The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-07-11
HIGHLY IMPORTANT COR
RESPONDENCE.
The Reinforcement of the
Armies.
PATRIOTIC PROPOSITION BY THE
LOYAL STATES.
RESPONSE OF THE PRESIDENT.
He Calls for 800, 900 .uore .ue,,


WASHINGTON, July 1.-The following
correspondence between the President and
the Governors of the several States will ex-
plain itself:
To the President-The undersigned, Gov.
errors of Safes of the Union, impressed with
the belief that the citizens of the States
which they respectfully represent are of one
accord in the hearty desire that the recent
successes of the Federal arms may be fol-.
lowed up by measures which must insure
the speedy restoration of the Union, and
believing that in view of the important
military movements now in progress,
and the reduced condition of our
effective force in the field, resulting
from the unusual and unavoidable casualties
of the service, that the time has arrived for
prompt and vigorous measures to be adopt
ed by the people in support of the great
interests committed to your charge, we re-
spectful'y request, if it meets with your en-
tire approval, that you at once call upon
the several States for such number of men
as may be required to fill up all military
organizations now in the field and add to
the armies heretofore organized such ad
ditional number of men as may in
yeur judgment be necessary to garrison
and hold all of the numerous cities and
military positions that have been captured
by our armies, and to speedily crush the re-.
bellion that still exists in several of the
Southern States, thus practically restoring
to the civilized world our great and good
government. All believe that the decisive
moment is near at hand, and to that end
the people of the United States are desirous
to aid promptly in furnishing all reinforce
ments that you may deem needful to sus-
tain our government.
Israel Washburn, Governor of Maine.
MS Berry, Governor of New Hampshire.
Frederick Holbrook, Governor of Vermont.
VIM A Buckingham, Governor of Conn.
ED Morgan, Governor of New York.
Charles S Olden, Governor of New Jersey.
AG Curtin, Governor CT Pennsylvania.
W Bradford, Governor of Maryland.
F. H. Pierpont, Governor of Virginia.
Austin Blair, Governor Of Michigan.
JE Temple, President Mil. Board Kentucky.
Andrew johnson, Governor of 11tsstt.
HR Gamble, Governor of Missouri.
OE Morton, Governor of Indiana.
David Todd, Governor of Ohio.
Alex. Ramsey, Governor of Minnesota.
Richard Yates, Governor Of Illinois.
Edward Saloman, Governor Of Wise onsiG.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington, July LIST, 1862.
GENTLEMEN Fully concurring in the
wisdom of the views expressed to me in so
patriotic manner by you in the commu-
nication of the 28tb day OF June, l have
decided to call into the service an additional
force of 100000 men. suggest and rec
ommend that the troops should be chiefly of
infantry.
The quota of your State would be -
l trust that they may be enrolled without
delay, so as to bring this unnecessary and
injurious war to a speedy and satisfactory
conclusion. An order fixing the quotas Of
the respective States will be issued by The
War Department tomorrow.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.