St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-10-31
TIL. Bill. OF RIGHTS.

We sincerely wish that all mcu of Ma
rvlaud. IN this mousntous cri l.. would
take up and SERIOUSLY s'"!i their BILL OF
RIGHTS and CoSsrlrl hon: bsc,us... Id our
Judgment. it would be Ia all intelligent
lD.r;, -....,.ag citizens Il sufficient aid ia
t.lls,i" char; hy which their action should
De gu led.
Thuse who desire to see al State lines
oblit.ratcd. and oil po.rSr centralized in
til. Precedent thus making hi'u the ah-
s.lu;e arbi,-r Of the destin,s VI hc pco-
,ie sc all tie .I.dSx---t,ay disregard ,h"s.
! ".AA:ms Of putdac liberty and individual
| rights, which have eyer slice the days Of
the revolution. been regarded as the f,uu-
,ia,ion prlucii les Of American Freedom.
| But those who hav" hecn errn,.s. disciples
; of tn. t-achi,..s d tie T.:.,i"t !::,,.ra nil
not .fo.grt y. "t".mi," these I'D n-Ar;as
""d .tr!:,c::'; ry principles
The 2nl ar, OF the Bill of Rights nF
til. pco,ir Vt Maryland. sdDrt'i Nv their
, SOW. reign Con, .nti"n. a".i taI.usri % hem
al the balint-bny, Ia 1851. d..lu,rs: Thai
+, raE rkoFLE OF THIS :rATE OUGHT II HATL
rnE SOLE ANp .AcLcslSk Right .. KE"rLA
, TING rHE INTERNAL GuyEE>NE>r A>n 20
L.cx THEREOF Who are those i.ltu.vus
aud dtsioyai sons Of Maryland tha; now
cuun;esianes' or sanction any foreign or
external Interference with this tundau.en-
TAI right of the peY.'e III M.KsLASp?
Tlry arc tbnse y b" seek the Intervention
al Federal authority and strive to in,iu.l-
date the free peopie nj this Stat" and keep
them from the polls by threats Vi F.,iers.
power! Ines: sa.,.c lncn. many Oh th"m.
have again and again sworn 10 "sE yAiru
rcL AND REAK TRUE ALLEGIANCE 20 THE
STATE or MAsyL.Np;' and never in all
their lives dii swear allegiance to the Gov
eminent Of the United States. Yet, now,
| for the sake of office, or with the view IL
promote the Success of PARTY. they ignor.
their STATE Co>srirurIoS and the ALLEGI-
ANcu they have of,en swu.ru to their native
! State and are prepared 20 make Maryland
u mere province nr dependence OF the
Government y, Washington. which is sin.-
ply the trustee or as'nt Of the soverci GU
| States.
Again. The Bill Of Rights in the 9Th
article declares: That the right " the
peorac to participate in the Legislature is
the best security Of liberty. aud the tom-
Gtton- Of oil free Go,rrnn'~nt; for this
purpose elections ought to be- FREE and
/ fr, qn.nt, aud EVERY FREE WHITE
MALE CITIZEN having the quaIiGca-
items prescribed by the Constitution,
ought to have the right of suff,ag~." We'll.
wha, are the qualifications prescribed by
the Constitution Art. lst If th. Go l.
s,itu,ion declares that: Every fro. white
NAL. person, Of twenty -onc years of age or
upwards who shall have been one year
next preceding the election a resident OF
the Safe. and for six months resident Of
the County. and being at the time a ciii-
zen Of the United States. shall be entitled
to vote &c Now no other qualifications
than such as are required b, The Cousti-
tasion can be prescribed by amy Judge OF
election. Titus the quest.on ia clear OF
difficulties. NJ Judge Of el.c:i'n DA.E.
withou, sub ec'.ng him~lf to a prosccu-
ton AUD is<.ictni-nt. refuse tn: vnte of an
man who has the quaIi6ca,i ms prescribed
! BY the Constitution Let no man there
fore, fail to come forward I'D asscr: bis
great righs-,hc right Of the ballo.--,he
right ot choosing and being chuscn u
Office.
The people do know or stall kaox their
Constitutional and legal rights. We
have no doubt the Judges Of election kuox
their dusies-at all evenss they NUS, ..
the consequences if they fail to peril
them. according to the CONSTITUTION A2l
LAWS OF MARiLAND.-Citiex.