Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-07-04
More Troops offered by the Loyal
States to the Government.

WAsmNGroN, July The following cor
respondence between the President ana the
Governors of several States---obtained at the
War Department to-day-will explain itself /.
70 President oftde United Siates-Sir. The
undersigned Governors of States Of the
Union, impressed with the belief that the
citizens of the States which they respective
ly represent are of one accord in the hear ty
desire that the recent successes Of the Fede-
raj arms may be followed up by measures
which must ensure the speedy restoration
of the Union; and believing that in view OF
the present state of the important military
movements now In progress, and the reduced
condition Of our effective forces in the feld.
resulting from the unusual and unavoidable
casualties of the service, that the time has ar
rived for prompt and vigorous measures to be
adopted by the people in support Of the great
interests committed to your charge, we re.
specially request-if il meets with your en-
tire approval-that you ut once call upon the
several States for such number Of men as
may be required TO fill up all the military or
CARNATIONS now in the field and to add to
the armies heretofore organized such addi-
tonal numbers Of men rs may, in your judg-
ment, be necessary TO garrison and hold pos
session Of the numerous cities and military
positions that have been captured by our ar
mics, and TO speedily crush out the rebellion
that exists in several Of the Southern States,
thus practically restoring TO the civilized
world our great and good government
We all believe that the decisive moment is
near at hand, and to that end the people of
the United States arc desirous TO aid prompt
ly in furnishing all reiuforcements that YOU
may deem neediul to sustain our government.
Israel Washburne Jr., Governor of Maine
N. S. Berry, Governor Of New. Hampshire;
Frederick liolbrook, Governor Of Vermont
VIM. A. Buckingham, Governor of Connec-
,ieut; E. d. Morgan, Governor Of New York
Charles ) Olden, Governor Of New Jersey
A. G. Curtin, Governor of Pennsylvania; A
w. Bradford, Governor of Mary land: 4. II.
Pierpont, Governor ofNirginia; Austin Blair,
Governor Of Michigan; j. B. Temple, Presi-
dent Military Board Of Kentucky Andrew
Johnson, Governor of Tennessee; h. II. Gam
bic, Governor OF Missouri; o. +. Morton.
Governor of indiana; David Tod, Governor
otOhio; Alex Ramsey, Governor of Mime
sota Richard Yates, Governor of Illinois /;
Edward Soloman, Governor Of Wisconsin.
REPLY or THE PRESIDENT.
EtecHtirc Mansion, Washington,
July l. 1862.
Gentlemen :--Fglly coneurring in the wis
dom OF the views expressed 10 me in SO patri-
otto n manner by you ia the communication
of the 2sth day ofJunc I have decided to call
INTO service an additional force Of three hun
dred thousand 800, o00) men. ! suggest and
recommend that the troops should be priuci-
pally OF infantry. The quota Of Your State
would be ----. trust that they may be
enrolled without delay, so as 10 bring this
unnecessary aud injurious civil war to a
speedy and satisfactory conclusion.
An order fixing the quota of the several
States will be issued by the War Department
tomorrow. ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
President Of the United States.