St. Mary's gazette., 1865-08-10
"AlNT NJ ARY'S GAZETTE
LEoNARDTowN, ND.
THURSDAY MORNING AUG. ,osh. ,sss
Baltimore ard South srn Trade.

Baltimore ard South arn Trade.
Whatever her r-e.en. pver'v. ho-ev
er dark an2 uncertain the fnture before
her. IL !. neverthel"s. q fact. that the
Snnfh H.. st'il something IN bar. with
which c,h"r recp'e are ,n1ions 20 p,.se 20
srd thst he great ci,ies Of New York
Philad-'phi. and R.''ir ore are .xhihi';ne
q hn' sna even an anerv rnmpe';'i"n 70,
the lions share ~ il. Closely allied .,
sre the renn,e ~ MARYLAND IN shi. ae~,ior
hv blood nv manners. bv social h. hits h,
ancient political feelin q and Nv 1r.sent and
rsst identity ~ interess. Il would seem
strange, almost unrstnral. II Ra,timnre-
onr great commercial emporium-1o, ,.es
sing "a he nndonhted!v does. crmmer.
cisl .dvsntaee. tnuaI. II net snnerior. .c
those either of Phi'sdelphi. or New Yo-t
e"nfa be disanr"a or even hea.sn =. all in
.eon'es' win .nch COR p"titors for the favo,
or affection of a people Who ar. hone o. on
bone and fesh of onr iesh Strange rs This
wouli srpaar. however. i, is nevertheless
fset and sl'opether too pslrable for con.
cealment Excepting q few miserable
crumbs which appear 70 have f.l'en npon
Baltimore BY chance ra.h"r than desigu.
Philadelphia ard New York have monnp-
olized almost the entire trade Of the South
since the establishment Of peaceful rela.
tions between the 81 ctions. Whence thi.
unnatural CO, dition Of ihines7 Why is
il that Southern trade avoids Baltimore for
the markets Of distant and less sccessi-
bic cities II is not pretended d that South
ern mtrchants can luy cheaper or sell
higher in those cities than in Baltimore.
Moreover. in cost and qnicknesa Of trans
po'ta'icn. Baltimore from her proximity
to oil points Il southern traffic, has trad.
advantages which neither Philadelphia
nor New York erj"ys. Whence. We repeat,
then. this unnatural condition Of things
II results. clearly and indi.pu'atly. 4 ON
the 10 tile attitude which Maryland sill
continues to maintain, in spite Of the re-
turn Of peace and the element example oi
the National Government, towards all men
who ever sided or sympathizsd with
The South in the late sectional struggle.
Nor does this hostility sppear 10 be Of An
intermittent or temporary character. or to
be confined TO uobs and City Councils
o. h. contrary. i, seems to be chronic,
P'rmsnent. constitutional. all-pervadiue
and has been d'ub,lcss, 80 represented by
the great trade rivals Of Baltimore, ard
has certainly been so accepted BY the Sourh
AT present We accuse nobody. but it would
Tot surprise Us If i should be discover red
that Ihiladclphi. and New York have
been printing of our unfortunste State
Constitution and circulating it at the South
10 the detriment Of our gooi character and
sense. We have no wish or design to dics
tate 10 Baltimore Journalism. bu. il seems
to US. that iustcad Of lahoring to con 'al
or ignore the foolish aud intolerant char
acter Of our organic law. it would be inf
nently wiser for it TO direct iis talents anI
energies to an early repeal Of it or At
least to full and impartial explicaiion Of
the unh.rpy circumstances ur der which i.
was satdled upoo the S's,e. We believe.
il these circumstances we're card; dly stated
% the Southern mihd. with the additicnal
fact. that nearly the whole native repuls-
ii n Of Maryland had no agency in the ere
alton f. ard Wa bitterly opposed 10 the
adoption Of. our present State Cons,isu-
,ion. and favor now the repeal Of oil laws
which tend to degrade and insult Southern
men who have been p.rd"ned BY the Ns-
'ional authorities. Maryland would Be re-
stored once more 70 the confidence and
respect Of 'he whole Southern people. and
Baltimore would enjoy her Own again
One thing seem. TO be very clear. and sks,
is. that Maryland mus' prepare to abdi-
cate her hostile ard insulting attitude to
the South or Baltimore city mus. son,rive
to do wi'hou, Southern patronage here
after.