The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-10-21
How 0scesslon was DefsakeA IN Ma.
YylanA.

Tho Washington correspondent Of tn
n. Y. Herald gives long account OF
pamphlet which has been secretly printe,
and is now in circulation il Maryland
purporting to be ssSecret Correspondence
Illustrating the Condition Of Affairs il
Maryland" 1t seems to be the..accoun
drawn from public documents and ofioia
correspondence, of the measure taken t,
break up the session of the Marylan,
Legislature in September, 1861, at whicl
time. it was thought to be certain tha
body would attempt to carry the State in
to secession in spite of the efforts of Gov
Hicks. The order given by Mr.. Came
ron to Gen. Banks for seizing the mem
bers of the Legislature is thus stated
Next follows letter from Maj. Gen
George B. Nc CIellan to Gen. N. L. Banks
dated Sept. IL, 1868, stating that, 'aftel
FULL consultation with the President, See
retary Of State Seward, and Secretary
Of War { (Cameron,) it has bee n decided
to effect the operation propose D for ths
l7th,' this mysterious operation being
nothing less than the seizure Sf State
Legislature, with all its officers, clerks
messengers, and other machinery. sAr
rangements have been made, adds Gen
Mcclellan, tto have Government steam
er at Annapolis to receive the prisoner,
and carry them to their destination. -
Banks is ordered, when they meet on thu
l7th,' to arrest the whole party and b.
sure that none escape He is assured
that the success Of this act will 90 fal
toward breaking the backbone of the re
bellion, and is impressed by Gen. Nc
Clellan with sthe absolute necessity Of Sc
creey aud success. y
The Herald writer, describing the mat
ter with a strong bias to the rebel side
and having kingiake's history fresh il
mind, calls the whole affair coup detat
comparing Gen. Mcclellan to St. Arnaud
Gen. Banks to Fleury, Mr.. Seward to De
Morny, the part of NJ. Mocquard, the En-
peror's private secretary, being faithfully
played by Major 4. NJ. Copeland" then O
the staff Of Gen. Banks. Major Copeland
services in managing the seizure a. Fred
erick are described, bis discomfort with
one or two officers for lack ofcare and pa
,ience. and his final announcement tt
Gen. Banks Of the success of the under
taking, by the cabalis,ic dispatch, "shs
rations have gone"
The arrangements for secura ing the
Maryland elections in the same year In
cluded the granting of furloughd to thu
lst, ID and Sd regiments of Marylane
Volunteers, so that they could 20 hom,
and vote on the 9th of Novsm5ef. Th,
order was signed by Gen. Mcclellan anc
Secretary Cameron. The request fo
these furloughs came from Gov Hicks
who wished to "roll mp killing hajorit,
against secession" Under date of Oct
ea, 1861, orders we're also issued by Gen
Mcclellan to Gen. Banks, directing him
to SO station his sol liiers through Mary
land as to "protees the Union voters
and to cause sll "dsunionists who show
themselves at the polls" to be arrested
"For the purpose of carrying out thes,
Instructions adds MeClellan's chief o
staff. "you are authorized to suspend ,h,
habeas corpus.
The Herald writer and his rebel Gro
MES in Maryland groan terribly oyer thi
military despotism = but no 10y ma
now disapproves Of the energetic proceed
ings by which meditated secession wa
stifed in Maryland. The extraofdinar
power used there was used to defeat re,
olution, with the appreciation Of tn
whole country, and especially to the cor
tent Of the Uuion men Of Maryland, the
| under the lead Of Gov. Hicks.