Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-01-08
ron ME UNION.

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Gov. Hicks publishes "a address 70 the eitizens
Of Maryland, giving his reasons foT refusing g
convene the Legislature. II flis two columns
OF ihe American, and abounds with most en-
phatic Union sentiments The following are esZ
firmly believe that dsrisl0u Of the GOV
eFnment would Inevitably produce civil war
The secession leaders OF South Carolina, and the
tanatcal demngognes 81 the North have ellke
proclaimed that such VIII be the result, and no
man OF sense, IN my opinion, can question d.
What could the Legislature do IN this crisis, q
convened, to remove the present troubles which
Ifthe action ofths Leeisl ,irs would be simply to
declare that Maryland was with the South 10 SYM
nthY and leeltngi that she osn.n9s nom ne otti
the repeal Of onensse, uncoasi statutes and
appeals g the new gnara mites that she VIII wait q
reasonable time Tor the North g p1rsa her statute
and II her appeals are vain, viii make CANNON
cause with her sister border states ~ resetence 70
ths whole country wen knows and what may Be-
said more efectuay hg her people themselves, than
none OF thess Questions were Bafore them That
Maryland Is s0utharn ocuseE7ative State, all know
Who know her people or her history ls4ssl
Tie business and arrtculfuEai CLASSES, planters,
merchants, mechanics and hboring mon, those who
be forced to pay the taxes ana do the lighting,
the parsons who should 30 beard IN preferenoe 70
excited politicians meay ofEhen having nothing to
nay hoge % derive soIne gan frsn me run q the
Saoh men would naturally urge you tc pail
down the pillars of this aceursed Union, which
their allies at the North have denQEninated 9 Gov
enant with he'll. The people OF Mary hand, II left
TO themselves, would decide With scarcely an eX
ceptiou that there j. nOthiEg an the present causes
ofcomplant to justify Immediate secession, and
yet, against our judgments and solemn oongic
tions Of duty we are 20 be pTee fated into civil
war because south Caroline thinks differently
Are we not eqUalsf or shall her opinions con
fr0l cur actonsf After We have sbiemnly de
clared for ourselves, as every man must do, are
we 10 be forced to yield our opinions to those Of
another STATE and thus 10 effect obey her man
date She refuses TO wait for our couusels Are
we bound 20 obey her cOmmandsf The men who
have embarked ia this scheme 10 convene t1e1.e5-
islature will spare no pains 70 carry their point
The whole plan Of operations, in the event o che
assemblage Of the Legislature, Is, as I have been
informed already marked out.
The list OF ambassadors who are 10 visit the
other States Is alresly agreed on and the resolu-
iions which they hope viii be passed By the Leg
stature, fully Committing This State 70 seeession,
said to Be already Prepared In Tie course of
nature cannot have l0ng 10 live, and IierveRt-
y trust 70 end my days eifzen pf this glorious
Union q 81 1850 = y p = -s-Ng II
Bur should / beoompslied 80 witness ne down.
fail OF that Government inherited iron or
fathers, established as L were By the speciAlfa
vor OF God, would al least baye this CONSOLATION
atmy dying bourf that 4 neither By word nor
deed assisted IN hasteHing It's disruption. l- +
81 Signed, f TH0S. II. HICKS !