The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-31

(Npceidl t~rcponaetcc u he aaa0

("Pe'W Correspondence of he haa.)
ASNArotr,, Dec. 2S, 1851.
A stay Of a few days At this place has net ia.
creased my admiration of the capital Of Mary
land. To n New Yorker, who Ia, not previous
ly travelled beyond the Tree state line, The con.
tiast between the active life of the Empire CITY
and the entire absence Of 1t in Annapolis is worry
striking. Indeed | may characterize the eel
ing produced by a walk through the streets a,
oppressive Not even the presence OF Gov.
crnmcnt fleet OF some thirty vessels, anil tho
collection in and around il Of an army of SOME
l2OOO men, can stir its regular inhabitants into
tho least show of enterprise.
A stranger, knowing no more of Annapolis
ihan that II was the site Of the ". y. Naval
Academy, and has been made, since the roDol
lion commenced, the theatte of extensive naval
and military prcpuations, would be likely to
ash himself as his first question on entering
vessels drawing light draft Of water can load
or unload. Troops brought here by water are
landed 10y means Of barge and a little steam
tug and they must be 70 embarked 10 the same
way. This little tug, tho only one IN port, plies
about day snd night, among the transports, car
ryiBg orders from the General, communicating
with the officers Of the government vessels, ami
giving directions 10 inc ming vessels as to an
-
side the schooners and coal uoats from which
the eNpeditionafv fleet are now daily receiving
the complement OF their supply ofwatot and CO al.
And here may remark that even If tho or
der 10 embark the troops were given tomorrow,
it would, believe, with the means at hand,
require two or three days to complete tho EN-
baikation. There may, however, be resources
which | have not yet discovered. The Cen
eral displays great activity. going around fro
quently TO direct and hasten opc catlons, and his
prompt, busnes.-like manner, added to his
fine personal appearance, make him general
lavorite. | have heard soldiers remark -" lie
is just the kind Of man No would like to hight
under"
As YOU leave the ship in a row boat, TO 80
ashore, your first disappointment Ia mot at
long pier running out from the little pentago-
nal fort, at the south end of the Academy
grounds, which is supp )sed 10 have been erect
oil for harbor defense, but in which riued can
non shot would easily open new port hole.
You think YOU can land at tho pier, but upon
pulling up - t,you find 1t in such state OF de-
| lapidation as was the Treasury OF the United
| States when Cobb and Floyd had completed
their plundering and traitorOus career In Wash
ngtcn-full OF wide gaps. How much the pier
cost Uncle SamI cannot:ts but it about as use
full TO him now AZ some o hers Of his southern
expenditures. Findicg landing some dis
tauce above II, you pass INTO the spa
cious and well graded Academy grounds,
cd by the tread Of horses and armed men
tho Academy buildings being conyer, cd into bar
racks for soldiers and quarters for the officers.
Here again the thought arises that Uuclo Sam
has spent great deal of money among An un-
deserving and ungrateiul people--as the features
of Secessia arc very distinctly marked hero,
where rebel Legislature attempted TO cosrce
| the loyal Governor and Union men OF Maryland
into eubmssOn to their treason. Now UniOn
| Legislature meets in the State House, and
| Maryland still enjoys, 40 far as her secret and
open traitors will lot her, the beneilts and bless
| ings Of bcirg within the Union When tue
wSr ceases aud the Naval Academy buildings
arc ttDantless, when Annsp lis is loft to itself,
| the decay which has already seized upon tho
| CITY will be rapid and destruc i've, unless new
| element Of Tree enterprise 10 intro. uced.
| have not vet seen full specimen OF the pe-
culiar institution and Of the blHhtinR ciisc@ OF
| Secession, but can form some idea OF II from
what have seen and have not seen in AnnaPo
You ask me to describe the city, and frank
| ly tell YOU my powers Of description are not
equal 10 the task. Why2 because thers Is
nothing in II, when you take the soldiers ou'
| of sight TO indicate that II IS hDng clty-
though a state capital OF an old state. You en-
ter the CITY from the Academy grounds, and at
once YOU begin TO wonder where the peIpte are:
IL is half past eight o'clock in the morning, aud
until you reach the head Of tho street leading
| to the State House, you meet ouly HNlulolSi VI
deIlies on foot or hors ,back, and army wigon'
passing to and from the camps. Not natiyi,
is to be seen, except an occasional "tontraband
who seems TO be out Of doors 10y acct
dent. Tue doors ars all closed, yo'
look at tho windows, but see n
fac,s cuIiously peering through them. Fol
low the train of soldiers until you have reaches
the limits Of the city, and tho appearance ia th'
same, except that AZ other times Of the day yo
, may sea a group Of thre1 or four young mo
standing at the door Of one or o'her of tho fev
petty stores on the line, with thair hands stuc
| half way into their pant looms pocEeta, and thei
faces wearing something like concealed eS
, | uretsion of hate as soldiers Ov Strangers pas
| hy, The spirit Of "SeCoSsld' speaks thrOug
4 | thvir countenancss. You turn back AMI wande
through other streets--and you wonder as yo
a | look AZ the houses IL they are inhabited ana
Q 40. whether their inhabitants ever como Ju
Z Tho doors are shut, even most ot tha stores
and such storc!-have their doors shut. moor
D | AZ the windows; no eagor oyes upon you lro
% | partially wi,hirawu curtains; no one IN u
v streets but the occasional negro, or an occaslo
J. al couple-thoy generally 20 IN polrs-o, viii
r. natives ofthe male Sex with thoir hands in the
"A pockets, looking ~ If they had no bu
Or ness to lie out and felt most uncomfortable
" over. Why this habit Of keeping Just the q
u gers Of the hands IN the pockets cannot