The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-10
A REPLY FROM BALTIMORE.

SR-Your attention is respectfully invited to
the subjoined article from the Tribune of the Sd
instant
without meaning to be impertinent, we would like to
know whether it is orr not possible for the Unons
Baltimore to discover, or invent, or import Frank
Blair. They seem to be in need of a man than so
many thousands ever were before. Day after day we
hear peous wailings that they are unorganzed unarm
ed and untitled to their ad dversarie
to face but why they remain unorganized unarmed i'm
potent we cannot understand They manifeStly as
strong in relative numbers their brethren of St. Louis
why is it that while the latter. almost uuaided with
every State and city Office in the hands their deadly
enemies have struck blows which elect flied the whole
country and saved their State secession former
stand sivernG in their boots and calling the govern
protect and shield them though they all
women Why do they rot organize AID arm without
further delay? What Of election do they expect
to have if they shall only dare to under the proec
ton of federal bayOnets there he enough men
among them to form one regiment let that regiment be
organized at once"
We are unwilling to suppose that gentlemen ed
iting so important paper would designedy mis-
represent the condition of this city, or would cast
unjust imputations on the Union men of Baltimore
resoluteIy bent on maintaining the Government of
the United States.
Without meaning to be impertinent, the article
impertnent; and what is unfor tunate, it is
based upon misunderstanding CT the affairs of
which it treats, to be explained only by the circum-
stance that you choose to continue Baltimore cor
respondent who is not ignorant, but malicious, and
who really uses your paper as the vehicle of his
private grieis
Journalists well-informed as yourselves ought
to know that there is now, and when the arti-
Gle written, a full Msrylan regiment recruit
ed in this city, organized armed and in the service of
the United States stationed, with the Massachusetts
regiments, at the W ashingtOn Junction. at the Re-
lay House. Had your correspondent chosen to state
facts he would have informed you that another re-
giment is now being organized in this city, and that
seventy -four companies in this State have off red to
serve under General Cooper, appointed to command
the forces u ised in Maryland.
Had the Government availed itself of the legal
rig to send orders Immediately to the officers of
the militia, advised, and who had promised to
respond to the CALL the full contingent of Mary
land would have been filled at once, notwithstand
ing delay, hesitation, conditions required on the
part of the State authorities.
Nobody here needs or asks, assis tance from the
Government to arrest and put down every effort at
secession, except very few, who, like your cor
respondent, do nothing, since their return, either
for others themselves.
All that Union here have ever asked, or
wanted, of the Government, is arms; of which
more than enough idle in the arsenals and
forts within this State.
But, without arms without any assistance from
the Government, in the face of thousands of men
armed by the authorities here known to be hostile
to the Government; in the face of a mob ''organ.
lied to preserve order" and with nearly every
officer, civil and military in this city, opposed to
the Government, parayZed by ear-the Union
men in Maryla by the unity and power of their
uprising, arrested the secession Legislature in
thelr reVolutlOnary planS, prevented them from
calling a convention, compiled them tn drop
their tyranncal bill for the Inauguration of mill
tary despotism, and, at the first special election
gave an earnest of their strength by driving the
secession candidate to decline, and casting four.
fiiths of the vote TO the Union
They have organized in this CITY, as elsewhere in
the State the basis of unconditional maintenance
ot this Union and, by votes nearly unanimous, re-
fused to proceed even to nomination until the
didates named had pledged themselves to such sup
port and promised to vote and money to up
hold it.
All this was done, not under the protection Of
Federal bay onets, but while Union men were with
out single weapon, and seeessionisrs were armed,
aud before the Government could soldier
from Washington; and when it had barely enough
to keep open the communication which conspira-
tors here forced it to open { r a time, through An
napoIis. And when Gen. Butler moved into Baiti-
more be had nothing to do but to take away arms
from men who were already beaten at home.
Nobody except secessionists, felt it to be at all
necessary thus tn fair play to Union men
here. Nobody, except secessionists, objected to
Just precauton for securing the route and
munication against the enterprise of bad men.
AS necessary for protection, the United STATES
troops were BOT regarded here by any, save the
few who think as your correspondent writes. As a
proper measure of military precautiOn against
mob which had dared obst:uct the transit of
United States troops, and which, though publicly
threatened and advised, the local authorities had
shown themselves unable at least to restrain, it
regarded by all save those who aided sympa-
thized with that outrage.
There is no need of our following examples, which,
however well elsewhere, would b. out of place in
Maryland, where the mass of the people for
the Government; and where traitors fear much
more than they feared.
All we ask is that you will be mised no longer
bv correspondents, ignorant or malicious; infer
the feelings of the people from the conduct of the
local authorities; aid in giving publicity to as
sertions and insinuations touching our Criminal
Court, whose charge to the Grand Jury (now in
sessions and which has indicted the rioters who re-
maned) ought to satisfy every man that some, at
least OF our authorities maintain 10y al position
The ignorance of facts and insoence of tone dis
played in the correspondence and some editorials
of the Northern press in regard to this city is
ther obstacle, in spite of which, well as of Sc
cession, the loyal Union men of Maryland
solved to carry the State on the 18th of June for
the support, and maintenance, and vindicaton of
the Government.
JAMES r PARTRIDGE.