Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-01-12

t charge the expenses incident to this proceed
9 ing.
t The attacks of fanatical and misguided per
sons against property in the States north o
us, against the rights Of citizens in those State
, which still retain the institution of slavery
, were formerly confined TO few who wer
+ forced to content themselves with refusin:
e assistance to, or placing obstacles in the va.
of, our citizens, who proceeded to those State
0 under the guarantees of the Constitution, T.
e recover their property. These attacks hav
: now assumed the more dangerous shape, no
= only of organized political conspracics, Il
prevent the exercise of that right. and of re
fusing, under penalties and political degra
dation, the assistance oft their civil authorities
but the supreme power in some Of those States
by their Legislature, has passed laws, unde
which they have attempted to convict anC
have succeeded in convicting; and have threat
ened with infamous punishment, and confne
ment in their penitentiaries, those of our citi
zens, who, upon lawful errand, using tn,
means and appliances secured by the Su
preme Law of the land have recaptured ant
taken back to the jurisdiction, whence they
had been decoyed or stolen, the fugitiycs
whose safe restoration is guaranteed by that
law as their property. No grosser outrage
no more complete and disgracoful violation
not only of good faith, but Of solemn com-
pact, and sworn duty under it, can be imag-
ned.
Nor have the wilder of that sort stopped
here We have seen a neighboring State in
-vaded by band Of miscreants who attempt
ed Instruction, and threatened the horrors
Of a servile war; and who have Justly paid
the peualty Of their crime in the forfeiture If
their lives.
The Governor of Virginia informed me-
that he had reason to believe al effort would
be made, by parties in Pennsylvania, to pass
across our State into Virginia, to rescue those
men irorx custody Of their authorities; and
notwithstanding my own repeated inquiries
gave no reason to suppose or suspect such an
attempt, thought proper to take such pre-
cautions as should secure the capture and de-
tcution of any such bands, or Of suspicious
persons; but deemed it prudent to take them
in such mode, as should not add to the alarm
and apprehension, which some designing per-
sons, for ends Of their own, endcavored to in
crease in the public mind.
While | approved, therefore, Of tie steps
taken by Major General Steuart of the Light
Division in Baltimore, in despatching troops
to the scene of the outbreak upon receipt by
him of the intelligence; and ofthe aid render
cd by the military in Frederick county, | al
so directed the Shcrifis Of Washington, ALE.
s"'s' anu iieue''eN eouii,IeS W suaiu 'no
and along the Potomac river, summoning to
their aid a sufficient number Of deputies, to
preserve the public order, to arrest and de-
tain all suspicious persons stran gers, and
others' VINO co''iu not give proper account
OIL themselves or VINO shou'd Oc tra'eliHg
armed OF IN sueh numbers ana IN such ma,I-
,IeI "S u eHe, .' reasonable s',SPc'oh 1s t"e
'a"'"l'!ess oi .he'r purpose nose oihcers
promptly nc'e'' VI inc matter, ana ,ne result
was commune" quicI anu perfect peace u
mong OURSELVES ;,s Mll.eh was noI ELSEWHERE Sc
eurea ~ military parade ana the rsnt Oh
''n,'l law
some provision should DC made Tor tne
uisehafee 81, uiesc expenses necessary LOT
Tie projection OIL me n'"'e'
IN pursuance OF Tue provisions heretofore re
''"ue iot rc'i"ei"S ana 'i'"Ih'hS inc es.crh
an" oou'hern boundary inc uc,Weeh t!IS
ntatc ana 'nghia' appointed hohlas ~
lee rsq'' Oh haitlinqre county, l"'e OF inc
l. =. iop"sfapa'Inl hhSin9ers, C"inmissioh-
q Oh Tue pay VI ha' '"n'' III Tue pace u
e'i' ueotee W. hughes VINO hai resigned
1t was satisfactory 10 1G ag'o 70 hLu one 80
eniheh'ly qualified as ar, Lee oE edu'auoh
anu experience lor TINS important service,
requiring tne greatest a.'%inaole eN"cthe7S
a'" SV,e'''i.' P'ee,S'oh' "'u 'i'e result u us
labor mus Tar o' the Two Hoin' mss, VINO
n; INC "ss,s'"nce Oh i'eu', -';c',leF "l 'le
- :: iop"e,"pn't'' bureau, - ia.u 1e'"Ie
yoW ~ tl,o ivpo'. ieit"'''i suo'nt'e!, ~
WI. , W. "'on ami c ~ 'n.o -. ,1 h;ch
bns bnc, tnn lnna I,,f. nnc,rod far and which
cnn now lie consummatcd with precision
and certainty that will forever close all uues-
tiou of title and jurisdiction.
The report The directors of the MARYLAND
peni entiiry is also herewith submitted from
Which YOU will learn the Improved condition