Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-10-11

litlDQuARrERs ARMY or THE PoToMAc,
WASHINGTON, Ssps. u, lS6l.
Nal Gel. y. 7. BANKS, U. ). A.
Geuer,l: After full consultation with the
President, Secretaries Of Stats, War, &c, it has
been lecded to etFsc! the operation proposed for
ht l7h Arrangements have been made to have
d yerameut steamer al Annapolis to receive the
prisoner. aad carry them TO their destination.
Iue & ur ot five u the chief men in the anar
4rs 10 be arrested today. When they meet on
iaa l7,a YOU will please have every thing prepared
to -r.eN the whole party, and be sure that none
escape.
/. IS understood that you will arrange with Gen.
DIX .1i GOV. Seward he moduS operdHdi IL
ha, been animated to me that the meeting nigh,
t,ke place on toe l3,h please be prepared.
wo4d be glad 10 have you advise me frequently
~ your arrangements IN tsgard to this very i'm
porAnt matter.
II iti, successfully carried out, it will g far
tossri breaking the backbone OF the rebellion.
Il ual probably be well TO have a speoial train
quietly prepared 10 take the prisoners to AnnaPo-
us
leave thi, exceedingly important affair TO your
tac, anu di,cretion-the absolute necessity OF Sc
erecy aud success, With the highest regard, am,
my dear General, your siucers friend,
Ok0koh ID. MCN lkLLANi
Maj. Gen. U. 5. A.
On the 2q.h Of the same month Gen. Mcclellan
eu,ihe following dispatch
10 No Gen. Banks;
lave you any more Of our friends to send from
Frederick 70 Annapo.i, Please answer al once.
wish 10 Know on account Of ordering oh bolt.
MAJ. GEN. MCCLELLAN
Democratic papers will p..a" notice with what
due l.r.,,e mocking Mcclellan speaks Of the's
Maryland pouer' " our y(rleHdS The order
can b. studied With profit intcoun.etion with the
following resolution Of tue Chicago series;
That the aim and obso. Of the Democratic
party j, u preserve the federal Union aud the
rea,, Of lhs States uuimpated, aud they hereby
declare that they consider the admln,lrsIlve
usurption Of extraordinary and dangsrou, pow
er, unt gained by tn Constitution, The Mbrtraon
OF The sjud by he mitiary ldlo IN States not ~
inyurtcilon, the arbitrary mhay arrest, imprS
onmeni lridi and sentence Of AmsricdH eti1enS
IN States ,rher ctri lale erst, IN full fsrcs, the
suppression Of frtedom Of speech aud OF the
press, aad the denial of the right Of asylum, The
open aud roWed disregard Of state rights, the
employment OF unusual test oSths, aud the inter
i,leno' with aud denial OF the right Of the psopl,
90 bear arms in their defence, as calculated tC
prevtus restoration Of the Union and the per
ptu,,iou of Government deriving It's just pow
VI, from thv consent Of the governed.
When the order aud the resolution are hsr
mlnz.l aud tho Democratic public is informed
whether Mcclellan slands now by his order Il
Bank, ar has gone over TO Chicago, these psp'r
supporting Mcclellan, can pursue the record o
their cbi,l still further, and quote this sItrac
from hi, famous Harrison, Bar letter to tb
President, containing the vsvs which Mac "loo
OCCASION to ,Ipr," when in active service;
Slaves conitsband under the act OF Congress
s,ckmg m liary protection should receive IT, Th
rigu. ct the government to appropriate perma
ntptly to n own servc', claims to ,evs hbo
'houi be asserted. aud the righ, Of the owner
clmpsa,uou therefor should be recognized.
gh, principle might b, srisnded upon grouH'
i " military necessity and security, 10 ALL rH
SLAVES WITHIN A PARTICULAR STATE, fnus woRl
ING MANUMlsstoN ia such State and in Mssou
.dNps in Western Virginia also, and poss.b
even ia MARYLAND, the expediency Of such me
sue IA only question OF time.
AlNem ol policy thus Constitutional and co
wraiie aud psrvsded 10y the Influence Of Chr
iianiig and FREEDOM would receive the supper,
almost All truly loyal men, would deeply mpre
'h' rebsl masses and all foreign nations, and
might be humbly hoped that II would commei
U,i To tbs favor Of the Almighty.