Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1866-01-05
ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE
HISTORY OF MARYLAND.


[From the Baltimore Daily Gazette.
M.ssRs. EDIToRs-The full number Of
the acts of tyranny and outrage perpe-
trated by the agents of theslate Admin
istration will never be known; but
enough will be recorded on the pages of
history to place the era side by side with
the most reckless and lawless that have
afflicted this earth, and many gifts actors
in the same black catalogue with the
Jefferies and Titus Oates, whose names
stand gibbetted to immortal infamy.
You have given to the public a few
instances of the manner in which the
press of Baltimore, and elsewhere, has
been insulted and crushed by the lawless
despotism under which the country has
groaned for the past four years. ] pro
pose to add brief chapter to this histor-
ic record by statement Of my own case
/ was, as you are aware, the proprietor
and editor of the Baltimore Republican
of this city. In the discharge of my
duties in this position l sought to spread
before the public the earliest and most
reliable accounts of the fearful struggle
into which the country has been plunged.
| was also guilty Of the offence Of cx-
pressing my devotion to the Constitution
and laws as given to us by our patriot
forefathers, and Of my opposition to those
who were ruthlessly trampling them un-
der foot For these causes | was marked
for an object of vengeance, and subjected
to constant annoyance and indignity.
Twice my office was invaded by the
armed soldiery Of the Federal govern
ment, and | and my associates turned
out and the doors locked upon us, for the
publication of accounts of recent battles
which had taken place between the
Southern and Northern armies. 1t should
be remarked that at the very time my
Office was closed by the mandate of mill
tary power for the publication of facts
which the Administration had sought to
suppress, the american, with the same
facts in its columns, was being hawked
by the newsboys through our streets.
After considerable delay my office ard
pipPGitJ hSlc lcotoitub pppl my ShV"
ing that the statements which had
published from the Richmond journals
had also been published by the National
L,iteHigencer of the same day. This cir
cumstance alone saved my paper from
suppression " at that period, under the
military rule of General Dix. During
the succeeding administration of General
Wood my office was again closed by an
armed,,force, for publishing some. 9, f}racts
from Richmond papers, which extracts
were then being circulated by the lead
ing papers of New York. Upon making
this fact known to General Wool be
directed my office to be restored to me.
A short time after, a copy Of a Richmond
paper, containing the official statements
of late battle between the contending
parties, was left at my office. Selecting
the most important items, ! speedily had
them in print, and was about to send out
the usual late edition, when friend sug-
gcsted that bad better send to the Office
of Gen. Wool and see whether he would
sanction the publication. This was done,
and the answer received was: Not n
line, sir not line, with my permits
SION" Upon representing to the Gene
raj that if the New York papers had this
information they would give it to their
readers, he replied: "They might do
SO, but you cannot; you live in differ
ent community" Thus interfered with
and fettered, / was permitted for awhile
to proceed with my business. This, how
ever, did not please the fanatics of our
community, who were seeking to ingra-
tiatc themselves with the ruling powers
Gen. Wool was removed, and in his
place came Gen. Schenck. Great was
the rejoicing Of this class when General
Schenck assumed the command Of this
military department, and it was publicly
proclaimed through the columns Of the
black republican organs, that NOR
they had de right sort Of q man; one
rho aeould do anything The Union men
aeould ask him" And most fully did
General Schenck fulfil the expectations
and desires of the party which had
brought him among us. The thousand
acts Of insult and wanton oppression to
which the people Of Baltimore we're sub
jected by him and his adherents will
long be remembered. On the morning
of the 18th Of September, 1868, under
the orders Of General Schenck, the
office of the Baltimore Republican was
once more invaded. Myself and son
with Mr.. s. j. Joice, my assistant)
were all arrested the Office closed, and
all its contents taken possession Of by
the military authorities. We were march
ed to the Office of the Provost Marshal,
the immaculate Colonel Fish, subse-
quently sent to the penitentiary for
frauds upon his own government. Upon
cur arrival at the Office, We inquired for