every person 80 oif nding
slIi he guilty Ol high crin1 anil upon conviction
thereof III any district Or circuit curt Of the Uui'
ted States having jurirdicti III 'reof or district
or suprtm, court Of any Territory Of the United
States h,vlng jurs LECTION thereof shall be punish.
I'd by it,, not lass than FIVE hundnd dollars and
! o. morcthan five thousand dollars; or by impn .
onmtnt th or without hard labor rs the court
shall determine for pertm not less than six
months II IF more than SIX yeaIs, or by both such
In- and imprisonment
Approved, July 81, 1861.
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-09-28
lPrBIic.-No. 37.l

AN ACT to suspend in mart the operation Of an
act entitled IAN Actrelating to revenue cutters
and steamers"
BE- Il enacted hv the Senate and House Of Rep-
rospntatves Of the limited States Of America in
Congress assNmhlM That the act Of third March,
eiohippu hundred anil forty Eve, entitled AN Act
,e'a'ins 10 revenue cutters and steamers" he and
the same IA hprAhy 80 far suspended as IN allow
TIM Secretary Of the Treasury to apply so mnch Of
the appropriation for the collection Of the revennN
as he may deem Nxpodent To u 0 charter or m :
chase NJ vesscls fur the revenue service Provid,a,
That no liability shall he occurred Cor the purposes
herein named which together with the expenses
Of cnecting the revenue shall exceed the appro'
priation already made for the Inter object.
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-09-28

Belt enacted by the Senate and House Of ReT.
res ntstives Of the United States Of America iu
Congress assembled, That Tho above entitled act
be and the came is hereby amended by inserting
after the word captain where the same first oc.
ours in said art, the words, or commander SO
that tho President shall be authoriz d to select
the sapsrintendent' VI the several navy yards and
heads of bureaus for the captains Or commanders
Of the navy Of the United States.
Approved, August I'd 1861.
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-09-28
[PuBLrc-No. 35.l

AN ACT to amend an net to prohibit the sails Of
sprituJns liquors and intoxicating drinks 10 the
District Of Columbia, IN certain cases.
b. il enacted ly the Senate and House Of Rep.
r 'ntatives uf tn. United Statss Of America in
Congress assembled That whenever any person
shall he convitteI Of the offence described 10 tie
act entitled "An Act IL prohibit tho sale Of spirit.
uus liquors und intoxicating drinks in the District
Of Co'u.oba. in certain cases" he shall be pun.
ished by 6ne ol twenty dollars or imprisonment
in the jaI Of Washington county, ir the District
Of Columbia for the period Of thirty days.
Approved, Algua 3, 1861.
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-09-28
[PurLc-No. 36l

AN ACT 10 provide for the purchase Of arms,
ordnance, and ordnance stores,
Be II enacted by the Senate and II,nse n Rep.
resentatives Of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled That the sum Of ten million,
Of dollars be and the same Is hereby appropriated,
out Of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated for the purchase and manufacture Of
arms ordnance, and ordnance stores.
Approved, August 3, 1861.
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-09-28
approved, August 3, 1861.
[Hublic--No. 5S.1

AN ACT avthorizep the construction Of twelve
small side wheel steamers
pe Il enacted by ihe Senate and Housa of Re.
r,asentstyes Of tie United States Of America In
,orvress assembled That the SeoretNry NJ ife
Naytshnl causs n he constructed with the least
nos,ibls pelay twelve small sldewhsel steamers.
tor ths use ri the nuvy oftha United States q
liuht dpuyh, and great speed; and fo' the Unitsd
States, ofIirht dnueht and great apeadi and hr
,be purpose afore said twelve hundFed inou.aad
dollars BE- and the same hsrshy bspPEopsataas
Approved, August Z. le-
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-09-28
[PulLlr-No. al
Approved, July 81, 1861.

AN ACT 10 amend an not entitled IAN act snp
plemen,nrv to tho not entitled 'Anact providing
for a Dpval peace establishment and 10 other
purposes passed March twenty ssvsnih. dgh-
tsen hundred end GaE."
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-09-28

sral or surgeon In chrge OF tn, hnpt.l. The
narses 81 e@ploysI IN receive forty crnt' a day
and ono ratiun In kind, Or by Communication, in
lieu of oil euijlumsnts except transportation in
kind.
Sec. I. Aad be il further eaqctei, Thl
one chaplain shall b allowed u each regiment Of
the army, to bs selected anil appointed as the
President may direct; Provided, That none hut
regularly ordained ministers Of some Christian de
nomination shall be eligible to selection or appoint
a,nt.
Sec. 8. And be ii further enacted, That
no cadet, who has been or hereafter be reported
rs deficient, either in conduct or studies, ard re-
commended to be discharged from the ACADEMY
sail h. r'turne or reappoinfed or appointed to
any Inc In thu army ,ra h 8 cliss shall have
II the academy and received their commissions
unless u the recommendation Of thu academic
board of the academy Provided. That all cadets
now in the service. or hereafter entering thu Mill
tary Academy at West Point, shall bs callel on
to take and subscribe the following oath; II, A
b., do sOlemnly swear that will support the Coi
stitutiOn Of the United States and bear true allie
glance to the National Government; that [ will
ma ntain and defend the sovereignty Ofthe United
States paramount to any and alI allegiance. sover
eighty. Or fpalty may owe to any State, county,
Or country whatsoever; and that ! will at all times
Sbey the legal orders Of my superior officers ana
.1c russ anu ar''c'.s governing .he u'nes VI ,.'
On'!eN ols'rs' ana any caoct Ut canu'ua'e 'pr
plmissi1n who shall rvfass to take this oath shall
oe dismissed from the service.
SEC. . Aah be II further endcted Tha
the three months extra pay allowed by the twenty
ninth section Of the act Of The fifth of July. eiul.
teen hundred and thirty eight for reenistment.
nudrr certain condltions' the bounty granted by
hs thlrd section OF the act ~ the seventeenth oI
June elshteei huhdrsd AMI ht'y' tF enlls'nlvlItS
al remot a'ii distant statlona' snd thi premium
now ralh lor h7hg'ng aecap~n RECRUITS 10 iM'
rendezvous be aud they are hereby abolished
Sec. 10 And be II further snarted, Ti,.'
hereafter two dollars per month shall b. retained
,ut Of the monthly nav Of each enlisted man IN
the regular army until the expiration Of hi, term Of
service instead of one dollar per month as auth,
riz.J nv existing laws
oe' H. dnd e .Iu,ther endcted. IN -
ID cases oi enlistment and reenlislment IN the
military service OIL the United states the Prescrlb
ID Oalh ol allegiance may be administered by any
commissioned olilcer oi The army,
SEC u. And be IL further enact,i That
tho two regiments Of ofdragoons. the regiment Of
mounted rlasnen' and the two regiments Of cayaI.
~ shall hereafter no known and recognised as th,
1fst 5pCOTlu. third IUurt and NTH regiments Ul
Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1861-09-28
[PuBLIc--No 26.l

AN ACT provlding committee to examine and
rp 10 T., the compensation of sll officers Of
the Government aud for othsr purposes.
Be il eoarted by he Seaae and House
# Representatives. ofMs Intel States Of
dmer'ca in Congress assembled, Thaf fin
the purpose Of scaling, equalizing, and reducing
the compensation Of the various officers Of the
government, Board Of Commissioner is hereby
organzrJ, To be composed as follows; VI two mem
bers Of the Senate to be appointed by ths presi
ding Otiiter Of the Sennt'; three members Of the
House Or representatives., to b, appointed by the
speaker Of the House; one officer VI the navy and
onc oIicer Ol tn army, u ba appointed by th-
PRESIDENT That sad Board shall examine and
report as soon rs practicable: First, fair aud
jus. compensation for each officer Of the Govern
inrut; second, such provisions of law as will rtgu-
late the expenditure o oil inlrfnte and c1ntn
gent appropriations including those for the courts
Of tho United States; third regulations ior TIL,
lnGe economical colIsctOu Of the revenue; fourth
what officers or empoymeuts, II any, may be dis
psised with without detrment tO the public ser
vice.
See. 3. And be il further enacted, That
sil Commission have leave h report by bill or bills
OF otherwise, to each House at the II xt session O
Congress aud have leave u employ clerk at n
Compensation a II t. exceed fjuf dJllafs per day
Ior the tine actually needed.
Approved, July, 81, 1861.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-10-02

Since our last issue, it viii be seen, an
other Democratic Ticket has been placed be
fore the voters Of Iowa, to meet the wants
of a large class Of voters who could not be
otherwise accommodated. This was done
at Iowa City, at the State Fair, where was
conaregated large number of politicians
from all parts of the State. The ticket con-
sists of Hon. Ben. M. Simuels, of Dubuque
for Governor, and Hon. Jesse Williams,
formerly ofthis county, for Lieutenant Gov
ernor The necessity which prompted the
nomination ofth ticket is understood to be
the asccrtaned fact, that good many Dem
ocrats were dissatisfied with the seeming
association with the Union Party, with
Merritt, war Democrat, and with Dewey,
a Republican. Herce it was deemed politi-
cal necessity to bring out Samuels and Will
lamS, whose names added to Elwood and
Neal, make clear Democratic Peace ticket.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-10-02
LEGAL NOTICE.

State OF Iowa, To SARAH y. MARrZ:
Wapello County. You are hereby notified that on
before the twenty fifth day of October 1861 there
will be file In the Office ofthe Clerk OF the District
Court Of said county, petition of Nathaniel Martz
claiming and praying for decree of said court d.
vorcing him from the bonds of matrimony now exist
ing between you and petitioner, on the ground that
you have been guilty Of such nhuman treatment OF
be decreed have the custody md OF all the
children belonging to petitioner and defendant and
for such other relief as to the court may seem meet
including Judgment for costs OF the proceeding Now
unless you appear thereto aud defend before OF
the second day Of the term Of the District Court
Of said county OF Wapelo, and State Of Iowa. to be
held the 25th day OF November 1861 default will
be entered against you and decree rendered thereon
In accordance with the prayers Of said petition.
DIXON 4 STILES, Au'ys for petitioner.
Sept. IL, 1S6t.-4w. K
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-10-02
Drafting Couutermanaed.

The order for drafting in this State, we
are gratifed to see, has been countermanded
by Secretary Cameron, and it is also an
nounced, as the determination of President
Lincoln, that drafting in the West shall not
be resorted to until the Eastern States have
furnished their full quota Of 100000 men.
This is right and just as we expected. The
administration prefer to rely upon the patri-
otism of the people Of the loyal States, until
it is clearly demonstrated that the large de-
mand for troops to pnt down the .ebellion.
cannot be met in that way. We are conf
dent that those demands will be met. So
far as our State is concerned, we know full
well that she will do her duty to the letter.
The name of our State is Synonymous with
patriotism Her action in this crisis of our
country's history, both in council and in the
field, has covered her with imperishabe
glory. She has now in active service very
nearly her full quota. and more than enough
men in process of being enlisted and muster
ed, to comply with the full demands upon
her, and better Or Drawer troops have been
anrnished by no State east or west. lnevery
,for. 2nce where Iowa troops have met the
can v, they have fought, officers and men,
Ed so steadiness and courage of veterans.
Neal, into tn in the numbers we heve sent
man iers, | and in the quality Of our Id
the ioya claim proud position among
Of this Union.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-10-02
The County Umiol, Ticket.

We can refer with entire satisfaction to
the nominees for the Legislature and for
County Officers, made by the Union Conven-
ton on the 14th ult They are all men who
can be relied upon, not only TO discharge
with ability and fidelity, the duties of the
offices for which they are named, but what
il of the gravest consequence at this juno
ture, they are sound upon the great question
of the day.
This ticket, whatever the Mahoneyites
may say Of it, is the result of as honest
union of a!lparlics, as it could possibly be-
1t is composed, we believe, of a majority of
Democrats; the exact proportion we are not
sure Of as the politics of some Of the gen
tlemen is unknown to us. We ONLY know
that Mr.. Dixon, the candidate for Senator.
is a Republican. Messrs. Joy and Meekins,
for the Legislature, arc both Democrats Mr..
Michael, for Sheriff, Is well known as a lead
ing Democrat, and Mr. Haync equally well
known as a prominent member Of the Re.
publican party, and so on Here then, for
''a five principal offices, three are Democrats
anowo only Republicans.
liz origin Of this ticket is as free from
parry ais its composition. We can truly
say ma. was not prompted by The Repub
hcahs' oo' ther by Union Democrats. 1t
Is tfue' rs we know and believe, Re-
Pno''oa"' o'pPort it in good faith, be-
CAUSE WY ing and anxious TO coop
craze VIZ" - ,lds of the Union in this
Democrats as Repas
lasts.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-10-02
Important from Washington.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 90 -Detachments from
Gen'ls Richardson, Keys and Wadsworth's
Brigades, and also from Gen. Franklin's d.
vision now occupy Munsons Ill., being in
command of Col. Terry, of the 9th Michigan
cavalry regiment. .-.
This A. NJ the pickets from Gen. Smith
division advanced to, ard now occupy Falls
church. Neither this nor the preceding
movements met with any opposition what
ever, as the Rebel army had on Friday night,
retired from the whole line of their position
on the line of Washington. Upton's Hill,
this side of Falls church, is necessarily in
cluded among the points now held bv the
Federal forces.
The positions at Munson AMI Murray
Hills, afforded the Rebels unobStructed views
of all our Notifications and other defences.
There were no signs 10 show that they had
ever mounted any guns.
Our troops are now employed rs to show
that they do not merely intend to ten pora-
rily occupy their present positions.
The advance of Gen. Smith upon Falls
church from Chain bridge was accompanied
by events Of the most deplorable character.
BY some unaccountable blunder, Col. Owens
Irish Philadelphia regiment, in the darkness
ofthe night, mistakirg for rebels Capt. Matt
battery, which was in the advance, sustained
by Gen. Bakers California regiment and
Baxtcr's Philadelphia Zouaves and Col. Frid-
mans cavalry fired volley into the troops
last mentioned, killing and wounding large
number. The California regiment not know.
ing from whence the firing came returned it
with marked effect The horses attached to
Mats battery, became unmanageable and
the tongues Of the caissons were broken.
owing to the narrowness of the road. Lieut.
Bryant having command of the first section
ordered the guns to be loaded with grape
and canister, and soon had them in range of
the supposed enemy, when word was sent
to him that he was in the company Of friends.
All was excitement, and long time elapsed
before the actual condition of affairs was as
certained and confidence restored. Several
were killed and a large number wounded.
Our troops while occupying grounds va
Gated by the enemy, have bnrned houses
and destroyed property to considerable
amount. This will be investigated, as Gen
Mcclellan strongly condemned all such acts
The whereabouts Of the enemy have not
been discovered. Their pckets are discern
able at distant points. The most probable
theory is that the Rebels are making feints
ofretreat as they did previous to the battle
of Bull Run, with the view of drawing our
troops into ambuscade. Their encampments
show that they had at no time over O,oO0
men in front of Washington
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-10-02
From the Seat Of war i'm NO.

JEFFERSON Cry, Sept. 30.-Lieut Colonel
Thatcher, of Col. Peabody's Regiment, and
Lieut. Lennot, of Colonel Marshalps Resi
ment, who were at Lexington, have arrived
here and give some interesting particulars
from that place. They say the Rebels can
easily turn out, and probably will, three
9 Founders per week at the Lexington
Foundry, and that they are very
busy in making balls of all kinds. They re-
port the rebels have a large amount Of pow
der and ammunition of every variety buried
in the vicinity of Lexington and that they
have recently dug up great deal. Two
thousand rounds of loaded shell were Olsen
tombed by the Rebels in Muligan's entrench-
ments on the very day Of the surrender, our
troops having no idea of their concealment
as they were deposited there three months
before.
1t is said vast amounts of ammunition are
buried in different quarters Of the West and
South, having been sent out from Jefferson
City by EX-Gov. Jackson, before he fed
| from here
Our troops would have destroyed the pow
der in their possession fthey had water, or
had not feared an explosion that must
have proved fata in their narrow entrench-
mentS.
A feminine secessionist, Of high socia
standing at Lexington, obtained admission
to Mul,igan's Notifications, disguised as a
muatto washerwoman. and took complete
sketch and plan of works, and reported her
information after her departure to the reb-
els
It is believed the rebels have from 40, 600
to 1000 men at Lexington, and are daily
receiving reinforrements. They will make
a stand there and await the attack of our
forces. II is supposed that they will in
two Or three weeks have from 10000 to so,
900 there, and will meet us with that mum
Der
The rebels, the two officers say, fight well
and that our mistake is that we have always
moderated the fact.
The rebels at Lexington are receiving pro-
visions in quantities from the adjoining coun-
try; wagon loads arriving every day, and
they have, it is said, every means Of sup
port.
! Green, Rains and Parsons troops are re-
presented as mere mob, half clothed and
without discipline, no one seeming to hold q
less rank than Colonel. IIarris's soldiers, o..
900 in number. are very well drilled, and ex.
ecqte all their mapeuvres in thorough militia
ry style.
One Of the rebel regiments having helped