The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-05-26
MALYLAND.-A public meeting was recently held

in Baltimore (said by the Lincoln papers to have
been the largest held liz the city, to define the
position of Maryland with regard to the war. Gov.
Bradford presided and other prominent traitors ana
tools of Lincoln present. Resolutions were
adopted declaring that 1.-the State of Maryland shall
never be AIKEN from under the Stars Stripes, undef
any circumstances, nor any condition" and to sus-
tain this resolve they pledge their lives and fortunes
ION paper of course). Unconditiona! support to
the Lincoln government was pledged, and a resoia-
ton in favor of abolishing slavery Maryland was
adopted, &c. &c.
There are a great many good and true men in
| Mary land and some of them have made sacrlhces
for the soathern cause equal to any, but they are
subiugated and domineered over by the tools and
lick spittles of yrant, and fear that they will
never be able TO regain their liberty chastise and
defeat the traitors and tories who control the
State 1t is question whether i. would be an ad-
vantage to our peace and happiness in the future
to have Mar land belong to the Confederacy con-
sidering the sentiments of large portion OF her
population If there is party in the State strong
enough now to keep down southern feeling ana
uphold and endorse the Administration Of Lincoln,
might not this party be source of great an
noyance and much trouble to us if. by any ineans
hereafter the State was annexed the Confederacy!
We know that some sensitive Merylander who loves
the South will reply to this by saying that the State
is now held in bondage by bayonets. True, but we
very sure that large portion OF her people ap-
prove and encourage this bayonet rule, else it could
not be as powerful it has been. We hardly think
that the late meeting in Baltimore represented the
true sentiments of a.majority of the people of the
State but then it is certain that those entertaining
such sentiments are in power and have power, and
will be apt to exercise it for some time. If such
people belonged to the Confederacy they would be
originators of trouble and mischief.
YEA writer in the Raleigh Standard suggests
that there is necessity for the State of North
Carolina keeping up an army establishment sepa
rate and distinct from the Confederate establish
at expense to the State of several millions
of dollars year. We have long thought that there
real necessity for the State to keep in its
pay regular quartermastcrs, commissaries, and
other officers, at the beginning of the war, and
fully agree with the author of the article in the
Standard, from which make the following extract
THE General Assembly and Convention, by
various acts and ordinances. have voted and ex
pended prior to the last session. about ten millions
in aid of ,he Regular quartermasters, COM
mssares ordnance and other officers, were
created, and are still continued, drawing from the
State treasury many millions q year is this nOu
necessary! The Confederate government is now
fully organized and tho machinery working we'll,
raising money by heavy taxation. as we'll as by
loans at home and in Europe. She has gigantic
establishments for the manufacture of arms powder,
clothing and every other implement and convenience
for conducting with the necessary officers for
procuring and distributing them. What necessity
exists for this multitude of State officers and the
enormous expenses of the State! Does the
enormous debt which tho State is creating, add a
particle to the efficiency and vigor of defence!
Does it not rather derange the harmony of the
Confederate system? 1t to that what
was at the beginning absolutely necessary to our
efficient defense, is quixoc chivalry and gene
rosty and consequently that those Offices ought at
to be abolished, and this heavy State expendi
ture ought to 1t is said that under con-
with the Confederate Government to clothe
troops. North Carolina soldiers are better
clothed than the troops of other States | doubt
whether this is so, while have doubt that the
competition between State commissaries and
quartermasters and those of the Confederate gov
eminent. tends to increase expenses and embarrass
the harmony and system which intelligent head
could give to each of these departments.
NORTHERN LIBERTY.-The people at the North. |
in their mad efforts to subjugate the Southern States
and ruin and destroy people, have complete
ly subjugated themselves any of men ever
were subjugated. No white man living at the North
can express his honest opinion, if that opinion