Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-06-20
Hsye The election held in this State on last

B@eThe election Held in this State on last
Thursday for six members of Congress, so far as
heard from, passed off quietly. AT some few
precincts in the State there were fracases, but
except at Spalding's district, in Prince Georges
county, we learn of nothing serious.
In Baltimore city, Henry May, the opponent
of Henry Winter Davis is elected by 22O4 ma
jority. Mr.. Davis was out on the coercion
platform nat-footed, and we should think that
the signal defeat of the coercve candidate ought
to show to the world that in that district, where
the issue was fairly and squarely set before the
peoplc-coercion or no coercion-the people
are decidedly and Enthusiastically opposed to the
Lincoln coercive policy.
In this, the Sixth Congressional District, had
Mr. Calvert been understood as standing upon
Mr. Davis platfoyna and Mr.. Harris on that of
Mr.. May, the vote would have been entirely
different. In this county. Mr.. Calvert received
1872 votes, many good and true Southern rights
men with Union proclivities voting for him,
because he was regarded by them as condi
Hona1 Union man. Had the question been be-
fore the people of Charles county, Shall we have
conditional or unconditional representative
we doubt whether the unconditional candidate
could have received a single vote in the county.
If then the powers at Washington will look at
the matter in its true light, and reflect for mo-
ment that where, In Mr. Davis district, the issue
was fairly and squarely set forth, and not so in
many others, that the vote of the State has in
fact been recorded against coercion, must we
think be apparent to them.
While then Maryland is, as she should be, in
favor Of an equitable Union, and would do much
to preserve the Government and Union on an
equal and equitable basis, if an opportunity Of
fered, has not enough transpired to show to all
men that she is no coercionst, and not all the
bristling bayonets Of all the world can make her
SO, Or swerve her from her position. And for
Charles county, we think we can speak for every
man in it, that no straight out coercionist can
be found in her borders, and we doubt if coer-
zionist Of any stripe is here.
The Government at Washington has surely
all along mistaken the Union men Of all the
South, Maryland included. We have been
strong Union men, and if reconstruction could
yet be obtained in which every and each por-
ton Of the country could be equal in it's rights
and secure from aggression wherever originating
we should yet raise our voices for it; but for
war, coercion and bloodshed-never. If our
Government depends on the consent of the
governed for its power, Cancellation and kind
ness may work much and might have saved the
Union blessing to millions yet unborn; but
coercion-ruinous in its CHARACTERS destruc-
tive in its end, and so we imagine the Admin
istration Il.yet find it to its COST
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FEDERAL TRooPs IN THE CoUNTY.-On Tues
day morning last, about sunrise, the Govern
ment steamer Mount Vernon landed at Chapel
Point number of Federal troops, estimated at
one hundred. They proceeded, we learn, to the
residence of Captain Samuel Cox, when they
demanded immediate delivery of all State arms
in his possession. 1tso happened that the Cap
tain had no arms of that description on his
premises and the troops were thus obliged to
return as they came. We expected visit from
them at Port Tobacco but were disappointed
so far
Query Since those arms were furnished by
the State of Maryland for the of her citizens,
on what ground does the General Government
claim them at the hands of Maryland's citizens?
Has the Legislature passed an ordinance of Sc
cession and thus placed Maryland in a beliger-
a 1t attitude, or are the arms in question claimed
no hot sp,1u max nd
force must rule the land irrespective of right :?
Will the Government inform us whether, at
Washington, Maryland is considered in or out
of the Union We should like to know in
order to shape our course accordingly.
FROM EURoPE.-By late arrival from En-
rope the sad announcement is made of the death
of Count Cavour, the eminent Italian statesman,
who may with propriety be called the creator