The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-30
spirit of military hero even more orld'renoWned
,hop General BuTLER himself, he intimaed that
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spirit of a military hero even more world renowned
than General BUTLER himself he lntimated that
| Whoever does these boots dsplace
Must meet Bonbastes face TO face
Put after he had thus audaciously cooked his hat
at rs and in the choicest Of italics announced
that any one who dared to contravene his SOW
ereign will and pleasure, 'should be most rigor-
'ously punished,' he condescended to dismount
from his high horse, and to assure call good and
''Union-loving citizens" that if his suggestions
and requests were faithfully carried out the ''act
ing-assistant Quartermaster'' would compensate
for the embargo which had been placed upon the
transportation of breadstuffs and provisions TO
this market, by purchasing of those who dealt in
such articles TO the enormous extent of forty
thousand rations which, at the outside price of
iorty cents per ration would amount to the mag
nifcent sum of sixteen thousand dollars All trade
with the Southern States was, at the same time
expressly prohibited AID any goods sent thiher,
CATER the publication of this proclamation, ="
were declared to be 'iable TO seizure and confls-
''cation.' We were given, however, to understand
that the loss CT our Southern trade, amounting to
millions ofdollars annually, was of no consequence
whatever in comparison with the profits to be de-
rived from the liberal patronage of the Govern
ment-a patronage which, if it has not already
exhausted itself in the offer to buy "fory thou
''sand rations at fair prices, " has been so grudg
ingly bestowed, that even the american ventures,
in small, thin tremuous voice TO cornplain
that whilst we have been cut off from all our treou-
'lar customers South'-the american has al length
! found out that we really had customers "South''-
the Government has made It's army contracts in
New York and Philadelphia, ignoring Baltimore,
who, though Engaged in making noble strug-
'gle to keep her suffering citizeus supplied with
''food, seems to be deliberately and persistently
''passed by on the other side" Especially is it
hard case, in the opinion of the Amcricau that
''whilst the position of Maryland is one of I'M
'doubted loyalty to the UNION" our merchants
care not permitted to enjoy a reasonable share in
'the contracts for supplying the troops raised and
"quartered in our midst" The anomaly that
strikes us is, that State which, according to the
american, is undoubtedly loyal to the UNION,
should require to have any troops quartered upon
her at all. If they as guests, it were an act
of unparalleled mpanneSs to make their presence
among US a source of pecuniary profit; if
as protectors, they are clearly entitled not
only to our gratitude, but TO our freest and most
lavish hospitality; but if they here to execute
the behests of despoc and INSCRIPTIONS Ad-
mnstration, ought 10 be melitating sterner
things than how TO sell provisions and army
clothing TO those that hold us in thralI. If the
Government, as the 4mcrican undertakes to assert
in its behalf believes ''the great mass of the
people" of Maryland to be loyal and true to the
''Unon," by what right are they treated
as rebels? The New York Times, but a couple of
days ago, eXultingy announced TO its readers that
Maryland was conquered. Is it usual to conquer
a loyal people; to reward the fidelity of State
by quartering foreign troops upon its soil, Selling
its capital breaking up its trade, arresting its
citizens suspending the writ of HaJeqS corpus and
by the commission of nnumerable other acts
every one of which is a fragrant violation
of the law of the land, and gross outrage
upon the rights of sovereign commonwealth
and the privileges of It's inhabitants? Maryland
must either be regarded as loyal to the UNION, or
in rebellion against it. If the former, she is most
foully dealt with; if the latter she has no claims
whatever to consideration at the hands of a Gov
eminent which she desires to repudiae tits for her
to say where she stands. If it be true as the
Times states, that she is held a conquered PROV
ince, it is proper that her people should know it
and take their measures accordingly.