The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-18
WAR MOVEMENTS,
Especial Correspondence Of the Daily Exchange

| usually quiet village was thrown into an excite
ment by the arrival Of some forty federal troops
with two fed-pieces, who passed through and took
| up their encampment about one mile west of the
| village; they were soon followed by company of
| cavalry numbering about sixty men, who went in
| to camp the artillery. About nightfau the
silence was again broken by the arrival of the New
| lork 9th regiment. This regiment had m marched
| about fourteen miles during the day. The men
| were apparently broken down and overcome by
| the heat, and it was rumored that quite number
suffered from sun-stroke on the march. The Penn
| syivania regiment, under Colonel Patterson, ar
rived during the night. The two last regiments
took up their encampment in and the agricul-
tural fair ground The New Hampshire regiment
and a battalion of Washing ton volunteers arrived
| on Tuesday and went into camp at the same place
On Tuesday our village much ANNOYED by
squads OF drunken aud disorderly soldiers. The
Episcopal church was broken open, though de-
probation was committed. squad entered the
Courthouse and broke open the doors of the Sher-
ifs aud County Commissioners rooms for the
purpose, they said, of getting the roof to raise
| nag. rot succeeding In getting on the root, they
contented themselves by sticking up a small flag in
one OF the windows. They were waited upon by one
ot our citizens, whom they abused for being a Sc
cesslonst. Wednesday everything went off
with but little annoyance. A demons tratian was
| made to destroy the office of the Montgomery
county Sentlnei on account Of its States Rights
principles, but by the eutreaties of the wife and
motheF-in-law OF the owner the soldiers desisted
Application was made to Captain Smead to send a
guard to protec: the Office and it is said he rave
very little satisfaction but said the paper deserved
| to be destroyed from articles which had appeared
in 1t, and it would only be preserved because Nary
land atiH under the good government of the I'M
| ted States. Weanticipa ed some trouble on the day
of election, but the only demonstration of the mill
tary was made by an officer and squad of the New
| Hampshire regiment. They came up near our polIs
aud hosted the flag of the United States en- one of
| the stripes being inscribed in large letters "The
New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment" The flag
was guarded during the day by picket of soldiers.
FRANK Dunlop, Esq, son of Judge Dunlop, resd-
ing in Georgetown, ID. c., on his way home from a
visit to his unce's, Major George Peter, had his
! buggy run into by wagon belonging to the New
York 9th regiment, and broken to pieces. They
| gave him no satisfaction and made no reparatian
! for the damage. MIR. Dunlop was detained by the
! accident and went down to look at the troops
| Whereupon he was arrested by the New Hampshire
regiment and required to take the usual oath be-
| fore be was released Owing to the troops being
In our county the vote small, the States Right
men remaining home account of threatened ar
rests, more by the Union loving slaves of Lincoln
than the soldiers. Some of the soldiers have spn-
Ken freely to the negro population about freeing
them, and on one occasion soldier said to negro
man, "he ought to have cut his masters throat for
correcting him. It is due to the officers Command
ing the troops to they have, as a general thing
offered every facility to protect the rights and
property OF our citizens The most of the 0utrages
III midst, there little doubt,
perpttrated on the instigaion of portion of the
Union shriekers. They were particularly oflicous
In circulating copies of the Sentinel among the
troops The New York 9th, Colonel Patterson
the Pennsylva and New Hampshire regiments
have left, taking the route to Edwards Ferry and
TO Leesburg, Va 1t is reported the regiment of
Highancers will be here tonight q.
Correspondence Of the Daily Erclanqe1
Mutiny at Melvale-The Pikesv,lIe Arsenal
Dissraceful Proceedings Our Reporter
Makes an Interesting Inquiry.
TowsoNrowN, June 17.-On Saturday last, the
camp at Melvale, some five miles from this place
on the line of the Northern Central Railroad
where company attached to the PENNSYLVANIA
1--WE fth Regiment is stationed for the protection of
the road, was thrown into little excitement by
four OF the privates attempting to murder one of
the picketguards. l. appears the captain gave the
four men leave of absence for several hours and
they repaired to place near the camp where they
obtained liquor aud became intoxicated On their
return, they assaulted the guard, took his musket
from him, and attempted to bayonet him. where.
upon the guard ran to the captains quarters and
informed him of the fact. The captain Immediately
detailed five men to pursue them and bring them to
his quarters dead or living
AS soon as the detachment came in sight of the
olSofGeriy soldiers they rallied upon and the
sergeant, upon hearing the shouts of 'll them
XIII them !! ordered his detachment to fire, which
resulted in one of the mutneers being shot dead on
the spot, three balls entering his breast and one
taxing effect in his forehead, another was shot
through the left hand and the remaining two taken
prisoners. The wounded man is confined in the
hospital at Melvale and the two prisoners were
taken to Fort McHenry to await court martial
Inc MAJOR OF the regiment passed through this
pace Yesterday from Cockeysville, on his Way to
Me!vale, with the view of investg atng the matter
Three hundred United States troops arrived at the
Pikesville arsenal, eight miles RaItnaoro loes
week and are guarding it.
On Saturday night, the citizens of this place held
another meeting, with the view of organizing a
Home Guard.
This place has been for the past four or five
nights, the scene of disorder and rowdyism Pistol
shot after pistol shot. oath after oath; and knock
down after knock down fall upon the ear while un-
offending citizens are compelled to seek shelter
from desperado brandishing his pistol followed bv
threats. Why is it the officers of the peace do not
exercise their authority and stop this outrageous
conduct?
Charles Chew, Captain of the Towson Guards
has resigned his commission as an officer Of that
corps.
Peace and States Rights Meeting in Hartford
County.
At a meeting of the friends of Peace and States
Rights, of Abingdon District Hartford county
held at the Academy in the town of Abingdon, on
Saturday, the 18th inst, Septimus D. Sewell, ESQ.,
was called to the Chair, and William Young ap-
pointed Secretary. committee composed OF
COL John Carroll Walsh, DR.. Saml II. Birckhead.
Henry,
Esqs., was appointed to draft resolutions for the
consideration of the meeting. The following were
! presented, read and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, Believing the prosecution of the war
| between the North and South, which is now i'm
pending, will be destructive to every interest of
the country, and be the means of producing
never ending hatred between tie two contendinu
sections of it, and that, therefore, it is the duty Of
every patriot to exert his utmost ability in having
such measures adopted will prove most effectual
| N tDr NnJrafI hNat
BE 1t resOlued by this rneetino That II ha reooro
mended to the people of Hartford county who are in
favor Of peace policy, based upon the RECOGNITION
OF tne southern Conederacy, and who opposed
to the continued military occupation of this State
ny the fedora troops that they shall atonce organ
lze themselves in the several election districts of the
county, by the formation OF committees of ooserva-
tiOn and vigilance which committees shall annoint
five delegates from each district who shall c6Ilec-
! lively constitute County Central Executive
Board, for the more immediate management and d.
| rection of the movements of the Peace and States
| Rights men of Hartford.
Reso'ced, That it be recommended to the friends
OF Peace and States Rights and all opposed to mill
| tary domination within the borders of our COM
m1nweath, to organze at once, in their respec-
tive counties, such committees as are mentioned in
the above resolution, that an effective State Or
ganizaton may be made speedily as possible
ReSotred, That by thorough organization and
ceaseIess and untirng efforts directed to the pro-
per end. the friends of Peace and States Rights in
Maryland will materially hasten the arrival of
that day of deliverance, which must eventually
| come, and which is to free US from the present
thraldom, which has deprived US of nearly every
attribute OF State sovereignty, and made our peo-
pie objects Of contempt and derision to the people
of the North, and of pity to our brethren of The
| South.
Resolued, That the members of this meeting
pledge themselves to unqualified and determin-
ed opposition to between the North and
| South, to assist, in every proper and legal mode
In procuring recognition Of the Southern Confed-
| eTacy, and therefore peaceful termination of our
present difficulties and, when this is accomplished
To devote every energy that may be lawful and
proper so as to place Maryland where she ought to
be-aongside Of Virginia, 10 full communion and
association with her sister States of the South.
| Resofced, That the thanks of this meeting be
| ana they are hereby, rendered to the Hon. Severn
Teackle Wallis, for his noble and patriotic efforts
| as member of the General Assembly of MARYLAND
to redeem the State from her present degraded no-
| sition. sSEPTIMUs ID, SEwELL Chairman
| WILLIAM YOU'VE, Secretary.
| FEELING IN GEORGIA
| The following is an extract from a letter from
well-known merchant of Florida, commanding a
large force. He was at Augusta, Georgia, on June
Sd, purchasing accoutrements, whence he writes
as follows
cas- the strongest evidence of the enthusiasm
and determination of people, the State of
Georgia has alone, within the last ten days taken
over fifteen million dollars of the Southern Con
tederate bonds, paid for in cotton and specie and
! If necessary will take as much more Such il tba
union and confidence OF the South, that am con-
vinced that one hundred million dollars could he
raised in thirty days if required. As for yolun-
| teers, there are no end to the applications We
nave now In service upwards of 100 600 men, and IA
many more begging enrolment. We have that
confidence In the business of cause, and in our