Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-01-06
Letter from the state Capital.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.
AyNApoIIs Ian 2 1850

Correspondence of the Baltimore SUM-
ANNAPOLIS. Jan. 3, 1860.
The seventh session of the Legislature
since the formation of the present con-
stitution will convene Tomorrow Most
of the members have already arrived,
aud there is some talk of on informal
meeting of the members of the domi-
nant party tonight, to consult with re-
gard to the officers of the organization
of the two Houses, &c. The choice of
members of the House of Delegates for
the speakership seems to have settled
upon Mr.. Kilbourne, of Anne Arundel
county, who was very able and useful
member of the House in 1858. The
names of j. T. Ford, Esq, of Balti-
more county, and Edward Long, Esq
of Somerset, and some others, have been
heretofore mentioned by their friends in
connection with the laborious position of
speaker, but it is understood here that
they have positively declined it.
The candidates for the chief clerkship
are Milton " Kidd, Of Cecil county, a
former member of the House, for several
sessions Elias Ware, Jr., forme, speak.
er Of the House, and Thomas II. Moore,
of Baltimore county, formerly clerk of
the Criminal Court Of Baltimore city
There are the usual number Of applicants
for committee clerkships sergeant at
arms, door-keepers, pages, &c.
Hon. Jno. b. Brooke, who has served
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Prince Georges county, has been urged
to accept the position Of president of the
Senate, but do not hear that any SEN
ator is particularly DESTROYS of the office
The candidates for the secretaryship of
the Senate are Jonathan Pinkney, Esq,
who formerly held the Office, and VIM.
Kilgour, Esq, of Allegany county, who
was member of the last House of Dele
gates.
The candidates for the important office
of State Treasurer are Sprigg HARDWOOD,
Esq, of Anne Arundel county, who is
well known as one Of the =" old nineteen
Senators, and Thos IL ONeal, Esq Of
Frederick county, formerly Secretary of
State under Gov. Lowe. The friends Of
both parties are quite active
Considerable interest and excitement
prevails among Legislators, visitors and
citizens, partly the result of change
Of administration. ESQ far as the legisla-
tive department is conccrned,) and also
in view Of the many important measures
of legislation which, it is understood,
are to be presented the present session
The House of Delegates will probably
organize temporarily Tomorrow, and i'm
mediately adjourn. In accordance with
party usages, the democratic members
will probably hold their caucus in the
evening, when the speaker, clerk and
other officers will be selected by ballot,
to be elected, of course, on Thursday
morning. The Governors message will
then be presented and read,
DANIEL WEBSTER ON ABoLIrIoNIsM. =
Daniel Webster. in the United States
Senate, spoke. as follows:
Now, sir, this prejudice has been
produced by the incessant attrition Of
abolition doctrines, by abolition presses
and abolition lecturers upon the common
mind. No drum head in the longest
days march was ever more necessarily
beaten than the feelings of the public in
certain parts Of the North They have
been beaten eeery month, and ecery day,
and ecery hour By the din and roll and
ruL.a-dab Of the abolition presses and
abolition lecturers, and that it is which
has created these prejudces'
And, again, he declared
- am against agitators North and
South. | am against all narrow and To-
cal ideas North aud South, and against
all narrow and local contests. am an
American. and | know no locality 10
America. My heart, my sentiments, my
Judgment demand Of me that / should
pursue such IA course as shall promote the
good, and the harmony, and the union
Of the whole country. This | shall do,
God willing, to the end Of the chapter y
Henry CLAY ON THE UNIoN. -Extract
of speech delivered before the Legisa-
ture of Kentucky, at Frankfort, Nov.
i 18th, 1850.
T" 1t may be asked, as | have been
asked, when would consent to dsso.
luton of the Union. / answer, Never
never never.
" IL the agitation in regard to the fu.
, gitlve slave law should continue and in
crease, aud become alarming. it will leac
to the formation Of two new parties one
for the Union and the other against til,
{ Union. + 4 y And th,
platform Of that Union party will be th,
Union, the Constitution, and the enforce
, ment of the Laws. And if it should be
necessary to form such party, and il
should be accordingly formed, | announce
myself in this place member of that
party, whatever may be its component
elements"
IMPIoUs i-DIsGRAcEFUL TO CIvILTzA.
TfoS .-Parson Brownlow, Of the Knox
vile Wing a minister Of the Gospel, aud
High Priest of Know. nothingism, thus
impiously discourses with reference to
! the organization Of the House
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