The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-20


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Our Southern Rebe llf0n-Tho Duty OF
the Government, tho Temper of tho
North, and the Dangers OF the South.
The evacuation and burning Of the United
States arsenal at Harper's Ferry, to prevent its
falling into the hands of the secessionists, and
the restoration Of the reign of rufiandsm in
Baltimore, are among the startling events of
the last twenty-four hours of our Southern re-
bellion
In resisting the passage through Baltimore
yesterday of the Pennsy lvania and Massachu-
sets volunteers, EN- route for the defence of
Washington, the secession mob OF that unfor-
tunate city received some warning from the
Massachusetts, men which it would be well for
all concerned to remember The respectable
and responsible citizens of Baltimore appear
to have realized the dangerous character of
this last exhibition of rufianism in their midst,
in behalf of law and order, it is to be hoped
that no further impediments will be made to
the passage Of Northern troops through their
streets in response to the calls Of our general
government We say that this is to be hoped;
for we admonish the good people of Baltimore,
in spirit Of fraternal solicitude, that another
rufiianly or revolutionary demonstration or
two in said city, like that of yesterday, may
possibly result in the reduction of the city to
the condition of Fort Sumter.
We must also admonish the people Of Mary
land that we of the North have the common
right Of way through their State to our
national capital; that, under the flag of the
United States, we shall maintain that capital
and the right of way to it, by land and by
water; and that Maryland will thus be retained
in the Union, though her people to a man may
join in this Southern rebellion. The true position
of Maryland is to stand by our federal govern
ment; it is, indeed, her only position of safety.
Loyal to the Union, the advantages which will
accrue to the State from her fidelity in this
sectional contest will immensely contribute to
her prosperity. Instead of suffering from the
evils of war, she will only experience the cash
benefits of vastly increased transportation of
passengers aud freight through her borders to
the theatre of war beyond her. But let her
Join the revolutionists, and her substance will
be devoured by our Northern legions as by
an Arabian cloud of locusts and her slave
population will disappear in single campaign.
The conservative people of the North ex-
cused the forbearance of Mr. Buchanan, and
they would have excused even greater
degree Of forbearance on the part OF
Mr.. Lincoln, with any indications Of
conciliatory spirit in the revolted States.
A large number Of our people Of this
section were not disposed to apply even harsh
names OF epithets to the seizure by the seeded
States of the forts, arsenals, ships and ship
yards, mints and money Of the United States,
so long as the door Of reconciliation remained
opcn. But the bombardment of Fort Sumter
has changed all this We now understand that
we have been deceived by deliberate and
comprehensive rebellion, not intended to en-
force concessions within the Union, but to
build up separate Southern confederacy. We
now perceive that President Lincoln is right
in treating THE grand conspiracy and its de
velopements as n gigantic insurrection, and In
exercising bic constitutional powers to suppress
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Thus relieved Of the thankless Office OF a
peacemaker, this journals free to undertake the
unqualified duty of sustaining the cause of the
government and Of the Union by force Of arms
We believe, too, that this great cause can thus
be re-esiablished. la truth, this Southern re-
bellion has betrayed all the elements OF
Southern reign Of terror. The seeded States,
we have some reason to believe, have fallen
under the fearful despotism Of get Of Jaco-
bins, with mob at their heels, as stupid aud
remorseless as the Jacobins and their mob OF
the first French Revolution. Their passive, sub
missve and helpless victims are the men Of
substance the planters, the large shareholders,
the capitalists, and the law and order men Of
the revolted States.
The seceders, in their desperate enterprise,
have not only trampled under foot the laws OF
the Union, but have usurped the rights of their
own people. Excepting South Carolina, we
dare cay that but for the terrorism Of seces-
sion mob, secession would have failed In every
seeded State as slgDally as Il failed In Geor-
gia, Alabama and Mississippi ten years ago. In
the election Of her State Convention in Febru-
airy last, before the invasion Of this Southern
terrorism, Virginia cast popular majority Of
thirty thousand against secession. Her State