The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-20


by law has put FORTH his full and official title
above in paper of yesterday friday address in
ed military corps to all the rights and privileges secured
to them by that absurd and unconstitutional special
called charter, which they obtained, well known,
by an appeal to the partisan feelings of accommodating
partisan Legislature in 1855
The young Major must me- old soldier, 1.-THE
comrade of his worthy father in 1914 when he if born,
was very little fellow for passing him
monde geTre, adopted by artfu dodger tperhaps
dsinterested awyer who wrote the address for the
ected consideration of prospective fee of
kind and who has unscrupuously used the poor City
Guard, in order to crafty his personal cquish
spleen against others Of the sOundest and strongest
form proclivtes because they do not consider him and
all parts of his lobbying work of every kind piece Of
perfection
Neither the writer of the address nor his employer,
(who, every body knows cannot write such paper and
who, If he ptedSeS, may consider this remark compl
ment to himself the expense of his wrer,) though
brought out this occasion f1 uniform, expect
that old soldier abundantly surrounded with the
blessings of life among the greatest of which is the
fdence and esteem of his Of all parties but
especially of the military under his command will throw
away much of his time the valuable time of the read
public said cTiter has employer. My object is
important. It'll point out the dSshoodS, false
Song, diSngeRHOuS statements, SOphiStry, dTfM d0dg
ing and easy mpudeat dictdtOn characteristic of the
writer which all displayed in line and column of the
address; but upon reflection think shall commit that
task to other hands not those of lawyer but of
man, quite competent to that clarifying and
simplifying work; and shall probably append it to this
rebuke publish it after 1D ny endorsement and
requesting may be ,cegtcd with or without my
endorsement in the fair scales of impartial public judg
ment, undisubed by the SenSeSs of three cheers
and tiger
Being a friend of the Public Schools and deeply inter
ested in the cause of educational Improvement of
youth, advise all the boys who read this, to be parc1
lar in their spelling. They will be surprised to hear that
Mayor Warner is guilty of mt$$pelttng an important
word, for be it remembered that 1.-THE Special Act' ncor
pOrates the Baltimore City Gudrd,' not Guards
hope may be permitted to declare with unaffected
gratitude to the where it due, that not
conscious Of the great privilege enjoy by good fortune
all attributable accident than any personal
ment the fears of political disappointment anxious only
to preserve by straightforward course, and unpretend
ing department the respect of my fellow. citizens with
out distinction Of party Though my adhesion to the
Democratic party is well KNOWN and also desire to say
that as consider my life and fortune Preserving my
hOnOr in my OCn hands, at the disposal of the United
States Government, that of the State of Maryland,
against all foreign domestic enemies shall always
be ready whilst have strength to shoulder musket, to
perform my tour ofduty ta the ranks cheerful"
d@F hfafts' 81 Some 81 the most gallant Revolution,
airy officers of the Maryland Line by whom was kindly
noticed in my youthful days provided, always that
am allowed to Teceire pdy and TO provide for nv own
expenses as long as have dollar of nv own to meet
them must acknowledge that Major Warmers writer
carefully abstans from any personal attack on myself
Us it because have acted with much consistent
ness and discretion in relation to the Baltimore City
Guard, never recognizing them, as to be intangible
myself to criticism remark that head y and the
only wicked shot he fires directly where he saws
with nervous dread that the reco of his gun will kick
him over: "GenlS Steuart Watkins and Egerton" &c.
&c, nc "Ihen, gentlemen TeSign"' " We believe that
y0T TeSgndton noC would benefit the military of Balti-
more more than any law the Legislature may pass" As
an instance of the sophstry of this Baation ,crer
would here remark that he wishes to make it appear that
that 1t IS desirable not to be under their command and he
says You lmeaning those three Generals unasked,
hare confessed that al (meaning exemption from their
commandl would be favor"
Now this is most impudently asserted in the face of
the clear position assumed in the memorial and resolu-
tons of the Light Division, that such exemption was
claimed as privilege and favor Gy the Baltimore Ciy
Guard and to its disgrace if soldiers who ought to know
that there cannot properly be inferior military auhori-
ty acting independently of higher 1TOrimde military
authority am at loss to conceive what superior order
of specially endowed sophistca intellect can establish
any such cOnfeSSion either by me or by nv Brgadier.
Generals; but, regards myself thank this ostensibe
philosophical and most Lind adviser as well as his
promper Tor giving me an opportunity of saying that
having for more than half century enjoyed the most
honorable connexion with the military of Baltimore
being for half that time in command the First Light
DiYsion and for ten years the Senior MajorGeneral
the State, enjoying the confidence of its COMMANDMENT
Chie whether democratic or American and the respect
OF my fellow'citizens throughout the State well in
the city Of Baltimore, am sufficiently admonished lc-
out the Friendly suggestion of Major Warner and has cri
ter, that have had honor enough for man in Mary
land and can hardly think myself worthy of being as
am historically noticed as an officer of the rank of Cap.
tain, grounded in the defence Of Baltimore
am looking forward rather impatiently do confess
for such restoration good order and soundgood feeling
in the place of that recent general demorazaton 1.-THE
tr of the selfish views of the dedg0geS of all parties
mission in the hands of my officers and men, and with
their approval the to be handed over by me to the
Commander nChief according to law; but there is one
thing shall take the liberty of saying to those officers
and dear to from the recoecons of the mast
as well as from their uniform kindness and respect
up to this time lctic as in choosing my successor TO be-
ware of anlcOry, but ambitious characters SeeLng for
the place-whethcr they be the tools or the ,ie JorS
Of such an insignificant organization as the Baltimore
City Guard of any iRcSLi. but more dangerous or
gan2aton of dd d09gerS, who would they could d.
rect all the proceedings of the Legislature suit their
recS regardless of conservative Democratic party now
in the ascendant the principles of which party vocae
IN good ta and have advocated when these
were its bittercst enemies; and will add one other
clause to future rdledctOy wit-that after resign
ing shall claim the privilege, long as ] can pull
Trigger, oil serving ctt0@ pay in the ranks of some
OF the several companies IN The First Liant DipSiO all
OF which appreciate the honor of belonging to it, and Of
operating in the carrying out of its noble burmese If
military SubOrdHdtioH, without any liberation for any
absurd and antagonstc organization, which diScIaiDs
all military subordnation except to its small p0a
toe officers, whilst it claims for itself great and exclusive
privileges not allowable by law to any corps the Divi
sion.
If any Company of the First Light Division has since
the passage of the act of 1853 CHI ia exercised the right
and privilege of eXcmptng its honorary members from
jury DUTY on payment OF an annual contribution, they
nave peen IN error and the Courts of law have been
remss in not interpreting and enforcing that act as an
rePea Of al such rights and PRIVILEGES BY
that matter as buried in the past one thing is Ger
tain, that the codferS give THIS construction to the laws
they were considering and since the Code General
Laws and the Public Local Laws were adopted by the
present Legislature that privilege peculiarly and most
odously confined the Baltimore CITY Guard alone and
now at least there ground for any other Company
claiming it, The attempt prove, by the present appca
ton OF some of the companies of the First Light Division
by the Baltimore City Guard that such priuIeqes are adj
united by the DicSiOn TO be all right is emnentlv ridden
ous. The resolutions adopted by the Division officers
now before the public as well the Legislature Sholg
that the pettiOning Companies only for those pr
eges they are allowed to be exercised by Baltimore
Cy 3uard mot otherwise). As to the boast through
outsiders, of the Baltimore City Guard being backed in
their pretensiOns by petition signed by 900 LEADING
citizens Baltimore it is only necessary n saw that I
udt of the signerS did the petion
much less inquire into and carefully examine any of the
grave points suggested by the exravagant pretensons
of ifnp &
ght DIVISION to be repealed and by the Baltimore City
Guard to be preserved
have not yet the mammoth petition which, un.
derstand 'gas printed and copies of it pentfuy dstrh
ued at barberhops and houses of entertainment of all
kinds but the persons who solicited signatures could easily
have obtained to any petition equal or indeed any
number OF signatures from persons inclined to take the
trouble OF reading any paper presented to them sigma
ure. should be surprised to find the Pelican had de-
nounced me as a traitor acolUdrd abotionist rank
american, rreclamable rowdy in like manner "a
Major Warner has Indirectly but most distinctly charged
me in his address in the Daily Erchange lin conjunction
with my two Brgadier Generas) as being an imbecie
and old fogy, who had better go bed as the fop in
an admired old comedy, said mot knowing he was ad
dressing ms host to the hospitabe and aode aoGke old
gentleman at whose house, at large evening party he
the fop) was being entertained.
As l am drawing to a close it nav be imp,ovinr To
younger and less experienced though perhaps and
better men than myself, to state that make it a rule
never to compromise with improperly my
sense of duty forbids to do so.
As soon as examined into and made up my mind as
to the unconstitutional character of the Charter of the
Baltimore City Guard, and the unacortby manner and
means by which it obtained sernly resolved not TO
countenance them officially otherwise 1t
ed to from both Brgades by the prompttngs of good
feelings, which overpowered the requirements duty
allow the Baltimore City Guard to parade and act in
junction with my command instantly and sernly re.
fused be attested by officers the CHEST rank in
both Brigades and they must was right in nv
declson not to acknowledge soldiers repudi-
ated proper military organization If by any strata
gem, the Battalion of Baltimore City Guard has officially
inerchanged any cvilites, &C. &C. with any of nv off
GERS on which shallow foundation they now claim an off
cia recognition of their military character Gj those off
GERS l, the Commanding General the Division now
Major Warner and his Battalion Baltimore City Guard
And now, Joseph P. Warner. Major commanding
Battalion Baltimore City Guard p give you as a former
officer of the Light Division my pdrtinG and last salate
and with it this erortaOn advise you to stick f Won
are permitted to do sol to the regularly organized militia
and to give up your absurd attempt to establish in
your S0-caed Battalion authority independent of all
military control Except its ocers) from the Com
mander-in Chief down, and even admitting as Won do
trdte, still claiming that yOlr small commanding Off
Ger, is coordinate with the Major General commanding
the First Light Division, with any other Major Gene
raj in the State and in respects superior to them
voted for you Sheriff because understand and be
eve yon fit for that post. hope the proper tribunal
VIII decide that entitled it. and will
do your duty Sheriff. to the satisfaction of all those
who voted for you and of the public generally keep
stanty in mind that your fine body of now in the
City Guard will, when dsbanded military corps he
most reliable right acng Of your posse cOitatS and that
as the rOwdies fast decamping from Baltimore
and becoming every day beautifully less the gallant
members of the Baltimore City Guard can disperse any
mob likely to arise without the ILLEGAL of guns pow
der and ball in their hands as military corps but simply