The national Republican., 1861-11-16

President, ana the rrestdencs Reply 20
On Tuesday morning. the following address
wrs presented to the President of the United
States in the presence Of the Cabinet,by the
committee whose names are appended to IT:
To his Etcelisncy The President -.
Of he United States!
The delegation who have the honor to ad |
dress you, although members Of the mercan
We profession, are here to make an appeal In |
behalf of the working men Of Baltimore. By |
the violence and faotous opposition OF u treas. |
,nsble minority In our midst, our city has been |
involved in disaster and distress, beyond what
IL de to the mere existence Of a state Of war. |
md our troubles have been still further agra
| vtted by the disabled condition of the Bat. |
more and Ohio Railroad, the principal artery Of
ourlrade. and source of our,prosperity. Orour
misfortune as merchants, however, we do moi
propose to complain; but we appear to-day to
plead for such relief rs the Government can
AFFORD TO our laborers and mechanics.
The almost total suspension, during the past
six months, Of the trades and manufactures
upon which 80 large n proportion of our people
are dependent, has brought famine to their
doors and aroused the most gloomy forebodings
Of the approaching winter. But, amidst all
their sufferings, the patriotism of our indus
trial classes has been proof against the insidi.
| Gus arguments of those who sought to involve
| Them in hostility to the Government, by repre-.
| senting the war rs the needless and wicked
| cause Of their misery, and the Administration
~ opposed to their State interests and reck.
| less Of their personal welfare. The great ma
ority have always been loyal. They have fur
| nshed many of their number to army and ma
Wy, and have, by their overwhelming votes at
| the late election, vindicated the honor Of the
State, and demonstrated their own fidelity and
zeal.
Already has your Excellency, by removing
| from our midst incendiary politicians, and by
| surrounding our city with force to repel in.
| vaSion, laid the foundation of affection and
gratitude; sentiments which may he perpetu.
| ated by aifbrding to our citizens work which
| the Government requires, and which they are
anxious and able to perform.
| The advantages of Baltimore for shipbuilding
are well.kncwn., We have numerous yards,
experienced workmen, eminent builders, and
cheap and abundant material. We believe that
Government will consult economy no less than
pulicy, in causing, more literally than hereto.
fore, vessels to be repaired and constructed In
our city. We presume further to suggest The
expediency Of establishing at our port naval
depot as a measure which will contribute
| to the successful prosecution of the war, and
the general advantages of the country.
Another very considerable branch of indus
try in Baltimore, Is the manufacture of cloth.
ing, including caps and shoes. 1t Is estimated
that upwards of four thousand tailors have until
now found employment In our city, from which
immense quantities of clothing have been sold
| yearly, and chiefly to the South. These have
been almost entirely idle for months. We re
spectfully urge your Excellency to establish in
Baltimore II branch Of the bureau furcl"thing;
and we suggest that, by providing materials
and appointing foremen To superintend the cut
ting out and distribution of work, Government
| could, ut II list Of prices bXed by itself, have
goods for the army manufactured more salts
t;,ctorily and economically th. by the usual
| system Of letting contracts, wherein specula
tors reap the principal advantage.
BY furnishing employment in these and other
ways, so far as Government has power, to our
laboring classes, the effect will be not only to
encourage loyal men, but also to confirm the
wavering, and attract those who for II time
have been seduced by the misrepresentation on
of rebels, ntimidated by the threat daily made
and daily acted out, of withdrawing all custom
and patronage from the friends Of the Govern
ment.
Accept Mr.. President, our thanks for the
privilege of this interview, and our warmest
: wishes for the prosecution, to successful
issue, of the war now whging for the preserva.
ton of the dignity, unity, and stability of our
common country.
We are, with great respect,
Your Obedient servants,
Enoch Pratt, Galloway Cheston, ThOs. NJ. Smith
Thomas Whitridge, Archibald Sterling, vii
liam J. Albert, william C. Hooper, William
McKim, Henry D. Harvey, William G. Robin
son, P. q. Saurwein, Thomas Z. Woudyear,
) William allow.
To which the President replied:
GENTLEMEN | thank you for the address
which you have presented to me in behali Of
the people of Baltimore. l have deplOred the
calamities which the sympathy of some mis-
guided Clt1ZenS OF Maryland ndu Drought uOWn
upon that patriotic and heretofore hourishing
. State. The prosperity of Baltimore up to the
nineteenth of April last was one of the wonders
t produced by the American Union. He who
strangles himself, for whatever motive, is mo-
| more unreasonable than were those citizens of
Baltimore, who, in 4 single night, destroyed
r the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, the Northern
, Pennsylvania railroad, and the railroad from
Baltimore to Philadelphia. From the day when
that mad transaction occurred, the Govern
ment of the United States has been diligently
engaged in endeavoring to restore those great
avenues to their former usefulness, and Al the
same time to save Baltimore and Maryland
from the danger of complete ruin through III
unnecessary and unnatural rebellion.
: | congratulate you upon the declaration
which The people Of Baltimore and of Mary land
= have made in the recent election, Of'their ap
' probation of these efforts Of the Federal G)v
a ernment and Of their enduring loyalty to ,h'
| Union. | regard the results of those elections
d rs auspcious Of returning leyNty Throughout
| all the insurrectionary States.
Your wishes for II fair participation by The
J. mechanics and laboring men of Baltimore, il
the benefits Of supplying the Government with
| materials and provisions, arc reasonable anC
J. lust. They have deserved that participation
s Loyalty has involved them in some danger, ant
| has demanded of them some sacrifices. Theii
,, | wishes, as you have communicated thcm, shai
IS be referred to the proper Departments, and
, am sure that every member of the Admnstra
ton will cheerfuy lend his aid to carry then
% out 50 far rs 1t can be done, consistently will
the prudence and economy which ought alWay
| to regulate public service.
II Senator Simmons Of Rhode Island has plll
' chased schooner, and proposes TO make
| voyage to the new port on the SUuhern CuaS