The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-24
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N1N~iAN 1NS IA ssiaAASNs
At Convention, in response to the cali of the
majority OF the Legislature held at ElktOn Tues
day, August 20, composed of all parties opposed TO
the present aggressive war policy Of the Admins
tration, Mr.. Joseph Golihart was appointed Chair
man, and Messrs. Isaac r. Taylor and John b.
Ruth, Secretaries.
The following preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, That citizens of Maryland we deem it our
duy TO express our earnest convictions the impocy Of
the war now being waged by the North against the South
to enter solemn against the arbitrary Illegal
and oppressive action of the Administration towards our
fellow citizens; therefore proclaim the following as
! the principles upon which act:
l. ReSofred That the Union of the States which was
founded by consent cannot be maintained by force and
war upon her people cannot restore the loyalty of a State
That war is dsunon and ruin not restoration that lis
commencement has already paalyZed the energies of
State, and its prosecution will bankrupt and imnovarsh
her people e'''''
g. That the liberty ofthe citizen is of infinitely greater
value than the Union of the States and that the Const
tuition and the Union formed under are valuable only
as II affords protection to the lives and liberties Of the
people and that we cannot uphold but earnestly
condemn any course which leads the sacrifice of the
one, for the preservation of the other.
T. mat. as freemen protesting against arbitrary DOW
err we denounce the unlawful and detention Of our
citizens the equally unlawful search houses and sez
ures OF private property and the infamous assumption on
the part OF the Federal Government that 1yU
petty military officer is the sole arber of the lives and
| liberties of our people.
That the direct tax, levied by Congress for the pro
now almost exhausted resources of the people and will
only add to the millions of the cormorans who now feast
and tatten upon the treasury of the nation.
D. That the endeavor to the seeding States has
had its lifting counterpart in the aggressions made
upon the right of free speech and press in those
States which still adhere to the Unon that after the an
nouhcement that there law higher than the Cons
tuition, we were prepared to the party
declare the Constitution suspended the
pleasure and that the without warrant the
ncarceraton without examination, of citizens not ad
Judged guilty OF any crime the denial of the right Of
petition; the setting at defiance the highest judicial r
Dunals in the nation by order of military officials the
deprivation of the militia of arms the declaration and
enforcement OF martial law the authorized seizure and
searches without sanction of legal proofs and
sion of our ports into military bases demand at tht
hands of people jealous Of their liberties Almost solemn
and indignant protest.
T. That prudence AMI policy demand that the war now
being waged shall cease that if persisted in it will re
suit IN the ruin and destruction of both sections and a
longer continuance of it will utterly annihilate the las
hope of reconstruction of the Union. Therefore WI
want peace, and, rather than longer continuance
war; are in favor of recognition of the Southern
federacy, as power authorized to treat and settle on
national difficulties.
o. That we fully endorse the pursued Messrs
eckar Maxwell and Miller representatives. in thu
General Assembly Of Maryland in their indignant pro
test against the usupations of President Lincoln and
advisers.
Messrs. James w. Maxwell, James w VeazAy
John Is. Ruth and John Is. Rowan were apponte,
delegates to the State Convention