Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-09-20
Political Movements of the Rebels in
MARYLAND,
ROCKVILLE, an. } September lO, lsel

ROCKVILLE, (Md.) September 10, 1861.
On Saturday last primary meeting was
held here by the rebels to elect delegates to
the Baltimore convention to nominate State
officers. About sixty delegates from Montgo-
merry county were present. Their meeting
was secret one. The most prominent of
those present were Thomas Lansdale, of the
pradelphia Mills, President; Alex. Kigour
u Y. Bowie, H. Bowie, Hez. W. Veirs,
.. tampbell, Michael d. Ofull, John w .
Jones' NJ. Green, NJ. Fields, editor Lewis
shafts 9. Peters, Thomas Nolan, S. NJ. Lvd-
dape, John Brewer, A. Garrett NJ. Deitrick
laiier and bailiff,) Geo. e. Peterson, W f.
becdi Thomas Hunter, Lem. Clements, Mike
le1Loai Ohm Spates, (Register, Sam'l Riggs,
Z. G. belt, j. 5. Cameron, (school teacher, J
Ben Cooly, (mail contractor, J. 4. T. Kill
gopr, e. S Wootton, r. A. Sheekels, Isaac
fooAg and others.
committee, consisting Of Isaac Young.
@-Y Bowie, j. A. +. Kilgour, and Ben
tgoly, was appointed to draft a series of re-
solutions, which they reported and were
adopted. These resolutions were lengthy and
ola strong secession character. Among them
were the following in effect:
Resolved, That we, delegates from Montgo-
merry county, while respecting the federal go
vernment and its laws, still love our State,
and will oppose the federal government in
bringing northern abolitionists upon our soil.
Resolved, That We will oppose the northern
aboll:ionsts in endeavoring to arrest citizens
loyal TO the State of Maryland
Delegates were appointed TO the Baltimore
convention, but their names could not be as
certained.
John W. Jones, one'of the members of the
meeting, is said 20 BE- q rampant sectssionist
nnd Is oHEef Or lessee 9f she building in
= s-ss'.l LIE taAsgsagh aiHpe isl85&te4. The.
Apian, lately arrested 90 charge of ha aig
Shot picket was another. Il. q. Belt is re-
presented as a eanatical secessionist.
During the day outside secessionists throng-
ed the town and boldly proclaimed their sen
timents Many of them, as well as the dele.
gates, were armed with revolyers and knives
striking terror TO the hearts Of the quiet Union
men. Deep threats were made of what would
be done to the abolition hordes.
1t is stated that the secessionists of this
town are well provided with ammunition aud
weapons, and that resident citizen has been
teaching the sword exercise.
The above statements are from the New
York Herald and show that we have here,
amongst ourselves, men as void Of principle
and honor as Bennett himself, who is admitted
to be the most venal and unqualified liar who
ever disgraced the newspaper press of New
York The attack on this village was com
menced several months ago by the Washing
ton ''Starn and has been continued in that
paper--in Greely's Tribune" and now in
S the ''Herald, as if all these papers intended
to bring down some special wrath on the peo-
pie of this neighborhood
We have frequently noticed the troops Of
several regiments, passing through this place,
look as il they expected to see an armed force
at every turn and, no doubt, this idea aris-
es from such pieces as we have alluded to.
Now, when it is known that the whole conn
ty contains but little upwards Of two thou
sand voters, large number Of whom are IN
conditional Union men--that there is not a sim
gle militia company, nor supply of arms or
ammunition in its borders-that it is occupi-
ed by sixty or seventy thousand troops Of in
fantry, cavalry and artillery-is it not strange
that the Unconditional Union men should
be afraid of the Peace party of Rockville,
amounting to not more than forty or fifty I'M
armed and pcaceable citzens7 The lies in
- "Herad" arc 'gross as mountain
OPEN. palpabief' Several names are there OF
porsong ih1i nacg no existence here; others
are named Who I've here, but were not in the
yillage at ID. ..lac Of the meeting and as to
the "outside crowd of seceders, and the bran
dishing of knives and reyolvers, " it is sheer
lie. As to the 'terror of the quiet Union
men" we know not what the imagination of
coward may suggest, and the best authori-
~ has said, ''the wicked fee when no man
pursueth." The resolutions passed at the
meeting were such as unconstitutional Union
man could object to.