The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-01-10

ment of the same by taxa ion or other
! wise"
On the same day: sanding second in
the published laws, and likewise passed
by suspension of the rules, is an act
10 confirm and ratify an ordinance of the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
there rccited, appropriated fve hundred
thousand doltars for the purpose of put
Ting the city IN complete state of
defense agaiaSt ANY description of dan-
ger arising, or achich may arise out of
The present CRISIS, the same to be ex-
pended under the direction of the Manor
Of the city.
That money was appropriated for levy
ing war against the United States its
avowcd purpose was to resist the transit
OF troops over the usual and direct route
to the Capital, and it was placed IN the
hands Of those already engaged in that
resistance. For, or the afternoon of the
18th Of April, Mayor Brown, at the
meeting in the Square, declared that
" he was a citizen of Maryland, aud
would protect its soil with his life,"
against those whom you called an inva-
ding foe.
He was, by law, a member wi Chas.
Howard, VIM. Ii. Ga chcll, John W.
| Davis and Charles d. Kinks, of the
Board of Police Commissioners, and
before midujgM on the 10 h of April,
the Mayor and Board of Police, had
ordered George p. Kane, the Marshal of
Police, to destroy the railroad bridges
connecting the city with the Nor hern
S ates, and before daylight all railway
/ communication was at an end. They
had arrested he march of the troops Of
the United ates BY warllkc opera
tlon of the mos decisive kind, and jco-
pardizcd the safety of the Capital and
he existence of the Government.
On the same evening, before depart
ing to execute this order, Mr.. Kane, in
reply to despatch from Bradley 7. john
SOD, of Frederick, offering troops, sent
the following despatch
I" Thank you for your offer briag
your men i" by the fist train, onl wt
1cW arrange Nth the ra1iroad atferward.
Send expresses over the mountains and
valleys Of Maryland and Virginia for
the rihemcn to come without delay
FRESH tories rW be do,cn on as to-mor-
ron, (the 2Oth.) We will fight them or
die GEO. p. KANE"
This was posted in Frederick, with a
placard as follows, signed By Bradley
+. Johnson
"AIl men who will 90 with me will
report themselves as soon as possible,
providing themselves with such arms
and accoutrements as they can. Dou BILE
barreled shot-guns and buckshot arc
efficient"
And johnson, with what men he could
get did 60 down and was taken into the
service OF the Mayor and Board of Police
on Mat inpifation. They had, in addi-
ton, a trained aud armed Police Corps
of six hundred men. They retained
under their orders the Light Division,
partly composed of enemies OF the Gov
crnmcnt, commanded by General Steuar3,
its avowcd enemy, which the Governor
had called out and placed under them,
on the 10 h, for loyal purposes. They
began on the 10Th Of April the organi-
cation and arming of volunteer force,
limited only by their capacity to get
men and arms, and placed it under the
command Of Isaac r. Trimble aud Col.
Hughes, both now in the Rebel service
On the goth of April, it was, that the
City Council appropriated half a million
of dollars for the defense of the city
against the dangers of The cisis that is,
against whaa you described the day
before as " the invading foe," what Kane
the day before called {" fresh hordcs,"
what the law calls United States troops,
marching to the CAPITA of TIE ma ion ;
and it was that appropriation which the
Legislature ratified, in their second act,
only seven days afterward.
No time was lost in using the money.
The report of the expenditures is before
me and the items will bear blu; one
interpre alton the chief Of them are for
arms and ammunition, S24,174; for
blankets and ma trcsscs, $2,S25; for
marine and navy, embracing hire and
alteration Of steamers and wages of mcn),
So,46l for rations, S9,9l4 (; for pay of
officers and men, S7,73G for horse and
hack hire and hauling arms, $3,472 for
rent Of armories and repairs, $l,74S.-
Such are some Of the items for provi
sioning and cquipping troops.
Tie Mayor and Board of Police
bought LOO carbincs and rifles, 1000
pixies, 1874 canister shot, 7,74O cannon
balls, 1856 pounds of lead, over 24,09O
ball cartridges, 10000 caps, besides
other ammunition and arms otherwise
obtained.
Thus armed, the Mayor and Board of
Police Commissioners took mill airy con.
troll of he city the port and the tele-
graph lines to Washington and Harper's
Ferry, achile they cut those to the North,
The running Of trulns TO WASHINGTON
waS arrested, ach,le those to Harper's
Ferry were continued ; vessels were not
allowed to leave port with provisions,
munitions of war, &c.
No "essel could sail unless by leave
of the Board or of Isaac r. Trimble,
commanding heir volunteer force. This
system was fully inauguratcd on the 22d
of April, and on that day Trimblc, in a
note to Charles Howard, discountenanccd
a military parade because the /" display
OF military will be sorry one, and cal
! on In cd tn diShn,rt,, our .;.;na,. ,, .l