The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-04
THE STAR CHAMBER IN AMERlCa!l
THE CITYUN POSSEssION OF THE MIL.
lTARY FORCES.

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worth while to do more than chronicle them.
Each day it is thought that the Ininions OF the
Black Abolition Republican party have per
petrated the GROWING outrage of the age bu
the succeeding one Witnesses some other get
of military usurpation and tyranny, more in :
famous and outrageous than any that have
preceded IT.
Yesterday a. an early hour, the grea ties ex-
element prevailed. Men hurried TO and fro
crowds gathered on the streets, and business
was almost wholly suspended. A large mill
tary force had marched into the city, IN the
night and arrested the Board OF Police. Ru-
mors fioated about rs TO the arrest of several
other leading gentlemen. Troops and batteries
were stationed in all the important positions
Of the city. The facts, as near as we can learn,
are is follows
under his command, six hundred strong, pro-
ceeded first TO the residence of J ohm W Davis,
Esq, on Montgomery street, near william
street. On ringing the bell, Mr.. Davis an :.
swered from one OF the upper windows, and
asked the cause of the visit. He was inform
ed that they had come to arrest him, and de-
sired him to dress himself and come down.
Mr. Davis Immediately complied, and In a
few moments was seated in the hack This
arrest took place about two o'clock in the
morning The command then proceeded to
heresidence of Charles ID. Kinks, Esq, No.
25s West Lombar street. The bell was rung
and quickly followed by heavy rap on the
door For some da ys past a young child of
Mr.. Kinks family had been quite SICK and at
the time the bell was rnng, Mrs. Kinks was
mp administering to its wants. She went to
the window and observed the files of soldiers,
and instantly surInised the object OF the visit.
She asked what was wanted, when m officer
replied that they had come to arrest Mr..
Kinks. Mrs. Hink requeslad them to make
as little noise Is possible, az there WAS
sickness in the fsniIy The officer re-
piled that he could not help that Mr. Kinks
WIS mis- prisoner, aud h3 wanted him. Mrs.
Hinks then awoke her husband He went to
the " ndow and told the officer that be would
be down In 4 few minutes. For more than
year past Mr.. Kinks has been in very delicate
health, and he occupied some few minute in
dressing. The officer at the door became I'M
patient and demanded that the door should be
opened or he would hurst 1t in. He blew Il
whistle, and ten men answered it, and came
to the porch. BY this time Mr.. Kinks had
gotten down stairs and opened the door. He
complained that the officer had been go impa-
tie,it, and asked where he was 10 be taken -
The reply was, "you'u see" MIR. Kinks said
that he desired that his family should know,
when the officer replied, "Fort McItenry. -
On enteyi ing the carriage he found MIR. Davis
there The column faced about, and the line
OF march was taken up for the fort.
Dol. Jones, of the 6tn Massachusetts 1nfan
try, proceeded Wi IN several hundred men TO
the residence OF Chas Howard, Esq in Ca
thaCral street near Read. On ringing The
window, and being informed or the object OF
the visi., after the necessary delay OF 4 few
moments came down aud delivered himself up,
when he was placed III hack and escorted TO
Fort McKenry.
Another command, of about five hundred
men. marched to the house of Mrs. Ducatei,
in Saratoga street, and rang the oell mrs. II.
made ler appearance, and was informed thar
they had come for the pose of arrestiDg
dr. Gatchell. Mr.. u VINO was necessarily
detained for lew minutes, not making Il
speedy appearance, the oihcer IN command
became very impatient and tapped loudly at
1 no nrl "A q
window and told him not 10 be in Il hurry,
that gen tlemen mast have time to DRESS and
that she thought there was no cause OF un-
easiuess, as certainly five hundred soldiers
onght To be able 10 capture one unarmed ell
derry gen tleman. This did not allay the i'm
patience of the oilicer, who knocked again
evsrai times. Mr.. q. at last Appeared. AS
he Cine into the street, several reyOlVers
were drawn by the military Mr.. q. made no
remark except rs he entered the carriage,
when he said quietly that it was certainly
1Ic4t array for the capture OF an O4d man OF
aixty-two years OF age.
On tbs arrival OF these ger t]6lnen at Inc
Fort they were confined, together with Mar
shall Kane and MIR. M-rryman, in three very
small rooms. NO attention was palG 10 their
comfort, nor were they provided with Or asked
II they desired bed, bedding or food. They
were visited during the day by Mayor Brown,
Mr. Wallis, Mr.. Puts, anu several friends So
Later in the day orders were sent oy the gem
Liemen themselves To Mr.. Jenkins, cabinet
maker, TO send them down The necessary bed
ding.
There i. every appearance Of great uneasI-
ness exhibited at the Fort. Cie04ttr de yfiss
being thrown up and active preparations
being III, zoe to protect the fort rom an as
sault At any other period than the present,
the ridiculous alarm exhibited by the troops
in and around the city would be II 1natteT or
N uch amusement.
The following ;s the proclama ton under
which these arrests We're perpetrated:
HBApQyARrsEs, DEPT OF ANNAPOLIS,
FoKT MCHRNRY, July /
In pursuance of orders issued from the
HEADQUARTERS of The Amy a. W hs!.lnstOn Tor
the preservation of the public peace in this
department, have arrested, and do now de-
tain in custody CT The United States, the late
members of the Board of Police, Meesrs. Chas.
Howard, VIM. Gatcheli, Uhas. Kinks, and
week afforded full justification for this order.
The headquarters, under the charge of the
Board, when abandoned by the officers, re
sembled in some respects concealed arsenal
After public recognition and protest against
the suspension of their func ti0ns," they con-
tinued their sessions daily. Upon forced
and unwaTrantahie construct ton OF my proc
lamation of the 18th nltino, they declared
that the Police Law W&s suspended, and the
police officers and men put of duty Tor the
present, intending to leave the cry
without any police protection what
ever. They refused 70 recognize the OIL
vost Marshal for it's projection, and hold, sub
iect to their orders, now and hereafter, the
old police force, u large body OF armed men,
for some purpose, not known 10 the Govern
men I, and inconsia tent with its peace or Sc
curity. To anticipate any intentions or or
ders on their part, have placed temporarily
portion Of the force under my command with.
in the city. l disclaim ON the part OF the
Government l represent, all desire, intention
and purpose to interfere in any manner what
ever vii the ordinary municipal affairs or
the city Of Baltimore Whenever Il loyal citi-
zsa caii De named who will execute It's police
laws with impartiaiity and ia good fiiIh to
the United States, the military force Will be
withdrawal from the cer!ral parts of the
municipality at once. No soldier Will De per
mitted in The city, except under regulations
It's factory TO the n arshai; and If any SO add
mittsi violate the municipal law, they shall
be punished according TO the civil law, by the
civil tribunals. NArA'h p. BANhs,
Major General Commanding.
The Exchange further says:
The movement of yesterday By which our
city was filled with troops, has met the I'M
qualified disapprob..l4on OF orr citizens, and
is almost universally condemned. II is only
supported by the Black Republicans. The
really good men of the Union party are open
aud earnest in the expression OF their dissat-
tsiacnon.
ANOTHER ARggsT.
Mr.. Edward Slicer, sub treasurer OF the
Custom House, was yesterday arrested at
his desk and taken 10 the Central Police sta
ton. The charge against him, we learn, was
that OF giving expression to sentiments derog
aiory to the present Administration.
SsIsuRg or A PgAc. PETITION IN NEW YoRs.
A copy Of the subjoined petition. numerous
~ signed by Wall street brokers, was seized In
New York on Friday, by order of Superin'
tendent Kennedy, who alleged, as a reason
for its seizure, that several Of the signers
wished their names erased from the petition
The copy taken had some seven hundred sig
lures attached
"To His ErctNencv Abrchnm Lincoln, Pre-
sident Of he Enited EinieS The n nde rsigned