One after another the acts of the Government show their utter contempt the rights of our State. They have the railroads, and now, without any act of the loyal Legislature, at present in session, they have taken the canal. We do not see them taking the canals of Pennsylvania, New York, or Ohio, though the necessity may he quite as urgent.
Headquarters of the Army,
Adjutant General’s Office,
Washington, Dec. 6, 1801.
Special Orders No. 322, Extract 7.—The Secretary of War directs that the Chesapeake and Ohio canal be placed under military supervision of Brig. Gen. C. P. Stone, volunteer service. The immediate superintendence of the canal will be under the President of the company, Alfred Spates, Esq. The officers of the canal serving under him shall be in all respects satisfactory to the military authority. The receipts of the canal will be applied to meet the current expenditures on account of its operations, and any excess or deficit in the income will be placed to the account of the canal company. The president of the company will furnish Gen. Stone with an account current of the monetary affairs of the company monthly. Gen. Stone will give military protection to the canal property, and such aid as is consistent with the good of the service in keeping it in repair.
Should the execution of this last provision extend beyond the limits of Gen. Stone’s command, his requisition on the proper commanders will be promptly complied with.
By command of Maj. Gen. McClellan,
L. Thomas, Adj’t Gen.
Montgomery County Sentinel, Rockville, MD