Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-07-21
NOTE BY THE EDITORS.


The "call' to which we referred (writing from
memory was made in May 1852, and therefore
1t would have been more accurate to say in the
spring than in the summer of that year The
nature OF the call and Gov Andrews reply may
be read In the following document:
BosToN, May 10, 1862.
To Hon. E. M Stanton Secretary of Var
SIR: have this moment received telegram in these
words, viz:
The Secretary Of War desires to knew how you
raise and organize three four inany regiments have
them ready be to be armed and equipped
riease answer immediately and state the number you
raise. l.. THOMAS A6juant General"
call sudden and unexpected finds me without ma
terials for intelligent reply Our young men are all
preoccupied with other views Still, if real call for
three regiments 10 made believe raise them in
forty days The arms and equipments would need TO be
furnished here Our people have marched without
them They go into camp while forming into regiments,
and are drilled and practsed with arms and muskets az
soldiers To attempt the other would dampen en-
thusasm and make The men feel that they not
soldiers but mob.
South to help fgh, rebels who will kill and destroy them
by all means known to savsges we'll as civilized men
will deceive them by fraudulent flags of truce and lying
pretences they did the Massachusetts boys at Williams
burg, will their negro slaves against them both as
aborers and fighting men, while they themselves must
never hre at the enemys magazine think they will feel
the draft heavy on their patriotism Bat if the Presi
dent will sustain Gen Hunter and recognise all men, even
black legally capable that loyalty the blacks are
waiting to manifest and let them fight with God and
be, with multitudes whom New England would pour out
to obey your call.
Always ready to do my utmost remain, most faith
iuiiy, your opeolent servant JOHN A. ANDREW.
1t is just to say that when this call was made
on Gov. Andrew, the full proportions of Gen.
Jacksons Eruption into the valley of the Shenan-
doah had not been developed The Governors
"parley" for the purpose of debating the terms
and ,b IL,
with "multitudes whom New England would pour
out to obey the Secretary's cali" was therefore
made, we find, on general grounds, rather than
with particular reference to the defence of the ma
tional capital. And this cold and laneuid re-
Spouse, with its !" ifs" and I" butts" was, we dis
cover ON recurring to the documents in the case,
exchanged for a much more worthy style of speech
as Gov Andrew was apprized Of the imminenoe of
the apprehended peril. He then issued the fol-
lowing proclamation
MEN MASSACHUSETTS
The willy and barbsrous horde of traitors TO the people,
to the Government to country and liberty me mace
again the national capital. They have attacked and
routed Mnj. Gen. Bauks, are advancing on Harper's
Ferry, and are marching Washington. The President
calls on Massachusetts, to rise more for its rescue
and defence.
The whole active militia will be summoned BY gene
raj Order issued from the Office of the Adutant General
to report on Boston Common tomo they will march
10, D.
pose with fierce zeal and courageous patriotism the pro-
gress of the foe
May God encourage their hearts and strengthen their
arms and may he inspire the Government and all the
people!
Given at Headquarters, Boston IL O'clock this (sun
day. evening, May 25, 1862
JOHN A. ANDREW
twill seen, therefore, that the sudden call which
Gov Andrew practically ignored" and in reply
ing to which he engaged in parley for the purpose
of procuring change in the war policy of the
Administration, was not made with exclusive re-
ference to the defence Of the national capital To
this extent our statement was inaccurate, and it
gives pleasure to make the necessary correction
1t was a military call for any purpose which he
said the people of Massachusetts, would feel to be
heavy draught on their patriotism" so long Is
they were not allowed to !" fire at the enemy's
magazine" "But if the President would sustain
Gen. Hunter" (whose order Of emancipation the
President repudiated on the very day of Gov. An
drew's reply) then "the roads would swarm, if
need be, with multitudes whom New England
would pour out TO obey your (the Secretary's)
CALI This language, with its "buts" and
offs" we thought at the time unworthy of
loyal Governor" We think so still, and the
very different terms which Gov Andrew held six
days later serve to show that he was anxious to
atone for the error into which he had fallen.
THE CONSORT OF THE ALABAMA.