The Portland daily press., 1862-11-22
COMMUNICATIONS.
Correspondence of the Press
Letter from the Maine Twenty-Third.
CAMP GROVER, 23d Me. RECT. NEARl
Great Falls, Montgomery Co.,
Md, Nov, II. 1852.

Mo-, NOV. II, 1862.
Dear Press You are, of late, since your
first arrival In our camp on the Potomac. re-
gular and most welcome visitor Although
the mail for our Regt. is occasionally left in
Washington, when we are longing for its ar
rival, yet when 1t does come, among the hum
dreds Of little missives of love and tender re-
membrance 1t bears, not least, assure you. is
the Press-daiiy or weekly-wheren we ea-
gerly read Of matters and events in our native
State, in progress while so many of us, lately
identified with the concerns, religious, polit-
cal, and of general business, in the far North.
are In the country of the enemy, with DEATH
dealing arms in hand, assiduously preparing to
hurt somebody, provided somebody gets in
our way with intent to damage us corporeally.
Maryland is considered in general, loyal
State; majority of her inhabitants are sup
posed to be, and doubtless are, in favor of pre-
serving the Union as Il ,cds;;" but when it
comes to sustaining the Union cause with the
Presidents fat of emancipation before the
country, there are hundreds, perhaps thous-
ands of shareholders who rebel In feeling. and
are at heart, as traitorous as their fellow slave
mongers in Virginia or the Carolnas am
told by gentlemen Of the best Information on
this subject, that this section of the State,
around Rockville is the most rabid secession
hive in Maryland. OF several influential and
able lawyers in the County, but one, staunch
and unfinching Unionist,, has escaped arrest
by the Government officials, and lodgementin In
Al.
rebellion. There were two papers published
at Rockville some months ago, but they were
SO abusive of the government, and so full of
malicious and wicked falsehood, that the ed
itors were arrested, and are now, believe,
both in the Old Capitol Prison Washington
Their papers were, of course, suppressed, and
the excuse is frequently given when you call
at farm house and ask for a late paper, !" We
havn't had any since the papers were stopped
at Rockville" Maryland, with thousand
reasons for staying in the Union to one for GO
ing out, has been held from falling into the
abyss of secession by the main force of the
Government; and were the Federal army to
be removed to-day, and all interpostion sus-
pended, so that the Rebels in arms could have
free access to Maryland, it is believed that be-
fore many months, this State, neminally loyal,
would be seduced from her allegiance, and be
precipitated to the depths of infamous rebell-
ion, and dishonor. Whether the Union is ey-
er restored or not, which is in Richmond, de-
clared to be beyond doubt, Maryland will be
saved to the government and the Federal I'm
ion only by the most vigilant watching, and
the continual presence of armed men for
long time to come.
You think this sorry prospect, and so it is,
when we consider that the thousands of brave
and well-drilled troops at Baltimore, at An
napolis and on the Potomac, in and around
Washington, instead of being used to overawe
treason and do provost duty to keep the
hounds of secession from snatcbing at poor
Maryland, and rending her very vitals, should
be many miles away, over the river, following
the gallant Burnside to victory and glory.
But beg the pardon of your readers for in
dulging In SO long a strain of anmadversion
upon rebellion. No person, however, with an
eye and a faculty of close reflection, can look
about him, in this part of our heritage, with
out feeling an intense interest in the subject l
have dwelt upon at some length above There
are some further remarks l shall take the lib
erty to make, but not wishing to omit matters
Of interest respecting the Regiment, will de-
fer them for future letter.
The several regiments lately composing
Growers Brigade, moved last Thursday, 18th
inst, to this place. We are at Cross Roads,
about mile from the Potomac and six miles
from Rockville, and about 16 miles from Wash
ington. The Both Mass, 14th n. H., 10th Vt,
and 23d Me. regiments compose this brigade,
and we have with US detachment of Scott's
n. Y. Cavalry, for general duty on picket, car
rying dispatches from headquarters to the DIFF
ferent points of this command, doing provost
guard duty in this county, &c. We are all en-
camped within half mile of each other, in
hne country, with good facilities for obtaining
water, fuel, and all the necessary convenences
OF camp life. Our regiment has the most
commanding and healthy site for its encamp-
ment. it being on an elevation, hiqh and dru,
with good parade and drill ground adjacent
A magnificent oak forest is in our rear, beau
tiful growth Of pines and cedar on our right.
and fine oak grove on our left. through a.
narrow opening of which we catch glimpse
of inviting scenery towards the South. Fort