The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-14
Grand Army of the Republic"

s.Grnnd Army of the Republic"
1t was intimated by telegraph,
few days since, that the New York
World had made some developments
relative to this new organization.
The following is from the World, of
Saturday, and shows that the ma
chinery of this conspiracy has been
effectually arranged:
Not long since, anew organization.
called 1.-The Grand Army of the Re
public, " was formed il every city and
State in the Union. 1t is composed
exclusively of veterans who served in
the late war The formation of this
army made almost as little noise in
the country as the fall of snow
flake. 1t was not designed that it
should take a prominent place before
the public till some great necessity
for its services should arise. In addi
ton to the main purpose of support
ing the Government, its object was of
q benevolent nature, and, by this
means, itpresenteds special attractions
to the soldiers, till, in short time.
its ranks embraced over 500, 900 men.
On Thursday, for the first time.
the State of New York was divided
into military districts bv the Adiu
tant-General of the organization as
will appear from the following sscene
raj orders, . published in the TrIbunc
of the following day:
HEADQUARTERS DEPT New York.
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
A. G.. S OFFICE, New York, Feb. g.
General Orders, No. 5:
l. The following named comrades
are hereby detailed and announced
as members Of the provisional staff
Of this department, on duty at these
headquarters: Major George T. Ste
vens, Aid-deCamp and Assistant In
spector- r-Gencral; Brevct: :Lientenant
Francis w. Parsons, Abide Camp.
They will be respected accordingly,
and are hereby authorized to cstab-
ilsh and organize posts in localities
not under the jurisdiction of District
Commanders, announced in orders
from these headquarters.
,. The following named comrades
are hereby detailed and announced
as temporary commanders of their
respective districts, which are desig-
mated as follows: District of Manhat-
tan, comprising the city and County
of New York, with headquarters at
the Bible House, Brevet Brig. Gen.
Rush G. Hawkins; District of Onei-
da, comprising the County of the
same name, with Headquarters at
Utica, Maj. David F. Ritchie. They
Will at once assume command, and
will be obeyed and respected accord
ingly.
3. To prevent informality in the
muster-ln OF recruits in this depart
ment, it is hereby announced, for the
information of this command, that
recruits will be mustered only in
regularly constituted posts, and by
District Commanders in the estab-
lshment of posts, except by the
Grand Commander, an officer of his
staff, or by special authority from
these headquarters. The attention
of officers is particularly called to
articles 5. 8, II and Is OF the rules
and regulations of the Grand Army
of the Republic, and the strict en-
forcement of its provisions especially
enjoined. Staff officers will be en-
rolled rs members of posts, and re-
ported by the posts to which they
belong as upon detached service.
By order of the Grand Comman-
der.
Official: F. J. BRAMHALD,
Assistant Adiutant- General.
ID. VAN SCHAIcK, Aid-de- Camp.
In order to ascertain from an Off
cial source the avowed objects and
character of the organization, one of
the reporters called last evening at
the office of the commander of the
forcesl of the district of Manhat-
tan, in the Bible House, and finding
the apartment closed, proceeded to
his house in Fifth Avenue, when the
following dialogue ensued, which the
reader will find bears out the asser-
tions which form the preface of this
article:
Reporter, (handing the Colonel q
copy Of the above general orders')
There is report to the effect that
the grand army of the republic, to
which reference is made in these
orders, has been raised for radical
purposes, and that it is designed to
be used against the President and his
adherents, should any trouble result
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