Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-02-22
ROCKVILLE. Mp.. February Q. 1s6I.

! WIN cspeSt 10 the 1OckNllle volunteer COM
pany being entirely composed of true Union
men. am informed by the political friends
of Captain Bowie that he is a disunionst; he
is certainly bitter enemy TO the Republican
party. In bis letter published in the Rock
0ttte Sentinel of January 18th he declares that
all who voted for Mr.. Lincoln are guilty of
moral treason against the State, and in last
weeks issue of the same journal appears
another Of his letters, which proves on which
side the Captain lat least) of the Rockville
Rangers would be found in case an attempt
shall be made to drag this State into rebel
lion. The statement in your Thursday pa
per is calculated to mislead the public, and
have been requested by gentlemen outside
Of our party but fast friends of the Union,
to call your attention to it, Justice to those
persons who voted our ticket in this county
seems also to require that the incorrect asser-
tons should be contradicted
The above is a letter purporting to be writ
ten from this place, and published in the Ma
tional Republican, an abolition paper of
Washington city. We would state, that
this place and election district was not dis
honored, at the last election, by single abo-
lition vote; the Rockville volunteer com
pany " is called the Rockville Rifemen, and
not the Rockville Rangers" the Captain is
W. VEIRs BouIc and not Bowien No po-
litical friend of Captain Bouic considers him
a disunionist, and could not have so informed
the writer of the above letter From these
discrepancies, it is plain that the letter was
not written from this place. as it purports,
but from some other locality, upon fabricat-
ed information. But it is significant in two
points; 1t shows that Republicans consider
their true opponent to be in the Democratic
ranks, and that the so-caled q Union " men
are their friends and allies. How long, o
Montgomrians will you continue so to act
as to afford encouragement, aid and COM
fort to your enemies p
LINCoLNs SPEECHES AND THE MODIFICATION
OF HIS FRIENDS. -The Washington correspond
ent of the New York Express writes:
"The modification of the republicans at Mr..
Lincolns recent speeches increases with every
fresh emanation from the presidential tripod.
They begin when it is too late to realize the
truth of the allegations Of the Union men Of
Illinois as 10 the incompetency of Lincoln for
the presidency. During the canvass, bis sup
porters appealed triumphantly to his publish
ed speeches as proof of his ability. 1t now APP
pears, as suspected at the time, that these
speeches were carefully prepared by MIR. Judd
and other friends of Mr.. Lincoln, revised and
re-revised, polished and rewritten, to such
degree that they who heard them on the stump
could not recognize them in print. This was
a part Of the game Of deception played by the
republicans upon the people to foist a man up
on the country for its chief magistrate who
was never regarded by his most intimate ac-
quaintances, as anything more than jocose,
cunning country politician. | am assured by
those who know him we'll that a more illite-
rate man it would be difficult to find, even
among the sef-made lawyers of Illinois, lis
chief characteristic is an immense gift Of CAB,
and Il wonderful command Of language, unac-
companied by corresponding copiousncss of
ideas The election Of such man at such
crisis is undoubted the greatest evil that has
ever betallen this country. But the mischief
is done, and the only relief for the American
people is to shorten sail, caulk the matches
put in the headlights, send down the top
nlasts, and prepare for hurricane"
EMPLOYMENT OF TIE President. One Of Mr..
Lincoln admirers from Springfield in giving
an account of the numerous presents for
warded to the President elect, says:
The oldest of all gifts to the President
elect, came to hand, however, in the course
Of yesterday morning. 1t was no more nor
less than whistle made out Of pigs tail
There is no " sell - in this Your CORE
spondent has seen the tangible refutation of
the time-honored saying that no whistle can
be made out of a pigs tail - with his own
eyes. The donor Of the novel instrument is
prominent Ohio politician, residing at Co
llmbus and connected with the State govern
ment. Mr.. Lincoln enjoyed the joke hugely
After practising upon the masterpiece of hui
man ingenuity for nearly an hour this morn
ing, he loosely remarked, that he had never
| suspected, up to this time, that there was
music in such thing as that"
Admirable employment The President
elect of great nation, on his way to the
capitol to assume the administration Of 60
vernmeut, "hugely enjoying pig tail whis-
tie, and practising by the hour upon the de-
licate and delicious instrument. Wonder if
he intends to entertain the foreign ambassa-
doris with this novel and unique music.
THE INAUGURATION BALL.-The preparations
for the Inauguration ball are going on at
Washington. The building in which it is to
take place was commenced on Monday last 10y