Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-26

huu consistently Us euutl SuutluuVS " 0N
my own private opinions and the conVic
tious OF my best judgment, which has no
been controlled by any considerations Q
sellishness, ambition or fear, as wrot'
the Secretary OF War whilst was Confine'
in McDaniei's negro jail 10 tho spring o
1862; and because cannot surrender thes
convictions, am thus to be Oppressed b!
the government and it's army2 want nj
better vindicatiop for having withheld m!
approval Of this war thAn is to be found
in the fact that there is not one OF thOsl
who aided in bringing it on, that wOult
do It, If With their present experience ]
had TO be gone over again, or ii they cOulC
have foreseen what has followed, all o
which did fOrSsee aud did foretell; ant
il any mao With braius 10 his head aud {
heart in his bosom says he would, then
say fatty don't believe him.
But, TO come back to my second arrest
by General ]. &. B. Stuart. On Monday
morning, the 18th instant, following the
night of the ruthless and heartless destrue-
tion of my property, General Stuarts Pro
vost Marshal rode up with a guard to my
lowing is copy:
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CoRPs,
Oct. IL, 1868.
Lieutenant RYALLs-You will arrest
John Minor Bolts and send him TO Rich
mond. Charges will be forwarded from
these headquarters as soon as practicable.
Don't allow him to annoy General Lee, bnt
keep him as prisoner of state. Let me
know how many other prisoners.
BY cOmmau Of Major General
]. E. B. STUART.
A. R. VEHABLE, Major aud Adjutant.
at. Il fnfa H.,
was arrested about half.past ten o'clock
on Monday morning, carried under guard
to Culpepper Court House, kept there until
i've O'Clock, and then discharged on the
ground that there was no charge against
me; but have been semi. officially iniOrm-
ed from two sources, either of which
would be regarded as authentic, that the
sole ground Of my arrest was that had
entertained Gen. Meade aud other federal
officers at my table; and II it was not that,
it was upon some other prete&t equally
friyilous and contemplate, which I hereby
challenge General Stuart to lay before the
public; and if 1t be any otfense against the
peace and dignity of Gen. Stuart, or ottbe
Confederate government that should have
entertained federal officers At my table,
which would justify my arrest, then Major
General Stuart has signally failed 10 the
discharge OF his duties to tue peace and
dignity of his government and to the peace
and dignity Of the aforesaid Major General
Stuart, by not bringing me to trial for this
high crime and misdemeanor; for although
it is not true that General Meade took his
dinner atmy table, hereby make it known
to all whom it may concern that Invited
him to do go, aud deeply regretted that his
constant engagements prevented his accep.
tauce of the invitation. | moreover fur
ther proclaim that If he should return to
this vicinity (which | do not at all antici.
patel l shall in all probability subject my.
self TO another arrest by a repetition of the
offense, without consulting General Stu.
arts pleasure ON the subject.
The truth is have entertainad freely
ana Hospitality the oliieeFs 7gentlem6n
OF both armies Bhohe acqGaIutance 4 have
enjoy cd, aud shall continue to do go, so
long as am master OF my own house, and
SO long as they treat me with kindness and
ciyility, let It offend whom it may,
provided the means are lett me with which
10 entertain them, aud unless ia the mean.
time shall be prohibited by law, or by
some higher authority than that Of General
Stuart. fact, have met with no officer
in tho Confederate army, and with few
privates with whom l was acquainted,
from General Robert Z Lee down, with the
exception of General Stuart, that haVe
not invited to my hous5-nearly all of
whom have partaken OF my hospitality
whilst hundreds of half famished soldiers
have been furnished with meals, for which
have never charged the first dime, whilst
they were in the habit of paying, as they
said themselves, TO brawling secessi0nists
from two to three dollars Il meal; but this
no ground Of complaint with auy
gentleman OF the Northern army, many of
whom expressed their surprise aud gratifi
cation on hearing that they had visited me
thus freely aud tamiliarly.
But no sooner was | arrested than the
whole atmosphere was filed with rumors
to my disadvantage and prejudice; among
the rest that l had been caught in the
federal lines on the day of the fight, with
arms in my hands to be used against the
government.
The circumstances which gave rise to
this rumor are as follows ;-AS q portion
Of the Federal cavalry passed my house,
about two O'Clock on Sunday, my neigh
Dor, Mr.. Bradford, sent me note, saying
he had been arrested, and was then in the
custody of the Federal officers, aud asked
me to ride over to Brandy Station to meet
him, which did. On my return passed
General Lomax's brigade, and when half
their column had passed me, and was be-
tween me aud the Federals, aud 10 the
presence OF the other half, met young
Slaughter, the son of Dr.. Slaughter, OF
Oulpepper Court House, who had gun
and knapsack 10 his hand, with which en-
cumbrauce he could not control his horse,
aud he asked me to take it with me to my
house and keep IL until he called for it,
At great inconvenience took it, and this
act Of kindness and accommodation 70 Mr.
Slaughter was tortured inte my bearing
arms against the South, though General
Stuart knew himself what carried me TO
Brandy, for he had seen n letter from me
to Mrs. Bradford, telling her Of the arrest
of her husband and Of my having been
sent for TO meet him at Brandy Station.
However. these rumors, publications and
arrest have had their desired effect, as they