New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-14
FROM MARYLAND.
Our late Convulcscent Eiectiou-Probnbie
Action of the New Legislature.
From Oar Own Correspondent.

From Oar Own Correspondent.
BArTISoBE Nov II, 1861.
The result Of our late election goes TO show very
clearly that the heroic treatment of the disease OF
Secession BY the Federal Government in our State
was ample enough to produce a most signal cOnva-
lescence. Gov. Stewards timely harvesting Of the
taest peoples, that reared their poisonous heads
above the rest Of the crop of Rebels saved NJ from
deal of trouble; nay, saved the State from an
actual paper Secession; and tie work that remained
to be done was plain sailing for the brow-beaten and
persocuted Uniouists. They took courage from that
hour; and, though a still more rigorous depletion OF
the Rebel ranks would have driven them from the
field entirely, and increased the Union vote to 10000
majority or rather made the whole vote Of the State
unanimous for the cause Of the Union, enough has
been done to insure thorough cure of the Secession
cancer, by future judicious application Of State leg
slation.
The Secessiouists, Of course, whine and complain.
They say there has been no fair expression of the
public will, that the ballot boxes were stuffed, that
they were hudered from voting by the fear of arrest
for opinions y sake and by the presence Of the obi
Gus sodery and they insist upon it that they are in
an overwhelming majority in this city and State
This is all very natural but tie figures show another
tale. When the official returns all get in will send
YOU comparative tables which will show that Seces
sion is in very small minority in Maryland. No
one denies that the presence of the Federal power
and its exhibition in force for the last few months,
have effected the great change manifested in the late
election but that does not initiate against its value.
We are in rebellious condition of society and force
has been as necessary in Maryland to correct this evil
as elsewhere Our good fortune it has been that the
correction has been obtained without the necessity Of
further blood-letting after the 18th Of April. The
real grief Of the Secesoniss that they not per-
mitted to corrupt the balot-bOxes by stuffed rebel
vote and by force of arms.
The new Legislature has Herculean task before
it in cleaning out the Secession stables, but the
character of the members just chosen gives hope that
they VIII DO il without fear or favor. The first
thing 10 be done will be to remit Baltimore 70 her
own selfgovernment, 80 far as the State is concerned
She was stripped Of her long enjoyed franchises by
the late rebel Legislature and justice demands that
the infamous law dsprivng her of her rights and
privileges shall be at once repealed, aud the old
charter re-enacted after being improved in several
points which experience has pointed ont. This will
be the work Of very few days, and then we shall
have an election for an entire new Municipal Gov
eminent. which will be purged Of every Secession
element The next thing to be done and il has a.
ready been put on the anvil is to reenast the State
law of IN, published yesterday in The Clipper,
furnishing by death any person who shall be found
taking up arms in the State Of Maryland against the
United States and nhicting other penalties upon Sc
cessonisn in Il. various forms Of resistance 10 the
Federal Government.
The passage Of al act deyotDg FIVE millions Of dol
lars in aid Of the Federal Government for putting
down the rebellion, aud the tender of SIaryland's
quota Of volunteers for the war, would be graceful
and ust response Of the new Legislature to the To-
Gently expressed voice Of the people to put the State
IN the position sue ought to occupy In addition to
these things there Is ahuge mass Of Secessonal egs
atou that has to be undone The public interests
require the repeal Of the law forbiddng emancipation
Of slave. BY last viii aud testament the modification
Of the acts respecting oyser-beds the abolition
of the laws eondscstng the properly Of loyal men,
and their Application to the property Of the rebels
and insurgents, who have fed to Secess.a or who
took up arms in the 10Th ofApril rebellion; such
alteration Ia the ac.s ernng the Baltimore aud
Ohio Railroad aud its Washington branch As VII
forever exclude Secesonists from any share in their
management hereafter, SC. But tie crowning scts
Of the Legislature should be the election Of ReyeTly
johnson to the L. S. Senate, and Of loyal man in
j. Alfred Pesrce's place, who should be forced to
resign and when this s done, it should provide for
the administration Of the recent Congressional oath
Of allegiance 10 every man and trom0R in the State
at the earliest moment possible, as an imperative
measure OF future public safety, and Punishment on
refusal. These and other kindred measures, l Am
glad to learn, are Predetermined on And 80, too,
are changes in the Constitution looking to the esab
sbment Of representation upon the basis o. popaa-