Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-27

The BALTIMORE Sun proclaims in Its issue of
Yesterday that 1t has never been for secession. II
now very sensibly urges the Legislature of Mary
land TO decline passing an ordinance Of secession,
70 be referred to the people, but instead to call
convention to take into consideration Marylan nd IS
duty to herself IN the exgencies by which she is
surrounded.
The truth is, the Sgn/ has done more to draw
Virginia into her Present mad position, and to
coax Mary land TO follow her example than all
the svowsd disunion journals in both those States
combined.
We have no space in which to review the Srn's $
course upon the unhappy troubles of the times
Yet we may freely appeal to its every reader to
bear witness that IL has bent every nerve for
months pact to induce the border States to assume
the burden Of the war which the Gulf States and
south Carolina have made upon the United States
Ihdt has been, paiPaoly, the upshot of its labors
Has IL not been the promoter of the circumstances
which have given Bait. .more over to the control
OF the mob that recently assaled the relieving
troops passing through that city's streets for the
National Capital Has any other journal In the
border States labored more earnestly I'D TO this
time 10 strengthen he hands of those " 90 have
undertaken to destroy the Union,
missouri, kentucky, and Tennessee refuse to
commit themselves to war on the Government
Thirteen or fourteen thousand Union troops are In
this city nine thousand between this city and Per
rysmansviiie-th.rty thousand were in New York
city on tie day before Yesterday awaiting traDspor
tdtion In the direction Of Maryland; while twelve
thousand, at least, are in Pehnsylyania and-Dela-
ware, ready to advance hi:herward Every rail-
Odu tedolnS OUT OF Bdlumofe is rendered useless
ior commercial purposes; while its commerce.
seaward, Is already among the things that were;
and, 70 The Sun, We presume, the greatest calamity
OF them oil Is the fact that IN the recent Balf-
more election, though b entirely unopposed throuy b
tne olsuhlon reign Of terror existing there 1 8
disunion cause could muster bet less than one
"dIth OF The city's well kGown total vote Of forty
IOusand
Uncer the teachings Of the Spr. Baltimore has
committed fslo de IS. 1t well nigh beggared itself
10 make the gTandest work Of Internal iatpruve-
ment In the world. Just as It was about fairly
Deglnnlng to reap the advantages Of its former
eacrnces 10 That end, the SEn has induced IL to
play disunionIs, to the extent of essayipg to pre
vent the passage of troops to the Federal metropo
Is TO save the latter from being violently wrested
rom tie Government of the United States On
the day after the effort was made the Sum swok .
70 the comprehension OF the fact that il YVES in the
power OF the GoverGEIeht 10 obliterate baltimore
IN an houf II irst mig be necessary las 1t hap
ply 10 nOt) TO save tie tai OF the United Stalls
On the day after that, the Sun came to coropre-
hend That what was lately the trade Of Baltimore
40 lons er eGists--tEat through the ar6or of her
MOP 70 prevent troops from Fastening hither at
toe call OF the Government, not a barrel of four
or Ton OF cCal now reaches her warehouses and
Wharves, nor dollars worth Of merchandise NJ
any description gets zen miles. per rail from her
corporation limits. The Sun, very naturally Is
no longer disunion sheet IL sees at IenStb
before 1t, what any sensible man without heated
nisnnlon blood might have told IL long since
That secession" Is death 10 every present interest
of maryland, and, consequently, 1t counseIs her
Lsxsiature that met Yesterday at Frederick, for
Gods sake not 10 violate law By assumin no an
toof1ty TO pass all ordinance of secession
we trust that Maryland's Legislature will heed
he Sta'S tardy counsel.