The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-12-19
The Maryland Traitors Rebuked.
WHAT GOVERNOR urcKa GAYS.

We have published brief tsIegrsphic
summary Of Governor Hicks message TO
the Maryland legislature. The following
extracts express the Governors ideas
more fully, and bear hard upon the trait.
ors of Maryland;
"About the lime at which South Car.
olina passed her ordinance Of secession,
and during several months thereafter, |
was importuned to couveDe the legislature.
The history Of that Legislature is before
the country. Not enly did 1t fail to do it's
duty, as representing loyal State, but il
actually passed treasOnsble resolutions,
and attempted to take. unlswfuIly, into lie
hands both the purse and the sword,
whereby it nigh: plunge us into the vor.
tex Of secession. 1t was deferred from
doing this latter only by the unnistakabe
threats Of an aroused and indignant peo-
lple. Restricted in the duration Of its
sessions by nothiog but the will Of the
majority Of it's members, it me. again and
again; squaudered the peoples money and
made itself mockery before the country.
This continued until the General Gov.
ernment had ample reason 10 believe It
was about to 60 through the farce Of en-
acting an ordinance of secession; when
the treason was summarily stopped by
the dispersion of the traitors.
"ln as much as the legislature in ordi-
nary timss is presumed to represent the
people Of a State. the reasonable action
Of the late Senate and House Of Delegates
has apparently placed Maryland in an at.
titude Of hostility TO the General Govern.
ment, and her Union-loying people in a
false and unwarrantable position. say
apparently, because The votes Of the peo
pie on the 18th Of June, and again on the
9Th Of November, have declared 10 most
emphatic tones what have never doubt.
ed, that Maryland has no sympathy with
rebellion, and desires 10 do her full share
in the duty Of suppressing it.
Looking, therefore, to the csi done by
your predecessors. and deemiDg 1t impos
sible to mistake the wishes Of the people
as expressed OF the ballot.box, have no
hesilated 10 convene your honorable bodies
in special session, in order that you may
at once perform the will Of tbs people, By
taking such steps as will 10 your wisdom
seem most effective to viDdicate the honor
and loyaly Of our State"
The rebel sympathizers are thus spoken
Of
at is undeniable that, notwithstanding
the careful watch kept by the Federal Of
6cers, there are in our midst sympalhiser
with and abeitors Of rebellion, who, il
some way, keep up communication wit
and give aid and comfort to the confedel
, ates.
Let US endeavor 10 put an end 10 thes
oefarious practices by inflioting sever
punishment upon these offenders again:
the peace of this State as well as again:
US. Such course will also measuI
ably relieve loyal citizens 10 many part
Of the State from the numerous annoy
auces and persecution to which the
; have been SO long subjected at the hand
Of their Secessionist neighbors, and whicl
have undoubtedly incresed to their pres
ent embarrassing proportion because G
; the impunity with which men have here
tofore been allowed to act treasonably.
1T is with you to efTace whatever di:
loyalty has appeared upon our legislativ
records. 1t is also with you to prov
that Maryland is not only loyal but patri
otto. Whatever aid we can afford tb
Federal Government should be offrre
liberAlly, promptly, ungrudgingly. Th
perpetui;J of the Government is at stake
Maryland wishes TO do her whole duty
and her loyal sons have placed her homo
: in your keeping. know you will nj
bstray that trust