Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-02


Joined editorial from the Cincinnati Gazette of Fri
day. Let the South learn from Black Republican
lips what she has to expect from the North:
Maryland Treachery-.The AdmInIStra-
ton.
Maryland is playing the reactionary Union dodge.
Several Star Spangled Banners have been raised,
and SO anxious is she to be recognized in her new
character, that before her Legislature have had
time to act anything, it is announced that the
Senate is unanimous against accession.
Why should it not be: Why should Maryland
pass a secession ordinance? Has she not struck a
more deadly blow at the Government without Sc
cession than any of the seeded States could have
done? Has she not murdered in her streets the
loyal citizens of the North who first responded to
the call of Government, to rescue it from peril.
while the Government has nothing to offer her in
return but distinguished consideration and a
plea for permission for its troops to pass through
by-way over her soil, 10 be used for nothing but
the defense of the Capital"
Can she not murder more at her convenience:
Why should she secede from Government which
furnishes her with privileges so congeni to the ma
ture of her Baltimore Plug Uglies? Under what
other Government csn they be supplied gratis with
Northern men to beat death and beat after death
Besides, have they not had the sacking of the
stores and property of every suspected supporter
of the Government? What other Government can
they find that will abandon its supporters to sack
and pillage! Baltimore was never IN condition
to enjoy. itself perfectly till now. Why should It
sacrifice all these privileges!
The telegraph announces to-day that the PreSi-
dent will proclaim blockade of the coast of North
Carolina and Virginia. Why is Maryland not block
AIDED? What has Virginia done that should bring SO
swift vengeance should be visited the criae of
MARYLAND! When before did Government meet
the murderers of its brave soldiers with pledges to
use them for nothing but the defense of the Capital
Baltimore is sending all sorts of supplies and
munitions into Virginia and the President who
bockades the Southern ports for Selling its prop
erty leaves Maryland open for the entry of South
ern supplies, because she has only killed a few
Massachusetts, men, who were fastening on fool
fish expedition to save the Government from cap
ture.
We have grave apprehensons that the President
and his philosophical Secretary of State are tam
pering with treachery. We fear that the mighty
power and resources which are put forth with
such generous enthusiasm are regarded by the Ad-
ministration as means only for compromising with
open rebellion and secret treachery for It's own
safety at the Capital We fear that it is about be-
ny deluded into a treacherous cessation of hostlli
ties: but we can say to the Administration that
such atruce will &c a deS.h blow to the con-
fdence of the Northern people in its compe-
tency for the occasion. For five months war
has been made upon the nation its forts seized and
captured and its property of every description
numbered During that time the faithful supper
tiers of the Government pursuing their legitimate
business in the South have suffered every KIND OF
insult, iGdgnity, cruelty. robbery, and many have
been murdered. Their merchant ships have been
seized and confscated throughout the Southern
coast. Lastly the Capital is threatened With des-
truetion and the Administration with capture; and
Northern men responding to the call Of the Presi
dent for aid have been tTeacheFously slain in the
streets of Baltimore
The cup of endurance has Overfowed. The
North has sprung to answer at the call Of the Pre-
sident. They will have vengeance for the blood of
their cn, aad for their long list of wrongs, and Sc
cu-ty for their rights N the future. Let the PRESS
dent take care that he stands not in this way. The
tide in the affairs of their count is up, and he
must 90 with it or be overwhelmed by it.