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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-08-04
MASTERING NEGROES AT BALTIMORE.
HEADo'Rs MIDDLE Dept, EIGHTH ARMY CoRps


BALTIMORE, July 90, 1864.
Special Orders No. Isl Under the direction of his
Honor, Mayor Chapman, the Leuenants and Sergeants
Of the Municipal Police Of the city Of Baltimore will pro-
coed immediately to organize the able bodied negroes in
their respective wards into military companies for duty in
this city, make rolls of such companies, and report them,
when perfected to these Headquarters.
Each company must contain not less than sItyfour
than eighty two members exclusive Of the
mssioned officers and the AMI place Of service,
residence Of each member, must appear upon the rolls
These several companies as part of the organization,
will be permitted to elect their noncommssioned ocers,
inclusive Of let sergeants Experienced white officers will
be appointed by Mayor Chapman,
When sufficient rolls reported the companies will be
further organized into regiments by directions from these
Headquarters.
Each regiment will be armed and equipped by orders
from these Headquarters Blouses and Gaps will be pro-
vded by the city authorities Companies will also be
Dsbed for purposes of drill and for the security
Of their Such armories will be in charge of the
Police.
Secession masters and employers must not interfere in
this business Prohibiting negro from attending the
drills, obeying regmenta company orders will be
considered interference
BY command Of Maj. Gen. WALLACE.
SAML Il. LAURENCE A. A. g.
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AN APPEAL FROM cHAMBERsBURG.
CHAMBERsBURG, July 81, 1876

CHAMBERsBURG, JULY 81, 1864
an appeal 10 The Bcnepoient Citizens of the North.
On the morning Of the 30th of July, 1864, the rebels
under the command Of Gen McCausland, with force OF
about five hundred men, entered Chambersburg Pa and
demanded $500 900 from the citizens, under threat OF
burning the town This requisition in writing and
was signed by Gen. Jubai A. Early
1t established by ndsputable proof that this de-
mand was pretext the part Of the maauders to
cover up purpose formed before they reached the town.
to burn it to the ground without giving Any time to
the private property and scarcely time enough for
the citizens to remove their families
The rebels fred the houses of citizens in perhaps
fifty places Upwards Of two hundred and fifty houses in
the heart Of the town were consumed including all the
public buildings stores and hotels comprising about two
thirds of town containing six thousand inhabitants
Thus large body Of our citizens reduced from COM
paratve wealth to absolute poverty These families have
lost all their bedding and all their clothing except what
they had on their persons The loss will be largely
one million dollars Without d from abroad there will
be great suffering in our community.
The Rev John Il. Warner, of Gettysburg, providen-
italy with us at this time is the accredited egsht OF the
citizens for receiving subscriptions and contributions for
relief
[Sgned By NJ. Kimmel, Barnard Wolf and many
other persons
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THE BURNING OF CHAMBERsBURG.

HARRISBURG, JULY 31.-General McCausland was in
command of the rebel troops when they burned Cham
bersburg He desperate ferocous, and untamed tree
booer ready at any time to violate the usages OF honora
BILE warfare in order to crafty his dark and malignant
passions.
After McCausand had taken formal possession of the
town he issued proclamation demanding $lOO,OoO 10
gold. 1t was of course impossible to comply with such
demands demand no doubt made in confidence Of
it's failure, and of its aordng pretext to execute
the premedtated plan for destroying Chambersburg Inc
valuable portion of the merchandise having been removed
added to the rage and disappointment of the rebels and
when thus inspired order issued to fire the Court
House, the Town Hail. and bank buildings. strong
breeze prevailing communicated the flames to the surround
ing buildings.
Parties of soldiers having sacked several drug and che
mical stores had manufactured turpentne balls, which
they threw n all directions thus creating many different
flames in as many different LOCALITIES, which united in
one general confsgration. The speedily became
heart rendng and appalling The cracking and roaring OF
the flames they eaped from house house, the shreks
of the terrified women panc-srcken and suffering chill
den and the piu appeals of the old and helpless, were
heard above the noise of the confsgaon The citizens,
unprotected had not only submitted to their plumber but
had appealed to their mercy but nothing would ap
pease the butcher and incendaty McCausand Two hun
bred and sixtyye Of the most valuable and prominent
public and private buildings of the town have been de-
stroyed
The rebels fired the town can be now ascer
tanned IL o'clock in the forenoon, and remained just
long enough the flames spread and get the proper
Roadway, when the alarm given that Averi was ap-
preaching Instantly every freebooter was in his saddle
and they hurriedy took the ST. Thomas road with Aver
10 pursuit No intelligence has been received in this city
concerning the direct effect of AverPs attack 1t is be-
eved, however, that he succeeded in furnishing McCaus
land very severely.
team heavily laden with commssary stores was dis
patched from this city his morning for the vicinity OF
Chambesburg order to relieve the present wants Of the
house, women and children of that town, who now
crowd the fields and woods of the suburbs
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THE NEW ARCHBISHOP OF BALTIMORE

The Most Rev MARTIN JOHN sPALDING d. d., the
new Archbishop of Baltimore arrived in that city on Ss
turday afternoon, accompanied by the Very Rev r. j.
spaldnp v O. Chs brother,) aud Rev. d. Rensel, bis
Secretary from Louisville Ky Ri Rev. Bishop Wood,
Of Philadelphia; Rev. DR. oland, V. e., and Rev. Mr..
Conney Secretary; Rt Rev. Bishop Dominica, Of Pitts
burg Rev DR. Koch, and Rev. Father Wilson, o. s. ID /,
Of Ohio; Very Rev Mr. Dubrel and Rev Thop. Foley, Of
Baltimore.
The installation took place at the Cathedral yesterday
morning clock in the presence of one of the largest
audiences assembled in that edi6ce while thousands
were Unable TO gain admttance within its doors At the
appointed hour procession formed at the Episcopal
mansion in Charles street. which passed around through
Mulberry street to Cathedral street. and entered the church
while the band played grand march The procession
consisted Of nearly all the cIereymen of the diocese who
appeared in their robes, chanting the Te DeHm," and
up the central aisle OF the church. entered the sane
tuary The new Archbishop then conducted to his
chair by Very Rev DR. Coskery, administrator of the do
The Popes letter Of appointment was then read
and Bishop Spading assembled the high altar and gave
benedction. Grand high mass was then celebrated by
Rev. Mr. Wood, assisted by Rev. Mr. Burando. Rev Mr.
McManus aud Rev Mr.. Dougbery, of Baltimore oicated
as deacon and subdeacon There we're present also RI
Rev. Bishop Domnick Of Pittsburg (Penn) and there
the sanctuary upwards Of hundred priests and
schoastcs The choir full and complete and the
don Of MoEarts No 10 mats attracted universal admra
ton AT the conclusion of these ceremonies the Archbishop
delivered neat appropriate and learned DISCOURSE giving
history Of the Catholic religion, and declaring himself
unworthy to occupy the chair ably filed by his ustrous
predecessors, fret among whom was Archbishop Carroll
the companion and associate Of the immortal Washington
In concluding hs address he promised with the aid Of his
associate clergyman and the lsymen Of the diocese to
endeavor to initiate the most worthy examples Of bis pre-
and then dismissed the audience with papa bene
dicon
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ESToacIsa LOYALTY TN MARYLAND

Accounts from tho city Of Frederick (Md state that
Gen. HUNTER has adopted very for the
punishment of persons in that neghborhood who
pected OF dsloyaty charged with giving aid and com
fort to the enemy The publication of the newspaper call
ed The Citizen has been suppressed, and its editors
Messrs Baugnman Norris have been arrested and sent
to the South Other persons have also been sent
the lines and tho most stringent rules have been adopted
to discover and rid the district of suspected persons. We
copy the annexed orders on the subject:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT w. VIRGINIA,
Harpsr's Ferry. July 10, 1864. /,
Major JOHN j. YELLOTT, First Maryland +. I'll. p, In
fantry, commanding officer, Frederick Md.
Majors Your communication OF this date relating 10 per-
sons in Frederick city (Md having pointed out to the
rebels during their late raid the property Of Union citizens
and otherwise manifested their sympathy with the
has been submitted to the Major General commanding the
department
Ia reply he directs that you arrest at all persons
who known by Union citizens to have given such ~
formation and TO send them with their families to this
place under suitable guard that the males may be sent to
the military prison at Wheeling West Virginia, and their
families beyond our lines South.
You will seize their houses to be used for hospitals
Government Offices and and for Government
purposes generally Their furniture you will have sold at
public auction for the benefit of Union citizens of the town
who known to have suffered loss of property from
formation given by these persons.
The Major General Comm anding further directs that all
male secessonsts in Frederick with their families must
be- sent here at You will make the disposition
their houses aud furniture has been directed already
in this letter for the houses and furniture OF those who
gave information to the property of Union men.
am Major, very respectfully your obedient servant,
p. g. BIER,
Assistant Adjuant General.
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ORDER OF MAJOR YELLoTT.

To prevent nicton of such punishment is specified
the above order it is ordered that every male citizen OF
this town. aud that portion of Frederick county lying
within the limits of the Department of West Virginia shall
appear at this Office between the hours of eight o'clock A.
M and five o'clock P M, beginning the 25th day Of
July 1864 and ending the 30h day of July 1864 and
subscribe to an oath allegiance to the Government of the
United States In default of thus appearing and swearing
allegiance to the National Government all persons thus
failing will be regarded secessonists and treated as d.
rected in the above order JOHN j. YELLoTT,
Major Comdg Post aud Provost Marshal
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On Tuesday, The 9th Of September next the day before
Commencement Brown University, at Providence Or.
will celebrate the completion Of its first century, and
general invitation s extended to all graduates regular and
honorary, 10 be present on that occasion President
SEARS will deliver the centennial address There will be
dinner on the College grounds at which addresses will
be made
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ENROLLING ALIENS IN THE MILITIA

Accounts from Memphis state that there has been con
aliens in the militia and that Gen Washburne had
ceved the following order from Washington directing him
to modify one Of his orders on the subject:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington July 2O-5 p. NJ.
Msior Gen. WAsHBURNE, Memphis, Tennessee:
The following has just been received by this De-
parment from The Secretary If State. He that or
egners reung TO perform military duty the ground Of
aenage mSy be requested to depart from your command
but cannot properly be arrest and punishment
the option bring with them to stay and perform duty or
leave the country
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, July ~ 1864
Hon. Z NJ STANTON, Secretary OF War.
SIR thai General Order No 90 issued by MAJOR
Geenra Wahbu be modified that foreigners claiming
stead Of bedg Hted punished be Motif TO leave
TIE city of Memphis and the military ct under command
Of Major Gen Waahburne within twenty four hours after
such notice Is received, TO within said command
until the said order amended s revoked amended, or
until further notice
Very respectfully, your obsdeut servant,
Nn. II. SEWARD, Secretary OF State.
The modification of your order suggested by the Score
tsiy Of State win probably your purposes, and you
will please therefore conform TO his suggestions 10 order to
avoid difficulties with foreign Governments
EDWIN NJ. STANTON Secretary Of War.
In bis General Order No Is, Gen washburne has re
peaed bis order calling for the arrest OF such persons
unwilling TO for the protection of the Stste
and substituted sending them outside The lines for the
offence This, IT said Is having good e-ct Over fifty
Aliens Italians principally, presented themselves for enroll
rnent the day after the issuance OF the regulation but
Iauny are leaving the city.
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PENNSYLVANIA

Governor Curtin has called the State Legislature to
meet in extra session Tuesday Of next week. the 9th Of
August The object is to adopt immediate for
the defence Of the State Hia ..
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DESTRUCTION or cnAMseRsBuRo.

HARRISBURG July 80 10 p. M -Despatcbes from
Chambesburg state that the greater portion Of the town
has been burned 1t is supposed by some, from the de-
spstches that column of the enemy has gone west to
wards Cumberland and another east towards Gettysburg
on the turnpike, while others think that all have been
driven back by Aver force Nothing authentic is known
OF Gen Averilrs movements Matters look threatening.
The Governor will issue proclamation calling out the
militia tomorrow,
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-08-04

The Toronto Globe scouts the idea that there is danger
Of plots by rebels in Canada by others against this
country and Gays that outside Of the large towns public
sentiment is in favor Of the North,
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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
RELATIONS or THE NEGRO RACE.

The mystery Of our current political hiS'Uiy =
involved in the relations of the white TO the Dsek
race on this continent In our early coioniai ms
tory il was the relations of the white man 70 'ne
red man which gave complexion to the poli'cai
community. Now that the Indian is being slowly
hut surely driven from the face OF the earth 1t Is
the negro whose place is to be determined by the
dominant race One portion of this latter race IN
si,ts on the right to hold him in subjection' and
another portion is equally bent on claiming Tor him
q perfect political equality. Hence the elements,
if not the origin, of the conflict which convulses
the country.
Rightly to comprehend the relations of the negro
race to the white race at the South, and properly
to estimate the effect of slavery, considered as
source of military weakness or strength, is there
fore to take small step towards experimenting In
& true light the policy on which the war should be
conducted AS bearing on these questions, though
by no means exhausting them, we cite from an ar
tice in the North American Review for July the
subioiued observations on the relation of slavery
and Of the negro race to the present war.
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rnr rEopLE LrAylsn orMnen1ANn pA11rx

HARRISBURG, July 30, p NJ AT this hour we are in
the midst Of The greatest excitement People are rushing
INTO the CITY from the Cumberland valley and the mos
exaggerated reports prevail Chambersburg has been desc
ated AT least eight thousand persons arrived here
rom That towl and vicinity during the past twelve hours
we nave runors that the rebels in possession OF
Carlisle at five O'Clock this afternoon
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EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
THE REBELS FORTY THOUSAND STRONG

HARRISBURG, JULY 80 Col Mcclure arrived here at
The strength Of the Confederate force put down
at forty thousand The people here very much ex
cited, but there is panic. Ward meetings being
held, and the people organizing for defence. The
thortes appear TO be hopeful under the impression that
large Union force is in the of the Conederates
this should prove TO be with the forces that flock
ing here the capital majority of the Coufederates
will leave the coil of Pennsylvania. 1t is impossible
to know their precise numbers
A who arrived here from Greencaste says that it
generally believed that the whole of Lees available force
ia in the State. OF course such assertion be
credited TO big scare.
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GEN. AvERLL AFTER THE INVADERS.

HARRISBURG, July 30-Most positive information has
been received that Gen. Aver has driven the rebels ou
OF Chambersburg and following them westward towards
Louion, Franklin county. The best part OF Chambers
dercd houseess 1t stated on the authority IL prisoners
that Breckenridge is making RAID towards Wheeling a
above, to return via the Kauawh4 Valley 1t seems BY
the statements Of these prsoners that it the intention
Of Lpngstreet b threaten Washington while BrecknridQe
makes his raid. In the time Early s holding the
Valley
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THE TOWN PARTIALLY BURNED

HARRISBURG. july 30, nine o'clock p M-The cen.
sOrshp having been revived by the military authorities at
this post much that would be interesting and mpor-
tant to the public cannot be communicated by telegraph
There be doubt that the main o ject Of the present
rebel invasion has been already hwarcd Col Mcclure
has us received despatch from the operator in the field
few miles this side Of Chambcrsburg to the effect that
the rebels had fired that town After having
their f-ndish act, the resu Of tho rage and dappoin
ment OF the rebels in having been fooled in Their hopes of
gathering an immense amount Of plumber they left with
Increased ceery IN comparison to that with which they
entered that III lated town this morning ard that they are
now hastily collecting their marauding forces for consol
daton 10 retreatng, instead Of rendering themselves ors
successful 10 their aggressious All the public buildings
in Chsmbersburg and Col McCure's residence and barn
were fired BY the rebels and burned The greater porn
Of the town is smouderng of ruins The military
Authorities here are active aud vigant Major General
Couch thoroughly comprchends the situation.
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INVASION OF pENNsYL yANIA.

HARRISBURG July 80 "A large force of rebel cavalry
entered Chsmbersbug at three o'clock this morning Gen
Couch 10 at Carlisle The Governor has arrived in this
city from bis visit to Bedford. The citizens here are
Weekly Trinity journal., 1864-06-25
TIE JoHssoxa.-Two or three weeks ago we

TIE JoHxsoSs--Two or three weeks ago we
took occasion to say that while Ex-Governor ].
Nicely Johnson was battling for the Union cause
in Nevada Territory, his brother VIM. Nicely was
aiding the Copperheads in the editorial conduct
of a " constitutional Democratic " sheet over in
Mendocno county. In reply to the statement
the Aendoeino Herald of last week comes back
with the following retort
" We do not propose to reconcile the discrep-
ancy between the political positions occupied by
Ex-Governor johnson and his brother Nicely
But we can say to the JOURNAL that 1t Is all
wrong. w. Nicely is not, nor has he been con-
Quoting the Constitutional Democrat OF this
place.. At the time spoken of he had the tempo
rary management of the Nendocno Herald, than
which we allow no paper to occupy more de-
cided stand in favor of the Union. We bearded
the lion in his den, in Mendocino county, where
at the outset of this contest secession established
itself in a more ultra form than in any other To-
cality in this State.
Though Nicely is strongly Democratic, an anti
war man, and opposed to the measures of the
present administration, and may be slightly tinct-
ured with Copperheadism, he has no sympathy
with that class of men who rule the roost about
the Office of the Constitutional Democrat. In
other words, Holden who controls that concern
is secessionist, and Nicely is not. We as an
unconditional, Incorporating Union man, have
no exceptions to take to the manner in which
he conducted the Herald in our absence
We accept your apology, brother Budd, merely
stopping to suggest that we never said Mr.. John
son was conducting the Constitutional Democrat.
We beg pardon, but if Nicely is u strongly Demo-
CRITIC" 80 an anti-war man. opposed to the
measures Of the present Administration, and
slightly tinctured with Copperheadism, he
should, out of self-respect, have been conducting
the Constitutional Democrat instead of the Herald
which had q bearded the [Democratc] lion in
his den
Weekly Trinity journal., 1864-06-25
SHERIFFS SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED
ID out of the District Court Of the Ninth Judi
ca District of the State of California, in and for
the county of Trinity, in the action of Lawrence
Mcclure against Patrick Cronan, duly attested
the Goth day of February, A. d., 1864 | am
commanded to sell all the right, title and inter
est of said defendant, Patrick Cronan, in and to
the following described property on the day
whereon said Judgment docketed in the a
foresaid Trinity county, or at any time thercat-
ter, to wit
Two shares, of onc-sixth each, or the undiyid-
cd onc-third of those certain mining claims, two
in number, situate on Jackson's Bar, Trinity riv-
err, about two miles above Lewiston, in Trinity
county, State of California, known as Fred. Lou
pee & Co.'S claims. Also, those certain claims
in Deadwood creek, and opposite or abreast Of
Lawrence McGuircs house, corral and garden
known as Cronans claims, in said county and
State, together with all and singular the tene-
ments, hereditaments and appurtenances there
unto belonging. Notice is hereby given that on
Monday, July 18th, 1854,
between the honrs of II o'clock, m, and 4 O elk
p. M, in front of the Court House, in the town
of Weaverville, will sell the above described
property to the highest bidder, for cash.-Wea-
vcrville, June %, 1864.
oats. R. CLIFFORD, Sheriff
Weekly Trinity journal., 1864-06-25

Nor GoNE.-Citizen Bigler did not go to the
Chicago Convention, as was supposed, but went
to Star City, N. T. The Humboldt Register thus
refers to an accident which TRANSFERRED, and by
which his safety was endangered
Lately, as he starting down the canon on
his way to his claim, with provisions and tools
for the purpose of starting work, his horses be-
came unmanageable, and ran away. He how
ever succeeded in getting them turned up the
steep side of the hill, which checked their
mad career. The sudden turn thew the Govern
or out of the wagon. Quite number of per-
sons, seeing the accident, ran to his assistance,
but they reached him he was on his feet,
firmly graspng uninjured black bottle sup
posed to contain mixture for neutralizing the
effects of Humboldt water