Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-07-25

try, as part of Maryland's quota, are wanted
with as little delay as possible. In furtherance
of which the Governor appointed a committee
of fifty, in Baltimore city, whose duty it is
made, to confer together as to the best means
Of etfecting the object in view. This commit
tee held meeting on Monday evening, at the
Mayors office; after comforting together, and
considerable discussion, a subcommittee of
five was appointed to wait upon the Governor
and request him to call an extra session of The
Legislature, TO take the necessary steps to
meet the exigencies of the crisis resolu-
ton was also adopted, requesting the Mayor
to call the City Council together, TO take into
consideration an ordinance which had preyi-
ously passed the First Branch, but defeated in
the Second Branch ofthe City Councils, appro-
priating three hundred thousand dollars to in
ducements under the late call of the President
Mr. Henry P. Brooks then offered resolu-
ton, that it was the sense Of this meeting that
it was necessary to press upon the Legislature
the necessity of resorting to a draft, from all
white male inhabitants, to procure the quota
required from the State under the call of the
President
Mr.. Brooks thought that asystem of drafting
was the only fair way to conduct q war by
free people. The only way to make people
obey the Government was to force them AT the
point Of the bayonet to uphold the laws.
Mr.. c. l.. l.. Leary said that he had heard
that the Governor was afraid to convene the
Legislature as he doubted the loyalty OF that
body. He had been opposed to an extra ses-
sion Of the Legislature, but if it was true that
the men elected to the Legislature in this crisis
had proved disloyal. the people Of the State
should know it, aud he therefore was in favor
Of an extra session to know whether they
were loyal or not lie was willing TO rely on
them until they were tried and found wanting
After they had assembled and the exigency
pressed upon them, then, if they Gid not pass
the appropriation, he was in favor Of a draft
He had heard that there were thirty thousand
disoyal men in the State ready and willing to
pull down the Government at the first oppor-
tunity, and he was not willing to place arms
in the hands of such men and peril the safety
of the State. Such a course, however, he
would only approve as derhier resort.
Mr.. Archibald Sterling, ST., was opposed to
the drafting process. lie had seen something
Of it in 1914. lie thought that if the wealthy
secessionists were drawn, they would procure
substitutes from the poorer casses Of their Sc
ccssion friends; and the first thing we would
hear Of, would be Il whole regiment Of irish
men gong over to the enemy body and soul
Mr.. Benjamin Delord said he had no faith in
anything but drafting. We might beat the
drums here for six months and then not get
enough men to fill up the regiments Of Mary
lands quota. He wanted first to get hold Of
the disloyal to get the power over them once,
and he would then make good soldiers of them
by driving them at the point OF the bayonet.
Mr.. Price said that the sense Of the meeting
was evidently against drafting and that if the
resolution of Mr.. Brooks was adopted, they
would be undoing all that they had been
doing.
Mr.. William J. Albert then moved that the
resolution of Mr.. Brooks be referred to the
Committee Of Five, to be used in their discre-
ton at their interview with the Governor.
The Chair then appointed the following
committee to wait upon the Governor: Messrs.
V. L. Findlay, VIM. Price, John W Ran-
dolph, John b. Seidenstrickcr and VIM. J.
Albert.
The meeting then adjourned, subject to the
call Of the President
Since the above was in type, we sec that in
pursuance Of the resolution above mentioned
requesting the Mayor to convene the City
Conncil--the Council held a meeting, on Tues
DAY evening last, when the ordinance, above
alluded to, was again rejected by the Second
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rival of the steamer Asia. we have European
adyiees 10 the 13ih instant. The Epglish
journals sneak Of the result of the battles he
fore Richmond as a severe reverse to the Fede-
raj arms and REGARD the position Of Mcclellan
as rrocarions some Significance win ,roba-
by he attached TO the amour cment made by
Lord Palmerston in Parliament that the Bri-
tisb ,rcops in Canada would 40, 80 win
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co, b,i.l lie ,,os;,ion ;naos,i,,l,. and a.,,,,as
that the Federal Generals VIII have to com
mence me siege Of richmond anew, with a
ihu'h worse chahce Of success thah at hfst.
me ne" lafll IS exciting N England Dit'eriy
hoS''lo comments ifoi' neFress.