Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-25

The tdings from Baltimore startle us with the
new. that the war policy of Lincoln has received
its baptism of fire and blood in the streets of that
city. The population, infamed with resentment at
the movement of troops, brought down for the pur-
pose of establishing dominion ever the South by
force Of arms, have, in parOxysm of fury treated
! the intruders public enemies.
The first gun in the fired at Charles
1t was greeted as a happy omen, that in all that
of fire and shot life lost Fort Sumter passed
under the flag of the Confederate States without the
| cost Of drop of blood
The first blood shed is in civil war; in the streets
| of Baltimore. The first deadly grapple, hand to
| hand between Lincoln's sodiery and those who ab-
hOr and resist Lincolnism, has taken place on the
soil of Maryland-a State which is still reckOned
as a member of the Federal Union, and counted on,
in Lincoln's proclamation, party to his war en-
the South. The people, as it appears without reg
uar organization thronged out to resist the passage
of troops meant to make war; and the same scenes
| on large scae-were reacted on the 18th of
April, 1861, which were acted the 18th Of April,
! 1875, IN Massachusetts,
In our Fridays paper, we made passing allu-
| sion TO the coincidence of language between the
Lincoln proclamation, commanding the Confederate
States to disband and the shout of Major Pitcairn
to the 'rebels" at Lexington before pouring in the
yolleys which shed the first colonial blood. We had
not anticipated how much closer the events of that
day would make the similitude between the events.
On the 18Th April, I775 detachment of British
soldiery started on an expedition for the purpose of
Gripping the liberties OF the American cOl0rles
then struggling into existence. They were beset on
their march by spontaneous gatherings of the
neigh oorhood along the route. The angry parties
the streets of Lexington; and the first blood
was there shed by which the tree Of Independence
was watered and nurtured.
On the 10Th of April, 1861, detachment of sol
diery. summoned for the purpose of aiding in sup
pressing the rights of unanimous people to indie
pendence was met on the streets of Baltimore by
an excited multitude. A bloody conflict sprang up
and the streets have been drenched in blood-for
which, and all its attendant horrors, the demoniac
spirit which summons armies to the field to sup
press freedom in 1861 is alone s9Onsble, before
heaven, as it was in 1775.
1t is another coincidence, that on the. 18th of
April 1T75 the British signazed their raid against
the Colonists by burning the military stores and
destroying the provisions at Concord and then
abandoning the place. Just so have the Lincoln
troops at Harper's Ferry burned, wasted, destroy
ed and retrested.
II reads like a rehearsal of the past-another
battle at Lexington-another immolation OF life for
the purposes of another war upon Freedom.
The issue will not destroy the faithfuness of the
likeness of the two ears. If the madness at Wash
neton emulates to the obstinate folly of st. James
unerring prophecy may safely pronounce another
Yorktwon somewhat higher upon Potomac.-Ne'o
Orleans Picdyltne, April Il.