Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-01-17


publish the arguments and res ,lntion in relation
to coercion, and the meeting might as we'll pass
upon the subject. The South might entertain
a wrong idea of their refusal to vote, and he
therefore called for the question.
George A. Pearre, of Alcgany, said the gen.
eral government had exercised forbearance to-
wards the seeding States, and he believed would
SO continue. He hoped the meeting would take
no official action in relation to the matter.
The resolution was withdrawn, and the meet
ing adjourned, subject to the call of the Presi-
dent.
COMMUNICATED
"All smatterers more brisk and pert,
Than those that understand an art,
As little sparklcs shine more br ight,
Than glowing Goals that give them light
Mr. EDITOR The above, quoted frofa But
ler's Iludcbras. struck me most applicable
the moment read them,) to the communica-
tons contained in your paper of the last week,
over the signatures Of ga True Democrat and
s. 1t has been aptly said, that many school
masters set up for teachers, before they have
| learned what they themselves profess to teach
This is not alone true in the school of letters,
but also in the political school. And this truth
is most remarkably exemplifed, in the two COM
munlcatlons referred to above. Some citizens
in the exercise of an undoubted right and in
view OF an awful crisis now hanging in black
and threatening aspect, over the country; and
because of the persistent refusal of the Governor
to convene the Legislature in extra session upon
a most "extraordlnary occasion ;" although i'm
portuned to do 50, from every part of the State
by many of its most intelligent and patriotic
citizens in their anxiety to promote the inter-
est honor, and dignity of the State and to pre-
serve if possible, the peace of the country un-
dertake, to ask the citizens of their county, to
assemble in primary meetings and express their
opinions upon the necessity and propriety of a
Convention of the people, to consult upon these
matters, perhaps involving the very existence Of
Maryland as State in the Union and inme-
diately, communications start forth from their
hiding places, glowing hot, and warning the
people of "antues vast and chimeras dire" -'of
revolutions, and traps to catch the unwary :"
telling them that Mr.. Hugh Davey Evans, John
| L. Kennedy and host of others from Baltimore,
have approved of the Governors conduct, and
one Of them breaks out, although it had before
said it had much respect for the signers Of that
call ('Timeo danous ct do'aa tarentes) with the
declaration that these sgners are influenced,
more by party predictions and preudces than
| by love o. the Union. Now, Mr.. Editor, tie first
thing that strikes every candid reader, when he
has got thus far in this production of most aw-
full discoveries is that this ethiopian" is try
ing to change his color in other words, that he
is neither ''True Democrat" or an American /;
or that if he ever pofessed to be either his prin-
Necreltefa bcG5ss IS, aotlTu At any t'.'e,
be shaken off. The next thing is, that he has
in the exercise of his most extraordinary sagaci
ty, made the marvellous discovery, ':that if either
Douglas, Bell or Breckenridge had been elected;
that those who are now most active, in promo
ting what they call peaceable secession would
have been quiet" Why, Mr. sage, who dis
putes your position in this. According to my
recollection, the friends of neither of those three
gentlemen, supported them upon "a sectional
platform or because they were in deadly hos-
tlity to the South, and its domestic institutions.
Their friends had never passed any liberty bills
negroes from the South They had never de-
clared as Lincoln had that ga crisis had been
reached bit had no, passed. Be careful that 1t
does not; Ibeliere the Government cannot endure
half Stare and halt. free" They had not said
their friends had not said,-that the institution
50 dear to the South, was Gin the process of
humiliation. and that2their heavy hand would
not be stayed, until it's extirpation from the land.
was perfected. Their friends had not applied,
to slave owners every epithet Of opprobiutn
which the fruitful English language could fur
nish. This certainly is Daniel come to judy
ment He certainly has made discovery
which has astonshed the natives ; and he should
get patent right for it, as speedily as possible.
But notwithstanding his respect for the signers
of this cal! he believes the move to be a party
one The wicked and designing are always
suspicious never being themselves influenced
by proper motives they suspect that all othefs
are similarly influenced. Now sir, men Of both
| IL, onI po5 oor1i nx,ip
What party ends then, could they expect tp
achieve? But 'these gentlemens attachment
to party" in asking the people to say in the e3-
ercse of the undoubted right of freemea, whether
they were in favor of Sovereign Convention or
not, is stronger than their love of the Union!
What does he see in that publication which ip
the slightest degree aims at the destruction Of
the Union If he does he sees what no one else
can see. / believe that every man who signed
the call, was influenced by a high sense of pa
triotic duty, such as this ethiopian can neither
conceive or feel. No petty or contemplate de-
sire to conciiiate Lincoln for office, influenced
them; but the high and holy purpose las far as
. their humble efforts could of promoting tie
} interest, and preserving the honor and dignity
of the State; and to place her in a position 70
act, with other States in the preservation of the
Constitution, and the Union. But, sir, enough
of this communication.
f Your correspondent s.. says that no private
individuals have the power to call a Convention.
And do those gentlemen who call upon the PEG
pie, to express their opinion at the ballot-bo4
as to the necessity of a Convention of the best
men of the State; in view of the threatening
; aspect of public matters, assume any such pow
f er to themselves They merely advise the ped
ole to meet in Sovereign Convention. That ad
dress to the people, says that a Sovereign Con
yention of the people can be called, and held b
, the people at any time they please. Is it posi-
| BILE that this principle, recognizing the right q
e the people to speak upon public matters, when
ever they please aud which underlies our whob
system Of free government, which is recognized
by your Bill of Rights, and by the Declaration
Of Independence-and which has been assents1
to, and acted upon by the people in every Stat
s of this confederacy, from the Revolution dowg
to the present time; and against which, there
no constitutional prohibition land if there wer
! II wou,d be voidJ say, can it be possible, thai