Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-09
The Republicans on "Neutrnlity'-A Nut for
Maryiand and Kentucky.

Verify. our wouldba "neutral" friends OF Maryland
and Kentucky are between two fires. Their sister slave
holding States have good cause to complain that while an
abolition army Of several hundred thousand pant
ing to put us to the sword these States willing to
and codly by, diuerested spcc of the threat
ened massacre. What tho North thinks OF them for
their independent position may be inferred from the fol-
lowing extracts taken frcm the New York Courier and
Enquirer That Journal says:
greater absurlily than the idea Of State or City OF
this Union occupying the position of neutrality in the
pending war upon traitors in rebellion against the Gov
crnment, cannot be imagined. There can be no
other position possible for Safe, III the present state oil
the country than that of armed rebellion or decided 10y
atty Most emphatcay, every man who is not Tor us Is
against us and the who cOunenances or does not
openly ress. treason is himself much traitor ss
Davis Beauregard or any other rebsl with arms IN his
hand.
This. Governor Hicks well knows; and when he talks
to the Legislature of Maryland about neutrality, ne
nculcates Treason. We quote from his Message;
al honestly and most earnestly entertain the convic-
ton that the only safety of Maryland lies in preserving
NEUTRAL position between our brethren OF the North
and of the South"
This is Treason-coldblooded calculating Treason
and should be treated and punished accordingly. And
what is MORE he has the haIddOod proclaim to the
world that the preparation and consummation OF this
Treason mas been an object from the beginning. Hear
him:
THE course suggest has all the while been the sole
groundwork Of my policy and but for the excitement
prevailing among our people during the past few days
believe the OBJECT have kept steadily in view during my
administration would have been consummated"
Is the man mad? Do the traitors OF Maryland anS
Kentucky imagine for moment, that this government
reused as has been to the necessity OF drawing the
sword and throwing away the scabbard, VIII consent
sgan to be wheCdled into listening to any pretence OF
oyaly which is not based upon acts openly defending
II against traitors? Do they imagine that they can be
c,oled into putting confidence in hypocrites, or enang
an ear to the whisperirg of traitors more deSpClOc
than those of South Carolina because more selfish, less
honest aud in every respect more worthessg we know
{ at the South believe the whole North towards; ana
we are content tHa they shall continue TO believe so,
until we teach them lesson upon the subject, written
in letters OF blood upon the persons Of traitors. But we
did not suppose that they believe all North OF Mason
and Dxous line fool. as well as towards And if we are
not fools and represented by fools at Washington, how
ia il possbla we can entertain the idea of neutrality
bv State, city or people of any kind, owing sleel-
ance 20 the United States Neutrality Why it Is worse
than treason; aad especially neutrality Intended to
cover treachery and cowardly desire TO benefit the
rebels az the expense of the government against whom
they are in rebellion One may respcc: bold faced,
manly rebel who calculating the chances against him.
openly ayOws his treason aud his readiness to meet tne
consequences; but we en- have other feeling than
etestatoa for the sneakiag cOwardy traitor Whocooy
calculating the danger and expense OF ayo"luS lmsel
rebel determines to perform traitors part under the
gaIb of neutrality.