Daily national Republican., 1863-03-26
Personal.

LIEUT.. CHARLES P. UPHAA, late Paymaster
at the Washington Navy Yard, and now Payma aster
OF the nag ship Of the home squadron, the Mime
Sota IL in town TO receive funds to pay the ofoer.
and crew Of that vessel.
GEN. HARTsUFF, who was severely wounded
at the battle Of Antietam, is rapidly recovering
from his wound, and will soon be assigned to an
important command under Gen. Burnside. At
present he is serving as member OF the board to
revise army regulations.
Rev. NJ. d. CoSwAY, Of the Boston Common
TeGHh, is going to England in = few days with the
purpose of spending the summer there In lecturing
in behalf of the anti-Slavery and Union cause in
America. He 10 considered one Of the Ablest Of the
Boston anti-slAvery lecturers.
CAPT. EVEN and Lieut.. Lyle, Of the Third
Massaehusetts regiment, have been arrested at
Hewbern, for speculating in Government property.
Mr.. JAS. PIERCE, the Oldest constable in BoS-
ton, died Tuesday morning last, aged "a years.
General sTAHL and his staff left for the field
In front this morning.
A AsIHnder Ag ainst MaSsSch1ssTtS Refutsd
CoMMoNwEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, ADJU-
TAHT GENERALS OFFICE, BosToN, March 8,
1963.-Hon. W. A. Richardson, U. 6. Senator
report, in the daily GLOBE of March 3, of your
remarks in the Senate of the United States,
observe the following statements;
governor Andrew has promised men for
armies without limitation, II the President
would Issue proclamation of emancipation.
He has furnished none, and could furnish none.
He did not furnish the quota by volunteering
or draft that Massachusetts, should have fur
nished.
And a little further on:
"But In Massachusetts, the privilege was given
10 all up their quota by gathering up the con-
trabands, who are not worth tyo cents thou
sand as soldiers on the feld.''
In correction Of these statements beg leave
10 show by the Official documents in this office
that Massachusetts has furnished her full pro-
portion Of troops, under both calls Of July and
August last, from the number of her own free
white inhabitants. Massachusetts is not and
was not deficient In her quota at tho time of
the order Of January 30, 1858, from the War
Department, permitting tho enlistment Of per
sons OF African descent. Such enlistments
were not required to I'LL any part Of any call
that had been made upon Massachusetts, but
were TO be In addition to the full complement
which had been already furnished.
Under the call for 100000 men for three
years, made in July last, 1900 were assigned
10 Massachusetts, and under the call for 800 900
mon for nine months, mado In August last,
1e,0S0 To answer these calls Massachusetts
has furnished, since the 1st day Of July last,
10 new regiments Of infantry, battalion of
cavalry, ( batteries OF light artillery, and
companies Of heavy artillery-making in all
II 900 men-and recruits for regiments and
batteries In tho field 6,5O0-making (belng all
for the three years. servlGe) 17,4O0 men; and
II new regiments Of infantry and battery of
light artillery for the nine months service,
$500; making an aggregate Of "a 100. Ali
this has bsen done in compliance with the calls
of July and August last, and both of these calls
were filled by voluntary enlistments.
The whole contribution of Massachusetts, To
the military service of the United States since
the war commenced, (say nothing of the large
number of her inhabitants In the navy is over
70, 900 men, of a population of only 1881, ,404.
being In the rate OF more than one for every
sixth Of her whole population. An equal pro
portion in all the loyal States would give A
military force Of million and three hundred
and fifty thousand soldiers.
Allow me to send you, with this, q copy Of
my report for the past year.
have the honor to be
your Obedient servant,
WM. SoHoULER,
Adlutant General OF Massachusetts,,