Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-12-01
REIGN OF TERROR IN MARYLAND.

A population of di>armed seris' VINO "eto
American citizens three years age, creeping
up to the polls, and asking leave OF mill,
tary officer IS deposit their humble voteS-'hu
refused, Maryland planters, w'o' three years
ago, fancied themselves proud Democrats al"
-elmost imagined that they looked down upon
no r,rcs>ei ~ iec,s Of European. kings
ANN in their own county court houses, pre-
s.r...; at the huyonet's point with an oath to
=. ps,a;,; the administration" and, on de;lih-
inr that oath. either arrested and imprisoned
or sent back in disgrace without. voting !;
i1ircS Of election commanded by soldier TO
bn!i theie elections not according to the IN"
or the direction "f the G werner, but accord
in., t. Ord r So Of Dutch commandant-
aud in ease ui hisoheiience, dragged IRON
rho ION house aud thrust into the guard
has This is III e: tome. an account I"
the .l.rnorS lazy held in the unfortunate
S,a,r of Mary land; aud whch endeo IN -
sl.rous ;. triumph for ''Uuivn," and war, anu
vi-n-"us prosecution.
We have received the S marset 'tierald CT
n, 10 h. furri>hirg authentic details from the
nerS,ns Concerned, from which we shall give
q ,cw.x.r,c;s; l.ut let our readers rem"mter
fiat al the 4, ssraces ard humliatiors here
Sc, r,h-al ,t.e>e and tn times. w"rse-it
TN Y nkee invaders ever succeed In oVerrur-
nj his country. are in store Tor all sncn IN
h ,hita Is .f the Confeieracy as shall have
,l.n mi 'or,uue to survive alter that DAY q
doom.
,,, s mersct "II.rald" introduces lts W.T.
f.,l tale with some hystercal cries, as bo'd
~ he ,oor devil can venture to put III type:
..W,.o W ,uli have ever thought thaF we could
come 10 fhi>! R I'D tho statements OF me
., lce. If elections in the several districts o.
o ,r c"uaty and tr"mbc"
T. e trembling journalist then publishes
O. .-emen, signed bv Isaac D j mes. citizen
O" he rnunty. and certified as correct nv j.
w Crisfrld Arthur Cri>frli. nae | Mar
It; i hn 4 L,rm rr. f F D '"r. jane
VI Drylr.,, J IN V. Pia'o w } b itting-
ham, Hear, Page, J .S"p F S"ih, j hn II
.S,eNnr., T. L ruuk;nson. r II lyman, jos
II Smith.
NJ. J, as declares that he "arr'ved in
Princess Acme ab III 9 O'Clock, A. NJ. on the
morning of this dry 9TH Noven'b'rl, ond
saw a detachment # ah u twenty armed cav>
alrvmer. IN FRONT Of Twill"y'- hotel; observed
q corulry officer. whom ne aficrwa'ds learned
to be Captain NJ "re," 81. THIS cavalry on
csr was making one a. the Judges Of Flee
zion real in III vince "'hr oath 10 be 'aker
hv v.tcr> undcr General Schenck's Order No
So"
CAM II orc was then asked if he had Re
ca;ve,. s.irs,ru t unS how IT, execute the part
Of Gen. Sch"nrk's order to report at head
quarters ;hc Judges Of Election who might re
FMS, +, execute order No. So. and if so how he
n-,7osed 20 execute such order ~ He replied
that his Instructions we're ~ arrest the Judges
and take their tn Baltimore. The Judges of
elccri n then proceeded t. the Court Room,
when seine eavalrymeu were observed put
tine up against rhe Court House door
larse printed baudbill containing order No.
SO Epnn entering the Court House, one
oethe judges of Election handed q c"py of
the G ,vernnr'l proclamation to Robert w.
. uyhertv who aid that he had not seen it,
and rroceeei t" read the same aloud; when
he had concr,ied the reading Of it, tho oath
or Il; e was.aamiui~,ered by justice of the
peace t. John V. Pnt", Vim. II Fisher aud
James VI Dr., den, as Judges of election; and
the Judges being qualified called on the Sher-
if T., preserve order and prntect the polls from
Interrupt The Sheriff inquired chow be
" 70 rin ?" S m" one in he crowd said |
. S ,mmrn the hyS'anders to MD you." Some
one else objected t. this anh was suggest
eI rhnt ~ he hnl no armed posse
comit,fus AZ his cnmmand. he was p 'werl -
to resist ne armrt mt'ary fore then pres
err in th" t.,wn. At this moment Captain.
NI.mr. with several s1iP,s entered the
Court T! u,e and p"nce 'lcl to station his
soldiers rr IN the Court Ilnu Q d Or IN each |
side nf tn" paSs,S:ly leniins tn the desk
v hrre the Judges Sa,t hist Capt. Moore |
vas. Us s:a,rnnn- his men. the Judges an
n nrce .he "p"',ing nf tie e'eni'n, and
Vim. J Bri;sin.hnm. Esq. fired his vote.
Just a. j; was received hr rhs judges, Capt.
NJ are ste: ped un Hastily aud called out that
no challenged that vote" coming up to he
de-. <, h. req hired the iuig"s ~ administer the
r,rh require it, nrsr ~. 80 to Mr.. Brirting
ham. N- Brirtinghnm SAID. Il "tn readS 10
'ak"it" Orr If the Judges i"quircd ~ Cart.
NJ ore If h.. inr nlei ''rn disregard the pr'c-
nmatinn E Governor Bradford. AMI req lire
+ en- ~ ID minister the oath required by Gen
5 hcnck' Gait Moore. rrpicd that he id
Tn" JUICE then aid. I'VE a 'ini:S'er the oath
nnder cnnrc on" IL, L pc arcd'd 10 real to MIR
Bririns ham the "n'h =" G.n S.henrk'S order,
NJ SO. which Mr.: B-4ri""ham took. His
vote was hen received, AID directed 20 be re-
corded Nv The clerks. M. Arthur Crishrid
hen advanced between the file of soldiers IT,
The iuds.s' desk, and ffered his vote. Capt
NJ ore was standing by the desk immediately
'rnnting The judges, challenged his vote. and
ror:rnd his name. The reply wns, arthur
Irssf.ld " Capt. Moore pulling paper from
MA n n.ket. exam ned it. and proceeded to ~
: rrnr:,te Mr. A. Cris6eld in substance, as 'ol-
ows:
Cant. VI "re-tIave you ever been in the
.eba S rvinr?
Mr.. A Cri>6 ld-No.
Cant. VI .,ra-Are YOU loyal2
NJ. A Cri>felI-I am.
Can't. Moore Have you ever sympathized
ri h those in rebellion aga INST the Govern.
nent?
Mr.. A. Crisieh-I have never given aid,
.ssisranre nr encouragement tn the 'uth.
Cant. NJ mra-D, yu acknowledge this to
,e rehe Ton asains. The ,vernment
NJ A Cr.sfell-I acknow eise this
Cant NJ u,re-Are vnu in favor OF prose
,u,irc rhe war TO put ,wn rebellion. by every
means and of'ro ing men and money for tins
,nrnose: and that all vonr property may be
devoted to the prosecution of the war?
Mr A ris6eld-De6ne the means
Capt. Moor. BY blockade, cutting on
supplies from the South and by every means
KNOWN in civilized warfare.
Mr.. A. CrisGeld-Ithink the Government
las the right to prosecute the war by all the
means recognized by internatial law and civil
nod ,rareare within the limits of the Cen