Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-20
T,tr horscctlv csuyiDeedt that si,e would have

tic manhood to oppose tue rGTolifln' "'i;eu
he feared and hated, @ati he was snc!7ar';e''
BY Northern hayonctS. Covering unaci ;he
! storm Of popular Indignation, he wc"s int'
| Monument Square on the afternoon q! 'ha
memorable 18th Of April last, whilst tce i"ooS
of the heroic youths of ha!tiinofe, "ao hao
scornfully driven Or: Of their e'iy t~ei'e huh'
| dred armed aholitionists from Massachusetts,
vas still fresh upon the ::N"rncnts, ara i-IiE
called God TO witn";S his loyalty 10 IL"
| South, aud prayed The. his "Eii %.a"' ,o'
from the socket If ever ne Taiscd II against III;
| Southern brethren. Such Il uan, as We wen
knew, would MOI have dared tc iiii lis hnGeT
.p.ipst secession in the month oiI february
isSt. Ii was, however, geographically aud p",
l;tically impossible for Maryland 70 join tic
cotton States whilst other great o!atcs, lying b..
tween her and the acw C%onfedc-ac::, remained
even noninaiiy in union with tie hoiin. lac
dsiay from December 10 April was !ata! 10 uer;
and that delay w@s Beyond her control, LIZ
coin then canc !cto power, "na 2Fi 'ia'y
threatening the bay and rivers which penetrate
the State at every vital point, and "ith his
army gathering its mighty Columns l:ofa the
North, proiessviIy for the protection q :itc
federsl canitsl. bu, IL reality, as VIC have s,L1t
witnessed, for lilo ~in9asion vi Virginia. Mary.
land had no arms, nc a%mmunition, no military
organization. il:r ia:sehcarted governor had
nnrpos,iy left her in Il dcienCalusS condition,
in order that he NIGH, "ithcu: peri! 10 h'i!i-
sell. deliver her up, ct the suitable time, 10 cc
cruc;fcd, and receive his thirty pieces o. silver
as the price of his uaspeakabls treachery.-
Then, as now. she required only arms, aminn-
milton, aud thirty days tc organize her rural
population. Had she been SC ie:tunaie as 10
have had her lot cast soutI Oh tue Potomac.
aha would have accomplished lie: redemption
long ago. Brin: tie ONLY highway frou: the
north 10 tie federal capital, her Sub;Tgaiion c!
course bcca;u. u political and military neceSsl.
ty With the northern people, ard as sly" vas
separated by . wide river from Der southern
brethren, and was wholly without expectation
of early assistance frou' any quarter, i became
evident that her effort to resist in9i',3Ei, ao"'
ever gallant and determined, would nave re-
suited in certain defeat, and the consequent
destruction of Baltimore city, which contains
twc-li1hs of her whole population, ana nearly
all of her commercial capital and enterprise.
Baltimore then had less than taicty.iise
hundred rifles and musiiets, icn c: 4 dozen
small fcld-o;eoes, and not enc cannon 10 de-
fard the approaches to the CITY. She WAS
surrounded BY the hower OF the hostile army,
and cut CT! from all support. Alter The 18Th
Of April, Philadelphia sn6 New York c!amor-
ed for her destruction, under Inc mask Of ia.
t~riot;su,, though in reality ~instigated ailnsrth-
er BIZ the intense hatred engineered hy long
standing commercial rivalry. many Loyal aud
gailan: men refused 20 pccc:pitste 50 unequal
a contest, to be followed hy such inevitable
and salalnitous results. They you'd Ease
been willing 10 cary the State Gut Of The mon
ia February. CT even Marc; but IN April ard
Nav they believed il TO b. .nnrac;icaGir. r!i'
lsss st the sacrifice Of eTeGy;-.ihg which Coil
stituted the material pow CT oF the Mate
They believed that time would st!ord III opPor-
tunity for the ccoInpiishlucn CT iha great
purpose, without demanding such a price IS ne
destruction If their ct.lratGc;2l eI,ipoi;uu.-
| Nevertheless, these 10, ii ans gallant mer we're
| Ut all times ready to bring = blackboard ruin
! into the Scuthtra ConfadefacT, rather IMAM 10
purchase immunity At the cost OF pubic write
ard private honor rather shac 20 wear -"
! flowers and Jewels Of oriental slavery. IicF
have always bcIi ready IL decide between
t.cse alternatives. whenever necessarily ata
defnitivsiy presented. ~ this moment, with
ouistretci.cd a71as, :hGT stand r!,c" their desc
c::@t-d hearthstones, crying ort TO inc!c South
srn brethren to give them IN opportunity 10
pronounce this decision N the heid 81 bl.'i2.
They do not ask for Inen 10 Ugh: the battle 8.
freedom or their owl: SOL. They an; only T..
arms and ammunition, IND that IT, tylant'S
hand may DC taken from tbei: tArUa; un.il they
can rally their people tr0I: ruountaln ana val
Icy. Then, With the courage OF TIC q! Ma
| ryluud iine," and the hen: Liction Of u jus.
God, they will be able TO carve or. and dricllj
their liberties With their owE swords. iacy
are willing to accept anniniia!ion Is ;oe peI!a;ty
Of failure. Goo know" the? love the SUNNI
| South as dearly as any Aon Of the Palccc:lo
State. They idolize the c~nivaiTlc nunor, the
stern and refined idea Of free government, the
social dignity aEd conservatism which cha-ac-
terize the Southern mind and heart as enthu-
siasticallY as these vi iscir Southern -prcl,Irn
who were born HE9:n the snGTs never !ail.
I They cff.r ihei: brave hearts and sturdy SUNS
ior all future time 10 be tie imFrcgna6ic De-
fence Of the mast GaEgtlcU; Jro,iier. They
will chccItu!iy bear tbs Burden oi such I posi-
ton Of beginning and never ending
harassnent. They will iaca the it&oicnt rivalry
of PhiiaJelphia and NcS Io.k, aud Baltimore
shall trample it under her foot. They viii
guard the approaches 10 he Potomac, aa4 seal
~ the gaps Of the A.l:s:anles. They vii
secure to you the full control Of The glorious
Chesapeake, wl'r-snpon to tl5a. tGe future
navieS of your Confederacy. They Will, haud
in hand and heart 10 heart with Virginia, stand
as a dreaded sentinel Gil lilo ncrthcranost
rampant OF the young republic.
Maryland and Virginia together possess
the Chesapeake ard the Potomac, Thct jointly
held the great railroad which mites Baltimore
city to Wheeling and Parkersburg. They ere
The proprictors Of the wcaiti! pI the Aiir:ha-
mics; the boundle>s Goa! fields; the &;;;neu'ious
ship timber; the intXhausiiHie 5c,is c! !r1i ore.
They have ihe same soil and productions;
the same climate, mountains and ?al!GJG;
the same great water courses art Ha!r: fGw'
crG; the saline popula! maIiRcrS. hahlli art ell
ergieS, and, we may say, the satsc people; ior
they are houad closely together ny he tie3 CT
co%nsanguinity and holy wedloch. Whom
God hath joined together, let moi man put
asunder !"
Maryland is Indispensable to Virginia in
many ways. Without the Eastern Shore OF
Maryland, how would Jon hold the Eastern
Shore Of Virginia? Without Baltimore city
and its great railroad, how can you mako il the
interest Of Western Virginia to shake OF the
| foul embrace Of The Invader: That public
work is essential to the development Of the
wealth Of the mountain counties, and The NAH
ufacturing industry Of Wheeling is but tn"
handmade of the commercial enterprise # Bal,
tiInore. 10 give up Maryland would in fact BE-
~ ASSUME the herculeap labor Of c,rqusTinG
North. western Virginia, not ay love ard com
munity Of interest. but BY tic t"d Yengeanca
Of tue sword.
But why should l address such arguments
to tue venerable Stale which hns conducted tho
sons CT freedom in two revolutionary struggles
for Independence. ] will appeal rather TO her
magnsnimous lore o! all that is great and good,
and TO her generous sympathy Tor those who
ere "persecutcd for justice sake" ! ammo.
doubt that Virginia Will DC ever true and stead
fast in supporting the cause OF her oppressed
sister.
MARYLAND is a!ao Of priceless :ss oortarIcs 10