The ferocious spirit exhibited by your community towards the United States Army would render me very averse from appearing publicly and unprotected in the city of Baltimore to defend the interests of the body to which I belong. A few days since a soldier of this command, while outside the walls, wasattacked by a fiend or fiends in human shape, almost deprived of life, and left unprotected about half a mile from garrison. He was found in this situation and brought in covered with blood.

"One of your evening prints was quite jocose over this laughable occurrence. And now, sir, permit me to say, in conclusion, that no one can regret more than I this conflict between the civil and military authorities.

" If, in an experience of thirty-three years you have never before known the writ of Habeas Corpus to be disobeyed, it is only beciiuse such a contingency in political affairs as the present has not before arisen . I claim to be a loyal citizen, and I hope my former conduct, both official and private, will justify this pretension.

" In any condition of affairs, except that of Civil war, I would cheerfully obey your order, and as soon iis the present excitement shall pass away I will hold myself ready not only to produce the soldier, but also to appear in person to answer for my own conduct ; but in the existing state of sentiment in the city of Baltimore, I think it your duty to sustain the Federal military and to strengthen their hands, instead of endeavoring to strike them down.