The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-06

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VITA me Isopls q MaryIea0. Md9 DOS It
election Il affair iadisation q - p6Dalar
Nc may and do think tAssDauuvv. Sssy>s
sh0aia have 50 baasd lis sutsson . scfior
Iselaims that the electton Was pefl1ctiv ~.
yesit reposss no ,coafdenc0 In - lo1s1sF -
me People: Tue FsdsEsl force ID Bsitimers
dimtntshesi, nor have srsesss fM c01niGSsn
sake been lees frequent OF Of : alenaeersyneed.
ana unscrupulous charactsr, The scii 81 -.
Mary's, heretoSore unpollated hy the tread of
instances where charges haye b@en trp .ned
up Of a treasonabis cnaracter-has 81 fafe
oeen invaded, and her etsizens DRAGGED nom
their homes, without q amoment'swafnins. Or
even the mere formula of . trial. thar Iksvs
May answerst the bar Of FEDERAL opinion for
such fmaginArS crimes - spies may thSnk flt
TO charge them with, or the 90yegnMent
ma suspect them of having commitled. -
isit pct suf1cisnt for the 90vernutent 10
know that the Unionists. through the potsy, :
cy OF aus influence, hold the Teins OF nower.
anc VIII rnie this state just as II may please
to direct them Is IL not enough 5or - r.,
know that the gallant and undsansad s.~
sMlo sttu cling 70 their opinians, and main.
tala 81 ihe ballot box their fixisse rernrd -
of the CONSEQUENCES which a despotism may
infiicG, are, IN this State, In hcpeIess ana
powerlsss minority Ara vengeance ana lCve.
OF oppression 50 sweet, or the dssire for r flsid
of ccnquest-which it seems is Let elssVherN
SO EASILY fonnd-so strong. as " demand this
prosecuting policy at the hands Of Mr. La
coin Or is THIS simply war upon the peo =
pie Of Maryland! Tns Only slsve State ~
cept Delaware, which has not raised her hand
agsliss me kedsral Government, she has
been se.ee ted as q field for the display Of III.
erA pro Wess, ana her people 9iyens over IA
yindivtiya persecution. asas2@ ssskge sssEss
VI tise several arrests recently made N this
particulars. A portion of the Federal con.
nand-either of the soldiery or pofice--vtaiseti
the house Of the party, re presen ted themselves
as friendly 10 the Southern cause, ana asked
partaken of a free and unreserved co nversa-
tlon ensued, tiie host UnboscFned himSelf To
the imposed refugees and freely sxprteaed
MS Opinions and sympatnies in connection
country ~ engaged. his opinions--1lke thOso
81 nine Ienths OF the people OF this counsy--s
were III opposition to tho war, aud in fHyorg
OF peaeeaoie secession rather than re union hy
force; and he so expressed them Ere the
next sua arose he was arrested, and is now q
Federal prisoner.
II lhe mere expression of an adv srse opin.
lon Is sufiicient cause for arrest, lei the authO.
rites at Washington prepare other furtreeses
ma batld new Bastiies, for they can readily
mud plenty Of occupants for them. nor need
theS reflect sacn damning infauay uys0u tho
character OF American soldiery aud Repuhjl.
can institutions by r-sofIinx to sucn means
as abos g Narrated The bsIiot box, the late
.iectlop, closely as IL was guarded by Fssisfoi
biy0nels, still unfoA0s . tale taat renders, for
similar Cause, the arrest of many fnousaudn
necessary. These are the reAsons tnat nave
retched Us For the arrest of clllzsa or this
county, ana, AZ there are other causes, They
are unknown to ourselves or the xrfrncs or the
party. 4sNe 8asi saF q
Sucn an arrest, ade under such circ I'm :
stances, woIiid ceruaini, reflect Disgrace and
disuonor upon any Government bus this; an d,
II this course Is ~ De persisted In towards
the people Of Maryland. II. wonid have bsea
far better had they reserved their evidence
OF loyalty until better teens Of protectiun had
been procured. To what end this course OF
policy VIII lead We shall not attenp ps 10 pre-
aIcs, oEt we can readily Imagine q coaoition
ot things under which suDmi ssion, like pru.
dehce, would cease TO be virtue. =.