The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-30
BALTIMORE.
THE POSITION OF MARYLAND.
THURSDAY, MAY 80, 1861.

Asreferepce is continually made, both here ana
outside of the State to the resolutions of the Legs
ature defining the position of Maryland, we re-
publish them in order that the public may oeo""'
thoroughly familiar with their purPort. IL wiz NC
remembered that in the House the vote upon 'iiei
MASSAGE stood ayes 49, nays II, ana ID 'ne "eha'e'
ayes IL nays 3. co-o, ,.,,
Of MARYLAND the now waged ~ t"e -, r rf,
81 T,i,eJ States upon the people OF the Oonieueate
So stitutiona in its origin purposes ana con
dnc repugnant to civilization ana SCUM Pol'IS' sun
,(siye of the free principles upon when the Federal
nn was founded and certain to result IN the hopeless
and bloody overthrow of our existing institutions; and
WpFry1s The people of Maryland lille recognizing
., h,ations Of their State member Of the Union,
70 submit in good the exercise OF all the legal and
constitutional powers of the General oFerEment and to
or as one man in fighting its authorized battles do
rence nevertheless, the great American principle ofsel
Government aud sympathze deeply with their Southern
brethren their noble and manly determination to up
hold and defend the same and
WEErEAs not merely on their account, and to turn
away their own soil the calamities of civil but
for the blessed sake of humanity and arrest the
shedding Of faernal blood in miserable which
can bring nothing with it but sorrow shame and desoa
ton, the people of Maryland enlisted with their
whole hearts upon the side of reconciliation and peace,
Now therefore, iii hereby resolved, by the Gene
raj Assembly of Maryland:
That the State of Maryland it to her sefre-
spect and her respect for the Constitution less than
to her deepest and most honorable sympahes, regis
ter this her solemn protest against the which the
Federal Government has declared upon the Confederate
Of
and to announce her resolue determination to have
part or lot directly indirectly in its prosecution.
Rss,lrsd That the State of Maryland earnestly and
aNuusIy desires the restoration of peace between the
beIigerent sections of the country and the President
authorities people Of the Confederate States having
over and over officially and unofciay, declared that
they only peace and Sedeence and to be let alone
and that they will ing to throw down the sword the
that the sword drawn against them shall be
shea he'd
The Senators and Delegates of Maryland do be-
scch aud impore the President of the United States
to accept the olive branch which held out to him.
and the OF God and humanity cease this un-
holy wretched and Improbable strife at least
until assembling of the Congress Washington shall
given time for the prevalence of better
couusels
RSored That the State of Maryland desires the peace
ful and mm date recognition Of the independence of
the Confederate States, and hereby gives cordial
se1t thereunto, member of the Union entertaining
Southern people their former federal
thing beyond hope and that the attempt them
will only add slaughter and hate to imp0ssbility.
ReSared, That the present military occupation Of Ma
ryanh being for purposes which, in the opinion Of this
Legislature, are in fragrant violation of the Constitution
the General Assembly of the State in the PEG
pie does hereby protest against the same against
tended calling upon all good citizens the time
the most and authoritative abstain from
all violent and unlawful interference of every with
the troops in transit through territory quarteret
among and patiently and acefully leave to tIm
and the ultimate and certain establishment
vindcaton OF the right.
Resolred That under existing circumstances it is mex
pedient to call Sovereign Convention of the State al
this time, any the immediate
ganization arming of the militia.