The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-27

FREDERICK CITX, Nh, !
Sunday, September IL. 1SG2(

truly loyal town in Maryland. The adj
vance OF General Burnside's command
this city at a little before
six O'Clock last evening, having passed
from Rockville 10 New Market and
thence TO this city. When within half
a mile Of the town the picket Of StuaIt's
rebel cavalry was discovered and driven
in. At the main streec Patrick) a bat
terry Of two pieces was posted, which
opened upon our advance without doing
any damage. General Burnside ordered
a battery TO the front, and one gun was
speedily dismounted and the other silcnc-
ed by our fire, when the Sixth New York
Cavalry made a charge up the street, and
soon cleared the town Of about fifteen hum
bred of Stuart's Cavalry--the rear guard
Of the rebel army. One dead rebel was
found, and seven so badly wounded as TO
be left behind On our side one man was
killed and several were more or less Sc
yerely wounded. General Burnside then
entered the town at the head Of his col
mn, and a more magnificent reception
was never awarded 10 man. The people
illuminated their houses, the stars aud
stripes wcrc thrown 20 The breeze, patri-
otto songs were sung, handkcrchirs were
waved, houses which had been closed for
days were thrown open, and officers and
men were alike invited in, aud the best
the city could afford urged upon them.
without money and without price. Gen.
Burnside's passage through the streets
was blocked up by citizens eager TO
thank aud bless him as their "delyercr."
Ladies crowded about and insisted on
kissing his hands. and from the baIco-
MES of private residences he was show
cred with boquets Of flowers Old men
and women shed tears of joy, and the
young and middle-aged cheered This
is no overdrawn picture. twill give the
reader only a faint idea of the happi-
ness impaired to the people of this
place by the approach OF Union force
to protect them from the gentlemanly
Stuarts, Lees, Johnstons, etc, of the re-
bel army, Of course, there is to be found
here and there a secessionist in this city;
so there is in New York, but these are
the exception, and not the rule.
At about 9 o'clock this morning. Cen
eral Mcclellan arrived. As he approach
ed the city he was warmly greeted by the
troops, and upon passing through the
main street, his way was blocked up by
the people in a similar demonstration, and
equally enthusiastic to that awarded TO
Gen. Burnside last evening. Both were
affected TO tears in spite of themselves,
because it was really the first loyal de-
monstration since the army re-entered
Maryland. In the long weary march
from Washington to this place, not ma
tiOnal flag, not a cheer, but cold hOspi-
tality met our troops on every hand. If
there are any Union people on that road
they have peculiar faculty for hiding
the fact. Loyal men hero say that the
majority of the people in the country are
loyal, but they are half frightened to
death; they dare not show their Union
sentiment, fearing that, by the next turn
of the wheel, the rebels will be in their
midst, and that punishment will follow.
The rebel officers, wherever they have
been, have treated the citizens with a
great deal Of courtesy, but they have as
generally forced upon them their worth
less Confederate notes and scrip in cN-
change for provisions or anything else
they desired The merchants and others
who had articles to sell, upon the rebel
forces entering the town last Wednesday
closed their places of business and re
fused TO sell their wares; Stuart threat
encd TO use force unless their stores were
opened, and then the merchants conceal
ed the bulk Of their stocks and opened
their doors One of the largest harness
makers in town saved his stock by
placing small lots ia the houses of his
friends, leaving in his store q small
quantity of the most undesirable arti-
clcs. At one store Colonel Morgan loi
the Charleston Mercury and formerly of
New Bedford, Mass called at a store,
and insisted upon paying tor goods in
Confederate notes The merchant hap
pcned TO be a man who did not hesitate
to utter his Union sentiments freely,
and he told the gallant rebel that the
Confederate notes were not worth the
paper they were printed on
The Colonel in reply TO this, asked:
And, pray, what may be- your politi-
cal sentiments in regard 10 the present
troubles ="
MERCHANT am Union man. sir
and always intend to remain one
CoLoNEL.-lndeed Arc there many
people like you here:
MERCHANr.-les, sir. We have voted
on Secession and this district gave three
thousand majority for the Union
CoLoNEr Yes at the point Of the
bayonet.
NEHCHANr.-No, sir: there was neither
muskcts or bayucts to intmidatc ms.
Every man was free toyotc as he pleased.
CoLoNEL.-1ieV haze been most 6ilt-
l,gLiy 3ecaveR
The merchant then wanted TO know
why the rebels wanted 70 disturb the
peace of the State by coming here, To
which the Colonel again replied that
they had been deceiyed-that they had
received thousands Of letters from Mary
land stating that the people were OPP
pressed by the Lincoln Government. but
that they (the rebel uoops) hqF been
treated, since their ayyiyal here, Id o0oHZ
and " ! feel like h-ll.' The above is
from a highly respectable citizen of this
place, and can be relied upon as true.
To-day this city presents a most brill
liant appearanCc-the troops are every
where greeted with cheers the waving OI
flags and handkerchicfs, as they pas,
along the strcels-stores and houses are
thrown opcn--young ladies and misses
throng the streets wearing miniature
flags, and one feels as he passes along
that he is indeed a welcome visitor.
Colonel r, Kimball, Of the Ninth New
York lHawkiu- Iouaycs) this morning
received a private note, notifying him
that certain house contained a number
of rebel recruits, lie visited the place
and secured eleven OF the rascals. Not
less than a thousand rebel soldiers have
been found concealed In cellars, harms
hay racks and garrets, aud, for the most
part, they are shoclcss, and a very for
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