New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-19
MAY.


The Hon. Henry May has returned from his
cosy aud confidential conferences with jeff. Davis
& Co., at Richmond. What sort of an olive
brauch JEFF. has authorized hun to tender to
President Lincoln, dOtG not yet appear; but We
Judge that Mr. May found hs consequence at
Richmond somew lat less than as self estimated
value at Baltimore. We infer this from the fact
toat the Hon. gentleman has taken his seat in
Congress in evident ill-humor. Tie takes ofepse
at the fact that his right to hold the scat ia the
Federal Congress was inquired iuto. Why not
On the day when that Congress was summoned
~ meet in Washington, no Was in Richmond, in
close parley with Mr.. jeff Davis, President OF
the rival "Confederacy." How came he there
What was his object in going thither He GER
tanly was not sent to Richmond by President
Lincoln, nor by any one in his behalf; yet he
must know that his visit to the Rebel capital
would be interpreted in all Jeddom as an over
ture from the loyal States for compromise and
peace. What right had he-a member OF the
Federal Congregations to give aid and comfort
to armed treason Why should not Congress in.
quire
Mr.. May thinks the Constitution has been yio.
lated in Baltimore. Very likely 1t was violated
when portion Of his constituents murderously
set upon and butchcred Massachusetts, Volunteers
in the streets of that city while peacefully ard
inofeusivey passing through on their way to the
defense Of Warrington. 1t may have been ViO-
lated when the Volunteers fired back on their
murderers; they ought, perhaps to have submit
ted to be quietly msimed aud killed, aud then
had suit for the assault brought against their
apsa,lants in Baltimore court We believe that
would have been strictly legol and coustitulional
but i would have inevitably surrendered Mary
land to the Rebcls, and Mr.. May would have
been elected to JEFF. Dayis's Congress rather
than Llncclnr OF course, h. wouldn't have
cared; but some Of us are prrjudced in favor Of
the old ways, aud he must respect the fact while
he scouts the feeling.
Mr.. May proceeds to complain that the hdbeas
rorpHs has been suspended in Bultmorr OF
course, it has; and IT always is susPeuded-
practically, if not fomally-in great city
which il an arena Of hostIIitcs. hUu cauuot
have War and Law at the same tine ard place;
and Dir. Mays Southe Rights constituents
and supporters chose tu have War; 80 tie Union.
lists had 10 accommodate them. The simple qucs.
tion was" Shall Maryland be he'd to her duty
" to the Union by force or shall faction
- whom the election just bed has shown 10 be
"a decided minority Of her People be ullo gcd
"to carry her over to the Southern Rebellion
"by force ~ The Rebel. utterly refuse to be gov
erned by the Constitution; but they insist tbat the
Unonists shall be- and they calculate that We
are 10 be beaten because Of this advantage
They are likely 10 find themselves mistaken.
Mr. May avows himself a devoted Unionist;
but every Secessionst in bis District gave hIm
hearty vote. Every word he uttered yesterday
was calculated to help The cause Of Treason as
he doubtless knew. He SAID be did not
justify C) Marshal Kane's dispatch to Brsdl,y
L. johnson, urging hun 10 send forward all the
rebels in Western Maryland to fight aud kill the
Union Volunteers passing through Baltimore; but
be did justify and plead for the Police Commits
siOners who kept that same Marshal in Office
for weeks after this Dispatch was brought to
their knowledge. lie shed no tear for the
Union Volunteers, barbarousy butchered, without
q shadow of prOyOcation, in the streets Of his
city and by his own most vehement psrtlsans;
for his sympathy was mOnopolized by the promi-
nent traitors whom Gen. Banks has arrested and
is keeping safely though teuderly untl the time
shall have arrived for their proper arrsignmeht
and trial.
Messrs. Colfax and Francis Thomas-the latter
Mays cOlleague-snswered him briefly but pert-
neutly aud forcibly. Mr.. ColfhN showed shat, II
May had said nothing to justify the eGuIting
Rebel dispatch from Richmond to Charleston
his talk in Congress had a remarkable congruity
with that which the Richmond traitor had sttnb
utcd 10 him. And there the matter rests