Maryland free press., 1862-11-28

associating with joan w. Garrett, frcsident
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
and Colonel Falls, President Of the Bay Line
Steamboat Company, both of whom are trus-
ted agents for the government and occupy high
and important positions.
These men they call secessionists, and be-
cause, in virtue of my position, am thrown
into official intercourse with them, 1T is asser-
ted that my actions are improperly influenced
bv them. Colonel Falls l have known for
seventeen months, and have always found him
an agreeable and entertaining gentleman. IN
the course of that time l have never heard nm
utter n word from which | could infer he was
n sccessionist My relations with Jowh w
Garrett have been such as to bring him and
myself fconiidcntially together, and can truly
say have not met with gentleman whose
views on the great questions of the day are
sounder than his; and If the government had
more such men to consult and advise with the
condition of our affairs would not have suffered
bv their advice and counsel. lf'he is a seces
sionist, am not aware of the fact from any
thing that have ever heard from him. Our
relations have been close and intimate, grow
ing ont of business transactions, and have
been of tho most agreeable character.
These men, Coloncls Falls and Garrett,
have been denounced by the self styled
"Union men, as scccssionists. Ii we might
Judge from the proceedings recently published
in the Baltimore American, their love of the
Union is limited to obtaining contracts, and
the posscssion of the Baltimore and Ohio Kali
road and the Bay Line steamboats,, and their
extensive patronage; and if they cannot sue
cccd in removing Col. Falls and John w.
Garret from tho important positions they oc-
cupy, or enjoy their extensive patronage, they
will again be found-judging from their past
conduct-wherc they We're on the 18th OF
April, 1861, cndeavoring to eXterIslinate the
real and substantial Union men of the country!
There is, however, one thing in thcir recent
resolutions which has afforded me qualification
and that is the change which the subject of in
carccration has undergone in the opinion of
sohrc OF these gentlemen, who have themselves
tasted the sweets of Imprisonment, for it was
the action OF men of their character, (until /
firmly resisted it, by incarecrating, people,
right and left, without cause or justification,
that drove many intostlre rcbol ranks, and
prevented others, who were waycring in their
political faith, from becoming unconditional
Union men.
In conclusonJ j would rcnihfll thai / knew
Of nothing that have dort, or omitted to do,
but an unccasing devotion, cXcrting all the
powers l possess 10 suppress the rebellion,
that could possibly be complained Of by those
who would urge the President to remove me
from my present command l know that the
people, except those who have complained 10
the President, arc satisfied with my admins
tration. have right to ask:-Has any Off
Ger been more ictivc, prompt and faithful in
the discharge of every duty requircd2
Or, have I, by any act of mine, justly for
fcitcd tic respect and confidence of that gov
crnmcnt which have defended for more than
half century, and which will continue TO
defend so long as a kind Providence grants me
power and ability! l am, respectfully and
truly, yours,
JonY L. Woor., Major General.