Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-12-30

ana as euch demonstrations are enc0ur-
aging with reference to a prospect OF
preserving the American Union, and
keeping us in possession Of all those
blessing secured to us under our system
of government, that under such circum-
stances we hold out the hand Of fellow.
ship and brotherly feeling to those Union
loving and law-abiding and conservative
| people Of the free States, who are doing
all they can to effect a reconciliation Of
existing difficulties, and are willing to
cooperate with them in every measure
which may be calculated to restore our
country to that state of fraternal feeling
which once characterized her citizens Of
every section of the Union.
| 18th. That although we are Consti-
tuition -obeying, a Union-loying, and a
law-abiding people, and therefore desire
to see the American Union cemented by
indissoluble bonds and fraternal cords,
yet there is one condition to be observed
before we commit ourselves uncondition-
ally to this doctrine; it is this give us
our constitutional rights, and the Union
of the American States will be foremost
in our thoughts, and every act we per-
form will be in clinging to it as the pal
ladium of our civil and religious liberty,
and our affections will centre around it
with all Of an Americans patriotic deyo-
ton.
18th That the repeated demonstra-
tons of hostility by the free States
against the institution Of slavery are such
as to require the organization Of the mill
tia for home protection, and that we i'm
mediately take such steps as will favor
the formation of volunteer companies in
our midst, and that whenever it shall be
deemed necessary for any portion Of these
volunteer companies to act as police or
patrol, they shall be paid for such service
by Protective Committee.
18th. That a committee Of twenty four
be now elected, to be called Protective
Committee, who shall, when they think
the public salty requires it, call meet
ing of the citizens Of the district, and
have power to call out such portions Of
the volunteer companies to patrol the
district as they may think advisable,
and that subscription be presented to-
each and every citizen Of the district to
aid in the expensesof such service, to be
paid and called for by the Protective
Committee as they may need it, pro
rata
l4th. That all persons Of suspicious
character, going about, shall be arrested,
and required to give a satisfactory ac-
count of themselves.
18th. That committee of three per-
sons, to be appointed by the chair, to
prepare memorial to be presented to
the legislature for the passage of law
giving to the constables in the county
an additional and sufficient salary for the
purpose Of more effectually carrying into
effect the present and all such future
laws as may be enacted for the promo
ton of the public good. and for the pun
ishment of persons violating the crimi-
nal laws and penal statutes of the State
10th. That the "Helper Book" which
has been recently published, and whose
doctrines ioosTi arc sanctioned by sixty-eight
members Of Congress, is vile produc-
ton, disseminating dangerous abolition
and anti-slavery sentiments, injurious to
the slave population and destructive Of
the interests Of the STAKEHOLDER, and
therefore we condemn the book detcst
the author, and all those who countenance
and sanction its publication, or are SYM
pathisers with its author or bis ahomi-
nable teachings.
18th. That the foregoing resolutions
be forwarded to the Editor Of the Rock
vile Sentinel for publication.
The Protective committee are: Rich
ard III. Jones, Lemuel j. Beall, George
w. Chiswell, Thomas Rawlins, Nathan
w. Allnutt, Joseph White, Leonard
Hays, William o. Sellman, II. w.
Trundle, Daniel 4. White. Alexander
Dade, Benjamin G. Colt, John White,
r. w. Williams, Jesseo T. Higgins,
John Jones, Henry Scholl, Richard A.
Harding, Christian Hershey, Americas
Dawson, John II. Gassaway, aud Wm.
b. Howard.
The Committee for memorializing the
| legislature are, William Matthews, Isaac
Young, and DR.. s. N. @. White.
WILLIAM BREWER, Chm
II Cnplfu Co..