The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-23

clerks, etc., who are intensely bitter, and are
said to have been very forward and to have
kept some of the weaker men up to the work.
Several arrests were made of violent or resist
ing persons, whom l shall let go after the 9TH
ers are gone. l shall send four men at least to
Gen. Dix. at Baltimore, who are very bad men.
have advised Col. Ruger to send to Sharps-
burgh landing, to seize 500 sacks ofsalt which
are waiting for the sOutherners to come and
take them. They have tried twice to do it.
We have also heard of some arms which the
Colonel will look up. There is a very bitter
man here. Mr.. Sim, who is currently report
ed by Gen. Shriver and Others to be the medium
of communication with the Southern COnfed-
eracy.
The names of the members are; b. s. Sal
mon r. G.. Maccubbin, j. II. Gordon, g. j.
Durant, Thomas Claggett, Andrew Kessler and
Bernard Mills. We shall get T. Lawrence
Jones. The officers of the Legislature J. N.
Brewer, Chief Clerk Senate; Thomas Moor,
N Kilgore, Reading do; Milton Kidd, Chief
of the House; Mr. Jones is taken. Edward
Houser. citizen. Riley Every bad), Printer to
the House. John Hogan Every bad) citizen.
Joseph Elkins, do. Mr.. Mason, Folder to the
House.
We shall leave here for headquarters this af-
ternoon. The arrests were nearly all seized by
am yours r. 'eMspoSfRs1R& Hs COPELAND,
Abide Camp.
Mr., McCubbin is q person whom should
recommend you to set at large if he takes the
oath, which have no doubt he will. He is
brother-in-law to Gen. Hammond, and Il man
much respected-alsO a man OF rather timid
nature, and greatly troubled by his arrest.
Gen Shriver has been very active for us, and is
very earnest that we should let him 90 on these
terms If you can do it, it will be well to tele-
graph to Annapolis. to have the oath rendered,
and release him. should do it under my in
structi Ms, only that Col. Ruger thinks he has
no authority to allow any man on the list any
liberty. X NJ. e.
MAI. GEN. M 'OLELLAN CONCERNING PRISONERS
FOR STEAMER AT ANNAPOLIS.
To IHdj. Gen. Banks:
Have you any more of your friends to send
From Frederick to Annapolis? Please answer
at once. l wish to know on account of order
ing off boat. Maj Gen. MCCLELLAN.
GOV. HICKS IN RELATION TO ELECTION.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.l
ANNAPOLIS, Oct. &c, 1861. !
.Naj. Gen. ". p. Banks U. s. A.:
My DEAR SIR should have written at an
earlier day, but delayed for return of Geo. w.
Howard, who had been sent down the Potomac
by Maj. Gen. Mcclellan, and soon after his, HIS,
return, the papers represented you to have
gone with your forces into Virginia. Indeed,
l dislike to occupy moment of your closely
occupied time, and write now only because /
feel it due from me- in view of your uniform
courtesy and kindness to me; of which shall
always entertain most grateful recollectiOns.
You will excuse me- 1 am sure, for suggest
ing the importance of looking closely to Ma
ryland, until our election is over, 9th Nov.
The COnfederates will endeavor to effect
something by which to operate on our elections
you may suppose My Dear Sir, that am
anxious to have Killing majority rolled up agt
Secessionism. Not only am l, and is Md deeply
interested, but the Govt is greatly concerned.
Will it be possible to have Col. Kenlys Regt
placed near Bait, temporarily, SO as to save
their votes, 1 hope SOL have the honor to be
with very great respect
Yr Obt Servt, THO. H. HICKS.
ORDER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR AND
GEN. MCCLELLAN, RELATIVE TO THE VOTING
OF MARYLAND TROOPS
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF POTOMAC,(
Washington, Oct. %, 1861. {
3fajor General ". p. Banks, commanding, &c,
GENERAL-Pursuant to directions from the
Secretary of War of the 28th instant, of which
1 inclose copy, the Major General Command
ing directs that such soldiers of the LIST, I'd and
Sd regiments of Maryland volunteers as may
be within the limits of your command receive
furloughs for such length of time as will en-
able them to reach the place wherein they may
be entitled to vote by the 9th of November.
Wherever it may be necessary, in order to IA
cilitate the presence of these men at ther places
of voting, to furnish them transportation, it
may be furnished. 1t is desired that the most
liberal and prompt circulation may be given to
these instructions, in order to secure with GER
tainty the carrying into effect the design pro-
posed.
Sufficient time is to be allowed the soldiers
thus furlOughed to enable them to return after
voting without exceeding the term fixed for
their furlOugh; but a prompt return is desired.
Whenever it may be necessary, the absent
soldiers should be replaced for the time by
other troops.
The General commanding desires that the
receipt of this communication be acknowledge
ed at once.
have the honor to be, General, very re-
spectfully, your Obedient servant.
j. WILLIAMS,
Assistant Adjutant General.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Washington, Oct. %. 1861.
Maj. Gen. Mcclellan, Comnaanding:
SIR: In order to have a full vote in Mary
land at the coming election, Wednesday, Nov.
6. so that the legal voters may decide by their
ballots all public questions, you are hereby di-
rected to grant three days Through to the sol
diers of the 1st, I'd and Sd Regiments Of Mary
land Volunteers, all to return to duty on Thurs.
day, Nov. Z.
Very respectfully.
(Signed) SIMON CAMERON,
Secretary of War.
INSTRUCTIONS OF r. B. MARCY, CHIEF OF STAFF,
CONCERNING MARYLAND ELECTIONS.
HEADQRs ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,(