The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-06

The arrival Of the Baltimore Police Commits
sioners nearly one week ago at Fort Lafayette has
been already announced to our readers; but save
this brief notice Of their whereabouts, which was
taken from the New York papers, their family
and friends know nothing of their situation 10
letter has been received, as far as we can learn,
from solitary of the political prisoners, as
the Government officials, in imitation of their
Austrian prototypes, are pleased to style these
outraged citizens; and we are therefore compelled
TO infer that their tyrannica oppressors have re-
fused to permit them to correspond with their fam
lies or will only suffer them to do so under con-
dltlons which their self-respect compels them to
reject. We presume that this inference is correct
Tor THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOTIFIED THE FAMILIES OF
THE COMMISSIONERS THAT THEIR LETTERS MUST BE
SENT TO THEIR IMPRISONED RELATIONS UNsEALEp.
AND THROUGH THE HANDS OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICER WHO COMMANDS THE FORTRESS
This Is all the information we are able to
lay before our readers concerning the
situation Of these citizens. But is il not
enough Does such statement need comment
"heh II IS addressed TO men who were born
Amerlcans-Who have been educated as freemen-
VINO are STILL under the delusion that they enjoy
the privileges of laws and Constitution Sure
ly we need do no more than state the fact that
the men who have been arbitrarily dragged from
their homes and imprisoned in distant State, are
denied the poor privilege of unrestricted CORE
spondence with their wives and children. IF
there Is any genuine feeling of manhood-any
honest sentiment OF patriotsm-left in the people
OF once great and free Republic the bare men-
ton of the tyranny which Mr.. LINCOLN has dared
TO exercise, will stir their hearts to generous
outburst of indignation which the elouuence of
PATRICK HENRY and DANIEL WEBSTER would fail
TO awaken. If the system of Austria and Russia
OF Naples and Turkey can be revived among us
without producing one unanimous and over
WheIming movement towards resistance, then
indeed may we despair Of the capacity of this
people for self-government and OF the value of
republican institutions.
If, therefore, we have re ned that leutb ofdeora-
dation when American citizens can be brouoht 70
submit without 10. .lo,.>~.:--- Ill
the people OF Europe do not acquiesce in without
struggle, we may az well bend our necks at
once to the yoke which Mr. LINCOLN is preparing
for them. But when the Government has sub
dued all opposition, and has made the people of
the land bow subsequently before it, let it not
mistake AFFECT submission for a contented allie
glance. Let not Mr.. LINCOLN imagine, when he
has consolidated Maryland with his Northern
provinces that her people regard their conquerors
as countrymen or az brethren. Another genera
ton may arise here which will be content to pay
willing obedience to the people of the North; but
with the wrongs, and insults, and expressions to
which we have been subjected fresh in our mem
Dries, it is idle for Mr.. LINCOLN to hope that he
can, for fifty years to come, make of the people of
Maryland anything more than rebellious slaves.