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Rasin WaeS kilbourn Speaker; Dursnt, Morgan
bot CHAPLAIN Hoso5 parrao Compton Jones of Tai
| Starkey Landing. Kessler, Goidsboroueh WarfeId
yoft Scott Gfi5 fafr1son, r, Thomas, Wallis Sangston,
| Nays-Messrs Medders, Ford Denison o,;n1,. Pan
sha,o, Dennis of Somerset Stanford, lawson McIntire
son. Bayless, Mccoy Fiery, Briaing McCleary Cor.
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| Mr.. DENNIS RESOLUTIONS.
The second order of the dav the preamble
and resolutions offered by Mr.. Dennis, of Somerset
| the latter OF which alone are appended:
ResoIUed by the General Assembly Of Mdryldnd That
recognizing relations to the Federal Government,
feel that whilst cannot do more we can do less,
than enter this solemn protest against the said acts
OF the President of the United States ard declare the
same to be gross usurpaon, unjust oppressive yrann
cal and in utter violation of right and of the
| plain provisions of the Constitution.
Reso1red, 2That the right of State secede is not
constitutional right, but an act of revolution and any
state seceding does so at its own peril neither do we be-
eve that the federal government has any power under
the Constitution to against State for the pur
pose OF suJugation or conquest.
Rssolred, 3-That prudence and policy demand that
the war now being waged shall cease il persisted
it will result in the ruin and sructiop of both sections
and longer continuance of it will utterly annihate the
last hope of reconstruction Union; therefore we
want peace, and in favor of recegrition Of the
southern Coniederacy and an acknow edgment Of its
government.
Resolred 4-That we deem the writ of habsos corpus
te great safeguard of personal liberty, and
the utmost alarm and Indignation the exercise of the
despoc power that has dared to susnand II IN tho as M
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Mr.. Scott proposed an amendment for the second
resolution, dec airing that the right of secession was
a reserved right; that the federal government and
the people of the Northern States have denied and
invaded the rights OF the Southern States and
that, therefore, the people of the Southern States
rightfuly seeded from the federal confederacy.
Ihe amendment was rejected by an almost unan-
lmous vote, and the resolutions being upon their
second reading, Mr.. Dennis proceeded to address
the House in advocacy of them.
SPEECH OF MR.. DENNIS.
Mr.. Dennis very gracefully expressed his regrets
at Delng now compelled to differ from those with
whom he had so long acted, and for whose udg-
ment he entertained high respect, but in the ex-
erclse ot the powers conferred upon him BY God,
he bad been compelled to believe that it was his
solemn duly to protest against the acts of tyranny
now being practiced by the administration and
which disgraced alike the humanity and the civil
iization OF the age. Applause upon the floor and
The preamble to which he called attention was
but the re-assertiOn Of those rights copied from
that great chart of liberty, the Maryland Bill of
Rights; and from that other immortal charter of
our liberty in the assertion and maintenance of
which 5000 900 of American freemen had taken up
arms, and invoking the God of battles had defed
the power OF England. That the great principles
there cnuacated lie at the very root of our civil
liberty no reasonable man could be found, he
thought, to deny; but if such a one can be found
he Will be tit only to be the slave of him who rules
at the w White House, and fit for nothing else. TAp-
plause
commit
ted upon citizens of MARYLAND, discussed the right
OF secession and the policy of the administration
and continued as follows:
This being government of the people, the gov
ernment had right, he argued to wage war
against any State State. This power had been
asked and was expressly denied in the convention
which framed he Constitution. 1t was time for
every patriot to ask whether we are suS aiming the
Government in sustaining those who were daily
violating the Constitution. Concade that secession
was accomplished in violation of the Cons titution.
the attempt to coerce the Seeded States was equal
ly in violation of that instrument.
tie was for peace-blessed ed peace. 1t was impos-
sible to subjugate the South. Her fields NAV be
devastated, her home circles desolated, and her
population decimated, but would those results es
tabIIsh Union of concord and harmony? Would
the brother kneel with willing heart before the
power which had shed his brothers blood upon his
native soil? Will the widow rear up her children
to love that government which had orphaned them
in sight of their family hearthStOne? Oh! no. new
er, never! Give us peace-and to win that, he was
IN favor OF Immediately recognizing the Southern
Contederacy If, after they shall have tried their
experiment by the tests of time, the change should
result to their interests, then the result will fully
justify them in the course they pursued; but on the
other hand, should it prove disadvantageous they
would gladly return to the ark of iberty-the
Union, and then would both sections be the more
firmly and endearingly knit in the bonds of trater
nal affection.
He about to return to private life, but he
would have felt himself to liberty to hu-
manlty, ana those little ones who are to live after
him, had he failed to enter his protest against that
tyranny which has dared to immure a citizen of
Maryland in a prison, to mock at the most sacred
privilege of The freeman, and to treat with con-
tempt the decree of the Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court.
have but given the substance of Mr.. Dennis
speech, which was very eloquent effort, and pro-
ducrd most decided effect He was listened to
throughout with deep attention, and upon con-
Guiding was surrounded by member tender their
congratulations. o, F.