Newbern weekly progress., 1861-04-30

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s..r,to3 il the remarks of the President can
hardly Ie expected to satisfy the people OF Bal
,ir2c~e. We arg fully sensible OF the awkward
1ss,itI1r, which the people OF Maryland occupy
II h reSpect Il tIc administration, ana IN con-
. -cuueuce OF this position, the zeal oil our cIu-
7e,lS with regard to their territory exposes
them to t}le most irconsiderate abuse and mis-
representation Of the people q the North. 1t
IS net essential 10 the purposes o the admins
tr3ti0r that northern troops should pass through
any other slave State; bat il II were, resistance
1ot:'d he expected, while resistance IN Mary
land IS denounced without stint and with tho
utmost ndictivcncss because the sentiment
Of cur peogle has beer deliberately ignored by
some md IAisrepreserted 10y others. With
n~oDer sense of the relations Involved, the sub
ioined document VIII be duly appreciated: -.
STATEMENT OF MAYOR BROWN as TO HIS INTER-
7Irw WITH Mr.. LINCOLN.
TAr,-lvpRF, April 81, r. o'clock p. n.
Iavur Brown received telegram from tho
Pres; Int ortle United States at O'Clock this
CS3rd,vl morning. directed TO hmSclfan3 Gov
ernor Il .cls. requesting them to go to ash
j~rton b7 sreclal tram, ir order to consult
with Mr.. Lincoln for the preservation OF tho
peace OF Maryland. The Mayor replied that
Gov, Hicks was not in the city. end inquired II
he should % alone. Receiving an answer oy
panied by George W. Dohrir, John c. Bruno
aud S. r Wallis, Esqs., whom he had sum-
lnonel to attend him. proceeded ut once to tho
station.
Ate series &C delays they were enabled to
procure = special train, about halt-past seven
| o'clock, in which they arrived at Washington
! :. ry9,,t ten They repaired 1T once 10 the Plesl-
| dents house. where they were admitted 10 an
immediate inter- teyv to which the Cabinet and
| General Scott Were Summcne0. A long conVer-
sation and discussion cnsued. The President,
upon his part, recognized the good faith Of the
| city and State authorI les, and INSISTED npon
his own. II admitted the excited state offeel-
| ING in Baltimore and his desire and duty to
avoid the fatal consequences Of a collision with
the people. He urged on the other hand, the
absolute irresistible necessity OF having 4 tran
sit through the State for such troops as might
be NECESSARY f-r the protection OF the federal
cag,ta,
The protection Of Washington, he asscTera-
tc,}, with greet carDcstuess, was the sole object
Of fconcentratng troops there, AID he protested
| that none az the troops brought through Mary
! land were intended it,r any purpose hostile 10
| The State o. aegr, sSi"c as against The southern
States. Being now unable to bring them up
the Potculac IN security, the goTtrl meht must
l,fner bring them through Maryland or aban-
ION the carital. He called on Gen. Scott tor
Aiy opinion, which tie General gave at length,
to the effect that troops might be brought
,h,o,l-l} Narvland without gong through Bal
tinlorc. by either carrying them from Perry
vile to Annapolis, and lhcnce by ral! to W ASH
ingt0n, or by bringing hem to the Relay House,
on the Northern Cen ial Ta'lroad, and march
inc them to the Relay House or the Washing
; ton Railroad, and thence by rail TO the capl-
tai
Irthe ncople would permit them to 60 by
either Of these routes uninterrupt"dIy, the nc
o..ssltv Of Their passing through Baltimore
would be avoided. Il the people would not
cr,nt them y transit thus remote from the city,
/. how AVN hes
y need bc. frr.lt their wav through Baltimore, @
. result v.i2Icn the General earnestly deprecated
w:c President EXPRESSED his hearty concur
! renee IN the desire ayold collision, and SAID
: nat no troops should be ordered through Bal
: ! .i592ore If thcy wee permitted To 60 unlnter-
rap,ed ~ ether Of the other routes suggested.
" In tD.s ,+.spoz. ior tie Secretary Of ar cx-
dressed his participation.
N,,rr Brown g-SuLe4 the President that the
c:tv aI,;hg.;iics would use all lawful means to
~ prevent their citizens FROM leaving Baltimore
, % attack the troops IN passing at distance
ut hc rrgcc Al the same me- the lmpHNslblll-
-. oc t,.,l. neifl" ALE to promise anything more
e t5. ti:.ir. best efforts in that direction. Tho
e tx .4,nent was great, he told the President
s he pccac ut all classes were iuIly aroused, anc
- : ~; .,s-. .s for any one to answer for tht
=. coT,ar,caceS Of the presence Of northern troops
"a aoyatere WITHIN oar bordcrrs. lie reminded
ID III. pr-z:dcn! also that the jurisdiction OF The
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e.. ,sIG,.oa and tnat he could give TO promises io
- th. -s,..s4 elsewhere. because he would be un
! ! le = keep them Il gwen.
l. qnc President frankly acknowledged thi
- ,liftc,l}:v and saw th&t the Government coul
4 ouIv ask the city u-hOrIticS to use their bes
efforts with respect to those under their Jurls
1e lilCL,ou.
& The interview terminated with the distlnc
in as.I,rarce on the part OF the President that n
- more troops would be sent through Batilnor
b, ,,o}rss Ci,struc ed in their transit IN other G
)r. tons. and with the understanding that tn
1d cty authorities should 10 their best to TestTal
O their own people.
ia The nlavor and his companions avaled then
q selves Of the Presidents tull discussion OF tn
* 0u4S.ions Of the day. to urge upon hiIn Tespec
- fI}i,y. but m the most earnest manner courS
-n or Toncv which would give peace to the coul
Nc fry md especially the Withdrawal OF all orde
fe tccn,enplatirg the passage Of hocps throug
aI any part OF Maryland.
ev- On returning to the cars, and just about
y leave. about p. II, the mayor received I'll
nes patch from Mr. Garrett, announcing the a
red 1ro.ch of troops TO CockeysvIlle, and the e
lgh .:ternent consequent upon 1t IN the city. NJ
,ec- Brown and nis companions returned at once
he Pres dent. and asked an immediate au
.nce. which was promptly given. The may
.xIul1ted Mr. CARROTS dispatch. which ga
-or- ne Pr.sil llnt great surprise He immediate
scott. who soon appeared, with other memb
a., Of tcc Cabinet.
-. I,I The dispatch was submitted. The Presid
.s.s At once, IN the most decided way, urged the
" 'I1' ..,l Of the troops, saying that he had no II
n V would be there to-day; andsFlest TIA
~, should be tie slightest suspicion of bad ia
1o'o on his part in sunmoning the mayor to Va
ing on, and allowing troops to march On
nee city during his abseF ce he desired that
1lHg r,nus should if It were practicable, be S
Ian" ,ack a. once to York or Harrisburg. Cen
/ tn, OFT adopted the Presidents. views warn
ont md an orter accordingly prepared by
went Litu.enant General to that effect and forw
ed by Major Belgcr, OF ihe army, who accon
rays. | aied the mayer to his city.
ketS The troops at Cockcysviile the mayor wa:
burg ,ured, were not brought there for. ira
iece> through the city. but were intended to
i tht marched to the Relay House, on the Baltir
cars and Ohio railroad. They will proceed to
to be rlsburg, from there to Phladelpl il, and tn
Y tn, -, the Chesaoeake and DelawaIe canal, o