Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-08-16
Col. Germans Order.

we puUllSu III our uuNef using cOluuluSj 10
(af, military order Of Col GoRMAN, in re-
htion to negroes coming into his camp. This
yery order is evidence to the people Of the
Oil designs Of the Northern troops, ogerrun-
Ag our homes, against the safety of our ne
sits II he did not know his men were tam
Ming with our slaves, he would not have is
uld the order; and, if his Republican friends
md allies here, had not feared the effect on
sseoming election, they would not seek TO
na&s huncomh out Of IL, ay having ID put>
-sHs sit-s--ssv@~S i.--safT.tY uf'rgF issGsd
by the General in command OF thc Potomac
expedition, and made applicable to all the
CAMPS? Why has not Gen. BANKS issued a
similar order for his division? He acts on a
different rule, because it is more congenial to
his own feelings, and because aboltionism is
not so unpopular in the upper counties as it
is, VI alchiie, in this and the counties below
'.usl If the order was designed, in good faith,
10 protect our negroes from being corrupted,
ly mixing with abolition soldiers--br brought
Acre against our wishes-why does it not pro-
1ibit soldiers and negroes, belonging to the
tamp, from going about, from house to house,
<srpd along the highways, minglng with our
negroes and corrupting them?
There is law, in this State, making it a
lpentcntiary otlense 10 entice negroes to run
AWAY or to incite them to insurrection.-
When the First Pennsylvania regiment was
lpassing through here, constable was stand
ing at the Jail door, waiting for the Jail
er to receive Mr. THos. CoSNELLY' s negro man,
fwho had been taken up as a runaway. A
squad of this regiment gathered around, and
/ told the negro openly, he ought to have shot
his master, and not permitted himself to be
whipped but not mind being put to Jail,
they would all soon be free" This was re-
ported to the Colonel in command by the con-
stable and States Attorney, but the crimi-
mails were not delivered up to be punished by
or laws.
A member ola Minnesota regiment, recently
encamped at Watts branch, near this place,
persuaded negro pan, the property of Mr..
MARHi 1T RICKETTS,, in the store of Mr.. BAKER,
70 rnl or. Nothing was done with him.
SeAeral Of the members Of the New York
Seeonl, also recently encamped near Watts
brand went into the kitchen of Mrs. .CARo-
tlSE A,orros. ana persuaded her man and wo-
uassai au IN ana come into camp, and pro-
fNhl frotection--telling them that the
q would all be free in less than three
BIS. Her son went to the camp and
hit captain 70 the house TO compel the
drels n leave. They were made to
but nothiis eis, vas done with them.
G.. ExcL1sD Esq. lost negro man,
lfl &c as 90 the camp Of Il Connecti-
inent Hm son went for him; the
q in 3nana gave him permission to
l.or =, Lon as soon as the meL as
ccrlaiaed iA ,hJee,, they leveled their gans
at ii o. ,hrcaFeutd 70 shoot him, and COM
pei ell him to iea,e ia double quick time.
a.F.uAsaus Esq obtained an order from
Gen. MANSFIELD 10 eei biz negro man from
Michigan regiir ri, on Ellington heights.
lie found the negro aho denied that he be-
longed 10 him, Tue men refused to let him
have his negro, and when their time expired,
lcarried him homo With heu.
These are a very 'gw Of tha many instances
Of oa,rages upon our negro property which
lha,e occurred, Lot areliietaly true. We adj
ygisa Of. Gormau 10 Wy , ngain, and take adj
kied next time of his1 ya friends, and perhaps
hge asy get a mlliiasg ar efficiently COM
hrel msiye TO pr teet sqs property from The
|prel Gus friends q the constitution Hpa lae
kawl Who have been 81 sent amongst
IA ion nc abolidon rc pas Of the nort4. 20
~ +, from the seeessio q and to set asis 2
ourl vi law
,,ss- Gen Fremont a. proclaimed martial
4vlior ~. sity and coun u = Louis and