Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-01-13
REPORTED for the Baltimore Sun.
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
ANNApoLrs. Jnnunrv Z I9G0

-Aieel ths report ol yesterday closed Dy
mail, on motion, the House resolved it.
solved itself into a committee Of tie
whole.
MIR. Mackubin resumed his position as
chairman and Mr.. Miller as secretary.
Mr.. Dennis, Of Somerset, continued
his remarks, and in brief stated that the
present condition Of the country, on the
slavery question, was properly to be at
tributod to the result Of Democratic
measures. Mr.. Dennis spoke at length,
and was replied to by Mr.. Gordon, Of
Allegany, who made mastery argu-
ment in opposition to the views presented
by Mr.. Dennis, and defended the Demo-
cratic party from the allegations made by
NIr. Dennis.
Mr.. Gordon's speech was highly com
mcndcd and applaudcd by Democratic
members.
Mr.. Dennis offered substitute resolu-
tions, which were understood to be the
resolutions approved by the American
legislative caucus, (held for the last few
days, which were voted down, and the
resolutions offered by Mr.. Freaner were
unanimously adopted in the House, upon
the recommendation of the committee.
after the committee rose.
The following are Mr.. Dennis's rejected
resolutions;
Resolocdby the General assembly, That
Maryland's Senators, William Pinckney
and Edward Lloyd, and her Representa-
tives in the national Congress, at the
session of 1920. did not misrepresent the
wishes Of her people in voting for the
act known as the Missouri Compromise.
R'esoloed, That Maryland's Senators,
james Alfred Pearce and Thomas G..
Pratt, and her Representatives in the
national Congress at its session of 1S49,
did not misrepresent the wishes of her
people in voting for the measures known
as the compromise measures Of 1850.
RcSolced, That the Democratic nom
mating convention, which assembled OF
Baltimore in 1912, announced princi-
pie in accordance with the wishes Of a
large majority of the voters of MARYLAND
aud Of the Union, when it declared, in
the most explicit terms, that the Demo
cratic party deprecated and would oppose
any further agitation Of the slavery
question in Congress or out Of Congress,
and that the voters Of Maryland trusted
that plalgs would be kept in good faith,
wien leg voted in November, 1852, by
a majority of nearly 5000 in favor of the
principles set forth and the candidates
nominated by said Democratic national
convention.
Resolued, That when the Democratic
Congress in the year 1854 repealed the
measure known as the Missorr; gempro-
mise, and President Pierce affirmed said
repeal said Congress and President vol
un.arily did what greatly tended to revive
TIE agitation Of the slavery question in
Congress, and out Of Congress, and such
repeal vas a violation, both of the letter
and spirit of the pledges given to the
country by the democratic nominating
convention in 1852.
Rssoiced, That the repeal OF tho Mis-
souri, Compromise has resulted in no sub
stantial good either to the South or
North but on the contrary, the revival
Of tie slavery agitation thereby presented
has been a serious evil to every section,
by engendering bitter sectional feelings
both North and South, by weakening the
bonds Of the national Union, and in the
Judgment Of many, endangering even the
existence Of that Union.
Reso'rei, That those public men Of
any section or party, who, for mere par
titan purposes, are willing to violate
their pledges, made to those who elected
them, by volunteering to agitate the
slavery question in Congress, and there
by excite luminosity between tho people
of the various sections of the Union, and
weaken the bonds Of that Union, as enc
mics to the true interests Of the Ameri-
can republic, are not deserving of the
confidence and support OF any portion of
the American people.
These resolutions were lost by vote
of II yeas to AZ nays.
The resolutions of Mr.. Freaner we're
adopted by vote of SO.
Messrs. Ford, Quinlan and Renshaw,
of Baltimore county; Wilson. of Cecil !;
and Booze. Seth, Berry, Crowley, Nc
Allister, Turner and Denison, of Balti-
more city, and McCleary, were not pres
ent when the vote was taken, but leave
was asked by their respective colleagues,
that permission be granted them to re-
cord their votes hereafter.
Mr., Freaner then offered the following
resolution, to be appended to the reso-
buttons adopted. 1t is as follows:
Be Il further Resided, That the Gov
ernor of this State be requested to have
sent Immediately copy of these resolu-
tons TO the representatives of Maryland
in Congress assembled.
Several petitions we're presented, aud
a resolution adopted requesting the Gov
ernor to hoist the American flag upon the
State Capitol to-day, aud also requesting
him to have a national salute fired upon
the occasion, in commemoration of the
DAY, anniversary of the battle of New
Orleans
Inc rouse tnen auJourned until Mon
day, II o'clock.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 8, 1860.
SENATE. The President announced
the following standing committees Of the
Senatc:
Committee on Finance.-Messrs. Goldsbo-
rough, Of Talbot, Duyall, Franklin, Nello,t,
and kimmell.
On Judicial Proceedings --Messrs McKaig
Smith, Goldsborough, Of Dorchester, Colds
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