Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-09-06
fling Letter.

tive Of the secession half" of this county,
and we deny that this county is, in whole or
in part, in favor of what the writer calls "se-
cession." The opinion of the people of this
county, of every political hue, is fully ex-
pressed in the proceedings of very large
county meeting, held at this place, on the LIST
day of January last; in which not one word
of hostility to the Federal Government, or in
favor Of the secession of the State, is to be
found nor do we believe that the people of
this county now consider secession the proper
remedy for the calamities brought upon the
country by the Black Republican party in the
North, and its allies in the South.
We deny that the Rev. Mason HEAD ever
Corrupted this region. He was highly
accomplished, talented, and pious minister,
who confined himself to his appropriate duty
of preaching the gospel Of peace on earth,
good will to men" whilst his abolition revil-
ers in the North were preaching abolitionism,
and filling the minds of the Northern people
with enmity to US, and laying'the foundation
for this ruinous war, and making many en-
gagged in it believe they are doing God service
when they kill our people and destroy our
1t was not Mr.. HEAD, but the wri-
ters and preachers of just such doctrines as
are contained in the letter below, which has
already severed the Union, and, if persisted
in, will destroy the hopes of all friends of the
Union in its Reconstruction.
Mr.. HEAD denied the right Of the General
Conference to force him TO manumit his wifes
negroes, and refused to obey the laws of the
Conference to that effect For this he is now
traduced as bad man. The people of this
county aud State are unwilling TO be forced,
by the North, to manumit their slaves or to
consent for their negroes to be carried away
by Northern abolition emisaries and, for this
sin, they are accused of being traitors and
rebels, and are expected to kiss the rod that
smites them. This is very bad way to save
the Union.
Highly Important from Virginia.
Correspondence of the New York Tribune. I
CINCINNATI, Aug. 25, 1861.
Some information lately received by me
from private sources relating to matters in
Virginia, confirm the apprehensions of those
who look to Matthias Point and Eastern Ma
ryland as our present sources OF danger. On.
B.-The Baltimore semi-secesson papers de-
clare that the Rebels aim at Rosecranz 1fmeo
DdRdos, 8c.) The threats of an advance
above Washington, or Immediately on it, are
feints, without doubt unless, indeed, the plan
of the Rebels has been changed by the exhibits
which the calls for more troops have made of
the weakness of the Capital. To my certain
knowledge, the chief feature Of their plan was,
two weeks ago, the occupation of Eastern
Mary Wand, and the uprising of Baltimore, as
previous conditions ofassault on Washington.
A'ad the later city soqs in 10 be assaulted
at any great risk, unless Baltimore could be Sc
cured; then The Jlow acas to be instantly struck.
About the first of this month large number
of Secessionists from st. Mary's and Charles
counties, met with the military and civic Of
icers OF the @. s. A., near Stafford Court.
House. tn1cf among them, grieve to say,
was Thomas Stone of Haverdeyenture, Pori
Tobacco, Nd the grandson of Thomas Stone
signer Of the Declaration Of Independence
This Thomas Stoneis man of much inanenc,
in Charles county, and his collision with the
conspirators of Virginia is an indication thai
his whole county is rotten. lie has many re-
latiyes residing within q few miles of Acquia
on the Virginia side. These men have come
hover to represent the advantages of Charles
county as place for hostile movement, which
especially considering the disloyalty oc its
residents is justly regarded as very great
There is but little doubt in my mind and
have travelled through the country, that unless
the Maryland shore of the Potomac is tho
roughly watched, an army may be and will
be thrown into Charles county and once
there, believe they might find path toward
Baltimore so deserted and covered as to come
within reinforcing disSnce of that city unob-
served. Nor do | believe that the occupation
Of Port Tobacco would prevent this unless
the whole OF the almost deserted region follow
ing the head of the Potomac from Port To
bacco round to the Fishing Shore, opposite
Acquia were filed with scouts. Such gentle
man of leisure as Thomas Stone have hunted
throughout those regions until they can safely
offer themselves to Beauregard as pathfnders
for the army, which they have done.
The army in Virginia had double induce
ment to direct its movements toward the lower
Potomac-one being that above indicated Tho
other being that it was found the river wa.
the best commissary they could get. 1t is
now the height of the fishing season-especi-
ally the season for soft and hard crabs, il
which articles all Southerners delight. These
added TO the numberless wild ducks, &C.
which blacken the creeks, will for long tim,
keep an army there from suffering for food. The
seines are constantly at work, and shad, her
ring, &C., plenty. Indeed, the army has NO
suffered for want offood TO any extent though
the ravages Of every variety of sickness have
been remarkable.
IL is very strange 10 me that the Govern
meDt does not at o. oake toward these sly
Sesessionis'- % Patuxont region the mos
deter ii attitude. They are deceiving th,
Government of the United States and the Go
vernon of Maryland by making no open or,
ganization, while they are really running th'
authority of both in that State. The copper
heads of their own swamps are not NOR,
stealthy and deadly. The country has jus
learned withsom modification that slav,
has been returned at Rockville, Nd, by mill
tary authority; which, if true, was against
the decision of Congress that this was no par
Of the duty Of our military arm, and also
against the spirit OF the recent order TO Gen
Butler. But what |, for one, most dislik,
about that rendition is that il looks like a
method which has been adopted toward Mary.
land Secessonists. Rockville is the county
seat of Montgomery county, and is situated
in and representative of the Secession half Of
that county. The northern part of thai
county is under strong Quaker influence, and
Ia for Union the entire portion bordering on
the river---from Tennally town up TO Urbana
lis treacherous. This region was greatly
corrupted BY a Methodist preacher of the Bal.
timore conference named Nelson Head, who
after imbreeding virulent hate of the North
in tbs minds Of the numerous Methodist
there, nearly every one of whom are for Sc.
cession now, Joined the Virginia Conference. J
Now, these Rockvllains might indeed do ouI
country much harm, stretching along the riy-
er as they do; and II the mixture Of the wal
and slaye-catcbing departments Of the Gov.
ernmeni tnnk ulaca there II mnat have heer