New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-27
rs TREAsON A GRIMES

Mr.. Roberss DaIo Owen ilIumiDes The Ner-
Harmony Adrerfise, with several articles aimed
at this psper, and dragging in the name Of an
individual in O manner Inconsistent alike with
truth and courtesy. How honestly DO deals with
opponents will be seen by the following Citations:
the first from TIE TRIBUNE:
Mary ,ni and Baltimore Ia open rebellion against :hs
United states will then he at open wa- with them rms
sd sSe StiopL Cso,tsl sorvs;Ins do. 6ed from, military
stand point end using mtay phrs t-y 7qf .. redEef
This no to earliest practicable h'ar The ene
cannot no percn.ed in y nor in aweek pernaH ont
tina, nInediatey Washngon cannot be safe matter how
IT, Now the dangerous /, the most de- psbe city IN
the reheoas State. must ether surrender 10 The Federal
70 being summoned or IL must be fcsi,ObeG
Baltimore doed ia she oyal troops advance
H. W. hss a, IRON ron 'ne @ easy a. a.t s I s
will We must pow n hrIbe!ou' soil With Cannon balls ana
SOW With gmrowees
Every word Of this, it will be observed. had
reference TO the attitude Of open, defiant rebel
lion then maintained By Baltimore, with the ap-
parent countenance aud sympathy of the State
She had murdered in her streets the defenders
of the Republic, while peacefully and nofiensIve'
ly proceeding to the defense of the Capitol, then
.hreateued with capture and destruction. NO
pretense Of arresting and punishing The murder
ers was made by her authorities: On the con-
trary, great clty meeting was held the eyohlDg
after the massacre, wherein il was proclaimed,
amid unanimous shouts that no more Northern
troops should march through that city, and toat
the Union was forever dissolved. The lines OF
Railroad and Telegraph stretching North and
East from Baltimore, were broken, thus cutting ~
toe Government from all communication with the
loyal States. simultaneously with this, the mer-
chants of Baltimore were forbidden TO sell pro-
visions TO the Government, or to any one else
who wanted them FIR beeaQered Washington;
hundreds Of prominent Uoonists were hunted
out Of Baltimore, and compelled to ny with Only
what they could carry; " Southern kights
ticket of motor ous SecessOnists was illegally
elected, un0pposeJ 10 the State Legislature SUM
moned to meet in extra session by Gov. Hicks;
repeated dcputations were sent by said Governor,
by Mayor Brown and the Young Christians OF
Baltimore, t, demand Of President Lincoln that
no more Nortieyn troops be tGaded on the SOL u
Mrfand--whcb was precisely the same as say
ing that tho Capital must be evacuated or sur
rendered 10 the trators--and the citizen soldIery
who nevertheless forced their way by Annapolis
10 Washington, were compelled to do 80 in de-
6nnce of tue protest of Marylands authorities
and the active hostility Of her people, who broke
up the railroad from Annapolis TO the Junction
and disabled the engine On purpose to obstruct
their advance
1t was in full view Of these facts, and Of The
Ill flav man IL, ta1 of
whole North rose rs one nrn and insisted that,
through Baltimore or over her, q direct, eSpe-
dltiou. and unob.tructed road to the Capital
should be opened The TRIBUNE spoke precise
ly as millions thought, felt and resolved. And
that determination, so eyinced that il could not
be Misunderstood saved Maryland from the abyss
Of treason and civil war into which n reckless
and temporarily dominant minority faction had
conspird 70 plunge her. She recoilod before tie
stern indignation Of the loyal States, and is now
behaving US we'll as could be expected. Tie Free
States trust that ste will continue to do 30, hay.
ing taken good security therefor.
Now look at what TIE TRIBUNE did sag
above, and then compare it with what Nr. Owen
makes US say-as follows:
"Ths 'lmprsgna5le dean,e' Of WasLlston, Greeley de-
cafss, depends upon tho immediate de,lItoon of Bal
more"
Is this the language of an h0Ssst man or
Y ilain We had said expressly that Baltimore
must either surrender 10 tie federai .fOreeS on
" Jcing summoned or it mast be destroyed"
Owen makes VA insist on its being destroyed any
how. How is this better than counterleitng
We never dreamed of striking needless blow at
either Baltimore OF Maryland; We only insisted
that neither Of them must be allowed to destroy
the Republic We believe that the determination
Of the North, thus expressed, saved Baltimore
aud Maryland from tho grayest calamites. while
they successfully contributed TO save the Federal
Metropolis from capture, sPoliation aud destruc.
ton.
In our judgment, tho authors aud abettors Of
This widespread treason are criminals of the
deepest dye. They have already destroyed more
wealth and caused more misery than all the
ielons who have infested the country for the last
ten years--apd they have done these great wrongs
wantonly, wickedIy and without excuse. We be-
lie7e they ought not TO escape the evils they have
80 criminally brought upon tho country. Others
must act on their own convictions; We mean to
bo faithful to ours.
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