Maryland free press., 1867-04-18
Rebellion Rampant In Maryland!

Rebellion Rampant In Marylaad!
Efy We are pcrmitte al, special favor
to subjoin the following interesting COM
municaiion WHICH draws terrible, but
alas a too truthful account of the situation
of affairs in Maryland since it has fallen
into the han Is Gf the "R bel Democracy
. ITAaERsTowN, April 10Th, 1867.
ITny CHARLES SUMNER. u S. Senate,
Dear Sir:-The condition of affairs in
our midst is deplorable in the extreme,
and narrowing to the inmost feelings OF
every loyal patriot and lover o. his Coun-
try's Offices. Our State is under tho COM
plete control of rebels and returned eX-
coufcderatcs. many of whom are secret
emissaries of JEFF Davis who escaped from
Fortress Monroe as [ am informed by
re.tie.a able gentleman from the spot few
days since and is expected to be elected
President of the State Constitutional Com
vention, delegates to which are this day
being elected all over the State. Armel
organizations of cx-rcbel soldiers, of whom
there are fully two hundred thousand i"
the State. are drilling nightly in our
streets. No Union man dare show him
self on the street after sunset. During
the progress of the election to day it was
at the risk of his lie that a union man
vcnturel to approach the polls. Many
were set upon and beaten by the traitors,
and several were shot. One prominent
union citizen having managed to deposit
his vote, hal his th"oat cut from car to
ear, by a violent rebel who threatened to
pull down the Court House where tie vot-
ing was going on, and hut 70. the timely
arrival Of G en-. B. f. Butler with corps
Of u. S. Soldiers, would have executed
his tllr,at. This rebel shortly afterwards
hung himself and then killed his wife and
fam ". in order, rs h. subsequently stated.
to avoid the just Indignation Of the hero
of F,rt Fisher aal th2 III on troops. Gen.
eral Butler sitel a tr aso lable fcssiva II
which was thea going on in or midst,
ostensih!y for the purp5s, Of furnishing
aid for the destitute ps,r Of the South,
but in reality to raise means for procuring
arms AMI munition, of war, which are in
tended to be used ia carrying out grand
coup d'etm to n successful issue, by which
the rebels hope to gain possession of the
National Capital. Having taken hasty
plate Of soup in imitation of an llnstrious
military predecessor, he very properly
crippled the resources Of the enemy by
rockcting all the spoons within his reach
It is stated on good authority, that the
Potomac river has been tunnelled few
miles below Williamsport, and over three
milieus of rebels throughly armed and
equipped are on the Virginia side, waiting
for favorable moment to come over.
Largo quantities of that most dangerous
explosive Nitro slycerinc, have bAen stored
away at Kcedysvile in this County, for
the pretended purpose of being used in
blasting, upon tho Washington Courty
Rail Road, but in reality to blow up the
Capitol in Washington, when it shall have
fallen into the possession of the rebels.
Several rebel cruisers, that have been at
sea ever since Lees surrender, came up
the kntietam yesterday to see whether the
reported surrender of the confederate au-
thorities was correct Being told that it
was, they cursed the United States Gov
crnmeut and departed. Peopie here do
not hesitate to speak openly in favor Of
President johnson and the Constitution
One man went so far as to say "D-n the
Radicals" An extensive bologna sausage
manufactory has been recently erected in
this County, the funds for the establ sh-
ment of which were contributed by Louis
Napoleon an,f the Pope of Rome As
many children of prominent union citizens
have been lately missing. it IS presumed
they have been converted into sausage
and sent to feed the starving rebels IF the
South.
Help us my friend or We perish. I'm
less Congress intcrposcs, and that speedily,
loyal men must all fee for their lives from
the State.
Faithfully and truly yours.
PETER I NIGGERLY.