The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-09-15

ment. recommend that the Secretary
. Of War ascertain at once BY telegraph
how the enrolment proceeds in N. York
and elsewhere, and that, if ii is not pro-
ceeding with great rapidity, drafts to be
made at once. We must have men with
out delay.
) Respectfully, your obedient servant,
GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN,
Maj Gen. U. s. A"
! The following is copy of the urgent
note of General Marcy, his father in law
and chief of staff:
"NEw YORK, Aug 20, 1861.
urge upon You to make a positive and
unconditional demand for an immediate
draft of the additional troops you require
Men will not volunteer DOW, aud drafting
Is the only successful plan. The people
gW applaud such course, rely upon it.
l will be in Washington to morrow.
X. B. MARCY"
! But worse than the draf. even, in the
sight Of these patriotic democrats" are
those arbitrary arrests that have done So
/ much to weaken the administrations
How they have thundercd against them
night and day as breaches of the coDs,i-
tuition, infringements Of the sacred lber
ties OF person, and reckless overthrow
| OF all the safeguards against despotism
which our fathers erected as the rights
of the States. Nevertheless, the most
! high handed, arbitrary and ex0rbtant of
all acts Of this kind-the seizure and i'm.
prlsonment Of the entire legislature of a
State-of the sovereign State Of Mary
land, was ordered and to certain extent
executed by General Mcclellan. Banks
was at that time in command at Balti-
more, and as it was suspected that the
members Of the legislature might take
measures to carry the State out Of the
Union into the C0ufederacy, Mcclellan
wrote to him in this wise:
"HEADQRs, ARMY OF p0ToMAC, J
Washington, Sept. II, 1861. I
MAJ. Gen. y p Banks, L. S a.
General: After full consultation with the
President, Secretaries Of State. War. &c
1t has been decided to effect the opera-
ton proposed FIR the 18th. Arrange.
ments have been made to have a govern.
ment steamer at Annapolis to receive the
prisoners and carry them to their destina
ton.
Some four or five Of the chief men in
the affair are to be arrested to day When
they meet on the Eth you viii pleose
have everything prepared TO arrest the
whole party, and be sure that none es
cape
1t is understood that you arrange with .
Genera! Dix and Governor Seward the /
nodus operaHdi |, has been intimatcd
to me that the meeting might take place
on the 18th; please be prepared Iwo'd
be glad to have you advise mo frequently
OF your arrangements iu regard to this
very important matter.
IT 1t is successfully carried out, it will
70 far toward breaking the back bone Of
the rebellion, It will probably be well to
have special train quietly prepared to
take the prisoners to Annapolis.
leave this exceedingly important af.
.alr to your tact and discretion have |.
out one thing to impress upon you-the
absolute necessity of secrecy aud success.
" 18th the highest regard, | am, my dear
GENERAL your sincere friend,
GEORGE b. McCLELLAy,
Major Gen l.. S. A"
1his was, it must be confessed, a pref !
y summary and effective way of dealing ,
With state rights, and Mcclellan went ,
INTO the work with g1sto. It cannot be ,
aid that he was merely carrying out the !;
riders OF his superiors, for he appears to 5
rave suggested the plan himsclf merely =,
consulting the President about it. and =,
ending 1t his warm and earnest approx. !
i Ills anxiety to get it done with com. :,
''ete success, and the Importance he +,
scrlbcs to that success, show that his
% operation was more than willing; i, !.
'as Jealous lie SEXES those susDcoted
5's'a'ors-those representatives. Of a =
rec, independent and sovereign state =
'h!ch was not at war with the patton,
nth as much avidi,y as dog catches at :,
bone. lie jagged them all a, swoon. e"
I'd there was an end Of the matter. Mr., ),
lincoln seizure of poor offending ed. >,
or here and there, Or Of nccu latino :,
ontractor now and then, is ritifu1 pro. ;s
eed!ng beside this nabbiog of an entire J.
,slsiat,Ee body, Crom7eII's dispersion .,
the Long Parliament has become his. "
'ricaI; 1t has been both painted and sung. !,
ut 1T was tame affair compared with 9,
lcCleIIan's method of getting rid of the e.
lary'and Parliament Ills "democratic, y. =.
lmlrcrs, especially those who are cham. 81
IONS OF state rights, would do well to
At the scene upon their transp1rencics IL
I'd banners. tws did make an extreme. L. L.
picturesque aud effective emblem Of ~ ~,
'I'hcai consistency Ioyk Eeeuio, =" ="
ost, dug 10 "a
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