The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-02

the present crisis was applaudsd, aad sEe
mare msctioa OF Chariestoa, Georgia, Southern
Rights and Southern ohiyary was heartily
cheered just New York audiences cheer Booths APP
psopos sentences Richsieu. the applause IN the
case much In the other AID from may
cessiou cause at Baltimore.
SUICIDE OF A srArA.
havs spoksn before CT the quiet AID order Of the city
but quiet which Is not the result n law bet rather
OF expectation and anxiety The Union men keep quiet
because they getting ready I, speak empna,
csly by and by. The secessionists quiet
they don't know what TO do next. talked q long while
last evening with Of the officers Of the volunteer
corps and ultra seceonist He assured that they
would all DO glad of peaceabs reunion Of the States
that they loved the old dag better than any other that
they seeded because they believed il was the best
thing for them to do under the circumstances rs they
could 6ght. against the South, but taat they
would prefer position Of armed neutrality asked
whether this armed neutrality meant that they would
permit troops pass through Maryland either from
he North or the SOUTH "Not exactly the reply,
or think that If JEFF Davis 70 troops here
baltimore would gladly receive them aud help .hem
heir way. But Baltimore would never permit Northern
troops 70 pass through and have patrols he look
out for them all the while" Singulariy enough, while
advocating secession, these gentlemen expressed the
greatest scorn for the secession leaders, and laughed at
The idea OF Jea. Davis being statesman anything
Ike one. In their opinion he only good soldier,
and q despotic yranncal ruler They bclieyed-as peo
pie IL this section of the country generally dotha Davis
had planned this conspiracy years ago. and told that he
had diyulged the plan to a gentleman whom they named,
long before outsiders drea med Of such movement.
They had positive Information, also tina! be had sent
Manu- Commissioner 10 France long time ago. to entust
TO Napoleon the design OF dependent Southern empire
bore Such Davis they could not but distrust,
but what could they doS II they read Lncolns proca
nation rightly, he meant 20 invade the Scuthelse how
could he rstake the forts arsenao and public property
To this they could consent and without las they
acknowledged a shadow Of right they had opposed tue
transportation OF troops Maryland If they said,
Lincoln had only designed to bold Washington ard had
said this, Virginia and Maryland would have held it for
bin aad reyer thought or secession
this last sentence you find the ground upon which
the intelligent Msrylanders base their opposition to
passage Of They do not oppose the defence Of
the capital but they do oppose any Of the South
They acknowledge that they JOIN the Southern conede
I usf burden TO he For viii aue the
continual presence Of large army 10 hold Mary for
the South as she lies On this side OF the Potomac which
river ought, in military science TO be the line of opera
tons by Southern troops SO much wisdom In the
premises and in the argument and 80 much ooshness
in the conclusions and dedu ons, are seldom Seen TO-
gether and hard to tell what to say 10 such people
Tel them Of the good there in the Unon OF the evils
which they exposed out and Of the certain
obstruction which awaits them II they secede, matter
which side WINS and they admit II al and yet wish 10
secede Argue with them as to The right Of the matter
an they admit that they are wrong. ADD yet desire
secede better instance OF deliberate suicide is not
record. II gave me new sensaiion to hear slave
ding secessiooist openly declare that Mary would
te better of with slavery any grain growing State
would and that she could have been rid OF II in 1881
Garrison had not began his and 70 hear the same
gentleman declare openly that Wendell Phillips
greater statesman and consistent intelligent and
logical than any one In either section, except H.
- AID hf ~ frnNx I,nf
sober earnest.
rnE MASSACHUSETTS TROOPS AND TIE SEVENTH
REGIMENT.
have been requested by many citizens OF Baltimore
to state that the reports, that the dead bodies Of the
Massachusetts soldiers muta,ed By .he mob, are
untrue The BODIES carefully preserved in elegant
co,irs ana would have been SEMI back 20 Boston days
ago, f the OF rarsporfatcn had been NJ hand.
M the conduct Of the BatmoreaDs towards wounded
soldiers informed you yesterday. They are exceenty
taken care of and are very comfortable
The Baltimoresns have almost great pride In our
Seventh regiment YeW Workers have and feel assured
that the Seventh will fight against them II was
currently reported there yesterday that the officers OF
fend washngton, and would never march into either
Virginia Mary land wade these states This report
~ 1o and %
dephia by members OF the Seventh to march through
a. eySry hazard and 70 ayenge inc Massacnm
the muskets Of the Seventh regiment leveei the
men win stop to consider whether the Baltimore City
Guard, the Richmond arrays or more ordinary
seceseionists stand before them The Baltimoreans
take different view of the subject however and sent
to-day large Jug Of gia cock tails 10 the Seventh ~
token Of esteem anu appreciation.
FROM BALTIMORE TO WASHINGTON.
] rode from Baltimore 10 Washington in the coach
which conveyed this preeen TO the Seventh and also the
lost baggage to the Massachusetts troops When the
Sixth Massachusetts regiment marched through the
ehower OF stones at Baltimore on the 10th Inst great
part OF their baggage captured and detained by ths
police. Turks, valfes portmanteaus, blankets,
have neeed them sadly but have MOI asked for
them The Baltimoreans had determined TO send them
on, but had not decided when how. Today the mat
ter was arranged however and the luggage came How
glad the soldiers were TO receive IL may readily be
imagined.
THE NEW YORK REGIMENTS.
The road to Washington runs through very unsttrac
tive and section Of country with hne farms
and fields and old country residences here and there
found soldiers along the road un reached Laurel
Factory, about fourteen miles from Baltimore where
Militia, was guarding the railroad bridge. Two miles
further Company OF the came regiment guard
ing another bridge ~ course we stopped to see our
New York. They were al in excellent health, and the
very best OF spirits. They reported that they had
licved the Seventy first regiment which had been
duty there yesterday and had gone Washington.
All anxious for q brush with the enemy and drank
destruction to all traitors in hearty bumpers The
balance OF the regiment Annapolis but 10
Washington by train, 70 night and had splendid reccp
ton Many OF them are qaarered for the present, at
New York; at Annapolis. with Its .c~y, AID the
Sixty ninth is at Annapolis junction. guarding the road
All web and well cared for The Sixty ninth come on to-
morrow
REorESING or COMMUNICATIONS.
Even 70 day sunday the road between here and Bslt
well lined with carriages, and people cont
nusy going backwards and forwards upon pubiic and
private business There is no interruption Of travel and
no delay questioning. II any armed bands Of
sion about they keep very well out OF sgat and
mind The entrance to Washington "a guarded by senti.
nels and tho city ms like great camp day. nearly
every person you meet being in uniform Every scrap
Of information IL most gfeedily seized upon. Yesser
day the papers through, for the first
tune in several days, aud HneaiDs sold for
from twenty Ave cents dollar each and few ~ be
had at any price Last sundays HxRarDr, with the
port of the great Union meeting, have just arrived To-
day and eagerly pcrusei. | passed Adams
prcss wagon its way to Baltimore with the government
mail, but Communication by this means u eth very
irregular and uncertain and most dispatches are sent By
express Annapolis. To night, also, the teegrn Oh
office here is open, as predicted would be. but Is
strictly under government control Private dispatches
are sent but all news about government plans the
movements Of troops is Cut out not has been asserted
by the Batmorcans, but as Secretary Seward informs