New-York daily tribune., 1861-04-30
HISTORY OF THE BALTInOKE
REBELLION.
From Our Own Correspondent.

rebellion down to the present day. beginning with Mr.
Lincons nominations to the Federal offices ia Ba-
more From those nominations warned you at tie
time that serious troubles would arlse and can now
say on the authority of many leading Secessionis &C.
quaintances, that they were made the immediate
prompting cause Of the outbreak OF the 18Th Of April
The President had made odous disc riiRinailon be-
tween his enemies and conferred the power Of the Ad-
mistr ,tion upon the smallest and most hated element
Of the old Know Nothing party whose ascendincy,
with Holiday Hicks and Winter Davis at its head,
was felt TO be the worst evil that could befa the State
in the estimation of the enemies Of those gentlemen
Exasperation ripened into revolt against the Fed
erl Government, and the leaders Of the Secession
movement then in miserable minority seized upon
the occasion furnished them by the 1nngIng passage Of
the Massachusetts troops through the ciy, 10 raise the
arm of rebellion against their county They ct mu-
lated the Democratic mob element Of our city, by the
lavish use of money and appeal to their passions
against the Plug. Ugies of Kno~-Notlingsm, who
were now to get finger in tie public crib under the
new Custom House regime. saw signs of the coming
outbreak on the 18th inst, when body Of 500 Penn.
syivana troops passed through town, and advised d,
once against the repetition Of this movt ment, except In
large masses and fully armed and equipped.
ion, which in the main correct, though highly col
ored of course, with passion. TIE grand error of the
Colonel Of the Massachusetts Regiment was in not de-
barking and marching his from depot TO depot in
regimenta column. The Secesioniss admit that such
a movement would not have istn resisted but rather
appauded As it was, open hostilnes were not re
sorted 10 until the ast company, cut OF from s preue
cessors, attempted to pass, cooped up III cage, aud
even then the first thrown were from the hands
of two haIf-qown boys.
II has not been mentioned, but 1t ought to be Enown
that the captain Of the assaulted company did not re-
taliare, until be hsd appealed to the Mayor, who was
CALAMITY leading them through the opposing mob Tor
instructions when he bade the officer TO defend hlInse
Then it was that the order given to re, and that
fire saved the whole command from destruction There
were no misses sent from the windows alongthe route.
TIE passag. after the first fire, was made at doubie-
quick ,iep, in almost perfect order.
Gov. Hicks WAS at the Fountain Inn when the riot
commenced and instead Of seizing flag and calling
on the loyal citizens follow him to the scene ds
aster in order drive back the mob and protect the
Federal troops i'll their passage through tie city, De
nglorously got of the way, and II was not until
the cars were gone that he called out the military, not
TO do lie duty to the Federal Government but TO resist
the supreme authority thereof, unoer the cry Of
| Armed neutrality" which he has since made the
staple Of biz rebellous message 10 the Legislaare
Major Plelys Of the Mary land Guard wss The first
cf the superior officers Of that corps at the Armory and
| oyally appealed 10 his comrades to know how many
of them would take up arlns and follow HIM 10 protect
the ptssa.e Of the Federal forces through the e.ty
Some thirty Of them instantly prOered their services
but the Colonel coming in just at that moment orGered
his command t. arseuibe and resist the lawful pas
tn.e of United States soldiers across the State. Tie
gallant Maor refused TO take mp against biz coun'
uy denounced the order tressonshe, end upon the
| instant handed in his rcsi NATION aud rethei All
| honor TO Major Pheli.l He has been compelled 10
leave tie city by the threats OF the leaders OF tie mob
| The assembling Of a town meeting, at whica tie
Governor was compelled to give IN hr Adhesion TO Sc
ccsson at the rick of lis life which he frankly owned
10 friends who remonsr ed agiIrt his coursoi the
c,nyocation Of the Leaders oil Secession at the Mayors
h,adquar.rs when Gov. iicSs gave the barlaruus or
dor 10 bum the bridges the Iiauirburg and tie Pill
ade hia ralroaGs nAd destroy the wirer leading North
ward; the light OF the Governor to Washington aud
lis .,fush to return, though urgely sent for 10y tie
/ Mayor; the alaIm Gnd terror Of Sunday last AT tie
approach OF 100 partly unarmed troops from Cockeys
VILE and the general armng OF tie population, by the
fciLle reiznrc Of all tie private arms IN town. the
Threatened atccudlcy Of mob rueo over TIE rnhhe
auhoritie from Friday TIE day Of the election; the
driving out Of tie city Of thousands of honest Union
loving citizens at the peril OF their yes the volun-
tary exodus of hundreds Of Others, who anticipated
ptnbulon for the doings Of Friday tie wdging of
open war by tie city authorities agsirst tie United
Si.tes IN the s~zurc Of Federal property wlereverr
coud he found; tie compulsory convention by the
Governor If he LEGISLATURE and Lis REASONABLE Mes
ragc ia hostility To tie Uuiicd States; the election Of
"Wednesday last at which only ouehrd OF the voters
! of Baltimore could be drummed up 20 the support OF
he unopIo.ed Secession ticket the chasing Of Rorub-
cans out OF the city, NJ tho point Of TIE bayopet I'M
der circumstances Of the unost pen ona suieriug .'e
qla,;.rirg of Secession troops the hctcis aud oner
places ut !! day, and lmiins suspected tnon-Oying
ucn t. con mon sat rious; the enactment and repeal
OF no-,nercouIfc act by the city Authorities, ard the
worrying of travellers by tlcr arrest suspicion; the
relax Of The Union way, the community, b. gH-
ming at "Wednesday noon and siill rising; tne re- .tua
lion Of amy aud IVY ol.lceIs iIOm Maryland, ANA
tltir haste to get commissions from the S,ac-thesc,
ana hdur,d o,he, i.cts, stand out from the page al
lie istoy Of the rl ten days with fearful prominence,
and viii darkon lie record to the latl5t To.,erity. Bat
thtsc ony few Of tho things done and said in the
midst Of the Whirlpool OF the ris, weeks events. Ny
daily letters caught them they ro}e TO the surface
and have hol ye, that they have reacted YOU and
iIat .her publ will have Superseded The appear
| ance Of tls murcaton.
The general Lope among al lawa5idirg citizens is
that the Federal GpyeInnout VIII oocupy Baltimore
AID prevent our Secession politicians ffom dstloylng
he ciy. Hence all eyes are anAiousiy turned toward
the North for help aud sliNaton Once let de Fed
erl Gug be hosted in over it will stay gp in power