The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-06-06
War Items.

the Colonelcy Of the Fire Zouaves,
lately commanded by the lamented Col.
Ellsworth, and has accepted.
It is said that the Government is
satisfied that the blockade on the Gulf
coast will be completely established by
the 18th of June, and therefore effective
in all the ports of the seeded States.
Lieut.. Slemmer, late commandant at
Fort Pickens, arrived at Washington
on the goth ult., and had a pleasant
interview with the President and mem
bers of the cabinet.
The New York Seventh Regiment
left Washington for home on the 3Oth
ult. They say they expect that by fall
the fight will be fairly begun, and that
then they will be wanted for active
service, when they will come with a
will. Their business affairs at present
imperatively demand their attention, as
they enlisted hurriedly and on an emer-
gency for but thirty days.
Miss Dix has gone to Fort Monroe,
to attend to the sick and wounded.
Carl Shurz has been deprived of the
qualification of proceeding with his
brigade to Fortress Monroe. His leave
of absence as Minister to Spain was
revoked on the goth, and he will at
once enter upon the discharge of his
diplomatic duties at Madrid.
The Postmaster General has at last
issued the order for a discontinuance
and suppression of the mail service in
the ten seeded States of Virginia,
q North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
6gia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
louisiana, Texas and Arkansas, after
the 31st of May.
The newspaper reporters at Wash
8ington give three weeks as the limit of
the time when Richmond will be seized.
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The general seizure of the telegraph
dispatches at the several offices
throughout the points where communi-
Hcations were kept up with the secess-
ionists, has created an immense feeling,
and is likely to involve a good many
6who have been heretofore considered
sound. The dispatches have been
Tplaced in the charge of commissioners,
who will act as if they were in charge
of the dead letter department, and
8consign everything that does not relate
! to the public interests back to the offices
whence they were taken.
The following letter of instructions
has been sent to Gen. Butler, in rela-
! ton to the negroes who recently
claimed his protection:
WAsHINGToN, May 80.
! Sir Your action in respect to the
Snegroes who came within your lines
from the service of the rebels, is APP
proved. The Department is sensible
sof the embarrassments which must
surround officers conducting military
Operations in a State, by the laws of
which slavery is sanctioned. The
sGovernment does not recognize the re-
lection by any State of its Federal OBJ
3ligations. Among these Federal obliga-
Stions, however. none can be more i'm
portant than that of suppressing and
dispensing any combination assembled
! for the purpose of overthrowing its
whole constitutional authority. While,
therefore, you will permit no inter-
ference by persons under your COM
mand with the relations officers hold to|
service under the laws of any State
9within which your military operations
/ are conducted, which remain under the
control of such armed combinations,
3refrain from surrendering to alleged
masters any persons who come within|
]your lines. You will employ such per-
4 sons in the service to which they will
be best adapted, keeping an ACCOUNT
A party of ladies and gentlemen
visited Mount Vernon on Wednesday
Hast, and found the roads perfectly clear.
They saw Miss Tracy, one of the Trus-
tees Of the Mount Vernon Association.
They report everything untouched.
Miss Tracy has been assured, by both
3Gens. Scott and Lee, that no troops|
from either side shall be sent to that
VICINITY, and that not more than three|
soldiers shall at any one time proceed
Ito Mount Vernon, and then never in|
uniform or in arms.
The President has commenced
writing his message. He is so con-
'stantly interrupted by business, and byE
visitors, who monopolize his time from
early morning till midnight, that he {
says he will be fortunate if he gets
time to finish the message before the
4th of July. The President is firm and
determined about the war. The word
being now with him "forward at the
double quick"
The notorious Geo. N. Sanders arr.