Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-23


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HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToMAc.}
Washington September y lssL
Major-Gen N P. Banks 0. S. A:
0ENRRAL: After full consultation VITA the
President, Secretaries of State, War, etc, il has
bsen decided to eject the operation proposed for
the III Arrangements hsvs been made 80
hsve &oYsrBRent steamer at Annapolis to re-
csive ths prisoners and esHy them TO their sesti-
nation.
ssms four or Eve Of the chief men in the af-
fair are 20 be arrested to-day. When they meet
e. the I7th, you will please have everything
prepared 80 arrest the Whele party, and be sure
thas noRe escape
It is understood that yea arranged vita Gsa.
Dix and Gev. Seward the medzs 0BsraHdi. II
has basn intinatsd to ne that the meeting might
taks place ca the I4lh Please be prepared. l
weUld be glad to have you advise me frsgueat-
ly Of year arrangements in regard to tais very
Important mater.
II il is successfully carried cat, It will 60 far
toward breaking the backbone Of the rebellion.
Il Toald probably be well to have s special
train qsle.ly prepared to take the prisoners ts
Annapolis.
With tie highest regards, I s7a, dear General,
year sincsEe friend, GEo. B MCCLELLAN,
Mgjor General U S. 4.
LsttsT trops R. 3. Marcy, Ckist Of Staff
HEADQUARTERS Amy eF THE PeToMAe.
Washington Sept y, 1861. 5
Hsisr-Gsneral n. P. Banks, Commanding near Dsrnss.
tswR, Nd.
ysu al order regarding the Legislature Of Ma
rylaRd. VIII you do me the faYsr 10 acknewl-
edge its receipt BY the bearer
Very respectfully ysuT os't seIv't,
Z, 3. MARCY
ColeRsl aRd Chief OF stsf.
CeBsland's Rsport-LsgisistuT Sept. Is
FREDERICK, Sept. 1s, 1881.
Msjsr General Banks:
DEAR SIR: fsd that there is some proba-
biHly 81 20 gzoran this is particularly Gen.
s's opiHieB. He thiRks the whoie thing is
crushed BY tAs arrest. Bat there iB reason to
believe ke is mistaken.
Ksaks is here, aad says there are at least
twenty-five in tewn; that they have spread
tho TasieT that there will be no quorum. in or
der to luH attention, bat that there will be
enough to meet and sdjsuTa to place outside
the tewa
He saw se-night fsur carriages aad party eff
meB ecRle in one Of the back roads aad 20 to
dTiAkiRg saloe=, whaTs they wors lsud and deep
in threats and implications. They left thu tav-
eru ans came iEto the town sRd separated, where
he c0Rld got tell, as he was en- faot. He hiss
got ne eVideRse Of any messenger from Virginia;
thinks 40 one is here.
Bat there is one bad thing. Gen Dix has
sent his sen here, and major, and the prevost
marskal OF B, sRd party Of police to
make arrests / have tried to get them sent
bsak earlY In the hTst train tomorrow, aeeos-
panied, at lskst as far SO MoBoesey, by Mr.. DIX.
lie dses net Ike to ge. up and &c at that time.
Il is a mistake.
General S, has no particular information, and
wants to shield some personal friends; would
like, for the future, 10 make it easy for ssne
zen
tbiak shall get plan arranged to take
nEnber at any rate. The arrests 10 B have ter
Tihed them very much, and all profsss obedience
there.
None Of the members from the eastern shore
have cone up yet, whiea iRelines me to wait for
thsm Hntil day after tomorrow.
1 regret your letters 70 Colonel R did not
pat tie matter moro under my especial control,
ss he IS rather disinclined to be as careful and
Pstient IS dasivsbls, and Do not feel authorized
to direct.
II anything occurs to yen send by messenger
to me, care Of Colonel r. I am at the United
| States hotel In haste,
Very respectfully,
Young DIX tells me his errand was to Rset
| yea sn6 give you list Of names ef men TO be
arresied-nothing more. He will give nae the
! pspeT to morrow and await orders. You will
| get this At SKA messenger can return in three
hours.
Copy Of Letter Of distractions CopesraiEg Legis-
tatHTs.
Important ana Confidential
HEADQUARTERS CAMP NEAR DARNEsTOwNl
September l6 1861.
LisEtentantColonel Ruger, Commanding Sd Wisconsin
| Regiment, en- Special Service st Frederick:
rzVf
pointed to Eset in special session ts.
aaorrow-Tuesdsy-Ss September IL. 1t is not i'm
sessible tbat the aeEa5ers OF e aorsioa of them,
assy be deferred from meeting there on account
ct certain arrests recently made ia Baltimore.
Il is slse quite Pessihs that on the ifst day q
meeting tas attendance Of members may be
small. OF the facts, ss to this matter, I shall
see thst you srs we'll iRfsrasd as they termi-
nate. Il becomes necessary that sny meetiag
Of this Lsg Stature, at aay place er time shall
be prevented. You viii bold yourself and youl
eoGamssd il readiness to arrest the members O
both houzes; list of sHeh as you are to detain
viii be enclosed te you herewith amoag whom
are To be specially inelUded the presiding efieer
of beth houses, secretaries, clerks, and all sub
ordinate sficeTs. Let the arrests be certain
and allsw no chsnes Of failure. The arrest
should be made while they sTe in session,
think.
You viii, uPOH ths receipt Of this, quietly ex
anime the premises. ana Informed ihst eseap
will be impossible, II the eRtrsRee Of the build
jng be held by yea OF that yoH viii judge aP
: on examination. If no session is held, y0u vii
arrest bHch members AS can be found il FredeT
lex. The process Of arrest should be: ente
both houses ct the same time, announcing tbs
: they were arrested by orders of the Government
command them to remain as they are, susjsc
: to your orders. Any resistance will be forclb.
suppressed, Whatever the consequences. Upoi
7 the arrests being effected, the members that ar
!. to be detained viii be placed on board specis
: train for Annapolis, where a special steame
will await shsa.
) Every thing in the execution Of the orders
/ esnfded to your secrecy, discretion, aud prOmP
aess.
4 CopeLaad's Report Maryland Legislature Sep
. teHs6eT IL.
IS frederick, Md, Sept IL, 1861.
DEAR Sir: The arrests in altimors savinl
eRtrely broken down snd dsOrganizsd the 81
2 csssion elemsnt ia the Legislature, aRd mue
e less thsR a quorum have assembled. OF II
It members present the larger number are Unio
= Hisn, who, encouraged BY oar presence, are bel
! m farz the hava had ,fnF~afa azf qff,f