" 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.

"I have the honor to be very respectfully Your obedientservant, " W. W. Morris, Major 4tA U. S. Artillery Comdg. the Post." " Sir : " Baliimoke, May 7, 1861.

" As your letter of yesterday just received by lue, is addressed to me in my official character, I shall file it in Court as your reasons for not obeying the Writ of Habeas Corpus -- you are correct in the supposition that the article to which you nd'er in the Sun is authentic. I reduced to writing what I said in Court on the return of the Mai-shal because I deemed it important that the daily press, which had on the morning of Friday noticed your action in reference to the writ before I knew of it myself, should not unintentionally misrepresent anything said by the Court. Y'ou will excuse uxe for any revision of the fact and argument of your letter. As I have no personal wish in this matter other than to discharge the duty devolved upon me by my official position and from which I cannot turn aside, I will only repeat again my deep regret that you have deemed it your duty particularly to suspend the ' writ of Habeas Corpus,' a power which, in my opinion, belongs to Congress only.