Smyrna times., 1861-06-27
A MARYLAND Paper on the War.

A Maryland Paper on the War.
The secessionists of the South, in our iudg-
ment, says the Baltimore Patriot, are the ills
and troubles the country is now undergoing.
There was no necessity for the Southern
members of Congress 10 leave their seats, and
still less that they should concert together in
rebellious spirit TO break up the Government
because they could no longer control it. 1t is
matter of history that these same secession
lists have been plotting treason for many years,
and arranging all their plans in "masked
battery" style, but which they were ready to
expose whenever they thought their supposed
enemy could be utterly annihilated.
II the Southern politicians had been honest
IN seeking redress for their wrongs, they would
never have taken the course they did. In ell
other instances the people have been the suf-
ferers, and not the politicians, and the people
Is the proper party to have these wrongs set
right; bat in this case the people never did
move in the matter, nor were they allowed to
to give subsequently, eny expression of opinion
on the subject If any one had the patriotism
to utter a coulter opinion, he was at once
threatened with the gag, and it was worth
citizens neck to cast a vote otherwise than :
their leaders dictated, and soon, very soon, the
right TO vote at ell was taken from the peo-
pie.
! Another outrage, perpetrated by the rebels,
was taking possession of the Goverumant pro-
! Perty, which no more belonged to them than
the funds in the Sub Treasury in New York;
but because, with them, just then, might made
right they seized and appropriated to their
own use that property of the United States
II would scarcely be deemed polite to call this
stealing, but really it looks 10 that direction
quite as much as the Fort Smelling affair, or
the slight of hand trick of Secretary Floyd and
his company.
But this is not all. When the boilers left
/ Congress they returned home and organized
their opposition to the General Government,
uot 10 6nd redress. as they stated, but actually
to subjugate by force of arms the whole of the
other S.ates-hence their great army, with
stolen livery, commanded by traitorous officers,
resigRing their posts under the belief, no doubt,
that Jeff Davis and his Secretary, Walker, had
send President Lincoln and his Cabinet 10
} their home, or perhaps, Do something worse
with them-and then march on through the
} North till the Confederate flag was placed on
r Fanueil Hall. This was to be done, and that
} very speedily, but they lave concluded TO wait,
as Gen. Bragg has before he takes Pickens.
Since then, by the most u0heard of schemes,
the secessionlsts hive stopped the mouths of
} the Union in Virginia and Tennessee, and
have attempted it in Kentucky, Missouri, and
8 also in good old Maryland. They have never
: yet shown the first motion of having their
: wrongs redressed by the settlement of the
D slavery question, or any other question on ami
; cable terms, but their sole object appears TO be
r assassination and sUbjugation of the Federal
d forces who have opposed their onward and re.
d Reiious movement.
a In view Of what the secessonsts have done
e and are still doing, as we have very briefly re-
l. terred to. we caLnot tell why it ia that any pa
s, trlot aud friend of the Union Washington in
T. augurated, can refuse TO commend the cours,
c pursued by the Federal Government in ares:
e ing this mad aud traitorous course of tht
D. Southern army No one can fail to see tina
ls General Scott does not wish TO shed drop 0
III blood, nor will he if ii can be prevented.
At We are at a loss also TO know how any on
in can claim TO be a Union man, but opposed L
lie coercion. What is coercion To prevent
he highwayman from not only taking your purse
py but your lIfe--to prevent burglar from enter
+ ing your dwelling and dispoiling your goods
u to prevent a mad dog from inserting his poie
nd onous fangs in your lmbs-to prevent mani
ey &C from throttlIng your innocent infant
,es prevent libsrtine from invading your domeI
II tic cjrcle-to prevent foreign foe from dei
we Iroying your homeS--to prevent traitor frot
for selling his country arc these the matters W
we must resist because they may be called coei
ast ciOn! Away with all such qualifications
he Union II we are opposed to coercion. W
,n- must necessarily be in favor of being coerce
Iis- and we cannot consent to this one sided way
ose settling disputes. Ifan enemy approach az
ch attack US we are bound, by all the la VS. of hea
Ind en- aud earth, TO coerce him back and defe
sc- his unhallowed purposes. Coercion on Il
'rd. part of the Southern army cannot be right
ion resistance on the part Of the Federal Cover
tic. menI is wrong.
ON The truth Of the whole matter is 10 q n
ny, she'll. The Southern politicians have bee
as ruling this country for nearly three score year
ry. md now that the ceptre is about departing fro
ght them, Sampson like, they will pull down Il
ick building even if they are crushed IN the ia