Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-07-07
CALL ON PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA.


Governor CURTIN, of Pennsylvania issued procla1a
ton Tuesday the 9Th instant in which he states that
the President Of the United States had made call upon
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for twelve thousand
militia volunteer infantry to Washington and
its vicinity for hundred days. unless sooner dis
charged and the Governor earnestly calls the free
men of the Pennsylvania militia to promptly forward
and Gil tbs requston" lie concludes his call by saying:
apparent that the enemies of Government 10
desperation are threatening with armed force, in
the hope that the army of Gen. Grant may withdrawn
from before Richmond and call upon 4he citixeu of this
Commonwealth capable of bearing arms to come forward
without delay and thus aid heroic brothers in the great
army of the Republic"
The Philadelphia North American seconds the call of
the Governor and e1horts the people yield prompt
and patriotic response. 1t says
As our own soil is menaced with invasion by rebel
force approaching rem the Shenandoah valley and the
troops under Gen. Sge have rereated before the enemy
this militia asked to perform real service in de.
Tending homes from danger So little has hitherto
been done by citizens toward raising militia for one
hundred days upon the call OF the Government that we
earnestly exhort the people of Philadelphia consider the
gravity OF the emergency which has given birth to the pre-
sent proclamation of Governor Curtin We sincerely trust
that Commonwealth will not be exposed on this COCA
sion she was on the last when we were totally de-.
enceess until the Governors Of New York and New Jer-
sey sent their militia to aid Thousands of men IN
Philadelphia available for the purpose and rep
meuts should be Immediately organized and sent to the
bOrder LOT acuVe service,
CALL ON THE NEW YORK MILITIA
The State of New York. it appears has also been called
upon for large militia force. We learn by despatch
from Albany that Tuesday the 9TH instant the Presi-
dent Of the United States Informed Governor SEYMOUR
that rebel force estimated at from fifteen thousand to
twenty thousand strong had invaded Maryland and taken
Martintburg and Harper's Ferry and were threatening
other points; that the public safety requires call upon
the State Executives for militia force to repel the nva
sion and that he calls upon the State Of New York for
twelve thousand militia ts quota to serve one hundred
days. Governor Seymour has doubtless taken prompt
measures to supply the force required
MORE EXCITING REPORTS.
We continue to receive exciting reports from the into
or Of Pennsylvania where alarm TO be spreading
despatch dated at Harrisburg yesterday says:
Gen. Couch has received despatch which leads us to
believe that our cavalry forced out # Hagerstown
II is believed the rebels have only cavalry. Our
troops are concentrating at Chambersourg and beyond
The Governor will call Immediately for troops, in
addition to the twelve thousand called out yesterday
that the old troops in the department may be sent to the
front The old Pennsylvania Reserves docking TO the
Gen. Couch is here and is for the present in
constant communication with Gov. Curtin"
STILL LATER REPORTS VIA BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, July Go P. M.-The following is all