Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-11-17

ton Of the Executive of Maryland, conyokin
the General Assembly Of the State on tn
2Ist inst reached us by yesterdays maj
from Annapolis.
By His Excellency, THOMAS w. YEA
ZEY, Governor of Maryland.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, by the Constitution of thi
State. and with view, MS we'll of perpetua
ting an essential branch of the Legislativ,
Department of the Government, as of provi
ding for such changes in the members there
OF periodically, rs the people might desir,
to make, it was provided that the people O
the several Counties, and of the Cities O
Baltimore and Annapolis, duly qualified a,
electors, should, on the first Monday o
September last, elect two persons for eacI
OF the said counties, and one person fo
each of the said cities, to be Electors of IN,
Senate, who were required to meet in the
City OF Annapolis on the third Monday o
s:!a Hioiiir and tncy, OF any twenty-four OF
them, so met, were directed, after having
qualified in The manner provided for, to pro
ceed to elect fifteen Senators, who, when SC
elected, and duly qualified as such, were tc
constitute 'the Senate of Maryland," in tho
place of those who then constituted tha,
AND WHEREAS, eighteen of the persons
OF the aforesaid provisions of the Constitu-
ton, and in conformity to law, have failed
to perform the duty enjoined npon them as
aforesaid, by refusing, and continuing TO re-
fuse, or neglect to meet the other Electors
who have attended, qualified, and held them
selves in readiness to perform their duty; in
n vxho l..
been elected.
AND WHEREAS, the saio unfa,hfnl agents
of the people, in addition to their violation of
duty as aforesaid, seem vainly to have imag.
ined that the effect Of their conduct would
be the destruction and overthrow ofthe Con-
stitution and Government of the State,
which many, if not all of them, had hereto,
fore sworn to support; and accordingly pre-
sumptuously proceeded to recommend meas
ures for substituting another Constitution
and Government for that which they seem to
have supposed they had destroyed, or, at
least, mortally wounded.
AND WHEREAS, sundry evil Disposal, or
misguided citizens have taken, and are con-
tinuing TO pursue and prosecute measures in
accordance with said recommendation, and
designed to carry ont and commu nicate the
disorderly designs und purposes aforesaid.
AND WHEREAs,these unprecedented, I'M
disorderly and revolutionary
occurrences and proceedings, although who'll
y inefficient to accomplish nny Of the avow-
I'd objects of those engaged in them, are
Fraught with iucalculable evils and mischiefs,
md must if persisted in, and sustained BY
my considerable portion of the people,
yreatly disturb the tranquility and repose of
he State-impair her credit and resources
rrest her great works of internal improve
nent-blight her lately brilliant prospects of
Increasing prosperity, and finally, involve US
all the horrors and unspeakablc calamities
anarchy, intestine commotion and CIVIL
V AR, and therefore demand from the Exec
tive the adoption of such Constitutional and
gal measures as may seem to them beat
dapted TO quiet the public mind, which has
cen thus wantonly disturbed, to defeat the
nholy designs and purposes aforesaid, and
'aintain and support the Constitution and
uthority of the Government, by all the
'enns and powers with which they are en-.
usted.
AND WHEREAS, we are well advised, ane
ntrely satisfied, that the aforesaid unfaithful
Trustees OF the public" and their abettors,
ave as entirely mistaken their power Of de-
troylng the Constitution and Government of
ne State, as they have clearly violated SOL
mn duty-that the Constitution and Co
ernment yet exist in all their integrity and
ower-that the Senate elected i'm Septem-
er 1884, continue to be "the Senate Of Ma
yland," and will so continue until superce-
ed by the election Of successors, as constit-
tionally and lawfully provided for, and, with
le House OF Delegates elected in October
st, now constitute 'the Genera! Assembly"
this State. ... ...'I
Now, THEREFORE, L. THOMAS w. Il
EAZY, Governor Of the State Of Maryland,
nth the advice Of the Council, and in virtue
the authority vested in me by the Consti-
tlon, deeming it proper and necessary, in
e present crisis Of our affairs, that the Gen
al Assembly should be convened before the
me fixed for the next annual Session, to
hich II stands adjourned, DO HEREBY
PPOINT AND PROCLAIM Il,
MONDAY, the 2lst of NOVEMBER, l.,
lstant, as the time of the next meeting of
% General Assembly, and call upon and re-
IRE the several Senators and Delegates to
tend at the Scat of Government, on that
~, to take into consideration the present
'ndition of our public affairs, and ndopt
'ch measures as to them may seem meet
I'd expedient in relation thereto, and for the
ansaction Of such other business ms the i
elfare Of the State may require. 4,
And do furthermore declare and proclaim
all whom it doth or may concern, that, as
hief Magistrate Of the State, I shall exert
the utmost, all the powers which have {
zen, or may be vested in me by tine Consti- i
ton and Laws, and which it may become
'cessary to employ, to curb the spirit of an. 8
chy, disorder and revolution, manifested II
the aforesaid Conduct and proceedings.
ID to support the Constitution and enforce /
e laws upon all offenders against their mai.
ty, who shall proceed by OVERT ACTS. a
lher OF resistance to the constituted author. II
cs OF the State, or of carrying out nnd con- g