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GENERAL ASSEMBLY on MARYLAND,
ADJOURNED SPECIAL SESSION
SENATE.

SENATE.
FREDERICK, June 1.-THE Senate mn,
JouTned without transacting any business DU "u'
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The following communication from tho co
was laid before the House this morning: "0'
STATE OF MARYLAND,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER I
FREDERICK CITY, June ID 1861 !
GentLentsn Of the House Of Delegates:
From your journal proceedings of the 18th instant
| learn that a committee has been appointed by Won
honorable body to examine the executive records an
cal Tor suc persons and papers they may deem pro
per- to enable them to ascertain report to the House
without decay, the precise char cter of the relations
tahished by the Executive of this State with the Fedora
nment since te commencement of existing ma
tiOnal troubles ~
have heretofore had the honor to inform you in re
sPohse TO an order that have Furnished your honora
o'e Dody with copies Of all correspondence between
myselt ana officers of the General Government which
aee II necessary to lay before you" In making that
response officially and in good faith it did NOT occpr n
me that my veracity would be impugned by n co.ordi
nae branch OF the State Government with which have
earnestly enfeavored to maintain harmonious reIaons
certainly it did occur to me that Darrv n.rtiyn
Spt coutd so far pervade TIE Legislative halls Of Marv
as 70 cause the gentlemen assembled there to forget
1he respect due to the Executive Office in fanaticaI
uese TO prop up by such support tie usholv cause of
treason against the General Government
nave patiently forhorne to remonstrate AGAINST tho
~ ~ snahC spirit evlnced against personally Y
ny he majority of your body 1t is matter of M con-
sequence whatever to me what your opinion of me
ne hut when your official reflect upon the dnit y,
the once which hold feel be nv duty to
against them In suck orbearance on NV mart ia
so only virtue, but it is tacit derelicon of NV dv
cannot hhd IN the Constitution any warrant for the ac
uon proposed by your body. You have the power "to
can or puoc or official papers and record and it will
Always d"rd me pleasure to comply with any such cal
from you without being requested by you.
FURNISHED you with all the correspondence have had
with o1ncers OF the General Government have omit
nothng having the slightest public importance and am
thoroughly convinced that your body fllly aware
he TACT that have kept back nothing having the least
nearing upon the relations between the General Govern
meht and the Executive Of Maryland. am compelled
hereore 10 look upon your order for an examination o
tle Executive records feeble effort to offer an indie
hty TO me But as this is thing OF no consequences to
me- hefeDy tender to your committee every facility in
my power IN iurtherancc of the task imposed upon it
indeed mad the examination been proposed in a proner
manner should have been highly gratiGed at the oppor
lnnl'y oi showing to the people of Maryland that an
olhclai examination by my enemies of the executive
records prove the utter falsity the many malignant
Gharges brought against by partsans In thus ten.
uerihG iacties to your committee however, | respect
lulIy put hrmiy demand that the committee shall tuy
ana eIectualiy discharge tie duty imposed upon it.
wheepy the people of the will become convinced
mat although originating in partisan feeling and IN an
eo TO ouer an ndignty me- your order could elicit
public. Tanyy,s ar u 'T!qre H. tne
Mr. PITTS moved its referenc. to the Committee
on Federal Relations
MT. GokDoN moved to appoint special commit
zee |" Feau 10 the Governor that clause of the con-
sutution under which the House had acted
Inc communication was referred.