Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-26
PEACE TIE GREAT ESSENTIAL TO THE
PROSPERITY OF MARYLAND.

II IL Is WRONG 10 lnuulSe an earnest "l9h lo'
peace, now that the conflicts in the field have
been over for many months, it is some conso-
lation to know that we are sustained IN tins
position by some Of the most undoubted and
devoted loyalists of the land men who desire
to see those terrible feuds really ended, which
have in the past five years brought such woes
upon both sections. And if we are to post
pone all measures for reconciliation until the
word is given by certain political leaders that
it will do, why, the result may he, that a true
peace may be postponed for years since 1t Is
plain as the light of the sun, that the extremists
of both sides, never ceasing TO berate and to
distrust each other, will call on the people to
aid them in the work.
Let it be noted that if the partizan press
the newspapers that reach us day by day
were to be culled for examples of intolerance
and anger, we could any day exhibit to our
readers sentiments hardly less savage and CON
temptuous in tone, than those which were
current Just before the great conflict begun:
and it being apparent that the long struggle
has taught such, little or nothing, so far as
tolerance and trust is in the case, it must come
TO that, that the people, that men of more
moderate views, men less implacable must be
relied upon to give the country real quiet.
We said in the beginning of this article that
in our desires for real peace, we are sustain
ed by some of the most undoubted and deyo
ted loyalists of the land; and on this head we
would quote the sentiments of the new loyal
paper recently established at Memphis, by
General Eaton-the POST
"The war has been mutual instructor
1.-THE people in their griefs and burthens have
''been quietly tracing these results back to
''their causes. Every one recognizes the
''evils produced by misrepresentation. false
"hood and passion. The press and speech 50
"promotive Of the war, by their abuse of the
''plain truth, should now endeavor to atone
"for the evil done. They cannot be char
''acterized by too great candor or truthfulncss.
"The great thought and heart Of the people
''are not only sick Of the war, but sick Of the
miserable style of writing and speaking
(which led to it. They want NOT only act,
''but words of peace
The people do indeed want peace and left
to themselves. they would soon have it; but
what hope is there of such a result, when with
concessions most reluctantly made and provo
cations constantly given, old grievances are
kept alive, and passion and i'll feeling of every
kind engendered in the mere interests of
party? And if the press cannot be allowed
independence enough to rebukc the ntempcr-
ate conduct of the two extremes if it must
be arraigned for insisting on the necessity Of
putting an end to strife, what is left for all but
10 surrender themselves, helplcssly and re
signedly, to a condition of anarchy to chronic
public disturbances which seem hopeless of
cure?
We have instanced-not unfrequentlv of
late-the substantial advantage possessed by
Maryland over Virginia and other States south
of us, in the fact that we have apparently, at
least, better condition of society so far as
quiet and settled order are IN the case. Whilst
those States are in every possible way en-
deavoring to turn the current of foreign i'm
migration toward themselves, in order to the
development and improvement of their waste
and desolate places, the German element. at
least, have lately entered their tormaI protest
against migrating Hither; the "Executiye
Committee of the German Society of New
York" having published statement adj
dressed to their countrymcn. in which ..nu
unsettled state Of society," figures as promi-
nent cause why they should shun Virginia in
favor of other States
And how this movement is regarded IN the
Old Dominion, is well set forth in the NorGolL.
Ifrginidn, which notices this matter at length.
Deprecating the circulation of accounts 50
well calculated to check that tide Of immi-
grafton SO earnestly desired down there in
common with the entire South, it concludes
as follows:
1.-The vital Importance Of this question to
''us renders it imperatively necessary that
measures should be taken at once to correct
''the injurious effects which will inevitably
result from the action of the committee in
New York; and we sincerely trust that no
''effort or expense will be spared in setting
this great enterprise fairly before the Eu-
''ropean public in general, and the German
''peasantry III particular. Nothing, as VIC
''can enable us to compete with the other sec
''tions of the country, which, like our own.
''are endeayoring to control the tide of immi-
''gration, and turn this fertlizing human Nile
''upon their own territories"
Let us now inquire, whether Maryland has
not already suffered enough within the past
FIVE years on the score instanccd, without al
lowing new quarrels, new commissions, TO set
her back once more? Shall it be said of her
too,-that she must act and talk as if still in
the midst of the war? Shall fierce political
struggles enable those interested in turning
tides OF immigration away from her, allow
men to appeal to an unsettled condition of
society here,' also, as good reason why We
should not get new labor and capital into the
State? The matters in dispute must of neccs-
sity be but temporary in their nature, because
no reasonable man supposeS that measures
passed as war measures, are to be retained
through years of peace. This being so, il is
not at all remarkable that moderate men do
not desire to see disabilities upon the State
increased or retained to a disastrous extent.
Without true peace, the State can never COM
pete in its advancement with States more wise.
or more fortunately situated; and deeply feel
ing this, we have insisted on that harmony
amongst ourselves, perfectly essential to the
good of all.
NEW RAILROAD PR0IEsTEl-SUssyF
RESORTS.
We are glad to see by telegram to the
National EnteHigencer, from members of the
Washington Board of Trade now on visit TO
Annapolis, that the bill for railroad to Point
Lookout has been favorably received by the
Legislature, and will probably ''pass without
"delay." Before the war broke out, Point
Lookout had come to be looked upon as one of
the most healthful and pleasant salt water sum-