Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-20

Mass MEETING IN BALTIMORE LAST NIGur-
Spseehs' from Gor. Hicks, Mayor Bro1n. and
ofAsrs " esterday, as early as o'clock Monu.
ment Square, In Baltimore, was filled with an eI
cited crowd armed with nearly every ,tyle q,
fre arm, from the simple shot gun to the most
improved rife, for the purpose Of listening to ex.
peeled speeches, and for taking action upon the
events TRANSFERRED during the day DIR. Robinson
spoke few mirutes, urging secession and oppo.
siuon to the passage Of any more troops until
Mayor Browh appeared, who at once advanced
and addressed the crowd.
He had tried, he said, to preserve human life
at some personal risk, and In doing SO had on,
dcaVoreo 70 preserve not only the lives Of stran-
gers; ou' OF their citizens. He trusted that
despite The terribly exciting scenes Of today. the
law-abiding citizens of Baltimore would prove 10
the people OF the country that the peace should be
here preserved inviolate In the midst of the
strongest provOcatiOn 10 violence
No man, more than myself deplored the nm
happy occurrences Of to-day, but he was con.
strained TO say, In selEvindication that while
dsagresing entirely with the spirit and the obiec,
Of the Presidents call for volunteer, vet notyUith
standing that, knowing that Maryland was Vet !
member Of the United States and that these tyoor
had been regularly summoned to the National
capital ne had felt IL his duty to protect them al
the risk Of bis life "
Since the deplorable outbreak of TODAY h.
said, TIE State and city authorities had done All
they could to prevent further insult to Maryland
ana the further enusion Of blood. Both Governor
Hicks and himself had telegraphed to the Presi.
dent Of the United States TO send no more troon,
through Baltimore. They had also telegrap bed
70 the Presidents Of several Northern roads 10 the
same effect. This despatch had elicfted from tbs
President Of the Philadelphia, wilmington and
Baltimore road q response, the purport Of wbich
was that he bad directed the troops vet at the Pal
umore station 10 70 be re-convsyed To PbIIadsI
phia, and that soldiers should hereafter he cen,
over the road without the advice and csn.ent =,
the Mayor and Governor "
Ihe speaker coDjured his hearers In remeuh.,
that In the perfect preservation Of peace the
OF Baltimore yas at stake He assured them ~ =,
their civic authorities would take fnll nns..,,.
for tho protection Of the city against a rer-rt,on
Of tO-day's occurrence.
Speech were then made by VIM p p,..,or
3. 7. Wallis, Dir. wethered, and Rohs,t ~
McLane; after which, Gov Hicks appealing "a
In substance, that II was bis wish not 10 dictat.
the course To be pursued I'm this exipepcv. hnt
Simply 70 cooperate with them IGreat a nlapsa
Tie Governor said 10 continuation that he had
ever been devotedly attached 10 the Union and
recited with much feeling a patriotic verse ertol
ing the grandeur Of The American Union Ths
U nion was now apparently broken, but be trusted
that in reconstruction may vet be broug BIT about
But, II otherwise, he bowed in submIss IN ths
mandate Of the people. III separate we must In
dod's name let Us separate In peace; for be wouId
rather his ight arm should be separated from hi.
body than raise II against brother
large portion Of the crowd followed his Ex
'rilsncy, who was accom- panied by a party M
3e huemen, To the Fountain Hotel They in
luis'a however, In no demonstration Of anv
giro during the passage of the Governor tbitbrI
the Governor. VI