The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-06-27

i, j UNE Z7. 1868.
s1aryland - tss 1eas q War-Her Exeup-
tisa Papers DisDa ed.
A few days sines, just before Lac announced
his norshward march, the Baltimore Amers.
esa, IN ALjsst abolition sheet, Published two.
solumnsd editorial, pointing with malignant
sxuitaiioa to tho dssolation that had visited Vr.
ginia during the war, and congrasalaiss Mary
land on having "remainel loyal to the United
States, and thus secured BY its protection CON
plete Immunity from the horrors Of war upon
her own soil. The lated sdviess from Mary.
land show that the ConfederAsss in large force
are forlifying their position, and that for .
time at least that State will 6nd that its "grsat
protector" 10 powsrlsss 10 save 1t. The article
from the american 10 fresher and more appro'
pirate to day than the day it was Published,
aud decidedly more interesting to tho Confeds.
rate reader. We give an extract,
Tho people of MARYLAND in the hurry of great
events, and in tho sense Of almost absolute So
curity which has been extended to the State
by the strong arm Of the Federal Government
will probably nevsf wholly realiz3 how many
horrors and losses they have escaped, such 40
have fllen with terrible and cfushiEg ssseri
" upon other States, such as Missouri and
Kentucky, 80 situated as to be male . part Of
the battle ground in the great conflict forced
upon the nation. When the signal for strife
was FIRST sounded here, whom, BY the eudden
arming Of traitors, the commercial metropolis
OF our State was all at once isolated, aud In
course ef speedy preparation to bs handed
over 10 the chiefs Of the great conspiracy, the
conviction was for the moment forced upon
L. IS all HAne l,av 81 1<>H Hk<o
tre Of the destructive tornado OF civil war
that here must be the region destined, 80 long
as the bloody strife might be prolonged, to be
the very battle ground Of the two sections.
Fortunately for us, however, the very high.
est interests If the nation demanded that It's
Capital should be permanently protected; that
it should te made, incidentally, the great aud
rebel armies which speedily threateaed the
whole border. Aud 60 it was, that every na.
tional resource was strained to protect points
inst south Of as. To accomplish this. tens of
thousands wended their way past our doors,
to drive back the invaders at all approaches !;
whilst Fortress Monroe being h.Miy hold,
guoboats and ali the appliances Of naval war
fare were made at home Ia our spacious bay.
All this 10 matter Of record, and should he kept
wildly In fenaemb ance at all ttmes; yet 30
accustomed are we to look upon this fortunate
or pIOvidential system Of Cause and effect AZ
only matter of course, that We have once in
O while to he reminded Of our mar velOus ex-
emplion from the horrors aud suffering which
might have been our lot by referring to some
narrative of what has occurred elsewhere.
Aud the fate Of Missouri has baen, measu-
rably. the fate of Kentucky also; State
which never omitted an opportunity to pro-
test against the dVctrines Of secession ami
all their evil brood, yet which failed TO N AIM.
tain that peace aud prosperity within its bor-
dars which, with q brief interval, has bsen
conceded to Maryland. And still the war
COOS on, with it's evils and It's saifsrings; but
the blessed immunity from these ought not to
make us SO seiffsh as to forget our duty TO-.
ward the Government and to ward other suf-
fering localities. 0lancing anew at the old
causes and their paipabie effects, let Us 10
forward with every means At our disposal to
help rescue tha vast regions yet held III thra!l
to heartiess and bloody tyranny; let us zig
naiizs to the end of the conflict that gratitude
ace feet for our fortunate escape. 1t ID true
the management vf the war may not bs all
that we could wish, yet that cat siford no ex-
case for any derelictiVn of duty in Maryland.
Her soil has, at ali events, been held almost
sacred against the foot Of ruthless Invader.
aud however States like Missouri aud Ken
tucky might complain, our own olould only
exult at any opportunity 70 testify the Obliga-
tions that are due. We have escaped, and it
continue TO escape 50 long as the National
Government maintAino its own 4oxisEHnaa.-
Il. saiSasioA 10 o.srp, must omk'aatis..ily, eaA
no citizen iu it should ever lose sight Of fact
60 all Important, upon which, 10 truth, all We
are and have depends. Let us, then, stand by
our great protector, no matter who else may
waver and prove false.