Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-02-07
Reported for the Baltimore SUM-
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
ANNAPOLIS, January %, 1856

which we're referred to the committee on
Federal relations:
| WAERrAs. The General Assembly of
Maryland believe the rebellion in the dis.
| loyal States to be an unholy war in an un-
righteous cause against :he best govern
ment ever known to man, in which our
affections are interviewer BY the toll and
'sssssr CT t~r generations OF car race, that
I've are bound to perpetuatc and. defend
therefore, be it
Resolced, That the question Of seccs-
sion and the negro. out Of which so many
evils have grown, in part lessoning the
trade and commerce of our once prosper
Gus country that We belong to no party
that has for its object the dissolution Of
the Union, and that any man who By
word or decd, would do aught to dissolve
the Union, is false to his God and an enc
my to his race, and traitor to his coun-
try and were the people Of these United
States to allow this government to be
broken up, they would betray the great
est political trust that was ever placed by
Almighty God in human hands, FOR a
country without n government is no
country at all aud he would trample un-
der { OF the laws and constitution Of
country that has SO iudiciously afforded
home for tho poor and oppressed of every
land and nation. he acts more like fool
and knave than wise and honest man;
We believe an injury done to the meanest
pn 10 10 tIn ,I,oIa
that with Roman courage and Spartan
valor We will defend it like Hannibal,
the old Caribagenian; we will lead our
sons to our eountry's altar on which we
take the oath OF allegiance to it; like the
senior Brutus we will sit in judgment on
the trial Of onr rebel sons, sign their
death warrants and witness their execu-
ton fol he that is for his country must
fight, bleed or die like Cato. He that is
for His country VIC are with him, but he
that is against our country, our swords
are against him Thatif Rome fills we
will be innocent, we will reward merit
and punish crime, and bestow superior
distinction upon superior merit.
ReSo,0ed, That we recommend the
Congress Of the United States, and all
those in authority, to use all possible
means in their power to crush revolt, re-
bellion and treason out Of the lana, Civ
ing all possible aid and protection to eve
ny loyal man, and that the war shall not
be on Maryland soil, and that she shall
not be made the breakwater and bulwark
Of secession folly that would make her
tho slaughter house Of America, with a
loss of her blood and treasure; our cities
sacked and burnt, our towns and villages
laid in ruin. our streets drenched in Grim
son gore. with war, pestlence and famine,
fire and sword, rapine and murder. ruin
and desolaiion to our land, in which
war Of determination and n day Of car
mage must ensuo, in which human blood
must flow as from the slaughter Of the
Jews four miles to the sen that would
be revolving to nature and shocking TO
humanity; while the massacre of St. Do
mingo, nor the interval war Of Mexico
would not be an index TO the volume Of
ours.
Resolced, That VIC will oppose insur.
rection nj home and invasion abroad
against all the bowling. growing, yelp-
ing blood hounds Of secession. and roar
ing lions Of John Bull seeking whom
they may doyour; we will support the
constitution and obey the laws, as our
fathers made them, who fought, blcd and
died to establish and we will, to the last
extremity Of our lives inviolate, protect
and defend, or call upon the mountainsto
hide MS in our graves, open at our feet,
and that live or die survive or perish,
the constitution and Union VIC will de-
fend with our lives, and die 10 obedience
to our counlry's laws, that our country
men may bear witness for us that we
have lived and died like true loyal men,
the devoted sons Of our bravo nnd noble
srcs. To these sentiments we subscribe
our names as boldly as did John Han
cock to the Declaration Of Independence,
that the enemies Of our country may not
mistake our names for our philanthropy,
mag Danimity, patriotism. zeal and love Of
country and freemcn's rights. With
even-handed justice we claim Of every
civilized nation their respect and conf
6once, edged around with the golden
opinions Of the people
Resoleed, That secession, as a danger
Gus experiment, must eventually fall.
Rcso'red. That to pull down the Tenn
pic Of Liberty. they have gotten drunk on
blood 10 vomit crime.
Resolced, That VIC arc opposed 10 o
guerilla warfare aud chapparel fght.
and only want an open field, a fair fight
and bold antagonist.
Resolced, That we neither justify
northern thieves nor southern rebels. but
will 90 to bury them in one common po-
liiical gravo forever
Resolred. That VIC are in favor Of the
land that is bounded by tho equator Of
justice, and 30 latitude 10 70 b given n
him Tbo crosses 10 Iiuo