The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-08
BALTIMORE.
SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1861.

1t seems to be now pretty well settled that there
will be no Southern Rights candidate for Con-
gress in this city. The views and sentiments,
therefore, of those who believe the revolution in
South TO have been not without sufficient cause.
are not represented in the canvass, and will not
fad expression through the ballot box. In alb
staining, at this time, from making any direct
issue with the Government at WASHINGTON. the
Southern Rights men have, in our Indictment
acted well aud wisely. They believe that the
UNION is permanently dissolved; they know that
the interests of this State imperatively demand
that she should become member of the Soutbarp
Conederacy soon as this Government is COM
peled to recognize lis existence; aud they are sat
lShed that when that event occurs, Maryland will
have the indisputable right to determine for her
self what part she will take in the new politica
arrangements which will be consequent upon the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the nation But thew know.
moreover, that the future position of this State is
to be decided by events which are vet to happen
and by the action of her own citizens and that nc
her representatives at Washington can do moth
ing to restore the UNION, so they will be also pow
erless to carry Maryland either into the Northern
or Southern Confederacy. They see therefore
that 1t Is wholly unimportant whether or not their
ophIons are expressed on the floor of CONGRESS
and they feel that there is manifest impronrie,y
in sending any one to participate in the coun-
sells of Government from whose ALLEGIANCE
he and his constituents might be preparing to
withdraw. The only object in voting for a States
Rights candidate here would be to show the neo-
pie Of the South how strongly we symnath;sA
with them and their cause. But the Government
has notified its officers that, though the form of n
proclamation has been dispensed with, this State
Is not the less under "martal law, " and that thew
are to deal with us and rights precisely as
they would if Provost Marshal had actually su-
perseded all our civil authorities Under sucb
circumstances it cannot be doubted that tho CIV
eminent would, on some pretence Or other, inter-
fere IN the approaching election if candidate was
IN the held who entertained the views which we
IN common with so many thousands of our fellow
citzens, are known to hold We are in no stua
uon 10 enter upon any sort of struggle with the
INSCRIPTIONS Administration whose myrmidons
even now surround and insult us, and it is the
part oil prudence to refrain from any active steps
which might give it even the flmsiest pretext fnr
.NSS'N-'S'
lore, await fairer opportunity to make known to
'ne country what we believe TO be the true con-
Vlcuons and feelings of very large majority of
The people of Baltimore. But while we abstain
from expressing own views it is, we tbinl,
the duty of every man to prevent our civ from
oelng grossly and shameessly misrepresented If
we are not to have representatives in CONGRESS
VINO VIII strenuonsly and decidedly advocate the
instant recognition Of the Southern Con(ednr-
acy, ana who will insist even there upon the rirbt
OF Maryland to decide her own destinies we can
nevertheless preserve ourselves from the bpri,ia-
tlon that would overwhelm us if anv citizen of
'his o'ate should be suffered to announce in the
National Legislature that the people of MARYLAND
approved of, and would sustain, the sanguiuary
and futile war which the North is wagpp against
the South. We can prevent Mr.. DAVIS and Mr.
LEARY from saying to the country that the citizens
OF Baltimore believe the Union can be reconstruct
ell on the battle field-that they desire the Con-
sututlon TO be rewritten in bood-and we cannot
out think 1t is our bounden duty to prevent this
perverslon of the truth. Though Messrs. May and
PRESTON have not adopted the decided line of poll
cy which we should have liked them to take
they are nevertheless, the advocates of pesce and
Tor this reason we hope'to see them triumph over
their opponents, who encourage, and have pledged
themselves to sustain this fratricidal war. IF
therefore, the army which is quartered upon us
resorts to no further measures of intimidation If
would be well for those who are opposed to the
continuance of the unconstitutional and despera,e
war which the Administration has set on foot 10
indicate this sentiment by their votes. It's true
that martial law practically exists here now, and
that very many of the citizens of Baltimore feel
so keenly the outrage thus inflicted on them
that they will not consent to 90 to the POLLS
and the circumstances surrounding us certainly
justify them in such course. But as ,heelection
OF MesSrs. DAVIS and LEARY would subject the
people OF Baltimore 10 such serious msrepresepta-
ton throughout the country, we cannot but think
II Is incumbent on us, unless there is some change
in the aspect of affairs here, to record through the
ballot box our protest against the extreme and
monstrous policy which these candidates have de-
cided to sustain