Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-01-18
THE SENTINEL.
ROCKVILLE, MD.
FRIDAY. -: JANUARY 1s, 1861.
The posit;on of MaryIand.

The anomalous condition of Maryland, in
the present crisis, would be curious, if it was
not so dangerous Called of the South, she
has hitherto responded to the title by her pro-
ducts, her laws, and her kindred feeling
Before now, her claim as Southern State, no
man North would Willingly question while
every Southern heart beat in unison with her
as if moved by the same blood, and touched
by common affection. Chivalry, hospitali-
ty, honesty, the characteristics of all the
Southern sisterhood of States, clearly identi-
fed her as a proud and graceful member of
the lovely group Nature marked her South
The waters of her magnificent Potomac stream
along maiestically Soutb-laving, meanwhile
the shores Of Southern Virginia, nobly does
her Chesapeake heaye the waste of mighty
waters into the oceans depths in sight and
hearing of the States called South, and back
ward bear the rich production of a Southern
soil to q mart of commerce and intelligence,
directed by the energy and capital of the men
of Baltimore, who are confessedly South,
among the Southerners.
God placed Maryland in the South, and
His Southern sun ripens her products dis
tinctive of the soil, while it drops its burnish-
ed livery on her hardy sons. These know
their home, and seek all blessings meath a
Southern sky. While nature, history, and our
own experience, assert this living truth, men
dacious lips and traitorous deeds have par
TALLY succeeded in its open contradiction.
In the hour of Southern need, the voice of
Maryland has dwindied into the piping, dri-
yelling tones of craven whisper, fit medium
of an intelligence dinly dark, and con-
science scared by political heresy. Usurpers
Of place and authority have now, as in all
times abused their opportunity. Called TO
position by no honest suffrage, no free ballot
ing of freenen, they hate and outrage the
community they have betrayed-whose liber-
ties they have violently trampled under foot.
Men hate those they have injured. Maryland
sadly bemoans her sulferings. 1t is her hour
of humiliation, and let her enemies profit by
it. Assemble then, fanatics o. the North, and
fire fifteen guns Of triumph in the name of
Hicks, over Tie degradation Of Maryland
inaucurate him life member of your sccta-
rian and fanatcal societies, for he serves your
cause faithfully; point, exultingly, at her
Davis and Harris, in the halls of National Lee
gislation. and see them with the garb of wis
dom and patriotism, once worn so nobly in
other times by other mcn, now dragged in the
miro of partizan falschood and base corrup-
lion. and all in the name Of Southern Mary
land! Say to Northern bigotry and igno-
rance that the people Of Maryland have for
gotten every thing-history, honor and South
crn interest, and have become enamoured Of
the selfshncss deceit and bigotry Of the
North; that she is drunk with poisoned po-
litics. and deceived by tbcmeretricious bland
isbmepts of Northern suitors for her love and
service. Oh, what living lie, is here We
hurl back with Indignation the charge of re-
creancy to the South; we spit upon the alli-
ance with the North we say we are gather
;u., in orr miri,s, 10 convention Of the people,
70 repudiatc the treachcry Of so-ealled Co
vernon. and rebuke his wicked advisers. The
people after all, and before all, are the source
of power, and they can resume what they
have delegated, when their servants have
proved falsc incompetent and base. The
North shall know it in The sounding of no
blank cartridge, which children and fools
may explode, but by Tie united declaration Of
patriots and freeincn, ready to defend their
rights, at any sacrifice. The South never
doubts U.s. whatever trucking politicians
packed asscmblages, or caucus resolutions,
may have said and done to the contrary.
Blood is thicker than water, and our brothers
of the South know and feel this truth.