Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-25

GENERAL n p. BANKS. q. 8. A., FEDERi L
| COMMANDER IN THE SHENANDOAH VAL
LEY IN the sPRISd OF 1861
! hhuis OF plumber were being removed
up the valley to his camp ut Stuunton.
| Although Fremonts army marched
| promptly from western Virginia into the
valley IN Jackson's rear the willy Con.
federnte made good his escape to his
base ut Stuuntun. actually racing with
! Fremont for Its possession.
Juckson's marvellous exploits and the
retreat of Banks north of the Potomac
created an alarm OF the first magnitude
all over the north. A hurry call WIS
sent out for militin to save Washing
ton from capture and half n million
men offered their services within TWEEN.
ty.four hours. For the FIRST time the
| Federal government confscated the
property of its loyal supporters to fur.
! ther the prosecution OF the war. Un.
der plea of an emergency the govern.
ment took possession OF the railroad
lines throughout the north for military
| purposes. Legislative authority for
this extraordinary step had been In
LincoIn's hands for months. hut was
not exercised until the following edlrt
went forth from the war department
Washington. May %. 1862
Ordered.-By virtue Of authority vested
| by an act Of congress the president taxes
military possession OF all the railroads In
| the United States from and after this date
until further orders and directs that the
respective railroad companies. their OFF,
GERS and servants shall hold themselves
In readiness for the transportation Of
troops and munitions OF war as may be
ordered by the military authorities to the
exclusion OF all other business,
by order OF the Secretary OF War.
The problem OF steam trnnspOrta-
ton began to trouble the armies as Sc.
riously us II did the people when mill
tary activities added to the freight
burden. In the south many railway
lines freely gave the Confederate gov.
eminent the right of way for troops
aud army supplies In the north many
railroad owners were less patriotic,
and to prepare for mn emergency the
United States congress. after long de.
batting the situation. had duly enIpOw.
cred President Lincoln to take POSSES.
sion of any and all railroad and tele.
graph lines for military uses when. In
his Judgment. the public safety might
require It. He was empowered TO pre-
scribe rules ana regulations for hold.
ing. using and maintaining the same In
manner conducive to the safety and
interest Of TIE government and to place
under military control all the officers
agents and employees of the lines thus
taken possession OF. 30 that they be
considered n purt OF the military force
of the United States subject TO the
, rules and articles of war. Resistance
to or interference with this sweeping
, government regulation system could
, be punished as II military offense by
| death or such other sentence as court
, martial might impose.
, Jackson had created the emergency.
Other Events of the Week.
{ On May 20 treaty between tn,
United States aud Great Britain fo
, the suppression Of the slave trade wui
, ratified in London, The advance guart
of the Army of the Potomac reached
. the. Chicknhominy river opposite Rich
, mond und about seven miles from tina
> city.
3 The United States military telegraph
r service, organized by the late Genera
! II. II. Eckert. was In operation iron
) Fortress Monroe to within fourteen
miles Of Richmond. where the terminu
4 office was In Il sawmill
e May q NJ. MERCER, French minlste
e to the United States, returned to Wash
Y ington from Il secret visit to the Con
= federate capital ut Richmond. His tri
4 had been taken with the knowledge o
4 President Lincoln aud the secretary o
I state.
| On the 22d Professor loves milltar.
: balloon, moving with the advance cav
e airy column OF the Army o, the Poto
5 mae. assembled 200 feet. eight mile
/ from Richmond. Large Coufedernt
r camps aud bodies OF troops were de
} Sried In front Of the city.