The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-05-10
A Letter from George Law.

New YORK, Thursday, April Is

New YORK, Thursday, April rs.
10 THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Sir: The people of the Free States have now
been for some time cut Oft from communication
with the Capital OF their country by mob in
the City of Baltimore. The troops of the Gen
eral Government have been attacked and shot
down by the mob, in their passage through
that city in pursuance to the orders of the
Government. The lines OF communication have
been destroyed, and the authority of the Gen
eral Government has been set at defiance.
This state of things has been permitted to con-
tlnue for nearly week, and our troops going
to the Capital have been delayed and have had
to find their way by irregular and circuitous
routes very much to their inconvenience. Cit
liens of the Free States have either been pre-
vented altogether from visiting the Capital or
from returning thence to their homes, or have
been compelled to run the gauntlet, been sub
Jected to all sorts of insult and danger, and
have had to resort to the most circuitous routes
by private conveyance and at eXOrbitant ex-
pense. All facilities by mail and telegraph
have been cut off by the same unlawful assem-
blage in Baltimore and other parts of Mary
land, at time when free communication is 80
much required between the Free States and
Washington.
The public mind is already excited to the
highest point that this state of things has been
SO long Olerated aud the people are deter
mined that free and uninterrupted cOmmunica-
ton with the seat of Government shall be i'm
mediateIy established not by circuitous routes.
but by the direct lines OF communication that
they have heretofore travelled over. And it is
demanded of Government that they at once
take measures to open and esta bsh those lines
of communication, and that they protect and
preserve them from any further interruption.
Unl' IS this is dooe, the people will be COM
PEELED to take it into their own hands, let the
consequences be what they may. and let them
fall where they will. 1t is certainly most de-
slrable that this be done through the regularly
constituted authorities at Washington; and the
Government is earnestly desired to act without
delay.
There is entire unanimity of feeling on the
part OF the people of the Free States to sustain
The Government and maintain the Union.
l trust, Mr.. President, that this letter will
not be received unkindly. as in writing it |
simply do what feel it t. be my duty as cit
lzen to do in this extraordinary state of things.
have the honor to be, Sir, your most Obedient
servant, GEORGE LAW.
The New York Times referring to this
letter says that GEORGE Law only speaks
the universal sentiment of the whole COM
munity, without reference to party or to
class, when be tells President LINCOLN that
the Government must clear the path to
Washington, or the people mill do At for
them. There is a perfect unanlmity among
the people on this subject.
1t any man OF position, as a military
leader, or as a strong, resoute commander,
would cffer to lead force through Balti"
more, with or without orders, he could have
$4,000 followers, as soon as they could rush
to his standard. The Times adds that GEO.
LAW himself could raise, in three days, vol
unteers enough to clear the track, even if it
should leave Baltimore an ash heap.
This is not spirit to be ignored or
thwarted. 1t must be respected and di.
rected.