The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-07
Federal Tyranny In Baltimore.

tFIom the DelLimoI0 boutn, July u
The res peetfui sympathy with which the
whole community regarded the stricken house
holds of those victims of Federal tyu y
who, on Monday afternoon, without M IA
agaiust humanity, were removed from Fort
MeHenry to be transported beyond the State
did not extend to the ( ederai police, or pre vent
tho perpetration yesterday of the meapest
| the most cowardly, and most des pcable out
rage which has yet been committed. On Mon.
day evening, MI CnarFs Howard the Presi.
dent OF the Board of Police Commissioners of
this city. took leave of his wife and children
at Fort McHenry. and started with his fell
low-prisoners on board OF a char tered vessel
and under military guard, for his unknown
and, perhaps, distant prison. Yesterday
morning, in ruthless disregard of the feelings
of his sorrowiDg family ,-whle the pain of
parting and the anxiety of suspense were
fresh and poignant In the breasts of
those who were no longer permitted to min
lister to his comfort, or tighten by their pres
ence the WEAKNESS of his i'm prisonment-s
party of Federal policemen en- tered his hous.
md with every crcums lance of studied
mal.gnity and outrage, sacked it, room
ny room, from top to bottom They came in
quest they said, of arms, OF which they pre-.
tended to have heard that one thousand staud
were secreted in the house Accepting no as
surance that such was not the case-that there
were no arms in the house but such az right
fully belonged TO mem bers OF the family, and
that these were not secreted and would be
surrendered upon proper appiication--Lhe
leader OF the party said he came TO make q
Al
OF the family declining 10 faciiita te his labors
10y surrenuerng their keys a lock -pieke who
was in attendance, was set TO work to DICK
every lock of room, closet, clothes press
drawer or trunk, which was fas tened Even
the floor Of one room, 1t is reported was
partly taken up TO discover whether any arms
were hidden beneath it. As the result of tn
search, three musEets were found which
were not concealed and beions al 10 Mr How.
ard sons, who were mem oere Of The NJ ary-
land Guard and took them home when thai
corps was isbandedi these, wi n the sword OF
4 deceased member CT the family, who hau
been an officer iii The Navy and WO miniature
Confederate flags, The play things OF children,
the police carried of rs the reward OF their
exer tIons.
And this was done by order Of the Federal
MarShal OF Police and with the Saction II IL
rightly TO be presumed, OF The Advisory Board
Uf Commissioners. Gen Dix, we Enders tand.
dt.ciaimed any know ledge OF the aif tir; the
responsibility 10 with those who assume to b,
he police authorities OF The city-with Geo
X Dodge, the pretended Marshal, and Jamea
L. McPhal MS deputy-with Columbus
q ID Jnnell, Archibald Surfing, Sen Thomas
keIso, John L keiso, john w /: lndolph
Peter q. SauerWein, JUhu Il Seidenstricker
Joseph 'bert., and Michael Warner-tne In
truding Commissioners. These are the re.
eponsibie authors OF the das tardlY Outrage
the policemen VINO perpetrated II " ere but
the desp.cuOie agents III its commission and
40 more To be heid primarily accountable for
| 1t than the locksmith who picked the locks
And do they expect escape that respoueI
billty-this Marshal AID these Commissioners
| DO they imagine IN their folly that the pre-
sent state Oh Affairs is going 10 last forever
and tnat time will never come hen the
| protection OF Federal bayonels will be with
| Drawn from then-When the shattered al tars
| OF the Constitu ion shall be rebuilt and tn.
| b. oxen IMAGES OF Justice and the Laws shall
| De replaced They have property, some OF
| th,sa Commissioners were they richer thar
| CrCn>us, their fortunes would be too small to
| pay the oebt which will that day be charged
| against them when an Cutra gad and indip
nant people shall take ace unit of its Iiberties
| which have been despoiled of sacred rights of
| person and property whlca have been invaded
| OF Consti ution VIII CD has been violat ted ana
| laws Wh'ch nave been trfmpied under foot
| They have inaUgurated Revolution by setting
| aside the lawfully constituted and legally ap
| pointed authorities OF the State, by intru dIrg
| themselves INTO offices TO which they have not
| oeen properly CHOSEN, and by assuming pow
| ere which are altogether unknown to the law
| Have they no fear OF this Revolution devour-
| ing It's nrst bCrn-ot perishing, like the inven-
| tor OF the guiiOtine, by the instrument of
| their own creation-of being made ameuable
| TO the same r6yolU tlonary processes and agan-
| cies which they themselves have evoked ana
| employedY II they have no apprehension
| OF future retributon, confident of the
| inai and permanent triumph of their
own eide, or secure in their reljan ce up
| on the popular magnanimity to overlook
| and forgive any irregularities OF which they
nave 0een guilty, or IN the healing virtues
OF al Act OF amnesty passed by Legislature
| alec ted under their oWn auspices TO procdre p
remission otall panalties-is their sense of per
| sonAi secu rlty 50 complete that they have nc
| thought OF present daLger-0f avenEing Jack
son dying to yIndicata the sanctity Of hi
| h"ms--0f an outraged citizen overlooking the
| immediate instrU m ent OF his humiliation q
VEIL the responsibility upon the true au n ors
and tnstgtt0rs OF the wrUugf Such nav be
| The action OF individuals driven to desperation
| oy the indlsnlties they have endureG-such
| Will be the action or the people, whenever
g Y Snv1l,A sarls.a ,t,a
termost Ior ell the suffering and oppression
of o-dey.