, 1861-04-29


phia, th7,ougA Baltimore, with Washington
The Western States must have the Harris
burg route TO the seat Of Government KEEP
open, and to the Eastern States the Phi1a
de1phia route is almost indispensable. NC
unsubdued enemy can be left in the real
of the Federal capital There mnashe nj
Interruptions to the passage Of civilians
soldiers or supplies Mail and telegraphie
communication must be maintained, and
there should beno more dodging round the
den Of the Plug Uglies. The detense1esz
conditioned Washington made it necessary
to resort to strategy and circumlocution
for few days, until the requisite reinforce
ments could reach there. As the city il
now out Of danger, let the National flag
be marched straight through Baltimore
# the troops are again assailed, it becomes
the imperative duty Of the Government tc
put it under martial law and throw CUR.
rison Of 10000 men into it, or reduce it to
q shapeless heap of ruins, and to hang
every Plug Ugly caught with arms in his
hands. Let the insurgents be solemn1y
warned of the impending destruction; and
then when the crushing bolt falls, they
will have none to blame but themselves
4 frst-class. nation Of twenty millions oi
free and loyal people engaged in dead]y
contest for: the preservation of Their
liberties and their national existence
must--not be stopped by the barricade Of a
second class city, or turned back by
the tories Of a fifth rate State. For the
opening campaign the Potomac will be the
base Of operations in the East; and it is a
military necessity that ne have secure pos
session Of Maryland Its for the people Of
thet State to decide whether that occupan-
oy shall be peaceful or coerced-one or an
| other it must be. Washington will be held
at all hazards, and no enemy can be suf-
fered between it and the source Of its sup
plies. :--
What Maryland is to the East, Missouri
is to the West. The eight millions Of peo-
pie Northwest Of the Ohio, cannot aDord
to let traitors hare possession Of thatstate,
The Missouri River is National highway
which belongs to the Republic, and not to
secessioniste. Its free and unmolested
navigation must be maintained at all haz-
ards. Missouri is surrounded on three
sides by loyal States. She belongs to the
Western system Of. States. She il Western
in climate, soil, production and commerce,
She lies directly across the pathway of the
great wave Of emigration to the vast in!
terror Of the Continent, and to the Pacific
slope. Illinois cannot permit Missouri to
be foreign country; nor can any other
Western State. st. Louis. Is to the South
west what Chicago is to the Northwest,
and both are indispensable to the people Of
the whole West. There are tens Of thou
sands Of loyal men in Missouri whose CRY
for succor and support will be heard by
their brethren Of the adjoining States and
promptly answered. If the tories under
take to create reign Of terror and to ban
ish those who are true to the old flag, they
will have to deal with one hundred thou
aend natr;ot;c ro,rntaa-a fre7a ~ s.' s..p
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