The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-10-08
History Of tho Coup d'Etat Against
The Maryland Legislature.
Secretary Seward, General Mcclellan and Gene
raj Banks Given Up 70 Vengeance.
Publication Of Secret Correspondence
and Orders from tho Files Of
the War Department,
u, h.. H.

b allowed 70 pass without The Secretaries
u tho Treasury and War Departments have laid their
beads together, and shall have 10 few days an
exploitation OF secret correspondence" from the les Of
the War Department which w-at least. such Is tdoubt
ess the hope OF the publishing authoritiesinvolve
seward Cameron Mcclellan, Ranks and Governor Hicks
IN common ruin.
ne pamphlet is already In print. and rs being circn-
lated In quarters where VIII tell and have It's eject in
tho pending Maryland elections. 1t purports TO bs
"secret Correspondence Illustrating the Condition Of
Anairs Maryland" st the time OF the coup d'agqb BY
which tho Maryland Legislature was seized imprisoned
and scattered to tho four winds Of heaven, on tho
18th OF September 1891 and It's object 10 prove that
Seward who is trying TO set up shop as the chief
vender Of conservative notions In tho Cabinet ~ns
The original organizer OF that Jacobn act. and that his
chief instruments the measure were Secretary Game
ron Governor Hicks and Geaeras Mcclellan and Banks
Tho pamphlet opens with "Letters from Spies and In
formers" giving Information against Maryland men Of
suspected secession proclives, accompanied BY Sew
ards orders the Of al persons thus Jacobn
caiy denounced Many Of these arrests were made on
suspcon aud the character Il the spies used may
be Judged from the following extract from the Information
furnished In ono letter by enterpri-ing psoaehdrd
named T. l.. SAtcbsl ;-'' Captain L. slemmer.
Central avenue and Bdde street, Is ali innocent fool
for cecessionIst Throu him I got word OF
hand to take gass OF eye twhskey) with hun can
pump him ind ont where there II GOO pik.s.
l,Too ps,les, and 90 900 rides sealed up IN tho
sealing. Of houses in his vicinity" Liberal quotations
arc also intercepted letters OF olegyen aud
others residing In MaryLnd Zach letter being imn'e'
daely followed by i,tre d, cucte from Seward, direct
ing General Banks and imprison all persons I'm
plicated in the disclosures thus obtained.
This Introduction has undoubtedly for Its object To
throw odu subsequent revelations in regard 10
the cosip ,,o against the Josiss,urespies, nfcrmes
and violated private correspondence being matters Alb
horront 10 genus aad system d tho American people
There h. moreover one pont w the disclosures thus
made which mus, not be overlooked Mr.. Fro
derrick schley pronounced sy) reports 10 Hon.
john A. &ssson. Assis,snt Postmaster General.
tina, a rebel mail is run "once or twice q
week between shepherdstown. Va, aud sharpsto,g,
Nd !" and suggests that the be ,unedi,esy sto?
ped Mr. Kasson replies IN great h,sts tba this mall ~
run by ga valued friend and true Union nAa 'ooe Or
Andrews, Of sheph.rdstcwa, ys-aiding that said An
authorized ard rermnisd TO receive and trans
NIT correspondence. be being on editor OF religious
psperin New.York. and ufr his pedso Of sopor. Now.
can this "pr. Andrew" be tho csleorat.6 ''Nr. An
orews who figured 10 your and b. have beea.
bzsk October, 1891 a"valned friend Of the s0y.
verrmenr Veal know TIA, Mr. Andrews was enc, con.
bected With the World, ADD the World 49, once 're
Igioas Japar, y bc.ore the wvods, Hiram cr,"au aud
Alphabet rArlov rot hold ~ n Mr. ksssoo sh.ud be
called upon TO explain immediately. Il the "Eev. NJ.
Andrews, ;" editor % reib paper. " whom he
fers identical With The very rrcve,cnd Nr Ane"rs n
stnAigam,,iyo pscevites, WHO headed ,ns anti ir.i
riots in New York; The W1'd. the fest sad tia uevH
ere all interested IN the answer u tina que,iol
su'roicnt odiun h,y,ns been thrown 1850 Whit ~ 10
follow by these "sry and informer'' discl1srrrs-au
apIarenty taxed from the Ees ~ te War ofcc--,b or
dor from seercisry Cameron 10 Geo. gsnss, cses sei
~ lsGf IA next prodGced ilr-ciias tho izgr, q, lie
members Of the Maryland Legislature, an Or nay ps,,
OF them, the ground TOR this danif,er tho size
q louis Napoleon being that there dsues- Legs
Istgre modita,es passing "ordGsace o. osson.'
Cameron leaves The "tre and manner ~ ne arre.t "
Gen Banks but mpre.ses h,'n with The Importance 81
doing the work enectysly."
Next roows a letter from Nsor Gcoenl George n
Mcclellan to Gen r. Banks, dated sept ~ issa.
stating that "a,ier ,u Consultation with ~ prcsiisnt.
Secretary Of state ,sevsj and Secretary 81 war Game
ron) II has bcco decided eject tn occrutn prUposei
or the Iih' rnysieos Operation" be uothinz
lees than the seizure state Legislature wifh s hs.
officers, clerks messersfrs and other m4chiaery "Ar
Engagements have been male sdd. Cen raj No, sha.
hto have government steamer al Annapolis ~ r-rtvs
he prisoners and osrry ,bsm T. their Geitih,ihn
Banks - ordered. when they met OF tbe I'M. 10
the whole party and BE- ,hs, escape.
tie that The % this act 'wi ~ far to
wards breaking the hsckbpno % tie rebellion - and -
impr s-ed by General McCe.isn vita 'ihe abi1i1t.
ccssny ~ secre-y sud success"
All who have read VI. Rinsisscs history o. the NaIo
leobe oovP eat viii recognize Ia these quotations abs
torie parallel q vivid sccmscy Me- ieiaa r. pot m
place ~ General fe Roy otherwise called -. armand
and Banks has his counterpart In Coiouel Weary
the active and bold porpeiraior % TIE legislative
ssizare seward finds his second ssE W re
Coun, de horny. who egrcsbualy ban
hoyIlsd by bic friend Mr.. Weed, into taxing
og' q the Fmperors message paragraph Which, never
vas IN ~ and all The other characters q Kinglikes
thrilling Napoconie drama may found faithfully re
produced u not trsyes,-i IN this and thrilling
drama y history" ~, up BY secrs,ari.. chass
aud stanton. the pirt q N nooquui The Hfnterdr's
private secretary being faithfully played by MAJOR Y
Cipe'and. 81 the s,sr ~ General Banks, VIII hs sncs
been unrai.fuily Dismissed firm tho army fof sup
Tc.ed violstlao s efcial conndrnce
~" documents bert 10 order Copclanis rso-u "
MAJOR General Banks. Copeland bepe AZ Ffsaef~ a. N,
ch engineer q tho cyutst pla~d .eisire BE has fr
bead spy md octscive gentomsn reo.cing Ia tls 90
pb1neops name q soakss General shfivss whs 4
essorissd 80 snvsluablc" being TITS nan so,kss'
f~i assistant "Soakes bue," says copsaud
He saw io-Lisai iosr cafnasss and
r'fV u cgre oua ~ ths
bacs roAas snd e. s drinking ssiD7h. vheyo tbey
bod and deep 10 hrcsts ana upfs.aions s5ass. 49,
~ adi q what. oopeaos d.s,ooisn,es With ibsa ston
q &c srN rir II Baltimore Nd regrs's nat Gsosfal
iankf did ~, PIT iha wh3e matter o15ef be (Coge
Andsl especial ooswoi" c0ossi rhsn~ n Eslsr
V whom coriroi rirsa beng "raiis- Gfnc.nei y
b. as careful and pa,snt des.fsts " Csous Roger
msJ BE- nnsft.a spoosr'ciiT. 80 caFntI q 10
MIRA wboonsin yoiuniseff al sass rs~ LAsd a. he
~ add cop d'aai bcsnesf.
fisr this oosoes ici,sr frcsH General s~nEa cl.sI
fs-er' N rhi,h g y anposposs ii afy meet "a 4 ~
hafy ant isgsistare, AT any pacs ilns." mot 10
rrrves'si snobs 70 orderes - hoad hinssf 40 D.
clamarl 90 r.ainsss y arrest ~ nsAlsrs a. TN
issses. - ssssss .J-<4hy ~,he gr~sa,ns ens.r. q
- too sesss. bsosssars. o~ys, sss o, sss-ss.si.