The southern aegis. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1857-1862, 1861-04-13

and "the inevitable results that will be
found attendant upon its elevation to
power"
As a careful observer of the driflings of
political sentiment, in our State, we have
found that even prior to the last Presi.lcn-
tial campaign, the Abolition or Republican
element, in Maryland, was by no means
insignificant Or stationary in its progress.
Heretofore feeding slowly on its own ianat-
ical and morbid dogmas, unsustained by
either State or governmental patronage,
even fearing to lift its head in the light of
day, the controlling masses of our citizens
universally rejected its teachings and prin-
ciples, as incendiary in their character, and
revolutionary in their tendency. But now,
supported by the strong arm, and all the
prestige of the Federal Government, hold
ing in its small hand the whole govern
mental patronage Of our Stale, and proudly
triumphant in its recent national victory,
we find it ready, and endeavorng to ride
into power, mounted on this Union senti-
ment, earnest in its assurances to the Lin
coin administration of the eventual submits
sion of the Border States, and strenuously
demanding that no concessions or compro-
mise shall be made. Hence it is that we
find this abolition element the cohesive
nucleus, in this great conglomerated
mass, which rallies under the submission
cry Of Union first, last, and for evcr.'
The right and left wings, the Dragons,
flying artillery and mounted rifemen, are
severally to be composed of old line freq
soil Wings, abolitionized Bell and Everett
men, and dissatisfied and appreciated Doug
las leaders.
The inevitable results that will follow
the elevation of this party to power are
self-evident, and scarce need any clabora-
ton upon our part The issue is already
drd'on, and arhy attempt to disguise tit
is REPUBLlCANIsM and ANTl-REPUDLI-
cANIsM. Yes, even in Slave-holding Ma
lyland, we must meet and do battle with
this fell destroyer of our national pros
perity.
The Democratic party Of this State have
already taken their stand-a stand for the
maintenance of constitutional equality at
all hazards. They have declared that they
love and value the Union, for the memo
ries of the past, the happiness Of the pres
ent, and the high destinies of the future,
and that so long as due sense of the
honor, dignity and integrity of our State
will allow, so long will they maintain and
uphold it. But they never can, consistent
with that honor and dignity, accept the
Chicago platform as fair and just basis of
governmental policy towards the South.
No, the Republican party must retrograde
from their fanatical and intolerant positions,
or Maryland must seek more just recog-
milton of her rights and requirements in
another Union.
This so-called Union organization i'll
tamely and Internationally submitting to
an Administration, based upon Black Re-
publican principles, by implication, by con-
struction, by the very necessity of the
thing, affirm that the complaints of the
South are groundless, that there are no false
dogmas to be eradicated, and the Republi-
can party chargeable with nothing of either
sectional or fanatical character. So the
two organizations meet in contest-the
Union and Democratic; the one the defen
der and upholder of Republicansm, the
other its bitter enemy and opponent; and
hence the plain and unavoidable conclu-
sion, that the elevation of the former to
po,cer sciH inevitably result in making Ma
ryland free Stale, and linking her fate
irreuocably wi'h the puritanical States Of
the North, thereby for ersr and iremedia-
6lyplunging her into an abyss Of financial
and commercial ruin, the depth Of achich can
scarce noac be euen imagined.
We trust our citizens will ponder well
before committing themselves to such a
political course. We hope that they will
examine carefully into the truthfulness of
the feebly expressed views we have here
presented, and not sacrifice their princi-
piles, their spirit and independence, in the
blind delusion of thereby saving an already
disruptured Union. But rather join with
US in our endeavors to force from the North
a fair and honorable compromise and
final settlement Of all these vexed ques-'
tons, and should we with your assistance
succeed in this, then indeed will the Union
be preserved and restored in all its original
integrity--the seeded States will return
and call will be well again." And in flu
ture time, when reviewing in your mind
the dangers which now lower on our un-
happy country, you can truthfully appeal
to the God of nations in that you performed
your duty, as became patriot, and des-
cendant of the noble heroes OF ll|o.