, 1862-03-11
TERRORISM AT RICHMOND,
Martial LaW---ArTest Of Union Men,
THE WRITING ON THE WALL, y

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On Saturday night, Capt. Goodwin, BY or
ty Of select men to the farm Of John Minor
Bolts, and took him and all Of his papers and
private correspondence, into custody. Leaving
an officer in charge Of the papers and house Of
Bolts, Capt. Goodwin brought his prisoner
situated N Blankinship's alley, some ffsy
yards north Of Franklin street.
Capt. Goodwin then went to the farms Of
Valentine Heekler aad franklin Stearns, and
took both Of these well known Union men,
and all Of their papers and letters, and
brought them to this city.
Botts's and HecEer's letters and papers
have not yet been examined. Stearns's have
undergone only cursory examination, and SO
far, nothing OF interest has been found among
them, except several letters from his friend
Bolts, begging for money.
We arc under the impression that, 50 yet,
tho Government is in possession Of no posi-.
tive information that would convict Bolts Of
treason. But he is known to be the recog-
nizel leader of all the disaf1ccted-an the low
Germans Of the Red Republican, Carl Schurz
school, and Of the vile remnant Of the Union
party.
Against stearns's and Heckler's loyalty the
Government has been for month in posses
sion Of the most conclusive evidence, and it
feels confident Of its ability to prove that
both OF these men have been loud in their
denunciations Of what they have been pleas
cd to term the tsrebellion,'' aad have, over
ri1iee their entire property to restore the do
minion in the South Of the United States
Government.
The man Wa1deu, another party arrested
has, since the beginning of the war, been
known to every citizen as q blatant and def
ant Union man.
Miller, who has also been lodged in jail, is
the chief or high priest Of the secret Black or
Red German Republican Societies Of Rich
mond, some Of whose members, it can be
proved, have, since the reverse Of our army at
Fort Donelson, boasted that they had thous-
concealed in the city, and that the men were
enrolled who would use them on the first ap-
proach Of the Yankee army.
An irisbn1an, PANIED John n. Higgins, has
also been arrested and put In the same prison.
Higgins is connection Of Col Corc0Ean, Of
the Yankee army. Two Of Higgins annts
from Corcoran to Higgins, advising the latter
to send his wife and 1amily North, and cou-
tanning assurances that he {Corcoran) would
have them safely conveyed under a flag Of
truce, has recently been Intercepted by our
Government. Whether our Government has
any evidence Of Higgins s,intention to follow
Coscora1,'s counsel, LES not transpired.
1t is snld that Stearns, the whisky man, on
approaching the prison, surveyed it With q
most contemptuous expression, and remarked,
''lt you are going to lmprison all the Union
men , you viii haze to provide a much larger
jail than this" A1r- StearEs will we think,
be not a little mistaken in his calculations. Il
the Goyernmentusei its power wisely and firm.
", This great Union party, on which Stearns,
and others like him have based such great eN.
pcctations, will, in q day, dwindle into ridicu-
lously sInal1 proportions. By neglect, idle,
Ignorant and vicious persons have been al
1nWp ifY1Nf1nifC 1&ngSt
our Streets.
The rumor that the aforementioned par.
ties had been arrested was on every tongue
yesterday morning, but 10 one could with Ger.
tainty say whence the cumor originated, or
| whether it Was authentic. And no: until :
| late hour in the evening was it Known to be 6
fact that tie parties were confined in McDan
| itrs Jail. Very soon after the information be
| came generally dit1used, q crowd collected il
! the vicinity, and the matter was freely dis
| cuEscd. Not man Was there bnt expressed
! himself in unmeasnTed terms Of appreciation
| Of tile course Of the Government. The only
| apprehension that seemed to he felt was, thai
the Government would not be thorough auG
summary enough in its treatment Of traitors
! The universal Yankee sympathiserS dangling
| from as many 1amp-pOsts would have mos
| wholesome and Ealutary effect.
While standing in the crowd, near the jail
our attention was attracted toa great quantit,
Of burning paper flying out Of one Of ths
| chlnacyS. 1t was Immediately suggested tha
| the prisoners, not having been properl,
| searched, were destroying private, aud per
haps REASONABLE documents which they hat
abont them.
We have reason to believe that many othe
arrests will be effected within The next twcn
ty-tour hours. We forbear to mention names
lest VIC might throw some impeachment in til
way Of the authorities.
Now that the Government appears really i
earnest in the suppression Of treason, it be
comes every citizen Who knows 4 man or sc
Of men ininical to our country and cause t,
point them out.
II Nill he reco1Isctcd that, on Thursda
last, John Gold and Elias Paulding were al
raisned for having made use Of tfeasonab1
language, and that it appeared on inyestisa
ton that Gold had proclaimed himself Unio
nan. and announced that the stars and stripe
would soon wave from the top Of our capitol
and that Elias Paulding amended Gold Is an
nounceI1ent with an emphatic 'sThat's So
| We stated IN our last paper that the Mayo
had turned both parties over 10 the COATED
crate authorities. In this VIC were mistaken
The Mayor had merely committed them 70
further examination, and they were accord
] ingIy brought into court on Saturday an
again committed I'LL this morning.
UNION MEN IN TIRE pnJ1cE c0rRT