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MASS MEETING IN MONUMENT SQUARE
OF THE FRIENDS OF BELL AND EVER

MASS MEETING IN MONUMENT SQUARl
OF THE FRIENDS OF BELL AND EVER
EFT.
Pursuant to a call of the State Executive Com
mittee of the Constitutional Union party of Mary
land, the friends of John Bell, of Tennessee, an,
Edward Everett, of Massachusetts,, assembled il
mass meeting last night, in Monument Square, a
eight o'clock. The stand the very tasteful ant
expensive affair gotten up at the time of the Unoi
Convention in this city last May-when Bell ant
Everett were nominated in the First Presb yteral
Church-as we described it very fully at that time
shall say nothing further of it here except tba
it certainly far eelipses anything in the same lin,
which has ever been erected in the Square. Th,
meeting called to order at about half past eigh
o'clock by g. w. Herring, ESQ.,. who nominated the
following gentlemen as officers of the meeting:
PREsIDENT-Hon Thomas Swami
VICE PREsIDENTs-Dr. s. E. Smith, Allegheny county
DR. James Thomas, s. Marys NJ E. Chapman Charles
Hon. Thomas J. Grahame, Calvert; Dr. Jas. J. Duvall
Prince George Hon C. J. Hail. Montgomery: Hon Danl
Weisel, Washington; Hon. j. Mortimer Kilgour Fred
erick; " A. McKeup, Carroll; D. K. Lusby Baltimore
DIR. j N. Wallace, Cecil; S. c. Long, Somerset Dr.
Goldsborough, Queen Anne's; Hon. W. H. Purnel, Wor
Caroline; Hon James B. Ricaud, Kent; John Y. Wor
thington, Howard Thomas Goldsborough Talbot; W. A.
Patterson Hartford; Col James Wallace Dorchester Jno
Proud Tn mas s. Alexander, Thomas NJ. Smith, C. C.
Jamison, VIM Gill, VIM. McKine, Capt Robert Leslie
John Spear Smith, Thomas W. Leverng Samuel Maccub
bin Ephraim Larrabee, James II Bayfield,, Jas. Hooper
Jr., Alexander Murdoch, William Schley, William II
Keighler, William B Garfield, S. Owings Hoffman, Dr.
Nathan R Smith, John TurnbulI, Luther j. Cox
Johns Hopkins, Samuel G. wyman Alex. Turnbu G
E. Sangston, VIM F. Murdoch, VIM II. Stewart c. C.
Fulton, Durus Carter, W Woodyear S. Hazehurst. VIM
Taylor, Henry Duva of R., DR.. NJ Denderfer, George
Bowden, James H. Stone Charles Spker, Charles Simon
Carter A, Hail. c. Sidney Norris, Charles A, Gambrill
Thomas Creamer, H. NJ. Warfeld, j. T. Mcpherson j B.
Dr. M0ptU nnris
Burns, Jr;, VIM P. Cole, Thomas Goodwin, Joseph H.
John s Hardin Joseph J. Parrot James arey, william
Wilson Jr., Robert Cook, Frederick Fickey Jr Daniel
Miller, Chauncey Brooks G. W. Howard. VIM. P Iddngs
Charles II. Pitts Alexander Robinson John Gephart Jr
John W Bruf, Francis B. Capron Robert G. Armstrong
John Cugle, Joseph Cushing Jr.; David Ball, Charles
II. j. Scharf, W. Hickman, H. S. Taylor, Caleb Hynes
John NJ. Orem, Lee McComas, Benz. Uncles Lewis A.
Thomas, Joseph D. Matthew'S VIM. Linton Baltimore
Secretaries-B. F. Gator, J. NJ Frazier, Jacob Heald,
P p Pendeton B. Maitland, Jacob Hyland Joshua Math
ews, R. Tyson.
Hon. Thomas Swami then stepped forward and
commenced by saying that some weeks ago meet
ing of the Constitutional Union party was held in
TINS city, for the purpose OF presenting candidates
for the Presidency and Vice Presidency They
were Union men, from all parts of the Union. They
could only be brought here by feelings of patriot
ism and the distracted condition of the country
They were Union men and came here for the pur-
pose of allaying the distraction which pervaded
the names of Jehn Bell and Edward Everett two
eminent men. 1t is for you to say whether these
nominations meet your appreciation. If you wish
to bring back this government to its original purity
If you wish to preserve this Union, the gentlemen
who have been nominated, if elected, will bring
about such results.
He would not enter into history of these men;
their lives have been intimately connected with
the country. These gentlemen within but few
weeks have been honoraby spoken of by the ora
OF the Democratic party. They have also received
the concentrations of the Republicans But it is
said that Maryland will be alone in upholding these
nominees: This assumption is incorrect. Judging
from the information which daily reaches the cty
we are lead to the belief that they will be tri-
umphantly elected. But suppose she is alone
suppose that the little State of MARYLAND is the
only State which will support this ticket, will it
be the first time that she has had the bipb and dis
tinguished honor of being alone on the side of
conservatism and patriotism. He said that if he
himself was alone in the support of Bell and Everett
be would still vote for them.
MIR. Swami then reverted to the origin of the
present excited state of the slavery question, and
dated its commencement to the repeal of the Mis-.
souri, Compromise. He continued by saving that
the present political coRditon of the country was
not owing to the action of the friends of Mr.. Fill
more, nor to any action of the traduced American
party; and he was not here to say by whom this
excitement was created. There was a time when
the question Of slavery could be freely discussed
in the very heart of the slave States. About
thirty. years ago the people of Virginia met in
council to discuss this question. But those days
are past, and why so? Because the South is com
PEELED to pass stringent laws for the protection of
Its hearths and TO preserve their breasts from the
knife of the assassin. He would not charge this
change in the Southern mind to the national men
who are members of the Republican party, but he
would charge it to the Helper-book, higher law
and irrepressible conflict men. Their exertions
have brought about this state of things.
He suu lie WIS In virginia when John Brown
was waiting to suffer the penalty of the law. He
had informed the people of Loudon county, that if
the soil of Virginia was invaded the Mayor Of
Baltimore would ask to be private in company
to defeRd the soil and repel the invader In saying
this he believed that he spoke the sentiments of
the people of this city, for all would like to par
ticipate in such a struggle. He did not blame
Governor Wise for the preparations which he had
made during those exciting times. 1t was right to
make those preparations. 1t necessary to
quiet the public mind, and give assurance to the
wives, mothers and daughters that the sous of
Virginia would protect them. Mr.. Swami then re
ferred to the question of labor as between the
slave of the South, and the factory aborer of the
North.
He next said that he believed that there were
national men in the North who belonged to the Re
publican and Democratic parties He was not one
of those who thought there was no patriotism in the
North. He was opposed to ultraism, whether it
came from the North the South He was op-
pos d to those men of the South who looked upon
disunion as a desirable thing. 1t had been assert
elected President the South would march upon the
arsenals of the General Government and seize upon
the arms then seize the archieves of the country.
He would say that if such a thing did occur he
would assure them that the State of MARYLAND
could fight them. On the other hand, a Republ-
can member of Congress had said that if the South
attempted to rebel against oppressive and unconst
tutional laws, that the North would whip her into
submission.
This was folly-ths was madness The South
could be annihilated, but not subdued There
could be no peaceable secession it must carry
with it civil war-father must war against son,
and iratricidal bloodshed would cover the land.
Mr. Swami closed by giving his assurance of devo-
tion to the Union and Constitution. He was fire.
quently interrupted with applause.
The Union Glee Club sung a campaign song,
which was enthusiastically received.
During MIR. Swanns remarks the Eleventh ward
"Blacksnake Club" entered the Square with music.
They had but one transparency, on which huge
blacksnake was painted The persons following
were lew in number, and mostly mere lads The
reception given it was cold in the extreme and it
was evident that their conduct did not meet the
appreciation of the meeting.
Frederick A. Schley, Esq, of Frederick county,
read the following preamble and resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The political condition of the country
sound and dangerousthe administration of public affairs
beneath the requirements of the popular need and the
true dignity of relations
of the citizens the different sections of the country
affairs such force upon rejecting conservative
men the conviction that in the strife of contending par
ties and the unscrupuous purposes of politicians
and demagogues there is imminent danger to the perpe
uty of free institutions and peril to the very Union
itself. Be it thesAfore-
ReSolred, By the National and Union loving citizens
of Maryland, in representative meeting assembled that
we maintain, as paramount to all other considerations
involved in the coming Presidential canvass the abso
lutte necessity of recognizing first, last and all the
tme our obligation to support and main in all their
simplicity purity and force the institutions of
try and the union of the States.
ResoIued That while earnestly condemn the loose,
exravagant and corrupt in which the govern
ment has been lately administered and the recklessness
which has marked our public expenditures we can but
trace the graver evils that exist in our midst the aena
ton of sections and the Inauguration of political
tests based upon geographical lines with all their aten
dant evils to the uncaled for and perous agitation by
the Republican and Democratic parties of the question
slavery which has been degraded from its gravity Is
practical issue affecting the rights of citizens, into
the mere stalking horse of unscrupuous politicians and
the ptul capital in trade Of rival political organza
tons.
ResoIred, That while decline to indulge in the
mon patitudes of party resolutions upon this question,
we are proud to reafirm the position of noble old
Commonwealth, which, Southern in sentiment, aliaon
and interests, has failed to maintain position
broadly conservative and national.
Resored, That we do now and here heartily earnestly,