"The Mayor's Message."To the Honorable the Members of the First and Second Branches of the City Council."Gentlemen:—A great object of the reform movement was to separate municipal affairs entirely from national politics, and in accordance with this principle I have heretofore, in all my communications to the city council, carefully refrained from any allusion to national affairs. I shall not now depart from this rule further than is rendered absolutely necessary by the unprecedented condition of things at present existing in this city...."After the board of police had been superseded, and its members arrested by the order of General Banks, I proposed, in order to relieve the serious complication which had arisen, to proceed, as the only member left free to act, to exercise the power of the board as far as an individual member could do so. Marshal Kane, while he objected to the propriety of this course, was prepared to place his resignation in my hands whenever I should request it, and the majority of the board interposed no objection to my pursuing such course as Imight deem it right and proper to adopt in view of the existing circumstances, and upon my own responsibility, until the board should be enabled to resume the exercise of its functions."If this arrangement could have been effected, it would have continued in the exercise of their duties the police force which is lawfully enrolled, and which has won the confidence and applause of all good citizens by its fidelity and impartiality at all times and under all circumstances. But the arrangement was not satisfactory to the Federal authorities."As the men of the police force, through no fault of theirs, are now prevented from discharging their duty, their pay constitutes a legal claim on the city from which, in my opinion, it cannot be relieved."The force which has been enrolled is in direct violation of the law of the State, and no money can be appropriated by the city for its support without incurring the heavy penalties provided by the Act of Assembly."Officers in the Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph Department who are appointed by the mayor and city council, and not by the board of police, have been discharged and others have been substituted in their place."I mention these facts with profound sorrow, and with no purpose whatever of increasing the difficulties unfortunately existing in this city, but because it is your right to be acquainted with the true condition of affairs, and because I cannot help entertaining the hope that redress will yet be afforded by the authorities of the United States upon a proper representation made by you. I am entirely satisfied that the suspicion entertained of any meditated hostility on the part of the city authorities against the General Government is wholly unfounded, and with the best means of knowledgeexpress the confident belief and conviction that there is no organization of any kind among the people for such a purpose. I have no doubt that the officers of the United States have acted on information which they deemed reliable, obtained from our own citizens, some of whom may be deluded by their fears, while others are actuated by baser motives; but suspicions thus derived can, in my judgment, form no sufficient justification for what I deem to be grave and alarming violations of the rights of individual citizens of the city of Baltimore and of the State of Maryland."Very respectfully,"Geo. Wm. Brown,Mayor."
"The Mayor's Message.
"To the Honorable the Members of the First and Second Branches of the City Council.
"Gentlemen:—A great object of the reform movement was to separate municipal affairs entirely from national politics, and in accordance with this principle I have heretofore, in all my communications to the city council, carefully refrained from any allusion to national affairs. I shall not now depart from this rule further than is rendered absolutely necessary by the unprecedented condition of things at present existing in this city....
"After the board of police had been superseded, and its members arrested by the order of General Banks, I proposed, in order to relieve the serious complication which had arisen, to proceed, as the only member left free to act, to exercise the power of the board as far as an individual member could do so. Marshal Kane, while he objected to the propriety of this course, was prepared to place his resignation in my hands whenever I should request it, and the majority of the board interposed no objection to my pursuing such course as Imight deem it right and proper to adopt in view of the existing circumstances, and upon my own responsibility, until the board should be enabled to resume the exercise of its functions.
"If this arrangement could have been effected, it would have continued in the exercise of their duties the police force which is lawfully enrolled, and which has won the confidence and applause of all good citizens by its fidelity and impartiality at all times and under all circumstances. But the arrangement was not satisfactory to the Federal authorities.
"As the men of the police force, through no fault of theirs, are now prevented from discharging their duty, their pay constitutes a legal claim on the city from which, in my opinion, it cannot be relieved.
"The force which has been enrolled is in direct violation of the law of the State, and no money can be appropriated by the city for its support without incurring the heavy penalties provided by the Act of Assembly.
"Officers in the Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph Department who are appointed by the mayor and city council, and not by the board of police, have been discharged and others have been substituted in their place.
"I mention these facts with profound sorrow, and with no purpose whatever of increasing the difficulties unfortunately existing in this city, but because it is your right to be acquainted with the true condition of affairs, and because I cannot help entertaining the hope that redress will yet be afforded by the authorities of the United States upon a proper representation made by you. I am entirely satisfied that the suspicion entertained of any meditated hostility on the part of the city authorities against the General Government is wholly unfounded, and with the best means of knowledgeexpress the confident belief and conviction that there is no organization of any kind among the people for such a purpose. I have no doubt that the officers of the United States have acted on information which they deemed reliable, obtained from our own citizens, some of whom may be deluded by their fears, while others are actuated by baser motives; but suspicions thus derived can, in my judgment, form no sufficient justification for what I deem to be grave and alarming violations of the rights of individual citizens of the city of Baltimore and of the State of Maryland.
"Very respectfully,
"Geo. Wm. Brown,Mayor."
As a part of the history of the times, it may not be inappropriate to reproduce an account, taken from the Baltimore American of December 5, 1860, of the reception of the Putnam Phalanx of Hartford, Connecticut, in the city of Baltimore. At this time it still seemed to most men of moderate views that the impending troubles might be averted through concessions and compromise. In the tone of the two speeches, both of which were, of course, meant to be friendly and conciliatory, there is a difference to be noted which was, I think, characteristic of the attitude of the two sections; in the one speech some prominence is given to the Constitution and constitutional rights; in the other, loyalty to the Union is the theme enforced:
"The Putnam Phalanx of Hartford, Connecticut, under the command of Major Horace Goodwin, yesterday afternoon reached here, at four o'clock, by the Philadelphia train,en routefor a visit to the tomb of Washington. A detachment of the Eagle Artillery gave them a national salute.
"The Battalion Baltimore City Guards, consisting of four companies, under the command of Major Joseph P. Warner, were drawn up on Broadway, and after passing in salute, the column moved by way of Broadway and Baltimore and Calvert streets to the old Universalist church-building.
"As soon as the military entered the edifice and were seated, the galleries were thrown open to the public, and in a few minutes they were crowded to overflowing.
"Captain Parks introduced Major Goodwin to Mayor Brown, who was in turn introduced to the commissionedofficers of the Phalanx. Major Goodwin then turned to his command and said: 'Gentlemen of the Phalanx, I have the honor of introducing you to the Mayor of the city of Baltimore.' Mayor Brown arose, and after bowing to the Battalion, addressed them as follows:
"Mayor Brown's Speech.
"'Mr. Commander and Gentlemen:—In the name and on behalf of the people of Baltimore, I extend to the Putnam Phalanx a sincere and hearty welcome to the hospitalities of our city. The citizens of Baltimore are always glad to receive visits from the citizen-soldiers of sister States, because they come as friends, and more than friends—as the defenders of a common country.
"'These sister States, as we love to call them, live somewhat far apart, and gradually become more and more separated by distance, just as sisters will be as the children marry and one by one leave the parent homestead.
"'But, gentlemen, far or near, on the Connecticut or Potomac, on the Gulf of Mexico or the great lakes, on the Atlantic or Pacific, they are sisters still, united by blood and affection, and the holy tie should never be severed. (Applause.)
"'Let me carry the figure a step further, and add what I know will meet with a response from the Putnam Phalanx, with whose history and high character I am somewhat acquainted—that a sisterhood of States, like separate families of sisters living in the same neighborhood, can never dwell together in peace unless each is permitted to manage her own domestic affairs in her own way (applause); not only without active interference from the rest, but even without much fault-finding or advice, however well intended it may be.
"'Maryland has sometimes been called the Heart State, because she lies very close to the great heart of the Union; and she might also be called the Heart State because her heart beats with true and warm love for the Union. (Loud applause.) Nor, as I trust, does Connecticut fall short of her in this respect. And when the questions now before the country come to be fairly understood, and the people look into them with their own eyes, and take matters into their own hands, I believe that we shall see a sight of which politicians, North and South, little dream. (Applause.) We shall see whether there is a love for the Union or not.
"'But there are great national questions agitating the land which must now be finally settled. One is, Will the States of the North keep on their statute-books laws which violate a right of the States of the South, guaranteed to them by the Constitution of the United States? No individuals, no families, no States, can live in peace together when any right of a part is persistently and deliberately violated by the rest. Another question is, What shall be done with the national territory? Shall it belong exclusively to the North or the South, or shall it be shared by both, as it was gained by the blood and treasure of both? Are there not wisdom and patriotism enough in the land to settle these questions?
"'Gentlemen, your presence here to-day proves that you are animated by a higher and larger sentiment than that of State pride—the sentiment of American nationality. The most sacred spot in America is the tomb of Washington, and to that shrine you are about to make a pilgrimage. You come from a State celebrated above all others for the most extensive diffusion of the great blessing of education; which has a colonial and Revolutionary history abounding in honorablememorials; which has heretofore done her full share in founding the institutions of this country—the land of Washington—and which can now do as much as any other in preserving that land one and undivided, as it was left by the Father of his Country. I will not permit myself to doubt that your State and our State, that Connecticut and Maryland, will both be on the same side, as they have often been in times past, and that they will both respect and obey and uphold the sacred Constitution of the country.' (Shouts of applause.)
"As soon as the Mayor concluded, Major Goodwin arose; but it was some time before he could be heard, such was the tremendous applause with which he was greeted. The Major is nearly ninety years of age, and is one of the most venerable-looking men in the country. Dressed in the old Revolutionary uniform, afac-simileof that worn by General Putnam, and with his locks silvered with age, we may say that his appearance electrified the multitude, and shout after shout shook the very building. Major Goodwin expressed himself as follows:
"'Mr. Mayor and gentlemen of the Baltimore City Guards, permit me to introduce to you our Judge Advocate, Captain Stuart.'
"Captain Stuart arose and spoke as follows:
"Speech of Captain Stuart.
"'Your Honor, Mayor Brown: For your kind words of welcome, and for your patriotic sentiments in favor of the Union, the Putnam Phalanx returns you its most cordial thanks. I can assure you, sir, that when you spoke in such eloquent terms of the value and importance of a united country, you but echoed the sentiments of the whole of ourorganization; and let me say, it is with great pleasure, upon a journey, as we are, to the tomb of the illustrious Washington; that we pause for a while within a city so famed for its intelligence, its industry, its general opulence and its courtesy, as is this your own beautiful Baltimore.
"'We opine, nay, we know from what you have yourself, in such fitting terms, just expressed, that you heartily appreciate the purpose which lies at the foundation of our organization, that purpose being the lofty one of commemorating, by our military attire and discipline, the imposing foundation-period of the American Republic, of attracting our own patriotic feeling, and that of all who may honor us with their observation, to the exalted virtues of those heroic men who laid the foundations of our present national prosperity and glory—men of whom your city and State furnished, as it pleasantly happens, a large and most honorable share.
"'We come, sir, from that portion of the United States in which the momentous struggle for American freedom took its rise, and where the blood of its earliest martyrs was shed; from the region where odious writs of assistance, infamous Courts of Admiralty, intolerable taxation, immolated charters of government and prohibited commerce were once fast paving the way for the slavery of our institutions; from the region of a happy and God-fearing people—from the region, sir, of Lexington and Concord and Bunker Hill and Croton Heights, of ravaged New London and fired Fairfield and Norwalk and devastated Danbury and sacked New Haven. And we come, Mr. Mayor, to a city and State, we are proudly aware, which to all these trials and perils of assaulted New England, and to the trials and perils of our whole common country, during "the times that tried men's souls," gave ever the meed of its heartfelt sympathy, and theunstinted tribute of its patriotic blood and treasure; which, with a full and clear comprehension of all the great principles of American freedom, and a devotion to those principles that was ever ardent and exalted, signalized themselves by their wisdom in council and their prowess on the field.
"'When the devoted metropolis of New England began to feel the awful scourge of the Writ Bill, Maryland it was that then contributed most liberal supplies for its suffering people, and with these supplies those cheering, ever-to-be-remembered, talismanic words: "The Supreme Director of all events will terminate this severe trial of your patriotism in the happy confirmation of American freedom."
"'When this same metropolis soon after became the seat of war, Maryland it was that at once sent to the camp around Boston her own companies of "dauntless riflemen," under her brave Michael Cresap and the gallant Price, to mingle in the defense of New England firesides and New England homes. She saw and felt, and bravely uttered at the time, the fact that in the then existing state of public affairs there was no alternative left for her, or for the country at large, but "base submission or manly resistance"; and, Mr. Mayor, at the memorable battle of Long Island she made this manly resistance, for there she poured out the life-blood of no less than two hundred and fifty-nine of her gallant sons, who fought in her own Smallwood's immortal regiment; and elsewhere, from the St. Lawrence to the banks of the Savannah, through Pennsylvania, Virginia and both the Carolinas—devoted the best blood within her borders, and the flower of her soldiery, to the battlefields of the Union.
"'Sir, we of this Phalanx recall these and other Revolutionary memories belonging to your city and State with pride and satisfaction. They unite Connecticut and Maryland instrong and pleasant bonds. And we are highly gratified to be here in the midst of them, and to receive at your hands so grateful a welcome as that which you have extended.
"'Be assured, Mr. Mayor, that in the sentiments of devotion to our common country which you so eloquently express, this Phalanx sympathizes heart and soul. You may plant the flag of the Union anywhere and we shall warm to it. And now, renewedly thanking you for the present manifestation of courtesy, we shall leave to enjoy the hospitality which awaits us in pleasant quarters at our hotel.'
"Captain Stuart was frequently interrupted by applause."
On the 19th of April, 1880, a portion of the members of the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment again visited Baltimore, and an account of its reception, taken from the Baltimore Sun and the BaltimoreAmerican, seems to be a fitting close to this paper:
"Thirty-nine members of the Association of Survivors of the Sixth Massachusetts Union Regiment came to Baltimore yesterday afternoon, to celebrate the nineteenth anniversary of their march through Baltimore, April 19, 1861, which gave rise to the riot of that day. The visitors were met, on landing from the cars at President-street Depot, by Wilson, Dushane and Harry Howard Posts, Grand Army of the Republic, in full uniform, with band and drum corps. The line was up Broadway to Baltimore street, to Barnum's Hotel. A file of policemen, with Marshals Gray and Frey, kept the street open for the parade. The streets were crowded with people. The Massachusetts men wore citizen's dress and badges."
Wilson Post No. 1, of the Grand Army of the Republic, received the visitors in their hall, Rialto Building, at two o'clock. Commander Dukehart, of Wilson Post, welcomed the guests in a brief speech, and then introduced Comrade Crowley, of the old Sixth, who said:
"'Nineteen years ago I was but a boy. A few days before the 19th of April, the militia of Middlesex County were summoned for the defense of the National Capital. We left workshops, desk and family, to come to the defense of the capital. We thought we were coming to a picnic; that thepeople of South Carolina were a little off their balance, and would be all right on sober second thought. A few miles out from Baltimore the Quartermaster gave us each ten rounds of ammunition. We had been singing songs. The Colonel told us he expected trouble in Baltimore, and impressed on each man not to fire until he was compelled to. The singing ceased, and we then thought we had serious business before us, and that others besides South Carolina had lost their balance. When we reached the Baltimore Depot some of the cars had gone ahead, and four companies—young men—were in the cars unconscious of what was going on outside. We thought the people of Baltimore and Maryland were of the same Government, and if not they ought to be. (Cheers and applause.) That they had the same interest in the Government, the best ever devised; that Maryland at least was loyal. A man knocked on the car-door and told us they were tearing up the track. Our Captain said, "Men, file out!" The order was given and we marched out. The Captain said, "March as close as you possibly can. Fire on no man unless compelled." We marched through railroad iron, bricks and other missiles. We proved ourselves brave soldiers—proved that we could wait, at least, for the word of command. We were pelted in Baltimore nineteen years ago. We lost some of our comrades, and others were disabled for life. But we went to Washington. We don't claim to be the saviors of the capital; we take no great credit for what we did; but we did the best we could, and the result is shown. The success of our march through Baltimore to-day is as indelibly fixed and will ever be as fresh as that of nineteen years ago, and our reception will remain in our hearts and minds as long as life lasts. My father had six sons, and five were at the front at the sametime. I had learned to think that if Maryland, South Carolina or Virginia was to declare independence the Government would be broken up, and that we would have no country, no home, no flag. We were not fighting for Massachusetts, for Maryland or for Virginia, but for our country—the United States (cheers and applause)—remembering the declaration of the great statesman, "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable." This country went through four years of carnage and blood. Few families, North or South, but have mourning at their firesides; but it was not in vain, for it has established the fact that we are one people, and are an all-powerful people. (Prolonged cheers.) Our reception to-day has convinced us that the war has ended, and that there are Union men in Maryland as in Massachusetts; that we are brothers, and will be so to the end of time; that this is one great country; and that the people are marching on in amity and power, second to none on the face of the globe.' (Cheers.)
"In the evening there was a banquet at the Eutaw House, and Judge Geo. William Brown, who was Mayor of Baltimore in 1861, presided. Nearly two hundred persons were at table. After the dinner was over, Judge Brown said:
"'This is the 19th of April, a day memorable in the annals of this city, and in the annals of the country. It is filled in my mind with the most painful recollections of my life, and I doubt not that many who are here present share with me those feelings. I shall make but brief allusions to the events of that day. The city authorities of Baltimore of that time have mostly passed away, and I believe I am the only one here present to-night. In justice to the living and the dead I have to say that the authorities of Baltimore faithfully endeavored to do their duty. It is not necessary for me, perhaps, to say so in this presence. (Applause.)It was not their fault that the Massachusetts Sixth Regiment met a bloody reception in the streets of Baltimore. The visit of that regiment on both occasions has a great and important significance. What did it mean in 1861? It meant civil war; that the irrepressible conflict which Mr. Seward predicted had broken out at last, and that, as Mr. Lincoln said, a house divided against itself cannot stand. A great question then presented itself to the country. When war virtually began in Baltimore, by bloodshed on both sides, it meant that the question must be settled by force whether or not the house should stand. It took four years of war, waged with indomitable perseverance, to decide it, because the combatants on both sides were sustained by deep and honest convictions. It is not surprising, looking back coolly and calmly on the feelings of that day, that they found vent as they did. I am not here to excuse or to apologize, but to acknowledge facts. That was the significance of the first visit of the Massachusetts Sixth Regiment, in response to the call of the President of the United States. After the war there was peace. But enforced peace is not sufficient in a family of States any more than in a household. There must be among brothers respect, confidence, mutual help and forbearance, and, above everything, justice and right. After nineteen years the visit of survivors of the Sixth Massachusetts is, I hope, significant of more than peace. It is, I hope, significant of the fact that there is a true bond of union between the North and the South (applause), and that we are a family of States, all equal, all friends; and if it be, there is no one in the country who can more fervently thank God than myself that the old house still stands.' (Applause.)
"Judge Brown offered as a toast: 'The Sixth Regiment of Massachusetts: Baltimore extends to her fraternal greeting.'"
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P.,in command,97;arrests police commissioners of Baltimore,98,99;Secretary Cameron's letter to,102;General McClellan's letter to,102.Bartol, Judge,imprisonment of,94.Belger, Major,comes to Baltimore,73.Bell,Presidential vote for,25.Black, Judge,on martial law,93.Blackstoneon the right of imprisonment,147,149.Bond's, Judge,errand to Lincoln,57,61.Boston,slave-traffic in,20;regiment mustered in,42.Brand, Rev. William F.,efforts for emancipation,113.Breckinridge,Presidential vote for,25.Brown, Geo. Wm.,meets the Massachusetts Sixth in Baltimore,48,49;Captain Dike on,54;correspondence with Gov. Andrew,54,55;speech to the excited public,56;writes to President Lincoln about passage of troops through Baltimore,57,61,62;interview with President Lincoln,71-75;General Butler's letter to,83,84;petitions Congress to restore peace to city,99;arrest of,102,103,108;correspondence with General Dix,104-108;parole offered to,110,111;anti-slavery principles of,113;opposed to secession,115;on the tendencies of the age,117,118;message to City Council,157-159;speech to the Putnam Phalanx,160-163;speech to the survivors of the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment,169,170.Brown, John,reverence for in the North,21.Brune, Frederick W.,efforts for emancipation,113.Brune, John C.,message to President Lincoln,57,61;accompanies Mayor to Washington,71;elected to General Assembly,79.Bush River Bridgepartially burned to prevent ingress of troops,58,59.Butler, Gen.,and the Eighth Massachusetts Regiment,76;at the Relay House,83;rumor of an attack on his camp,83,84;enters Baltimore,84;arrests Ross Winans,87.Byrne, Wm.,denounces the North,38.CCadwallader, General,and the writ ofhabeas corpus,88,140.Cameron, Simon,advice to Governor Hicks to restrain Maryland,40;on the obstruction of Northern Central bridge,73;letter to Gen. Banks,102.Carmichael, Judge,assaulted and imprisoned,93.Carr, W. C. N.,speaks at States Rights meeting,38,39.Cheston, G.,efforts for emancipation,113.Christison, Wenlock,a Quaker, owns slaves,21.Clark, John,advances money for defense of city,61.Crawford, William,Kane's letter to,40.Crowley, Comrade,of the Massachusetts Sixth, speech in Baltimore, 1880,167.Curtis, Benj. R.,Life of, quotation about Judge Taney,91.Cutter, B. L.,release from arrest,109.DDavis, Jefferson,elected President of the Confederacy,32.Davis, John W.,police commissioner of Baltimore,35,49;errand to Fort McHenry,66,67,68.Davis, Judge,doubts the rumors of conspiracy,132,133.Davis, Robert W.,killed,52.De Tocqueville,on public opinion in America,117.Dike, Capt. J. H.,company attacked in Baltimore,46;testifies as to the conduct of Baltimore civil authority during the riot,53,54.Dimick, Col. J.,releases prisoners from Fort Warren,108;kind treatment of prisoners,111.Dix, General,headquarters in Baltimore,101;correspondence with Mayor Brown,104-108.Dix, Miss,relates a Confederate plot,13.Dobbin, Geo. W.,errand to Lincoln,57,61;accompanies the Mayor to Washington,71.Douglas, S. A.,Senatorial campaign,22;Presidential vote for,25.Dred Scott Case,138.EEvans, H. D.,his code for Liberia,31.FFelton, C. C.,on the "Baltimore Plot,"18.Felton, Samuel M.,on the supposed conspiracy,13-18,129-133;advises Massachusetts Sixth to load their guns,43;engages spies,120.Ferrandini, Captain,suspected of conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln,122-129.Follansbee, Capt.,company attacked in Baltimore,46,49.Fort McHenry,apprehended attack on,66,69.Fort Sumter,bombardment of,32.Franciscus,in the car with Lincoln,133.GGarrett's, John W.,dispatch to Mayor Brown concerning advance of troops to Cockeysville,73,74,75.Gatchell, Wm. 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H.,Governor of Maryland,34;proclamation of,40;speech before excited public,56;writes to Lincoln not to pass troops through Baltimore,57,61;suggests mediation between North and South by Lord Lyons,76;convenes General Assembly,79;letter to E. H. Webster,128.Hilliard,suspected of conspiracy,122,123.Hinks, Chas. D.,police commissioner of Baltimore,35;released from arrest,99.Hopkins, Johns,advances money for city defense,61.Howard, Charles,police commissioner of Baltimore,35;apprehends attack on Fort McHenry,66,67;report on the state of city,80,81;release from arrest,108.Howard, F. K.,release from arrest,109.Huger, General,made Colonel of 53d Regiment,66.Hull, Rob't,release from arrest,109.Hyde, Sir Nicholas,on the writ ofhabeas corpus,150.JJefferson, Thomas,and writ ofhabeas corpus,141.Johnson, Capt. B. T.,arrives in Baltimore,64;hasty dispatch from Marshal Kane,69,70.Jones, Col. 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Hicks,62;Mayor Brown writes to, concerning passage of troops through Baltimore,57,61;Mayor Brown's interview with,71-75.Lowell, Massachusetts,regiment mustered in,42.Luckett,suspected of conspiracy,122-127.Lyons, Lord,suggested as mediator between North and South,76;Secretary Seward's boast of his authority to,91.MMacgill, Dr. Charles,release from arrest,109.Marshall, Chief Justice,onhabeas corpus,153,154.Maryland,rumors of conspiracy in,11,12,13;slavery in,20,30;Lincoln's call for militia, how received in,33;excitement,40,41.Mason, James M.,sent from Virginia to negotiate with Maryland,84.Massachusetts,Minute Men,11;slavery in,20;Eighth Regiment,76;Sixth Regiment,42,167-170.May, Henry, M. C.,arrest of,103.McClellan, General,letter to General Banks,102.McComas, Sergeant,removes obstruction from railway track in Baltimore,49.McHenry, Ramsay,efforts for emancipation,113.Merryman, John,arrest of,87,88,154;charges against unfounded,90.Morfit, H. M.,elected to General Assembly,79.Morris, Major,refuses to obey writ ofhabeas corpus,87.NNegro.SeeSlavery.Newport,slave-traffic in,20.Nicolay, George,on Lincoln's midnight ride,132.North Carolina,secession of,33.OO'Donnell, Columbus,advances money for city defense,61.PParker, Edward P.,General Butler's aide-de-camp,83.Patapsco Dragoons,arrival in Baltimore,64.Pemberton, Major,leads U. S. Artillery through Baltimore,86.Pennsylvaniatroops in Baltimore,44,53;at Cockeysville,75.Phillips, Wendell,on States Rights,26.Pickering, Captain,company opposed in Baltimore,46.Pikesville,arsenal taken possession of,65.Pitts, Charles H.,elected to General Assembly,80.Putnam Phalanxof Hartford in Baltimore,160-166.Putnam's Recordof the Rebellion, quotation from,38.RRevolution,right of,26-29.Robinson, Dr. Alex. C.,Chairman of States Rights Convention,38.Robinson, General John C.,on Baltimore in 1861,66,69,81,82,83.SSanford,plans Lincoln's midnight ride,131.Sangston, L.,elected to General Assembly,80.Scharf's Historyof Maryland quoted,35,37,78,103.Scott, General,on the passage of troops through Baltimore,62,72,75.Scott, T. Parkin,sympathizes with the South,38,39;elected Judge after the war,39;elected to General Assembly,79;release from arrest,108.Seward, Secretary,position before Presidential Convention,24;boasts of his authority,91;sends news of supposed conspiracy to Lincoln,130,134.Slavery,compromises of Constitution in regard to,20-22;Geo. Wm. Brown opposed to,113;some good effects of,114.Small, Colonel,leads Pennsylvania regiment,42.South Carolina,secession of,31.Steuart, Dr. Richard S.,efforts for emancipation,113.Story, Justice,onhabeas corpus,152,153.Stuart, Captain,speech in Baltimore,163-166.Sumner, Colonel,offers to accompany President Lincoln to Washington,132,133.Sun, The,on the offer of service by colored people,65,66;on the suffering of Pennsylvania troops in Baltimore County,76;Reception of 6th Massachusetts Regiment in Baltimore,167-170.TTaney, Chief Justice,on negro rights,21,138;habeas corpuscaseex parteJohn Merryman,87-93,139-156.Tennessee,secession of,33.Thomas, Dr. J. Hanson,elected to General Assembly,79.Trimble, Colonel I. R.,defense of Baltimore,63.Trist, N. P.,news of conspiracy communicated to,14.Turner, Capt.,suspected of conspiracy,124-126.UUnion Convention called,92.VVirginia,secession of,33;sends Mason to negotiate with Maryland,84.WWallis, S. Teackle,legal adviser to Baltimore police commission,35;speech to the excited public,56;accompanies the Mayor to Washington,71;elected to the General Assembly,79;release from arrest,108,109.Warfield,Henry M., elected to General Assembly,79;release from arrest,108.Warner, Major J. P.,commands Baltimore City Guards,160.Washburne, Mr.,meets President Lincoln at Washington Depot,136.Watson, Major,company attacked in Baltimore,45.Webster, E. H.,Gov. Hicks's letter to,128.Whitefield,the Calvinist, owns slaves,21.Williams, George H.,counsel for John Merryman,87.Winans, Ross,denounces passage of troops through Baltimore,37;elected to General Assembly,79;arrested by Gen. Butler's order,87.Winder, Wm. H.,release from arrest,109.Wood, Fernando,tries to make New York a free city,31.Wool, General,checks arbitrary arrest,109.Worcester,regiment mustered in,42.
A
Acton,regiment mustered in,42.Allen, E. J.,dispatches addressed to,131.American, The,on the Baltimore riot of 1861,65;account of the Putnam Phalanx in Baltimore,160-167;on the reception of the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment in Baltimore,167-170.Andrew, Gov. J. A.,correspondence with Mayor Brown,54,55.Arkansas,secession of,33.
B
Baltimore,unjust prejudice against,13,19;supposed conspiracy in,14,15,120;slaveholders in,30;Sixth Massachusetts Regiment in,42-53,167-170;excitement on 20th April,60,61,64;defense of,63;apprehension of bloodshed in,75;armed neutrality,77;Gen. Butler's entrance into,84;Gen. Dix's headquarters in,100,101;Mayor's message to City Council,157-159;reception of Putnam Phalanx in,160-166.Banks, Gen. N. P.,in command,97;arrests police commissioners of Baltimore,98,99;Secretary Cameron's letter to,102;General McClellan's letter to,102.Bartol, Judge,imprisonment of,94.Belger, Major,comes to Baltimore,73.Bell,Presidential vote for,25.Black, Judge,on martial law,93.Blackstoneon the right of imprisonment,147,149.Bond's, Judge,errand to Lincoln,57,61.Boston,slave-traffic in,20;regiment mustered in,42.Brand, Rev. William F.,efforts for emancipation,113.Breckinridge,Presidential vote for,25.Brown, Geo. Wm.,meets the Massachusetts Sixth in Baltimore,48,49;Captain Dike on,54;correspondence with Gov. Andrew,54,55;speech to the excited public,56;writes to President Lincoln about passage of troops through Baltimore,57,61,62;interview with President Lincoln,71-75;General Butler's letter to,83,84;petitions Congress to restore peace to city,99;arrest of,102,103,108;correspondence with General Dix,104-108;parole offered to,110,111;anti-slavery principles of,113;opposed to secession,115;on the tendencies of the age,117,118;message to City Council,157-159;speech to the Putnam Phalanx,160-163;speech to the survivors of the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment,169,170.Brown, John,reverence for in the North,21.Brune, Frederick W.,efforts for emancipation,113.Brune, John C.,message to President Lincoln,57,61;accompanies Mayor to Washington,71;elected to General Assembly,79.Bush River Bridgepartially burned to prevent ingress of troops,58,59.Butler, Gen.,and the Eighth Massachusetts Regiment,76;at the Relay House,83;rumor of an attack on his camp,83,84;enters Baltimore,84;arrests Ross Winans,87.Byrne, Wm.,denounces the North,38.
C
Cadwallader, General,and the writ ofhabeas corpus,88,140.Cameron, Simon,advice to Governor Hicks to restrain Maryland,40;on the obstruction of Northern Central bridge,73;letter to Gen. Banks,102.Carmichael, Judge,assaulted and imprisoned,93.Carr, W. C. N.,speaks at States Rights meeting,38,39.Cheston, G.,efforts for emancipation,113.Christison, Wenlock,a Quaker, owns slaves,21.Clark, John,advances money for defense of city,61.Crawford, William,Kane's letter to,40.Crowley, Comrade,of the Massachusetts Sixth, speech in Baltimore, 1880,167.Curtis, Benj. R.,Life of, quotation about Judge Taney,91.Cutter, B. L.,release from arrest,109.
D
Davis, Jefferson,elected President of the Confederacy,32.Davis, John W.,police commissioner of Baltimore,35,49;errand to Fort McHenry,66,67,68.Davis, Judge,doubts the rumors of conspiracy,132,133.Davis, Robert W.,killed,52.De Tocqueville,on public opinion in America,117.Dike, Capt. J. H.,company attacked in Baltimore,46;testifies as to the conduct of Baltimore civil authority during the riot,53,54.Dimick, Col. J.,releases prisoners from Fort Warren,108;kind treatment of prisoners,111.Dix, General,headquarters in Baltimore,101;correspondence with Mayor Brown,104-108.Dix, Miss,relates a Confederate plot,13.Dobbin, Geo. W.,errand to Lincoln,57,61;accompanies the Mayor to Washington,71.Douglas, S. A.,Senatorial campaign,22;Presidential vote for,25.Dred Scott Case,138.
E
Evans, H. D.,his code for Liberia,31.
F
Felton, C. C.,on the "Baltimore Plot,"18.Felton, Samuel M.,on the supposed conspiracy,13-18,129-133;advises Massachusetts Sixth to load their guns,43;engages spies,120.Ferrandini, Captain,suspected of conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln,122-129.Follansbee, Capt.,company attacked in Baltimore,46,49.Fort McHenry,apprehended attack on,66,69.Fort Sumter,bombardment of,32.Franciscus,in the car with Lincoln,133.
G
Garrett's, John W.,dispatch to Mayor Brown concerning advance of troops to Cockeysville,73,74,75.Gatchell, Wm. H.,police commissioner of Baltimore,35;release from arrest,109.Giles, Judge,issues writ ofhabeas corpusto Major Morris,87.Gill, George M.,meets the Massachusetts Sixth,48;counsel for John Merryman,87.Goodwin, Major Horace,commands Putnam Phalanx,160;his appearance,163.Greeley, Horace,on the conduct of the Baltimore authorities,76,77.Groton,regiment mustered in,42.Gunpowder River Bridgepartially burned,58.
H
Habeas corpuscase,87,139-156.Hall, Thomas W.,release from arrest,109.Hallam'sConstitutional History, extract from,151.Halleck, Gen.,in Baltimore,101.Harris, J. Morrison,errand to the Capital,63.Harrison, Wm. G.,elected to General Assembly,80;released from arrest,108.Hart, Capt.,company attacked in Baltimore,46.Herndon, Wm. H.,comments on Lincoln's senatorial campaign speech,23;reports of plot furnished to,122.Hicks, T. H.,Governor of Maryland,34;proclamation of,40;speech before excited public,56;writes to Lincoln not to pass troops through Baltimore,57,61;suggests mediation between North and South by Lord Lyons,76;convenes General Assembly,79;letter to E. H. Webster,128.Hilliard,suspected of conspiracy,122,123.Hinks, Chas. D.,police commissioner of Baltimore,35;released from arrest,99.Hopkins, Johns,advances money for city defense,61.Howard, Charles,police commissioner of Baltimore,35;apprehends attack on Fort McHenry,66,67;report on the state of city,80,81;release from arrest,108.Howard, F. K.,release from arrest,109.Huger, General,made Colonel of 53d Regiment,66.Hull, Rob't,release from arrest,109.Hyde, Sir Nicholas,on the writ ofhabeas corpus,150.
J
Jefferson, Thomas,and writ ofhabeas corpus,141.Johnson, Capt. B. T.,arrives in Baltimore,64;hasty dispatch from Marshal Kane,69,70.Jones, Col. Edmund F.,passage through Baltimore,43;on the Massachusetts Sixth in Baltimore,46,47,48,51;letter to Marshal Kane,54.Judd, N. B.,with Lincoln in Philadelphia,16;hears of conspiracy in Baltimore,128-133.
K
Kane, Marshal George P.,investigates supposed plot,15;head of Baltimore police,35;letter to Crawford,40;keeps order at Camden Station,48;attempts to quell Baltimore mob,51,53;Col. Jones's gratitude to,54;hasty dispatch to Johnson,69,70;after the war elected Sheriff and subsequently Mayor,70;arrest of,97;release from arrest,109.Keim, Gen.,arrests John Merryman,87,140.Kenly, John R.,supersedes Marshal Kane,97.Kennedy, Anthony,errand to the Capital,63.Kennedy, John P.,on the attitude of Border States,31,32.Kentucky,temporary neutrality of,34.Keys, John S.,letter from Mayor Brown to,110,111.Kinney, Mr.,receives Lincoln in Philadelphia,134.
L
Lamon, Colonel W. H.,on Lincoln's midnight ride,19,120-137;on Lincoln-Douglas campaign,22;ride with Lincoln,133.Latrobe, John H. B.,President of Maryland Colonization Society,31.Lawrence, Massachusetts,regiment mustered in,42.Lee, Colonel,on Gen. Cadwallader's errand to Judge Taney,88.Lewis, Mr.,in the car with Lincoln,133.Lincoln, President,alleged conspiracy against, in Maryland,11-15,121-137;midnight ride to Washington,17,19,120;Senatorial campaign with Douglas,22;differs from Seward,24;election to Presidency,25;calls out the militia,32;letter to Gov. Hicks,62;Mayor Brown writes to, concerning passage of troops through Baltimore,57,61;Mayor Brown's interview with,71-75.Lowell, Massachusetts,regiment mustered in,42.Luckett,suspected of conspiracy,122-127.Lyons, Lord,suggested as mediator between North and South,76;Secretary Seward's boast of his authority to,91.
M
Macgill, Dr. Charles,release from arrest,109.Marshall, Chief Justice,onhabeas corpus,153,154.Maryland,rumors of conspiracy in,11,12,13;slavery in,20,30;Lincoln's call for militia, how received in,33;excitement,40,41.Mason, James M.,sent from Virginia to negotiate with Maryland,84.Massachusetts,Minute Men,11;slavery in,20;Eighth Regiment,76;Sixth Regiment,42,167-170.May, Henry, M. C.,arrest of,103.McClellan, General,letter to General Banks,102.McComas, Sergeant,removes obstruction from railway track in Baltimore,49.McHenry, Ramsay,efforts for emancipation,113.Merryman, John,arrest of,87,88,154;charges against unfounded,90.Morfit, H. M.,elected to General Assembly,79.Morris, Major,refuses to obey writ ofhabeas corpus,87.
N
Negro.SeeSlavery.Newport,slave-traffic in,20.Nicolay, George,on Lincoln's midnight ride,132.North Carolina,secession of,33.
O
O'Donnell, Columbus,advances money for city defense,61.
P
Parker, Edward P.,General Butler's aide-de-camp,83.Patapsco Dragoons,arrival in Baltimore,64.Pemberton, Major,leads U. S. Artillery through Baltimore,86.Pennsylvaniatroops in Baltimore,44,53;at Cockeysville,75.Phillips, Wendell,on States Rights,26.Pickering, Captain,company opposed in Baltimore,46.Pikesville,arsenal taken possession of,65.Pitts, Charles H.,elected to General Assembly,80.Putnam Phalanxof Hartford in Baltimore,160-166.Putnam's Recordof the Rebellion, quotation from,38.
R
Revolution,right of,26-29.Robinson, Dr. Alex. C.,Chairman of States Rights Convention,38.Robinson, General John C.,on Baltimore in 1861,66,69,81,82,83.
S
Sanford,plans Lincoln's midnight ride,131.Sangston, L.,elected to General Assembly,80.Scharf's Historyof Maryland quoted,35,37,78,103.Scott, General,on the passage of troops through Baltimore,62,72,75.Scott, T. Parkin,sympathizes with the South,38,39;elected Judge after the war,39;elected to General Assembly,79;release from arrest,108.Seward, Secretary,position before Presidential Convention,24;boasts of his authority,91;sends news of supposed conspiracy to Lincoln,130,134.
Slavery,compromises of Constitution in regard to,20-22;Geo. Wm. Brown opposed to,113;some good effects of,114.Small, Colonel,leads Pennsylvania regiment,42.South Carolina,secession of,31.Steuart, Dr. Richard S.,efforts for emancipation,113.Story, Justice,onhabeas corpus,152,153.Stuart, Captain,speech in Baltimore,163-166.Sumner, Colonel,offers to accompany President Lincoln to Washington,132,133.Sun, The,on the offer of service by colored people,65,66;on the suffering of Pennsylvania troops in Baltimore County,76;Reception of 6th Massachusetts Regiment in Baltimore,167-170.
T
Taney, Chief Justice,on negro rights,21,138;habeas corpuscaseex parteJohn Merryman,87-93,139-156.Tennessee,secession of,33.Thomas, Dr. J. Hanson,elected to General Assembly,79.Trimble, Colonel I. R.,defense of Baltimore,63.Trist, N. P.,news of conspiracy communicated to,14.Turner, Capt.,suspected of conspiracy,124-126.
U
Union Convention called,92.
V
Virginia,secession of,33;sends Mason to negotiate with Maryland,84.
W
Wallis, S. Teackle,legal adviser to Baltimore police commission,35;speech to the excited public,56;accompanies the Mayor to Washington,71;elected to the General Assembly,79;release from arrest,108,109.Warfield,Henry M., elected to General Assembly,79;release from arrest,108.Warner, Major J. P.,commands Baltimore City Guards,160.Washburne, Mr.,meets President Lincoln at Washington Depot,136.Watson, Major,company attacked in Baltimore,45.Webster, E. H.,Gov. Hicks's letter to,128.Whitefield,the Calvinist, owns slaves,21.Williams, George H.,counsel for John Merryman,87.Winans, Ross,denounces passage of troops through Baltimore,37;elected to General Assembly,79;arrested by Gen. Butler's order,87.Winder, Wm. H.,release from arrest,109.Wood, Fernando,tries to make New York a free city,31.Wool, General,checks arbitrary arrest,109.Worcester,regiment mustered in,42.