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, 1864-05-06
FROM WISCONSIN,
FR0M ROCK COUNTY-
Especial Dispatch to the Chfcnro Tr1br,,

41@%1I1 %s0I1A NOVNTf,
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tdbune.7
JAs'Ess1z1E, Wis, May {, 1851
Rock county, as usual, comes to time. Tha
people are aroused. Enllsting is going on ran;d,-
a war meeting was held last evening and apother
is called for tonight. Two companies arr nnde.
way. 3o1t
The Superintendent Of our HIGH Schoo, b.s
been granted leave Of absenee for one hundred
dasF. and Is getting up company. 4 good mum
ber Of students hare enlisted.
, 1864-05-06

CLEVELAND, 0E1o, AaJ 5.-There was a ha,rr
Enow storm along the lake shore, and sons d;;y d;;y
tance inland. on Monday night and TuesdaT morn %1
Ing. At Aurora the snoH was three inches dsnn
, 1864-05-06

~ mored his NEWS DEPOT fron xt "a, ro,t,,
e. Gl.rk 81; ST. Ct +, ~nse M he VII snd hsapI
Etth All T. latest Chicago sad pssess "
A1s"'~"'e'''A'ASae1@t %e1Ge. my+es1a3snet
, 1864-05-06
G3AFEsafHn NJ

F1oCN-EnChan.ed,
GhAIS.', heat o1il. No Chicago spring. st4s.
VIII G9h~N9ne n market; offered at S5 to arrive.
, 1864-05-06
COTTAGE GROVE.
Lets for Sale In Thos. B. Eryau,s ff1rr.

number Of ne choicest lots III Rllt' Add,t,o, cap
os neue ~ se{y moderate Prices Tbs 1ronhaes Il
On H.hpansen co tRee Grove 0 EIlIs sysnnn. 5.a5
the tefhalhos or the ho1ee railroad. ma ef,n ~ ~
, 1864-05-06
TEE HUNDRED DAY TROOPS.
What the West is Doing.
FROM ILLINOIS.
FROM SPRINGFIELD.

ltpcc1a1 Dlspatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
sPRISuTELD, Ill.,, May s, 1881
Governor fates returned this morning from
Washington. He has made ample arrangements
for the organization Of the State militia and has
also secured Is, 600 Springfield muskets for aruius
the same.
Lieut.. Arnold, Ordnance Officer at St. Louis, has
been ordered to report to Gov Yates for The mr.,
poea OF arming the one bundled days' men. r..
crnitins for the new organization ID very brisk.
Cutie large number Of companies have been Of.
fnre5
, 1864-05-06

a TTENTIONi CARRIAGE
- AAKERS.-The Jonrneymen Carriage 'MsTa-,
doln ana aE 70 Hssf at Lods Bock. coraer Of ran.
osiQcE; fot the puiposa OF adoptI cousstnttn15
nq ant " aWs, ETeTy member to expected TO Be n.es
Eehd. BY order OF the Committee. mrEetH,q - ~
, 1864-05-06

M MASONIC.-There will be req
~ G!aI co1rocatlon, ot Oriental Lodge, F. a.
1sG+ t1x O'Clock. All members of thia i.,pe r.: =;
"eperia9y pee " requested 10 attend: Per orter w. Il.
n50StotIt ]. 4. EAE#ELfA EartE
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-17

DsPatehss 70 The Associated Press Eorthl
LOUISVILLE, March 3-PaTson BaoTnlor
arrived mere tonight on ths Nashville train.
ID 2 nss been very SICK, but is conVsIeseent
Veteran soldiers 70 the aumber Of three thou
sand per day are passing through here for the
SCHUYLKILL HAvES. March IA uasb Of
drunken fGElOugaed soldiers are tearing out the
store Of Aaguslus Dsibal, whom they charge
with being knight of the GOldsn Circle.
STATE House., AUGUSTA, Ne, March 3 -
Oar Legislature, to-day, passed resolutions il
favor Of NJ. Ljneoln's denomination Every
Uni0n member in both branches voted for the
resolutions.
EEw YORK March "A eonsul appointed by
the InPsrisl Regency OF Mexico has arrived
here.
CINCINNATI, March 3 The ufise Of tbe EH-
piTs ~ Dayton, Wss completely Iiddlsd to-day
By some soldiers Of lie 44Jh Ohio regiment l.
melee that occurred shortly afterwards one
mao was killed and two E0ldisrs were wounded
ConsideTsbie exeitemsus was caused IN the
town. Gad the home guaEds we're called cut
NORFOLK March . Last evening fighting
commenced between a. forces and tA6 enemy Il
Deep Creek, ten miles from this city, bu. we
hEvs been unable 10 ascertain the result
To-day Al noon We heard continuous ard
heavy artillery firing IN that direction, bu,
nothing definite has yss been received at head
quarters. Il is more than Pr0bsbls that skirm
isbpg betH the opposiT fOTces IS IN progress.
Yesterday, : lieutenant aud fifteen men Of the
5:h Pennsylvania esvElfy; while on Iec5nnol.
teEing expedition, were captured by the rebels
in Dismal swamp.
Several gentlemen who starred This morning
for Z RJsnoke Island via tie Cheyapesks ano
Alba marie caHgl have just returned and Tep9rt
- s..e = - -. IL L.
Tee boat got as isr As Great Badge, twenty
mics from ibis place, when q cJumeEdsble pru-
dencs fer their SAFETY compelled the csptzin sBd
bis passengers tore urn.
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Norshern strm.,

The New York legislature hiss passed resslu-
tons recommending the denomination Of Lin
ccln
The Herald ssys lbs, Mrs. Stuart, the wife Of
the rebel Genera J f B Stuart, is living in
GsoTgetcwn, District Of Columbis, where abe has
resided uHm0l-sisd for nearly year.
The Maryland LsgislAturs has appropriated
FIVE thousand dollars f1I the Anlistsm battle
| 6eid cemetery.
The property Of r NJ T Hunter, R Der,
| Ould, William Aksu, SzmHsl Hsg0fin, " ".
B ,ycs, John d Qasfn. W. W C0fcerah, and
S. n FlJurnoy, At Superior, Wisconsin, Ia.
| been cOn6scsted.
| Tne Detroit Tribune says that Ysllardie-
| ham lett Windsor, opposite that ci =, few days
sices, for the E.si, N comF1ny with a squad Of
ruEawsys ana dessrtoTs. Where he is gone is s
mystery"
Commodore Wilkes is 70 ba court mar,islod'
Among the spec fcstions a "insabJrdinats
| esHdact," "disIesUect Hnd d;srespecJful Ian
glsge TO superior CffiesT," refusal Of 0bedi-
| eace to lawful order and regulation Of lie
| Navy Department" etc.
! The dfsit Lays in The North Au ofieial Or
der announces its suspension, and says thst =
subsequent dAy will b. NAMED tOT its TssumP-
| ton.
| Gen. R1secraBs, who has Jus. assumed COM
maEd of the EissouTi department, has issued an
order requiring all PeTsons attending religions
| conventions, synods, conferences, etc, 70 take
the most stringent cath Of allegiance.
| The Constitutional coEvention,'' sittirg In
| Ale1andgia, has passed an ordnance sb0llshirg
/ slavery in VuginiH. There WAS only one dis-
! senIing vote against is Balls were roug and
/ hundred guns 4 ed in honor Of il
Ons Ct the exchanged Yankee prisoners tcok
| with him, sud exhibited 50 S. svsasRee Of tbsiF
/ ''iBhuman treatment" al Eiehn0nd, q vial
about an inch or two long, e1llsiniHg abou
/ two hundred lice, well preserved in whisky, -
| large as grain Of wheat.
At the intercss5ion Of Batter, Lincoln has
psrdoned ClncinnEtns Y. NsEiOB, Of Norfolk,
ore Of the electors fTom Virginia, who voted for
JEFF Davis fer President Of tie C0nfederscy.
Ferbaedo Wood is reported seriously ili.
SheFmsR AMI his army were reported e. ' gcks-
huSg on the 81.
Gilmore, Union csndidsso for Governor Cf
Mem Hampshire, has been re-olectei by four
theussnd msjoIity.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-17
ruK REOeGNTrIoN RumOR.


The latest rumoi appears to have O1iginated
with the London Posi-, reported GOvsrnnsnt
organ. In The city article of thst paper Of the
24sh ult, il Wss stated that reports on Change
from Paris were positive to the effscs that conh'
Dental negotiations had been entered upon By
the French Government with the Cabinet Of st.
James. Il was sisted that France viii act alone
in case of a negative reply from England. The
writer in the Post Toes not vouch for the truth
of the rumOr, whish was very Curreat in 6nan-
sisl circles. On tie 26lh the Pest reiterated its
ststsmeut in the 70 lowing language:
aTbe privste advices from Paris, upon which
"a bslieys relisnc3 can be placed, again allude
,o ths negotiations now in progress preparatory
- recognition Of the CeRfsderste States OF
Er,sries bv the French Government, although
aTv oficisl acknowledgements Of this fact would,
A. ais moment. be thought premature and
undesirable
The New York Herald discIedits the report, by
referring to a decline Of four per cent. on reali-
,,.;ou in the ConiedeTsts loan, in London, on
the 24sh From this" says the Herald, sit
would sppeAr that the 'indusriously circnlsted
ruuoEs Of movements by France for interveR-
ton in American affars are regarded as of very
little financial importance in London"
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Times, in hS letter Of the 9Th instant, says
thst the reports Of the Post sre pronounced BY
the S.a,e D apartment entirely grOundless.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-17
1854
EIsquens.


We extract the following ELOQUENT paragraphs
from the farewell address Of the speaker, to the
VhginiH House Of Delegates, delivered at the
recent adjournment Of that body:
When we assembled here, gentlemen, there
was gloom over the country. Sadness loom
ed over the land. The heart of the people was
despoRdent, But now the preaAges are all ia
favor OF victory aud success. I think hssr the
notes.-the sweet and thrilling notes of victory.
coming up, swelling in volume as they come
beginning from the outposts Of tho aTmy-from
the everglades of Florida, sent eehoing back in
trumpet tones BY Forrest in the Southwest. and
gTeetiDz US everyEhefs--I hear those tones of
triumph soen miDgling with the roar Of tba
mighty volleys Of our armies and ultimately
! dying away in one grand peal Of THANKSGIVING
10 Almighty God whn will have given N the
victary. [Appisuse.l
We viii have good reason to 20 back 10 or
people, and cary with gs words Of good cheer
and encouragement, and the assurnncs tba. we
< have the right 20 expect success nov more than
/ sver. For we are now for the first time during
| the progress Of the wRr, 3 sslf-reiiant people
/ resting upon our own energies and the as5isi.
/ shee of Almighty God, and we have the right
vouehsafed, to expeoi His faV0r~upon selfexer.
| ton and reliance upon HIM. We can 20 hack
then, to our people, and tell them that if they
are true in the hour Of their trisl-trisl to them
selves IS well as TO our gallant soldiers in the
/ held-true in besTiDg the pTivssions of scarcity
/ and Want-shsring their scsrcit7 even for the
sOppoTt OF those gallant men-true in sustain
| ing generous patriotism at home, that then we
viii win all We will have fought for, and secure
/ victory ani hu hoIorabl3 peace
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-17
Governor brown. message.

From the Montgomery Aayertiser.I
We have awaited the reception of the late
message of Governor Brown to the Georgia
Legislature before commenting on the b1sf
synopsis sent By telegraph bat we regret to say
that the document in full has not impressed US
more iayorEbly than the synopsis, which our
readers can accept as 4 tolsraby fair expression
of his leading views. Gov. Brown has said
some things it we're well 70 have said bat be has
sEid others that it were better to have Left uu-
said. In his protest against ths suspension of
the writ of hsbsss corpus, and the policy of so
much secrecy in Congress upon matters of vital
concern TO the country, we concur with him.
Hero the governor touches matters of principle
which so deeply affect the public liberties that
they ought under no stress Of circumstances to
be compromised. BY the law of Congress sus-
pending the writ Of hSbsss corpus some twenty
classes Of cases are enumerated, in which if the
rights Of parties be involved they can have 30
appeal TO the courts.
In most of these cases the parties would be
mere political offenders, where malice, prejudice
or caprice would be likely to discard ali ordi-
nary laws Of evidence and subject the unfortu-
nsie victim 70 the injustice OF arbitrary rule.
We must object to the suspension, because it
implies disregard of the popular condemnation
OF meSsufe v hich has twice before been en-
acted in seRe shspo, aad became both times so
odions that it had TO bs repealed; aud because
it implies = Jealousy Of the courts that have
hitherto maintained Au the laws necessary and
proper for he public defense, and, at the same
time, served to givs the people assurance that,
if their liberties sheud be infringed, they would
fnd ready redress at the hands of the iadRes.
Nothing, in our opinion, conld do more 20 shake |
the confidence of the friends of liberty eyery- |
where, in the correctness of our presensioas. |
than such an act, and we hope the new Con. |
gTess will signalize lis sdVeRt 70 power by tho |
prompt repeal OF this law
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-17
Lelter from Richmond.

Correspondence OF the Charleston Me-euryl
RICHMOND, Friday March liz is said or
dsrs nave bsen received al Camp Lee to prepare
for the reception Of 10 900 returned Confederate
prisoners aud though this Is q mere report,
see the morning pspers state that 1000 prison-
eTs viii reach City Point tomorrow, and arrive
in this city on Sunday. l am glad to near shat
usny Of our NEST respectable lsdies will 90
down to Rockets to meet the prisoners, snd for
the first time sIuee the wsT began the poor tel
lows will receive = glad greeting
Another report is tseI Lee has directed Eve
dave rstions TO be seat 20 him, intending, pro
baby 10 take advantage Of the absence Of XII
pesrick's $500 cavalry 70 axe q descent on
Meade. Went of supplies has on more than one
occasion hsmperod our generals, aud yet there is
- be no change in the C0mmisssry Generals
Department The very hesvy ran Of yesterday
will pui stop 20 any military operation in this
vicinity for soma TINS to come; but gentlemea
who get letters from tbs army say that th@re is q
ecaviciGn smong bota officers and men thar the
soil Of Pennsylvania ia sgsin 10 be tIoiden BY
the rebel invader
Two B0nths ego, committee ffom Cumbsr-
laud county came to this city and made Eppli
cation to the Secretary of War for TsnspOEta
ton for corn 70 be purchased in Georgia, and
the application wss refused on the ground tba
the railroads 1ero fully occupied in transport
ing troops and stores for the array and Govern
mont A similar. application was made qui's
recently by citizens Of POVhaian county, will
what result have not learned. We shall bC
pincbed from now uutil the next harvest.
Oar legislature adjourned last night. aftel
passing salt bill, irnpTessi5y the 1orKs for tn,
use Of the State, and re-elec5iDg Clsrkson as the
/ agent. exsmpung SLsts cfieefs from eoDsc1ip
tor, and closing tbs bar rooms and ether places
where liquor is sold by the drink.
I am told that al attempt was made 10 force
the SSH Virginia regiment to Ts-enlist by men.
secs Of refusing sl fnrlouRhs and placing the
men on outpost duty. Ii was no 60 The
chaplain then took the battle flag to the front
and asked all who were willing TO desert that
Gag 70 stand back. Every man came forward
aad swors to stand BY the fsg while the wal
lasted.
No man can tell what The eXsct smount oi
bis taxes will be, All purchase 4 per cent
bonds suffsient to cover their taxes, and 8 sur
Plus besides. WheR the taxes are paid in,
what currency will be given in change for the
surplus The answer is, either per cents, if
the amount is not fractional, or ihs new issues
rated for Your tax is $500, and you hand
in bond fer Sl600-your ehzngs is S66s in
The new currency.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-17

EEr One Of cur city bank officers, whose
name has mSTk before it, whose head is an
srithmotical conglomeTsfion of facts Erd fan
eiss, aud whose heart Is an open ledger which
contsins the huge eniry "world in account with
- DR. 10 kind feelings for all" says that
either Government has made $40 900 600 with
out croOking its little fugar, or. else quoting
the post, 'ihis world is given to lying on a
hiQb-pressuTe-forty- ty--Vounds--to-thesq sq6sra--ineh
principle, that sOme body has some1here got
10 answer for 20 coo 600 Of So bills have dIs-
aopsared from view like ''possum up = gum
stU1p," and the question is, 1EsIe hsYs they
gonei There isn'[ an iudIVidusl in the com
nuniiy who has one; the banks are minus, the
railroad companies who tak in so much change
have forgotten how they look, and in short, you
might as well insult q man ss to ask him to give
YOU lwo fVes for ten. The conclusion is,
therefore, Inevitable, that everybody is honest
when be tells you be hasn't dollar of the de-
nomination IN question, and that Government
hss derived the bensft and absorbed thus much
of the debt. Lei Us be thankful, snd pray for
g continuance of the blessing As an adden-
dun tosthese thoughts Of the worthy finaacier,
we remind any oBe who may chance 20 msei
him, that if they say So bill across his counter,
they viii sse black mark six feet tall standing
like an interrogation point, snd are nc. likely
10 leave his preseEcs without beiug-"dons
Brown. '-Sstah CeTOiiHiGR
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-17
Frsua LsnRstree,,. Commnrd.

we have some interesting intelligence from
Longstreefs command. Iudcsnons were, 9
lew Gays since, indicative Of al early engage
ment between ihs tso armies of the EasI Tea
nsssee department., but they had sli disappear
Cd me enemy came mp az far a. Mcrnst0wD,
% eonI1efaoie iorce-als0 On the Chan ky river;
oUs on the appearance Of an advance Of cur
Eoops, they rssurusd hurTisdly in he direction
Of Knozville. Toe latest intsliyspcs received
tom = them reported ihsir rser 81 s.ra4bsrry
There are no Federal forces On ihe Bean
rosds
Everything is qsie. in ths direction Of Cum
oeIland Gap. Ths garrison At thar point Is
qaiie tmzil' and keep close IN their forhEes-
HOES as the scouts Of jones hover c.oss around
them
A rumor wss in eirenlaiion that Grant had
sent twenty hys theusand Ean into Kentucky,
V'a Nashville, from Chattanooga, to meet tie
aunelpased advance of Longs.rost's Amy He
"a certainly dreaming
Oar troops are in admirable health .zd full Of
an'agsissm, and have plenty Of supplss.-Riea-
nozd EzG2tHeT, i4A
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-17

r Tbs desperation Of the enemy is made
manifest by ths wild manner in WRieh he desls
his blows. Whsu ones antagonist is much
blown, sud nearly woTsssd, be grows less eau
tious in bis advances; be vents his impotent
rsge by hitting Gus right sud lett, beating the
air, and doing nobody any hsTn but himself
He will soon be exhausted at such rate, The
recent raid upon Richmond shows the desperate
nature Of the enemy's condition. The dacU-
ments found on one Of thsir lesders reveals the
fac that they no longer hope, by sn open, hon
orsbie system Of warfare, 10 accomplish then
purpose. BY g fair stsud-up fgbt, in which the
opponents may have an equal chance, they fad
they can do nothing. TheEsfore they eOHcoct
a scheme uneq aaled for its diab0iJeal Htrocity
Il was no less than TO p0unce upon the devoted
capltsl of the Confedsraey, ssek and burn the
town, murder the innocent aad defenseless, and
wreak dire vengeance up1u ths President and
his Cabinet. Whist co iivoek'i,n-Thst shut.
htng will be resoried g. by the Federal Govern
ment, to clesr its skirts Of this bsse plot, re-
mains yet to be seen That there will b some
evAsion-some shifting Of the responsibility
ugon the parties Immediately concerned, there
IS no doust. But the scheme, happily foiled a.
1t vas, disclosss q spirit of desperation on the
mart of our enemies which is more indicative Of
weakness than streBgth-C4T0siels sHa StE-
tiael
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-17
GENERAL ORDERS
No. 2.
HEADQUARTERS POST

HEADQUARTERS POST ATLAEFA, {.
March 10 b ls64
I ALL officers and enlisted men remaining in OF
yisinS Atlanta, tnl not duty al this posi- ua.s=s
provided with pr psr 0rders, VII 30 Irressl sEd sent
70 shsir commands under guard.
Il C.lzs eEenp. from eanseriptioa viii be fur
n bed vi passes By Cat Psdsa
III A. sffesis on duty his Post vii forward 10
this ofie4 mss 0f the nEmes Of employees in their
respective q sss. fer THom- they desire passes.
~. Oa5esrs IN ehsrss q train guards viii pass no
oHesr sol Ter sIesp' upon efdeo. from Army Essd
quartsrz Ciussn1 visiting he army eli - passed
on-Y passports signed b7 tie Provost Marshal q
ihs Army, zzd sOunssisigned b. the IOoal Provost
Ksrshai.
By command Of Brig Gen. MARCUS J. WRIGHT.
OHASLE5 ". PEDsN.
nhl0 IL Capts-n and Pravas- Msr.hsI--
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CnNaOaLOUs.

The New York Herald of the lOih, under the
esstion Of " The Pllgsrlic Expedition Against
Richmond - dencInees the raid as barbsTous, and
he dsu.gs Is NEE wanton destruction, that win
fall upon The people and not the rebel army. Il
saws no legitinsss advantage in war has been
vsined, aud has only served to render the war
more btsr. 1t does not believe General Lees
communications EsTe interrupted more than
three 5sys, and ridiculss the idea Of getting rid
Of Gensrsl Lee BY starving him OGt, after all the
struggles Of the Washington Directory, and adds:
such movements IS This are no psrt Of le.
climate warfare. They have no results that are
rsspecfable or valuable in war. They are rare
niacss Of bsrbsyism BATbarous in their origin,
in their execution they excite all the worst pas
lions and let ieasr ell the bGTbsriy of bad men
Enrope was dsvsrtatod by expeditions Of exact
" Ibis character in the fourteenth csntury-the
6eyds7 Of chivaIy-snd they belong 70 those
times. but not 20 ours. In this war they were
begun By that empty-hesiei fellow, Jeb.
Stewart, who reds round the srmy of the Poto-
mac merely te bag about It. Such rides are
worthy the brsggId0cio spirit Of the Soulherners,
from whom we caught the disposition 30 make
them Unless mfds, a. SsonsmaH's great one
vss in couiunctiun with the movement Of an
srny, when we GIN avail ourselves of the en-
bsrrtssmsnl they may cause, they are verse
than worthless
Those at hesdquAEtsrs VIE originate move
msnts like this 81 Ould receive only the ss7eTest
eensuTe.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-17

" Now is the Tins to fall back On 50 hog and
hominy"-if you have them. Next to nothing
comes TO market, aud that must b. bought snd
sold BY the tsn d0lisTs' worth, or By soms mal-
tple ef ten dollars. The restaurants and oyster
shops are generally csed, partly for want Of
sioek, and partly foT want Of change. Cbange
is the wors; difficulty. L stops things coming
in GE being bought cr sold.
Il would be prudent, if !. we're practicable,
for people to fund themselves until after the lsi
of April, As nothing can be done, and no es.-
sblas can be obtained, il would be desiISble TO
fAd holes or caves in the ground to which peo-
pie could retise tor a 5riet hybernati0n Of four
OF fiYe weeks, during which they might derive
sustenanca aad amusement fgom sucking their
psws after the manner Of the black bear.
Seriously, things nave got 10 pass that is
positively alarming, and which threatens con,
consequences OF the gravesi character, We
confess ourselves unable 70 see what people are
TO do if things keep on this way, getting worse
and worse, IS they vii. do the nearer the Iss Of
April approaches. Hiintsgtoz JcHTaal,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-17

OFFICERS RATTJNs.-Aa fi,s5 Of he array.
wiring TO rho Richmond SsAfiAsI, complains
that the conmisssTy- general 30 eorstruss the re-
csnt act OF Congress allowing commissioned
officers 70 draw Tsti0us, IS 10 prevent them from
purchasing any iroai the veTnucnt. Hs
thinks the design Of Congress Ygss to relisve
ofhesrs, not 30 embarrsss them more than before.
AID that, therefore, tie eOmmiss6ry's coBstruz-
tion Is wTorg The army reg egulsiians ssietlv
forbid officers 10 ds,sil enlisted men to cook for
them, and under the EsW law, As construed. thew
viii be unael9 10 nave servants to cock. wash
and s'ssnd 10 their horses, a. ihly vii no. be
able to purchase rsii2us for them. A!uding to
ihs matter the SsHtind says:
We hope. II the tens Of The lsw ayo unfor-
tunately such as TO preclude the execution OF
ITS known favorable inlcnJi0n, that az least tha
officers viii have no increased hsEdships . bear
until Congress, which is soOu 10 meet sgsjn, can
give more explicit expression to its wishes
Tho debates in Congress, and the passage Of
the law, proved thst the cbjec; was virtually to
fdd to tbs pay Of he officers in sctve service to
ihe extent of allowing them ouo ration, t1ifhsht
charge, without sbndging other privileges"