The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-09
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.

In the Senate of Mary yland, on Monday, the
COMMITTEES appointed TO wait on the PRESIDENT
made their report. 1t corresponds generally
with the account given in the dispatch from
Washing ton, published yesterday. They re-
mons ira ted ith MIN against the occupation
of Mary land, and the forcible seizure OF the
railroads and lines of travel, &c. He replied
in substance, that ii was Il "necesS1ty, IN or
der TO get troops to Washington. Inc COM
mittee think some modification of the existing
relations bet Ween the Government ana Mary
| land viii be made; but they express the opin-
| ion "that a war is To be waged to reduce all
| the seeding States to allegiance to the Fed
eral Government; and that the whole mil Ia
| ry power OF the Federal Government Will De
eXerted To accomplish that purpose"
In the House of Delegates, numerous memo
| rails against the passage of q bill for Board
| OF Public Safety were presen ted
A caucus of all the members of the Legisla-
| ture was held in the Chamber OF the House of
| Delegates with closed doors, in reference TO
| our Federal relations
| The caucus was addressed for one hour and
half by the Hon. r. NJ. McLane, in relation
| to the details of the interview of the Commits
| sloners 10 Washington " in thes1resident and
| the Federal Cabinet.
| He said he thought it was the intention of
the Cabinet to subjnSate the seeding States
| by gradual approaches of troops TO sus tain the
| Union men of Virginia and Tennessee especial
| ly, and by whose aid the Cabinet expected
| that the seceSs ionists OF those States would
| be overcome without bloodshed.
| The District of Columbia and MARYLAND
| would be necessarily occupied to some extent
| as rendezvous for troops, and a depot tor
| munitions OF war.
| Various inquiries were made of the Com
| missioners whe ther regiment could not be
| marched through Baltimore with the asseni
| of the State, to which the Commissioners did
| not feel authorized To reply aifirmativeiy.
| 1t was remarked incidentally by Mr. Nc
| Lane that the troops which were prevent ted
| from reaching Baltimore by the des truction OF
| the bridges, left Philadelphia without orders
| therefore, intTudprs,
| which the Government admitted gave a new
| aspect to the position they occupied with
| respect to the Mary land authorities.
| The mdin point of Mr.. McLane's appeal to
| the Legislature was that members should
| unite without reference TO their partiztn as
| sociations, and devote themselves exclusively
| to the preservation of the peace and safety oi
| Maryland in the present crisis.
| He said that men who desired to con feder-
| ate with the Sou thern States may READILY in
| this crisis unite wi h those who have in s ted
on main tanning the existing Union, because
| whilst the State Is occupied by the Federal
| troops, 1t would be physically impossible tC
| relieve her from political association with the
| Federal Government
| Honorable and true hearted men, he said
VIII never consent to maintain the Union by
| shedding the blood OF the Southern people anC
sublugdting the Southern States. Therefore
| such men can never again support the Admin
| istration OF Mr.. Lincoln, whIcL has now aban
| doned the defensive policy of maintaining the
| Federal Capital, heretofore declared III MIR
| Seward's letter 10 Gov. Hicks Gov. Hck:
| himself might sustain the Government when
IL adhered to its defensive policy, but now
| that it has avoWed 4 policy of subjugations ht
| will be bound, in honor, to occupy hinsel
| exclusively with the protection Of his owl
| people.
| Mr. McLane read Mr.. Stewards letter t
| Mr.. Dayton, onr Minister to France, dated
| May !, the day If the Commissioners visit I,
| Washington, declaring the new war policy o
| the Government, and acknow lodging the rtdi
| cal change i'll il, and ia this connection he Ar
| gued how widely Governor Hicks was nov
| separated from the AGministr tratiUn, II he re
mained true to his own professions.
| 1t was, said Mr.. McLane, 4 great crisis in hi
| life, and the Governor ought to thank tIot
| thar he had lost the confidence OF the Lincoln
| Admins ira tiOn, which he certainly had.
! Mr.. MCLane said he was quite responsible
for the entire accuracy of this opinion, ant
added that Gov. Hicks could not recover tha
confidence.