Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-05-09
from the Clipperl

Citizens of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Balti :
more-awake to your dangerl Lock into the
fearful cbasm where it is designed to bury
your interests, your happy homes, your all.
Rest assured Of this fact-the United States
will never be conquered by the Cotton States
Confederacy, however heroic may be its pcO-
ple-neverl
Should willy secessionsts precipitate our
State into secession or revolt, the time
may possibly come, or it may not come,
when the United States may think it
best to remove the seat of government
from the District of Columbia But So
long as they judge best to have it there
they will retain it, and will preserve hi gh-
ways of public travel to it. Should the
time arrive when they think best to To-
cate their capitol in another place, they
will blow to fragments every public bull
ding, aye, more, every block of marble
and granite, every thing that is fit to be
used in erecting public buildings in an-
other place will be carried away. A
large proportion of these things have
been carried there from other States, and
in the event supposed, will be taken a.
way again. If they do less than this
they deserve the scorn of every nation
on the globe.
Suppose this to be accomplished; the
population of the District cities at once
dw:ndle to one. fourth its present num-
ber The almost incalculable amount of
funds constantly discussed into the ad-
jacent parts of Maryland and Virginia
for the necessaries of life; the immense
purchases made by Washington and
Georgetown from the markets and of the
merchants of Baltimore cease for ever
The immense sum paid to our railroads,
hotels and storekeepers by travellers on
their way to and from Washington are
paid no more. Our slave property be-
comes almost valueIess, our tobacco, tax
ed as it now is by England, France. and
nearly all the Governments on the Con
tnent OF Europe. our corn, our wheat
and all our agricultural productions are
subject to the restrictions Of foreign
commerce; the great producing States of
the West being in country foreign to
the Western terminus of our great thor
oughfarc, the Baltimose and Ohio Rail-
road, will send their freight and trade
to Underwater by channels through their
own territory, to the great benefit of the
cities and improvements Of Pennsylva-
MA anu New York.
Our own roak will cease to pay its
dividends; Baltimore and Maryland must
be taxed to pay the interest of their in
vestments in this great work; the Ches-
apcake and Ohio Canal, on account of
the Insignificant population of the Dis
trict cities, will become a channel Of lit
tie value, (mark it, people Of Montgom.
cry, Frederick. Washington and AlIega-
ny countless 10 the commerce Of Wes-
tern Maryland, and this immense invest
ment OF our State will become of even
less value than it is at present.. The
free trade policy of South Carolina being
inaugurated, our manufacturing inter-
ests will be without protection. and must
dwindle and expire. Add to this the al
most entire suspension of the Pennsyl-
vania and the Lake trade, which now
furnishes a living to vast number of
our families; also the unprofitableness Of
our large investment in the Northern
Central Railroad. Take into account
that we must ever have Il frontier of two
hundred miles on the Northern Govern
ment. and consequently should conflicts
arise must bear the brunt of every war.
Remember, too, that our postal facilities
will be at nearly twice their present cost
that capital, owing to the imposSibility
of adequate protection, will be removed
to more secure lotatlon. and that in
the meantime we must be crushed to o.
verwhelming taxation for the erection
of forts, building of a navy, support of
All army, and maintenance of govern
ment. When you look at all this. you
have but the faintcst glimps of the folly
and wickcdnesss sof revolt against the
Govcrnmcn; we have sworn to support;
tor revolt it is, dignity it as we may with
the name Of secession. Revolt, rcbell-
ioL, revolution without justiliablc cause,
is the character that posterity will apply
to these transactions. Why must we III
fict these dread calamitics upon our
selves in the name of heaven, Why
What have the cotton States done for
US that VIC should commit suicide in their
behalf? Nothing, compared with what
they have done for the great Northern
marts If commerce, absolutely nothing
As it has been in the past, SO it will be
IN the future. 4 have but ono lamp by
which my feet are guided; that is the
lamp of Experience PArERICK Henry.