New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-19
Mr. MAY-As 10 not t,king The oath, have take,
1t IN twenty States as O member Of the har

hr. THOMAS Md aeFed permission 10 say n few
words promiing be- would hot abnse tie priyiie0e
| Mr.. BURNETT did under stand what he cer-
! tlemaH vas going 'o talk about. o.
| Mr.. THOMAS Union, Md) received the ne, nr,ss;on
Of we ionse to express tie views rnter,sued with
regard 10 the subjects intr ducei Nv his coleane U
sa there was cODd ion OF aui's tey silnR In Na,v
land painful to every 'izen within It's ,orders TSs
| people whom be represented knew him web ana
| IDey trusted him, AID therefore be would he
ashamed Of himself il he could ,ilenly hsten "a ,b
| caiumBies that lad been mterei aoains, thsn'
| From 1881 to 1S4l he had heeu a member NJ ~.
House OF Repre- aeuta'ive+ q d If bis record xvss
searfneu ~ would 6e foun that few on The floor
So seldom as be did niroded npon the Iaienoe n; th
H"use, or TOOK 20 htle cart In iis discu,sions p,
there was state OF afairs 10 Ma Wand and /, which
biz colleague referred, Of veiy painiul ns,n-a ana
Whih us1 event ate II not at once checked 10 scenes
Which himself and his colleague " bo had ina, snotn
must only contemplate Wit adherence and horror
and TO prevent the realization Of which thew vssr
prepared to perform tn'ir duty to the death He
maintained before The world that Mafyl,pd to-day
in her heart of heart, speaking through the majority
OF her people, approves, as did hm-el of all the
measures adopei by the President of the United
States IN clothing officer If the army with the DOW.
ers be did. And Mtryland, in Der heart OF carts
approved of the mani la which that power
va exercised by Maor-GeDrral Ba k. lApplauss
on tho hoor.l Mar, hand bad declared iis will
upon tlis subjeet Win emphas that can.
not re.dly 10 nis ppreheDded OF mistaken,
Fory-Our tho Isand votes have been cast for
hi1sef and his colleague, who known % stand
by tho Administration Ia all tie milirery messprs
j. had taken to preserve the supremacy of the
Gyernmentin Baliim re, bile only 2 100 votes wee
cast against that o. i"l IL ana mort VI these were
Union men. In view OF these facts, then, MARYLAND
nad rolennly decl red that she is saised with her
present condition, and IT, maiutain it by her
Repre- sentatves here and it pecesdry to e for it
on the plains Of the State or elsew ere Notning was
very Astounding in the pOsiiio In which MARYLAND
was placed by portion 4 her citizens. He knew il
was the habit Of gentlemen, w en- they take part in
discussions Of this cbaraer to look TO the Cons'itu
ton and 10 The laws OF Cngres, they appear the
tatute book, as the only from which they can
aseertaa the extent OF the power vested in the Com.
N iideri Chief even in gency like that which
eAlsitd with regard 10 limore. Mu,t martial law
oe entirely iguofed ecaIse Congess has no, declared
mat martial law, under ,ertan crcunsap shall be
eniored The Constitu i'm itsrif provides for the
ofganI"Ion OF the army, sDd Of course must recog-
une all things Incidental to The proper maintenance
| Of an army. amons wbi, is martial law. The
fathers Of the Republic recognized the existence of
martial law az incidental to the powers Of Com.
| ma derin-Chief of ibe army. Toat law carried
with it power vested in the Commander in Chief
TO suspend the Habras Corpus act. Not only to
arrest individuals but 10 spe cede all civil power that
stands III the way Of its enforcement. That bcir the
case, Ow came narti law 10 be proclaimed, and the
hlbess corpus act suspended il B,lIimore minor-
ty Of the people, ouser coutent With the remedy
afforded by tue balo bpx resorted to iOrce 10 over
row the supremacy Of tie law. He referred to that
m 50 m0ns,rous outrage, that reasonable outrage,
undertook 10 stone to death the soldiers Of
tie United States who Wee huTying, at the
comm4Ld Of the PIcsiden, 10 protect tho capital OF
the country These very Comms siOners who cent this
memorial here made bO attempt TO prevent the ont.
break Were they not competent to stop he blTning
Of the bIi iges The line icalIon with the
North, w0ich the army wa. rasng 10 the rescue
OF the capall They, at ii e. did not make the
effort. What do the sIsemrnts in that letter show
which WAS rcad by the Clerk Tnat secret oFgani-
z.rion exss in the City of Baltimore, aud the adOin
ihg porioa f Mary land, Lav ng in view an insurrec
tiJuary movement, depending upon the contingency
not n very probable of Johnston, the rebel Geoeral
escaping from Gen. Pa tenOu, and appearing With
bis forces before Baltimore Men are enlisted
and even women are euliEed, and everything
prrrared-for what To suddenly rise, with
out warning, the sDdie r, and murder them 10 the
stree $. L. was In of these things that Major.
Grneral Bank. issued his proclamation to suppress
msurrectiJu aid 10 prevent war. IT, ~ the Perform
anec Of that holy duty Gen. Banks trespassed little
over the strict rules OF M ,rti4 W, trespasscd
little upon the rights OF individuals still be MR.
Thomas would say to him, " 90 Oh in your good
work and receive the lndaons and eneomiums Of
every man in Mary land, even oi the minority, when
they awake from tie strong deldsion under which
ttey are low, unhapWly, arti T." In the state OF
affairs in Maryland, dis lDsed by that letter,
would any prudent military man, III nos lie lsnd ana
admouisbed by tue OulrHge al eady perpetrated, IN
which ,itizeus inhumauly and b'utaly murdered un.
armed sOlJiers fail take such precautions as the ex
igsncy Of tbe ca e deman ed military eaderconld
lDtD
tails and the Systematic demOnrraive proof Mbith
court of Justice and jury wOIl' require. With Ie-
gard 10 the arrest Ol MaTsh,l Kane, be had Few
woIds to say. Kane was Marsh Il OF Police, with all
the power 10 preserve the peace and suppress los at
HE command and il be han acted as General Banks
acted be would have at once quelied the ex.
element, and have led men back TO 10y
atty and to their allegiance 10 the country,
Did the Comms .iUners, who had this memorial pre-.
9enlcd and VINO navc here for tlial by sort Of
MI appeal from the action OF Military authorities Ia
Balrimore-dd they make any etfr 10 lead back the
people CT RaimOrc to their all glance to the lave
pf the United States This Marshal and these
Commissioners of Police had their apOlogists.
Rnt he had q dispatch ia bis hand, which he would
read rent by this Kane into Maryland. DID kane on
the Connis ATT, npt TO pre- .rve me peace When
ma e 10 bring the people back to sraegianee TO THE
Ijoyernrenti No. ANY attcmpt 10 briSg lhem back
60 the old love Vl country Which onee warmed tne
hearts Of the ,itizrrs Of Bdldnorel No. But Mar
sbal Kane nssuined to he the uoubPi ce Of die com
muuty. kene, 10 the midst OF the excitemen,s and
the burning OF brid .es, teegraphcd 10 an eSstseie
young man, Brady johnson, ow commander Of
inc Rebel army la Nirgi, ia. Was il telegraph Of
p.ac, No; but in laugh &c 10 stir every drop OF
blo. in that youns mans veins. This was at q
time when the patriot troops were on their way
to vindicate The Governmen', to prevent toe capia
from being sacked and the Chief Magistrate anc
his Cabinet from being burned Ia their beicbambers.
These men are arrested in Baltimore by amob, attacked
aud some OF them stoned to death, unarmed as they
were, ana in cond ion which appealed to the Tor
bearsnce of every brave and honorable man: What
did Kane say in this celebrated dispatch Bring your
men here by the rst train The streets are rsd with
MARY igld Gloud Send presses over the mountalns
Fresh horGes will be down on us to-Inorrow
we will iight them and whip tuem over the border"
That /, tne langua.e of Kaus, and indorsed by the
Commissioners OF the city ol Baltimore appointed to
protect tie people u the peaceful pursuits ana av0ca
ns M life which tia ks to toe military power, they
now enjoy, Tis dispatcn Of Kaue WAS followed BY
ec,iongby burning tie bridges and tearing up the
Nathan Rnilrngd tr,.ck 1he bridge at Wilmington