The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-03-28


afterward Brigadier- General, C. 8. A
} and replied to It:
\ THANK you for your offer. Brin
} your men in by the first train, and "
VIII arrange with the railroad after
ward. Streets red with Maryland blood
Send expresses over the mountains ant
valleys of Maryland and Virginia TO
the riflemen to come without delay
Fresh hordes will be down on US to
morrow (the 2oth). We will fight them
4 and whip them or die"
1 This Is striking indication Of th,
intoxication Of rebellion which seizet
the city and held it captive for days.
Bradley johnson imm ediately got GU
hand-bill for circulation thru thu
country which read:
"Marylanders, Arouse:
Frederick, Saturday, z a. m.
AT IL o'clock last night I received
| the following dispatch from Marshal
Kane, of Baltimore. by telegraph to the
Junction and expressed to Frederick
(Here follows Kane's dispatch given
above) All men who will go with me will
report themselves az soon as possible
with such arms and accouterments as
they can. Double-barreled shotguns and
buckshot are efficient. They will as.
semble. after reporting themselves, al
half past 10 o'clock. so as to go down
in the half past II train"
Visit to President Lincoln.
Late In the evening Gov. Hicks SEMI
three prominent citizens Of Baltimore
by special train to Washington to state
to President Lincoln what had occurred
during the day, and to tell him that no
more troops could be brought thru their
city unless they fought every step OF
the way. The Governor therefore begged
Iaf ~ A.
responsibility would not rest on him.
President Lincoln and Gen. Scott had
already been In consultation over the
events In Baltimore. Gen. Scott as a
practical soldier did not want to waste
any time then in fighting the Seces-
sionists In Baltimore when he needed
all his strength for the protection Of
Washington. So Gen. Scott said, Bring
the troops around the city," and the
President Immediately acted upon this
suggestion. Therefore: the President
assured the committee that no more
troops would be brought thru Baltimore
If they could pass around 1t without
molestation. This was telegraphed to
Baltimore, but the Secessionist leaders,
who were bent on isolating the Capital
and capturing it, were not satisfied with
it, and demanded that no more troops
should be sent thru Maryland. The
condition in Washington was becoming
exceedingly grave, with everybody deep
ly excited. and early Sunday morning
the President sent for Gov. Hicks and
Mayor Brown. Gov. Hicks was out OF
the city, but Mayor Brown, accompa-
MED by three citizens of Baltimore, hur-
ried to Washington. Gen. Scott pro-
posed that the troops should be brought
to Annapolis, and then marched across
Maryland to the Capital. Mayor Brown,
acting as spokesman, had the impu-
dence to refuse this, and to demand that
the soil of Maryland must not be pol
luted anywhere with the tread of
Northern troops. The President, while
speaking in the most cOnciliatory way
was still firm, and reminded the Mayor
that he and other officials Of the Gov
eminent were in imminent danger from
the Secessionists. who might actually
hang him and others. He must have
troops, and as they could not fly they
would have to march across Maryland
somewhere. However. he would not at
tempt to bring any of them thru Bal
timore for the present.
The Mayor and friends had to go
away satisfied with this, but at the
depot found telegram from Mr., Gar
rett, President Of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, informing them that a large
number of troops were at Cockeysville
on their way to Baltimore. They i'm
mediateIy returned to the White House
for another conference, when the Pres
ident and Gen. Scott, to show that they
were acting in good faith, ordered the
troops to return from Cockeysville to
Harrisburg. Instead of appeasing the
SeceSsionists, this encouraged them to
still further demands, and Gov. Hicks
telegraphed to the President urging a
truce with the insurgents. and that Lord
Lyons, the British Minister, be invited
to act as an arbiter between the con-
tending factions. President Lincoln re-
ceived this humiliating proposition with
good temper, and after reminding the
Governor that in the War of 1912 Unit
ed States troops had been very well
come all thru Maryland, he added:
"If 80 years could have obliterated
all the other noble sentiments Of that
age in Maryland. the President would
be hopeful, nevertheless. that there is
one that would ever remain there as
everywhere. That sentiment Is, that no
domestic contention whatever that may
arise among the parties of this Repub-
lie ought in any case to be referred to
any foreign arbitrament, least Of all to
the arbitrament of a European mon
archy."
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
lions of Baltimore, with the Rev. DR..
Fuller at their head, visited the PreSi- |
dent, and urged him to assure peace by
recognizing the independence of the
Southern States. To them the Presi- |
dent replied quietly but firmly that he
must have troops to defend the Capt. |
tai; that they must come thru the State |
and that the integrity of the |
Union must be defended.
Resignation of Col. r. E. Lee.
These events had an important effect |
in precipitating the resignation of Col. |
r. E. Lee. one of Gen. Scott's most
trusted subordinates. and but recently
promoted-March 16, 1861-to Colonel
lowing letter to Gen. Scott:
Arlington House. April 20, 1851.
General: Since my interview with
you on the 18th inst. I have felt that
ought not longer to retain my COM
mission in the Army / therefore ten
Ter my resignation, which ] request you
will recommend for acceptance. It
would have been presented at once.
but for the struggle it has cost me to
separate myself from a service to which
have devoted all the best years of my
ife and all the ability possessed.
During the whole of that time
more than a quarter of 8. century-I
rave experienced nothing but kindness
rom my superiors and the most cordialt
from my comrades. To mol
me, General. have / been so much in
lebted as to yourself for uniform kind {
less and consideration. and it has al ,
Ways been my ardent desire to merit |
our appreciation. shall carry to the I