Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-02-22
THE SENTINEL.
ROCKVILLE, I'D.
FRIDAY. ): FEBRUARY %, 1861.
MARYLAND CoxFrREycE CoNvrvr,oy IT,

MARYLAND CONFERENCE CONVENTION -Tbie
BODY assembled in Baltimore on Monday last.
and adjourned on Tuesday, all the counties of
the State being represented except Caroline.
Dorchester Hartford, Prince Georges. and
Talbot. Judge E. F. CHANGERS was chosen
President, and, on taking the chair delivered
an able, Union-loving and patriotic address.
which, with the resolutions and address adopt-
ed by the convention, we will lay before our
readers next week
The Sum- thus speaks of this BODY and its
proceedings; "This highly respectable, digni-
he'd and influential body Of our fellow-citizens
have, by their proceedings in counsel, won the
confidence and elected the esteem of all who
are unaffected BY prejudice, and disposed to
consider honestly and impartially the impor-
tant crisis in our national history. 1t will be
seen that no usurpation of power or authority
has been essayed, and no design incompatible
with the rights of every citizen of the com
monwealth implied. Every thing has been
done decehtly and in order, and the sove-
reignty of Maryland calmly and deliberately
referred TO the people, accompanied with the
expression of an earnest desire that the voice
of the State should be ELECTED by official au-
thority. The sentiments contained in the re-
solutions and the address are such as We can
commend to our readers with the clearest
sense OF propriety, and without any qualif-
cation whatsoever. Nothing could be more
distinctly or better expressed, nothing could
be more to an honest purpose, nothing more
consistent with the present position, the ge-
neral rights and the future welfare of the State
than the resolutions and address with which
this honorable convocation of our citizens
have established their patriotism and fidelity
TO the Union and the rights of the South.
An INSULT TO There is not pro-
badly an official body in session in all the
country more thoroughly saturated with black
republicanism than the Legislature of New
York and this body has had the impudence
TO pass resolutions complimentng Governor
Hicks, of this State, for refusing to convene
the Legislature Of Maryland in this crisis
The meaning of this is plain. 1t is a pub
lie acknowledgment that the Governor Of a
Southern State, who refuses to extend to the
people Of that State the opportunity to speak
and act ofici in reference to their impe-
rilled rights, earns the applause of their avow-
cd enemies. The position of Maryland necessa-
rily exposes her to insult from such sources
at time like this but the day is not distant,
we apprehend, when this good old State will
redeem her honor and assert her dignity in
the face Of both her open and covert foes.
SIGNIFICANT FAcT.-On the change of Ad-
ninstraton, March 4th, there will be five
living eX-Presidents of the United States
Van Buren,, Tyler, Fillmore, Pierce and Buch-
anau. Every one Of these retired Statesmen
fayors the plan of compromise known as the
Crittenden plan, or something akin to il;
while Mr. Lincoln, if the Republican organs
are right-and his speeches may be taken as
an indication Of his policy-rejects all com
promise, and prefers force. Is his wisdom
greater than the combined wisdom Of his pre-
dses sors?
day, resolutions were presented strongly con
demning the coercion of a seeding State,
and declaring that if the Federal Government
undertook forcibly to retake the forts in the
seeding States, Virginia will regard it as an
invasion Of the rights Of the Southern States,
and if the Government undertakes to collect
the duties in the seeding States, she will re-
gard such acts as coercion, which she will re-
sist with all the means in her power.
Nzs- LINCOLN arrived in New York on Tues
day last, and stopped at the Aston House
His journey from Albany, his wayside speech
es, his reception in New York, and his speech
there present nothing new lie thanks the
people, tells them what a very humble indi-
ridualhe is, thinks it time to quit speaking,
and quits. lie will ARRIVE in Washi4 gton
tomorrow.
5ss- The New York World, (Repub.) says
that the times are very dun among builders
there, and that there are " thousands OF car
penters, masous, laborers, &c, who are now
struggling with poverty, and who were never
more in need of work" Lincoln saws that
it is comfortable to think tina; every thing is
going on right. " Nobody is hurt"
CHESAPEAKE AND Quo CASAt-We see it
stated in the Shepherdstown VA. Register
that the work on dam No. 4, of this canal,
which was commenccdin 1857, has been final
~ completed under the supervision Of Mr..
Brown, the contractor, and thatit is expected