Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-09-01

MY frlendS. we are engaged IN no scrabble
for office. We are stimulated by no lust fol-
power. This struggle touches the life of oul
confederated system. 1t touches the question
future the destiny Of our country If our op
ponents succeed we will have first unity, anc
then despotism, and then revolution and ther
separation, and then whatever God in Hi:
wrath may infict If they fail, we will have
the constitution obeyed. the Union maintained
liberty enjoyed, prosperity abounding peace
everywhere, and all the glories of our past will
be but as the early bud compared with the
blooming beauties of the full blown flower In
this supreme hour of our fate [ beg you to
pause and weigh well your duty to your coun~
try, as in the hour of death you would weigh
your duty to God
Military Commissioners and Superinten-
dents of Registration.
By the following General Order many new
assignments are made, sub, districts -consolida.
ted, and the number of officers on duty in Vir-
ginia greatly reduced. Six counties and the
city of Richmond are assigned to Lieutenant
Hambrick:
HEADQ RS. 1ST MILITARY DISTRICT
STATE OF VIRGINIA,
Richmond, Va, August 20, 1868.
General Orders,
No 9S
l. The following assignments of military
commissioners and superintendent Of registra-
ton and election are hereby made:
FIRST Oi0lSlon. .-Accomac and Northampton
counties-First Lieutenant Ebenezer w. Stone,
Twenty first United States infantry. Station
Eastyllle, Northampton county.
Second Diyvion.-Norfolk city, Norfolk
county, Portsmouth city, and Princess Anne
county
Third Division Surry, Isle of
Wight, and Southampton counties-Brevet
Major Henro e. Smith, captain Twenty irse
United States infantry, commanding post of
Norfolk.
Fourth Division. Elizabeth City and War
wick counties-Brevet Major Henry r. Put
nam, captain Twentyfrst United States infan-
try, commanding post Of Camp Hamilton near
Fort Monroe.
Fifth DiUlsion James City, York, Glouces-
ter, and Mathews Counties and Elerenh d.
City and New Kent counties
Captain Madison Earle, Twenty first United
States infantry, commanding post of Williams
burg.
Sixth Dicisioa. Prince George, Dinwidde,
Sussex, and Greensville counties, and Peters
burg city-Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Thomas
S. Dunn, captain twenty first United States
Infantry, commanding post of Petersburg.
.Serenth Observation-Disclosures Cumber-
land, and Prince Edward counties; and Ninth
DiUision-aalifax and Charlotte counties-Bre
vet Captain J. Charles Currier, Second Lieu
tenant Twenty-frst United States infantry,
commanding post Of Farmville.
Eighth DECISION. -Mecklenburg, Lunenburg,
Nottoway and Brunswick counties-Second
Lieutenant Robert G. Rutherford, Forty fifth
United States infantry. Station-Burkesyille,
Nottoway county.
Tenth Division. Amelia, Chesterfield and
Powhatan counties; Fifteenth Dirision-Hen-
rico Hanover, and Goochland counties; and
Sixteenth DiUlsioe-Richmond city-Second
Lieutenant Paul Il. Hambrick, Forty fifty Uni
ted States infantry. Station-Richmond city.
lpoe!tth DiUision. and Queen, King
William, Middesex, and Essex countless and
Thnteenth Diuision-N northumberland, Ian
caster. Richmond, and Westmoreland coun-
Lieutenant William B. Pease,
Eleventh United States infantry. Station
Warsaw, Richmond county.
George. and Spottsylvania counties-Brevet
Major Robert L. Burnett, captain Twenty-frst
United States infantry, commanding post of
Fredericksburg.
Seventeenth DiUiaston -Fluvana. Louisa, AL
bemarle and Augusta counties-Brevet First
Lieutenant Franklin r. Town, Second Leuten-
ant United States infantry. Station-Char-
lottesvie.
Eighteenth Division. Orange, Culpeper,
Madison Greene, Fauquier, and Rappahan-
mock counties-Lieutenant William IL. Vinal,
Eleventh United States infantry, commanding
post of Warenton.
: Nineteenth Diuision Stafford, Prince Viii
liam, Loudoun, Fairfax, and Alexandria coun-
ties-Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Samuel z.
Lee, captain Forty fifth United States infantry.
Station-Aexandria city.
Ticentieth Diuasion. on.-Frederick Rocking
ham, Clarke, Warren, Page, and Shenandoah
counties-Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Walter 5.
Franklin, captain Twenty-frst United States
infantry, commanding post Of Winchester
Ilcenty.frst 5vision.-Pittsylvania county,
discontinued Pittsylvania county annexed to
Twenty-sixth Division.
Ttcenty second DiUisaon Bedford and
Campbell counties; Ttcenty third DECISION
Amherst, Nelson, and Appomattox counties
and Toentyfgth observation-disclosures, ALE
ghany, Craig, and Roanoke counties-Brevet
Major General o. B. Wilcox, colonel Twenty
ninth United States infantry, commanding post
OF Lynchburg.
Itoeaty,f fourth division-Bath, Highland and
Rockbridge counties-First Lieutenant Steph-
en- IN. 11tH OtdSOo 1hi1uLi
commanding post of Lexington:
1toentysixth division Pittsylvania, Henry,
Patrick and Franklin counties-Second Lieu
tenant Augustus r. Egbert, Dist .. S. infant
ry. Station-Danvlle
Iicenty seuenth division Montgomery, Taze-
well, Bland Pulaski, and Giles counties.
TtUenty-eighth diuision-Carroll, Floyd, and
GraySon counties.
Ipeaty ninth diUisiion-Wy Wythe, Smythe, Rus
sell, Buchanan and Washington counties
Ihirtieth diuision-Lee, Scott and Wise coun-
ties-Brevet Col. Henry A. Hambright cap
tain 29th u S. infantry, commanding post OF
Marion.
?. The commanding officers Of posts herein
assigned to duty as military commissioners and
superntendents of registration and election will
be considered as present for duty at their posts,
and will be so reported on the returns. They
are entrusted with all the powers and duties
heretofore conferred on military commissioners
and superintendents of registration and elec-
ton by orders from these headquarters in ad-
dtion to their duty as commanding officers.
3. The officers Of the army now on duty as
military commissioners and superlntendents OF
registration and election who are relieved by
the operation of this order will, after turning
over all books papers aud records pertaining tC
their offices to their successors, proceed at once
to reioin their proper commands for duty.
By command of Br6vet Major General Stone
man. ;. i. CHALFIN,
r. Assistant Adjutant General.
The greatest of all cunning isto appear blin'
to the SnareS laid for us men are nel SO t.aSll