, 1862-05-24

Cur Heavy Siege Guns Open on
the Enemy.
FARRACU7'S FLEET on THEIR WAY
TO MEMpHIS.
FROM FORT PILLOW.
THE REBEL FLEET GONE DOWN THE
RIVER,
AN ATTACK ON BANKS'S LINE
The Expenses of the War.
FROM WASHINGTON.

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" &@s' 'aAA1s"AVN"
topeelal D1spasen 10 9he en1cago 1zaeune-l
"AsaneTos, Lay 70, 1859
ihe following noble letter from Governor
Andrew explains itself:
OF Massachusetts. ExEcu-}
TIVE DEPT bosfoS. May 19, 1852
A6a. taariD II. Sfdnt6n. secretary Of Var:
eR: nave ta1s moment read telegram in |
these words, VIZ he secretary OF War desires
ITO kno" ho" soon 5ou can rotse and organize |
" three OF four more infantry regiments and hare
Il them ready to be forwarded here, to be armed |
" and equipped Please answer immediately and |
state the number you can raise.
{efgned) Z. THoHAs, Adfutant Gcn1"
Acall sudden and unexpected, finds me- without
n'atefaais 1o1 an intelligent reply Our young men
are al pre-oecnpfed with other views. Stll i a
real eali ,or .htee regiments Is made, believe We
gu iNse anem u 1oitS aHss. Inc arms and
saut saa'fAa1nao no "oulI ".su ~ pe "tniaaea
- s.s.,4 .1.,, f1T.v rs. iI1ienso
r,rr,4na 7,to ,.k,7,,~n,s nd o-o 5.,,,os - ~
t,ced Win a,1ns .nd 1narrh as so,5fa-, ~ a ~
tempt the other courae. would be to dan,ne,, e,-
thusiasm and make these men feel that they were
not eoldie1e, but mob. Again, If our people feel
that they are going Ito the South to help fight
rebels WHO Will Kill and destroy them by an means
Known 10 ta'a5es, ae "ell as elsl1zed men, who
"u4 oeceise 1ncn os tanaalent nags or truce and
lying rretenses, as they did the Massachusetts
boys at Williamsburg, and will use their negro
slaves against them, both as laborers and fighting
men. While thew tbcrnre1vea unzt nager
fire at the enemy's magazines, thfnk
they will feel the draft is heavy on
their patriotism; but the President will sustain
Gen. Hunter. recognize all men, even black men,
1.aitfnr to manifest and 1e, Them 7,bt ,x1tb cod
~ oou ~ '.sn' a5at VIII ooo
6no nuinan Aetale VI .uen sue, tue roada VIII
swarm, Il need be- with multttudes whom New
England would pqrr ont to obey your call Al
ways ready to do my utmost. I remain. most
fnfthsn1)v your ohcdient asrrant
fs,o~aa, - -.
o"o e. ANDAh"'
1ue aeoa.s VI eon"sea''on Ano etllanciP87
ton in the House to-day was unusually cxcit-
Ing. Sedgwick urged the employment of
African soldiers in n sneecb comnan,;np
-. s..1-.;s 49, "' .s Is
na1seo ;s'tenIlon' de citeo numerous 1n
stances Of their employment in two WARS with
Crest Britain, referred to their valuable ser
V;rea RI the norx In tha ,raaant v,.r ,,+,-
~ @ pN' "AA' w."
mebteu upon reoel oaroat1tles, NIT Judge
| Thomas Of Massachusetts, and the border
| Sfate men right and left. and etosed hv dec1ar-
h:ao,t - f..o- ~ ot ~. aess1:.:s - -
| lug n'an7eu III lasof u Luz a"on'1oa ol s1a'ery
t In the TRACKS OF our armies and throughout
| the rebel States. The remark that there vera
m loya] shareholders hrnupht mn W;ct1iffn
t
and "ndsworth, who pronounced it false.
| Tomorrow there wilI be day and evening
session. MondsJ it Is believed the Confses-
4;o,, hill .;,1 moss ,,4 n 10 horaa tho E,,,.;
uoh DILL VIII pass ana II Is nopeo the Emancl'
patton bill also
Mr.. Sumner raiecd u point as to the cons'i-
tntiona1itv of the fugitive s,aye law in the n;a.
trict Of Columbia; and Wilmot'a bill requtr-
ing the claimant of fuoi itiye sfayo tn take the
oa7b ~ 1o,.1,1-n.s+ Srssart and f,1+n.aN u ss-~
| 49, ~ p' 9Aa 'e'a'e
under the pains and penalties Of perjury,