Maryland free press., 1862-10-31
B, eaking ont In a Fresh Place.

ED- The Pottsye cores ondent of the Ph la
delphia Enquirer, shows an alarming state of af-
fairsto exist in the "loyar' state of Penpsylv
mia. Ee Gays: "The disturbance in the Goa!
region, relative to the draft, is more in the form
of a conspiracy than a riot. A general under
standing ex SITS among the miners, aud they are
determined not to become conscrpts. The disaf.
fscted ha W sent committees to almost every col.
liery, and the league cannot probably be dissolv-
ed by any m litary force which the Gov srnor can
send to the g., regions.
No outrages lave been committed upon private
property. The miners have not assembled in
large bodies except on one or two occasions. At
fremont, on Wednesday, they stopped e railroad
trsia, conveying drafted men to Hsrr isburg, aud
appointed committee to enter the cars and as
sure those who did not wish to become conscripts
that thay would be protected. The offer was ac-
capted by few, and the train then proceeded on
its way. At that time more than five thousand
men were ranged in q line, headed by drum, f'e
aud flag, aud carving clubs, loaded rifles and
shotguus. HThey marched to church on bill.
overlookicg fremont. and diaP~rsAa afssr a euuA
sultaton. Their leaders were evidently intell.
gent and we'll informed. The ssssmbl &c was
composed OF gangs from variou, mines in ths
county" sr ..,.- .'..'. -r-. ..u .a
The Pittsbu!g papers of Saturday contain the
following item: .., ... ..'..
There is a "speck of war'' on the horizon.-
The drafted militia Of Saltick and Bulskin town
ship, Fayette county, have determined to resist
the conscrip,ion, and have set at defiance th, {,
orders of the commissioner to report them mselves
to Camp Howe. Uader these circumstances Col
Collins, of Uniontown, was dispatched to this
city, with authority to obtain the services of a
sufficient number of troops to enforos the law,
and compel obedience to the orders of the draft
commissioner. He arrived hers last evening by
railroad, aud we presums that an arm ID foros
will be sent up to capture aud subdus the 'rebels"
If they do not yield; and it Is to be hoped that
they will see their folly before the bloody scenes
which were witnessed in Luz,rne county are re-
enacted in Fayette.
The townships of Bullskiu and Saltlick are
mountain districts, and it is said that log fort
has been constructed in an eligible position, and
that the men are determined to fight rather than
surrender. The diff Guilty is said to have origina
ted in the fact that these districts did not get
proper credit for the volunteers that they have
furnished, and hence the draft ia pronounced un-
fair and illegal. Granting this to be tcus, they
are taking wrong conrse to secure their rights.
and they had better de st in time.
A letter from fremont, Schuylkill county, of
the 25tb, says: ...F '."
There is reason to be ieve that some of the
complaints in regard to the enrolment In Schuyl
kill county are welfounded. A committee was
appointed by the citizens, AMI was sent to Flank
Hughes and Mr.. Buck.lew for legal advice, whn
advised them not to reist the draft on account OF
the alleged inf rmalites, but to test its oonstitu
tiouality afterwards on a writ Of habeas corpus
This course will be pursued. Other parties have
consulted Governor Curtin, who does not APPEAR
to b, certain whether tAe drafted men can be
ont out of the State. 80 " .-. 1.e- .'a4H
The quota of Schuylkill county was sixteen
hundred. 1t is an undeniable fact that, in town
ships where the draft has already taken place,
the victims Immediately sbsconded, and it is ex
tremeIy doubtful whether the sixteen hundred
will all be obtained. l...m