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Maryland free press., 1862-12-12
FROM THE ARMY OF THE PoTo.
MAC.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToMAc
Dec. s-The reports from the river stations
note several deaths from exposure during the
past forty-eight hours. Large quantities Of
supplies are prevented from landing a,Acquia
and Potomac creeks by low water and ice.-
The latter is fully two inches thick. Not
withstanding the army generally provisioned
for twelve days ahead, credit is due to the
quartermasters and commissaries for their en-
ergy in overcoming great obstacles in n,assine
the surplus now in hand.
There have been no motIlents of IMPORT
ance to-day. Many regiments are industrious
ly engaged in erecting huts, as If preparing to
spend the winter hereabouts:~ the impression,
however, is prevalent that the present quiet
will be Of short dnration.
Maryland free press., 1862-12-12
General Butler and the Clergy Of
New Orleans.

q. - N
The following correspondents WIN explain
itself. Rev. Messrs. Leacock, Goodrich and
Fulton have been sent Moth for imprisopmsnt
and Rev: Messfs. Hedges, Hilton and Mccoy
are under arrest, and liable to Imprisonment:
STATE OF LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE DEF'T,
New Orleans, Sept, 90. 1862.
Rev. John Fultoa:-The omission in the
service of the Protestant Episcopal Church in
New Orleans of the prayer for the President OF
the United States and others in authority will
be considered as evidence of hostility to the
government of the United State.
By order Of Brig Gen. G. P. SHEPLEY,
Military Governor Of Louisiana.
NFw ORLEANS, Oct. 2, 1862.
Brig. Gen. Shepley Military Governor, &c;
Sir-We, the undersigned, minister of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in New trleans,
having received your order No: 3S, feqttifing
us to use "thc prayer foTF the President of the
United States and others in authority" under
penalty of being considered hostile to the gov
ernment of the United Stotes, beg respectfully
to say that the Protestant Episcopal Church
in the diocese of Louisiana has ordered the
disuse of that prayer in her liturgy, and the
substitution for it ola prayer for the President
Of the Confederate States; and that the bishop
of the diocese has directed the clergy to act &C.
cordingly. There being no connection be-
tween Church and State, we can recognize NJ
interference on the part of either civil or mill
tary authority in ecclesiastical matters. The
only alternative left us is to use or omit sucl
services as contain the prayer which you hold
to be offensive.
In obedience to former we pursued th'
after course, thereby showing our disposition
to accord as far as we could with your desire
Your order No. 33 conflicts with our canon.
ical obligations, and therefore we cannot obey
it; but we solemnly protest against our disc.
bedience being regarded as an evidence o.
hostility to the government of the United
States"
We submit that you have no right to re.
gard as. evidence of hostility to any govern
ment a failute on onr part to use prayer
which is not in our liturgy. We capnot use
the liturgy of church to which we do not be-
long. .., REV. DR.. LEAcocK,
Rev. CHAs GooDRIcH,
Rev. JOHN Fulton,
Rev. DIR. HEDGES,
Rev. Mr.. HILTON,
Rev. A. D. Mccoy.
Maryland free press., 1862-12-12
soUTHERF TERMS OF PEACE,


ern news ere taken from Richmond papers Of
the 10Th ..,.
SOUTHERN TERMS OF PEACE,
[From the Richmond Wing, Nov. 90
- 1t is state in Yankee papers that ex-sena-
tor Bigler, of Pennsylvania, has written
letter proposing plan of peace. We have
not seen it, nor any hint as to the terms he
suggests, but as we suppose he was in earnest
and meant to submit something practical, We
are forced to Conclude that ho advises the
North to abandon the war and let the South
alone. Nothing Ness than this weuld be pfae-
tical; or haye the appearance Of being il car
nest WisR his appreciation 81. ,tfig merits Of
the controversy, and his knowledge of South
ern character, he can have no doubt that so
long as. the North continues to make war the
South will continue to make resistance, and
there can, consequently, be no peace. The
first step towards pacifcation can conRe chly
from the North, and it must be suspension
of hostilities +; and the pacifcation can then
be completed only by making the suspension
permanent. This is Inevitable from tho char
acter Of the war itself; they invade, we re-
sist they assail, We defend; they seek to
suhjugate, We to maintain our liberty. They
must cease to invade, to assail, and to attempt
to subjugate, for We cannot cease to resist and
defend without ruin. All this must be plain
to Mr.. Bigler, and when he talks about peace
he will talk idly and insincerely unless ho
calls on the North to stop making war on the
South. This is all we ask, or have ever ssked.
RET,rrsrroN
A letter in the Richmond whig from Co
lumbia, s. c., on the threatened retaliation
by jeff. Davis for the murder of ten Confed-
crates by Gen. Mtfeil, contains the follow.
ing paragraphs;
Georgia has enacted by her Legislature
that every Yankee found within her borders
after the lst of January, shall, if caught, bo
hung. Governor Pickens has recommended
the same, and our Legislature will enact it,"
Maryland free press., 1862-12-12
"Touch not the Priests OF God. :.

0 None more than we, revere and rever-
ence him who, called of God, Gods word pro.
claims, freely, fearlessly and faithfully. But
when they cease to be the ''Priests of God''-
when they become the Chaplafnsofthe Devil
they exemption forfeit from touch unholy
When, instead of peace, charity, goodwill,
love and long-suffering instead of
Christ, their Master, whom, and whom alone
they've sworn to preach, they preach strife
and hate, revenge and violence malice and
murder, they deseerate their high and holy
calling, and deserve enIy the reprobation and
scorn of the trufy good
Did they but preach the sword of the spirit,
which is the Word Of God, instead of the
spirit of shs sword, which is, the word of the
Devil, they would Be more bo,fHsffnlfy Bless.
ed and prospered in their lasofs:- The true
and faithful application by them of the fire of
Gods Word would 60 far to prevent the nc.
ccssity of the fire of mans musketry. Were
they allas<zealous in endeavoring to arouse
heehfistiaf conscience Of the nationas many
Of them are in arousing the nation to arms, we
might have high hopes of descent Of the holy
spirit as on Pentecost of old Did they mani-
fest as much interest in the glory and honor
of God aad in the salvation of souls as they
do 1.-THE glory and honor of tho flag and the
salvation of the Union, we would have less
lamentations over the divisions and decadence
of the Church, and consequent increased wick
edness among men.
D. is now considered that it is the business
of the nirister to preach essIy morality in the
abstract, and none of his besinessto apply Cos
pei principles to the ordinary sffairs Of life,
when such application would interfere with
the political or pecuniary interests of his
hearers, or with their prejudices or pleasures.
He may enforce the general duty Of jjustict,
but not in relation to the treatment Of our DO.
litical opponents. He may tell us that God
is love, and that we ought to love all men /;
but he may not denounoe the war spirit as
contrary to the law of love, nor may he con
demu profession which consists in human
slaughter. Thus great sins find most COM
Portable lodging-place in the very temple of
the Most High.
Maryland free press., 1862-12-12
Marching orders.

n1" The 2eth Pennsylvania, Col. Murphy,
who have been doing duty in this town, for
some time past, as Provost Guard, took up
their line of march for some other locality, on
Wednesday morning last. During their stay
here their deportment was good, and the order
maintained in the town reflected credit upon
their excellent Colonel,
Maryland free press., 1862-12-12
A Chance for Aspiring Individuals.

MTMr. Hickman has reported bill in the
o. S. House of Representatives, which author
izes the raising of one hundred regiments Of
"Free Americans of African descent" to serve
for seven years. The pay is to be six dollars
per month, the non-cemnissioned officers to
be paid the same as in the regular army, the
commissioned officers to receive double the PAY
of officers in the regular army. Both COM
missioned and non-commissieAed officers to be
ettherstehite and Ha.cks
Maryland free press., 1862-12-12
An Opening for Some One.

From the very decided disposition man.
ifested by numbers of the exclusively loyal
patriots Of our town, for year or more past
to engage iu tho business of hanging, we
should think, now that the services of SONS
one in that line may soon. be required, that
Sheriff Gantz, should he himself not relish tho
job, would find no difficulty in procuring q
Jack-Ketch on accommodating terms.
Maryland free press., 1862-12-12

REPoRT DENIED.-The jackson Mississip-
plan denies the report that Gen. Edwin Price.
son of "Old Pap" Price, had resigned his COM
mission in tho Confederate service returned to
Missouri, and taken the oath of allegiance to
the United States government. It says he had
no command in the army; was merely an officer
in the Missouri. State Guard, long since dis
banded. 1f.:
Maryland free press., 1862-12-12
In a Rage.

Some of of our Abolition friends ap-
pear to be in rage at discovering the truth
of the unconditional release of the Political
Prisoners from Maryland. They should re-
member, that rage robs man Of his reason
and makes him laughing stock. Wewould
therefore counsel them to keep cool-take it
easy-these men are mere "pigmies"' intellec-
tuaily and physically, compared to giants such
as yourselves, and are entitled to your "pity
and pardon"
Maryland free press., 1862-12-12
Big Licks.

H@ Mr. Stevens, frem the committee on
Ways and Means in tRe'Hsuse of Representa-
tives, has introduced bill authorizing the is
sue of asthousand Million Dollars of Bonds,
and Five Hundred Million of Legal Tender
notes.. Quite pleasant reflection for tax pay
sts~asd holders of Government bonds
Maryland free press., 1862-12-12
HEADQUARTERS DEPT OF THE GULF,

New Orleans, Oct, 26, 1862.
Rev. Jehn Fultop:-Sir-You having con-
tamaciously refused to obey an order of this
department, and remaining declared enemy
of the United States steamship Cahawba, at
o'clock P. N. on Monday, the 9th instant
to Capt. Pufer, to proceed North under his
Your absence is likely to be of considerable
duration, andit would be advisah hlc to prepare
accordingly, You can take nothing however
but your personal baggage.
l have the honor to be your bd'tserv't,
BENZ. F. BUTLER, Maj. Gen. Coming.
Maryland free press., 1862-12-12
Land Sale

s6Mr. Martin Boward, Trustee, sold On
Tuesday last several lots Of land adjoining this
town, amounting in the aggregate to about
three acres, at $50 per acre, Purchaser Mr..
Adam Garman
Maryland free press., 1862-12-12

CoTToN AS Contradictions Of tho last
acts of Gen, Sherman, Upon leaving Memphis
for the field, was to pass an'oraer condemhing
the proposed ISSUE Of shinplaster currency by
the city. If they nrust have circulating med
ium, he recommended that dollar packages of
cotton, now worth ffty cents pound, be made
up and used as such medium. .......
Maryland free press., 1862-12-12

ess-Rh Rev: ROBERT DOUGLAS, of this
county, who was arrested few weeks ago by
the military, has been released, whether with
or without conditions we are unable to say.
Maryland free press., 1862-12-12
Tho Public Debt.

New York, Dsc.3.-The Post'a- Washing
dispatch saysthat Secretary Chasc's repor,
goes north by the evening mail to-day. His
estimate Of the public debt will exceed ones
Thousand and fifty millions on the first Of July,
nextsss
Maryland free press., 1862-12-12
TO MY FELLOW CITIZENS OF THE
81 -- STATE OF MARYLAND. ~

After an incarceration of months in four OF
the Forts of the United States now converted
by the Government into prisons which have
no stimilitude but in the Bastile of France,
| avail myself of tlie first moment of my re,
tufn % my native State to address brief word
to you. f..
In this Imprisonment am understood to
have been the speciIl victim of Mr. Secretary
Seward, who, in concert with his hired minions
has omitted no occasion to heap upon me &C,
cusations which he knew to be false, and
therefore dared not bring to the ordeal of
public trial. r.5..t-s.,
10 these charges the despotic. censorslirfQf
the prisons IN Which, have been kept allowed
me no reply; and can only now promise
that in due time and upon proper occasion
Mr. Seward shall lrear from me in way which
will procure for him, if he has not already &C.
quired it, the contempt of every honest man
and woman in the land.
Without having been held upon any specif-.
ic charge, am turned out of prison without
any reason being assigned for it /: and thus, in
my arbitrary arrest and release, illustrate
the most fragrant violation of constitutional
liberty. " ta.. - k~~
It would be hnbecoming the dignity of the
subject to cast abusive epthets upon the au-
tho4b this gross outrsge but when allowed
The opportunity pledge myself, under. pain
of the forfeiture of the good opinion Soa. .haSS
always honored me with, to show that all that
is bad in man, unpatriotic in a citizen, and
corrupt in an officer, finds itself concentrated
in this individual. GEO. F. KANE.
Baltimore, Nov. goth, 1862
Maryland free press., 1862-12-12
A Cold snap.<

R1"The first few day of this week the
weather was puitc severe, forming ice of sew
eral inches in thickness on the streams
Maryland free press., 1862-12-12
Latest News from the south.

The following additional extracts of south
ern news ere taken from Richmond papers Of
the 10Th
Maryland free press., 1862-12-12
& Me kaiters ef tas Repusriesn !:

The accompanying brief address was dc,
signed 70 appear in the morning papers, and
with that view was sent to the only two re.
patcd INDEPENDENT morning journals which,
ss am informed, have circulation among
Marylandsrs, the San and Gazette The pub.
lication was however declined by these Jour-
mails, not as they informed me, because of their
dissent from the truth of what say, but be-
cause such truths are not allowed to be pub.
lished in Baltimore by the despotic censorship
to which they are compelled to submit.
GEo 2. KANE.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-02
THE REBELLlON.

CTAXToN LEGION
- Eseruiis wanted 10 complete Company p o. snis 70
commanded BY Col WIN. Allen. All promveons VII
the regiment the neid viii be from the most 90
serving noacommtssionei ocsrs anu prvses T1is ra0
Viii be strictly adhered Cool quarters aoundant zion
and handsome uniforms immediately PROVIDED AMI tbs com
rany viii Under the command u no nave see
active service the ned Non commissioned encsrs "
and obtain BY making iu
mediate application Relief tcketz issued, Su oounV ~
expiration OF the 81 bounty and SIS lone nionn
Ne paid are mnsersc
lnlO service
Apply " Captain ISAAC L. TAYLOR, IA Wes Gxesa
corner De-, rcernIng Qllce.
GKoHeR X FoariK Lieutenant.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-02

81 SPLENDID BILLIARD TABLES WILL ~ sold
~ ~ ha.S~lN. srp's msnutacto-v. f&s NYttou
s,ree. Tfcs Yirg 4 Gle and uoH.-tt a..'.5t
hsttng rvs ne MEhshe pate enAa. tts. 30
3ss Idses IL Do svpsssvr 10 sry rnr Alsa t-sod
9sDd JsD.ef.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-02

IN FOR TIE WAR.
aIcgUirl-1 rrEaDouAxrrRs
PHENIX REGIMENT, CORCORAN cOuAvES,
10 nth He.nent Expire Brigade.
Briradisr Genera =. b. SPiNOLA commanding.
Aut crised BY thu general ard State governmental Re-
crnfting Aesn0t -, III Broadway.
This mfsnhc' and only Irish regiment Antho
rxei nrni, in til. city nearly full. The nnexsnet
popu.arily OF the combined with tie character
h officers connecta tie WITH have Allied every letter o
the regiment with ,rue
for further
JAMES c. BURKE, Colonel Conn adding
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-02

CaRCORAN HOUAvES.
Nn BrcadWar. tn,wccn Srrl AZ ami Prsroe streets
Fourth Regiment Bmpire brigade
. In ..ditr General SPTNOLA, Commanding.
Phce,xncDi oar 10 an. th.of Michael Corcoia, - rot
ting Ia loathsone southern tne victim OF the wcrst
des otlstn Tie world We call pon you. hrDtner
Ir by the hear tho old nd the gories
OF the past W iors ard and your impou
ed ches.
at tn officers connected with organization and
not worth, your patt who
look after your welfare IN the hour Of need Caftsas Nj
chael Murphy Thomas Murphy Daniel Crowley. Leonard
O'Rey. Oi"ur.e, Sullivan Phaer, o. Sullivan tAque-n)
BGrhe kce tive posters through the city and Judge for
ysutsSf
Come iiftshe green fsg up, boys
Tie red. while and bluc,
In striking FOR Columbia,
We strike Erin too,
M. u. syirH, Lieutenant Colon.L
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-06-20
Mr.. Douglas Opinions.

MIR. Sheahao, ofthe Chicago Post,
reports the following as the opinions
OF Mr.. Douglas in regard to the ef-
feet Of the rebellion upon Slavery.
she considered that the rebellion
had sealed the fate of Slavery. No
act Of legislation, no act of Mr.. Lin.
coin, no matter how violative Of the
Constitution, could have wrought
the injury to Slavery, that had been
done by the rebellion. II the Gov.
eminent would only soy and do no
thing whatever about slaves. but
prosecute the war Tor the establish.
ment Of the Union, he thought the
losses OF slsve property alone by
the inevitable. consequences of war,
would have two certain effects. -
First, II would satisfy the people Of
tho South that their own folly, and
not the action Of the Republican
party was producing the loss; and
secondly, thnt the tenure OF slave
property would become so uncer.
tain It would cease to be valuable;
and once brought to that condition
it's fate was sealed forever"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-06-20
AN OLD PRIsoNER. Who ca

AN OLD PRISONER. - Who can
have forgotten the touching story Of
the Prisoner ofthe Bastile? A late
London paper in noticing the work
OF clearing the Queens Bench Pris-
on states that many prisoners stern
y refused to be made bankrupts.
though by giving their cor sent, they
could have Immediately obtained
their release, and adds:
The most curious case was that
OF William Miller, who had been in
prison since July, 1S14--forty eight
years! He had lost oil desire to 90
out, and would sign nothing which
would have the effect Of making him
a free man. When at length he was
absolutely forcei to acquiescence,
he begged to be allowed to remain
in the prison few days longer; and
when his time was up he still linger
ed iondly within the gates to bid The
officials farewell and to shake hands
over and again, until he passed the
gates OF the Queens Bench Prison,
a few days since. William Miller
who was born nearly eighty years
ago, never saw a street gas lamp.
nor an omnibus, much less steam
ship or q railway.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-06-20
80 - - -
The Union Movement.

A few papers and a few polite.
ians, honest in their opinions nc
doubt, are opposing any Union
movement this fall. We are in ia.
vor of continuance Of the Union
organization, believing as we DO.
that departure from the liberal spir,
il that united the majority of all par
ties last Fall, upon tie broad plat.
form OF the Constitution and Laws,
will prove disastrous to the Country
and will injure to a considerable de.
gree the cause we ore fighting for
The Democracy are not all seces,
sionists-nor is there respectable
number of them that are. Nine
tcnths of the masses Of The party are
devoted to the Country and Are vii
ling to support the Administration
in tho great work Of suppressing he
rebellion. Their leaders as a gen.
e;al thing, sympathiz, with the reb-
els, and many Of the people accue-
toned TO follow their lead, have act
ed with them, and through ignorance
and blindness have done mischief
bnt there are others who If they are
not forced away, will join heart and
hand, as they did last Fall in any
movement to further the great work
now on hand. We see no proprie
ty, no policy in resnrrecting party
names or party organic .tions at
this time. There is but one ques.
ton before the hepeople-but one thing
to consider. and we want the lines
drawn upon this question--the sup
precision Of the rebellion. We want
the Union men up-n one side-ihe
Sccessionists upon the other, and lei
the ballot. box determine upon which
side Ohio will array herself.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-06-20
What Boshl

One of the patent assertions mad,
BY Locofoco L litors, when they wisl
to bring the Government into dis
credit with the people, is that tbous
ands OF "Poor- white mem are being
turned out Of employment to starve
much 10 The dlscomfort OF their fam
ilies, in order to mako room for tn.
''miserablc niggcrs' that are "hood-
ing the North.
II any one 10 foolish enough tc
believe oil tl,is, lot him sndeavor 10
get a hand snd hs will lave h,
0yGs opened n the taos that no. on !,
no ono who will work II ont Of en-
p'oymunt, bus that there 10 not sum
cient labor by'oae'bslf 10 coun,
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-06-20
The WilmOt PrnYisn.

The bill forever prohibiting slavery
in the territories, present and pros
pective, having at last passed both
the Senate and the House, hencefortb
and forever the great sin OF this
country can never sf1lict the terri.
tories. They arc FREE, and all
that Is LETT Of sla-ery in the country,
will be in such Of the slave States as
our armies do not penetrate. The
world moves slowly It i. true -but
il does move.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-06-20

KANSAS CRY, June 16.-Advices
from Fort Scott, state that detach
ments Of the Cd Ohio Cavalry ar.
rived at that place to day with 1000
head Of fine beef cattle and 800 head
Of mules and horses, taken from Col.
Oofes's command on the morning Of
the 4th. Our forces, 5000 strong,
in company with Robb's I'd Indiana
Battery, under command of General
Doubleday, made an attack at an
early hour on the morning OF the
4th, completely surprising the enc.
my. A part Of Ooflee's command
is made up Of Indians. All the mu,
milton. camp eqnipage, &C., foil in
to our hands. A regiment OF Union
Indians are expected In a day or
two. They are to DO newly armed
and equipped, preparatory to march
Ing South.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-06-20
The White House property.

The fact that the residence OF Tho
rebel General Lee, known as the
White House. end situated within
the Federal lines near Richmond
has been carefully guarded by Gen,
ilcClellan's orders and preserved
for the future use OF its former own.
er, has excited considerable commcn,
throughout the loyal country. No,
Q soldier was allowed to even cross
the folds Of the estate, nor draw q
glass Of water from the well; bu,
Federal sentinels were posted Ia
prevent all intrusion. Tho alleged
reason for this partiality, that Gen
Mcclellan had, upon a former oc =
casion, promised Gen. Lee that
should the fortunes of war ever
bring him in commend on the terri
tory occupied by the estate, it should
be protected from al, interference.
Such an excuse was far worse than
mono at all, and much indignatien n
has been felt at the existing pitua G
tion. The House of R,pros nta'ives 8
felt called upon to pass a resolution
of inquiry as to the facts in tho case,
When Mr.. Lincoln heard how our
soldiers we've without shelter, except
such as was afforded by negro huis
and barns and subjected to drink
impure water, while tho rooms OF
Col. Lees house were empty and
guarded by United States soldiers.
he said "the order must como. |
Gen. Mcclellan has made a promise
to Col. Lee which he cannot break
IaniN noac break IL for him"
The house is now to be turned in
to hospital. for which it is admira
bly, fitted. The wounded and sick
who have heretofore lain in the mud
and rain, or in poorly defending
tents, within sight Of this House.
will now enjoy the comforts il will
be made to furnish.