Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-06-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
ARREST OF HON. R. B.CARMICHAEL
Judge Of the seventh Judicial Cir
cult Court Of Maryland.
From the Eaglon and. } star.


long be remembered as memorable day
in Easton 1t was one of those terrible
days, like the 18th of April, which will
afford theme for the historian centuries
hence, il the providence Of God should
s5ara tigs ;vnrli that long. we have
never 81 anything like it, not even il
the history of the civil wars of the Meth
erlands, under the bloodthirsty Alva and
the determined Parma. The civil wars
in England. and France do not afford
parallel case. 1t was reserved for the
free and christian United States Govern
ment, upon the soil of Maryland, to enact
a tragedy to sufpass in atrociiy the most
infamous deeds recorded in history. The
history Of the affair is as follows-the
truth of history and the misrepresenta-
tions that have been made concerning it,
render it necessary that we should detail
all the circumstances connected with it
During the Fall of 1861, two compa-
MES of the I'd Delaware regiment U s.
Volunteers were stationed in EastoD,
under the command Of Lieut. Col Bal
ley. The companies were commanded
by Captains Christman and Ricketts,.
While these companies we're stationed
here number of our citizens were ar
rested and imprisoned az their camp
These arrests caused great excitement
and indignation in the community A
few days before the last November cleo
ton, there was political meeting at the
Chapel, about six miles from Easton.
During the meeting there was some
wrangling among few men who had
been drinking. but not more than is
usual on such occasions. After the ad-
journment Of the gathering, the Union
speakers returned to town. That night
a detachment Of the military was sent to
the Chapel, and arrested several Demo
Gratis, who were at the meeting Being
on the eve Of the election, it necessarily
increased the excitement in the country,
but no resistance was offered to the mill
itasy Is. go = rts~ing a aisp,ss.si.ss'.
rather to seek redress for their wrongs
through the interposition Of tho law 10
November, the Court met, and Judge
Carmichael charged the Grand Jury upon
The law relating to illegal arrests. He
recited the ten amendments to the Fed
eral Constitution, showing that they
were shield to the citizen against ar
rests without judicial warrant.
The Judges address was subsequently,
published in this paper, and received the
hearty approval Of many Union men Of
the county However, it was not to be
expected that those who inSiigated the
arrests should sanctionit. They accord
ingly made great hue and cry against
the Judge The Grand Jury inyestiga-
ted tle subject, aud found bills against
several, among whom was Henry II.
Goldsborough, upon The testimony Of
VIM T. Clark, Union man, f3r aiding
and assisting in the arrests. Against
this preseutment much has been said by
the Union men, but we cannot sec how
the Grand Jury could DO otherwise with
the testimony Of Mr. Clark before them.
After the adjournment Of the Court.
things quoted down, and for time the
transactions Of the previous fall seemed
almost forgotten. In the winter de-
tachment OF the Home Brigade was sta
toned hero, uadcr the command Of Ma
jor Kirby These troops bad not been
hesc long before they commenced to ar
rest and annoy Democrats. after the ex-
ample initiated by the ID Delaware rogi-
meut This, Of course, caused renewed
excitement, but no resistance was offered.
the aggrieyed parties relying upon the
law to punish the offenders.
These troops were subsequently re-
moved from here, and the community
became quiet Upon the meeting Of the
court yesterday week the matter Of ille-
gal arrests was again called to the atten-
ton Of the Grand Jury by the Judge, in
the discharge Of his duty under oath. In
the conclusion Of his charge to the Jury,
he asked the Clerk if the laws Of the last
session had been received and receiving
a negative answer, he stated that be had
understood the law styled the &" treason
bilr' had made it obligatory upon the
Court to charge the Jury specially upon
its provisions, but not having the law
and not knowing its provisions he could
not do SO, but If the laws should be re-
ceived during the session Of the court he
should then discharge his duty in that
respect The business Of the court was
then quietly transacted from day to day,
up TO l o'clock on Tuesday last, when
the court was broken up, and the Judge
arrested and carried of by the military.
Pat ,-o t,,,qt M baok a litfia la ordor To
give a connected narrative Of the affair.
Mr.. Goldsborough's case was marked
for trial for last Monday On the pre-
yious Saturday Col Bailey, Capts. Christ
man and ricketts,, aud Lieut.. Guyer, all
Of the Second Delaware regiment, came
over from Baltimore 10 the steamboat,
accompanied by the Deputy Provost
Marshal, james j. McPhalll AID the