The New York Herald Newspaper, May 8, 1862, Page 2

"ied NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1862.—TRIPLE SHEET. y A Sure Sresking the compeattions the fuse setter is to be pases, the fuse drivea with the mallet until the _ ty about two-teuihs of an tu above the surface of * 1. Firat give the ei by — ‘ing the drant * elevation by ap) quadran: $0 the face of the piece aud a !justing the quoin or ratchet until the required number of degrees is obtained. 2B peices mortars on shore, it is an easy matter to get tion, because the mortar is siationary; but ‘on ship-board Owing to the motion, it is attended with difficulty, eapecially when the vessel is rolling and the line of fire can only be approximate. 8. On shore the plan of giving the direction is to de- ‘@eornivine practically two fixed points, which shall be in a Aine with the pieco and tho object, and saficiantly dis- ‘tinguished by tho eye. These points being cove: ‘Plummet is tho ver: Which becvmes the * 4, In mortar yesse!s other oxpedients have to be re- sorted to, Such as trimore sights and a white line Inted on the mortar bed parallel to the axis of the re when loyel, bt the first plan is preferable. §, The circles on which the mortars stand, being fitted with eccentrics made to revolve so as to point the Mortar at ihe object without the trouble of swinging the vessel or nioviag the mortar around with handspikes. 6. Botore Qring care must be taken that the eccentrics are thrown out of gear and the circle flat upon the plat- form on which it revolves. CAULES OF CUAKGES, ELEVATIONS AND RANGES FOR TUIKTERN- INCH MORTARS, Charges for Thirecn-inch Mortar Bombs. its, On Of sholl filled... 1 To burst shell. To blow out fuse. Ordimary service ci: seve Inoandiary, aeattieas alma coosnsuinn RANGES AT FOTY-HIVE DEGREES BLBVATION. Charge. Flight. Puse. Range. Ca. “On, Seconds. Inches. 10h. Yards. 7 0 21.4 42% = 2,199 7 8 22.4 44 2/346 8 23.2 46 2,480 25.8 ‘ry 2600 20 ri Bias 254 5.L 21958 1 8 25.9 51 3 n 0 26.3 bas 8 u 8 267 5.39 3 12 0 27.0 44 3 2 8 ot 5.4 ¥ 0 2.7 Hes 8 23.0 5.8 ° a 5.0% 8 25.5 5.7 o 22.0 58 8 2: bas . 8) : 26 6 bo 9 o boxe ° box 8 6.0, c 61 Sketch of Commander Melancthon Smith. Commander Melancthon Smith, of the United States gunboot Mississippi, which destroyed the rebel ram Ma- naseas, is a native of and was appointed from the Sttste of New York. He entered the service on the Ist of March, 1826, and un‘ il the present war had been on cruising and station service nearly sixteen years. He has been in the service about thirty six years. Previous to bis taking command of the Mississippi he wag in command of the ‘Massachussetts. Sketch of Commander Charles 8. Boggs. Commander Charies 8. Boggs, of the United States gunboat Vercna, which was sunk in the engagement with the,genboats o! the enemy at New Orleans, is also an old member of the navy. He entered in 1926, and: ut of thirty six years’ service spent nearly fifteen at sea, when he was apyoint'd ope of the United States Light House Iuapectors. He is a native of New Jersey, and ‘was for @ short time captain of the mail steamship Rebel Account of the Taking of Pass Christian. {From the Netnptis Appeal, April 17.] PaseCumseriaN, Miss., April 6, 1862. ‘The inhebi:ants of the Pass were aroused from their slurabers on Fridsy morning at an early hour by the re- port of cannon in the direction of Ship Is'and. As soon as daylight aypoare | it was discovered that the Confed- erate gunboats Pa utico, Oregon and Carondelet were hotiy engaged with four of the federa! fleet, and wore slowly retiring towards the Pass, under a heavy fire of the enemy. On the arrival here of our gallant little fle: fit was ascertained that the Oregon hid been struck by « shell in the pilot house,and that the Carondelet hat Deen hit in the wheelhouse, ‘Neither beat, however, being seriovsly damaged, they Proo-eded at ouce on their way to New Ur'eans, the ene- ‘my at tho same time advancing slowly with the iron gun- Doats New London, Jackson and Hatteras, and the steamor Lawin, the latter having on board large numbers Of Lincolnite troops. When wi:hin a short distance of tho wharf the boats took their positions, the Lewis in front,followed by the Hatteras, Jackson agd New Lon don, ail being withia a short distances of each other, ant directly opp: site the town. The Jackson opened fire in the direction of the wharf, at which timea consi lerabie volume of smoke was seen to arise from some bales of bay which were piled up berrdo the warehouse, and which, it eppeare, had boon set on fire by order of some Of the officors of tho Confederate troops. After discharging several shots ia the direction of the wharf, the enemy commenced shelling the town, ducing tho most intense excitement amon; the inhabitents, who, when tho is eum over and abut thoir dwellings, fled in the test consternaticn towards pine forests. Mo ws, with infants in their'a-ms, If¥le children, in terri- fea groups, clinging to each cther; slaves, with bundles upon their heads, burrying onward in perfect amaze- ment, and infirm ant aged wpmen, leaning upon broken 8! wore wandering abon?, they scarcely know whi- Many females were seen upon thoir knees, au! uplifted han.e wore most earnestly supplicating God to protect them in their fearful hour of danger and distress. It was a sigtit to move the goutest howrt. Tho enemy disciauned the intention of doing harm to any one but the Cmfederate soidiew, if they cculd fod thom, or of desiring to sbell the town. When remonstrat d with not having senta flag of truce ashore, said they had done so at Biloti, and it was ‘treated with contempt,and that they were informe it would be disregarded Ly the citizene of the Pass, and that they would not have fired upon the town if the at- ten spt to burn the whart hat pot been made. But when T tell you that several dwellings were struck, that « eottage belonging to Mr. Fieirn, sitwated four doors fron: the hotel, was eomplotely ri'died, aud ashell passing @hrough an oyster shop adjoiving the market house, Grossed the street, sud eptering the upper story of Judge Brili’s Gweliing (formeriy Masonic Hail, sitiated over of Br net of Market street), Darss im theentry way, shattering the rooms in a fear. ful manner, and forcing its way through the floor, en- tered tho store beiow, you will believe their declara tions. Most probably Judge Brili’s family had but jost lett au proba- Dility some of thom would have fallen victims to the in- human and merciless fire of the enomy. The firing hav ing ceased. the ovemy @»mmonced landing their troops in small boats, but the steamer Lowis soon coming along- le the wharf, they were then put on shore by hun- dre’s, and proceeded company by company up the wharf, forming at once into lige along the street in the direction of the market house. ail the while the oftic-rs disclaiming any intention of harming the citizens, aud commanding thoir men not to enter the dwollings or molest any person. ‘These orders, as far as we cau learn, were genoraliy observed. ‘The Post 0 as entered, bi thing was found therein that conia attord aid or fart to the enemy the worthy Deputy Yowtmastor, Mr. Sutler, having re i {om as svon as the intentions of the Lincolnives were discovered. Search waa made for army stores, but of then none were found, all naving been previously secure by the citizens. The warehouse fat the foot of the wharf was robbed by the enemy of @ considerable quantity of corn and other articles belong- ing to private individuals. The bay upon the wharf be- longed to the confederacy, aud was flung overboard aud now Ites floating about inthe water. Vickot= were sta. tioned by the enemy in all (irections, extending wp ant down the Pass the distance of three or four miles and also on the back streots. ‘At three o'clock the orders were given to march, and the long line of roldiery, numbering, 1am informed by a lady who eountod (im as they passed by her dwoiiin not leas than fourteen landred strong, proceeded silent: ly through the streets, with tho Stars and Stripe tog im the air, in the direction of (as I was told the officers) Tugville. Ihe enemy appeared to be fully informed in regard to the number and l-cation of our troopsand the affairs ot Pass Christian gonorally. Prominent Lath were ing aierly tdi instance a young | name w: mentioned. tof ‘our boys’'=about two hundred ‘who bad just returned to camp, in an aimost ex- fae pad — Sg Handsboro, where to join the balance of Lae | Te eyo raene ‘meet the Lincipiies xi—wore en qui ee notwithstanding their jaded condition, enemy and stood thelr ground Hy i i iF : is and surround them, when th wen to retreat, which they did in extra i i vette conveniently, ke provisiese ead ammunition conveniently, the ammunition ves been removed early in the day. Had the whole regiment been together we should havo had a dif- ferent story to relate. y & Connecticut Irishman ‘The i 2 Man, have been made t bite the dust. of course burnt all tho tents, the officers’ ‘and all articles left by our soltiers in their has. one Of our men was wounded and butone taken prisoner, and he not until bo baa fred at and q@oun Jed a Lincolnite severely in the arta. Not a mueket er cannon woe lost by our men. The enemy returned to Pass at eariy candio light, immediately ombarked on Board the steamor Lewis, aud left the Pass, tu tho ind Bite relict of the inhabitants. The force of the cnemny, @s edaniiiod by (homscives, was 1,400. and was gomyos i dition, coast we dolis offies present time. day to-worrrw.” &e., ‘The United States steam transport Haze, Capt. J. E. Wil- ams, arrived at this port yestorday morning from New- bern, N.C., after a passage of forty-five hours. She brings the mai! from Gdn. Burnside’s division and some one hun- dred passengers, among whom are Capt. Alexander Mur- ray, United States Navy, bearer of despatches; Lieut. P. Mecker and Acting Master Daniel, United States Nav} B. E. Mallory, Lieut. Colonel Lyman, of the Twenty- seventh Massachusetts; Capt. Phillips, of the Fifty-first New York; Lieut. Hase and Capt. Hart, of the One Hun- dred and Third Now York; Captains Hammell and Gr: ham and Liout, Bartholomew, of the Niuth New Yi who were wounded in the battle of Camden, and severe! other officers on furlough und resigned. She brings a large amount of expross freight to Adams’ Express Company, and somo eighteen bodies of deceased officers and soldiers belonging to the Fifty-first ww York, Ninth New York, Tonth Connecticut and Twenty-third Massachusetts. Among tho latter are the bodies of Adjutant Charles A, Gaddsen, of the Ninth New York, who was killed at the battle of Camden, on the 19th of April; Lieutenant Home, in charge of F. H. Grautzeia, and accompanied by the wounded officers and a body guard consisting of Sergeant Smith and ten men. Also the body of private Van Sickie, forage, &c., bound South. sage had win@N. E. ; latter part strong from N. W. The passengers from Newbern.on board the Haze met. ‘aud passed complimentary resolutions te Capt. Williams for the gentiemanly treatment extended to them daring the trip. Col. Lyman, Mr. Andrew Inglis, Capt. Graham and Lieut. Thompson were appointed a committee to convey these sentimonts to the Captain. Capt. Wiiliams Tesponded to the address in an offhand sailor's spacch. Our Newbern Correspondence. C., May 2, 1862, A New Development of the Union Spirit of NorthCarctina— Organization of a Union Regrment—Colonel Ferrero Pro- moted to a Brigadier Generalship—Tre Abolitionists At Work With Tiwir Schemes in Nortis Carolina—Continued Picket Skirmishing—Sanitary Precautions, &c., éc. Sines the surrender of Fort Macon thore has been a lull. We aro all satisfied to rest awhile on our Iaurels, and prepare for stili another victory, and in the moan time tho fall of the rebel garrison continues to be the theme of conversation, the good resulis arising from it being the principal topic. Before the grand event every-- thing that arrived from the neighborhood of Beaufort was watched with the greatest possible interest, and any me coming from that quarter was questioued for hours on the state of affairs there ; whether any body had beeu killed? had our side opened fire? and similar questions ; Dut now nobody appears to think about the place. They are satisfied that it isin good hands, and content them- selves with speaking of what is to come. Much bas been sat and written about tho Union spirit that exists in the ‘ Oid North State,’ and I have referred to occasions, but never with greater pleasure than at the This feeling, that has lain dormant for want of the warmth of assistance to revive it, has sud, donly sprung into life, and there is now a move:nent on foot to organize @ rogiment ef Union soldiers from among the people of this part of the State, credit of starting this thing belouge to theson of the Mayor of Washington, N. C., who is now in custody by the rebela for having held converse with fie Union forces, ‘The followingappeai to the people of the Eastern district of Nort Carolina will show what the proposed regiment is is much opposition made to this move, as many consider it # trick, and others look upon {tas an utter impossibility. But lhave every rea- son to belt -ve that ft will be a suceres, ar more than ono half of the men have pledged themselves to support tt, and enter the ranks:— To te Prorix oF Easterns Nort Canotivace ‘The government of the United St ral Burnside, fn command of the De; 4 the raising of a regi to be composed of. Th lima, hae auth tern part of th spective companies. enant comovel, | With ® cheer, and attacked the enomy ina manner | mint, Timtodistely want to work with such a heart | By this means $1,300,000 have beon retained in the reajor and adjutant, will be appointed by tue United | eo intrepid and determined as to ce him | aud willas nevor fail to win success. During the day- | country to be expended in those localities froin “tates. back: and, although not at the time entering his position, | time J worked for my employer and at nightT cultivated | which our soldiers Nave voluuleered; and this Tt is to bee tood that thia regiment is intended | the object of the charge wi omplishad, we, upon being | my mind, Afew years of acsiduous toi! made ine the | occurred after all those contracts had beon com for the protection of loyal citizens, by bringing thera partially repulsed, our movement to the woods on his left | poseensor of a printing office. When other mon slept I | pleted of which so much complaint is now made. gether under military dis spon to leave the State 3 gov themseives. EDWARD F | Commanding F Acting Li which ovly whieh th vat T think Newbern got to de it an offi here. obtain the partie smart skirmish, amounted (o nothin load, and it keeps al Byerything bag begn done bore iy make the pl ed in partof the Ninth teors, belonging to the Irish brigade, ‘The officers goue- rally were spirited aad flue looking men, and the soldiers well armed @nd equipped, and appeared wm excellent von- of Connectiout Volun- We were informed by one of the men that the forces under command of Gen. Bu ammount to 14,000 ana that 15,000 more were expected | Sas? daily to arrive; that they occasiunally get the — papers and receive a mail twice a month from New ‘ori That they are fully posted as regards the affairs of tho jeve,and that we bave had ond now havo rs in Our midlst no one can for a moment doubt. The ‘8 With whom we conversed express the belief, in ail appareut sincerity , that the reb:lion will be putdown and the Southern confoileracy compleiely wiped out with- Hore ye, hear ye! all you thas havn't paid your fare, will, in accordance with the above prediction, please step up to the captain's office and set- tle. “The weary sun hath made a golden set, and, by the bright track of his fery car, gives Loken of a goodly sow upon Ship Island, in the next two months. INTERESTING FROM NORTH CAROLINA. | were itrep2uinatmges 1 nk, iter he wountod whe Arrival of the United States Steamer Haze. AFFAIRS IN FORT MACON: OPERATIONS AT NEWBERN AND BEAUFORT. Our The Returning Loyalty of the State Evincing , itself In the Organuzation of a | Union Regiment, Nothing new had occurred at Newbern since the de- parture of the last mail, and affairs aro quiet at Roan. oke, Reanfort and other places. The Ellen S. Terry was passed, going up the Neuse river, on Saturday afternoon. The Peabody, with cattle, arrived on Wednesday, and two schooners arrived at Hatteras on Sunday, also with beeves for the army. The Haze passed, off Chincoteague and the Jorsey coast, en Tucsdey, @ large number of schooners, with oval, For the first part of the pas- {t myself upon many Tunderstand the partinent of ion of the U willing to en ¢ fort by the Unit 's will be chosen by the men of the re- pline, and will not be called Those able to bear arms, who nd aloof from this movement cannot expect that the rnment will protact those who make no effort to POTTER, Captain U. 8. A Tegument stenant Colonel Were ail behaved so gallantly ft would be iavidious to | contact with the political theories and important ques. tilty per cent. In always changes | mention as particularly distinguished one aboy tions of the day, and never failed “to advocate what T | tistics I find that in round numbers promotions, &e., most of ; but f would take this opportonity to call y conceived to be a wise and benoficial State policy in re- | milliun of muskets, almost ents, or the State from efore but little is sald of them; werent the re om, and bie tall will bo gind to that Colonel Ferern, of the Fi'ty first regime Volunteers, has been honored Ivy being offered the posi- tlon—which he has acceptet—of Hrigad: ways an eificient officer and a dnished gentleinan, there is every rengou to believe that in his new pc continue to be as popr hear th 1 caonot refrain, from referring to ent. Jt im at pre- an institution, all the peo he fine music from the band. yoken of the efforts of Mr. Vincent Colyer, the Superintendent of the Poor, to organize the Be gros into a kind of society; and be has so far succeed. od that ho now has established ag evening echool for the wetion of the negroes,over which he himself pre- sides. From personal observation Iam convinced that Mr, Colyor has taken upon hirseif a task that will do as much to injure as to benedt us pe ple of the place believs that we do not wish to iuter- fore with ‘‘theit peouliar institution’ while we are en- tabliebing schools for the education of their elaves, The only result that I can se@ at present to this rort of tsit is to make (hese negroes discontented with their lot, an ve them an idea {hat they are all to be made free. At the present time the negroes here are beos and more independent every da: negro who, & month ago, would u Without eaiating him, will now strat by an stare you almost ont of countenance, For want of time Tam not now enabled to spauk at any great length upon this subject; but I shail devote myself very shortly some time to a description of this soboo!, its founder and Tt is hard to make the and ® slave or free think of pass 2 had lately two or three skirmishes with the rebel pickets; but these things are now becoming so common that’ but little importance is attached to them, and they aro, a @ genoral thing, fs hard to believe anything exagcorated, that it J have ridden ten moles to rs of What had been reported as a nd arrived there to fird out that it However, such i# the life we the excitement healthy ,andsinitary ruloaarestrietiy observed, Limennd | rogiment, and particularly #o in the loss of its A _ disinfecting tuiis are vo be had for the asking,and every | {iar gallantsold erand ecarlemae -Liontenant Cha, lor A, recuution is taken to render the town pleasant and clea’. | Gadsden. He was but lately appointed aud bed beea etilt further aid this, the Provost Marshal bas issued | onty on duty with the reciment for the short apace of au order preventing the sale of oysters after the Ist of | five days, yet in that time he had shown his abi- May. This is doue Lo prevent the soldiers frow making | jity as Soldier and endeared himself to & too free use of them and consequently breeding dis- | aii with whom he had come in contact. He died gallantly st the head of the regiment and m the hono- rable portormance of the duties of his profession, which ho had so lately adopted. Ali regret bis death, and will aes | Over Kindly and proudly remember bim and ls eounes- | tien h us. 1 aul ; i and untiring indesrry of its proprietors rendered it an | and Will fy Beg ie any ng << institution, and it grew from a weekly into a smt-week | hard, Caranuughe, Mayne and Daly are deeply felt by ly. and now has come out a8 an evening daily. It is | their companicns and the entire regiment, ‘Their fricuds pad py tea gies ate = ann ry ares Ce may know that they died as true soldiers aro willing to d very K. ¢ profits all go to the hos- | die—hono: nt ir country Plate, furnishing them with many little delicacies they Pag eee eign ee would not otusrwise enjoy. A number of copies are sent | of their comra ide the lines in hopes that the Union sentiments ex- =A meth yo ha 8 erat pono be on ay Lictod = PETES. bate the regiment bivouscked on the grouad from st Yesterday, g which the enemy was dis'odged, and scarcely bad arrivals trom Fortress M airoe Dr. Orin Warron, et the | the mon chrown themsgives dowt> ‘when, notwithstanding Tworty-first regiment Massach setts Volunteers. He | the rain was failing fast, they were ia a profound slesp had just returned irom the Camden fight, where he had | from which they were soon after with difliculty awa’ kened, with an order to immediately take up their march for oe transports, Upon arising from the ground I | ho fourd msgeli almost totally disabled from the pain of w prained kuee and foot, with wiuich, you areaware, I nad een sufloring during the day; an : ‘The weather here ls almost beyond description; batmy '| shot from under me during. the actioa, Twas compelled and pleasant, not too warm, all the fruit trees have bo- | to temporari!y place Major Jardine iu command of the gun to shed their blossoms, and the only thing required | regiment. who formed iv in the most admirable manner now is time to supply us with the richest fruit. Ihaye | in the short space of ten minutes, not a word being already enjoyed strawberries and cream, green peas, and spoken exeep: the commends of the officers, given in wo are now wailing for a second crop of radishes. The | whispe:s—shortiy after which @ horse was procured for figs, for which this placa is famous, are very large an! | me, when I resumed command. I then, in accordance Promise a.plentifulcrop, Thehealth of the s»ldiers Is P with , Marched the regiment at a quick pace improving, aud I sincerely hope will continue to do so. through mud ankte deep, in almost pitch darkness, a dis- to you a few words in relation the Without consulting my taste for the pos! Bay, against my own doterminatio! At the time the Union forces came hore there was started, upen ths remains of an old goo*sh paver, a weekly, published and edited by our soldiers. It was thought it would turn out a {uiluro, bat the perso; jew Ov~ larger army 1 underwent at Washington, emergency, the doors of sieged (rom daylight to the Monroe you no doubt have already received from vour correspondent there, He was warmly received, aud was closeted for some time with General Reno. ‘vote of censure, were ev pitently waiting (or hours tu cate Ppingsfrom th» War Department. Me as1 knew. how. iu the rosolation of the commission of any wr: those affairs; and Tam ta:.ce of twelve mites to the.d:aw bridge near Camden, | 1, Importance of the Recent Victory Herec—The ‘Fort to be Re- paired—Captain Morris? Artillery Company Now Gar- risoning the Fort—Malters in Beaufort—Puneral of a Rete Slain inthe Bombardment—Detightful, but Warm Weather, dc., de. Bofore this reaches you the people of the United States of the iast division, arriving at our transports at about | nine o’cl ck A. M., with many of the men barefvotea, completely ex! aod their foot biistered and akin- ned, after which noth'ng worthy of note transpired. The iollowing is @ list of the prisones tak:n by the Ninth New York V 1in.0ers,on 0" near the battle field at South Mills, Camden coun'y, Aprii 19, 1862:— will be rejoicing over the surrender of Fort Macon. ‘that | uibcege ie? eeey ey thet regiment Georgia Vol rs. " rebel stronghold now throws to the breezo the beloved James Y. Banes, Company B, Third regiment Georgia and {ound scarcely a man tant General deserted. More than hal tue clerks were distoyal. &e., boyhood bas just told me ginylog here and ger they should be starved out, as it would entail no loss on our part, while the fall of the fort was in vitab!e; othere, more hasty and rash, would hear of nothing but storin ing it, cost what number of lives it would. These dif- ferences of opinion of course amounted to nothing, as the plans of Generals Burnside and Parke were made der all cireusss! tome time sg0; and how they bare bet | shanks ani graiiide Uo yourself for the econvdarsitn carried Out bid been fully demonstraied by |. you bestowed upon us, and gallantry with which you led the glorious success of our arms, adding still another | "8 2pOn (his as well as other occasions. and a brighter ray tothe glory of this division, The im- Vory respectfully, 1 have the honor to be your obe- y dient Servant, E. A. KIMBALL, less for me to dilate upon it. It opens aepiendid port to | 7, Cl Rest C, Hawxiss, Ninth New York Volunteers, us, does away with one-half of the dangers aticndant | — Smmsnding brigade. upon a trip to Newbern, and whan we have tho trains in MR, CAMERON ON THE WAR, operation between this and Newbarn, it will be splendiii if the reception of reinforcement: - But Littlo has been yet done cowards repairing tho for:, |. ‘Dut soon I shai! be able to state, for the it of tho people, that Fort Macon is again ‘ready for action—but, | Banauet to the Ex-Scoretary of War, in Harrisbarg—Interesting Speech From Sank Gea, Laon very sarees circumstances, ‘ihis time the men are of a very fereut ciass, and hi. a ae M clear understanding of what they ave fighting fora ae igs Saray ce) HAs Camese ma Seoy thing, 1 am happy to say, tho rebels have not,asthey | retary of War, d&e. A may more readily be bro, ght to thelr senate. ‘The f: lends of Hon. Simon Cameron invited him to ac- will be remembered that the ode Isl i marched into the fort after ite surrender, end tock | CoBt of@.public dinner, before his departure for Europe formal posacssion, It was gonorally suppcaed that they | {be invitation was accepted, and tho dinner took place at oul hays oonlinselt bo’ eartoaue: the) fore, ut aer-ai7} (tte Jones Hoese on Saturday. ereniog: /> >> short time they were sent to their quarters, and it is ‘ 2 Seman Oy capeaerere Craze tae tI ndoe asoomepety ands company manag chet . ery in the tight, , ‘s ane an guns of ae ara is eotieres a one hundred and fifty, with their distinguished guest, test » the accuracy ir fro. Woe tho dit- tery am awit “nse teeribie ‘engines of Mobern oar giaey sare bal seats around the gumptuously fur_ fare—the =pou gun. . Fae His Honor William H. Kepner, Mayor of the city, ocy cupied the head of tho principal table, flanked on the loft by his Honor Judge Pearson, and on the right by: tho distingaished guest of tho evoning , General Cameron. Among the company wo noticed oat: Lomuel Sawyer, supposed North Carolina Mulitia. * Wiliam Wiliams, su posed North Caroliua Militia. Benjamin Clark, orth Caroliny Mitivia, clusion, alow me again to express my thanks to every officer and man of the regiment engaged in this action, aad to boar testimony to tueir coojn9ss un er the hottest of fives, am! goneral good ao" ic¢ ag soliivré un- urgiig the governme: and supplies by any tape peculators, to prepare itaelf to mevt Gangers. Gigatas were tho oxeri for troopa to defeud the national capital. utmost despatch and asked and co.irage to contend with nished from the arsenal at ‘and Baitunoro Railroa, via Wilmimgton , doublod, Mz. Saward, ‘The wwn of Beaufort itself presents but little for me.to the public officers tl speak of. 1t is at preset occupied by the Fourth Rhode island regiment, and compares favorabiy with the boast ed quiet and orderof Newberu. The only thing of into rest thxt bus oceurred beresince the bom hardmeut was the funeral service of a private of the Tenth rogiment, rebe: forces, who was killed in the fort. His name was sldv.ed competes reilectson, I recoli Win. Colder, Major John Brady, Genoral E. C, Wilson, Geo. Truliing:r, W.0. Hickok, Dr. Geo, Bailey, Dr. A- “ rappel to nd Patterson, J. B. Rutherford, Wm. Buehler, Esq., atdress by aa earnes: ‘5 ie ven for :hes. ] Close of the war, Dut forgot. presume, tomate, wioiner | Thomas C. Nicholson, of the Treasury Department; he was desirous’ of the Union beiug preserved, of the | 2b A. Weir, Exq., Charles F. Muonch, Samuol A. Power, independence of the reb-Ilious States establishod, Letus | of the Commissary General’s Department; Cyrus J. Charit-bly hope that the restoration of tho Union was tue | Resso, David Fleming, Esq., County Treasurer; J.L- The town, of course, has benefitted by the taxing of | Svtel, A. J. Horr, Ksq., KE. M.Polluck, David Mumma’ tho one’ i — —y nogroes and stmail cealers w | Daniel Shellendorger, and 4 number of other leading mon come in'with supplies of eggs, poultry aud such things, D0 seer asides that the commeecication hateee et atings, | of the city, who vkol with each other in their spokoa and and Morohead City is not interfered with. Previous wo | Sent manifostations of rogard for the honored guest of this apassage across was severe test of evurage, and | the occasion. many boasted of it, as you could act tell what mor a shot might bs introducing itself among tho boat! Te ee oe bas MME WES 8, DONE AON, Roo eke The weather here is delightful, and will be Cally eee Sy NES eee. | ciated by the soldiers. of fare embraced all tho choice delicacies of the season divided off into several courses, intermingled with excel: tout wines, and termiuating with a dessert of incumpara- ble riclness. The Batt OFFICAL REPORT OF LIRUTRNANT COLONEL KIMBALL, After the cloth was removed, bis Honor Mayor Kepner anaounced tho following toast:— COMMANDING NINTH NEW YORK VOLUNTEEKS, Haavquarters, Nuvta Esciwenr N.Y. V., Simon Cameron—A Pennsylvanian who Ras never f: , who has alwa: Roaxose Istano, N.C., April 21, 1862. Cotoxut—I have tho houor to report that in pursuance of your order of the 18th inst., I left this camp at eleven o'clock of that day, and proceeded to your headquarters | D90n, faithful t4 Bis ccumiry and bis countrymen His with the Ninth regiment New York Volunteers, number- SPEECH OF MR. CAMERON. ing an aggregate force of seven hundred and twenty | ho enthusiastic applause with which this sentiment soven men, with whom Iembarked on the transpory | wag grooied having somewhat subsided, steamer Ucean Wave. I then proceeded to land my | General Causno siid:—Mr. Mayor and fellow eiti- command at the point designated by you, the whole force | gens—I take it for granted that I am expected to say having to wade middle deop in wator in order to reach | *° eo tt a Sonweacpart tenons a wt have been go kine con! upel A cant peak to yor the shore from the surf boats, my follow citizens, In any cold or formal language? I landed with the first detachment, Company A.,Capt. | Siuce | have come into this room all tho thoughts of Gratiara, whom I orderod forward to take pouseestsa of a | business and of dat which crowded upon my mind dur. Me ing the day have fled, loaving only the rememb: house about one-eighth of mile from the point of land- | C4 ye associations and friendships that Lhave expert. ing, and also to throw forward a pickot on the road to | enovd during the long years of my residence in this my wart Camden, which order be promptly executed. 1 | home, || remember that this day forty-five years ago I came to Harrisburg—a poor, delicate, sickly boy—with- then formed the remaining companies of the regiment iu | {Or any rolianco but on tho overrullug conttul of Previ. line of battle and awaited your order, which I received | dence and the roward which I had been taught to believe from you in person at about two o’elock on thé morning | would alwaya follow proper actions. The only ceunte- of tho 10% natce “of thors around me which I remember to havo From this time until you wore seriously wounded, seen nt thet day, was that of my friend who site beside me on. the right (Mr. C.F. Muench), who was then a boy while gallantly leading your command in a charge against | yo meer than — 4 whom T betting 8 after en- tering the town. le waa an anprentice in a printi: the enemy, 1 shall not aitempt (o enter 0 fully into de- | Sire he hae Pent to obtain caploymont-ant tails a8 otherwise should hid not your rogimont during | which I left with a fevling such as can be experienced that period been constantly under your eye and immediate ouly by those who are willing to work, are out and adgniration at the cheerful and determined mautce | can now romembor the name of only one living liouse- with which ths men endured every hardship and fataigue of the march, and notwithstanding they had no sleep keeper in the town at that time. Trefer to Juage Ham- mel. I made the acquaintanee of ths honored gentleman the night before they made the entire march (of not lo.8 than thirty miles) in their wet clothes and stockings in at the same time that T became the recipient of his gonerous hospitality. The first place at which J stopped a broilling #un, and arrived at the flald of battie in less than eight hours. At this time the troops were so ex. to rest my wea: fed limbs after reaching the town was beneath the shade of an old willow tree in front of his hausted they could hardly drag one leg after tho other; but when the order w charge was given they repi in state from the Methodist church, and a sermon preached over him by the presiding minster, who ox. willed bis many virtues to the skies, and concluded ‘oveas.ion:— thot t governme: Of the State o. New I herel gy authorize SIMON CAMERON, referred in tho usval manner to the the fuilowing notem manved immediate tiou of the national government, rend ‘Bcopt extraord! con.idence in y' ital, and the de. it ‘necea-ary 1 ry means for that purp intelligence, experieuce ai transportauon of troops, ac, Li al officers of the ermy of the United State. bsiment of communication, vy mail tween the cities of New York aua Was Uuinterrupted communication betwi erormed by the vilicers of the arniy, to whi thority n fled only b, Kespecituily, yours, York city. Now, Kel much, [have reason to believe that (ie 01 and place inovey in and, of cons that buta ve ment, tho Ca mado by Mr. I succeastully opposed, on the’ got enough contracted for, and with the had be net agreed to aelont a cunditio ing fait and the He camo out and spoke kindly to me, to bis home, and we bave been friends ever ©. Sir, how the world has chaayed since then; y bas everthing about me changed. A day or two 1] acter I saw my friend Muench | obtained employ- inviting led ita to suppose Le was to be attacked on his flank and | Continued to toil, and felt cortain that, sooner or later, I rear, when he immodiate!y evacuated his position. would feei equal, not alone iu this world’s goods, but in Tho bravery and intrepidity 1 by every one in | the soale of merit and capacity, with other men around this charge—which was made across an open field of | me. Why, sir, tt was no nncetmmon thing for me to re- seven hundred yards in front of tho enemy, who was | tire at midnight and rise at four in tho morning to pur. pstod in the woods on our left and m front, and conre- | sue tay daily avecation. 1 have lived to see what was | q ently completely entitading us by bis fire—bas but fow | then a hamlet become a third city of the State, in my paratiela, journaliat [ necessarily came in than werg needed. J did order butt will take this oceasion wi more than 709,000 men; and that « gerd to ® system of internal imprevements. Siace that day to the preseot time I may say that I have at least had something to do with every work of improvement connectel with the progress of this city. and State. The first efforts of my pen ines and perb: ‘ds. session of thi but few muskets 1 account aid scarcely Je attention to Mejor Jardine (stiet y ‘a8 many swor ag on all othors when rejuired) di iment and gallantry on the battle fletd seldom eqnalled. Captains Graham and Hammill; Lieutenants Bartholomew , Kling. sochr, Powell and MeKeehnio, wounded (the latter being | ¥ directod in furtherance of the great policy in command,the Captain of the company having been | of internal improvements which brought forth our canal left in commend of this amp); Captains Le Baire, Peri- stem. next labored for years to secure the erection gen and Leahy, also Captain Whiting, Lientenants Morris | of a railroad from Harrisburg to Lancaster, though and Hocbert, ta charge of the battery of the regimont, | laughed at asa visionary boy who talked about carry. did splendid service. Lieutenants Childs and Barnott (‘he | ing cars, wagons and freight# on ralis by steam. T ain aibaeut recruiting) fol K.Perly (thecaptain | reminded hare of an expression made at one of the falling out from exhanstion, being sick when he joined } meetings which we held in favor of that railroad pro- the expedition Ject (for at that tine I was in the habit of persuading Lientenant Webster, in command of Company H, aftor the Captain was licom- | my {riends to go around the country and convene meet- manding eompantcs, are entitled to gr ings, by which meane I might be onabled to talk to tho ligence New York ral. Al- tion he will Cu ptain bei his place one w after the Captain was wounded), sustained their prey ous high reputation. Surgeon Humphries, of this regi- ment, Acting Brigade Surgeon, is entitled to very great credit, having been constantly in attendance on the wounded till after their arrival at this place, and up. wards of twenty.cight hours without sleep. I would also, on behalf of Surgeon Humphries and myself, ex- press our own and the thanks of the entire re- iment to Sui Jones, of the United states Kavy, suteched to the fags! tors upon this occasion (the meeting see Be id at Eliza vethtown) was one known a8 Abraiam nly, ® very the most active in that of my remarks I had determine the quality and price tracted for. At this time Guvernos wanting arms, Cabinet Miaisters when a man can go to Phitadetp ner, transact his business there, and return home to hip Philadelphia; and | Harrisburg in time to go to bed, as usual, in the oven- Squires, of the Kighty-ninth New York Volunteers, | ing.” Thore wos a simultaneous roar of laughter from ‘and Assistant Surgeon Cooper, of the Sixth Now Hamp- | the andience, which had hardly ceased when this old shire Vol inteers, for aesistance rendered to our wounded. | man vate confidentially whispered in 14 ear, ‘ Simon, Toapnot close this report without bearing testimony | Iam glad you told them about going to Philadoiphia and to the good conduct on the battle field and in the field | back again to Harrisburg in one day, becaune that will hogpital of the Rey. I. W. Conway, chaplain of | make them tako the shesrs (shares); but you and I thitregiment. He not only encouraged know all about that (Laughter.) I leave you to fleld, but remained after the army had lett, and aided the | judge, gentlemen, her ny prediction was verified. wounded im hospital, and buried ages fun ‘Alter having proved successful in my endeavors in bo- ral services over ail the dead of the different regiments, | half of the railroad from Harrisburg to Lancaster, I be- He then collected, took command of, and brought safely | eame engaged in a project to constrict a road from here into camp, detachments from the different regiments of | to Chambersburg, then again to Baltimore; then again about forty stragglers who had fell out by the roadside | to Sunbury, the placo of my boyhood, and also to Read- from exhwustion. tug; all of whieh, Tam glad to state, aro now prosperous 1 would call particular attention to the wonnded non. | and in most euocessful operation. 1 mention this, gen- commissioned officers and privates whose names accom. | tlemen, not boastfully, but to show what may be accom- puny thia report, all of whom patientiy endured their | plished by a determined will and @ right puryose. In Paintol wounda Ul they could be properly attended to, | responding to the sentiment of our worthy Mayor my f1- oot & murmur, toany Of them with cheerfulness, | tention, yenilemen, was simply to speak to you familiar ‘oby show\ng their discipline as soldiers and deter. | ly na frieu's and neighbors, with mination as patriots. . | trol of the War Department, © Although (he fold was wou, its prige Was dear to the | to presite, but ia View of a charge é (one hundred miles), take bis din: be procured; and I ould they © qoureds, rected Mr. Scott ing more devermine the charactor of the arms. proven, gentlemen, thal unofficial action in the ter wa that regarded price or quality in the band: nance Depertinent, and ty this day 1 sew I now read:— yf whieh Thad thy honye eully made ag ytis Hon, Sitox Camenon, Seoretary of War'—; referring to my con- ac Willis, and, ea I -bvlieve, be was the only person Hon, Thomas E, Cochran, Auditor General of the | Mr. Cisco, ‘ft tho Sub-Treasury; General }ix, now in the ki that belonged to ¢! lace, ‘ih SI : i: Ee E army ; Mr. Opayke, the present bMayor of the city of New Maite a geen ror a THe ih eTs rene | State | Wiliam Me Norte Beds Judge Marrayy | York, and Mc. Diatchiord,. citizen of New York, and, as] have stated, requested me to1ame some other. gen- tleman. ~ } gave the name of Mr. Cummings, and associ ated with it that of Governor Morgen, of the State of New York. To show how guardeiI was in these ap- printnents, I will read the order that I gavo on that Derartuent ov Wan, April 23, 1861. In consideration of the extraordinary emerg:ncies which demand inmediate and decisive measires for che national capital and the defence of the national Edwin D. Morgan, Govervor ork,and Alexander Cutuinings, now sity ot New York, to make all necessary airange: the t ansportation 0” troops and munitious of war ‘ans stance of the ollicers of the army of the i tes, until communteation by mail and tele phtey, re-established between the clues of Washington and jew York. Either of them, ia case of inubiiity Lo consult. with the other, nay exeretse the authority hereby given. cretary of War. It will be seen that Idid not intrust those gentiemen with the exponditure of any money. I was careful to givo them no authority to act dependent of the milita- Ty officers of the g vernment. Sometime afterwards I received a telegram signed by Messrs. Morgan and Cum: mings, asking for authority to draw money, which I ment. That is all [had todo with ths matter, and at the end «f fourtecu days, communication having been restored, I revoxed their authority, as will be seen by Wan Davanruent, May 7, 1361. Gxytuawen—The extraordinary emergency wh G:clsive measures ior the preserva. of the national integrity, you were authorized to make all ntceo-ary arranvements tor the Aswistance of the unul the ro-esiab- ng; en the two cities be- ing now aguin estadlished, and it being desirable that tie Cuties heretofore attenued to by you should be hereafier ea ducer the ewergensy now happliy 1 @ longer « spi gh Sion GaienRON Goy, BE. ®, Mungax und ALexaNpeR Cumatyas, E 4! mittee of iuvestigation ot which the couatry has heard go al intention f {is appoiutinent was to control the War Department pockets of its member: coud or third day alter the announcemvnt of the c.» toe, its cla rinau called upon mo and dosired that I suond authorize him to furnish @ certain regimeut with arme, munitivus, cloUhing dc, I refused his applicatin, bec use Ithy git frou my knowledge of his character that be was unworthy of a trast, After a further colloquy with the chairmau, 1 ordered hiin out of the War Departineut; Iwas attacked by that comm.ttee. I may add, iu procf ot the great anxiety of all to obiain aria, fow days be ore I left the War Depart? al contract, biyler, for 100,000 guns in Belyiuin, whieh d tbat we had guns ucouragomnent which becn aftotdcd to our own tmauufacturers the ply would probably be guilicient for our future wants, The committee of investigation have made an additional arge upon mo in my vilicial connection with the go- verniment, with baying bought a greater uumber of guus ‘g@ Number of arms; ewer that charge. It must be borne in mind that | was supplying an amy of loss of arms in a. ign has boon estimated by military men to anew at the sta ordered nearly a hundved thousand ¢a When I took por Departinent I found tuat ti the arsenais,no swords of any yy mounitions of war, Within @ short, time alter tho proclamation it became apparent that there was no in gevting troops, but there was great difficuity ju procuring arms. I found the Ordnance Dopartment without a head, the porson having chorge being au old mau, who was conceded by those ia whom I had conil- dence, including General Scott, to be incompetent for the duties of the core 1 superseded bim,and pot in 10 was believed to bo fully’ competent, but who soon proved, im the opinion of my associates, to be unequal to the crisis. Ifelt, personally, reluctant to * ‘euter into any contract myself, as I had no time tor such Lieutenants Fleming, Cooper, Burdett, hdson, people on my favorite theme ef the desirability of rail- | qr nd therefore directed Mr. Thomas A. Scott, Henry Perley (the latter in command of Company # | road communicationand its importance)—oue of the audi- assis to act in eonjanction with Colonel Ripley, and that he should ree that cvery contract was so guarded that, incase of failure at the ond of thirty days, the contract should be ene ple tigen fe] Colonel Ripley to of the arms to be con- of States, officers ) at membars a Congress were constantly making applications for arae, charging |, tee aan. o be = gee en pitiiency, stating tha consent were given they cout ‘ ithererore ai- in conjunetion with Colonel Ripley, aud to coutract with every man who was willing to make a musket or furnish @ sword, and from whuin tho other necessary munitions of war could bo ob- tasned, at the sam> time instructing him to sea that the chiof of the Ordnance Department should fix the price and he allegation has edly iterated that I made these contracts to persoual preference. Bat I hay the furthest limit of even my simpiy to order the making of sueh contracts ag wore necessary, leaving all he “41 of thé fiadividuais with whom cont tn wore made, The speci al eoutract exciting public attention was made with a pany by tha naine of Boker, On the 6th of September. ‘nder cover froin the President, I received a note, which Wasytxoron, Bept. 4, 1901 Bin—-Out resident partuer ta Kurop® advises ue by tae me because of my exercise of the dologated power with which I was entrusted, it may be propor for ine to say eto, 1 took aseat Inst year in Mr. Lincoln’s Cabinet against fT Judgment, t I jon, and, I may repigned that pest, when I thought my mission wes ende! morgavizing, equijsping aud supp ying under (he myst adverse circum. satanic had ever been raed the Whoa Pare oe time, at any riod of human history. When I dit accopt the blue it/was with tho perfect un- dersianding between Mr. Lincolu and myself that when- ever I th ught proper to resigu I should be privilegod to do 80; and when a yacaacy occurred in the appointment to Russia, ho offered me the post, and I was glad to ao- cept it. | Why. gentlemen, T toiled in that department as ver 10; ‘ou that in m, aud that their Hames are embaimed in the hearts younger y are.h Sete CRAMER 8 out of the wonty-four for successive montus; but that labor was nothing in comparison with the overpowering toil which ‘To say nothing of the exi-aordinary necessities of the department, ng irom an unforeseon and threatening national Byivate dwelling we est hours of the night; partment was sarrounded on all hands, and at all Certain mombers of Congress, who figure in the besieging my doors, and often part of the drip whil be- the Imava 01 tue delic ite aud trying ailairs of my situation as wisely course I committed some errors; Dut I did not commit tbe wrong with which lam charged "| solomuly asvert that neither in motive or need can I be justly chargeablo with in the administration of to say here, in reviow- t.g my oitcial comduct, I see mo act which I would hot reyeat under the samo circumstauces. Upon found the " tment aufort Correspondence. which we yes till the se yp dee pipe rand ad dep alee Tatuie. ort ge a of cane Bravror?, N.C, " then, as prevlousiy directed, cut away ~\thout guns, and with little pospect o: purchasing . ies 10M. ‘nd then with my command becught up tho res: | y.neriel of war; 1 found the nation without an army the wholo War Department tn whom icou'd put my trust. The Adja- Tho Quartermaster General ran off. The Commissary General was upon his death bed. Iremember thit upon one ocowion General Scott came to mv, &>- parently in great montal tribulation. Said he, “1 have spent the most miserable ed of 5, life; a friend of my am disgracing myself by this fragmeout of the govern- old flag, instead of that misorable caricature that has | Volunteers. ment, in place of going to Virginia and serving under Hardey Jenuigan, Company C, Third regiment Georgia | tho bunner of my native Stato; ani 1 am pained to Aisgraced its wails so long, The many ideas that wore | yolunteors, as = . pike 7 tict the old hero was Ditriotie: loyal and wise thrown out as to how this place was tohave bean taken | Faimai: Berry, supposed North Carolina Militia, enough tosay that b's fricud was wr n:, aud he was have all of them proved to befalse. One side bad it that | Peter Sawyer, Supposed Nerth Caru.ina Militia, right iu remaining whoro ho.was, It +hould be remem- ‘Tinloy Brown, supposed North Carolina Milt: bered, also, (hat in those days of peril and alarin, an o.tery weut uptrum all portions of the loyai Slates, nt to procure arms, oquipm. nis ns and at any coat—to disregard tho usual routine of contracta—to cut through ‘red and at the hazard of encountering, apecntalary and o imunediat> jous then mie, thoy foil far short of tho demands of the people, The ad's ministwation was al that the cousured ior it caution in guarding itself against imposition, ber causs such cautiin was considered an evitence o. day. But to proceed. You all remomber, gentle mon, the day of the President's proclamation ¢ Jing upon the people of Pennsyivania (because the demani was mid. apon you here in common with other Staves) My son hap- poning to be In Washington, I sent him thither with the himto appeal to every ian ho met in thistow and through tho country to send cown every soldier who would cone. Within three days after the issuing of the provlamation four h ndred and eighty troops from ieungyivaui’ arrived in Washington. They were the first to inspire the government with hope pee Reta crisis then im. nding. ‘They came tere without arms and were fur- Leto: iace,. Directly aftor this—within two or three days—tiree or four regiments were assembied at Cuckeyaville, Meryland, by At tho satne time @ number of bri:gesou the Philadephia ere burned or dostreyed, It wasutthis time that the mob in Balti maore Murdered our “unarmed soldiers in her streets on their way to.the defence of the capital, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad re used to carry our woops. At that time, when the loyalty of noarly all the inhabitants was ‘tho Socretary of State, in company wich the Secretary o1 the Treasury, cailed upon mo and said:—*Wo must have somebody iu New York to assist in collecting and forwarding troops;” askiay me to name ang individual whom I con- nt for that purpose. 1 was acquainted with but. few people in New York; but, atter a momont’s locted Mc, Cummings, with whom | had an intimacy when be wasacilizen of thisState. Tho two gentieinon then informed mo that they. had appoiated my order, preserva. m vi ted. h 18 com- ary Depart- ich de- ‘The 6» difficulty already iy } vernmont, and until the bridges of the steamer of a lot of hundred thousand sland Ofarmsritied, percusciog usteis new aed io, good cee ppouro you ufletentiniportanbe Ke delivery there of su large @ quanuity of good arms, ould invite your attention heen We otter the arms at a price not exceed the artic e 1s not satislactory the no expense, and if upproved you will secure an article miele ‘We algo control by advances thereon over 18,000 ca\ pales thien we cfinen snore ate orion not to excved rar 4 etfully, your obedient servatite, KER & &0.; 60 Cliff street, New York. Also, of Liege, Solivger, Romseherd, Birmingham, Bown. ‘This was at the time when the Queen’s proclamas tion had prohibited, among other things, the exportation of arms to the United States. You remember rentiemen, we sont an agent (Mr. Schuylor, of Now York,) out 3 Belgium to procure arms for our government. sug ceeded in purchasing one hundred thousand gune there; but being unable to ship them all directly, he rent a por- tion to England, where (the proclamation to which I bave just referred being soon aftor issued) he was prevented from baoapertiog ‘or using the arms in any manner. Im this extremity, of the largo army of solilers in and about 'W shington not two hundred thousand of them were armel. Upon the letter I have just read was the endorse- ment of the President in his own hand writing in these word::— 1 the carrying this through carefully, cautiously and expeditiously. “Avold coalict aud inter. ere A. * —tho literal meaning of the endorsement was that the. world should not know of our military deficiency aud woaknesg until tho evil had been rcmodie 1, and that eare folate the seoret of our de‘eat,” Fully coizeding with te secret our defeat. the President, and in obedience to his order,1 promptly directed the contract to bo closed; aad I assure you, gon- tlemen, without the arms it produced, we. ‘Bot heave been wo the late glorious victoriosim the West. Imny ‘dd, ta provf of che great anxicty of a: to obtain arms, that but a very few days be oro I i the War Department, the Cabinet agreed to adopt a con. ditional contract, made by Mr. Schuyler, for ove hundre@ thourand guns in Belgium, which | successfully opposed, on the ground that we had guns enough contracied for, = with the it which beast ted to our own manufactures, the supply would pro! be suflicient for our future wants, Wy this means $1,- 800,090 have boon retained in country, to be ex- pended in those localities from which our soldiers have volunteered, and this occurred a,ter all con- contracts had been comploted of which so mich o isint is now made, The Recor Committee of ong oss have said that the muskets made at the Spring- fleld armory oost only $12 apiece. That assertion, ike miny others that have bee: made in conuection with 8 ‘ppiies for the army, is mot the t. Without taking into cousideration expense of suporintenience, the o-#t of buildings, machinery or capital invested, the more net cost of the oe for labor and material whem there is no competion in time of poace, bas amounted to $12 60, But had those guvs.purciused on my order Proved tobe twice more expensive than they actually were, then, in view of tho fact that thoa my was pr G- ticaily usele's without them, | wo:l! bave done exactly as I did with the beef contract to which other gon ly- m-nhave sven fit to refer, When we expected large arrivals of soliiers from Pennsylvania and States and there was nothing to {ced them om, tho Acting Commissary General camo ww mo and aid, “I cannow buy two thousand beeves if I two or three cents apound more than they should ‘4 wor'h.’? “Well, I replied, ¢¢; ay’ te eepnlanes) Fe adolia? per pound rather than @ sol: ‘should suffer; but he guarded that your contract ceases when & supply cin be had at the customary. price’—which was done, Hemaie a contractfor two thousand beeves, and the whole world reng with the announcement that the gecre- tary of War had cheated the g>vernment in order to en- rich some favorite, aud yet the contract was made with my personal eneinies. 8», again, I was censured at the tune cf the battia of Bullrun for not having sufficions cavalry inthe field, Yet 1 could not speek in ere dofence, for the safety of the government com: me tosecreoy. Plenty of horsemen offe:ed their services ; but Lad no pistols, swords or carbises to give them 5 and I did not want the world to kuow that such wag our condition. My fuuction was toraisean army of the targest kind in the shor:est possible timo and to ones thom with whatever needful mater.al I covid tirst hands upon, As 8902 as I could obtain pistols, car- Dines, swords and holsters, I had cavelry enough, But then the cry was “he has got too miny.* Of course, then, again, I was cheating ‘he goverment, iving my friencs all the horse coutracts, 4 Sie “hr Mayor, tue ho,s0s have beon 10 Sip aes the-contry has been saved. ‘Those whe then cricd moro h rses/’ to-day oan see adv rtisements for the purchase of an increasednumber; rai to- & published advertisement asking for nish more muskets. Had the material resvarces of the goverme, ¢ beea ut any me iver commensurate with the emergency, the war woud have besn terinfnxieugere tuis, coiar as-concerns myself, I would:acuer have ‘@ million of guns too m.vy rather than thét a siogle soldier in any of our vutcies should hive been for the want of a weapon. I suppose that had I been the willing tool ofewory man wh* waated to rob the gvverm- ment,a@n ‘if in place of attending to my duties, I had ‘Den cuntent to receive men at my house and treat theas to the hos, ivalities of my socialand alow them to control’u.e w tie di those men who now attompt t slander ms, would stil! be mst profease in complimentand profession. More thar th s, bad I roma.ned in the War Department until this vote c.me off Ishould, doubtless, hive received tho House of Representatives vote cengure him by about the same vote that they censured me for having 8 Cc.red§the 3 sy ices famewp oye. Mr. Willes obtainod the assistaice rovwrred to loug afier the excitement and confusion attending the commencement 0; the rebelii n had ceased. I did go at » time when the ‘country waa almost ttally bereft of = government, an@ ‘we did not know whom te trust. Now, gepti mer, Toouid narrate to you in this way many incidents of oiticlal connection with the War Department. Were necessary, 1 would give yeu some particulars connected with th: history of this man Dawes, who ay to be n:o8ta tive in the persecution against me. T understand he is a little prosecuting attorney, living romewLerc ta setgracd i wil brity’ slate It, Some poopie of euml:y, aud I wil brichy it. ansk setts, especially bout the Pah ony o ‘ston, own nearly ail the s:ock in the ington and Saltimore Riitruad. Notwitustanding that road hep accum:lated more money on account of this war, by the transportation of trvops and war material forthe go- vornmant than it ever did bofore tu double the length of timo (which fact wan chiefly owing to the confidence I © .tercained ip its President), yet the management 0° the road Were dis casei because they ¢ uid not have am ‘entire monop: ly oi the government business. When the bridges on the Wiimington and Baltimore road were burned it becamo absoli'e y necessary to construd & to Washiigton. By my direction the Pennsyivanis Railr ad, Mr, Thompson, cae e ¢ project into success aE Presiden: o: tI in coanection with the Wilmington ro « monts to run @ line of bouts frgm Perry succeoled in gotting ration. This new route was used until the Baltimore Ohio read was taken possession of by me for the go- iagsou road. Were rebuit. In the meantime an art it was malo with the Harrishnrg, Readingand racy roade to reduce the fare ‘rom Fix to fuur do!lsrs from New York to Baltimore per soldier, Bot my action in this mitier took money o:.tofthe purses of gentiomcn ta Boston, and Mr. Dawes, who appeared to represent the iatecests affected, became my enemy. This is the only reason for his opposition of which Lata aware, 1 do 008 know him further thav that be was froquently about (he War Dopartment in common with other appii- cintsfor special favors. Having my whole time occa- pied in preparing au ermy out of raw and fag ey an suldievs, of course | may hive run counter to tho desires of such gontiomen, and, consequently, they now returm the disfavor. This theme is by no wens 4 pleasant ome for me; vata tor the recent wrong which h.s been done ine, I falt that whon talking to my old friends and noigh+ bors, 1 would do myseif tho simpic justice to speak plainty. I¢ would be neodless for me to attempt to con- vines you af my hovesty of purposo and intention tm every official act of my life, Tam known to you personally, and I feel willing to abide by, and will fully appreciate, your decision upon character as your follow citizen. (Great ap- pluuse.) I leave” you with great reluctance, It haw been the dream of iny life to go abroad in som position that would enable me to catch « prover glimpse of the: boauty aad grandeur of the Oid World, but as te ti draws near when I shall bid you a parting adic, proach it with pain, caused by the separa’ion from ola and dear friends. Vorhaps tbave said enowgh—it my be too much. I desire to state to you, how relations with the President have been and sti! the most co.dial character. 1 onter.nin as grea! a re- spect for him as for any one with whom Ihave ever been associated. an honest, high minded gentieman, am woll asa faithful public officer, (Applause.) This re~ bellion will bee .ded after a while, aud with it we wil end the cause of this and all future internal strife, as F hope. (Great applause.) I have never boon au aboll~ tionist. 1 am not one now. But if | had the power, F would call into the field every man able to shoulder @ musket, whether ho be white or Diack, that this war may be brought to a speedy and cartain close, And 1 beleye we will come to that. I do noe ‘lieve that, aiter a while, when tho hot Southern eli- mate is kilitng our soldiers who are fighting for the govern. ment, our people will be content to see their sons and Urothers die, when mon acclimated to the South are able to deend the country, and of their own strength and will to drive all the rebels out of the land, (sp. plause.) There cannot be a doubt abut how this s'avery question is to be wettied in the end; but, so a= @ncerned, I am willing to loave' its dixpowal to the Great Ruler above. 1 would not punish the deludea rank and file after they bave laid down thoir arus; would not barm one hair on thedead of a single indivi- dual who was enticed seduced ry misrepresonta. tin to joim the rebel army, bad I = asked the President to send back the national troopm ‘om ville, and mot aliow thom to pass t Seacie € im atone alt wilihang hin and te ‘the trees around the War Department. Had | deen allowed to do so, our troops would never have boen impeded im thoir march through that city, aud by sucha course the rebellion would now have bee crashed, Such are my opinions on that question, whieh, perhaps, l sometimes express unwisely fur my good, ‘and this is anothor reas m for the passage of tho resolu. tien to which Lallided, Every border State representa. tive who thinks his brothor or son, or k nired in the rebel ranks dow not deserve hanging for his treasop, voted in favor of that regol ution. ‘After @ short pause Geueral Camoron concluded am wliow! av F Gentlemen, this is a contest in which we all have a ¢@ rect interest. Pennsy\\anta has & moral power whichae State in this Union possesses, aud therefcre Winn citizen of Pennsylvania car do @ great deal bringing this war tan end. Ihave no right ta give ad. vios, but J shall be glad, in leaving th couu'ry st believe {herd is to be no party here but the party of Uae country— tue party for the war and tu (avor of Supporting the ad saw also -