Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-07

BALTIMORE, Jan. 6.--Gov. Hicks publishes an address
TO the citizens of Maryland, giving his for refus
ing to convene the Legislature. 1t hlls two columns
the american, and abounds with most emphatic unior
sentiments,
The following are extracts "I firmly believe that {
division Of the Govenpment would inevitably produce
civil The Secessionists of South Carolina, ant
the fanatical demagogues of the Noth have alike pro
claimed that that will be result and no man ofsense
my opionon, can quetoni. What could the Legislature
do In this crisis If continued to remove the presen
troubles which beset the Union? We are told by the
leading spirits OF the South Carolina Convention thai
neither the election OF Lncon the non execution
Of the fugitive slave law both Oombioed constitute
the grievances They declare that the real cause of her
discomfort dates as far back as 1888.
Mary land and every other State in the Union with a
unanimous voice then declared the was insufficient
to usny the course Of South Carolina. Can 1t be that
the people who then unanimously supported the cause
Gen. Jackson will now yield their opinion at the bidding
of modern secessionss? have been told that the posi-
ton of Maryland shall be defined so that both sections
could understand it. Do any really misunderstood her
position? Who that Wishes to understand can fail
to do so? If the action ef the Legislature Would
be simply to declare that Mary was with the South in
sympathy and feeling that she demands from the north
the repeal OF offensive, unconstitutional Statutes and
appeals to It for new guaranes that she will wait
reasonable time for the north to purge her Statue books
80 as to do justice to her Southern brethren, and II
her appeals vain, will make common cause with
her sister border States, in resistance to tyranny If
need be, II would only be saying what the whole country
well knows and what maybe said much more eectualy
by her people themselves, than the legislature chosen
eighteen months snce when none Of the questions we're
before them.
That Maryland is a Southern conservative State nj
know, who knew her people or her history. The bust
ndagrcultnral classes OF planters and merchants
mechanics and sBorng those who have real estate
in community, who would be forced to pay the tax and
and do the fighting the persons who should be heard
In preference to excited politicians many Of whom hay
ing nothing to lose from the destruction of the Govern.
ment, hope to derive some gain from the ruin Of the
State.
Such ruin would naturally urge you to pull down
the pillars Of this accursed Unon which their allies at
the North, have denominated covenant with hell, The
geople OF Maryland, II left 10 themselves would decide
with scarcely exception that there is nothing in the
present causes Of complaint, ouity immediate seces
sion, and yet against our judgments and solemn convc,
ton Of duty we are ro be precptaed into civil war be
cause South Carolina thinks differently.
Are we not equals, or shall her opinion control our
action after have solemny decaredor ourselves as
every must to be forced to yield our odnions
to those Of another State, and thus in effect obey her
mandate2 She refuses to wait for counses Are we
bound to obey her commandsl The men who have EN-.
barked in this scheme to convene the legislature will
spare no pains to carry their point.
The whole plan Of operations In the event of the as
semblage OF the Legislature, is as have been informed
already marked out. The list Of ambassadors who are to
us the other States Is already agreed on and the
lutions which they hope will be passed by the Leasla-
ture, fully committing this State osecession are said to
be already prepared
In the OF nature cannot have long to live and
ferventy trust to be allowed to end my days citizen
the down fall Of that Government inherited from our
fathers established 1t were by the special favor Of
God, Twill at least have the consolation at nv diving
hour that neither by word deed assisted In haste
ing Its disruption, Signed,
u. '.'. THos, H, HICKS