St. Mary's beacon., 1858-03-04
LEONARD TOWN.

TOWN.
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Ecthes1 in seIalies z| A|ektion 0 .e IS
Emasnbefs Of tIse hos.s< <szz 1zzlf;sa< s. s. 8.
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gates bad beep regularly elected 46.c.s
Mr. sMorgan, from the minority OF 1lse commit
tee. made the following report: ss ksss
The undersigned q min0rity Of tic Commit
zee on Elections, 70 which was referred the mes
sage OF the Governor, enclosing the returns o
election fr the members ofthis House, concur.
ing with the majority of the said committee in
semcl particulars, but most earnestly and en-
phaticalIy dissenting in Others, beg leave mos
respectfully, to submit this, their Minority Re
pOrt; 49,. - -, !. .-.,f5. 80. - s.s
They concur with the majority in their belle
OF the correctness of the return of said election
in q large majority Of cases, and are satisfies
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right OF their seats, OF all the present sitting
members, with the exception, perhaps. of tht
members from Baltimore City - -
There was presented to the consideration Of
the committee a memorial from .Jervis Spencel
and others, protesting against the right Of, ths
said members from Baltimore City, upon ale
| cations which touch the purity and fairness, O
the election there. The memorialists solennIy
state their belief that their rights and the rights
OF great numbers OF legal voters, have been out.
ragged and trample.i under foot; and that til,
violence, fraud aud wrong exhibited at the said
election was suchsas TO render the same mere
mockery of the elective franchise And they
appeal to this House to give them an pppnrt,;.
nifty to prove that this state Of facts did really
exist, and they profess their willingness and abil
isy 2 establish mest fully and completely al
ftl1eir allegations. $ @.-., - -
I'll memorial beng before. the &C coiminitte, d
~ - uft'er q t1a House. was proper e, ,becon-
s'dereli ~ theia u eeisFexipn wiEh their report
if,1N klae fes esfas aforesaid and majority O
''s ep'n'RaItse' haxing. fpr feas0ns hest knewE
4 s|Itl4se'sks. k4a.kinded z6l t Feeeesliieisd An
tAst t|Is eoaFss II tbs <;Ek ];
70 pssedent and that i c6n1ii Ess
tss tes sae.,. Assss WI a'.-a ~ aenasss'''
eject q s,sh a concurrence d b,
IA xsha |lse IN TIC bisl@fKs o
kx # '|{s sk zl. Ne sd redres.
Nilling Z
e ia rsapez inalEefa il si vance and aofnplain
y onh a tbs Efeatesl zecAfisies which fsee gov.
sEntt's 3 SUPPRESSED n guarantee IA assslFed
20 higher duty can possibly be IMPOSED u
those In authority. nor any whose imperative
demands they are more sbo,lrdcn to respcc
than solemn appeal for redress against, th.
fraudulent and violent nyasoh against tIieright
Iof any portion Of the people And if there ii
one instance az fraud that ought to clai.A fi..
attention of this House above every other, It i.
where Il Is supposed to have violated or ob.
structed the right of free sufffag age-bc1atise tiis
purity Of the elective franchise, as being Iii.
Foundation of utir form Of government. and :
necessary condition precedent to the ehjoytnen
pof ali other nights, Of course cxceas, al othel
topics IN its dignity and importance q
The undefSi ghned, therefore dissent from
majority tf The committee. because tEey le5i v
the said majority has erred III deciding oh 'is
validity Of the Baltimore returns il El se. i
q solemn protest, alleging extraeasiIs|s1 '|GS
without having before them sinzia Nei
dence beyond the returns tllelass ss IS. z>as
these. as the undersigned laliexN. 1z #
~ and Illegally made And xaef + h .zs-
test against . copcurTeHce bF tie #Ns .|I
the committees report be1:tise ii fsz| Sli &.
ment il will be an ahsufdity fsf The ~ = p:lss
| its opinion apoH judicial duestion. 7ivJiyine
disputed isScts, before these facts xlaII have u
cetssc Known and th0rongll, aseertaihel and ii.
eestlgated, because c61icuT uia such cir
tunistasecs. VIII be In distesard d The dignity
Of tie House: unworthy of rs Character and
violatise Of its t0nstithfioIa dtties hecaaise II
viii b thcesta abiishmefst of Il srepfeensible pre-
1etlent discoitsaking to every sense oE personal
right ard public Justice, and ennfncntly danger
osis 10 tlse preservation Of popslaF aiberty and
beca,ise an investigated 0f the ALLEGED fraud.
u due % the spifit Of the law and 0f osir issssi-
tstiDHk which must cease to be eeeeffEe zkliea
they sail cease ~ bs enaranfisA lla NaassI
dlspensatl0Ef q justice d tIsa fna1
And she nnderjenea. thateI EN *Af IS. G-
llally recommend, tIsat Il Elias .
90 lfaIhf 1Ils dIt9 ii thk
sSlE sit should & 6zEs
clothed wisli sillip6wxss. i Il. &
tue sFecess of che Essizle le<HFls 2 81
shall. at whatsVef c6nsEfI H ~
Dor, eventually succeed In lAafss,e|.
/ Ing azsd exposing tle rel Ss4ts u zs&s u .|
highly important mater.
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