The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-08
From the Martinsburg New Era
The ssHome Veteranso in the Field.

We have, in another column, com
mented upon the military operations of
the local civil authorities of our town Oh
the day Of election. In order, however,
that oar readers may form their own
conclusions regarding the matter, we
propose giving brief statement of the
events and occurrences of the day, with
ont comment.
Early in the morning of the 25th inst.
we learned that the Radical party had
applied for military to assist in preserv
ing order on the day of election, and it
was currently reported that certain
parties holding responsible positions in
our midst had Significantly hinted that
such votes as they should wish to be
polled should be polled, and such men as
did not intend voting their ticket, would
be wise to stay at home and not attempt
to vote at all.
Well knowing that if the military
were sent to Martinsburg and placed
under the exclusive control of these
same men it would be used for undue
and improper purposes, a gentleman of
our town visited Cumberland the night
before the election, and obtained from
Maj Gen. Emory letter of specific in
structions to the officer commanding the
troops to be stationed at this place.
Lieut.. Myers arrived in town late in
the evening, in command of detach-
ment of the l93d Regiment New York
volunteers, and was at once taken pos
session of by party of the faithful, and
we'll instructed in the duty which was
to be required of him on the coming
morrow.
Very early in the morning of the Goth
the troops were marched out and two
men placed at the window of the polls,
with their bayOnets crossed near the top
of the window. A proud and triumph
ant smile wreathed the faces of the thor
ougkly Union men generally, and their
movements seemed OmniOus of trouble
No excitement whatever was observable
anywhere in the town, and the most
perfect quiet and good order prevailed
until about 81 or o'clock, A. NJ, when
a portion of the guard was seen march
ing up street having in charge, as pris-
oner Of war, apparently, very worthy
loyal citizen of the town. People began
to wonder what was going on, and it
was soon discovered that our very wor-
thy Sheriff, John w. Pitzer, acting upon
the advice of some other gentlemen high
in position in the Radical party, had or
dered the arrest of all the gentlemen
who signed certain hand. bill, (Which
will be found in another column and
the editor of this paper, who had been
guilty of'publishing the reasonable (O
document.
Lieut.. Myers, with strong guard,
had visited the homes and places Of bus
iness Of Edmund PendletOn, Robert A.
Sommerville, John O'Connell. Christian
NJ Shaffer, Edwin s. Dorsey, Anthony S.
Chambers, DIR. VIM. d. Burkhart and 81.
E. Nichols, aud arrested these gentle
men. Nearly all of them were arrested
at their homes. and marched around the
streets until they were all collected to-
gether and then placed in a room under
guard.
Just as we were being taken from our
office by Lieut. Myers and several of his
men, Major Yellott approached the off,
Ger and asked upon what charges the ar
rests were made and by whose orders !?
The reply of the officer was, that he "ar-
rested the men by order of the Sheriff,
for resisting the laws of the State" He
was then informed that the whole pro
ceeding was contrary to the instructions
which had few moments before been