The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-28
BALTIMORE.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST %, 1851.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST %, 1851.
We desire the people of Maryland 10 bear In
mind the fact that, the unconditional Union party
ofths State, is openly and avowcdly the war party,
and that Mr.. BRADroRp, its nominee, stands pledged
TO sustain the Government in lis war policy, and
is therefore, those who advocate his e'ecnon
affiliated with the Republicans. The war that this
party calls upon us TO sustain is war which Is
waged, not upon foreign invader whose adj
vancng hosts threaten our liberties, but against
our own brethren, who have been goaded,
by grievances unredressed and by An apprehension
of tcing made the victims Of a more intolerable
oppression in the future, 10 sever themselves
from the section that menaced Them and to fall
back upon their natural right to institute sep
arate and Independent form Of government, better
adapted as they believe. to assure TO them those
privileges which, as treemen, they are unquestiona
bly, entitled to enjoy. The step has been alleged
to be rash one the grievances Of which they
complain and The apprehensons with which
they are filled, are said to be- 10 some ex-
tent, imaginary; but, believing, as they do,
with faith that is not to he gainsayed, and
hrmuess that is not 10 be shaken, that their aepa-
ration from the old Union will be productive, to
them at least, Of greater peace and happiness;
and that by continuing their alliance with the
North their institutions would be seriously inn
perilled and their equality of privileges denied
it cannot fairly and honestly be said that they
have acted at variance with the letter or the
spirit Of the Declaration of Independence. In
wagng war, then, upon these people it becomes
Us to consider calmly and impartially, whether
the good TO he derived from lis prosecution
through years of strife and agony viii more than
counterbalance its attendant evils. If this could
be satisfactorily proven-jf we could hope to wade
through wholesale slaughter; through hate and
veueelnce through sorrow, suffering, poverty,
privation, widowhood, and orphauage, to
higher plane of civilizaon--to purer morals,
10 % clearer conception of individual rights, and
to q comp!eter recognition Of the noble principles
that underlie our system of government, the
struggle might possibly find its Justification in
so glorious result, But can we calculate on
this? Do not ali the Northern presses look
forward to a prouacted war and an uncertain
lssue' Have we the remotest reason 10
believe, from the trials of strength that have al
ready taken place, that the South can be con-
quered? Granting even that she can be reduced
10 subsection, would not those States be to us for.
ever, hereafter, element of weakness? Coerce
them back into the Union as we may, we could
not force them to fulfill the duties Of membership.
We could not compel them to send representatives
to both Houses of Congress. We could not COM
pei their jurors to give just verdicts in Federal
causes. We could not compel their tax-gatherers
n rglIn - TIA
pay the taxes imposed. Nor could we prevent them
from combining together in tacit, yet successful
opposition to any sales of property that might be
seized to pay taxes, when put up at auction to be
soid to the highest bidder The auti-rent troubles
IN New York, and the passive resistance of the
Aoinons, both admonish IA OF the difficulty
which the Government would experience in At
tempting 10 exercise jurisdiction over an nnwil.
ling people. Its only recourse then would be mill
ltary occupation and a stringent military rule.
Ahe moment this takes place the whole theory
upon which our Government is founded falls to
pieces, and we have in its stead in one section of
the Union n eentlorfseu power, Ia.
dependent provinces.
This, too be it understood, is what must neces-
sarily follow if the war policy Of the Government
should prove, in the end, successful. Are we 10
sacrifice blood and treasure to forge manacles for
our Southern brethren; to bald up a consolidated
government on the rights of the States; TO impov
erish ourselves with war taxes and to lay upon
the country burthen of debt from which we can
never hope to be relieved in our day and genera
tion2 Are the people of Mary land willing to pay
not merely during the period of the war, but for
n pyt tay "a
four cents on every pound of coffee they use; Of
three cents as an average, on every pound OF
sugar. fifteen cents on every pound Of tea, and
four hundred and thrty-six thousand eight hun
dred and twenty-three dollars yearly besides in
the shape of income tax for the purpose of aiiug
the Republican party 10 subiugate their brethren OF
the Sonth? These, be it understood, are the taxes
imposed to pay the annual interest on the cost Of the
war for one year only. If it should last two years
the taxes will he than doubled; if three years
they viii be three times more than the first men.
toned sums, and will go on increasing at the same
rate 20 long as the war shall last These taxes on
the necessaries of come home, tmerey to the
tlch who might be able to meet them: but TO
every hearthsone within the limits of the State
Let the laboriEg man, the mechanic and the art-
san, reflect, that upon every dollar they e1pend
ont Of their limited means on coffee, the Govern
ment exacs war tax Of Mt least Twenty-Five cents:
on tea of thirty cents, and on sugar also of thirty
cents; and that the burthen of these taxes will 90
on increasing if the war be suffered to continue
year after year. If they vote, at, the coming
election, in favor of the Republican candidate for
governor, Ar BRADFORD, they vote for the prose-
cuton of the war; and thereby do not only vote
TO sustain Republican Administration, but also
to impose additional taxes on themselves. More
over, whatever support they give to Republican,
ism, will be given virtually to Aboli,ionism; for
At IS the extremists of the Republican party who
control the action of the Government, and who
nave perslstenty rejected every proposition
looking 10 generous adjustment of the omar
rel, and who Will consent to nothing less
than the unconditional submission of the
South. We have endeavored to discuss this mat
ter calmly, impartially, and certainly conscien.
tio1sly. We have said nothing of the sympathes,
the business associations the ties of blood. the
similarity of institutions, the grievances in com
mon, and The community of interests which attach
our people to the people of the South We have
thrown all these things ont Of the question. We
nave confined our argument to the war, and its
probable consequences. For the present, we
leave tue further consideration of this subject
10 the voters of this State, trusting that they
may ponder well what they will do when they are
called upon to decide whether they are in favor
OF War-,axes and of desolaling the South with
n'e anu SWORD; or whether it is not more in
ne spirit OF true brotherhood, and of a pure
christianity, to vote for measures of Cancellation
and peace?
We have been furnished with COPY of "a
Pastoral Letter" addressed by Bishop WHITING
Ham to the Clergy and Laity of MARYLAND y