The New York herald., 1862-10-19
our soldiers IN the ae,S Very respectfully your o6td
| ont servant, WIN. rhESlON JOhNSION.
l Aid-de.cs 20 10 President Dsyis.


Aid-deCa 20 70 President Davis
The Troubles sf Ex-GevsrAseg 2. .s~as
LO Wes or Maryland. -
10 rzs EDITOR or IHE RICHMOND psrl xs.
Relucsan, Ifse to appear as an spoIosiss an never
snnrsSs,S nSss cSigsct Ays and ms
stao regard 10 the public sentimsht y
Ltng from the passage Of the Confederate ssmy
the proclamation Of the M nsf Of the Army
addressed 70 tne people sf Maryaud has formally
Of deciding their peca destiny il is ssssn,ay nsces
rary that there sb nid be no msundsrsanding or pre-
Judgment: u vs present occasion be lost il may
ssan their
cusons my letter to the Legislature Virginia last
winter. gaus ts sot.nsn Insurance that tho people y
masyss s tss % Sa s sS r. ssssss:s ss: X '
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The experience Of every day since has only confirmed th
opinion. am therefore distressed and troubled BY the
BILE reception Of the army by our people think shall
be able to show hat such complain, Is unfounded anc
II well known in Richmond (ousids at
least, official circes that the advance Of the army
Mary Wand took every by surprise All supposed
that such advance would be made but none antie
pated early realization OF their hopes. As Soon
notified Of the fact left Richmond and pressed forward
,s wsn az co
rival here asceraued that General Lee Ind left Frede
the pleasure Of meeting him for few hours only nay
native SOIL For wise reasons. apparent 10 All tn's abs
commander Immediately Afterwards reCrOsseu Be army
10 the south bank Of the after having spent bu
few days in two Of the extreme western counties N
Maryland, during which he captured large and splendid
y equipped army at Harpers Ferry, and gained Drill
liant victory over the main body Of The enemy at skarps
burg only participate IN tse assrsai hope asa t9 9r
the people that the geais Of the eoaacy and s s'5,css
spirit Of his troops WiH seoa f!f The posaiss Of mis- pracia
| nation TO he pc pie Of htrslcsd
The people OF Maryland had notice Of the advance
OF southern troops. When General Lee Ereds
rick forty miles from the city Of BALTIMORE
city surrounded by federal bayonets jeaousy ded
by armed federal police, and lying IN the shadow N
Fort McHenry and two powerful Qualifications located
within limits Of the corporation The advance OF The
army reached Frederick saturday and on tie Wedpss-
day following tho army moved OFF towards HaeerstcwJf
and became engaged in the Investment OF arpers Ferry
the Boopsboro' and sharpsburg after which
it Immediately returned TO Virginia, where IT now is.
Thus the fact simply is that the army made hasly
passage through two o. the remote counties the
State namely! Frederick and Washington, which,
nearly all Of tho Union black republican popu
atin Of Maryland And yet will say hero, that even io
tho two coaMties first abcyo mentioned there will be u
decided majority cast IN favor Of the South Whenever
reasonabe time for organization and free ballot box
shall be secured to the people was born and have lived
the greater part Of my life IN Frederick county aud can
| speak adviseily on this subject
Now, sir please look at the map Of Maryland; consider
well the above briefly alluded to, and
If possible for Baltimore city to respond - the
proclamation General Lee the eight counties Of the
entire epgtn by the Chesapeake Bay or the counties "s
ST. Mary's, Charles Prince Georges Calvert Anne Aron
DEL Howard and Montgomery al within striking distance
of Washington city, with McCsIans army advance to-
Pooesvie, Baltimore Hartford countless within th~
that the pcopls Of Maryland had ammani
niton-that for fifteen months their houses have been
they have t boon permitted hold meetings, public
prvate-that they have been completely isolated and
constantly bected to the most vigant espoipagethat
no effort at organization could possibly adc-that
this condition Of things our army suddenly appears IN
remote ortion cf the state and as qu,cy d,scptsars
Surely, sir reasonable could expect uprising ar
the people of Maryland under such circumstances Shall
apply TO Maryland less enient test Of loyalty than
New Oreins Norfolk the many towns and Districts
the South which have fallen under federal dominion
Shall Judge Frederick and Washington counties more
gni, Kentucky Tennessee, other farther
south Shall condemn loyal state because IL
say So think already said enough vinasnte
my unfortunate State There is however another 'nror
tant to be considered u was impossible for the
people Mary land know whether the entrance Of he
army intended to be raid Substantial oc
cupaton for their relief General Lees proclama
Intended tn q the latter but before could
accomplish that bect mtiitary necessities ca''sa ~
Se aa pec. rise and have shown Us1 that E was
they certainly had right know before doing
they would be properly supported IN the attempts or e
and unorg nized to pay the pealty Of an aDsr
tive effort We All know That make such EFFORT AND
fail would be inevitably TO bring down upon them the
leaders 70 dungeons 10 devote their propertyt6 6onfs
tion and sube their mothers, wives and daughters
To the brutal outrages which have marked the ca
Of the Goddess invader from the Peninsula OF vi
gna to the banks of the Mississippi Would Virginia az
without the belief the power Of the
Tolerate government would be exerted TO protect tn
sa,s aos S %ns ysaa 5 SSss s' sa .
OF war; so that, should il he required Ivy military Gesss
sity that part or even the whole Of State shcul
be temporarily abandoned IN orer TO secure The tfiomrs
o. the cause " ALL patriotic State would shrink
th sacriscc howev;f Ger itlo We and this illustrated
In the Re violation OF l77G can entertain doubt thai
Mary land would be as willing submit such ordeal
any south Of the Potomac. All that she asks 70
10 he set .e aud admitted in the Southern
Shc occup Of her soil by the SontbsrS
army, ana for such reasonable length OF time VIII
enable her neope 70 dissolve their eOnass.ya viii ".
conederacy and arm and organize her quota OF the Con
ederate army. cannot say in advance Of evenss what
length Of time would be required for this pnrpose bu,
from my knowledge Of the zeal determination of
people, am that they will accomplish il within
very brief period II they crtuay relieved from the
pressure Of federal power The the
andng general has rendered that relief and confident
y believe that he will yet afford it, with the blessing Of
hope that the press friendly to Maryland VIII publish
this feeble bn heartfelt appeal for her sswss.sdasn e,
Southern brethren. Respectfully, T. LOUIS LOWE
To the People OF East Tenness@e.
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT % East TENSpssEE,
KSoxviLIs, Sept. 30, 1862.
Tho undersigned has been ordered to Inc command
this department He enters upon the duties with ba
nest desire and nrm purpose 90 10 administer the tst
country within his department.. He win rgidy enforce
military discipline, and require Of all under mis-
scrupacus regard for tho rights Of person and property
Il has come TO bis knowledge that persons acting wish
out authority OF law have sszod the properly G ctzen
under the alleged precxt needed for the pub
lie service that the owners were diScya citizens or
alien enemies. No such pre,cxt will aSkl in future 10
shield the offender from punishment The law Of the lana
prcscrbcs mode Of dealing with the property Of as-
enem4es and the law must be obeycd. The cxgences
the service may sometimes demand that private property
be taken for public use. In all such the authority
10 impress must smanate from these headquariers
lust and reasonable payment be made.
The right Of the citizen 70 tho protection Of the
mont conditional loyalty and obedience 10 that
government. However much many people In this section
or country may regret the separation Of Tennessee from
the old Union that separation fixed fact and so long
a. they remain within the limits Of the State tbey nnsi
yield obedience 70 its laws.
Many persons have permitted their attachment 10
old government and their adherence 10 party leaders
blind them 70 the true object and purpose Of the
which our enemies making They have boosted.
that the wagcd "thc constitution u
Ia nd fha