The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-16

The events of the last few days indicate, in the
most conclusive manner, the purely sectional as
pect which the quarrel the slavery question
has assumed. Mr.. LINCOLN has repudiated
the more moderate counsels of the conservative
men of his party, and affiliated himself with the
radicals and abolitionists who represent the origi
nal elements of the Republican organization.
war, II not formally declared has already be-
gun; and the call which has been made upon tba
otateS for their respective quotas, to the number.
III Tue aggregate, of seyenty-fve thousand men.
SHOWS TO what an extent the principle of coercion
Is no" 10 be carried. Unless all signs fail. Vir-
gina will decide, in the course of a very brioc
period, to share the fortunes of her Southern Sic
tiers who have already seeded That Kcntuclr
No''n Oaroiina and Tennessee will follow, in due
season. IN her footsteps, we see no reason to doubt
III Is therefore no longer question of UNION. for
the UNION is already virtually dissolved, and tbe
only point which the people of MARYLAND will
shortly be called upon to decide, is whether
,hey will submit Internationally to the dom
inaton OF the Republican party, or enteu
INTO new political relations with the otbe
H'a'eS ol the South. 1t is a question which
eney must decide upon and that right Speedily
lne future welfare of this city in particular is in
vowed IN The matter. That the sympatbies of
large majority of the citizens are with tbe sort1,
is unquestonable, and that there is between usard
the South community of interests is no less tr,o
we heeu tne Southern market for the development
OF our trade, for the extension of our commorco
anu 1or The support of our manufactures, and 10
cut ourselves off from the natural market FIR orr
productions is to strike Il fatal blow at onr in
oustry and wealth. Already, as is but too wall
known, have our trade and manufactures nfrarod
greatly from the separation of the Southern Con-
federacy, Notwithstanding there are MANY comma
dltles which they are still constrained to pprchase
in the Northern and Middle States For MANY ar
ticles of foreign and domestic manufa cure they
have heretofore relied entirely npon the North, for
the reason that they have had no facilities for OBJ
tanning them elsewhere. The action of the South
ern tariff is, however, rapidly producing its in
tended effect. Articles, no matter how trifing,
are required now to be regularly invoced before
they can be dispatched South. 4 duty is levied
upon every thing which is not upon the free list,
and duties will probably continue to be levied
at the present rates, if not at higher ones, during
the continuance Of the war. We now stand in the
relation of a foreign people to the States of the
Southern Confederacy. We cannot send, or for
some time to come expect to send, our manufac-
lures OF iron there-our pipes and our castings
because, under the protection of the Montgomery
tarli1 they can be manufactured at New Orleans
ana elsewhere, at handsome profit, and sold free
Oh lne DUTY which is imposed on articles of a SINH
lar KIND II manufactured here We cannot long
expect to send our agricultural implements there,
because they will find it to be much more 70 their
interest to invite this class of artisans to settle
among them, rather than pay the increased price
winch would otherwise he the consequence of tho
charges imposed npoa implements and machinery
imported rom elsewhere. We cannot expect to send
wv eo"on fabrics there for the same reason
ouf furniture, our wooden ware our
4N suoes or any of the numerous pro-
aueuons OF that manuac,ur;rc h,,,no.,
which, during the past ten or ae.o 'Dses'
been gradually increasing in and 80" s'iS' nae
Our market for these goods Is ,, ,.an,t ""' NY
ryland were member of the sou,barn Gus - Me-
acy, with the advantage of its tariff onieuer-
hope to successfully compete with the .n eo.iu
capital of the North and, from our geouraph;0.,
position, aided by the advances we have areadv
made, our mills wonld certainly be kept actively
employed, our factories would be full, and every
branch of mechanical business would be kept
steadily engaged and at remunerative prices. If we
cut ourselves off from the South, we are left to
compete with the North in markets where, under