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The men who are searching for excuses
for the way in which the 7gar has BEEN
carried on, hold .that no such nu1nbar Of
troops hare been furnished by the loyal
States as the public generally believe; and
that the present embauassments Of the
Government grew ont Of the scantiness Of
the early en1istmeuts, The excuse either
is not valid, or the other parts Of the Union
have not done as well as the States Of the
West. Those enumerated above contain,
according to the CENSUS Of 1880, q popula-
lion somewhat below six millions, while
the entire population Of the loyal States is,
including Delaware, Maryland, Missouri,
Kentucky and the District Of Columbia; and
emitting Colorado and Nebraska, from
which we have no CENSUS returns,
q, ,34o, ,776; and out Of that population
If the Western ratio Of enlistments had
been kept up in New York, New England
and Pennsylvania, ne ought to have had
fraction more than 870O0D men. It is
probab1e, however, that the contributions
Of the States last named have not been
equal to those Of the West; but make
large deductions for their deficiencies, and
wesee no way Of counting down the ag-
gregate armies Of the Republic to point
below 100000 men At least QUE generals
must have had that number when theca1]
preceding the one now pending was al
-swered, and they, the War Department
Congress and all hands cried, enough
What they haye done with them We d
NOT undertake to say.
In this connection, It is a matter Of SOM
consequence to inquire how great q draf
for men the country, II foreign Intervention
Ehould occEr, OF if Breckenridge Demo
crats still continue to command al our 81
mics, can bear. We Of the West, have, u]
to this time, sent one in twenty-five Of on
whole population; and it is safe to say tha
with entire unity Of action, among all pa,
ties, we can double that number; an
when the question is so explained that al
can sec that re must pour out more me
OF submit to dis11niou or degradation, th
West can send one man to the field fo
every ten persons left at home. This is
large estimate; but the results have bee
attained elsewhere in extraordinary eme
gencies, and we he1eaway can do what hk
been done, OF do the next thing, die att,
Ing.
, 1862-08-04
FROM THE ARMY IN TEN
NE6&EE.
The Few Policy OF the War.
The Federal Call for Black
Labor.

From Our Own corsspondent.]
'A4f S1A1 1aa5;as, 1T 3, us'} i5sa'
There Is nothing Of particular interest tsus-
p3ring here beyond the usual routine of csmp
life, just now, however, being pleasantly Va
ried by the Introduction Of ths new policy Of
recognizing that "peraons Of African desesnt"
may &tter all be usefM In Wat, and 10 naay
proftab1y be employed for the Union cause.
I send you, as matter Of interest, the follow
Ing order issued by the commander Of this
post. The principle works well. Enough
negroes have come IN to enable the general to
erect fortidcations Of Considerable magnitude.
II 1t was applied more generally it would
save the soldiers much hard fatigue work.
That It was not applied a year ago, has cost
us thoueands of good men, and the country
1nillions- . ~
ATTENTION 10 OHDERs.-
HAADQuARrxRs2 % D1y'H D1sra1oT orJAoKsoH,l
- BOLIVAR, TEHN., July 81, 1863 !
GEnERAL, ORDER No. 5.-!In order to main
tain peace and quiet and protect Parseus and
property from mo1estation or, injury ID this
District, 1t Will be necessary to occupy this
place With q small forca Until the close Of
our national difficulties Apd IN order that
cur troops may :easily protect themselves
against the guerilla bands .infestiug the cputl-
EY It Is necessary to erect forttfcaItons,
T. / do, therefore, hereby cal upon ~ owners
Of ,elayes living within ten miles OF this post.
to forward at once to these Head 4narte1s at
least three fonrths Of their male ela7es, from
the ages Of ei1teen to forty-dpe years.. to aid
in sald work. 4 bianhet or quilt will be fur
nished by the owner, II possible, to eVeFy tHo
slBves forwarded: =. =.
Rat1ons, cooking utensils, and working I'm.
plements will be furnished by the quarter
master. It is hoped that there Will be no de-
lay IN at once responding to this call. And It
Is confidently believed that the patriotic cld,
rate with our troops, In putting stop to the
destruction OF Life and property which Is dis
grseing our country and race. By order of
. Brig; Gen'1 L. +. Ross.
F.A DALLAA, a. A. g.
lam requested by the officers Of fha 61s
Illinois, {col. Fry's,) to give the following
| list of names, which It Is desired yon wouh
insert in your paper. These men have beer
absent IRON the regiment for long time
Under the recent orders Issued by Genera
Haneck they MAY be treated as deserters
VIII you appendto the list that if they do no
Immediately return they will be treated q
| dese1tere.
| THK ABsEETEEs.
81sT RzemEE1 l1zrxo1s VoIu3rEERs, Co. L
Samuel q. Knapp, john 8. Lawrence,
George g. Kirby, 7. B. Montgomery,
4. h. Allen, Edward stansenbach,
| James Barker, John Tog1e,
| Jacob BAnmau, 4. Ellison,
z. 4. Bullock, Phillip Hanenstein.
Ali the abo7e live In Chlcago, or its vicinity.
/ J4MKa LAwHkNfE Can't tn r.
, 1862-08-04

Tbs n. 7. Evening Pisa Washington cor !
resbondeuee Of the s1st, says TINT Il Is not
probable that Gen. Mitchell Will 90 .uto sez-
7ice agztn, 1t al. There afe no charges agaiast
him, for the administration, by refusing to &C
cept his offered resignation some weeH ago,
showed that It had unabstad confidence In
him. He is too dazhfng q general tosuit Buell.,
OF even Haneek, and Il SNOW gens1sly IN
defstood thst he win not .be given. q COM
mand- Ha Is still In Washington, hut Enky
soou return to Cincinnati,
, 1862-08-04

tErha Tenitory ot Dseotsh >ptaaisea u,
be one d: the .raehest and most productive
poattois ct the county. IL y iaegsr thxn all
Nex England, being equh 70 seven States Of
tbs alze Of NeH York. ~ 7.r;
, 1862-08-04

The Indian Regiments Mt Grand Sna
1ine-0t1er Forces Falling Back
PpHttion Of Places In the Indian
Terfttory-TheH Rebel EntiAnn Uader
Col. Cooper at Fort DaVi8-Plke at
HOEey Depot-No Encmy In the
Creek or Canadian CounxfieH.
, 1862-08-04

!
which has hardened your aneetaons, consumed /
the love of your country, and which IN fta abuu-
dorco aba11 rnrae ponr children attn mara
ma.,15 ~ ;,,st aa,csnds oftha Mil, d,..,,~
"oulo tne Jass aenlatnls ~ It.a puolte nlssfo
your plans OF aQaf1ce #1th tnought Of lear!
You turn to the laws and institutions of your !
countrv for f1notectfon: vet vou are found
,1.,,:'. ~ ss.~:ss.sa 49, s ..Na
un'tiang 70 Son1t1oa.e e. 1:1eo0 .o'preserve
those institutions and maintain those laws.
".. ~. = ~ 49, s,aas 49, sa1.
putt tnae ~ sneaa VI WILL" S1oAo you uoAi
ThHteFer you na'e. r...- |
During the past week Chicago. has pre-
aTHea eua;a.1 Ds nz,xattstha shon s1 has hsep
al ototnary potsa1's-.no snor f.! t0s peen
qnfet and the voice Of traffic sta1. Wh1le q
great people have come up to attest their de-
eot5on to the,r beloved country. The man
or etaresa nays1 ~ aV Mo 1ahoTpr have ali ali
spo1eeLIe LILY aeJ I1nv1St, ~ nso a..
nrouat eagtr te.ss ~ t 4 W. ntt5
@ IT. 49,, .rart. 80. ~ +ha r;oh ~ a.
o1s " ~ es III aa1e LEY tsT y tuG tha i1n;t M
o. oass Gnisago nste r. fesPepoeo " tne nnn'se
i saaooensss - VI 'as n.es on,, 49,. ,o+,.o.:
70 ine a;.9 aaes ~ t saa1as LA m.g &
mase WV "a ~ IN tha w:,,s
sseS az T. ths oa sso1Sa n "a daa;,a sne ,arses mp
1ou th1nk e that a. VIII tnem mus1 come @ nsppi.
I ness. Look AZ yo1f 9elgoeo1I nave maae
bin rich: Ihaye filed his M houses m go and oanrns' n'
ont empaeo me- sona, an ns1e ;,'i yna sso nun, y
p4nte malteIs sae nGaess ~ y M4ss ds PET
i 1snaois, Aua Tue Puotest Ill "A@s ID 01ape1at@'-
oae o. AZ ny cfeatnIss. e,,.,
L1Re the sallor On t1e "Tee6 wing unea ~
some times loading yourselves With that
; which shall certainly taSe yon 70 the bottom.
The public do not ask you to give In pfopof.
ton to your means. They fully understand
6n 5on nsSef tSst 60 6axs
the world are not maintained by the r1eh
, that American society y very much as VOL
tatfes satd q tae Engnsa tnas fssemo1eA
one OF tneT gfeat casKs OF 0e-s ne tog ~ AZ
4 roth, the bottom AZ dregs, and the middle
! earnest 1nldoIng CLASS tnat nanon must 1esn !,
but they 40 a8k taat noT ln tHs e1cee9ing
= crisis yoa DO something TO 1etute the old Qua-
;eEg 4hs oa snoTe of ,nsn ns na 4sa
= them TO-
John Hook sued American solo1aIs TOT 9
COW they tooa Taen oat q 1907. ., ras1acS ,ass
n HenIy aesc1oes aook AZ oisIuIolng tas siesl II
d american ans Kae, camp noaFsety @ nfaTnag 49, PEEL PEEL
= otsl, psel. ~ oIE ~ yuut a Aanps. ~ uoai
y 19E aa5s slnce #ltn oeeP eaa1ess pictu1ee
d On nas coRntenanee, c9mplalning tnat tae wal
eaa ss1en away .1oe' nus nss es1aa s3 W., y
+ NSat would yon say =, VII 3 ~ yagS o .
= crossing o1r beautiful Lake. "; Feck
~ "; Foster Judge hickey, IathlA
+, kasg Caspenser @ ana Rnde loaa GO, q e. on =
~ Realtny cttzens we're emoafkeo ~1tn ieur o.
As saoIs and ssosm sho1d ssise whsn 2;
Id tpNs an eaonla oe sasee ana aiIer eaS ~ voya
r. noss EenneAiGn sn2u1o 7ass a sS ass ~. :;
Ell Tas aus - TT aGf ~ a'1 a tasae -
20 teseaS H 4ass, 80 49, III f+a 5aSa =,
n tos5e0 NeeK4 ana taas IN al Us oays an
5n nights those 81 tsleeplees a .4 men neser forsoo
gd theH postss 3es AAty t1aAe *as aAe =1s49 ill
, 1862-08-04
Frum Oar Own Correspondent

~ ~: s.s 1~,A %eS~sN Va 49,
leantdns TO bu*s the1 afo1a fhe -seas. Conamo-
ore Fa1agpt'g deet Hss: to operate from be.
ny 49, s- - - arstst e. ds-tsoa1- ~ 1ua1
umpsef up 70 aes1ss ~ oayorea6 Oh "ed-
esday morning everything Waa In readiness,
nd 1,y o'clock the gunboatg Esrs already On /
- s1a.a
The gunboats Benton, Cincinnati and Louis
.e niS1 ac'se ~. esn,ss ~ - W. H. ~ w.+ sa
tsttee: Aues "e1e 1e14o Wy tae eouoo@e
Sesex, Witch was to draw the Arkansas out
ma orarn1e her. The lat to mova VIVA tha |
~. g. ~ 49, w. f,oa,,.o.,e-a .rna++ ~
}teen - 11's "es@n .o4oio t4u'Ss, w
Getting round Louisiana Polut, IN view OF the
arkangas. was astonished to find thst the Es-
,a, o., f.- f,or, ,,r-1,ng or+ 1er ,,ar+ of Tho
agreement, tired three shots, and Was already
three-quarters Of q mile below the AfkRnsas,
- s+f1t ,x,,rer;,r ha, ,cn-ao dox,,, 4to -iva,
w pet p4 o~t~ ~ C.",'- -:
oh pahsl4s 1se oentou' eoln1Aooofe 'a'N
put his head TO- the portrhole and said some
th1ne 1Rh,cb FINN tha sonn6 md the stranos
s'A.s s. ~. 49, - w s.-s.Ias 1.ta
conaac5 q tae 1ese1' w&a eoastroeo lnso an
order to" 60 back" Immediately Conamo- !
dore Ellet gave the order to reverse the en-
e.sass 49, 1.- Nv. 49, s,.sn +ha Rs,+o, snnros.he5 =
g1oes ;spus "ndn Iue beaton apPloaca0o, II
Vas found that what wss Thought new order |
.roa univ hanea,rt,on of 1t3oo6 7uck y,
,,,,,
eooo !ach
All this occurred In the midst OF Calling
~ onaa, - 4ha w.at -,,,o s+s,taa s,,zn
LIS e>tueea Va .ao "ess ~" e1s1e ~ uo"a
again TO engage Inc AfKansas slngie nanded~
The Axkznsas meantime had prepared herself
tor the contest. :Rer head was now turned mn
ztream and her stem In shore, so ss to use
, 1862-08-04


tn Roatnn FINN New Orleans. xere aoId At
p,aton m wednesdsv. These he1,s we're sent
,nt, No. or1ean. vt,,s ret Il waa a nart of
reherdom. Nv rahe1 aoutbernera. in resnonse
to Bcanreeard's call for brass with which to
fahricate cannon for .use aeafngt I1nfon men.
when But,er captured New Orleans thess fell
into his hapds, and Boston became the recip-
lent of the tYophies There were bells from
cbn,c1, sn}nes- school bells. etea,nboat he11a
and factory bells. l,rse and susu uauy Of
49, 49,, - ~ .,ast r.15ax and ftha 0nase t.osx
~ tneuu III ZIG eeo' oaoea 1n1 ~ wv 1Aeos soaeo.
With only a dozen exceptions. the bells had
nnon thar ritns or tons. the names nf north
ern neRars.-the Rnct:eva woraxs. of c;ncjn-
~ na+; +he A11,,ra zgor1s of Fn1ton Fonn1rv.
1s..,S...a - a. e,.,ao.. ~ IT,, -
i1LaepHks aAlu VI 11S Ao0u"e1e ~ Aios, "
Louisville and other places. The largest bell
-.-a rs-..... 1,.a.,a .,5 ..,,.., T.
"e1gaeo 1oo1tsen aoau1eu aaa sssen poanos .s
The bell WIS finally sold for $3.50. Previous
to the sale Col. Thompson made 8 most e1o-
quent and patriotic speech, which was wa1m-
| IL yapplauded, showing how deeply In earnest
| the South were in this war, as Nas instanced
, 1862-08-04


Tire, bat II stands divided among more than
+Rice that number. The regiments Of our
entire army eearcely average 500 men each.
Thee arc batteries In the field fully Off
cered with 1ess than fifty men. Now it is
madness snd folly that continues to swell
xhe. list Of these skeleton organizations. We
feel pride IN the noble Board Of Trade
battery, but that number Of m6n would
serve the country better # taken to fill to
a maximum the other batteries frpm this
city. is It not shame that Tay1or's bat
teEy has returned to the government one
offs guns On account Of short numbers Of
men9 Woods is scarcely better off and
41E others might be nsoidated into sin
gle 1attay, a minimum at that So Of In;
fanhy regiments. 1t is mockerY and fool-
ishness to cali twenty odd new regiments
into the field from Illinois, and more new
regiments from other states, while the old
regiments are waiting to be filed up.
The fault Is not with the people but with
7fhe a.veznment Precious time is pasz1ng
which the rebels are improving.
The New York 1Eme,s Washington let
ter eeys of the rebel reinforcement, that
oThey ae bringing retntorcements day ant
Light, from every 6cceetahle point Ut Ii,
south, md now our returned prisoners hr
confident 1hey hxTe' near 800. 900 nen in an
sr.und Richmond. All talk Of rebel demon
s11atiuu n OTHER directions sso teinta, mean
to conceal their res1 dsstgn, which Is 70 eaE
msrch acaso,et the North. Everything COT
eptres to show toe necessity Of fNtn9 rp u
ola reeimeuta ID tbs armies before Rsehnon
Eaaa14 ~ hoaf'a delsy. The Whoie post
0c the reoeuou Il 1s@=zss 1s@==z.:s ts:ssa aoT a In
D1ow."
This. whiIe the loyal States fEre tuu
skeleEon volunteer organizations zrangllc
and in :dval1y NTH ono snothta, and t
eager competition hindering each othea
progresas How long Is this to &, on. 81
, 1862-08-04
From GEN. P0PE,s ARMX.

The Deaceut on Beaver Dam--GSeuer..
taking the oath OF Allegiance.
, 1862-08-04

only remedy Is to cease at once from the
present plan, consolidate the men already
enlisted, DRAFT for the entire number re-
quired tor the 100000 men Of the call and
ell up the old regiments It should be al
accomplished in. month. It might dis
appofnt some budding of1cera It might
disappotut State pride By postponing the
reaching of the 9esth regiment 10y nnnder)
but it would end the wsr, and sage the
, 1862-08-04

FILL UP THE OLD REGImENTs. |
= Intending no odense to new officers Of |
regiments 50 exceedingly new that they |
have no existence, we must say that We
are utterly opposed to the plan that has
brought them out. What is wanted are
men not officers, One 1ond and earnest
call comes from the army 10 fill up the old
regiments There they stand, shattered by.
exposure, disease, and battle Their eHec-
tive force is reduced one-ha1f And yet the
mechanism Of each is complete, and the
whole in working order. 4 new recruitto
an old regiment is half soldier IS ssoon as
he has musket in his hands. The Presl-
dent himself has said that 100, 900 men en-
listed IN the old regiments would be worth
nore than 100000 in new organizations,
and he sent note to this effect TO the War
Department.
In a letter received by Coy. Washburn,
from Gen, Mcclellan, dated July 18th, the
latter earnestly enforces the consideration
that new en1istments should be made to
i'll up old regiments, rather than to raise
al1 new ones. Gen. Mcclellan says:
would prefer 900 recruits for my old re-
ginents to 100000 men organized in new
regiments" Gen Pope, Gen Burnside
Gen. 6iekels, and other officers hzye re
Gently borne the same testimony in mos'
public manner. Look at the losses in the
Western Department since Belmont, Al
f.ff;rfaJ eetiuAte remember.
, 1862-08-04

n r BJTRKE HAS THIS DAY
Ia vttAds1En tom the urna ofVAN INWAGEN
l. fsn The hpgnesa viii be co9ttnued by the remain
ing nart1eTu under the ksue n.Lae and style =,
fs,se,p,o iJrsy g 1HS2 taLt.6S3e
, 1862-08-04

TO, EXCHANGE A new In
L fsnt.v Sword and fine Gold Engliah Lever
watch. fEarranted, for light E1ptzs Mag2a 4, md
Ntfrt BOX H5S1. AAt<a1ees
, 1862-08-04

4 F. BUSCHICK, Practical Ma
oT Machinery e ~ desc1ipo1s and 9nsts hia ss5-
1cs1o1s Dsa1inga, Ind Models made % order.
GNica is TIE N1ftne Boiler WorkK4 Mch1E24 91feG*
, 1862-08-04
> RNST PR U S ST N & ,
REAL EsTATE AGENT,

No. g Larm Block, Chicago. Ill
I6aus negotiated o. 1esl estat security. lY+s691y
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-09-03
Brigadier General Bohlen.

Philadelphia has lost no nobler soldier
in this war thar Brigadier- General Henry
Bohlen. who was shot through the head,
in skirmish on the Rappahanncck. AL
though a European by birth, his heart
was devoted to this country, and his mill
tary instincts led him to offer his services
to it whenever there was fighting to be
done As a volunteer staff officer in the
Mexican war, he developed the traits of a
soldier, aud he acted with courage on all
occasions. When the Southern rebellion
broke out, he fastened home from Europe
and received authority to raise regiment.
By great energy, and the expenditure of
probably not less than $4,000 of his own
private means, he soon had fine regiment,
the Seventy fifth Pennsylvania, and pro-
oeeded with it to Virginia. 1t was attach
ed to Blenker's division. Bohlen was soon
made an acting Brigadier, afterwards was
nominated for Brigadier- General by the
President, and, after some delay, was con,
frmed by the Senate In the battle OF
Cross Keys he behaved with great gallant
ry On the Reorganization of the army
in Virginia, his brigade was attached to
the corps of Major General Sigel. 1t oc.
cupied the very front of our lines on the
Rapidan, and in the falling back across the
Rappahannock, it acted as the rear guard
In one of the various attempts of the enemy
to cross the Rappahannock, which SigeP'
men so successfully resisted, Bohlen fell
He was true soldier and thorough gen
tleman, and his loss will be felt in the arm,
as well as among his numerous friends her
and in Europe.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-09-03
New Series---Vol. XVI, No. A.

with their families, may eaual the num-
Der OF five hundred souls, and for whose
benefit the appropriations in the act of
Congress referred to were made. The
PRESIDENT will provide for means of trans
portatlon and the protection of the settle
ment Being familiar with organizing and
setting the early emigration to my own
State (kansas,) ) l indulge the hope that
that experience may be made serviceable to
you. / am earnest for the welfare of your
people, present and prospective | want
you to consider this as an auspicious period
tor you. If this travail and pain of the
nation becomes the birthday of your free
dom, let us plant you free and independent
beyond the reach of the power that has
oppressed you. Consider this an opening
by the wisdom of Divine Providence, when
you are called of God to 90 with me to
country which your oppressed people are
soon to receive for their inheritance. I
propose to examine, and if found satisfac-
tory and promising, to settle you at CHR
lqul, in New Grenada, with the approval
OF the Government, only about one weeks
sail from Washington, d. G.
All persons of the African race, ofsound
health, who desire to take with me the
lead in this work, will please send their
names, the number, sex and ages of the
respective members Of their families, and
their post office addressed to me at the city
OF Washington, D. G. No white person
will be allowed as member of the colony.
| want mechanics and laborers-earnest
honest and sober men; for the interests of
a generation, it may be OF mankind, are in
volved in this experiment, and with the
appreciation of the American people, and
under the blessing of Almig ghty God it
cannot-it shall not fail.
S. G. PoMERoY, I. S. Senate.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-09-03
Death of Admiral Read.

Rear Admiral George Campbell Read,
of the United States Navy, died last week
at the Naval Asylum in Philadelphia, of
which he was Governor As an old and
esteemed citizen Of Philadelphia, and as a
brave and able officer of our navy, his death
will be sincerely lamented, though he had
reached an age when greater length of years
was scarcely to be expected. His illness
was short, and he has been out until quite
recently, looking well and vigorous.
Admiral Read was a native of Ireland
and his age was about seventy-fYe years
He entered the infant navy of the United
States as midshipman in the year 1904.
We have no minute particulars Of his pro-
tessional career, but we know that in 1912
he was third Lieutenant under Commodore
Hull, on the Constitution, in the glorious
battle with the Guerriere, and that he COM
manded the boat which boarded the cap
tured frigate. He served throughout the
war with Great Britain, and just before its
close was assigned to the command of the
Chippewa, one of the vessels Of the flying
squadron organized for service under Com
HIouoIC CllJ, Out "HiCh WAS heNeT aCIlVe-
ly employed because peace was declared
before it was ready. He was commissioned
Captain in 1925. For number of years
after that he was actively employed, and
at one time he commanded the squadron
on the coast Of Africa His total sea-ser-
vice has been about twenty four years In
1855 he was put upon the Reserved List.
In 1861 he was appointed Governor of the
Naval Asylum On the 30th of last month
he was selected by the President, under
new act of Congress, from among those
Captains who have rendered the most faith
full service to the country for the rank Of
Rear Admiral, on the Reserved List, his
name being next to that of the veteran
Stewart. He lived to enjoy his new honor
only twenty-three days.