The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17

lee Tomn,iss,oneys NJ, AZ Dsislmois 70
policy tney nnu inaugursted toward their enc
RRnss and dt ,bys commI,.siIanssrn 1gust lnoi. Will.
MARYLAND Iepislature a ma iori,y ~ rtTyhmaht Wy
Observation-Disclosures" opposed 10 he p,nsoa, VA "a,
of the war would make SONS eftnrt ~ y, V., oanu
Stais' into . formai nttitnda os b n., i iotoe ths
general Goyspnment, and there WAS y y.r 70 sne
secrsiIv deisp,nined in enucns 10 psss az a Oeeh
nance of secession nj a specinI sese}on csii.J' o.
sept n on Sept; 4 Gen. George =; McCiel-
tnpy ~ War WV 'oo'e
wAsmSorgS. Sept II. 1891. ,
Hon. Simon cameron, Secretary or War.
SIR! have the honor TO enclose = letter 10 Gen,
DiS which, u u meets your approval would be glad
b % n msny oFp I s,Sn az snb be w }ntn wv mi AZ a,io y a I can os = , Di /,
vSyonnIdde sccom w w y N nrrss, at once The pn,ss,rnI ~
named have indicated FORT Monroe ss their dnstI.
nation in order to get them. away from baltimore as
quietly as possible, and wclld suggest that they ultI.
inatsly be sent north. very respectinlIy yours
,hR am Informed that the Legislature meets
~ Enciosure.)
wha pfltarsESr, Sept. II, 1891.
Hdor Gen. John A. DIR. e. y. Arniv, Bnit imotr, Md.
GESKsAL; You are directed to arrest forthwith the
1 nslewns vn named persons, yls 7. PaEsin Scott; :.
tb"m 'n close w; h sn.,o ~ s snne Henry 70 s nns 10 ana ra, to KEEP
cate with them, aud to convey them at once 10 For.
. .sS;' s aSpr be t tas VARIED dc r ten tSsir in n, GIS.s sS as.sis. gn,,l
You Wi, a,so seize theiT papers and cause them TO be
nn y st dem M . nromp me f1sTenclss or INC Worrr !,
at once 10 this department M. I. ). Alien Is sent 70 q
take the Immediate charge of the arrests and examI
VIII please furnish himthe necessary military force.
! sm " &c
Gen. McClellan's handwriting. Mr.. Cameron
promptly signed the enclosure. MIR. L. j. Allen
Vas IN fact Allan Pinkerton. the celebrc yd
Clellan's secret service force. II is a queer fact
that the original Of Gen. McClellan's letter TO
in the War Department archives.
In 1854, at the Chicago National. Democratic
P PGSISs1'S1 o s1 a penes pi e fSnaid assin aSr Mr. Mr.
Lincoln. the Maryland delegation persistently
opposed the nomination Of Gen. Mcclellan on
the ground that he had authorized these "un-
fishing a preceden sgbyersiyo q al GIviiliberty.
sans that he was In any way responsible for tho
arbitrary proceedings further than to transmit
eTs. lam not aware that Mcclellan personaIiydo:
MED his part in the affair; or that he authorized
n nl' r tr5Sn9 ir ' Go SsBy h 1t; : raS r tSS @ tss in m ,sIi 1ssTs
for the arrest Of the suspected and %hisloya!
W ms%e ess' Of M tse iNIIHrylaHTdb s Iesisl1 na, originated ,G, .oI
any other quarter of such necessity or intention
until after Mr.. Cameron had received the fore
With the McClellap order to Gen. Dix, Pink
erton tor r. }. Allen proceeded to- Baltimore.
the tne command comm 1me "s Of IieSt. q w. armed NJ W s9latsr' o @nd fss
Fourth United states Cavalry, he arrested the
named in the order. And under a sub
order received the same night he also
George William Brown. the Mayor OF
and several other members OF the
Howard, one OF the Police Commission
was editor OF the Baltimore Exchange news
In his office were found petitions al
Of Southern independence. r. w. Hall was
editor of the South newspaper.
Cameron also transmitted a COPY Of
the same order to Gen. Banks at Jamestown.
Who was to arrest all the disloyal members OF
he Legislature who should attempt TO assem-
BILE at Frederick, where the special session
called to meet. In pursuance Of this
some Of tho oficers of the House and senate.
The following is a complete list of the persons
under the several orders on various
Brown, Mayor of baltimore: r.. q. Kilbourn,
Or. A. A. Lynch, DIR. Chas. MacGill. VIM. f.
palnon; MAKE d: Durant, Geo. " " L@nding'
r. Miller, Lawrence Sangston, Vim. q.
Henry NJ. Warheid, Ross Winans.
lanes L. Dennis, Chas. H.. Pitts. S. Teackie
I. j. Claggett. r. NJ. Dennison. John j.
[ieckart, 4: Kessler. Thos. J; McKaie, Phllip,F.
l.. Brewer. Thos. w. Hall, +. Key Howard, j.
Jones.
.ure subscribed to the oath OF allegiance and
we're discharged at once. Ross Winans had
previously been arrested by Gen. Butler and
discharged on parole. and he was now again
discharged on a similar undertaking. The least
obnoxious OF the Others were. on the intercession
II friends. also discharged on taking the oath OF
allegiance. but there were angry protests from
he Union men against the discharge Of the
even on those terms. However, rs time
several refused to take the oath, and remained
n Fort Warren for more than fifteen months.
These men stood on their rights as Ameri-
lad any crime against their
and demanding a trial az
heir protests. demands, and threats on file in
he archives of the State Department. None OF
hem ever had a formal trial. Mr.. stanton.