The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-11
VOL. XIX.

w WASHINGTON, August 10.-With a
view OF embodying In the next annual
report from the General Land Office
an article on the progress of the pop
ulatlon, manufactures, agriculture
and commerce in this country, Com
missioner Wilson has addressed a
circular letter to the Governors of
the different States in the Union, re-
spectfully requesting a reply to the
following inquiries:
l. What was the population OF your
State on the 1st of July, 1868, ac-
cording to the most reliable data or
estimates2
2. What was the aggregate true
value of real and personal property,
respectively?
3. What amount Of capital is in
vested in manufactures; what species
Of manufactures does it represent,
and what is the anndal value of the
manufactured articles?
4. What is the extent In miles of
the railroad system of your State,
finished and in progress, each sep
arately,s and what amount of capital
is devoted to this enterprise?
>. What is the character and ex
tent of your commercial facilities,
embracing rivers, canals, railroads,
&c2 ....e..
6. What is the number of cities
and towns in your State, and how
many have a population OF 1900 and
over? .ta A.t
WASHINGTON, August 10. - The
following is a copy of the letter of in
structlons sent from the army head
quarters to Major Gen. Buchanan.
commanding the Department of
Louisiana:
HEADeUARTERs OF THE Il. s. ARMY b.
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington, ID. O., Aug. 10, lS5S
To Brevet Maj. Gen. b. G. BuehanaD, Com
mending Department ofLouisianas n ew
GENERAL-The following instruc-
tions, from the Secretary of War, are
furnished for your government to
the end that the necessary
aid may be rendered by the
United States as promptly as possi..
bic In any cases of insurrection or
domestic violence in the States en-
braced in your military department..
You will keep yourself Informed of
the condition of affairs in said States,
and communicate promptly by tele-
graph to the War Department through
the headquarters of the army any
facts which may make it the duty Of
the President under the Constitution
and laws to employ tile military force
of the United States. You will also
maintain such disposition of the
troops under your command that
they may be ready to act without
delay on receipt of the Presidents
order statiOning them at, or from
time to time moving them to points
where you may have reason to appre-
hend necessity for their aid.
The following extracts from the
laws and the Constitution of the
United States may be employed to sup
press lnsurrection against the govern
ment of any State Constitution: Arti-
Gle 4, Section 1.-The United States
shall guarantee to every State In this
Union republican form of govern
ment, and shall protect each of them
against invasion, and, on application
of the legislature to the Executive,
when the legislature cannot be con-
vened, against domestic violence. Act
of Congress, approved February e,
1875: Section 1-And in case Of an
insurrectiOn IN any State against the
government thereof, it shall be lawful
for the President of bIrv U44ited
States, on the application of the Leg
islature of such State, or of the Exec
utive when the Legislature cannot be
convened, to call for such number of
the militia of any other State or States
az may be applied to, as he may judge
sufficient to suppress such insurrec-
tion. ,.....
Section 3-Provided always, be it
further enacted, that whenever it
may be necessary In the Judgment of
the President, to use the military
force hereby directed to be called
forth. the President shall, by prOcla-
nation, command such insurgents TO
disperse and retire to their abodes
within limited time
Act Of Congress approved March
Sd, 1907: Be 1T further j en-
acted, &c, That in all cases
l-of Insurrection or obstruction
Of the laws, either of the United
States or any individual State or Ter
ritory where it is lawful for the Presi-
dent of the United States to call for
the militia for the purpose of sup
pressing such insurrection, or Of
causing the laws to be duly executed,
it shall be lawful for him to employ
for the same purposes such part oil
the land and naval forces of the
United States as shall be judged
necessary, having first observed all
the prerequisites of the law in thai
respect. .-s ....a
By command Of General Grant.
f. ID. TOWNSEND, A.A.G.
A committee from the Journey
men Tailor's International Union
Convention, which is now in session
in this city, waited on the President