The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-14

Ii 1t to true rs the friends of the Covorn,no,
aIie3e, that large majority of the people q
Maryland cordially sustain the measures IF fl,
Administration why IS it that she is subjected to
an ''e 'hai&nliieS OF an armed occupation; that
hcr great avenues Of commerce are closed AGAINST
her, and that all her sources of trade have bco,
deliberately cut off? If her loyalty beun;mneocb-
ioe the S~iierings which she has causeIcssIv beop
ma to endure are Of themselves sufficient to
FOSTER spirit of disJif.con, and to change her
pa'ent forbearance into one of determined hos
UNITY. Whilst still acknowledged to be a member
o. The uMoN-whilst still yielding obedience TO
her constitutional obligations and ncrfor,oi,c, oil
tHe d"ues incumbent upon her in regard to ina,
ie'''oh' II Is somewhat remarkable, on the theory
OF her loyalty, that she should have experienced
at the hands of the authorities at Washing
ton nothing but inso!ence and contumely
Every act which they have perpetrated against
her has been in clear violation of the laws Of the
land, whilst the evils which size has been ruth
iesSly made to experience are as unwarranted as
'heT are atiocious and tyranncal. She is. con-
ieSsedlr, no more in instruction AGAINST ,ho Fad-
eF"l Government than Massachusetts,, or New
ork, Or Pennsylvania; she has formed no IawIess
combinations" which it is necessary to repress
ny an army Of invasion; she has resnected the
Federal judiciary, and has offered no obstruction
10 Tue service OF process by the Federal Marshall and
yer, although her fealty to the cause of the Uv,ov
continues to be vehemeny asserted, she is virtnoIv
ITu"'go 10 The condition of a suhugated province.
cIl'iA' then, for Maryland, so long as she
maintains her present position, all the privileges
anu 'ilhuulueS that are guaranteed to her under
'he laws and are enjoyed TO the fullest ev-
tent by the Northern States. We demand that
military possession Of her railways shall cease.
''"' 'le embargo which has been placed upon the
transit OF breadstutfs and provisions shall he inn
iheu'''eIy taken off, and that prompt redress shall
Ne accorded her for the ininrv which has how
zone TO her business interas,s ord >,
uon OF her soil by bodies of Nor,,,o.. -
,l --''e lsht here than an army of Mary
nave 10 Invade the nerhborinp
u Guns! l'"h'a' Mr.. LINCOLN authorizes
INC assurance TO be given to Kentucky tbot . -
VIII MAINTAIN an attitude of neutraItv :; 49,:
QUARREL mot hostile foot shall press ber so;l ,,
his consideration for Missouri has indroo5 ~,
10 Tolerate, II not sanction, the exnortotio, e.
wards OF breadsuffs and provisions g.,
state. What has Maryland done that che n,..',
be overawed, whilst Kentucky ana r
sour are courted aud favored. oha
even more ready to attest ber &c,
in the Administrations H. iiuence
declare-by an overwhelming ro,o :. H
favor? If this indeed be so, it mnst bo os. Ns
that although she has been sorely wrornaa ,' s.
is prepared TO exhibit in the eyes Of ,,,o 60, sue
sublime example of forgiveness bv ki.s;ua',
hand that smites her. We take the Upion;a,s
on their own ground and assume that Marvland
loyal to the core--hat she adores the North and
detests the South. 1t necessarily follows that she
is punished, not for any crime that she has COM
mitted against the Union or the Federal Govern
ment, but for her attachment to both. Grant that
this be true, why then no candid mind can come
10 any other conclusion than that if loyal she has
been victimized, and that under any circumstances
she has been most foully dealt with. .I I'D