New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-03

neor-Coi. Tsin,bie caught Ia his own
Trap.
| Prom Our OwL CorrcsPorjelt.
BAlTfaoIt, April 30-p. m.
The City Conncils were guilty Of II most Saa"efui
act Of o'ilty aa, nghtt to tie DAG of Tie United States
! rley passed an ordinance empoweraG the Mayor to
Gpprcsa, At discretion, tie Displaying Of all hods OF
Gags from al places except from such luildinRe and
places se may belong occupied by tle Federal
iiovorrnen,; whereupDn lie Issued, ii tbs moTniage
yapcrs his rrccIUat:oa ;C that effect, 10 continue IN
f,o for ;bi5'y dyr. TIE afsred for this oh-
nee upon the tiars apd erIee Is st ts dsriay in tie
present. crisis may TO Pciuciivo Of a beaeh OF TIC
peace So it Laa TO Ibis Ia toe SHY Of b@more
that the city suihoes by soemp act Of tic Council.
and tie Mayor deibIa ately forbid The hoitiug Of the
Uiiied States f - by loyal ciizens le rebels and tr-
may DC eofended and Geek pull nhy violence!
| Oh SHAME where is Thy blush Ii crmsoued tie
cheek of every legal man, woman, and child in the
city, 10 tho sad intelligence wns made known
Tins the fting Gu minaOn Of tho hundred acts OF
treason aud rebellion which lave disgaced our city
Government since the memorable l9.h Of April. lls
putiing in tic field army aud is leading at army
into battle sgRnst tie Fedtit f.rces could not be
more papabe of hos ility. This decree foriddDg
the display Of an American fsg, a, The dictstioo Of
rebels, is blow aimed ut every lnans fidelity to his
country, and he sacred symbol of is honor glory and
nmesiy. 1t dire ofense to the Common patriotism
| OF every tine ard honest citizen. What would the
EngIish Government do il the municipality Of Liver-
pool were to tc guilty of such ia grant crime against
the Croes of ST. George.
Notwithstanding this tyraunical and odious order tho
loyalsis Of the city have obeyed it. Many hags
uinua fiv knfr
estugushed in tho hearts os our people, tAink the
resis ance TO the ordinance will become general. No
Court would allow to stad for moment unless the
Judge were Scroggs Jeiircys Tne alacrity with
which Judge Bond, Of the Criminal Court, vouneeied
bis Official advice To tho ctzens Of the UniIed States
20 ego the display of the National aag. has astound-
ed ts friends, who dreamed be could he brought
to uanfcs tho reuo,est luck of feeling for bis coun-
Try banner.
All this conflict in the community about flying the
American tug snd not h ing IT, lie nothing more than
rbe fesiltion of Loyalty aud disloynlty 20 the
United States. Tie City Government, in leRislaing
sgaina It's display for thirty days come. Gnd all those
who approve Of this legislation inst much rebels
and lrsitns 10 JEDI. Davis and Bob Toombs Toe
Legislature at Frederick City, If il s utterly in
sensible to patriotism ough, az once to step in and for
I'D, by ,evsro penalties all munieIal bodies in the
Suie ron desecratny the national banner, 10y police
regulations.
notice that people abroad are rejoicing owe. a
chnnge Of sentiment Baltimore. This ir a mistake
Seven out Of every ten & tho people of city have
never been rebels, and are not now. Their voice !
has been hushed by violence Of The city autbo ss
that sled themselves fefocious mob, in order 10
pr,cptate the State into rebellion They are far
more devoted to tie Union since the outrage Of the /
l9t of April than before, but the Omen,ers Of that
deed OF Llood and the in il have changed
one io,a Their haired Of the United States has been
in,euS,b,d by mlure. Al that hss taken place is |
tie bursting of The Union feeling through the barIiers
which violence had uP tor ts destruction. Let no
eI,le return under the idea that the city authorities
have aba,ed their hostility 10 Iirjon jot or
Iiue lie would be obnoxious 10 the |
powers that bs ILaD before be ives forced 10 fly.
TIE mob are all armed still. They have not sur
rendered q single weapon. There is house on Greer
Mount avenue pretty vel out, in which are eecfeted
,eyernl large piecee OF ordnance. large quantity Of
powder has been stored IN the vaults Of Green Mouat
Cemetery that not even the sacred precincts Of the
ad are free from ihs intrusion of ,he conspirators.
foase after house ia Ibe Five Poins quarters of tho
Guy is stored with mnrderous weapons. and what is
p1
20 ihe Chief OF Police and his men. While the mob,
or Col Tnmbe'r gEanifoTmed men as they are digBi.
fed with the Ute Of afe thus maintained by The city
authorities in attitude II terror and hostility to
honest citizens, ,hey spending borrowed treasure
by tie thousands, to increaie tie military force to lie
used against tse United s.atss Tns s the real pur-
pose Of ths ci.y rebeion covered up though il is by
the tIecious title Of eeienso.
Mercantile failures arc darkenins the gloom Of the |
hour il that possible. Some hfeen of tire |
sAuBchest houscs in went overheard to-day. TIE
.lh instant will SEQ ieseen times fifteen, II is feared,
and the bank. have been let loose TO the pnth Of
shiupasters down to insolvency, unless tie United |
States shall speedily from ourselves. Aud still
there s no let-up among the WDapses and the sael-
es that revoye around these lnoneyed suns. They are
driving The city TO insolvency, alreuty burened with
q heavy debt The armng Of tie city is not suffered
TO abaie and the Wnanses forges aud iouoderies are
going night and day The only hope OF the honest aud
loys citizens is in the speedy occupation Of the city
by the Federal Government and the osplacenert OF
the Board OF Police to mako for peaceful officials
who will administer the laws rgtteonsly. Marshal
Kaues deposition u Prayed for by nearly every
citizen,
We are Gu, OF again from travel to the North. The
Government has ordered the d:sconIinuance OF the
steamboat line hence 10 Peryvile. This seems 20 me
cruel and unnecessary, for it prevents the escape OF
helpless women and children from the city, TIE order
has created greater CONSERVATION than the doings Of
tho city authorities for it 10 taken, aud justly too, as
an evidence Of tie coming occupation Of Baltimore BY
the United States. And though THAI measure can DO
eff eted without resistance or blood, it does follow
L., .l,syny