The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-05-23
The Memories of May.

The month OF May will recall
many OF the important events of
wear ago. On the first OF May
1861. the Sectetary OF State public
ly denied the rumoI which was ther
current, tnat an armstice with tn,
rebels was TO be made, stating thai
tie days Of compromises had endeC
on the 12Ih of April-the date o
the bombardment of Sumpter. Or
the same day Massachusetts re-
ceived the murdered men from Bal
timore, and buried them with pub
lie honors. The Governor OF Con
nccticut issued his war message
calling for men and means to sup
press the rebellion. On the second
Norfolk, Va, was blccksded. The
'Uaion party" of Tenn. met il
Convention at Nashville, and nomi
ns'ed WIN. B. Campbell for Gov
crnor. On the third, the Presiden
issued second proclamation, call
ing for 32 74S volunteers, in addit
i N TO tie first call for 5000. Con
necticut approp,i tod 50, ,OO0.OO(
for war purposes. On tho fourth
Pensacola. Florida, was blockaded
Secretary Seward issued his imnort
ant letter OF instructions TO Mr.. Day
ton, Minister to France, r:spectin. .
the repr s'ntations to be made o.
the position OF our Government, And
he situation of tho United States.
On the fifth Of May, Sunday, the
lays OF grace expired and the war
for the suppression Of the rebellion
bagan. On the sixth, Gov. Letcher
Of Virginia, issued his war procla
nation. The rebel Congress in
session at Montgomery, recognized
tho existence OF war and granted let
ters OF marque and reprisal. Ar
kansas passed the oct of Secession
lsix.y-seven to one. Tennessee pass
ed the act and voted an alliance
with tho Coniederacy. O 10 called
for 100 900 men for the Federal ar
lmy, and appointed Mcclellan to tn,
Ichiei command. On the seventh
the revenue cutter Harriet Lane
captured the first privateer schoon.
er. off the Virginia cspes. On the
eighth Nlagoffin, Governor OF Ken
tucky, issned a reasonable message
of sympathy with Secession. o.
the ninth Pennsylvania passed the
80 100000 war bill, and voted to
raise fifteen more regiments-fiity
five in all. Mishigan appropriated
81 900, 900, and voted to raise ten
regiments. Connecticut sent its
first regiment to the war. On the
10th New Jersy authorized wal
loan of So 900, 900, a state tax oI
100000, aud voted to raise four
regiments. Connecticut sent ite
second regiment. On the l1th the
President by proclamation, declared
Florida in rebellion. On the 18th
the President approved Gen. Bat.
ler's military occupancy Of Balti-
more; the New York Union Defense
Committee induced the President to
accept fourteen New York and
Brooklyn regiments for immediate
service. On the 10th New York
organized Gen. Dix's division. -
Massachusetts, appropriated SO ,000,.
900, and lent 81 100000 to the Fed.
eral Government, in addition to
81 100000 already appropriated -
Kentucky declared itself neutral"
and legalized the bank suspen.
sions.) the Western Virginia Con
vention. at Wheeling, called a
Union Convention for June 1l,h.--
Travel through to Washington was
resumed, ard the first through mail
since April 10Th, via Baltimore
was received in this city,
May tho 18th, the town OF Potosi,
10 Missouri, was surrounded, and
tho rebels there were captured. -
The express companies were forbid
den to transmit letters and papers
to tho South. On the 18th the Mil
itary Department Of Virginia wac
created Tho rebel Congress al
Montgomery, Ala, Ruthorix ID the
issue ol $4,000, 900 bonds, payable
in twenty years, and began tho farce
OF a Confederate Government. Gu
tho Goth the Postmaster General or
dered the Rnsnension of postal facil.