Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-24
THE LATE ELECTION IN MARYLAND.

The Baltimore Exchange, in an editorial upon the late
election expresses the following views in regard to the
present position of Maryland:
Most of the Northern journals have altogether mis-
apprebended the import OF the late election In this STATE
and are congratustng themselves uoon II az an incca
ton that the people intend TO achere hence
forth and under all circumstances TO the government OF
Mr. Lincoln. Nnch the "Uuoa " men here have
exposed themselves to misconstruction, yet the ma.
iority OF them have certainly cone nothing wnicn
warrants the Northern press IN reang them as cor
d. and faithful allies There are, it Is true some few
individuals whose sentiments thoroughly coincide wlta
those of the dominant fa-ton in the North, and who
would be content TO witness the suugaon of the South
There are some few who wiling that this war shall
bs prosecuted until, in the language ot Governor
Thomas the valleys of Virginia shall DC filed up with
bones or who ike Mr. Fiery, would devote one halt OF
the Southern Sat to desucuon II ire remainder coud
be thus reduced 20 obedience TO the Administration But
he number of rsous who approve these views and
| tments is absolutely iusgnIhcant kipe-tenths oi the
people OF MARYLAND n1t only anxious that this war
should end but in order TO secure that result they are
ready to acknowledge the independence OF the Confed
crate States and hazrd nothing in saying that the
vast majority of them strongly sympathize with the
South aud will insist that this State shall share the for
tunes of that section they satisfied that the
Unio, is hopelessy dissolved The "Union party here
| has not as ia enormously supposed, been fighting
or the Government. The great Of these who com
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which is ipccr stent with determination to identify
themselves with the Souih, if the disruption of the old
Confederacy an inevitable event. They merely Il
the position ol men who unwilling 10 realize pain
| fu fact vho hesitate to prepare tor an unweicomt
| though irremedable change They cannot bring them
selves 10 the belief that the Uuion is Destroyed they
cannot forego the hope of its reconstruction on III
former basis They and their opponents merely diht'
about the practicsbiy of restoring harmonious rea
tions between the people Of the dis evered secons an6
Of preservg in their int gritty the cid political conneI
ions between the States They have no sympathy viii
the motives which prompt the North to carry on TIM
con est. They have no feeling in common with th'
anti.savery faction, and they rave no disposition
o en,er upon struggle for the maintenance o
he commercial or political supremacy OF the North
ern States They are only c!ingirg desperately u
hopes which every one of their feilow-cit.zen
also cherished little while ago, but which larg
proportion of the people Of the State have been re
Iuctantly compelled to abandon. But when they o.
come 10 the conclusion that reconciliation between h
North and Souh Is hope!ess-that inexorsble fate ha
decreed the disruption Of this Republication the bui
of the "Union party" will we are satisfied declare 10
the South. There will be upon that point whenever
shall come fairly before u.s. unparalleled unanimity
sentiment in Maryland At what moment the "Unio
party" will recognize the ssy of accepting and Sc
Ting that ISSUE is, in Judgment, solely question
time That they must meet it sooner or later caDnt
DOUBT and We are equally how they will detsrmir
IL They, therefore, greatly mistake Maryland who 'u