Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-01-10

Legislature. and trust to the ''forlorn hope that
what Abe Lincoln and other Republicans have
declared to be their opinions and principles. was
only said for political effect and now they have
succeeslcl like Mr.. Fillmore, he will be restrain
ed by bis oath of Office, and make a national
and constitutional President. Some men in our
midst have expressed that opinion, forgetting that
Mr.. Fillmore represented and depended upon a
national and constitutional party, instead Of Il
mad set of fanatics and corrupt politicians, hun
CRY alike for public plumber and the private
property Of the South.
The Times lately contained undisputel cx-
tracts from Lincoln's published speeches, Which
he has again and again referred to lately. as
containing his opinions upon the political issues
of the day. / will give another evidence OF his
erpcctcA consertatism. At a State Convention
Of the Republican party of Illinois, at Spring
field in 1854, Mr.. Lincoln was one,-if not
chairman--of committee that reported the
following resolution, among others, which was
unanimously adopted:
'sRrsol,ed, That the times impcratvclv demand
the rganization of parties, and rcpudiating ali
previous party attachments, names aud predilcc
tons, unite ourselves together in defence OF the
liberty and Constitution of country, and will
hereafter cooperate the Republican party pied
ged to the accomplishment of the following pur-
poses: To bEing the administration of government
back to the control of first principles; to restore
Nebraska and Kansas to the position Of Free Ter
ritoric that the Constitution of the United States
vests in the States and not in Congress, the power
to lcgisae for the extraditon Of tgitives from Ia
Dor; TO REPEAL AND ENTIRELY ABROGATE
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW ; to restrict slave
ry to those States in which it exists TO PROHiB
IT THE ADMISSION OF ANY MORE SLAVE
STATES INTO THE UNION; to abolish slavery
in the District Of Columbia; to exclude slavery
from all the Territories over which the General
Government has exclusive jurisdiction; and to
rest the requirement of any Territories unless
the practice of slavery therein forever shall have
been prohibltcd.'
Men Of charles, what think you Of that pro-
gr0neDee? Does it give hope of conservatism :?
Have you forgotten the Helper book, endorsed
by sixty-eight members of Congress? Have
you forgotten that sixty members of the same
Congress- only 50 late as last March, voted for
the following resolution offered by Mr.. Blake,
the friend and pupil of Lincoln:
"Resolred That the Committee the Judiciary
be, and they are hereby instr uced to inquire into
the expcdiency of reporting bill giving freedom
to every human being, and intcrdicting slavery
wherever Congress has the constitutional power to
lcgislate on the subject
As Mr. Seward asserted in the Senate that
the constitutional obligation" in regard to
slavery was .'VOID," under such a resolution
his followers and party could interdict it every
where in the United States.
Are you prepared, men of Maryland with a
party maintaining and elected upon such olin-
ions, coming into power next March, threaten
ing coercion against any State Withdrawing
from this Union, to await without preparation,
and unarmed as you are, the course of events ?
If you are, then stay at home, vote against a
Convention. But if you, as citizens of South
ern State. maintain the morality, as well as the
policy, Of African slavery that exists among you
by no wish of Your forefathcrs if you claim to
have inherited any of the wise forethought, and
courage Of those gallant and renowned ancestors;
| if you do not WISH your fair State to be made a
pass,Tay for Northern Abolition hordes, swoop-
ing down on the noble Southrons, who dare
stand up for their rights; If You do not wish to
be dragged off, as conscripts to fight your breth-
rem, against your own Institutions if you dc
not wish to be subject to Abolition raids, ncen-
diarism, rapine, murder, and perhaps worse
then arouse from your inaction, resolve to meet
the people of your State, to take counsel and
r. tIiic yv5 ,srSntns6 the troIues
which are-surely and rapidly gathering, and
which can only be averted by harmonious, a
united, and determined preparation on the
| part Of the slave States. SUBSCRIBER.