The weekly Butte record., 1862-05-03
Gen. Wright's Order.

is one that has long been needed on this coast
1t is not proper for rebel sympathizers to be
permitted to furnish Government supplies and
, appropriate means thus acquired TO aid IN The
rebellion. We should have been glad to have
seen California follow the lead Of the gallant
State of Kentucky. by the passage of law
that would drive the rebel sympathizers from
our borders or. at least, compel them to cease
their open advocacy OF the rebellion.
1t was properly the duty of the Legislature
to, as it was evidently the wish of General
Wright that it should, pass law punishing
the open and shameless advocates of treason
who remain among Us. Is the fact that the
Legislature declined to DO 50. to be considered
evidence of a collusion between the Republican
and Mcconnell parties. by which the latter Or
ganlzatlon Is to be maintained, that the Re
publican party may succeed in the coming
election BY plurality? Whether it be so
regarded or not, such was undoubtedly the
tendency of non-action in the matter, and Ia
ken in connection with the demand of the Re
publican leaders for the strict maintenance Of
their party organization. and their great haste
to call State Convention, shows that they
well understand that their strength lies in the
Mcconnell party maintaining their organiza-
I ton also. The Republican leaders well know
that their sectional organization would be re-
puiiated by the patriotic people of California.
/ if there was not a third organization in the
/ field, whose triumph would directly aid the
rebels in their efforts 10 overthrow the Govern
ment Hence it is not the policy of the Re
publican party to crush out of existence the
late Mcconnell party organization, whose lead
ers are the open and avowed advocates of the
rebel government, and some of whom have re-
Gently Joined the rebel army at Coriuth. The
Republican leaders desire to approach the 10y
al citizen with the assurance that he must sus-
tain their sectional organization, or his influence
will be cast against the Government of his
country, and 10 favor of the rebel sympathizng
scare-crow of the late Mcconnell party. The
Republican party can only triumph by keeping
latter organization would like to see the pres
ent conflict degenerate into a struggle between
the secession and abolition policies, the leaders
of these sectional factions, the Stanfords and
Chellisses. the Heydenfeldts and the Bottses,
are manipulating the wires with an earnest
desperation, that places the manifest anxiety
of the telegraphlc operator at New Orleans,
when the Government forces appeared before
that rebellious city, far in the background.
Let US hope that the order of Gen. Wright,
will have the effect of stopping loud-mouthed
sympathy with rebellion and that if State
Convention, undertake to resolve, as the Nc
Connell Convention did last year, that they
are even conditionally in favor of recogui-
zing the Confederaoy of the Southern States,
that Is inch shell may blow the building
they thus pollute down upon them, and ex-
pode in the camp of the Republicans, who
desire to lasten such a condition of things upon
the loyal people of California Gen. Wrigdts
ORDER is as follows:
HEAD QUARrGRs, DEp'Nr OF TIE PAcIrIc.l !
san Francisco, CAL April %. lsG2. 1
GENERAL ORDERs No. lS.-The General /
Commanding this Department having been
Appealed to by many loyal citizens residing on |
the Pacific coast, for the adoption Of more
vigorous measures against the reasonable De. /.
signs of persons who, while claiming and re
celvlng protection for themselves and property. Z
do not blush to denouDce the Chief Magistrate /
and Government Of the United States, and DO .
all in their power to raise the standard Of
rebellion on this coast. 1t is therefore made
the express duty of all officers commanding
districts or posts to maintain within their res
pecive jurisdictions a due observance of our
National and State Laws and proper respect
for the legally constituted authorities. Trea-
sons hideous crest shall not pollute the fair
land of California. Military commanders will
promptly arrest and hold in custody all persons
against whom the charge of aiding and abettiag
the rebellion can be sustained and under no
circumstances will such persons be released /
without first subscribing the oath of allegiance
TO the United States
All persons seeking TO furnish supplies of
any kind to the army on this coast. must first
submit unequivocal evidence of their LOYALTY to
the Government otherwise their propositions
will not be entertained.
The following General Order of the War
Department, is republished for general infor-
nation:
WAR DENT, AnJUTANr GEN's. OFFICE
Washington, August %. lS6l.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 67.-By the 9th
article of the act of Congress entitled an Act
for establishing Rules aud Articles for the gov
ernment Of the Armies of the United States
approved April 10 1906, ." holding correSpon-
dence with or giving intelligence to the enemy,
either directly or indirectly" is made punisha-
BILE by death. or such other punishment as shall
be ordered by the sentence of a court martial
Public safety requires strict enforcement of
this article 1t is therefore ordered that all
correspondence and communication verbally or
by writing, printing or telegraphing respect
ing operations of the Army or military move
meuts on land or water or respecting the /
troops camps, arsenals, entertainments. or mill /
tary affairs. within tie several military dirtricts
by which intelligence shall be. directly or indi-
rectly, given to the enemy. without the sutho- (
rity and sanction of the General in command. .
be and the same are absolutely prohibited. and +
from and after the d4fp Of This order r,nrSor,s .