New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-28

wien the hearts Of many Of our countrymen groaa
| with sorrow and are wrong with anguish.
Upon this batiso our patriotism demands that shall
unite, and sacrih ing all former differences upon the
altar OF our country unworthy Of us in this trying
hour TO lend aid aud devote abilities and
gies 10 promote the honor of country and defend
the 0lgnlty OF our Government, now wantOnly and
ruthles-l, assaed by those wLo from it bad suffered
neither wrongs oppression, but on the contrary,
Were the recipients Of It's honors and bountes.
| We soemnly protest that the Federal Government
has never, by the a. OF any of its ccpaI niets been
oppressive even unjust 10 us; nor, as far a5 our
knowl dge enables to judge, TO any Of tie people
! anywhere throughout iis broad domain.
Its orJearance to pnnl-h i's assailants, when ems
gagged III the most nsgrant acts 5gdiu5 rs dignity ana
peace ha- asonishei Lot only rs, bat mankind everyo
wnere throughout the civilized world. 5, far from
opyresing it's citizens, il ha sas red long in the vain
pope OF voluntary re Urn 70 reason on " part ot
those who, be evident all, GEEK only ito
humiliation and dcstrneon, he obi Grafton OF all tho
glorious memories and traditions clustefug around no
people united in the pat, he intiicIion Of the
counss mise les OF The prezen and the blgh'ing Of
all orr bright hopes, great rrsIeots, and ennoblng
asurat,ns for the iu'nre Sh,ll such sachege be
permirted fsllOw-Mary lAnden, while We sit cly down
and bewil our fallen coudli bu raise neither arm
! nor voice in behalf Of our cDuutry Shall We 10
worse and give aid aud sympa by to those guiltyOf
! thia y eas cine agiins our cVu0trys peace
OF the disaster which has befslen our country, We
| declare that We are gull los. TIE true tniOn men,
whom we represent, aud wno compose large majority
Of tue peole of the Ssle, have steadily refased TO
uingle in live assent to- or sedgce them mo hoiy
| 10 their Government, or weaken lis unlly, ny the
/ various compica ions cunnMgls invented by tie why
and perstrnt reyoluti0uisa within and without her
J borders. Thc DCoDi, everywhere when f0llowiog
their own honest instincts hsye refused their connie.
nance to intended 10 ed the overthrow OF oul
/ Government.
The politicians Of desperate fortunes, Disappointed
eAJectsions, or decaying Eopes, maddeDed 1t theii
! fsilgre 10 acomlE,h or cohunuc success, are the
| troubeso oue element
Active, energetic, bAd and desperate, quick to plan
and darf execute they have presumed upon their
a. knowledaed tat rather tnn their strength Of num-
bers to vi hdriw Stale from hat attitude If loy-
al and conservatism when the undouOted sentiment
! Of her peC lie demands thut she should occupy.
Secession Tor Maryland bring nothi1g but rno
to her c izensthe destruction OF her every interest,"
T. converts ber sol jrto immense baitle-ield-a
prey 10 the perhaps alternate fortune of ccnending
hosts The scOnrge Of war is brought TO the door Of
every citizen, and her czoas then selves brought into
DESPERATE conflict with each oiber and this il TO 10
done at the bddi Of spifafors who have Onented
the trDnbles which unLapyily act our country, and
/ who having done 20, BOW se to divert from them.
selves in States Of the Calf the consequences Of
their ael- and place up n o. ,e horrors ana ni.erss
or duty ourselves, no less than patriotism, for.
bid it. Such a proposition merits and receives QUE
| soOrn and indignation.
The secession of Maryland accomplisbes beyond per.
adysnlure she abolition of Slavery witbn her limits
, and that steedy, by bringing "a Government; foreign
T. her ard uiuc 10 that Institution upon her border,
and 20 which slaves once escaled cannot, rs now, be
recovered. II dlminisbes largely the value Of her
Stoves by the fact that ,hey not sold Soath they
will run Norh. and the Effort 70 sell them sonh viii
seriously reduce their value by The larye pDier thus
thrown ug0n the market from Maryland aud o.bet
States similarly stnaiec, at time of great peclnjary
ernbaTra suent. This sacrifice, among others, il ID
gravoly proposed that Mary land shall make, thS
Gu Idly Of plsuers in the Gulf ates, who are iDers
est.d IN cheap negroes aud who 10 urn vi con emu
Maryiaud Tor he eondi ion Of Anli-S,yery into which
tier macbinAti' u.s. aided by conspratos within hee
oyn borders, viii baye coerl ed her,
Secession is wrong, even il il could be peacefully
/ accom- li,hed il Ia n crime and shame; warrant
ior IL is contained in the Constitution given us by our
patriotic anee.tOrr; il is reproach 10 heif
nuders anding who designed for US a "perpetrsi
Union; il cannot be defended upon any principle d
right, duty, or the Interest oil Maryland, or nueedM
any other state.
Revola,ion can only be iua.i6ed "a relief from
inolergblc oppression, and when the WRONGS sought 70
be rede e-sed are greater than those entaIcd IN fae
effort 10 accomplish spd when also the benefits 10 ba
derived from il shall fully compensate for lis sacces.
Can the people of Maryland claim any such night OF
revolution under existing circumstances VINO VIII
pretend that tom OF snch an oppTesecr mas a.
any tine eSs'ed within tho borders Of Maryland or
any other siaie NoVberouIon the face Of tie broad
earth can people be founi who have been more
abuu h ltlv blessed with o the evidences o. pros
! peIity anc power than those Of own loved land
and never there period IN our past history when
all the material elements Of that prosperity were
heaped together in richer proiusion tEan al ne very
loug-rberi-hed plans practice. But for this Secess
son movement instead OF the bankruptcy, brggary,
and ruin which have everywhere followed in is foott
steps we should be greeted on every side WIN me
THRIFT enterprise, and prosperity Resulting from Inc
last wears oyerhowing harvest and our broken mer'
chants and unemployed mechanics aud beggirnd LABOR
ers would this day 10 cheeTea gs OF olo, WIN peace
throughout their borders and plenty at tneir O9sEd,
But the example of other States, end particularly
Virginia s held as good reason why We should eu-
bark our substance, rights and our lberies, uPOr
unknown and unexplored seas, with certain danger
and sacrifice confronting before are launchet
ard IN a probability OF being engulfed. with al wa
hold dear early III the voyage Fellowciiilens is it
wise is it safe is prudent thus 10 act We appre-
bend that you will have difficulty 10 answer thea
questions ii You do but permit your honest sdgnent
10 control you Can crime be sanctihed 10 your eys
because committed by your neighbor or frieed Is :
less crime because those YOU love are guilty Of ~
Andit Secession for Mary land, as an abstract rOpol-
tiou is wrong how can II become night because Nrs
oina has resorted 10 il L. Maryland an appendags
of that or any other State bound do wrong against
her own judgment, because Virginia. In defiance oftne
will Of her people so Lately aud go emphal any es'
pressed has proper so 10 act III viii not oe io'.
rotten that the Secessonsts symnashZers with t1as
beresy in MARYLAND do not in all cases openly ayown,
but mask themselves behind what they are pleased %
denomiuato opposition 10 coercion TO the South; asd
this Is made by them broad enough % cover All tas
purposes that avowed Secessionists desire.
The collection of the revenue, the proteethn OI lu-
Ec property the performance OF any Oh the 'uhcnScn
of Government IN OppOeition 20 the oiethiiOh Oh ~
oessopisls according to their theory, c'vN i
nae of the pupiic ways of travel, the emI oyin NJ
| fact of auy means necessary 20 protect any III.
danger Of assauls by insurrectonsts Is d nom nses
an iarasiOa, and relying upon the demorsi11.vsa a. =
nnbc a. .ntiment which they have endeavotc 80 ehe~t
thew raise an outcry and create mob wbich olrAso
eyarv nrinciple of right and causes the sh,oding"
the blood of the people. The right OF transit o. rVoPf
when ordered by the Government Oh when haiy
IL mart ia made an occasion OF disorder, aid tno
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