The weekly Butte record., 1864-01-09

Lake Erie cities want excuses for the
construction of harbor defenees and
improvements in shipping facilities, and
Chicago wants canal to enable her to
bring gunboats from the Mississippi.
A good big scare will furnish an argu-
ment for the outlay Of millions of dol
lars on the Lakes, and the consequent
enriching of wire pullers in all the cities
exposed" We thought at it a moment
and gave it up as hit.
The Chicago Post has well-written
burlesque on this subject. After stat
ing gracefully that Chicago is not yet
destroyed, he proceeds to disclose the
fact that pirates on Lake Michigan are
hunting for Chicago with Yirulence
only equalled by the secessioners about
Sandusky and Johnson's Island. He is
prohibited from publishing all he knows:
he starts on IN this way
The following despatch was received
here at late hour last night
Beau Hackett, Chicago, M.-The
people of Chicago are hereby organized
into a military department. You will
take command with the rank of Major
General, and repel any attack that may
be made by the enemy.
Oh DABE
OF Ddbe, Washington, d. C.-Bully
for you. Go any where in Washington
and get what you want and have 1t
charged to me.
BEAU HAcKETT.
SECOND DESPATCH.
Beau Hqckett. Maj. Gen.-General
CONSERVATION is In command at Detroit
and General Damme Blockheads has
charge of the forces at Toledo, and will
sand out a blockheading squadron in a
day or two. These gentlemen will lend
You any assistance you want.
OIL DABE.
ANSWER.
OF Dabe:-Dry up now and don't
bother me. I'm on duty. If you per
sist in your annoyance You VIII be
blamable for opening a fire in the rear.
Send ME ten dollars to buy commlssary
stores. VIII pay it back when | see
you again.
BEAU HAcKETT,
Maj. Gen. comd'g the people.
The following order was ISSUED at
ten o'clock this a. m.:
HEAD QUARTERS ARMY OF THE LAKE
CoAsT AND HARBoR DEFENsEs,
CHICAGO RIVER AND CALUMET IN
elusive.
General Order No. /.
1t having been made known to the
major general in command about here
that a movement IS on foot by squad
Of armed men on the lakes, consisting
of confederate refugees, penniless loaf
ers, British subjects and pickpockets to
attack the city of Chicago and reduce
it to vulgar fraction, the major gen
eral commanding takes pleasure in let
ting his gallant command know that
there Is an opportunity for some Of them
to lay down their lives in defense of
their bleeding country. Do your duty,
fellow soldiers, and we have got the
dead wood on 'em.
The city is this day declared under
martial law. 1t is your duty, one and
all, to enforce this law. I'm not going
to run around after you and see that
you do it; and if you don't do it there
is nobody to blame but yourselves. If
any man attempts to haul down the
American flag make him treat. Any
man found with Greek FIRE in his pocket
will be hung up to the nearest lamp
post. Eternal vigilance viii gather no
moss. You must do your whole duty.
Improved lots on Michigan avenue must
not be sold for less than dollar foot,
for a less rate than that viii have ten
dency to discourage our armies. Any
property holder on Michigan avenue
who violates this rule will be drawn and
quartered-dravn to the police station
on a common dray and quartered there
all night.
The Union must and shall be pre-
served. War is big thing. One man
can't doie. l like war muchly. / like
anything one man can't do. If f6gt
does come-If it devolves upon you, my
brave peple to roll back this unrighteous