Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-23
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-An order by the
president, through the adjutant generals of
flee, has been issued to commanders of the
different military departments to the effect
that it is the duty of aliens residing in the Uni
ted States to submit to and obey the laws and
respect the authority of the government. For
any proceeding or conduct inconsistent with
this obligation they may rightfully be subject
ed to military restraint, when this is neceSsa-
ry; but they cannot be required to take the
oath of allegiance to this government. All
such obligations heretofore taken are there
fore RENTED. Military commanders will alb
stain from imposing similar obligations in fu-
ture, and in lieu thereof will adopt such 9TH
er restraints of the kind indicated as may be
necessary, convenient and effectual for the
public safety. Whenever any order shall be
made affecting the personal liberty of an
alien, reports of the same and the causes
thereof shall be made to the war department
for the consideration of the department of
state.
Major Gen. Halleck arrived here this eve
ming, accompanied by Gen. Cullom and Col
KilDon. There are at least a dozen generals
now in Washington, including Major Gen.
Burnside. They are not here on mere visit
of recreation.
There appears to be a very general misap-
DTNuSUSlOU Will GGSdTu W lIG dCb dulllOIlLluS
payment in stamps, and to prohibit the clrcu-
latlon of notes of less denomination than one
dollar which was approved July 18th last.
Under the provision of this act the
secretary of the treasury and, not the
postmaster general, is directed to fur
nish postage and other stamps to the assist
ant treasurerS, and such designated deposlto-
ries of the United States, as the former may
select, to be exchanged by them on application
for United States notes, and from and after
the first day OF August next, such stamps
shall be received in payment OF all dues to
the United States less than five dollars, and
received in exchange for United States notes
when presented i'll sums OF not less than hve
dollars to any assistant treasurer or designated
depository, selected as aforesaid. Hence
this law does not make postage stamps legal
tender, nor does it require postmasters to re-
ceive them in exchange for United States
notes. 1t is expected that the secretary will
furnish postage stamps to be used as circu-
lating medium, under the law, in such form
that they cannot be attached to letters or other
maable matter. Such stamps will be
exchanged by postmasters for the regular
postage stamps, besides being redeemable by
treasury notes, by assistant treasurers and
such designated repositories as the secretary
. of the treasury may select.
No postage stamps can De eAchanSeu at
post offices or redeemed by the treasury de-
partment unless furnished through the agen-
cies of that department. Postage stamps now
sold by postmasters are not exchangeable or
redeemable by them, and if such stamps
are gummed to pasteboard or other paper,
which soils or renders them unfit to be used
in prepayment of postage, they will be re-
iected for postage, because when so soiled
they cannot be distinguished from stamps
which have already been used for postage.
1t is understood Capt. Gibson has obtained
leave of absence until further orders, to COM
mand regiment of volunteer artillery from
Pennsylvania, and that Major Burton will re-
Ieve him in command of fort Delaware.
Already defaced postage stamps are being
brought up and passed at their nominal value,
after having had the detacing ink extracted,
and are being pasted on paper to conceal the
loss of the gum. Let those who do this be-