New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-30


His Election 90 the scnate Certainty
-Thc Judiciary Nominations.
From Our Own Correspondent
BALrIsoRs, Sept a. 1861.
Notwithstanding TIE TRrguvE's opinion to The
contrary, il is well understood here that Judge
Gilrs's recent opinion in the schoouer W. /.
johnson prize case Acknowledges be eecedsd
States as bellgerent power, aud was no IN
tended. In a conversation with n broiheF bar
riater, u g Judge Is reported 10 have defended his
position upon tho ground that If i bad not been
taken il would be impossible f,r The Court to avoid
conyicting the Maryland State prisoners Of treason
The whole snimus Of this opinion s ia sympathy
with Secession and the Baltimore bar almost unsni-
pnonsly approve oft because takes ths Seces,onal
ground for you must know that eight ont Of ten OF
the layyers Of our city are devotees Of Secession
The Uni,nists here think that the Judge has rem
dercd himself liable the necessity Of whit to Fort
Lafayette Ny own judgment il that il is direct
assault upon The integrity Of the Uuon-as much 80
AZ JEFF. Dayiss cannonading Is.
Tie attempted arrest # DR.. Alexander c. Robin
son, and his escape, have insT red Wholesome ter
ror in the ranks of tie private Secessoas,s Of ths
town 80 long rs the arrests were coUflel TO public
fnnciionaries, private citizens thought they could
tamper with Secession ~ will without being dis
turbed in their trcasonous practices bat with the
flight Of DR.. Robinson have gone many other obnot-
ous Individuals who have been engaged N tanning
the embers Of civil wBr. The Doctor, it is thought,
has made good his escape into Dixie. If be has not,
he viii certainly BE- csngbt Def re he il much older.
There was 40 more dangerous Seccssionist in the
town than he owing - bis social inaaeuce and large
practice. His manner Of escape has detracted no
little from his reputation fog frames.
In my last, mentioned the practice Of certain DE-
loyal private banking.houses here, in carrying on n
prUhibiei commerce with tie Sec. ded States. Since
then, one Of tue firm OF johnson Brothers, house
that pleaded a perni. from the Go,ernmcn. TO trade
with Dixie, has been arreefsi nd sent 10 New Yor,
Harbor OF course, no one knows the cause Of his
arrest but tho Fri, Il of the Government here ex-
pross no regrot thcreai, tie general op MON being
that the cluse is saplc. This arrest hns caused
auttering among The money dealers in the city and
tie chances are hat their commerce with Virginia
will hcucef5rth be amazingly Curiailed. 1t 10 high
time that il should be.
Though Secession is sco,ched in this city, L is By
no means dcad. Two out of every three Of tie
Judges OF Election appointed BY the la'e Police
Commissioner ar Socessonists meeting Of tho
Judges has been held to determine whether they
would bold over or not as their time - ont. Tue
rs NJ The deliberations Of the majority WAS 10 re-
fr,. &, oct 20 a. TO prevent an election If possible
or couplcl,a H. Il held with dispute sboa, Is le.
cality. The Unionirts aiterward convened and re-
.oys1 10 hold oyer. aud gu vacancies as provided bv
hw. so hat W. shall have an election in spite of
Tho nIo,tsr,' trsa,opable schemes 10 d,,ea, one.
F,., dos evre-i,pee coes 10 show tbet The Police
lao, y,s mar, OF the sebsr,o to seoede MARYLAND
from ID. Union.
refresling in ,hese davs Of political denoral.
ration to find there i one more statesman in the
Slave States who refuses TO bow the knee TO the
black idol. | inclose you the letter OF ReveIdy
Johnson the Nestor Of the Maryland Bar, accepting
hi, nomination from Baltimore County % the House
NJ Delo,1.ies. Publish il, and let THF TRBUsI'5
pl,i,pdi,ons audience hear e. "a il falls from The
,corrrrie linz q its noble author IL Is crafty
nO too 70 l able 70 look forward 70 the uow admit
ted cer,aip,y Of Reverdy Johnson's being tire suc-
Of Anthony Kennedy in the United States Sem
ate. We hsve been dishonorod long enough BY Sem
stoIs more intent on claiming Maryland to che car Of
Slavery, than OF letting her grace tho tIinuPhAl
march Of human liberty. Let bat the AJAX Ielemon
OF Maryland siatesnen-the ooid hoeTty-ioying' ana
Urion-cherisLing keyerdy Jonnsoh-set ih'" 'he
Senate once moro, ana tAe country may Oe Sssured
that ne WIN mover D, oy anu S'-".F NatO', nae
'e bfecSihf"Ggs 70 uen,o .ae noOl u wa oouy igs
mOn'n d. ualo WIZ 'I0 ' p. u w. vi'.o.
u'"5o" "N' -, s. y,
soon Of honest people Will force them into exile.
The Judiciary nominations Of the City un!onlsts do
mn, civ, entire satisfaction but thew will be srcce,s