The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-24
cor ROBINsON's ORDER.
All Troops to he Ready for Service at Mo-
menrs Notice- Why lie Issued Ii.

ALBANY. ~ Y, July 23.-Adjutant General
Townsend has been receiving kilograms from
various quarters every hour during the day.
Most Of them rendered the services Of trooIs.
but about 4 o'clock this afternoon he received
one from Onconta. " Y. which awakened con-
siderable interest. II read as follows:
lam on my way to Albany You will direct the Major
General Of each division In the STATE to hold his com
nand IN readiness TOT service alta moments notice. sub
ject 90 orders /. RonNsoS. Governor
The AdIutant General. through his ssistant
Col. Alfred II. Taylor. Immediately gave tho
necessary orders 10y telegraph. and 10y tom
row morning $4,000 men will be ready 10 move
at the Governors cali TO any required point.
The Ad!utant General was not informed exactly
what Information called forth the Governors
order, but he believed it was information Of
general insurrection throughout the State.
The Governor arrived hero tonight at 7.l0
O'Clock from Elmira. and repaired at once TO his
residence. On the route he was in receipt Of
kilograms from the seat Of trouble at every sta
ton. and il was ut Onconta that he determined
upon the order reported above. Gen. Wood
ward. commanding the western part OF the
State. reported to him at Oneonta that the dis
affection was spreading and that II would be
wise 10 call out more troops. Upon this. Gov.
Robinson issued his order At MS residence
tonight the Governor. IN reply 10 the Inquiries
OF your correspondent. remarked
The strike purports 10 be one Of railroad em-
plOyees. but that in my opinion is II very small
element in 1t. | have travelled from Elmra
here to-day. and saw employees on both the
Erie road and the Albany and Susque-
hanna. All were satisfied with their pay
and position They say that the disturb
anrcs are stirred UP and Kept going
by disor.ierly outside men, who make use Of
them to destroy property with a view 10 bring
ing on "A condition of awlessnrss and plumber,
not renectng that. alter they have plundered
their employers, The neXt thing will be for them
10 plumber each other, having overthrown tho
law that protects them all. II was also sug-
gested To me by these same men that a
good many persons out OF employment
wished to place the railroad men in mis-
conduct. ana get their positions. They knew
that was the Governor while they were talking
10 me-. 1t is really difficult TO discover what tho
Erie strike Is for. Very little II said in regard
10 wages. Even after the reduction of ten per
cent. the wages are higher than those OF any
ordinary lhhOrer or any railroad labOrer Of
the same class. On the Delaware and Hudson
tAlhany divisiOnl | talked with u conductor
and very intelligent engineer. They said
that there was no difference between them and
their employers. Before their wages were re-
duced the necessity for IL was explained and
they saw H. and agreed to it,"
In conclusion the Governor said that, II II
were necessary 10 redstablish government and
overthrow anarchy, not only the whole Ma
tional Guard should be- called out but ono hun
dred thousand men more.