Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-07
THE NEWS HERE.

TEE MARYLASD LKeIsLATURE.-TheB Baltimore
sss grows daily more nervous over the impres.
sion that the public will not or cannot understand
the true position of the Maryland Legislature and
complains bitterly that public opinion so far re-
fuses to credit that body with being Influenced
by sincere disposition to uphold the authority
OF the United States In Maryland. We cannot
perceive that there exists the slightest misunder
standing Of the Maryland Legislatures position
which Is as perfectly understood by the Govern
Of Columbia readers. Thus, all here believe that
the body In question would plunge MARYLAND in
war with the United States instantly, If daring so
10 90 is every act since first meeting at Fred
erick tells plainly that the purpose of its majority
Is TO embarrass the measures of the Governnen
OF the United States to protect fits property and
msintain Its authority, by any means to which 1t
(thr at heart-dIsunion msjOrity Of the MARYLAND
Iegislaturel may resort without compelling the
Government TO regard Maryland as being as esseT
TALLY In league with South Carolina In the prose-
cuton Of the war the latter has made on the Uni
led States, as Alabama.
The Presiien. Is, evidently, as wisely acting
upon this theory with reference 10 the spirit AMI
mating the Maryland Legislative majority; and
rs consequence, has taken measures that will
enable him TO crush Maryland's possible hostile
cooperation with the disunionists In six hours
after those controlling her policy may venture on
such course.
These facts are so self-evident rs that they re-
quire no elaboration at our hands to make them
clear
ne >kH IL tue organ OF d ne5s OF traitors. whose
disposition to destroy the Government Of the
United States, all comprehend 1t labored for
months TO strengthen their hands, and the 19. b
ult when 1t supposed that they were about to
prove victorious, I. openly justified treason, and
eIultsd In the mornentary triumph of the traitors
surrounding its U1ice.
The change OF Its tone since, has been brcugl
about only ny the influences that have inducen
is party In the Marylahd Legislature to abandon
their recent purpose of giving the State over to
the disunion conspiracy against the Government,
by putting Its affairs wholly in tie hands of d
committee Of traitors under the sobriQuet Cf a
Committee of Public Safety. That lie: through 9
feHS IL fears equally and alike the power If the
General Government, and the great body of the
people Of Maryland, who IL finds are not to be
cheated into becoming traitors by tickling their
fancy, In times II ke the present, with the idea
that their Interests more identified with those
OF the cp'ton-producing States, than with the
United States
But for the S~1, Maryland would have been as
loyal as Pennsyivdnis, and Baltm more would not
have lost millions on millions Of dollars owl o o
TO her recent course; and there would be no sue d
apprehension es now certainly and Justly ex is Is
that In forty eight hours she (Baltimore) NAV be
obhterated, as the resnlt of an attack upon the
troops Of the United states the part of the mob
t6at under the SHE'S encouragement, not long
since ruled that city.