Kain congratulates McMaster upon the latter's liberation. He had no doubt that when the government was placed in possession of the two facts that it would prove McMaster's case. Kain is held under an indictment for treason, that he resisted the transit of the federal troops through Maryland by destroying the bridges on the route from Pennsylvania to the city of Baltimore Maryland. This is unquestionably true but it is also true that his action in the case was with consent and approval of Governor Hicks of Maryland. It was designed to be an act of necessary precaution to prevent any unnecessary conflict which would have resulted from their entrance into Baltimore Maryland under the then excited condition of the people. All these facts were clearly set forth on the official reports of the Mayor of Baltimore to the city council and the report of the police commissioners. Kain asked to be tried on the indictment instead of which he has been brought away from his home and denied the opportunity of a defense. In the meantime every enemy can broadcast over the land the most outrageous misrepresentations of his official conduct. When Kain consented to command the armed police the clubs for years had preyed upon the community and no man's life or property was considered safe for an hour. Citizens of the highest respectability were shot down and murdered on public streets in the light of day. Congregations of Christian peoples were driven on the Sabbath day from the altar of God and men, women and children were compelled to flee from God's sacred house for their lives. The officers of Baltimore's criminal courts had all been elected by the clubs and there seemed to be no hope left for Baltimore's citizens except to fly from their homes. These facts were known throughout the land and the leaders and parties were equally well known. The reform accomplished by the armed police were publicized in every paper in the city of New York having again and again certified to these reforms and to the exemplary conduct of the men composing his force. Every good citizen of the state rejoiced that the clubs were subdued and suppressed. The ballot box was again free to all legal voters the Native American club organizations became eventually extinct and their leaders, of which Henry Winter Davis was recognized throughout the land as the grand master, lost their power and influence. Davis himself was defeated by a triumphant majority last spring. In order for the leaders to regain their power it became necessary to return to blue law before the fall elections which occur next November. To carry these elections it was requisite that the writer and his force should be out of the way and the feasible mode of accomplishing this object was to denounce him to the government as the head and leader of a conspiracy. This charges unhurt a shadow of foundation. He has asked the district attorney to bring him into court or to let him enter bail for his appearance to enable him to look after his private affairs. He has offered to give bail of one million dollars of real estate. Others are being tried and convicted showing that they have the juries. When he was at Ft. McHenry he had the most respectful attention, officers quarters and mixed with them and as they Gene Banks, subsequently Gene Dicks, and Col. Monis assured him that there was no specific charge against him but that he was held temporarily as a matter of precaution. Since then he finds himself taken away from any opportunity of conferring with his counsel and deprived of the opportunity of attending to his private affairs which are all going to ruin all by the false statements of the big club leaders whose lawless acts have been known and denounced from one end of the land to another. Kain asks that McMaster excuse the length of the letter but that he believed it an act of simple justice to himself to put McMaster in possession of an outline of his case. Kain wishes that in his next interview with Mr. Seward, McMaster will call his attention to it. He wishes to be respectfully remembered to Mrs. McMaster and to Sullivan when he sees him. :: I-1-m A.L.S. 8pp. 12mo.