Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1862-01-02
TIE LOYALTY OF MARYLAND
IMPORTANT WAR NE ASSURES PENDING IN THE LEGIs-


Correspondence New York Evening Post
ANSApoLrs, MI, Dec 24.-The extra session
Of the Maryland Legislature, which convened
on the 9th instant, adjourned at noon to-day
and all the unfinished business is carried over
to the next regular session. which CONN ences
on New Years day. During the recess tho
military committee IF the House of Delegates
will mature a bill, which will be reported at an
early day in the coming session. The bill is
nominaNy intended for the better organization
of the militia of the State, but its object Is to place
the State Of Maryland upon an equal foo!ing
,ciM the loyal States.
The bill will propose to do away with tho
existing militia laws of Maryland, and will pro-
vide for the organization of volunteer regiments
l'by a military board, which will consist of tho
| Governor aud four other persons who are con-
versant with military matters The first bust
ness of this board will be to appoint proper off,
GERS in the place of men of secession tendencies,
who now hold military commissions under the
existing militia organization. The State has
now in the field about 5000 men. The quota
of Maryland under the first call of the President,
| is $4,000 troops. An effort will be made to
raise the deficit of 5000 men, and in addition
to recruit reg iments as a reserve for the defence
| of the State, and for the Federal army if more
troops are called for. Camps OF instruction will
be established, aud thorough provision made for
the complete equipment of the troops. The
bill will also offer bountiful provision for the
families of volunteers who have or may enlist
in the Union army and liberal appropriation
will be made for the families Of the soldiers Of
the 9th Massachusetts regiment, killed in the
Baltimore riot, 10Th April
TO do all this the bill a0i1 call for s., 500, OO0.'
There can be but little doubt of its passage by
a large majority, as the Senate stands twelve
Union to ten States Rights (which means seces-
sion), and of these ten one Uyhch) is in Fort
Warren. The House Of Delegates is made up
of sixty-eight Union men, and six who favor the
doctrine of State Rights or rebellion. Every
effort has been ma lie to render this bill not only
acceptable to the loyal men Of the State, but
popular with those who may volunteer in the
army In addition to the family relief clause,
the bill exempt the property of-volunteers from
execution for debt during the term Of their en-
listment and for sixty days after their term ex-
pires. The proposition to appropriate hand
some sum for the families of the killed Massa-
fchusetts soldiers will meet with the hearty ap-
prevail Of every loyalist in Maryland.
1t is estimated that there are at least ten thou
sand land probably fifteen thousand) Maryland
ers now serving in the Confederate ranks. 1t
is to the absence of these Confederates, perhaps,
that Augustus Bradford, Governor elect, who
will take his seat January 9th, owes his hand
some Union majority of thirty thousand, though
it is believed that the State is for the Union by
majority of at least ten thousand when all the
secessionists are at home. - -