Year: 1861

eral Government, peaceably, over soil
admittedly in the Union, and with the
ultimate object of defending our common
Capitol against an armed rebellious inva-
sion, together with the obstruction of our
Pennsylvania troops when dispatched on
the same patriotic mission, impose new
duties and responsibilities upon our State
Administration.


At last advices the General Government
had military possession Of the route to
Washington through Annapolis but the
transit of troops had been greatly endan'
gered and delayed, and the safety of
Washington itself imminently threatened.
This cannot be submitted to. Whether
Maryland may profess to be loyal to the
Union or otherwise, there can be permitted
no hostile soil, no obstructed thoroughfare
between the States that undoubtedly are
loyal and their National seat of Govern
ment


There is a reason to hope that the route
throush Baltimore may be no longer closed
against the peaceablc passage of our peo-
pie, armed and in the service of the Fed
eral Government. But we must be fully
assured of this, and have the uninterrup-
ted enjoyment Of a passage to the Capitol
by any and every route essential to the
purpose of the Government. This must
be attained; peaceably,i if possible, but by
force of arms if not accorded


| The time is past for temporizing or for
bearing with this rebellion-the most cause
less in history. The North has not inva.
ded nor has she sought to invade, single
guaranteed right of the South On the
contrary, all political parties and all ad.
ministrations have fully recognized the


binding force of every profession of the


great compact between the States; and


regardless of our views of State policy


our people have respected them. 70 pre-,


dictate a rebellion, therefore, upon any


alleged wrong inflicted. or sought to bt


inflicted upon the South, is to offer false


hood as an apology for treason. So vii


the civilized world and history judge thi


mad effort to overthrow the most benefi


cient structure of human government evel


devised by man.


The leaders of the rebellion in the Cot


ton States, which has resulted in the es


tablishment of Provisional organization


assuming to discharge all the functions o


Governmental power, have mistaken tn


forebearancc of the General Government


They have accepted traternal indulgenc
as an evidence of weakness, and have in


sanely looked to a united South and
divided North to give success to the viii
ambition that has led to the seizure OF on
National Arsenals and arms, the invest


ment and bombardment of our forts, tn
plundering of our mints, has invited pirac
, upon our commerce, and now aims at th
, possession of the National Capital, I h
insurrection must now be met by force {
arms, and to re establish the Goyernmcr
upon an enduring basis by asserting i
, entire supremacy, to reposscss the for
and other Government property SO un Law
7 fully seized and held, to insure persona
| freedom and safety to the people and con
0 merce of the Union in every section, IL
people of the loyal States demand as wit
e one voice and will contend for as with OF
= heart, and quarter of million of Penn
Q sylvanias sons will answer the call
e arms, If need be, to wrest US from reig
S of anarchy and plunder, and secure f'
: themselves and their children for ages
a come, the perpetuity of this Governme
IT and its benefccnt institutions.


o Entertaining these views, and anticpi
i ting that more troops would be require
e than the number originally called for,
c continued to receive companies until '
= had raised twenty.three regiments
= Pennsylvania, all of which have be,
d mustered into the service of the Unit
h States.


t, In this anticipation l was not mistake
c On Saturday last an additional requisite
!, was made upon me for twenty-five reg


ments of infantry, and one regiment
|, cavalry and there have been alrea'
l. more companies rendered, than will ma
Of up the entire complement.


> Before the regiments could be clothe
Of three of them were ordered by the Natior


Government to proceed from this point
l. Philadelphia. l cannot too highly col
lie mend the patriotism and devotion of
&c men, who at moments warning, a