The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-04

into the Unconditional Union Camp all
wayerers and compromisers, who had
been persuaded that the South had been
ilf-used. In place of frightening
the Northern men, the attack at Balti-
more provoked a wild, fierce desire
among them to march thru the city
with sufficient force 10 crush into alb
ject humiliation the insolent rioters.
The President was overwhelmed with
offers of volunteers for service against
the "Plug Uglies' and Dead Rabbits
So far from understanding this feel
ing. Jefferson Davis and his cabal We're
delighted with the Baltimore riot and
thot il advanced their cause immensely.
Gov. Letcher, tho Virginia was still
nominalIy in the Union. rushed for
ward 1000 muskets from the Rich
mond armories 10 he put In the hands
of the Baltimore SeccssioniSts, and the
noted Senator. John Y. Mason, hasten
ed to that city to give his counsel and
encouragement. Twenty heavy cannon
We're put in readiness to send thither,
and April - jefferson Davis tele-
graphed to Gov Letcher Sustain Bal
tfmore II practicable. We will rein
force you" and hurried forward to Vir-
ginia 13 regiments to be used If thot
polite i'm assisting the Baltimore Seces-
sionists.
In all the cities Of the North iGdigna-
ton meetings We're held. and the speak
ers were as fiery and vengeful as those
who had addressed the mob in Balti-
more They wanted to march on Bal
timore and RAE the city to the ground.
The Union leaders. however, We're
shrewd enough Ia turn this hot blood
into regular channels and make it in
strumental in rallying troops to the
flag a monster meeting was held in
New York. attended by most of the
LII fraAt FOL nis
zens. where money was subscribed in
abundance 10 provide ships, supplies
and arms for regiments to march on
baltimore Al this meeting was formed
the famous Union Defense Commit
tee" which rendered such signal SER
vice during the war.
Gen. Butler Arrives In Annapolis.
Among the regiments which were
following the 9th Mass. to Washington
were the SIb Mass. and the 9TH y. Y.
With the former WAS Brig.-Gen. Ben
jamin +. Butler. commanding the bri-
gade to which that regiment and the
9Th Mass. belonged. The famous eth
~. Y. was under the command of the
noted Col. LaffertS. They reached Phil
adeiphia on the afternoon of the riot
April "a. and were then informed OF
the impnssibility of going thru Balti-
more. Tho raiiroad officials advised
NiltHl w 20 ~ "dAfl " EaIIdDDltH, anu
march from that place overland TO
Washington Butler and Lefferts had
the Jealousy and rivalry of the militia
commanders Of those days, and could
not agree upon a simultaneous action.
Butier took his men as far as the
burned bridge al Pcrryville across the
Susqucbanua. ana was fortunate
enough to lind There a large railroad
ferry stcamer-fhe Maryland-upon
which he er,f a rIlod his regiment and
sailed directly down the bay for Annap-
oils, go miles south from Baltimore and
eoui-distant from that city and Wash.
ington, arriving there on the morning oi
April y. He found Annapolis sympa.
thiZing with the revolt Of the rest of the
State. with the railroad broken up, and
everybody refusing 10 sell anything or
any terms TO the soldiers. This did no
daunt the resourceful Butler an instant
he sent the Maryland back to Perry.
vile for The remainder of his men ant
such supplies as they might need.
Butler claims that he was the first Il
think of going 10 Annapolis relnem
boring that ii was at that place tn,
British landed and marched on Wash
ington in 1914, when they burned tn,
city. While Butler was sailing dow
the Chesap eake in the Maryland. LET
ferts went down Delaware Bay ant
came up the Chesapeake. intending 4
go to Washington. but was frightened
by reports of batteries al Alexandria
He arrived at Annapolis The next da,