The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-02-23
The Sovereign Convention.

We give below, having no space for a
fuller report, the Resolutions Of the
Sovereign Convention Of Monday last. Hon.
+. +. Chambers was Chairman Of the meet
ing. and Col. Groome one of the Vice Presi-
dents. The gentlemen in attendance from
this county were Messrs. A. j. Pennington
and f. S Jones, Of the lst, Col. Groomc, of
the Gid, Geo. Garrett, Of the 9TH, Jos. Coli
bert aud Ambrose Ewing, of the 9th, Jos.
Coudon, Of the 7lh, and Chas. H. Haines, of
the 9th district. How Mr.. IIanes was
received in this body sill be seen elsewhere.
A contesting Union delegation from Wor.
cester met with similar kind reatmeEt, and
bear away with them, no doubt, cherished
memories Of the unpar.izan fairness Of this
self constituted and loco foco concern
Beside the Resolutions an Address to the
people was adopted, and the Convention
adjourned. OF Tuesday, subject to the call of
the Chairman, utter appointing themselves n
committee Of the whole to stir up Southern
blood Throughout the State by circulating the
Address The Resolutions are as follows:
Whereos, 1t is The opinion of this meeting
that IN the present alarming crisis in the his.
tory Of our country it is desirable that the
State Of Maryland should be represented by
judicious. intelligent and patriotic agents,
fully authorized to confer and act with our
sister States of the South, and particularly
with the State of Virginia.
And Whe'eds, Such authority can be con
lrrred solely by Convention Of the people Of
the State.
And Vhereas, In the oprion Of this meet
ing, the Legislature not being in session, a
full and fair expression OF the popular will is
most likely 10 lie heard by Convention. call
ed 10y the recommendation of the Executive.
And Whereas, 1t is alleged that the Cover
nor now has in contemplation to recommend
by proclamation such q movement in the
event Of failure by the Peace Conference
and Congress to effect any satisfactory solu
ton OF the vexsd questions now agitaiing the
| country
Be ii therefore Rcsolrcd. That we sha ap.
| prove such u proceeding on the part of the
Governor. and add the voice of this Conycn.
ton TO urge the voters OF this State TO regard
such proclamation. And with q view TO al
low time for the action of the Governor in the
matter. this Convention will adjourn until
the l2'h day OF March next, unless inferno
diately the State, of Virginia should, by
her Sovereign Convention scctde from the
| Cnlon d; in which event and in case the
Governor Of the State should not have then
called Sovereign Convention Of the people
of this State, this Convention shall at ono.
re-assemble, at the call of the President. with
view Of recommending to the people OF the
State the election Of delegates to such Sow
ercign Convention.
RESOLVED further. As the sense of this
Convention. that the secession Of the seven
slaveholding States from our Federal Union
was induced by the aggression of the non
slaychold,ng States, in violation of the Con.
stitutlon ofthe United States.
Resofred further, That the moral and ma.
terial interests and the geographical position
Of this State demand TINT it should act with
Virginia IN this crisis. co. operating with that
State in all honorable efforts to mainta1n and
defend the Constitutional rights Of its citi.
zens in the Union, and failing in that, to
associate with h,r in confederation with our
sister States Of the South.
Resolved further, That the honor of this
State requires that it should not permit its
soil TO be made highway for Federal troops
sent to make war upon our sister States Of
&he Soulb and Ills the opinion Of this Con.
venticn. hat an attempt on the part of the
Federal Government to coerce the States
which have seeded would necessarily result
in civil war and the distraction Of the Gov.
c!nmcnt itself.