Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-08-27
EcRurrNa NEGRO SOLDIERS IN MARYLAND.
ARREST FOR ENLISTING SLAVES.

From the Frederick (Afd) Examiner of Hsdncsday
On Sunday morning last Col j. p Creager appeared at
e Bethel (coored peopes church in this city, aud after
the services of the morning ed he there
horzed to enlist coored people in the army of the United
States and succeeded in procuring some twenty five
thirty names In the afternoon of the day. at As
bury Chapel graveyard the church very properly having
been denied him by the Rev. Mr. Carroll he enstd about
the same number, including several slaves beon ging
we are Informed, to John Loats, ESQ., of this city, Col
George r. Dennis, John Shearer Charles Thomas, Esqs
aud others of this neighborhood.
The enlistment Of slaves created some feelin espe-
cay 18th persons owning that kind of property but
thing like resistance offered, further than ali appeal
to the laws Of the State Later in the afternoon Iphram
Creager Esq of Mt Pleasant district whose gro had
been enlisted the Sunday previous by the Colonel
before Justice VIM Mahony and filed his affidavit cbarg-
-iag Col Creager with enticng slaves away from their
owners contrary to the laws Of the State The Justice
issued writ for his arrest directed the Sheriff of the
county who summoned posse and started in pursuit the
Colonel in the mean time having left town. supposed to be
making his way TO his headquarters, at Union Bridge, in
Carroll county The party succeeded in arresilng him
about eight miles northeast of this city, in the hut of
free negro named John Stanton and brought him before
the Justice, who committed him to JAIL where he now
remains
What inducements the Colonsd held out if any, to in
duce slaves to leave their have not h ard nor
have we learned that he made any special reference to
them other than his general expression that he not in
quire whether they free slaves. There is one
thing certain however touching slave property in the
loyal State of Marylandnothng has ted from
the President of the United States commando nchef
Of the army, from the War Department authorizing
the enrolment of slaves interfering in he most
mote degree with the rights of the owners. BY what
authority the Colonel acts advised if without
any he certainly is engaged hazardous enteIprise if
by authority 1t is probably well for him, but in conflict
with directions to the enrolling officers and Dlaking
marked distinction between those subject military duty
enlisted or drafted men, and seriously affecting the nte
rest or value of that kind Of properly.
The following letter, adds the Examiner we received
from Col. Creager, and will speak for itself:
FREDERICK, (MD) AUGUST H. 1863
Editors OF Examiner Gentlemen As there seems to
be misapprehenson in the public mind reference
to the coored enlisted in the counties would WISH
through the columns of your paper to state that all the
recruited in Frederick and Carroll counties will be
credited each of the named In to the
question when asked of the Secretary of War by Col B
my, of Baltimore, it clearly stated by Mr. Stanton
that recruits, when recruited he eouaties would be-
credited accordingly / have been careful to add the
county, and in the district from which each
recruit has been taken My orders being full and clear
upon the subject from the Secretary Of War; through
Blrney to col red n Frederick and Carroll cuuntes
presume this will be satisfactory upon that subject
Respectfully, Col j p CREAGER.