New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-20
THE MARYLAND TRAITORS IN VIRGINIA
SPEECH BY EX-SENATOR MASON.

THE MARYLAND TRAITORS IN VIRGINIA.
SPEECH BY EX-SENATOR MASON
Fyo~ The Rbhmond Di,peieh ef June TO-
The interesting ceremony 9i the pfesentatlon OF
Confederate flag from the ladies of Baltimore 20 tsS
members of the Ma'ylaad Guard now In Virginia,
took place in the Capitol grounds On Saturday after
noon about % o'clock.
Mrs Augustus MrLangl'lin, the wife Of one Of the
officers OF the late United States Navy, who brought
the flag from Baltimore, coneeslrd as oDly lady
knows how, present, aud received tue compli-
ments of lirge nomter Of ladies and gentlemen
who surrounded her upon the steps of the Monument,
from which the address was made.
The presentttion speech was made by the Hon. ].
NJ. Mason, as follows:
SPEECH OF TIE HON. J. ". MAsos.
SOLDIERS OF TIE MARYLAND Liss: am deputef
TO do most graceful dny; first, in the name OF Vir'
gina TO give YOU earnest aud cordial welcome TO
The Old Dominiou;" and next, TO present 70 you, in
behalf Of the ladies Of Mary Land, this hag see,
soldiers Of Mary that you are trough and ready
Tho highest honor Of soldier in revol tonafy times.
We all know who you are. We all know what
brought you bere and all ready, rs trust you
have experienced, to extend to you soldiers vel.
come--the only wecone indeed, that can be extended
In timee Ike these. Your own honored State is With
us heart aud soul Ia this great controversy. BY your
enterprise, your bravery and your determined will,
you have ESCAPED from thfadom Of tyranny which
envelopes that State; and you know, know-for
have been among its Ieople-we all know that tho
spirit whirb brought you here, actuates thou
sands who reua at botle. lAppIauSe.l welcome
y0l, soldiers Of Maryland upon the threshold Of the
second great OF iud-pendence-a war that will bo
transmitted by history to tie uturc IA the greatest of
two wars of independence; a war that is waged
sos the South With lees provocsion, less reason,
ess regard TO buuauiy aud TO bonor, than was that
waged by the mother country In l716.
Your presence here is proOf thar You participate ID
this sent neut. And tell you fur'aer, my country.
men, in view OF tLese circumstances there u not
nan among you who i'll dare TO return 20 Maryland
with that flag di>hOnored. Not one. tell YOU
further, there is not mau among You who will dare
to return TO Mary land except sVlcer In victory.
Do You ask toe why Becanee We are engaged il
great and holy war Of sci defense. Ia after ages,
when history records the transactions of this epoch
when the ,ssions of shall subsided, and the
historian take calm aud philosophical view Of the
events hich have led ~ tue present collision between
the two sectiops he ~il sri that the people of the
Southern STATES underst od aid protected civil liberty,
and that the misguided North ,ither did not conpre.
h.nd, or abandCnedn For what have we wi.nessedS
The spectacle OF the Chief Jurce OF the United States,
tie man who stalds the head Of the principal de-
partment Of the Federal Cover ment-the man who
has illustrated in hs lf-, for more than four gener'
aions, all that adorns honor, virtue and patriottss
native-bon citizen of your own State OF Mary land
Roger B. Taney--thaf man has put the judien!
tiat of condemnation upon the Government OF
the United Stats for It's shameless sosnoon-
ment Of the very cornerstone OF our he'
critics. native Msrylsnder, he remains at home 10
deeud the last refuge OF civil lnery against the afro.
cious sggressions OF rehoreeless tyranny. honor
him Tor i; the world will honor him, posterity will
honor him; and tere will be inscribed on his monu.
ment the highest tribute paid TO man. lie has
stood bIayey n the brsch Gterposed the unspot.
ted OF Justice between the rights vi the South ard
the malignant usurpation Of power by the North.
There he still remains cloud by day and pillar d
fire by night, to direct tie welfare OF nation ir
this atro,oas aggression upon our liberty. Now, my
count ymep, why are you here What has brought
you scioss the border What IL your mission to Viz.
ginia You tell your own tale. lou have arms in
your hands; you under gallant leader, and you
are to march under fisg honored by the ladies Of
your State, worked by their lair hands. You
Lere not merely TO fight our battles. No, am not
80 selfish as 10 presume that but 70 light she battles OF
civil liberty in behalf OF the entire South. You
high mission.
You are no, the frs, MsylanIers who have crossed
the border. We had in the days Of the first Revolu'
tion Mary land ae, whose name has passed into bis
tory without blot upon its fair eecutebeops ma
ryiand line who illustrated mon every Geld IN the
South their dey otion to the civil liberty OF that day
Mary land line who, in the savannahs OF the
Carolnas, spilled their blood ike water at Camden as
Guilford Court rHouse a. the Cowpens, and Al Eutaw,
where the last battle fought and the enemy hnal
" surrendered. They Were your ancestry. They
Travelled bare-footed unclothed without blankets
tents and but few muske,s, sud yod came after them.
But you have this peculiar Distinction: You are yel'
unteers in q double sense-you volunteers for the
wsr and you volunteers Tor the great of the
South against the ssgressions of the North. Yon
no strangers; you are our neigbbors. Ny own home
is upon the confines Of your State. i went there,
four weeks ago, Immediately after Virginia had de.
nounced the unhoy movements in the North TO learn
the spirit Of your people. went 70 Fredercsstowp,
where the Legislature were assembled, anxious 70
ascertain whether Virginia could rely upon You in
the hour OF trial. I knew tho political incnbus by
which your people were crushed 10 the earth; bui
such the indications perceived on every side,
that when l returned 20 Virginia | unhesitatingy re-
ported that Maryland is with the South. staked my
woro upon IL man of principle and man Of truth
ofr
the time being but the spirit is still alive, unsubdasd
aud unrepressed You are here 10 confirm this fact by
your presence.
You are in Richmond. What is Richmond Iths
large city-a city OF gallant men aud refined women
city whose inhabitants engae Ell III all the useful ana
honorable pursuits Of life tending TO the advance o.
civilization aud prosperity. AT the present moment
however, Richmond is huge camp, where but one
mind, one heart, and determination allmsies every
occupant, man. woman, and child. lAPplsnse' our
wives, mothers-snd appeal 70 the LADIES, IL l ma
not also say our sweethers-hsve eoiercd in.o II WIZ
a rest which shows that their hearts ana anecons sN
fully IN the work. You will have no ehd pisy.
There Is no time now for vain boaaing. connde y
much as can 10 the prowess OF the men " tnn ~
ton, and you viii be fl-e 70 the fame Of your fahes
ii YOU are not yictors but your enemy relies nPoo
mere brute force There doubtless brave soldiers
among them whom il will be hard to conquer bat yoo
will remember that you are hghting Tor your issls
mothers and aresidos. They are mercenaries hshirS
for nav. you are men fighting for your homes sna
riabts. An you require s subsistence. "Give
you say, The means OF living, the arms to tight VIE,
and show Us the enemy" lAppause IL may
that In the provdences Of war not one among al inos'
who are before me will return You have come here
Il necessary, 10 lay your lives upon the altar o. yeG
country and feel assured hst every ran WIZ oo D"
dnty. . . Al.
Twill tell yoo incident connected with sne n .Ss
bama troops. They were attended by mipistef y 49,. @
Gospel, who was q guest at my hoase. He te's % ms
that be had with him purse Of gold which hsl osla
given 10 him by the parents Of two young men ID % s
ranks with the Injunction that IL shonid De saa