, 1862-05-28
A Bad Retreat Better than: a Goed
Stand Still,n
The PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
lie Reviews the Rebellion.
Past Measures for Public Safety,,
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. I

acksburg, where magazine was blown I'D bv
torpedo, the building demolished, and the
sentry guarding it blown to pieces. The
guard at the railroad station, only two hun
dred feet distant, luckily escaped. The tor
pedo had been placed under the building since
the thorough examination after occupation by
onr troops Two more torpedoes were sub
se1ueatly found under the railroad track. The
soldiers are greatly exaspcrated, and with
difficulty prevented from burning the town.
Letters from the army before Richmond say
Gen Hunters proclamation creates intense
excitement and discussion there. Hunters
1ndorsers have the majority of voices and the
best Of The argument.
The impression given by those who escaped
from Front Royal is that only about one hun
dred and fifty men got of, ou: of the whole
force OF about one Thousand men engaged,
and that Of those lost four-ffths were killed.
The cry Of tue enemy Was ssNo ouarters.''
Reports concur that women fred ont Of their.
windows at Winchester on our retrcating
troops, and that wounded sick men who had
craWled from hospitals into wheat field were
murdered there.
ANAN ~NN~@H4o OP1No|t W I14ls Ilu14Ou5F
Plan Of taxation say the committee tax bill
is gaining ground ard an insure passage. But
Simmons has altered his scheme, striking out
the tax on sales, and confning taxation to
distilled and malt liquors, tobacco, petroleum
oil, ]lnseed, and auction sales, On all Of which
the impost is raised, on whisky, for example,
to thirty-tiyc cents. Cotton is not to be taxed,
the Senate having voted the proposition down.
New England went with the Democrats and
border State men against it, while the North
west, except Browning, voted for it.
Potter's motion is to adjourn and its with
.draTFal Is to enable Porter Of Indianu to move a
reconsideration and rejection Of the Emanci-
patton bill It Is dcnominatcda Yankee trick
BY the enemy. The conservative slavery party
Ind kept all its men on the ground to the LAST
moment. knowing that this was the last day
cn which it was possible to enter the motion
to reconsider, but were leaving full satisfac-
tion when the motion to adjourn was made,
Porter has the question in hand now. It Is
privileged and can be brought up when he
chooses. There is little doubt of majority
TO reconsider and the passage Of such bill as be
taFors, framed like the property bill, freeing
slaves, some leading classes at once, and OF
al within sixty days with Blair's amendment
providing for voluntary colonization.
Il bealthiul sign in the Senate o-day WIS
s,n'oiion byl"rlght to lay the House ConGsca-
tion bill On the table, instead Of referring, in
order TO insure It's speedy passage. Collamer
and Fessenden can hardly help supporting 1t
no" that the representatives Of Maine and
10,,fc er1;I F1~
the case with the Emancipation bill if passed
by the House.
Col Fitz Henry Warren of Iowa, was nom
mated Brigadier General to-day.
The successful bidders for six Thousand
bccvcs on hoofd elivered, aud as when reouir-
70, tirst instal1ment June 10th, were Pepper
d Walton Of Kentucky, at four dollars and
thirteen and half cents.
Joseph Wilson was the highest at five dol
iars aud twenty eight cents. jas. O'Bricn the
lowest, at three dollars and ninety eight and
half cents.
An argument Of the question of the app1i-
caeility Of the fugitive slave Law to the Dis
trict is to be made before the three Judges of
the Circuit Court on Thursday, John Dean
appearing for the slave petitionins for a writ
Of habeas corpus. Judge Waiue declined
to grant the writ on the ground that the case
could not be carried up from lis decision to q
dnll bench Of the Supreme Court, and also al
ready passed upon in Prig rs. Pcnna,
General sigel Was sercnaded tonight. He
made true soldiers speech, saying he had
come to do duty bearing the greeting of the
army Of the West to the army Of the Potomac.
Everywhere on his journey finding the people
ready to fight to the last, as citizens Of one
and the Famc country, defenders Of one and
tho same cause. Hc expressed incidentally
the opinion that q bad retreat mas better thu. {,
good stand- stiu.
WASHINGTON, May y, 1869.
The following message from President Lin
coin, was sent to the Senate and House to-
day:
TIE OUTBREAK or REBELLION.
The insurrcction which il get existing in the
United States, and aimed at the overthrow Of
the Federal Constitution and Union, was clan
destineIy prepared during the winter of 1850
and lo6l, and assumed an open organization
in the form Of reasonable, provisional gov
day Of February, 1861.
On the 18th day of April, 1861, the insur-
gents committed the t1agrant act Of civil war,
By the bombardment and capture of Fort
Sumter, which cut off the hope Of immedi-
ate conci1iAtion.
THE SIEGE OF THE CAPITAL.
immediately afferward, the roads and
capital was put into Q condition Of Z siege
The mails in every direction were stopped.
and the lines Of telegraph cut of BY the in.
surgents, and the military aud naval forces
which had been called out BY the Government
for the defense of Washington, were prevent
cd from reaching the city by Organized and
combined trcasonab1c resistance in the State
Of Maryland.
ORGANIZATION FOR TIE PUBLIC DEFENSE,
There was no adequate and effective organi-
zation for the public defense. Congress hsd
indefinitely adjourned. There Was no time to
convene them. 1t became necessary for me
to chooec whether, using only the existing
means. agencies and processes which con-.
grces had provided, should let the govern
mcnt fall into ruiu, or whether, ayaili9g my
self Of the broad powers conferred by the con
stitutioa in cases of insurrection, I would
1nake an effort to save it with all it's blessings
for the present age and posterity.
MEASURES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
I thcreupon summoned my constitutional
advisers. the heads of all the Departments. to
meet on Sunday the Goth day Of April. 1Sn. at
the Office Of the Navy Department, and then
and there with their unanimous concurrence
I directed that m armed revenue cutter
should proceed to sea to afford projection to
The commercial marine, and especislly to the
California treasure ships then on their way to
this coast.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF NAVY,
a1eo directed the commaudant of the
Navy Yard at Boston to purchase or charter
and arm as quickly as possible five steamships.
for purposes Of public defense 1 directed
the eommandsnt Of the Navy Yard at Phila-
delphla to purchase or charter an equal nun
Der, for the same purpose. I directed the
commsndant at New York to purchase or
charter and arm an equal number. I directed
Commander GILES to purchase or charter and
arm and put to Sea two other vessels. Similar
directions were given to Commander Dupont,
with view to the opening of passages by
water to and from tho capital.
FORWARDING TIE WORE oE DRFENsR.
1dIrected the several officers to take the ad
vice aQd efficient services Of his Excelfoncy.
Edwin D. Morgan, the Governor OF New
York, and In his absence Geo. D. Morgan.
Vim. Evar.s. R. II. Blatchford and Moses ii
! G,iIrcll, who were by my direction especi-
ally empowered BY the Secretesy Of the